Open AccessModern Aspects of Catalysis: The Spring Meeting of the Swiss Chemical Society, University of Geneva, March 9th 2007
Author(s) -
Alan F. Williams
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
chimia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2673-2424
pISSN - 0009-4293
DOI - 10.2533/chimia.2006.284
Subject(s) - catalysis , homogeneous , spring (device) , homogeneous catalysis , supercritical fluid , polymer science , chemistry , engineering , organic chemistry , physics , mechanical engineering , thermodynamics
The 2007 Spring meeting of the Swiss Chemical Society was held at the University of Geneva on Friday March 9th. The general theme was catalysis and the different speakers covered various aspects of the field. Karl Anker Jørgensen discussed organic catalysis, and Robert Schlögl heterogeneous catalysis. Martyn Poliakoff presented the use of supercritical solvents in catalysis and Richard Schrock discussed the homogeneous catalytic reduction of nitrogen to ammonia. Finally Sir John Meurig Thomas illustrated the many ways in which catalysis contributes to modern life.