Science and Technology in Catalysis 1998

I Plenary Lectures: metallocene catalysts for olefin polymerization, W. Kaminsky; advances in deep desulphurization, H. Topsoe, et al; new horizons for use of porous materials as catalysts, M.E. Davis; new direction of research for industrial catalysis - an example of Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, T. Onoda; synthetic or reformulated fuels - a challenge for catalysis, P. Chaumette, et al. II Oral Presentations: a comparison of zeolites MCM-22, beta, and USY for liquid phase alkylation of benzene with ethylene, J.C. Cheng, et al; new acetyls technologies from BP Chemicals, M.J. Howard, et al; selective ammoxidation of propane over Sb-Nb-V Oxide catalysts with alpha -Sb 2 O 4 and rutile type structure, Y. Mimura, et al; ammoxidation of ethane to acetonitrile over co-beta zeolite, Y. Li, J.N. Armor; mixed oxides with rutile type structure active in ammoxidation to acrylonitrile, S. Albonetti, et al; designing heterogeneous oxidation catalysts, G.J. Hutchings, et al; the Chiyoda/UOP AceticaTM Process - novel acetic acid technology, N. Yoneda, et al; mechanism of catalytic oxidation of CH 2 Cl 2 on gamma -Al 2 O 3 and aluminosilicates, J. Haber, et al; comparative study of ethanol oxidation with ozone on supported molybdenum and manganese oxide catalysts, S.T. Oyama, et al; novel highly-regioselective oxidative-polymerization of 4-phenophenol to poly (1,4 tiphenylene oxide) catalyzed by tyrosinase model complexes, H. Higashimura, et al; catalytic oxidation and carboxy-alkylation of carbohydrates, H. van Bekkum; two-phase catalytic oxidation by macromolecule-metal complexes, E. Karakhanov, et al; organometallic approach to synergistic effect in catalysis - synthesis and reactions of heterodinuclear organotransition metal complexes, S. Komiya et al; catalysis by solid acids - selective Diels-Alder reactions promoted by mesoporous aluminosilicates having honeycomb-like openings in nanometer dimensions, M. Onaka, et al; recent advance in zeolite-based catalytic process in China, Z. Gao; recent advances in catalytic processes and related science in Korea, Y.G. Kim, et al; selective C- and O-methylation of catechol in gas phase over modified gamma-Aluminas, L. Kiwi-Minsker, et al; hydrogen spillover enhanced acidity of aluminium-substituted MCM-41 platinum bifunctional catalysts, S. Jaenicke, et al; comparison of acid properties of montmorillonites pillared with Zr and Al hydroxy macrocations, F. Mare, et al; efficient solid state catalysis by ultrafine particles of heteropoly compound, T. Okuhara, et al; catalyst supports based on encapsulated magnetic metal particles, W. Teunissen, J.W. Geus; preparation of P-cymene from mixtures of terpenes as renewable feedstock, D. Buhl, et al; catalytic polymer degradation for producing hydrocarbons over zeolites, A. Garforth, et al.