FineCat 2013 - Symposium on heterogeneous catalysis for fine chemicals

The first “FineCat - Symposium on heterogeneous catalysis for fine chemicals" was held in Palermo, Italy, on April 18-19, 2012 in the splendid conference venue, the Steri Palace, hall of Palermo's University Rectorate.

Organised by the Institute of Nanostructured Materials of Italy’s Research Council (CNR) and by Palermo's University Department of Electrical Engineering, the 2013 edition will take place on April 24-25, 2013, and will again be held in the splendid Palazzo Steri. 

A detailed report on the Symposium has been published online on the website of the RSC journal Catalysis Science & Technology.

The 2013 symposium will cover some of the latest developments in catalysis science and technology within one of the symposium themes:

• Green catalytic processes
• Organo- and biocatalysis
• Asymmetric heterogeneous catalysis
• Atom economy and clean technology
• Green reaction media
• Heterogeneous catalysis under flow conditions

The meeting aims to provide an opportunity for contact between academic and industrial researchers, manufacturers and users of solid catalysts for the efficient and selective production of fine chemicals.

For more details on abstract submission, registration and details of plenary lectures please visit this web page in the next days.

Headed by Rosaria Ciriminna the Symposium Scientific Comittee is responsible for reviewing submitted abstracts and suggesting additional speakers,

The Committee includes the chairmen Mario Pagliaro (CNR) and Leonardo Palmisano (Palermo's University), along with Cristina Della Pina and Ermelinda Falletta (University of Milan), and Palermo's University Vittorio Loddo, Giovanni Palmisano, Marzia Sciortino, Giuseppe Marcì and Elisa García-Lopez.

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