With crude oil reserves decreasing, oil prices soaring and with increasing concerns about climate change, intense research efforts are being developed all over the world to establish alternatives for the production of transportation fuels and chemicals. During this strategic workshop keynote speakers in catalysis research will elaborate on the crucial role catalysis can play in establishing sustainable and economically feasible alternative production routes. Alternative feedstocks and enabling catalytic technologies will be covered by experts in the field.

 

The workshop will distinguish four themes. Each theme will be covered by several experts on the theme.

1. Heavy feedstocks
2. Light alkanes
3. Biomass and renewables
4. Assessment of the technologies

Prof. Yong Wang Li (Chinese Coal Institute), Prof. Murray Gray (University of Alberta), Prof. Erik van Steen (University of Cape Town), Prof. Edward Solomon (Stanford University), Prof. Unni Olsbye (University of Oslo), Dr. Jens Rostrup-Nielsen (Topsøe), Prof. J. Lercher (Technical University of Munich), Dr Conrad Zhang (KiOR), Prof. Bert Sels (K.U.Leuven), Prof. Roger Sheldon (TU Delft), Prof. John Regalbuto (University of Illinois at Chicago), Prof. James Dumesic (University of Wisconsin), Prof. André Faaij (University of Utrecht), Prof. Gabrieli Centi (University of Messina).  

 

This workshop is open to all scientists (including PhD students) in the field. There is no participation fee. The workshop includes lunches and dinner.