The Organizing Committee cordially invites you to participate in the EUROPACAT IX Congress to be held in Salamanca, Spain, from 30th of August to 4th of September, 2009, under the auspices of the Spanish Catalysis Society and the Catalysis Division of the Portuguese Chemical Society. The Congress will continue its established role of providing participants with information about accomplishments in catalysis research and catalytic technologies required for the sustainable development of the European Federation of Catalysis Societies (EFCATS).
The scientific concept, CATALYSIS FOR A SUSTAINABLE WORLD, has been chosen with the idea that a good number of the scientific contributions should fall within the following categories: New cleaner processes and more selective catalysts towards the minimization of by-products, including homogeneous and enzymatic catalysis; elimination of pollutants and/or undesired products whenever present; new energy vectors and the rational use of energy; and catalyst design, characterization and recovery.