Conference Alert: KACST - Oxford Petrochemical Forum

"It is only through shadows that one comes to know the light." -- St. Catherine of Siena (1347-1380)

The 4th KACST-Oxford Petrochemical Forum was highlighted in a previous post (http://desulf.blogspot.com/search?q=KACST-Oxford+Petrochemical+Forum).  The 5^th is coming up. The 5th KACST-Oxford Petrochemical Forum will be held in St. Catherine's College, University of Oxford from the 24th till 27th of August 2015.

Anyone with a research interest in desulfurization and a curiosity as to how Saudi Aramco is approaching this problem should consider attending this forum.

Presentations from the 4^th Forum included …

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Valorisation of Alkanes and Alkynes by Transhydrogenation
Prof. S. David Jackson, Professor of Catalysis Science, University of Glasgow - UK

CO2 Utilization as an Alternative Feedstock for Petrochemical Industry
Dr. Flaiyh F. Al-Anazi, Senior Manager, SABIC T&I - KSA

Desulfurization of Fuel Oils and H2S Removal from Industrial Gas Mixtures using Ionic Liquids Technology
Prof. Guangren Yu, Associate Professor, Beijing University of Chemical Technology - China

Progress in New Technologies for Sustainable Valorization of Natural Gas and Bioprocessing Wastes for Petrochemicals Production
Prof. Adesoji Adesina, CEO, ATODATECH LLC, Pasadena CA - USA

Development of New Homogeneous Alkene Polymerization Catalysts for the 21st Century
Prof. Philip Mountford, Head of Inorganic Chemistry and Professor of Organometallic Chemistry and Catalysis, University of Oxford - UK

Polymer-clay Nanocomposite as Catalyst support for the Oxidation of Mercaptans and Phenols
Dr. Hany A. El-Hamshary, Associate Prof. Department of Chemistry, College of Science, KSU - KSA

Polymerization of Ethylene Promoted by Bicyclohexyl-bridged and Bi-nuclear Schiff Base Complexes of Zirconium and Nickel
Dr. Abdulhamid A. Alsaygh, Associate Research Professor, KACST - KSA

Dynamic-Covalent Polymeric Materials
Prof. Brent S. Sumerlin, Associate Professor, University of Florida - USA

Advanced Analytical Techniques for Materials Characterization
Dr. Hameed Al-Badairy, Science Specialist, R&DC, Saudi Aramco - KSA

Temperature Programmed Analysis for Selective Alkane Oxidation Catalysts
Prof. Yun Hin Taufiq-Yap, Head of Catalyst Science and Technology Research Center, University Putra - Malaysia

Nanoscale Characterization of Materials with Transmission Electron Microscopy
Dr. Dalaver H. Anjum, Sr. Scientist, King Abdullah University of Science & Technology KAUST - KSA

Preparation of Diesel Deep HDS Catalysts Using OMX method
Dr. Tiancun Xiao, Senior Research Fellow, University of Oxford - UK

Catalytic Cracking of Bunker Oil over Modified Zeolite to Produce Light Olefins
Dr. Mohammad Al-Kinany, Expert, KACST - KSA

An Effective Approach for Preparing Active Hydrotreating Alumina-Supported CoMo Sulfide Catalysts
Dr. Sergio L. González, Research Scientist, University of Oxford - UK

Potential Catalytic System for Selective Production of Hexene-1 from Ethylene
Dr. Mohammed Al-Hazmi, Director of Performance Chemicals, SABIC T&I - KSA

Catalytic Applications of Au-based Nanoparticles
Dr. Nikolas Dimitratos, Research Fellow, Cardiff University - UK

Supported Platinum Nanoparticles in Gas-Phase Acetone Self-Condensation
Dr. Abdulaziz Bagabas, Associate Research Professor, KACST - KSA

Catalytic Removal for Series of Harmful N-containing Emissions Coming from the Petrochemical Industries
Prof. Runduo Zhang, Professor, Beijing University of Chemical Technology - China
source:  http://www.koprcsa.org/2014/en/Attendees.html

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For more information on the event, visit: http://www.koprc-kacst-oxford.org/events/5th-kacst-oxford-petrochemical-forum-august-2015