Modern Chemistry & Applications

An up to date review on heterogeneous catalysis by metal oxides

Joint Event on 19^th International Conference on Medicinal Chemistry & Multi Targeted Drug Delivery & International Conference on Catalysis and Pyrolysis

November 05-06, 2018 | San Francisco, USA

Jacques C Vedrine

Sorbonne University, France

Keynote: Mod Chem Appl

Abstract:

This presentation corresponds to an upto date review of the uses of metal oxides in heterogeneous catalysis. After some reminders of the fundamentals of heterogeneous catalysis, a description of the main domains of heterogeneous catalysis and main families of metal oxide catalysts will be given. The catalytic reactions cover acid-base, selective (partial) oxidation, total oxidation, depollution, biomass conversion, green chemistry, photocatalysis and the major current industrial applications of supported and unsupported metal oxide catalysts. Following a review of the major types of metal oxide catalysts and the processes, that use these catalysts, this presentation will consider current and prospective major applications, where recent advances in the science of metal oxide catalysts have major economic and environmental impacts.

Biography :

Jacques C Vedrine was born in Lyon, France. He received a Chemical Engineering degree in 1962 from the School of Electronics Physics Chemistry of Lyon (now CPE Lyon). He received his PhD degree in 1968 from the University of Lyon. In 1988 he became Deputy Director of IRC up to 1998 and he moved to the University of Liverpool in the UK as Professor of the Chemistry Department, Deputy Director of the Leverhulme Centre for Innovative Catalysis (LCIC). He moved back to France in 2003 and joined the Surface Reactivity Laboratory Pierre-and-Marie-Curie University, where he is working currently. He has expertise in heterogeneous catalysis and physical techniques of characterization and has been expert in many national and international agencies, industries and chemical societies (EFCATS, SFC).

E-mail: jacques.vedrine@upmc.fr