7th International Symposium on Catalysis in Multiphase Reactors (Camure-7) & 6th International Symposium on Multifunctional Reactors (ISMR-6)

At the Crossroads of Cleaner & More Sustainable Products & Energy

The third edition of the joint international symposia on Catalysis in Multiphase Reactors (CAMURE-7) and on Multifunctional Reactors (ISMR-6) builds on the success of their two previous siblings. It will be held under the umbrella of the 8th World Congress of Chemical Engineering in Montréal (Canada) on August 23-26, 2009. This three-day event will gather researchers from all over the world and will provide a platform of stimulating exchanges on the recent developments in the areas of multiphase catalytic reactors and multifunctional processes. The tinge of the conference will be strongly leaning towards today’s preoccupations on perennation of emerging energy pathways, sustainable products and reduction of deleterious footprint on the environment, thus the theme will be At the Crossroads of Cleaner & More Sustainable Products & Energy.

Scope

This topical symposium is dedicated to all aspects of catalytic multiphase and/or multifunctional reaction engineering, focussing (but not being limited to) on the following most relevant topics.

Catalysis & Reaction Engineering for Sustainable Energy Systems

  • Biomass Conversion and Co-Product Optimization
  • Conversion and Utilization of Fossil Fuels, Oil Sands & Heavy Oil
  • Fuel Cells & Energy Storage
  • New Concepts for Other Renewable Energy Sources

Catalysis & Reaction Engineering for Environmental and Materials Processing

  • (Multi)functional Materials & Devices
  • Microfluidics & Microstructured Devices
  • Accelerated CO2 Capture & Storage
  • Novel (Bio)productss

Fundamentals

  • Multiphase Reactors
  • Process Intensification
  • Alternative Solvents
  • Multiscale & Multi-physicochemical Modeling & Simulation
  • Functional Imaging & Surface Characterization

Publication

As a minimum requirement for acceptance in WCCE8, the delegates must submit 3-6 page manuscripts which will be peer reviewed by the CAMURE-7/ISMR-6 international scientific committee before inclusion in the proceedings of the conference. Those who will fulfill the criteria of the highest-quality contributions will be invited by the organizers to submit a full paper. Selected articles will appear as a Special Issue of Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research in January 2010 according to the journal’s selection criteria. It will not be the intent of the organizers to publish short papers or brief reports, and only papers that report on a substantial body of information will be considered for the special issue.

Timetable of Submissions

Deadline for mini-paper submission November 30 2008
Notification of decision based on mini-paper December 31 2008
Notification of invitation to submit a full paper January 31 2008
Deadline for submission of full manuscript April 15 2009
Reviewers' reports and notification of decision May 31 2009
Submission of revised manuscripts July 31 2009

 

Organizers

Faïçal LARACHI, Chair
Department of Chemical Engineering
Laval University
1065, Avenue de la Médecine
Québec, Qc
Canada G1V 0A6
(T) +(00)1-418-656-3566
(F) +(00)1-418-656-5993
faical.larachi@gch.ulaval.ca

Jitka KIRCHNEROVA, Co-chair
Department of Chemical Engineering
Ecole Polytechnique
Montreal, Qc
Canada H3C 3A7
(T) +(00)1-514 340 4711, Ext.: 4927
(F) +(00)1-514 340 4159
jitka.kirchnerova@polymtl.ca

Dr. Zbigniew RING, Co-chair
BP Refining Technology
150 W. Warrenville Rd.
Naperville, IL 60563
mail code: H6, 701-1101
Fax: 630-420-5036
Zbigniew.Ring@bp.com

Members of the Scientific Committee

ADESINA Adesoji, University of New South Wales, AUSTRALIA
CASSANELLO Miryan, Universidad de Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA
CHAUDHARI Raghunath V., University of Kansas, USA
De BELLEFON Claude, CNRS-LGPC, Lyon, FRANCE
De LASA Hugo, University of Western Ontario, CANADA
DELMAS Henri, INPT, Toulouse, FRANCE
DUDUKOVIC Milorad P., Washington University in St. Louis, USA
GAVRIILIDIS Asterios A., University College London, UNITED KINGDOM
JENCK Jean, ENKI Sustainable Technologies, FRANCE
KUIPERS J.A.M., University of Twente, Faculty of Science and Technology, P.O.box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
KULKARNI Bhaskar D., National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, INDIA
LANGE Rüdiger, Technical University of Dresden, Department of Chemical Engineering, D-01062 Dresden, Germany
LEROU Jan, Velocys Inc., USA
LEVEC Janez, University of Ljubljana, SLOVENIA
MAO Zai-Sha, Institute of Process Engineering, Beijing, CHINA
MAREK Milos A., Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC
MENÉNDEZ Miguel, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, SPAIN
MILLS Patrick L., TAMU Kingsville, USA
PAPAYANNAKOS Nikos, National Technical University of Athens, School of Chemical Engineering, GREECE
RENKEN Albert, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne, SWITZERLAND
RODRIGUES Alirio E., University of Porto, Porto, PORTUGAL
STITT Hugh E., Johnson Matthey Catalysts, Cleveland, UNITED KINGDOM
SUBRAMANIAM Bala, Kansas University, USA
YADAV Ganapati D., University Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, INDIA