Scientific Bases for the Preparation of Heterogeneous Catalysts: Proceedings of the 10th International Symposium, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, July 11-15, 2010

These meetings, held every four years, bring together researchers from academia and industry and offer a forum for discussions on the chemistry involved in the preparation of industrial heterogeneous catalysts. Contributions focus on the aspects of catalyst preparation. Reports on physico-chemical characteristics of catalysts and catalytic performances are limited to correlations with the preparation parameters.

Innovative approaches in catalyst preparation for specific performances and purposes catalysts for fuel cells electrocatalysts photocatalysts catalysts for artificial photosynthesis catalysts for environmental application and energy production catalysts for biomass (constituents) conversion catalysts for nanotube synthesis multifunctional catalyts for petro- and fine chemistry catalysts with metal organic frameworks hybrid (bio + inorganic + organic) catalysts Advanced preparation of supports and supported catalysts hierarchical porous supports heterogenized soluble catalysts supported nanoparticles and organometallic catalysts nanotubes/fibers as catalysts (or supports) immobilisation of biocatalysts Key concepts in catalyst preparation scaling-up of catalyst preparation and shaping innovation in unit operations for catalyst preparation in situ spectroscopies in relation with catalyst preparation structured and membrane catalysts