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Sustainable Production and Energy:
Catalysis by Nanomaterials, Catalytic Microreactors

COST Action 543: Summer School in Oulu, Finland
June 2-6, 2008
University of Oulu, Oulu, Linnanmaa Campus area, lecture room PR101

Monday, June 2^nd
at 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Introduction to the thematic areas, Sustainable production and energy, and Personal study plans of the students

• Welcome and orientation;
• Brief introduction to portfolio learning
• Sustainability, sustainable production and energy (Doc., Dr. Eva Pongrácz, University of Oulu, Finland)
• Non-equilibrium thermodynamics of energy transduction processes focused on catalysis (Prof. Miguel Rubi, Barcelona University, Spain)
• Cellulose ethanol - integration is a must (Dr. Sune Wännström, SEKAB BioFuel Industries, Sweden)
• Future integrated agro-forest biorefinery (Doc., Dr. Jyri-Pekka Mikkola, Åbo Akademi University, Finland)
• Green chemistry and catalysis (Prof. Riitta Keiski, University of Oulu, Finland)

Catalysis by nanomaterials and case studies

• Synthesis and applications of nanostructured materials (Dr. Geza Tóth, University of Oulu, Finland)
• Carbon nanotubes: Disordered and organized structures for applications (Doc., Dr. Krisztian Kordas
  and co-workers, University of Oulu, Finland)
• Chemistry and chemical modification of carbon nanotubes (M.Sc. Tero Mustonen, University of Oulu, Finland)
• Catalysis and catalysis by nanomaterials (Prof. Riitta Keiski, University of Oulu, Finland)
• Catalysis by nanomaterials: Automotive exhaust gas catalysis (Dr. Toni Kinnunen, Ecocat Oy, Finland)
• Nanocatalysis in ionic liquids (Doc., Dr. Jyri-Pekka Mikkola, Åbo Akademi University, Finland)
  

• Printed memory by nanomaterials – The role of catalysis (NN, Finland)
• Pd-Ag thin wall tubes for ethanol reforming (Dr. Silvano Tosti, ENEA C.R. Frascati, Italy)
• Integrated design of catalytic nanomaterials for a sustainable production, IDEACAT- EU Network of Excellence (Dr. M. Honkela, VTT, Finland)
• Portfolio work

• Use of membrane reactors in fuel production (Dr. Sascha Thomas, IFF, Germany)
• Design and testing of reformer systems (Dr. Sascha Thomas, IFF, Germany)
• NANOCOFC (Nanocomposites for advanced fuel cell technology): Science and technology (Dr. Bin Zhu, KTH, Sweden)
• Hydrogen production via ethanol and methanol steam reforming in membrane reactors (Prof. Angelo Basile, ITM-CNR, Italy)
• Synthesis and characterization of palladium alloy membranes for hydrogen separation in membrane reactors
  (Dr. Pietro Pinacci, CESIRICERCA, Italy)
• Hydrogen production via aqueous phase reforming (Dr. Anton Tokarev, Åbo Akademi University, Finland)

Friday, June 5^th
at 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Integration of the thematic areas, Case studies and Discussion

• Reaction and process intensification by miniaturization (Prof. Tapio Salmi, Åbo Akademi University, Finland)
• Control issues and automation in microreactor concepts (Prof. Kauko Leiviskä, University of Oulu, Finland)
• Discussion

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

For Students
What about the living costs?
The living costs per post-graduate student in full equipped rooms for 2 to 5 students will be approximately 120 to 225 Euros for one person for 5 days (from Monday to Friday; http://www.hotellituristi.fi/eng/). You will also need a ticket for general transport (2,80 Euros/ticket) and some general living allowance (100-150 Euros). Please, inform us in due course about your needs for housing to Liisa Kangasharju (liisa.kangasharju(at)oulu.fi). She will make the reservations. She can also provide you further information on the accommodation available in the City of Oulu (more expensive hotel rooms, around 80 to 120 Euros/day/person).

Scholarships by COST Action 543
(max. 30 scholarships that will be equally shared between the COST Action 543 member countries)
Scholarships are available for travels and living expenses (approximately 600 Euros/student for post-graduate students from COST Action 543 member countries; maximum number of scholarships is 30). Applications should be sent to Prof. Riitta Keiski via e-mail (riitta.keiski(at)oulu.fi) before April 30^th, 2008. Instructions for the applicants:

1. Application letter, which should contain the following information: Name, degree gained earlier, country, university, thematic area of your PhD thesis, supervisor of the PhD thesis
2. Explain your motivation to participate the Summer School (Why are you applying? How this training school will help you in your PhD studies? What are your expectations?)
3. Support letter from your supervisor

Those who are not going to apply the grant, please, inform us about your willingness to participate the Summer School
no later than on May 15^th, 2008.
The lunches and refreshments will be provided by the organizer.

REGISTRATION FORM

For lecturers
Liisa Kangasharju will also take care of the reservation of the hotel rooms for the lecturers. Please, indicate your timetable (arrival date and time, departure date and time) to her in due course. If there is any need for you to change your lecturing time, please, feel free to inform Prof. Riitta Keiski (riitta.keiski(at)oulu.fi) about that matter. The programme can be edited according to your wishes. Further instructions are given to the lecturers in early May. Travels and accommodation will be compensated by the COST Action 543 money allocation (approximately 800 Euros/lecturer).

You All are Welcome to the University of Oulu in June 2-6, 2008!

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