3:20-3:45

Loop Reactor Staged with Structured Catalytic Layers for Liquid-Phase Hydrogenation

L. Kiwi-Minsker, E. Joannet and A. Renken, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne, Switzerland

3:45-4:10

Effect of Monolith Catalyst Channel Shape on Gas-Liquid Catalytic Performance

W. Liu and S. Roy, Corning Inc., Corning, NY

4:10-4:35

Monolithic catalysts with 'high conductivity' honeycomb supports for gas/solid exothermic reactions: characterization of the heat-transfer properties

E. Tronconi, G. Groppi, T. Boger and A. Heibel, Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy and Corning Inc., Corning, NY

4:35-5:00

Design of stationary phase properties for optimal performance of reactive ofreactive simulated-moving-bed chromatography

G. Stroehlein, M. Mazzotti and M. Morbidelli, ETH, Zürich, Switzerland

5:00-5:25

Nanoporous Silicon Carbide Membranes, Preparation and Reactive Applications.

B.F.N. Fayyaz, K. Molaaie-Nezhad, H. Patel, R.J. Ciora, P.K.T. Liu, M. Sahimi and T. T.Tsotsis, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA