Catalysis

Professor Spivey is the McLaurin Shivers Professor of Chemical Engineering at Louisiana State University and Director of the DOE Energy Frontier Research Center at LSU. Professor Spivey's research interests include the application of the principles of heterogeneous catalysis to catalytic combustion, control of sulfur and nitrogen oxides from combustion processes, acid/base catalysis (e.g., for condensation reactions), hydrocarbon synthesis, and the study of catalyst deactivation.

• Preface;Gaining insight into the kinetics of partial oxidation of light hydrocarbons on Rh, though a multiscale methodology based on advanced experimental and modelling techniques;Theoretical tools for studying gold nanoparticles as catalysts for oxidation and hydrogenation reactions;PdZn based catalysts: connecting electronic and geometric structure with catalytic performance;Structural manipulation of the catalysts for ammonia decomposition;Applications of electron beam lithography in surface science and catalysis - model-nano-array catalysts;High throughput technology;approaches of research in homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis;Core-shell catalysts and bimodel catalysts for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis