20th NAM Update
Key Dates
Call for Abstracts - Aug. 21, 2006
Abstract Submission Deadline - Dec. 8, 2006
Notice of acceptance - Feb. 23, 2007
Deadline for Early Registration - April 13, 2007
The 20th NAM organization announces scope of their technical program. There will be at least three plenary lectures, keynote presentations in all sessions, six parallel oral sessions and poster sessions. Abstract submission begins on August 21, 2006. Details will be for coming on their web site at www.20nam.org. Papers dealing with original experimental or theoretical catalysis research in the following, non-limiting, list of topics are encouraged:
- High throughput catalysis
- reactors, material synthesis, experimental design, data mining and analysis
- Novel characterization techniques
- spectroscopy, surface science, isotope switching, microscopy, tomography
- New catalytic materials and supports
- nanotechnology, mesoporous materials, zeolites, inorganic supports
- Catalytic technology for protection of the environment
- emission control, use of alternate feedstocks, photocatalysis, electrocatalysis, hydrogen generation from non-carbon sources
- Homogeneous catalysis
- organometallics, polymerization, biomimetics, ionic liquids and other novel reaction media, chiral synthesis
- Catalyst deactivation, regeneration and disposition
- mechanisms, chemistry and processes, metal recovery, disposal of used catalysts
- Syngas conversion
- GTL, GTO, CTL, BTL
- Hydroprocessing
- HDS, HDN, aromatic hydrogenation
- Heavy feed conversion
- FCC, hydrocracking, lubes, coal, shale oil
- Catalysis for chemicals and specialty products
- olefin production, polymers, oxygenates, chiral synthesis
- Hydrogen and syngas generation from hydrocarbons
- steam and autothermal reforming, partial oxidation
- Acid-base catalysis
- novel reactions and applications
- Fuel cells
- materials, operation, and mechanisms, feed pretreatment technologies
- Novel reactors
- membrane, periodic operation, reverse flow, radial, micro reactors
