Archive of PGM Related Events

The objective is to show how industrial property is a key factor in company development strategy as well as being an essential corporate value component.

Will address the challenges facing organic chemistry in the 21st Century.

International Summer School 2006

The scientific programme will cover:

Basics in photochemistry and spectroscopy
Photophysics of platinum group metal ions
Energy transfer processes
Multinuclear complexes
Sensitizers for solar energy conversion
Synthetic aspects
Applications in OLEDs, and in photovoltaics
Sensing devices, including surface-modified nanoclusters
Metallomesogens

Provides an opportunity for experts from the automotive, heavy-duty and industrial vehicles industries, parts manufacturers, the oil industry, research laboratories and universities to exchange opinions and information on the potential of the diesel engine as a low CO₂-emissions engine of the future.

Provides access to a wide range of technology and applications from high-definition flat-panel displays using both emissive and liquid-crystal technology to the latest in OLED displays and large-area projection-display systems.

Codes, Standards and Regulations
Fuel Cell Materials
Fuel Cell Component Integration
Market Trends/Outlook for the Fuel Cell Industry
The Hydrogen Economy
System Integration: Needs and Requirements
Application Stories: Fuel Cells Currently in Use

An international team of expert speakers will present a comprehensive overview of the current state of the art of electronic laboratory notebooks (ELNs), including what ELNs are, why you should consider moving to them if you have not already done so, and guidance on how to plan and manage the implementation of an ELN project.

The focus will be on key transformations such as carbon-carbon bond forming reactions, oxidation and reduction, formation and reactions of heterocyclic molecules, biotransformations and bioprocessing technologies, etc.

"Euro IV – Influence of Emission Limits on Demands Modification Made for Engines, Fuels And Oils"

Planned thematic sessions cover fuels and additives, engine oils, engine development and exhaust aftertreatment systems – technical solutions and future requirement.

This course gives an introduction to the basic concepts that underlie nanotechnology. It explains how nanomaterials are made and characterised, and gives pointers to ways in which these properties will be exploited in the future to make new high added-value products.

Will focus on an efficient, sustainable and environmental approach to managing fuel, energy and emissions.

This meeting aims to educate chemists both from industry and academia in understanding the patenting process. It will be of value to those leading research groups or formulating claims and to those contributing to, or trying to interpret patents as part of their research. A wide range of topics are covered: from understanding what is patentable, constructing a patent claim, determining the timing of a filing through to issues around avoiding infringement. These subjects are illustrated wherever possible by reference to real cases. The impact of electronic data capture and witnessing is also discussed.

Organisers: Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden; The Cyprus Institute, Cyprus

The aim of the symposium is to provide a forum for recent research and development on all aspects of the highway and/or urban environment.

"Precision Control in Catalysis; Mastering Catalysis on Different Scales"

The organisation has invited speakers in selected topics:

Precision control in catalyst preparation
Precision control in catalyst characterisation
Precision control in catalyst testing
Making market requirements and technological advances meet

including "15th Conference Transport and Air Pollution"

The main topics to be dealt with are:

The evolution of the transportation system originating the environmental impacts: vehicle fleets, mobility, infrastructures,"emissions", covering the various transportation modes (road, rail, air, sea) with a specific attention to their long-term dynamics.
The perception of the environment by the population, experts and decision-makers, analysing the determining, the taking into account of the environment in transportation-related public policies.
Transport-related nuisance impact on populations and ecosystems: air pollution, health effects, greenhouse effect, noise, water pollution, space and landscape, waste, fauna and flora, etc.
The environment in the concept of sustainable development: the richness or the vacuity of the concept, its contribution to societal debates.
The evaluation methods for environmental sustainability: impact models, environmental indicators, decision-making tools, including external costs.
The control and reduction technologies: new fuels, vehicle technologies, urban traffic management.
Considering the environmental issue in scenarii of transportation policies: environmental legislation, mobility policy for people and goods, sustainable scenarii.

Will cover the latest trends in the end user markets for fine and speciality chemicals including pharmaceuticals (both branded and generic), personal care products, coatings and agrochemicals.

A partnering forum to promote business development between medical device, pharmaceutical, financial and biotechnology companies.

ENTA Industrial Meeting

"International Symposium on Nanotechnology in Environmental Protection and Pollution"

Includes 'Environmental Catalysis for Clean Emission'.

"Dry and Wet Synthesis Technologies and Novel Applications"

NSTI – CEI Nanotech Course Series

Flame-made catalysts for chiral pharmaceuticals manufacture (Pt/Al₂O₃) and automotive application (CeO₂/ZrO₂).

Hot-wall reactors for metal (Bi, Pd, Al, Zn) nanoparticles.

Will focus on innovative, industrially relevant technologies. Experts from academia and the life science industry will present new strategies, concepts, and solutions.

Another symposium highlight will be the lectures delivered by this year’s winners (rhodium based catalysis) of the Solvias Ligand Contest.

"Continuing Professional Development: Automotive Engineering"

A short course to explain the function of heated on-line gas analysis systems for CO₂, CO, O₂, UHC, NOx, and SOx measurements from gas turbine, diesel and spark ignition engines using liquid and gaseous fuels. Computer processing of gas analysis measurements to derive air/fuel ratios, combustion efficiency, temperature and various pollution parameters will be discussed. Methods of measuring transient emissions and non-regulated emissions are reviewed together with the problem of diesel particulate measurement and analysis, including fuel / lube / sulphate and carbon fraction plus full speciation of the SOF fuel fraction including PAH.

"Balticum Organicum Syntheticum 2006"

Provides a forum for organic synthetic chemists from Europe (particularly from new EU countries) and other countries to discuss important scientific problems.

"Designing for a Sustainable Future"

"Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion"

Batteries, Supercaps and Fuel Cells
Liability/Durability and Cost Reduction

Focuses on current plant practices to convert metal-containing wastes to products. Processors, raw materials, and markets are identified and quantified. Speakers with decades of hands-on experience detail multiple approaches to recycling metals and associated materials; backed up by slides, videos, and the syllabus.

Includes:

'Value from Electronic Scrap', Andreas Nolte, Project Manager / TQM, Norddeutsche Affinerie, Hamburg, Germany
'Electronic Scrap Recycling at Onyx', George Martin, V.P., Onyx Environmental, Lombard, IL
'Recovery of PGMs from Alumina-, Zeolite- and Carbon-Supported Petroleum and Petrochem Catalysts', J. P. Rosso, V.P., Heraeus Metal Processing, Santa Fe Springs, CA
'Precious Metals from Secondaries', Brent Vesa, Technical Director, Sabin Metal, Scottsville, NY

Horizon seminar.

Reducing the damaging environmental effects of industry and complying with increasingly stringent environmental regulations requires substantial efforts in devising new technologies and developing cleaner production methods. This seminar promises to be an indispensable guide to novel chemical technologies with great commercial and scientific potential and will be of vital interest to companies involved in chemicals, chemical engineering, pharmaceuticals, packaging, food, waste management, textiles and retail as well as public sector organisations.

Will bring you the mid-year round up of all that has happened with REACH, looks forward to how the legislation will actually look and brings you practical presentations on how to prepare for REACH.

The market for Euro 4&5 trucks in Europe and worldwide
Exclusive transport industry feedback on Euro 4&5 truck technology
On-road experience of SCR and EGR vehicles in commercial operations
EPA 2010 and beyond: Standards harmonisation of between US and Europe
AdBlue supply and retail
Road tolls and emissions monitoring on Europe's highways
Euro 6 technology & regulations: tomorrow's industry

Promote communication, collaboration and innovation at the interface between chemistry and chemical engineering.

Short course.

This school aims to enable teachers to provide support, help and advice in all aspects of material science. It includes seminars on latest advancements, practical experiments and demonstrations for use from Key Stage 3 to A Level and museum visits to observe some applications of materials science. Topics include fuel cells, biomaterials and polymers.

Energy technology including fuel cells, and hydrogen production and storage.

"21st Colloquium on African Geology"

Fuel Cells;
Advanced Primary and Secondary Batteries;
Electrochemical Supercapacitors;
Electrolytic and Electrosynthesis Systems;
Sensor Systems;
Photoelectrochemical Systems;
Elaboration and Characterization;
Systems Integration;
Commercial Aspects

"Faraday Discussion 134"

The meeting will focus on advances relating to atomic transport and defect phenomena in solids, and their relevance to fundamental and applied areas of solid state and physical chemistry.

A variety of solid systems will be covered: metal oxides, oxyanion conductors, metals/alloys, polymer electrolytes, glasses, minerals and nanostructured materials.

Includes: 'Oxygen transport in unreduced, reduced and Rh(III)-doped CeO₂ nanocrystals', T. X. T. Sayle, S. C. Parker and D. C. Sayle, Cranfied University, U.K.

"II International Symposium on Carbon for Catalysis"

Fundamentals: carbon surface chemistry and characterization
Novel carbon based catalysts and supports: synthesis, characterization, application
New trends in carbon technologies for adsorption and catalysis

Includes: 'Nanomaterials: small scale life-changers'.

• Adsorption
• Activated Carbon
• Biological Applications
• Carbon Fibres
• Carbonization, Mesophase, Pyrolysis and Thermal Processes
• C-C Composite Materials
• Diamond
• Environmental Applications
• Fullerenes, Nanotubes and Nanoforms
• Electrical, Battery and Related Applications
• Industrial & Energy Products
• Intercalation
• Nuclear Graphite
• Physical & Chemical Properties
• Reactivity and Catalysis
• Special Forms of Carbon

"2006 Gordon Research Conference"

Includes:

Mookie Baik (Indiana University), 'Understanding Water Oxidation Catalysis: How cis,cis-[(bpy)₂RuO]₂O⁴⁺ Converts Water to Dioxygen'

Claudia Turro (Ohio State University), 'New Mononuclear and Bimetallic Complexes as Photo-Cisplatin Analogs'

Monique Krom (Shell Global Solutions), 'Palladium-Catalyzed Dicarbonylation of Butadiene to Adipic Acid'

"14th International Conference and Exhibition"

Includes:

"Well-Defined Palladium Pre-Catalysts for Cross-Coupling Reactions", by Professor Steve Nolan, University of New Orleans

"Solid Phase Materials for Organic Process Applications", Professor Alice Sullivan, Queen Mary, University of London

"Platinum Masterclass", by Jurgen Maerz, Technical Director for Platinum Guild International.

"Fifth Tokyo Conference on Advanced Catalytic Science and Technology"

"XXII International Conference on Organometallic Chemistry"

This workshop, part of a series, is a practical introduction to Green Product Design, and the benefits this approach can bring. Includes a mixture of expert tutorials, real-life case studies from international business, and practical exercises. The workshop will be valuable to anyone with responsibility for innovation and product, process and service development.

"International Conference on Nanoscience and Technology"

The following topics will be covered at the conference:

Living Polymerization
Metallocene/ROMP
Dendritic Polymers
Functional Polymers
Biological/Pharmaceutical applications
Supramolecular aspects
New Processes
Radical Polymerization

"2006 Gordon Research Conference"

Andrew Livingston (Imperial College London), "Solvents, Solute and Membrane Interactions in Organic Solvent Nanofiltration"

J. Douglas Way (Colorado School of Mines), "Self-supported and Composite Palladium Alloy Membranes for Hydrogen Separation"

"6th International Conference on Electroluminescence of Molecular Materials and Related Phenomena"

Focusing on the futuristic application of cheminformatics in medicinal chemistry, material science, structure elucidation and structure activity/property/toxicity relationship studies, high performance computing, chemical data mining, etc.

Themes will explore current trends in organometallic chemistry and will include:

M-C single bonds
Metal clusters
M=C double bonds
Organometallic polymers

Advancements in focus areas such as new materials, catalysis, bioinorganic applications, supramolecular chemistry as well as extractive metallurgy.

Metallic coatings: electroplated nickel-gold, electroless nickel-immersion gold, palladium, immersion tin, immersion silver.

Supported by the RSC centrally and organised by the RSC South Africa North Section, this symposium brings together the top practitioners in the field.

Ligand Design and Synthesis
Mechanistic Studies
Hydroformylation and Carbonylation Chemistry
Reaction Mechanisms and Modelling
Asymmetric Catalysis
Oxidation
Olefin Oligomerisation and Polymerisation
Green Chemistry

First World Congress, "Alternative Energy and Ecology", WCAEE-2006:

I International Scientific Conference, "Hydrogen and Renewable Sources of Energy", ICHRSE-2006

III International Symposium, "Safety and Economy of Hydrogen Transport", IFSSEHT-2006

I International Symposium, "Hydrogen Sensors and Recombiners", ISHSR-2006

Metallic coatings: electroplated nickel-gold, electroless nickel-immersion gold, palladium, immersion tin, immersion silver.

Includes:

From Nanoscale Sensors to Fuel Cells
Coordination Chemistry - Novel Ligands and their Applications
Green and Sustainable Chemistry and Processes
New Concepts and Methods in Catalysis
Organic Synthesis - Efficiency and Selectivity

Will include, but is not limited to:

Nonferrous metal extraction, processing and sulfide smelting (including light metals, pgms and ferro alloys)
Recycling

Incorporates the "4th International Symposium on Sulfide Smelting 2006".

Pyrometallurgical production of primary metals such as Cu, Ni, Pb, Zn, pgms, etc. from sulfide concentrates.

"Innovative Electrochemistry, Enterprising Science"

Batteries and Supercapacitors
Electroanalysis and Sensors
Enterprise and Innovation
Electrochemical Nanotechnology
Electrochemical Engineering & Technology
Liquid-liquid Electrochemistry
Soft Materials in Electrochemistry
Surface Chemistry and Dynamics
Corrosion: from Nanostructure to Structural Failure
Fuel Cells and Sustainable Energy

"2006 Gordon Research Conference"

"Seventh International Congress on Catalysis and Automotive Pollution Control"

All topics related to applications and requirements of catalysis in automotive (including cars, light and heavy duty vehicles) emission control will be considered.

Catalysis
Chemistry
Materials
Nanotechnology

"XXXIII International Mineral Processing Congress"

Premier exhibition, which brings together key buyers and suppliers of jewellery, gifts and related products.

Techniques for the minerals industry to measure risk, uncertainty, the cost of capital and project performance.

"Trends in Nanotechnology"

NATO Advanced Study Institute

The goal of this NATO ASI is to disseminate among a selected audience of distinguished scientists and young researchers utmost recent advancements and perspectives in metathesis chemistry. The first objective concerns new generations of highly efficient, homogeneous or immobilized transition metal metathesis catalysts for selectively transforming alkenes and alkynes into organic and polymeric materials with improved performance parameters through less costly, environmentally friendly and waste-free manufacturing processes. Focus will be on the novel, robust, tolerant of functionalities and/or enantioselective well-defined molybdenum and ruthenium initiators having versatile practical applications, as compared with other existing catalysis systems. Another main objective is the development of superior synthetic methods; one of the most urgent tasks for the today chemical science. The scientific programme and discussions during the meeting will promote further discovery of sustainable technologies for production of smart materials useful for the well-being and security of our society.

"IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference"

Includes "Advanced Vehicles": advanced land, sea, air, and space vehicles, electric and hybrid electric vehicles, lightly hybridized vehicles, diesel hybrid vehicles, hybrid sport utility vehicles, more electric vehicles, fuel cell vehicles, fuel cell hybrid vehicles, military vehicles, multi-wheeled vehicles, heavy-duty vehicles, off-road vehicles, rail vehicles.

"Glass: The Art of Science"

Micra meetings are bi-annual and are an opportunity for younger inorganic chemists to meet one another and present their work. This years meeting will have around 20 contributed talks, a poster session and two invited lectures (Professor Mike Ward's talk will be built around his studies of the behaviour of pgm complexes).

Key concepts in catalyst preparation
Advanced preparations of supports and supported catalysts
Innovative approaches in catalyst preparation for specific performances and purposes

"1st International IUPAC Conference on Green-Sustainable Chemistry"

Brings jewellery professionals together to benefit from one another’s experiences, ideas, challenges and breakthroughs.

Will cover experimental mineralogy, petrology and geochemistry.

Dr Alan Smith, Associate Director of the U.K. Government's Micro Nanotechnology Network

"Scientific Advances in Fuel Cell Systems"

Topics include:

Materials
Electrochemistry and catalysis
System, stack and cell engineering
Fuel processing
Balance of plant
Hydrogen storage and distribution

Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

This conference presents advances that pave the way for the evolution of materials and materials industries through nanotechnology. Will provide the unique opportunity for dialogue among industry, small business, academia and government to understand each others' needs and the opportunities for nanomaterials.

"Asian Vehicle Emissions Controls Conference"

"Catalyst Design – From Molecular to Industrial Level"

This one day meeting, hosted by the RSC Chemical Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Subject Group (part of the Materials Chemistry Forum), aims to offer an opportunity for those interested in nanoscience to discuss common problems, identify the major challenges and generate new research networks. The meeting will be of benefit to people interested in:

Lithography
Characterisation and properties of nanomaterials
Nanostructure fabrication (in its broadest sense)

Includes:

Catalytic and porous materials
The development of new catalyst systems is essential for sustainable use of natural heterogeneous resources. Synthesis, characterisation, design and computational analysis of novel catalysts are thus an important focus of the meeting. Porous materials (including zeolites, MCM’s and metal-organic frameworks) are of interest not only for catalysis but also in separation, gas storage and delivery/controlled release applications. This theme is one where the interaction between theory and experiment has traditionally been strong, and contributions from both are sought.

New materials for energy systems
The areas of hydrogen storage, hydrogen generation, oxide and low T fuel cells, batteries and materials for nuclear waste management are all covered. This is an area that is expected to be of considerable future importance. The aim of this meeting is to highlight the diversity of fundamental research approaches to these problems, and bring out the practical constraints that they will confront en-route to applications.

A programme of significant interest to the minerals industry and financial communities concerned with minerals investment.

Will include invited presentations from a variety of research and industry representatives involved in zero emission vehicles, and will provide an opportunity for public input.

"International Symposium on Metal-Hydrogen Systems"

Will provide a forum for international scientists to present and discuss new results and ideas concerning the fundamentals and applications of hydrogen interactions with metals and other materials. This symposium should help further the progress of hydrogen-based science and thus aid in future worldwide technological advances concerning energy and the environment.

Incudes: "2006 MPMD Conference & Exposition"

MPMD: Materials & Processes for Medical Devices

Course given by Professor Vic Snieckus, Queen's University, Canada.

Pharmaceutical manufacturing industry.

Fuel Cell KTN event. Will provide an opportunity to:

Participate in a demonstration of the Funding Finder, a web-based tool to help you find the best source of funding for your organisation;
Have a say on how best to optimise the Funding Finder to fit your requirements;
Gain insight into the new DTI Fuel Cell Demonstration Programme; and
Explore particular aspects of the Programme with programme managers.

The aim of this symposium is to cover scientific aspects, general know-how, useful lessons and interesting experiences in the scale-up of new catalytic technology from research to industrial application. The speakers will describe a range of processes, heterogeneous, homogeneous and bio-catalytic, some currently in commercial application, others at an advanced stage of development. The symposium will be of interest to industrial scientists and chemical engineers, and also academic scientists and students who want to learn more about industrial process development.

Includes:

'The development and commercialisation of BP's Avada process', Simon Froom, BP

'Pd EnCat^TM: A powerful encapsulated catalyst system for coupling and reduction chemistry', Kevin Treacher, Reaxa

Hydrogen & Fuel Cells
Photovoltaics

South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (SAIMM)

Exploration and orebody delineation
Project valuation and funding
Current and future mine design and layout
Current and future mining operations
Mineral processing, smelting, and refining
New technologies for mining and processing
Mining Charter and legislation
Platinum marketing, uses and applications
Environment and sustainability

A one-day seminar providing a practical guide for the metals industry on preparing for Europe's new chemical legislation REACH (Registration, Evaluation, and Authorisation of Chemicals) will affect anyone producing and/or importing metals and minerals into the European Union.

"Materials Science & Technology 2006 Conference and Exhibition"

"31st FISITA World Automotive Congress"

"Continuing Professional Development: Automotive Engineering"

"19th International Trade: Fair Machinery, Equipment, Applications, Products"

Will provide a networking forum for leading edge nanotech businesses, venture capitalists, government representatives, R&D experts, potential technology buyers and those seeking development of joint ventures.

"210th Meeting of The Electrochemical Society"

"XXI Congreso de la Sociedad Mexicana de Electroquimica"

Nano and Medicine: New Frontiers
NanoEnergy: Powering the Future
Nanotech: New Era of Defense
Nanoelectronics: Beyond CMOS

Organised by: SCI Environment Group; SCI Health and Safety Group.

Training course held jointly by the RSC Chemical Information Group and CSA Trust.

Provides U.K. business with a major opportunity to engage with and understand the Technology Strategy and the role that Knowledge Transfer Networks (KTNs) are playing in supporting its development.

Organised jointly by the SCI Materials Chemistry Group and SCI Scotland, this one-day meeting will address the challenges in materials chemistry that must be met if alternative and renewable energy sources are to become viable options in responding to the energy debate. With points of view from industry, academia, and policymakers, the meeting will be of equal interest to delegates from industry who are in search of real answers to their material chemistry needs and academics who want to learn more about the state of the art in this growing field of materials chemistry research.

"The 10th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences ( μTAS2006)"

"16th Annual Symposium"

Will address the low carbon agenda from energy supply through to product strategies and technologies. This will include sessions on:

Energy demand and fuel availability
Alternatives to fossil fuels and supply issues
Future government targets and regulatory drivers
Future product strategies
Innovations in combustion engines and transmissions
Potential for alternative powertrains to be cost effective

New developments in IPR in the chemical sciences
Top 10 things people get wrong when applying for a patent
How to defend successfully a patent
Local Entrepreneur Case Study

"Elements of Success"

Global marketplace for networking and doing business in the fine, custom and specialty chemical manufacturing industry.

Biomaterials & Medical Devices Conference 2006

Will include papers on dental alloys, and the interaction between cells and the platinum group metals.

National one-day event organised by the RSC to highlight the breadth of careers and employment opportunities available to chemical scientists in the chemical industry, academia and other sectors.

ESF-COST High Level Conference

Will deal with several aspects of the interaction of metal ions and nucleic acids, and their relevance for the treatment and diagnosis of diseases.

The inorganic chemistry approach (i.e. the metal) will be a key central issue in all subtopics; the half day-subtopics will include issues like:

New drugs that bind at and distort DNA
Methods to study M-DNA interactions
Cell division controlled by metal ions
Labeling of nucleic acids with metals
Artificial, nanostructured materials built from DNA fragments and metals
DNA and cation binding: can it act as a wire?

"Small Engine Technology Conference"

Fuels and Lubricants; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicle Dynamics and Structure; Noise, Vibration and Harshness; Environmental Impact; Components and Materials; and Production Technology.

Leasing, hedging and metals management
Sampling and assaying of catalysts
Refining techniques-both old and new
Catalyst regeneration
Industry representation
Environmental regulations
New catalyst application

"Fuel Cells in Paradise, 30th Anniversary"

This workshop is a practical introduction to Green Product Design, and the benefits this approach can bring. Through a mixture of expert tutorials, real-life case studies from international business, and practical exercises you will learn what Green Product Design is and how to apply it in your business. The workshop will be valuable to anyone with responsibility for innovation and product, process and service development.

"An Introduction to Patents for Chemists and Chemical Engineers"

The technological solution to sustainability.

Includes:

The art of sustainable precious metals recycling, J. Brusselaers (Umicore Precious Metals Refining, Belgium)

Waste yeast for cost reduction of precious metal recovery from aqueous wastewaters, C. Mack, B. Wilhelmi, J. R. Duncan and J. E. Burgess (Rhodes University, South Africa)

"High Throughput Organic Synthesis"

'Novel Multi-component and Domino Reactions Initiated by Transition Metal Catalysis', Thomas J.J. Müller, Heidelberg University
Palladium/copper catalyzed synthesis of electron deficient alkynes is a powerful entry to a new class of coupling-condensation multicomponent reactions that is broadly applicable to heterocyclic chemistry.

Synthesis and Functionalisation of Nanostructured Materials
Applications of Nanomaterials and Nanostructures
Nanotechnology Instrumentation and Modelling

"8th International Symposium on Advances in Electrochemical Science and Technology"

Interfacial Processes
Analytical Electrochemistry
Energy Conversion and Storage
New Generation Materials
Corrosion Science and Materials Protection
Electroplating and Surface Engineering
Electrochemical Process
Engineering and Technology
Bioelectrochemistry and Biotechnology
Electrochemical Sensors and Devices
Nanoscale Electrochemistry
Green Electrochemistry
Electrosynthesis and Electrometallurgy

Catalytic Hydrogenation
Other Reduction Methods (hydride reductions)
Catalytic Oxidation (mainly oxygen and peroxide oxidation)
Selected Aspects of Oxidation
Asymmetric Synthesis & Catalysis
Biocatalysis
Resolution Methods
Phase Transfer Catalysis
Green Chemistry Approaches to Industrial Synthesis
Case Studies in Industrial Synthesis
Organic Reactions in Water
Hazardous Chemical Reactions
Plus Tutorials

"Unlocking Resources in Southern Africa"

"IDECAT Conference Series"

Fuel cells: PEFC (Polymer electrolyte fuel cells); DEFC (Direct ethanol fuel cells); DMFC (Direct methanol fuel cells); DCFC (Direct carbohydrate fuel cells); Microbial and bio-fuel cells

Hydrogen and methane storage

H₂ and hydrogen vectors production; Reforming (alcohols & carbohydrates); Reforming (natural gas); Photovoltaic; Electrolysis; Bacterial; Methanol production from CH₄ or CO₂

"Young Chemists' Panel Review Meeting XIII"

This free event will be split into two sessions. The first will be local case studies giving their experiences of starting a chemical science business, the second will be focused presentations from experts on the following topics:

Creating a Business
Building an IP Portfolio
Obtaining Funding
Support available in your local region

"4th Asia Pacific Congress on Catalysis"

Nanotechnology in catalysis
Catalysis for energy, fuels and environment
Biocatalysis
Catalysis for fine chemicals and pharmaceuticals
Catalytic reaction engineering
Theoretical catalysis

Fundamental Factors Affecting PEM Fuel Cells Durability and Performance
MEAs and Membranes - Development, Degradation and Testing
Extreme Conditions
Components, Stacks, Systems, and Testing
Electrocatalysts
Modeling and Experimental Data

Chemistry of Catalysis
Catalysts in Petroleum and Petrochemical Industries
Environmental Catalysis
Reactors and Reaction Kinetics
Polymerization Catalysis and Kinetics
Nano-Technologies in Catalysis
Catalysts in Fuel Cells and Fuel Processing
Alternative Catalytic Technologies

This one day meeting, which will incorporate the award of the inaugural McBain medal to Julie MacPherson of the University of Warwick, will be of interest to anyone who wishes to understand how recent developments in the field of electrochemistry can be applied in colloid and surface science. Lectures will cover; new methods of preparing colloid particles of well-defined dimension, novel techniques for preparing surfaces that are structured on the nanoscale, and recently developed microscopies for the study of soft matter.

The conference is expected to bring together investors, start up nanotechnology companies, patent and licencing executives, regulatory authorities, corporate research scientists, technology transfer experts and government agencies. The event will showcase the state-of-the-art scientific developments on the healthcare applications of nanotechnology.

Will acknowledge the important contributions from Asia relating to the development of active pharmaceutical ingredients and will provide a local forum for the discussion of issues related to synthetic route design, development, optimisation and scale-up.

"15th International Conference and Exhibition"

Will bring together chemists and engineers from all parts of the world to discuss issues related to synthetic route design, development and optimisation, and the scale-up of these processes in the pharmaceutical, fine chemical and allied fields.

"10th Symposium on International Automotive Technology 2007"

Will focus on the key areas like noise, safety, automotive electronics and emissions.

The Faraday Lecturer Professor G. Ertl and the Centenary Lecturer Professor H. J. Freund from the Fritz-Haber-Institut, Berlin, present their endowed lectures at this half day symposium.

"Understanding and Monitoring the Needs of Scholarly Authors and Researchers"

"The Many Entries into the World of Molecules and Materials Science"

Royal Society of Chemistry - Dalton Division in association with the Société Française de Chimie, Université Montpellier 2, ENSCM and CNRS.

Will bring together engineers, scientists and suppliers for a global discussion on the latest evolving technologies in fuels and lubricants as well as future emission controls.

"automation beyond chemistry"

The conference offers compelling topics and new perspectives on applications and emerging technologies for increasing efficiency and productivity in a broad range of industries, including pharmaceuticals, fine chemicals, polymers and catalysis. The programme will address the complete R&D workflow, from early discovery to the final stage of process development.

"5th International CTI Forum"

"New Technologies for Energy"

Hydrogen and fuel cells
Solar heating and photovoltaics
Storage and rational use of energy
Network management

"International IAV DeNOx Conference"

Presentations will be held on the following topics:

• SCR for passenger cars (Aftertreatment concept, dosing strategy, urea infrastructure, fuel and environmental impacts on SCR systems)
• SCR for heavy-duty (Aftertreatment concept, dosing strategy, urea infrastructure, fuel and environmental impacts on SCR systems)
• Lean NOx traps (LNT) (LNT aftertreatment concepts, LNT control, new catalysts, fuel and environmental impacts on LNT systems)
• Diagnostics (OBD for Europe and US, sensors and actuators)
• Simulation of DeNOx systems (Numeric aftertreatment modeling, software function development, CFD modeling)