12th topical Conference of the Petrochemistry Division of DGMK

13.10.2004 - 15.10.2004, München

C4/C5-Hydrocarbons: Routes to higher value-added products Veranstalter: DGMK e.V., Hamburg


Association franÇaise des Techniciens et Professionnels du Pétrole	German Society for Petroleum and Coal Science and Technology	Societá Chimica Italiana

First Announcement and Call for Papers

The Petrochemistry Division of DGMK announces its 12^th topical Conference with the general theme "C₄/C₅-Hydrocarbons:

Routes to higher value-added products"

The Conference is jointly organized by Prof. Dr. Stefan Ernst (University Kaiserslautern), Dr. Peter Prinz (BP Köln GmbH), Prof. Dr. Andreas Jess (University Bayreuth), Prof. Dr. Johannes A. Lercher (University Munich), Dr. Ekkehard Schwab (BASF AG) and Dr. Mario Marchionna (Eni). The Conference is organized in association with the Division of Industrial Chemistry of the Societŕ Chimica Italiana (SCI) and the Association FranÇaise des Techniciens et Professionnels du Pétrole (AFTP). It will be held
October 13 – 15, 2004 in Munich, Germany.
English will be the Conference language throughout. The scientific program will consist of keynote lectures (upon invitation only) by renowned experts in the field, oral presentations and poster presentations. There will be no parallel sessions and ample time for discussion. The manuscripts of all keynote, oral and poster presentations will be handed out to registered participants at the Conference desk in Munich.
The Conference will address all scientific and technical issues related to the general theme: The ongoing development of C₄/C₅-hydrocarbons based value chains in refinery and petrochemistry, the use as chemical building block, the challenges of future gasoline specifications (e. g. reduction of aromatics, need for alternative high octane hydrocarbons in a post-MTBE era) and the expected increasing substitution of olefins by paraffins are driving forces for this innovation process. Contributions on new or improved methods for the use of C₄/C₅ hydrocarbons will be particularly welcome. Pertinent examples are improvements in isomerization, alkylation, dimerization, conversion of special olefins as iso-amylene by etherification via TAME, partial oxidation (e. g. n-butane to maleic anhydride), 1-octene production from C₄ cuts, hydroformylation of n-butenes, dehydrogenation of C₄/C₅-paraffins to olefins or selective cracking to supply the growing propylene market.
Moreover, contributions on other new processes based on C₄/C₅-hydrocarbons, developments in generating C₄/C₅ hydrocarbons and improvements in separation and purification (selective hydrogenation, membrane technologies, extraction) will be also appreciated.

Please send your proposal by
April 1, 2004

to:
DGMK
Deutsche Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft
für Erdöl, Erdgas und Kohle e.V.
Attention: Dr. Gisa Tessmer/Mrs. Christa Jenke
Kapstadtring 2
D-22297 Hamburg
Phone: +49-40-639004-11 or –12
Fax: +49-40-63007-36
e-mail:

All proposals should contain the envisaged title of the paper, the authors´names and affiliations including their addresses and a concise abstract. The complete proposal should not exceed one typewritten page. Please note that authors will not be exempt from paying the Conference fee.
Dr. Gisa Tessmer and Mrs. Christa Jenke from DGMK or any of the organizers will be pleased to provide more information on any aspect related to the 2004 Conference of the Petrochemistry Division of DGMK:
Stefan Ernst Peter Prinz Mario Marchionna
Andreas Jess Johannes A. Lercher Ekkehard Schwab