Scopes of the Congress cover the following scientific disciplines:

1. Innovations in catalyst design
? Catalyst preparation: molecular design of catalysts, catalyst screening by high throughput system,
? immobilization of homogeneous/enzymatic active centers
? Novel catalytic materials
? Development in catalyst characterization techniques: new methods and improvements in the analysis
? of physicochemical properties

2. New findings in reaction mechanism
? Surface science of molecular level mechanism
? Kinetics, modeling, and computational analysis
? Theoretical and quantum mechanical approaches in catalysis
? New supporting ideas from related scientific disciplines
? Understanding of catalysis on nanoscale

3. Advances in catalytic reaction engineering
? New reactor design including membrane and multiphase reactors
? Micro-reactor design and process design
? Reactions in non-conventional media (supercritical, ionic liquids)

4. Catalysis in energy/fuel production
? New trends in refining/petrochemical processes
? Hydrogen production and utilization
? Fuel cell and electrocatalysis
? Methane/natural gas conversion processes
? Clean fuels for diesel engine
? Energy conversion from alternative sources

5. Catalysis for fine chemicals/industrial chemicals production
? Diverse organic transformations catalyzed by acid/base or transition metal complexes/compounds
? in liquid/gas/solid phase
? Chiral synthesis using homogeneous/heterogeneous/enzyme catalysts
? Selective oxidation and oxidative dehydrogenation
? Multi-phase synthesis of organic intermediates
? Polymerization
? Deactivation and regeneration

6. Sustainable green catalysis
? Air/water pollution control by catalytic methods
? Reduction in global warming agents
? Catalytic combustion
? Environmentally benign catalytic processes for chemical industry
? Photocatalysis

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Plenary Lecturers

Eminent plenary lecturers will introduce each topical session.

1. Professor R.R. Schrock (Nobel Laureate), MIT, USA

简介：http://web.mit.edu/rrs/www/people.html

2. Professor J.A. Dumesic, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison, USA

3. Professor T. Tatsumi, Tokyo Inst. of Technology, Japan
4. Professor J.K. Nírskov, TU of Denmark, Denmark
5. Professor R. Prins, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
6. Plenary lecturer from industry will be decided soon.

Deadline for Abstract Submission:
October 31, 2007

Notice of Acceptance:
February 29, 2008

Deadline for Early Registration with Discount:
April 15, 2008

Deadline for Regular Registration without Extra On-Site Charge:
July 5, 2008

Congress begins:
July 13, 2008

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