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Selected Recent Journal Articles

  1. "Carbide and Nitride Supported Methanol Steam Reforming Catalysts: Combinatorial Synthesis and High Throughput Screening"
    W. Setthapun, S.K. Bej, and L.T. Thompson, Catalysis Today, in press (2007)
  2. "Inkjet Printing of Carbon Supported Platinum 3-D Catalyst Layers for Use in Fuel Cells"
    A.D. Taylor, E. Kim, V.P. Humes, J. Kizuka and L.T. Thompson, Journal of Power Sources, in press (2006)
  3. "Nanoimprinted Electrodes for Micro Fuel Cell Applications"
    A.D. Taylor, B.D. Lucas, L.J. Guo and L.T. Thompson, Journal of Power Sources, in press (2006)
  4. "On the Importance of Nanocrystalline Gold for Au/CeO2 Water Gas Shift Catalysts"
    C.H. Kim and L.T. Thompson, Journal of Catalysis A 244, 248 (2006)
  5. "Base Properties of Molybdenum and Tungsten Nitride Catalysts"
    R. McGee, S.K. Bej, and L.T. Thompson, Applied Catalysis A 284, 139 (2005)
  6. "Methanol Steam Reforming over Pd/ZnO and Pd/CeO2 Catalysts"
    E.S. Ranganathan, S.K. Bej, and L.T. Thompson, Applied Catalysis A 289 (2): 153 (2005)
  7. "Basic Properties of Molybdenum and Tungsten Nitride Catalysts"
    R.C. McGee, S.K. Bej, and L.T. Thompson, Applied Catalysis A 284 (1-2): 139 (2005)
  8. "Integrated Micro Fuel Cell Power Supply"
    A.D. Taylor and L.T. Thompson, A Solid State Sensor, Actuator and Microsystems Workshop (2004)
  9. "Deactivation of Au/CeOx Water Gas Shift Catalysts"
    C.H. Kim and L.T. Thompson, Journal of Catalysis 230 (1): 66 (2005)
  10. "Carbide- and nitride-based fuel processing catalysts"
    J. Patt, S.K. Bej, and L.T. Thompson, Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis 147: 85 (2004)
  11. "Molybdenum Carbide Water Gas Shift Catalysts: I. Effect of Passivation"
    J. Patt and L. Thompson, Journal of Catalysis. submitted (2003)
  12. "Molybdenum Carbide Water Gas Shift Catalysts: II. Activity and Active Sites"
    J. Patt and L. Thompson, Journal of Catalysis. submitted (2003)
  13. "Acetone Condensation over Molybdenum Nitride and Molybdenum Carbide Catalysts"
    S.K. Bej and L.T. Thompson, Applied Catalysis A 264 (2): 141 (2004)
  14. "Catalytic reduction of nitric oxide with hydrogen and carbon monoxide in the presence of excess oxygen by Pd supported on pillared clays"
    Gongshin QS, Yang RT, Thompson LT, Applied Catalysis A 259 (2): 261(2004)
  15. "Acid-Base Character of Early Transition Metal Nitrides"
    S. Bej, C. Bennett, and L. Thompson, Applied Catalysis A 250 (2): 197 (2003)
  16. "Ethanol Amination Catalysis over Early Transition Metal Nitrides"
    M. Neylon, S. Bej, C. Bennett, and L. Thompson, Applied Catalysis A 232 (1-2): 13 (2002)
  17. "Transition Metal Carbide Water Gas Shift Catalysts"
    J. Patt, C. Phillips, D. Moon and L.T. Thompson, Catalysis Letter, 65, 193 (2000).
  18. "n-Butane Dehydrogenation over Vanadium Carbides: Correlating Catalytic and Electronic Properties"
    H. Kwon, L.T. Thompson, J. Eng and J.G. Chen, Journal of Catalysis 190 (1): 60 (2000)
  19. "Self-Propagating High Temperature Synthesis and Dynamic Compaction of Titanium Diboride/Titanium Carbide Composites"
    I. Song, M.R. Wixom, L.T. Thompson, J. Mater. Sci., 35, 2611 (2000).
  20. "Catalytic Properties of Early Transition Metal Nitride and Carbide Catalysts: n-Butane Hydrogenolysis, Dehydrogenation and Isomerization"
    M. Neylon, S. Choi, K.E. Curry, H-H. Kwon and L.T. Thompson, Applied Catalysis A 183 (2): 253 (1999)
  21. "Vanadium Nitride Catalysts: Synthesis and Evaluation for Butane Activation"
    H. Kwon, S. Choi and L.T. Thompson, Journal of Catalysis 184 (1): 236 (1999)
  22. "High Surface Area Metal Carbide and Nitride Electrodes"
    M.R. Wixom, D.J. Tarnowski, J.M. Parker, J.Q. Lee, P.L. Chen, I. Song, and L.T. Thompson, Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 496, 643 (1998).
  23. "Synthesis and Characterization of Aerogel-Derived Cation-Substituted Barium Hexaaluminates"
    L-C Yan and L.T. Thompson, Applied Catalysis A 171 (2): 219 (1998)

US Patents

  1. "Carbide Nitride Based Fuel Processing Catalysts"
    U.S. Patent Pending (2003)
  2. "Transition Metal-Based Ceramic Materials and Articles Fabrication Therefrom"
    U.S. Patent No. 5,888,669, L.T. Thompson and M.R. Wixom (March 30, 1999).
  3. "High Surface Area Mesoporous Desigel Materials and Methods for Their Fabrication"
    U.S. Patent No. 5,837,630, L. Owens, L.T. Thompson, and M.R. Wixom (Nov. 17, 1998).
  4. "Chemical Sensors and Methods for Their Use"
    WO Pat. No. 9849547, L. Owens, M. Wixom and L.T. Thompson (Nov. 11, 1998).
  5. "High Surface Area Nitride, Carbide and Boride Electrodes and Methods of Fabrication Thereof"
    U.S. Pat. No. 5,680.292, J. Parker, M. Wixom and L. Thompson, 1997.

Books/Journals Written or Edited

  1. "On-Board Hydrogen Production"
    L.T. Thompson, The Catalyst Group (2002).
  2. "Batteries"
    L.T. Thompson, R. Brodd, D. Clerc and M. Fay, World Book Encyclopedia (2001).
  3. "Advanced Catalytic Materials-1998"
    P. Lednor, D. Nagaki, and L.T. Thompson, editors, Mater, Res. Soc. Symp. Proc., Vol. 549 (1999).
  4. "Catalyst Preparation"
    special issue of Catalysis Today, Vol. 43, M.C. Kung, R.D. Gonzales, E.I. Ko, and L.T. Thompson, editors (1998).
  5. "Synthesis and Properties of Advanced Catalytic Materials"
    P. Lednor, M. Ledouz, D. Nagaki, and L.T. Thompson, Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc., Vol. 367 (1995).
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