12th North American meeting of the catalysis society

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from a small consulting

firm to an organisa-

12th North American

tion of 120 employees

working

Catalysis Society

sign, development of proprietary nologies.

and process tech-

technology

on advances

are

with a review on “Emerging

niques

for

Catalyst

The twelfth North American

in

Tri-State Catalyst Club in Lexington,

Tech-

Characterization”.

vanadium

in FCC catalysts,

deleterious catalysts;

tels. Symposia

the preparation

kenes and alkylaromatics; shape selectivity

of al-

Catalytica

Highlights

ca, 430 Ferguson California

is available

Studies Division

Theory

from

Methane

Pollution

Homogeneous Methods

Materials

of

Cata-

Industry,

Industrial

Conversion,

Zeolites,

Engineering,

Control

Catalysis

tallic Chemistry,

94043, U.S.A.

Cata-

Recovery/Regeneration,

and Reaction

Catalysis,

View,

Catalysis

by Oxides/Chalcoginides,

Research Needs for Tomorrow’s

of Catalyti-

Drive, Mountain

New Catalytic

Catalyst

Catalysis,

Some re-

Catalysis,

Surface Science and Cata-

lysis in the Petroleum

cent U.S. patents are also reviewed. the Catalytica

Metal and Bimetallics,

lysis,

transition-state

with SAP@34.

Enzyme

by Supported

Catalysis

ho-

on the follow-

ing subjects:

and Processes,

which is ac-

acetoxylation

are planned

lyst Deactivation,

on these

of a “giant” palla-

dium cluster, Pd561L&IAc)lB0, tive for the oxidative

to trap

so limiting the

effects of vanadium

KY on

the Radisson Plaza and Hyatt Regency

briefly: the use of magne(e.g. forsterite)

of

5-9 May 1991. The sessions will be held in

Some points of current interest in catalysis sium compounds

Meeting

The Catalysis Society will be hosted by the

announced,

together

are discussed

Meeting of the

and commercialisation

catalysts

Six new studies

catalytic

on the de-

Basic

Industrial

and Catalysis,

and Organome-

and Novel Microstructural Catalyst

Characterization.

Each symposium

will be highlighted

an invited keynote

speaker.

formation

Ms. P.K. Doolin, whose

contact

with

For further in-

addess can be found in the Calendar,

Calendar of Forthcoming Events New Items

For full calendar

see Appl. Catal., 59(1990)N26

* 12th North American

5-9 May 1991 Lexington: KY, U.S.A.

* Indicates

Meeting of the Catalysis

Contact: P.K. Doolin, Ashland Petroleum Ashland, KY 41114, U.S.A.

Society

R&D, P.O. Box 391,

new or revised entry

Announcements are included free of charge at the discretion of the Editor. Information on planned events should be sent well in advance (preferably 6 months or more) to Prof. J.R.H. Ross, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, University of Twente, PO. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands, orto Applied Catalysis, Desk Editorial Office, PO Box 330, 1000 AH Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

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