Electrochemical processes for clean environment

This symposium is to survey the advances made in the development of processes and electrode materials for Electrochemical and bio-electrochemical systems.

  • Energy efficiency in Electrochemical processes
  • Electrode materials development
  • New processes development
  • Industrial waste treatments
  • Bio-electrochemical processes
  • Electrochemical clean energy systems (Fuel Cells, Advanced Primary and Secondary Batteries; Electrochemical super-capacitors, sensor an bio-sensors systems)

Scope

The proposed topics are :

Electrochemical clean energy and devices

  • Fuel Cells
  • Advanced Primary and Secondary Batteries
  • Sensors and bio-sensors
  • Electrochemical super-capacitors

Energy efficiency in Electrochemical processes

  • New processes development
  • New electrode materials development

Industrial waste treatments

  • Electrolysis liquor treatments
  • Contaminated soil treatments
  • Water treatment

Bio-electrochemical processes

  • Microbial Fuel Cells
  • Hydrogen production by bio-electrochemical processes
  • Corrosion of Biomaterials and devices
  • Smart bio-electrochemical devices

Publication

This symposium will be included in the WCCE8 proceedings. However, we encourage the submission of the full articles to: Journal of New Materials for Electrochemical Systems.
Call for papers closes: November 30, 2008
Conference: August 23rd-27th 2009.

Organizers

Prof. O. Savadogo
Department of Chemical Engineering
École Polytechnique de Montréal
C.P. 6079, Succ. Centre Ville, Montréal, Québec, H3C 3A7, Canada
osavadogo@polymtl.ca

Prof. J. Luo
Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2G6
jingli.luo@ualberta.ca

Dr. Francisco Javier Rodríguez Varela
Centro de Investigacion y de Estudios Avanzados
Unidad Saltillo Manzana 18 No. 100
Fraccionamiento Molinos del Rey
Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila, C.P. 25900, Mexico
javier.varela@cinvestav.edu.mx

Members of the Scientific Committee

Dr. F. Coeuret, Université de Nantes, France
Prof. J. Luo, University of Alberta, Canada
Dr. F. J. Rodríguez Varela, Centro de Investigacion y de Estudios Avanzados, Mexico
Dr. G. Sandi, Argone National Laboratory, USA
Prof. O. Savadogo, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, Canada