Website: 11th International Symposium: PREPA 11
It has become a tradition that every four years, the Université catholique de Louvain and the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven jointly organize a symposium devoted to the scientific bases for the preparation of heterogeneous catalysts. These meetings bring together researchers from academia and industry and offer a forum for discussions on the chemistry involved in the preparation of industrial heterogeneous catalysts.
We cordially invite all scientists active in the field of heterogeneous catalysis to participate in the 11th International Symposium on Scientific Bases for the Preparation of Heterogeneous Catalysts.
The scientific program will consist of invited lectures, oral and poster presentations.
Contributions are solicited that focus on the aspects of catalyst preparation. Reports on physico-chemical characteristics of catalysts and catalytic performances should be limited to correlations with the preparation parameters.
Papers will be selected by a scientific committee, consisting of representatives from industry of catalysis (manufacturers and users), based on the scientific value of the abstract, novelty and the compliance of the subject to the symposium topics.
Main Topics
- Innovative approaches in catalyst preparation for specific performances and purposes
- Advanced preparations of catalysts and supports
- Key concepts and tools in catalyst preparation
Program Theme: Chemistry and Stewardship of the World
On behalf of the local organizing committee and the International Advisory Board (IAB), we would like to invite you to the 8th International Conference on Environmental Catalysis (ICEC). The ICEC returns to U.S. soil for the first time since 1998. As the 3.5 day event will be held August 24–27, 2014 at the Historic Grove Park Inn Resort and Spa in beautiful and scenic Asheville, North Carolina. Current technological challenges in environmental catalysis will be presented in 2 plenary presentations, 3 parallel oral session and 2 poster sessions.
The Scientific Programme of ICEC 2014 will be organized around following main topics:
Sustainable and clean energy production
- Bio-fuel catalysis
- Fuel cells, electrolyzers and solar fuels
- Fuel reforming
- Catalytic combustion
Emission Control
- Mobile and Stationary source emissions
- TWC, Lean de-NOx, and de-Soot
- Low temperature exhaust applications
Indoor air cleaning
- VOCs, PAH, adsorption
Water Treatment
- Non-biodegradable organic oxidation
- Nitrates reduction
- Sludge removal
Green Chemistry
- Biomass to chemicals
- CO2 valorization
- Environmentally-friendly catalytic processes
TIMELINE
- November 2013 — Call for papers, Submission platform opens
- January 2014 — Abstract submission deadline
- April 2014 — Notification of acceptance
- May 2014 — Early bird registration deadline
- July 2014 — Scientific program available
- August 24–27, 2014 — 8th ICEC in Asheville, NC USA
Program Theme: Chemical Resources: Extraction, Refining and Conservation
Program Theme: A History of Innovation: From Discovery to Application
Catalysis – An Indispensable Tool
Sourav Sengupta, DuPont — 2015 CCP Award Winner
TBA
Prof. Matthew Neurock, University of Minnesota — Twin Cities
TBA
Jingguang Chen, Columbia University
TBA
Susannah Scott, UCSB
TBA
Main Speaker: Prof. Alan S. Goldman, Rutgers — The State University of New Jersey,
Catalysis by Pincer-Iridium Complexes. Breaking C-H Bonds, Making C-C Bonds, and Various Combinations Thereof
Student Speaker Dr. Ozgen Yalcin
Bridging the Gap between Heterogeneous Catalysts and Bioinorganic Enzymes
Main Talk: Ultra-Deep Diesel Hydrodesulfurization Catalysis and Process: A Tale of Two Sites
Teh C. Ho, Exxon-Mobil ret. Ciapetta Award winner
Student Speaker: Pt-WOx/C: An Intriguing Catalyst for Selective Conversions of Furfurals and Cresols
Cong Wang
Main Talk: How can the modern scanning transmission electron microscope aid catalysis science? by Prof. Eric Stach, University of Pennsylvania
Graduate Student Poster Competition:
CCP-Award lecture: Dr. C. Pereira; Post-Doc Speaker: Dr. Hilal Ezgi Toraman
Bingjun Xu, University of Delaware