Symposium L: Catalytic Materials and Technologies for a Sustainable Economy

Chair

  • Stephan JAENICKE, National University of Singapore, Singapore

Co-Chair

  • CHUAH Gaik Khuan, National University of Singapore, Singapore
  • WONG Pui Kwan, Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences, Singapore

Correspondence

Stephan JAENICKE
Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore,
3 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117543
Tel: (65) 65162918, Fax: (65) 6779 1691
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Overview

The phenomenal economic development of China and India has led to substantial increases in the demand for natural resources, most notably oil and gas. Rising prices for many raw materials and emerging environmental problems led to renewed awareness of the finite resources of the world in which we live, and the environmental impact of the current technologies. The development of a sustainable economy based on resource-efficient catalytic processes emerges therefore as the primary challenge for the 21st century.

The symposium will address the status of catalytic materials for energy efficient processes with good atom efficiency. It will cover the following topics: C1-Chemistry, Catalyst Engineering, Plant-based Renewable Resources, White Bio-technology, Green Chemistry, Micro- and Mesoporous Materials in Catalysis, Direct Synthesis, Photocatalysis, and Electrocatalysis.

Topics

  • Catalyst Engineering
  • C1-Chemistry
  • Green Chemistry
  • Micro- and Mesoporous Materials
  • Renewable Materials
  • “white” bio-technology

Keynote Speakers

  • CHENG Soofin, NTU, Taiwan
  • Fritz DAUTZENBERG, Serenix Corporation, San Diego, USA
  • Terunori FUJITA, Mitsui Chemicals Inc., Japan
  • Pierre GALLEZOT, L’Institut de Recherches sur la Catalyse, France
  • Sharifah Bee Abd HAMID, University Malaya, Malaysia
  • Wolfgang HOELDERICH, RWTH, Germany
  • Thomas MULLER Techniche Universitat Munchen, Germany
  • Yoel SASSON, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
  • Takashi USHIKUBO, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, Japan

Invited Speakers

  • Thomas DAUSSMANN, Codexis Inc, Redwood City, USA
  • Michikazu HARA, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
  • Hideshi HATTORI, University of Hokkaido, Japan
  • James L. HEDRICK, IBM Almaden Research Center, USA
  • Jozsef MARGITFALVI, Institute of Surface Chemistry and Catalysis, Hungary
  • Parasuraman SELVAM, IIT Madras, India

International Advisory Board

  • Pierre BRAUNSTEIN, CNRS, Strasbourg, France
  • Neil COVILLE, University of Witwatersrand, South Africa
  • Wolfgang HÖLDERICH, RWTH Aachen, Germany
  • Chung-Yuan MOU, National Taiwan University, Taipei
  • Jacob A. MOULIJN, Technical University Delft, The Netherlands
  • Habil. Thomas E. MÜLLER, Technical University Munich, Germany
  • Velayutham MUREGESAN, Anna University, Chenai, India
  • Yoel SASSON, Hebrew University Jerusalem, Israel
  • Takashi USHIKUBO, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, Japan