Ionic Liquids:
From Knowledge to Application

Sponsored by the

ACS Divisions of Industrial & Engineering Chemistry & Inorganic Chemistry
I&EC Green Chemistry & Engineering Subdivision
I&EC Separation Science & Technology Subdivision
I&EC Novel Chemistry with Industrial Applications Subdivision

236^th American Chemical Society National Meeting
Philadelphia, PA

August 17-21, 2008

“Ionic Liquids: From Knowledge to Application: ” a five-day symposium during the 236^th ACS National Meeting August 17-21, 2008 in Philadelphia, PA.

OVERVIEW OF THE SYMPOSIUM

The symposium will provide R&D personnel and students with state-of-the-art information and a working knowledge of the chemistry, properties, and applications of ionic liquids, thus enabling decision making and utilization of these novel materials. 138 presentations (86 talks and 52 posters) will be presented over the five days of this symposium.

SESSIONS, ORGANIZERS, SCHEDULES, ABSTRACTS

SUNDAY MORNING: Gas Separations
Margarida Costa Gomes (Blaise Pascal), Mark B. Shiflett (DuPont)

SUNDAY AFTERNOON: Liquid Separations
Jared Anderson (Toledo), Phil Jessop (Queen’s Canada)

MONDAY MORNING: Interfacial Properties
Steve Baldelli (Houston), Alessandro Podesta (Milan)

MONDAY AFTERNOON: Use in Sensors and Actuators
Gary Baker (Oak Ridge), Xiangqun Zeng (Oakland University)

TUESDAY MORNING: Materials Synthesis in ILs
Jennifer Anthony (Kansas State), Anja Mudring (Bochum)

TUESDAY AFTERNOON: Thermophysical Properties
Joe Magee (NIST), Luis Rebelo (ITQB Lisbon)

TUESDAY EVENING: POSTER SESSION
Robin D. Rogers (QUILL Belfast/Alabama)

WEDNESDAY MORNING: Molecular Simulations
Pietro Ballone (QUILL Belfast), Ed Maginn (Notre Dame)

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON: Pharmaceutical Applications
Doug MacFarlane (Monash), Robin D. Rogers (QUILL Belfast/Alabama)

THURSDAY MORNING: Industrial Applications
Peter Schwab (Evonik), Megan B. Turner (BASF)

THURSDAY AFTERNOON: General Session
James H. Davis, Jr. (South Alabama), Peter Wasserscheid (Erlangen)

HOUSING AND REGISTRATION

Click here for Registration and Housing on the ACS web site

PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL SPEAKERS AND ATTENDEES MUST BE REGISTERED FOR THE MEETING.

SYMPOSIUM ORGANIZERS

Joan F. Brennecke
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
jfb@nd.edu

Robin D. Rogers
Center for Green Manufacturing
Box 870336
The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA
RDRogers@bama.ua.edu

Kenneth R. Seddon
School of Chemistry
The Queen's University of Belfast
Stranmillis Road, Belfast BT9 5AG
Northern Ireland
k.seddon@qub.ac.uk

SPONSORS

The following sponsors are gratefully acknowledged.

Nippon Chemical Industrial

Agilent Technologies

Ionic Liquid Laboratory (QUILL)

Queen's University of Belfast

School of Chemistry

Center for Green Manufacturing

The University of Alabama

Department of Chemistry

College of Arts and Sciences

Office for Sponsored Programs

University of Notre Dame Energy Center

University of Notre Dame

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