Scientific Bases for the Preparation of Heterogeneous Catalysts

It has become a tradition that every four years, the Université Catholique de Louvain and the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven jointly organize a symposium devoted to the scientific bases for the preparation of heterogeneous catalysts. These meetings bring together researchers from academia and industry and offer a forum for discussions on the chemistry involved in the preparation of industrial heterogeneous catalysts.

This volume containing the Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on Scientific Bases for the Preparation of Heterogeneous Catalysts consists of papers summarizing most of the 139 oral communications and posters selected by the international scientific committee, composed of 27 experts in the field of catalyst preparation, holding an industrial or academia appointment.

The contributions focus on the aspects of catalyst preparation. The main topics are: new approaches in catalyst preparation; advanced preparations of nanoporous and mesoporous catalysts; catalysts preparation for special performances and purposes; catalysts for environmental purposes; and molecular catalysis. Emphasis is put on the role that catalysis can play as an essential element of sustainable development.

Selected papers. Aspects of scale up of catalyst production (K. Johansen). Preparation of gold-titanosilicate catalysts for vapor-phase propylene epoxidation using H2 and O2 (A.K. Sinha et al.). Catalytic transformation of dichloromethane over Y and X zeolites (L. Pinard et al.). Controlled surface modification of alumina-supported Mo or Co-Mo sulfides by surface organometallic chemistry (J.-S. Choi et al.). Tungstophosphoric acid immobilized in polyvinyl alcohol hydrogel bread as heterogeneous catalysts ( L.R. Pizzio et al.). The effect of cerium introduction on vanadium-USY catalysts (C. Ramos Moreira et al.). Preparation of catalytic membranes, micro-capsules and fabrics active in immobilized Fenton chemistry (J. Fernandez et al.).