Autumn Burns

Western Washington University

Projects

Novel Catalytic Materials for the Hydrodesulfurization and Water-Gas Shift Processes

Lead Institution

Western Washington University

Principal Investigator

Mark Bussell

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

This proposal for the use of instrumentation at the EMSL User Facility addresses two critical processes in the production of clean fuels: hydrodesulfurization (HDS) and water-gas shift (WGS)…

Structeral and Chemical Properties of Catalysts

Lead Institution

Western Washington University

Principal Investigator

Mark Bussell

Project type

Exploratory Research

1. Provide XRD data analysis for use in undergraduate research and grant proposal writing on the following: Co-B; Ni-B; Mo-B; Co-P; Ni-P; Mo-P. 2. XPS and TEM analysis of oxide-supported metal…

SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION AND EVALUATION OF MOLYBDENUM PHOSPHIDE HYDRODESULFURIZATION CATALYSTS

Lead Institution

Western Washington University

Principal Investigator

Mark Bussell

Project type

Exploratory Research

The petroleum refining industry is currently faced with a challenge that is twofold: 1) stringent environmental regulations which require dramatically lower levels of sulfur in transportation fuels,…