Session: Nanotechnology and the Environment


IEC		Monday, March 24, 2003

8:30 AM-11:55 AM Convention Center -- Room 392,Oral
Nanotechnology and the Environment
Treatment/Remediation Using Nanotechnology
Presidings:	Trevor Douglas Martin A. Schoonen
Organizer, Presiding:	Daniel R. Strongin
8:30 AM		Introductory Remarks
8:35 AM	44	Activation of Au nanoparticles on titania: A novel DeSO_x catalyst Jose A. Rodriguez, Gang Liu, Zhipeng Chang, Tomas Jirsak, Joseph Dvorak, Jan Hrbek, Amitesh Maiti
9:05 AM	45	Fabrication of two-dimensional and three-dimensional platinum nanoparticle systems for chemisorption and catalytic-reaction studies Gabor A. Somorjai, Ji Zhu, Jeff Grunes
9:35 AM	46	Nanobiotechnology in using enzymes for environmental remediation Jungbae Kim, Jay W. Grate
10:05 AM		Intermission
10:20 AM	47	Surface-charge measurements on ferritin and ferritin-derived iron-oxide phases Martin Schoonen, Daniel R. Strongin, Trevor Douglas
10:50 AM	48	Synthesis and application of nanosize semiconductors for photooxidation of toxic organic chemicals Jess P. Wilcoxon
11:20 AM	49	Bioengineering approach to the production of nanoparticles for environmental remediation Hazel-Ann Hosein, Ivan Kim, Daniel R. Strongin, Trevor Douglas, Martin Schoonen
11:50 AM		Concluding Remarks

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