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Ya-huei (Cathy) Chin

Institution
University of Toronto
ORCID
ORCID logo 0000-0003-4388-0389

Projects

catalyst & support characterization

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Robert Disselkamp
Project type
Exploratory Research
Determine BET specific surface area, as well as chemisorption-analyzed specific areas of catalysts. SEM imaging will also be performed. Collect infrared spectra of catalysts and support materials.

Characterizations of NiAu bimetallic butane steam reforming catalyst

Lead Institution
University of Toronto
Principal Investigator
Ya-huei (Cathy) Chin
Project type
Exploratory Research
Ni is highly active for steam reforming of hydrocarbon. However, supported Ni catalyst tends to coke rapidly, leading to severe deactivation under steam reforming conditions. Recently, it was found…

Mechanisms of sulfur poisoning of NOx adsorber materials

Lead Institution
University of Toronto
Principal Investigator
Ya-huei (Cathy) Chin
Project type
Exploratory Research
The program is in support of DOE?s FreedomCAR and Vehicle Technologies program. One of the most promising approaches to reduce NO in the presence of excess oxygen is based on the concept of NO…