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November 2020

Surface Tension Measurement Using Resonance of Levitated Molten Droplets

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
November 19, 2020
Space operations benefit by contactless levitation technologies that can be used to simulate/utilize reduced gravity environments on earth. This work...

Electrochemical Synthesis of Adiponitrile with a Rotating Rod Electrode

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
November 19, 2020
Adiponitrile (ADN) is an important raw material for the production of nylon 66. In industry, ADN can be produced by coupling acrylonitrile (AN) at...

Visible Light Mediated Switchable Selectivity in C-O, C-C and C-S Bond Formation Induced By Disulfide

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
November 19, 2020
Chemists are beginning to turn their attention to the development of catalysts whose activity in a given chemical processes can be switched by an...

Oxidative Dry Reforming of Methane to Syngas on a Ni/Al2O3 Catalyst

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
November 19, 2020
In order to develop an industrially viable catalyst for dry reforming of methane (DRM), an Al 2 O 3 supported Ni catalyst was prepared by the...

Porous Silica-Encaged Ultrafine Metal Nanocatalysts for Solar Thermochemical Methane Reforming

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
November 19, 2020
Methane reforming is an important industrial process for hydrogen and synthesis gas production. For example, 95% of hydrogen produced globally in...

William R. Schowalter Lecture

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
November 19, 2020
William R. Schowalter is an inspiring and distinguished scientist, author, educator and leader. His approach is decidedly collaborative,...

Invited Talk: Reaching Beyond 1’500°C with the Synhelion Absorbing Gas Solar Receiver: Results of Experimental Campaign

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
November 18, 2020
We report about the development and testing of a novel high-temperature solar receiver for generating process heat beyond 1’500...

Microporous Membranes with Gated Pore Structure

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
November 18, 2020
Inorganic membranes for molecular separations include non-porous and microporous membranes. For non-porous, dense membranes the perm-selectivity is...

Reflections on a Career in Particle Technology

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
November 18, 2020
Karl will reflect on his career in particle technology. Most importantly, he will discuss the people who made it possible and how they shaped his...

Keynote: Solar Chemistry in Mexico and the National Laboratory of Solar Concentration and Solar Chemistry

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
November 18, 2020
Mexico is a country that has abundant solar energy resources, in particular, in the northwestern region of the country, it has an average annual DNI...

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