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Les Rencontres Scientifiques de l'IFP : "Research Advances in Rational Design of Catalysts and Sorbents"

14-16 December 2005
IFP-Lyon

The "Research Advances in Rational Design of Catalysts and Sorbents" international conference was held in IFP-Lyon (France) from 14 to 16 December 2005, under the auspices of the French Academy of Sciences.

165 participants coming from 20 different countries attended those three days of intensive and high scientific level program : 27 oral presentations by international experts and 46 posters session.
A round table with six international experts has been held on the molecular modeling and High-Throughput Experimentation versus the challenges of catalysts, chemicals and other materials design. A visit of IPF-Lyon laboratories concluded this international conference acknowledged by all as a great success.

The objectives of this conference was to highlight and discuss the recent achievements of combined experimental and molecular modeling approaches in research on catalysts and sorbents.
The presentations have contributed to the growing awareness of the scientific community of the key issue of rational design of these materials.

The program consisted in 4 sessions:

• Active sites, mechanisms and kinetics
• Chemical trends and the discovery of new catalysts
• Support effects in catalysis
• Adsorption and confinement

Scientific Committee
. Pr. Michel Che (University of Paris VI, France)
. Pr. Robert Crabtree (Yale University, USA)
. Dr. Jean-Luc Dubois (Arkema, France)
. Pr. Alain Fuchs (University of Paris-Sud, France)
. Pr. Jürgen Hafner (CMS - Vienna University, Austria)
. Dr. Slavik Kasztelan (IFP, France)
. Pr. Philippe Sautet (ENS-Lyon, France)
. Dr. Hervé Toulhoat (IFP, France)

Scientific Correspondent
Pascal Raybaud
IFP, Rueil-Malmaison, France
Applied Chemistry and Physical Chemistry Division
Thermodynamics and Molecular Modeling Department
Tel.: +33 1 47 52 71 84 - Fax: +33 1 47 52 70 58 - E-mail: readicats@ifp.fr

IFP organizing committee
. Mathieu Digne . Pascal Raybaud
. Gil Mabilon . Philippe Ungerer
. Lionel Magna . Denis Uzio
. Alain Méthivier

Conference organization
Frédérique Léandri
IFP, Rueil-Malmaison, France
Communications Division
Tel.: +33 1 47 52 67 13 - Fax: +33 1 47 52 70 96 - E-mail: frederique.leandri@ifp.fr

Proceedings
The conference proceedings are available on the web site of Oil & Gas Science and Technology - La Revue de l'IFP :
>> Research Advances in Rational Design of Catalysts and Sorbents /
Avancées de la recherche dans la conception rationnelle de catalyseurs et d'adsorbants (2006, Vol. 61, n°04)