CHED 411 |
| An undergraduate laboratory for the chemistry curriculum using heterogeneous catalysts was developed. The lab incorporated a molecular modeling aspect as well. The lab is based on the conversion of methanol to hydrocarbons using an acidic zeolite catalyst, H-ZSM-5. The lab was designed to give the students experience with heterogeneous catalysis and commonly used academic molecular modeling software. Students perform the reaction, use GC-MS to characterize the product mixture, and model an intermediate or product with the Gaussian 03 software package. |
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Undergraduate Research Poster Session: Chemical Education
11:00 AM-1:00 PM, Monday, March 26, 2007 Hyatt Regency Chicago -- Riverside Center, Poster
Division of Chemical Education |