1. Nickel-zinc Intermetallic Catalysts for Acetylene Semi-hydrogenation and X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy Techniques for Catalyst Characterization Open Access Author: Spanjers, Charles Steven Title: Nickel-zinc Intermetallic Catalysts for Acetylene Semi-hydrogenation and X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy Techniques for Catalyst Characterization Graduate Program: Chemical Engineering Keywords: catalysiscatalysthydrogenationx-ray absorption spectroscopyintermetallic File: Download Spanjers_Dissertation.pdf Committee Members: Robert Martin Rioux Jr., Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorSeong Han Kim, Committee MemberMichael John Janik, Committee MemberThomas E Mallouk, Committee MemberPhillip E Savage, Committee Member