Section headings and selected papers: -- I. Plenary Lectures. -- Metallocene catalysts for olefin polymerization (W. Kaminsky). -- Advances in deep desulfurization (H. Tops & oslash;e et al.). -- New horizons for the 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. -- New acetyls technologies from BP Chemicals (M.J. Howard et al.). -- Ammoxidation of ethane to acetonitrile over co-beta zeolite (Y. Li, J.N. Armor). -- Designing heterogeneous oxidation catalysts (G.J. Hutchings et al.). -- The Chiyoda/UOP Acetica & trade; Process: A novel acetic acid technology (N. Yoneda et al.). -- Two-phase catalytic oxidation by macromolecule-metal complexes (E. Karakhanov et al.). -- Recent advance in zeolite-based catalytic process in People's Republic of China (Z. Gao). -- Re ...

Since 1987, the Petroleum Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) has sponsored at 3 year intervals an international symposium on fluid cracking catalysts (FCC) technology. This volume collects the recent progress of this technology as reported in the papers presented during the 232th National Meeting of the ACS in San Francisco, September 10-14, 2006.Sixty-six years after the introduction of the fluid cracking catalyst process, it remains the main process of gasoline generation for the estimated 237 millions cars on US roads. Catalysts testing and evaluation still remains a subject of interest, debate and controversy. Lambda sweep testing, testing of SOx, NOx and combustion promoters have been discussed in details together with catalyst evaluation for atmospheric residues and metal contaminated oils cracking.Of particular interest has been the introduction of novel concept in process design aimed at improving cracked product selectivity such as two-stage risers for better gasoline and olefins production and downer technology for high severity processes . The importance of solid state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) in the study of crude oils, catalysts and reaction products are illustrated by several examples. Two contributions describe the use of predictive methods to understand FCC aging and deactivationand personal overviews of the development of SOx and combustion promoters technology are presented.* Presents findings from the tri-annual international symposium on fluid cracking catalysts (FCC) technology, sponsored by the Petroleum Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) * Two contributions describe the use of predictive methods to understand FCC aging and deactivation* Personal overviews by the authors of the development of SOx and combustion promoters technology

This volume comprises the proceedings of the TOCAT 2 Conference. The papers are grouped in three categories: plenary lectures, oral presentations and papers presented in the industrial poster sessions.

Section headings and selected papers: -- I. Plenary Lectures. -- Metallocene catalysts for olefin polymerization (W. Kaminsky). -- Advances in deep desulfurization (H. Tops & oslash;e et al.). -- New horizons for the 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. -- New acetyls technologies from BP Chemicals (M.J. Howard et al.). -- Ammoxidation of ethane to acetonitrile over co-beta zeolite (Y. Li, J.N. Armor). -- Designing heterogeneous oxidation catalysts (G.J. Hutchings et al.). -- The Chiyoda/UOP Acetica & trade; Process: A novel acetic acid technology (N. Yoneda et al.). -- Two-phase catalytic oxidation by macromolecule-metal complexes (E. Karakhanov et al.). -- Recent advance in zeolite-based catalytic process in People's Republic of China (Z. Gao). -- Re ...

This volume contains peer-reviewed manuscripts describing the scientific and technological advances presented at the 8th Natural gas Conversion Symposium held in Natal-Brazil, May 27-31, 2007. This symposium continues the tradition of excellence and the status as the premier technical meeting in this area established by previous meetings. The manuscripts have been divided into eight different topics, Industrial Processes, Economics, Technology Demonstration and Commercial Activities;, Production of Hydrogen from Methane, Methanol, and Other Sources; Production of Synthesis; Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis of Hydrocarbons; From Synthesis Gas to; Catalytic Combustion; From Natural Gas to Chemicals; Light Hydrocarbons; and Production and Conversion. These are the most interesting subjects in the utilization of natural gas with recent scientific innovation and technological advances. The book is of interest to all students and researchers active in utilization of natural gas.* Research comes from the most important industries and research centres in the field * Features new studies from all around the world * Important for consulting and updating research and development data