Volume 75, No. 2 Summer 1996
Election 1996
It is again time for the election of Division officers. Please take
this opportunity to voice your opinion by electing new officers
or re-electing current Division officers. These officers will
serve the Fuel Chemistry Division in 1997. Biographical
information and statements from the two candidates for the
Chairman-elect position, along with the names and positions of
the other nominees are given later in this Newsletter. Your
ballots and two envelopes are also enclosed in this issue. All
members, National Affiliates, and Division Affiliates are
eligible to vote. Your vote is important; please return your
ballot by Wednesday, August 21, 1996.
Candidates for Chairman-Elect
John T. Riley is the John Robinson Professor of Chemistry at
Western Kentucky University and serves as Director of the
University's Materials Characterization Center. The Center is
an interdisciplinary group of 14 professors interested in conducting research on fossil fuels, polymeric materials, and
materials analysis.
John received his B.S. degree from Western Kentucky University and his Ph.D. in analytical and inorganic chemistry from the
University of Kentucky. His entire professional career has been
at Western Kentucky University, where he established the Coal
and Fuel Laboratory and helped build the Materials
Characterization Center (formerly the Center for Coal Science).
He is the author of over 70 publications and has directed the
thesis work of 21 graduate students and the research of over
twice as many undergraduate students. His research interests
include new methods of coal and fuels characterization and
analysis, atomic spectroscopy, and trace element analysis.
John is serving as the 1996 Program Chair of the ACS Fuel
Chemistry Division. He is an active member of ASTM committee D05 on Coal and Coke and serves as the chair of Subcommittee D05.29 - Major, Minor, and Trace Elements in Coal and
Residues. He also is active in the International Organization for
Standardization (ISO) and currently serves as chairman of
Committee ISO/TC27/SC5 - Methods of Analysis of Solid
Mineral Fuels. This committee is responsible for developing
the international standards for the analysis of solid mineral fuels
and residues from the utilization of these fuels. John serves on
the Kentucky Science and Technology Council and subcommittees actively promoting fossil fuel and material science research
in Kentucky and elsewhere.
John's Statement: The Fuel Chemistry Division is moderately
strong as is indicated by the number of members and the
number of papers presented at the national ACS meetings.
Although the mebership roster is respectable, the number of
members that participate in the activities of the Division is
limited. We need to get more members involved in these
activities. The recent development of the Strategic Plan for the
Division is one way this can be accomplished. The formation
of committees for program planning, publications, public
outreach, foreign membership, and finances will draw more
members into the governance of the Division. A strong group
of officers is needed now to implement the Strategic Plan and
give it the best possible chance to work for the Fuel Chemsitry
Division.
We are all aware of the decline in funding for fossil fuel
research that has been going on for several years. Some of our
members have jumped ship and moved into areas and positions
where funding is more readily available. Some of our members
have gone down with sinking ships as they observed their
research groups being decimated by layoffs and reductions as a
results of economic moves made by their companies or institutions. Many of our members have used these difficult times to
become more creative and initiate research that is more
responsivre to the general public as a means of attracting funds.
As a result of these activities, there is a great deal of fossil fuel-related research that has not yet been given a national/international forum for presentation. Examples of research
areas that have matured to the point of generating successful
symposia in 1996 are "Production and Use of Carbon-Basd
Materials for Environmental Cleanup," "Conversion of FGD
Residues and Fly Ash to Marketable Products," "Role of Trace
Elements in the Utilization of Fossil Fuels," "Impact of Clean
Air Act on Fuels Production and Use," and "Capture,
Utilization, and Disposal of CO2." Some of these symposia
were co-sponsored by other divisions, including the Petroleum
and Environmental Divisions. There is alot of fossil-fuel related
research out there that needs a forum for presentation and
discussion. The Fuel Chemistry Division should aggressively
recruit these papers through careful planning and selection of
symposia topics and cooperative work with other divisions. We
also need to promote the diversification of our research efforts
and get more involved in the overall energy field.
The Fuel Chemistry Division is in a unique situation. Some
traditional boundaries between scientific disciplines and even in
divisions within a discipline are beginning to fall in favor of
interdisciplinary research. Several federal agencies have started
to encourage interdisciplinary research through new programs
promoting cooperation among academic and industrial scientists
and engineers. This is being done as a way of supporting
research that is more relevant and more easily accepted by the
general public. The members of the Fuel Chemistry Division
are already doing this type of research, but we do not always
take advantage of opportunities to discuss and promote our
work in front of the general public. The new public outreach
committee needs to become more active in promoting the
Division's activities.
Harold H. Schobert is Professor of Fuel Science at Penn State
University, and serves as Director of the Laboratory for
Hydrocarbon Process Chemistry and of the Carbon Research
Center. He currently heads a group of six graduate students and
two research associates. His present research activities include
advanced thermally stable jet fuels, novel routes to upgrading
resids and other heavy petroleum streams, graphitization, coal
ash chemistry, and direct coal liquefaction. He has served the
Division as presenter or co-author of nearly fifty papers in the
Preprints, as organizer of three symposia at national meetings
and one at a regional meeting, as chair of the trustee's committee, and most recently as councilor. He has also been a co-author of a Glenn Award winning paper. He received a B.S. in
chemistry from Bucknell University and Ph.D. in inorganic
chemistry from Iowa State University.
Harold's Statement
Given the present situation for scientific research - budgets
shrinking, jobs scarce, and coal research, the long-time mainstay
of our Division, seemingly in disfavor -the best thing our
Division has done in recent years has been strategic planning.
I applaud the undertaking, and endorse the findings of the
Strategic Planning Committee. I will work with the Executive
Committee and the membership in general to implement the
plan and assure the continued success and vigor of our Division.
There are two specific issues of concern that I will work to improve. First, for many years we have been largely a coal-based
division. Coal research is likely to see hard times in the near
future. We need to be more than the "Division of Coal Chemistry." Doing that lies in programming, in two ways: the symposia that we sponsor as a division, and joint efforts with other
divisions or secretariats. The challenge will be expanding our
symposia topics while maintaining a solid base of programs in
the areas that have been of interest to our members over the
years.
Second, we need to increase involvement of younger persons in
the Division. We are fortunate to have a solid core of loyal
members who can be counted on, year after year, to work hard
in many ways on behalf of the Division. This contributes
greatly to the strength of our Division. The worrisome aspect
is that none of us is getting any younger. I will work to continue expanding the core of "Fuel Chemistry activists" - particularly younger scientists - not just for presenting papers, but also
for organizing symposia, serving on committees, and running
for offices. I will also continue to pursue establishing student
interest groups.
Finally, an area where we must continue to work and to seek
opportunities to expand our activities is in getting our message
across - both in the public policy arena and to the general
public.
Membership Directory
A Membership Directory will again be distributed as part of the
Preprints for the Orlando, FL ACS National Meeting. Look for
this in the back of Preprint Issue Number 4. This will include
an alphabetical listing of all the members and affiliates as
recorded by the national ACS office. The address listed is the
"referred address" cited in their files. If there are any questions
or corrections, please inform both us and the ACS. We are also
seeking your comments and working with the ACS to develop
improved formats. If you desire, you may call the Preprints
Editor, Karl Vorres at 708-252-7374 (Argonne National
Laboratory) or Don Cronauer at 708-252-4121. Their e-mail
addresses are vorres@anlchm.chm.anl.gov and
dccronauer@anl.gov.
Comments from the Chair
It is again stressed that we are undertaking an effort to increase
the levels of available division information and to provide ready
access to its officers. Therefore, an Internet and World Wide
Web home page has been established to include Newsletters,
Strategic Plan, lists of future symposia and officers, and related
information. The site is http://www.anl.gov/pcs/acsfuel/; it can
also be reached through the ACS home page.
I would also like to take this opportunity to remind you to help
promote the FUEL Division, as well as its financial status, by
indicating your division affiliation whenever possible. This
includes when registering at National Meetings, vendor shows,
ordering ACS materials and the like.
With recent changes in research funding by both industry and
government, efforts will continue to be directed toward
supporting ideas for expanded research, pointing out the value
of continuing research, and diversifying our base. I again invite
division members both to send comments to me and to suggest,
organize, and participate in symposia that are in novel or even
unusual areas for this division. In this regard, we are planning
for a 1998 symposium, which Rashid Khan suggested, on the
applications of fuel-related technology to the exploration and
extraction or production of crude oiuls. This will tie in
properties (viscosity, the existence of micellular structures,
interaction of functionality of asphaltenes with rock, fluid flow
thru porous media, etc. with oil field dynamics.
Strategic Plan
A Strategic Planning Committee with Randy Winans as
chairman with 11 active participants was set up two years ago
by Alan Scaroni. The resulting plan "FUELS 2005" has been
issued with a summary included in the Spring 1996 Newsletter.
The complete plan will be included in the preprints of the
Orlando meeting.
Implementation of the above plan is underway with the drafting
of provisions to form the following standing committees:
Finance, Symposium (Program), Publications, and Public Outreach. The formation and staffing of these committees was acted
upon at the Executive Committee meeting in New Orleans. The
standing committees that were formed are outlined below:
Finance
Chair, Treasurer Anthony Cugini
Trustee (Senior) William Calkins
Director of Publications Karl Vorres
Director of Advertising Susan Brandes
Past Treasurer Gerald Huffman
Program
Chair, Program Secretary Michael Serio
Program Chairs (4) John Riley,
Kathleen Carrado,
Mohammad
Fatemi, Jim Franz
Subcommittees (to be filled):
Fuel Characterization & Chemistry
Fuel to Fuel Conversion
Fuel Conversion to High Value Products
Alternate Fuels and Energy Sources
Environmental Aspects of Fuel Use
Fuel Combustion Chemistry
Publications
Chair, Director of Publications Karl Vorres
Director of Preprints Subscriptions Jack Crelling
Newsletter Editor Anthony Lizzio
Program Chair for Next Meeting Kathleen Carrado
Director of Advertising Susan Brandes
Chair, Director of Public Affairs Eric Suuberg,
Michael Serio
Program Secretary Michael Serio
Director of Publications Karl Vorres
Newsletter Editor Anthony Lizzio
Membership Ripu Malhotra
Subcommittees (to be filled):
Public Policy
Educational Outreach
ACS Outreach
Outreach to Other Societies
Chair, Membership Ripu Malhotra
Director of Public Affairs (to be filled)
R.A. Glenn Award
In 1956, the Division of Fuel Chemstry, in cooperation with
Bituminous Coal Research, Inc., established an award to recognize outstanding papers presented at Division Symposia. In
1972, the award was named in honor of Richard A. Glenn, who
served as Assistant Director of Research at Bituminous Coal
Research, Inc. and as Chairman of the Fuel Chemistry Division
in 1960. All papers presented at Fuel Chemistry Division
symposia are eligible for this award. Session chairs review the
papers in their sessions and select about one paper for every
every ten submitted that they feel are are the most innovative
and interesting. Since there were over 150 papers presented in
New Orleans, 17 papers were selected for an in depth review by
the selection committee. This year the R.A. Glenn Award
selection committee consisted of John Riley, Mike Serio, Jerry
Huffman, Katie Carrado and Don Cronauer. The selection committee read all of the selected papers and attended the presentations of those papers at the meeting. Based on the oral presentation, technical subject matter, and the quality of the preprint,
the committee selected a paper to receive the R.A. Glenn
Award.
Excellent symposia and papers were presented at the New
Orleans meeting. The selection committee chose Anthony A.
Lizzio and Joseph A. DeBarr of the Illinois State Geological
Survey as recipients of the R.A. Glenn Award for their paper
entitled "The Mechanism of SO2 Removal by Carbon." The
award, a plaque for both authors and a $300 check to be divided
by the authors, will be presented at our Division dinner, to be
held on August 27th at the Butcher Shop Steakhouse in
Orlando. An expanded version of their paper will be published
in an upcoming special issue of Energy and Fuels.
Symposia at Future Meetings
The symposia and session chairs for the 1996 National Meetings
have been finalized and are listed in this newsletter. There is
still room for a few more good symposiums at our future meetings. Do you know of a good topic for a Fuel Chemistry
symposium? Would you like to be a Symposium Chair? Do
you know someone else who might be a good candidate? Please
help identify these individuals to use their talent for the further
advancement of the Division. Please contact one of the Executive Committee members if you or anyone you know would be
interested in organizing a symposium.
Orlando Meeting
August 25-29, 1996
The Orlando Meeting will feature three symposia with an environmental emphasis that have attracted many international
papers. One symposium, which is also being co-sponsored by
the Petroleum and Environmental Divisions, reports the impact
of the Clean Air Act on fuels production and use. A second on
the role of trace elements in the utilization of fossil fuel offers
new information relevant to the occurrence and utilization
behavior of hazardous air pollutants. A third symposium on
liquefaction and co-processing will offer new information on
the co-processing of coal and waste plastics, as well as
liquefaction catalysis. A modified asphalts symposium will
cover the rheology, properties, reactions, and analytical
techniques used to identify, prepare, and characterize these
materials. A symposium on the combustion behavior of
blended coals has also attracted several international papers.
Members attending the Orlando Meeting are invited to participate in two Fuel Division activities. The Business Meeting
will be held at 12:20 on Tuesday, August 27, 1996. Members
are also invited and encouraged to attend the Divisional Dinner
on Tuesday, August 27, at the Butcher Shop Steakhouse, 8445
International Drive, Suite 140. This is a joint dinner between
the Fuel and Geochemistry Divisions. The cocktail reception is
at 6:30 p.m. with dinner at 7:30. Each guest is given a small
menu from which to choose either a filet, a ribeye, catch of the
day, or marinated chicken breast, and has the option of grilling
the steaks themselves. Each meal includes salad, bread, baked
potato, wine and desert. Cost is $35 and tickets can be ordered
on your registration form or can be obtained at either the Fuel
or Geochemistry Divisions tables during the meeting. Early
purchase of tickets is encouraged.
Morning & Afternoon:
A. Role of Trace Elements in the Utilization of Fossil
Fuels
B. Impact of Clean Air Act on Fuels Production and Use
Morning:
A. Liquefaction/Co-Processing
B. Impact of Clean Air Act on Fuels Production and Use
C. High Temperature Synthesis of Materials (co-sponsored with Materials Chemistry Secretariat)*
Afternoon:
A. Liquefaction/Co-Processing
B. Modified Asphalts
C. High Temperature Synthesis of Materials*
Evening:
Sci-Mix (Posters)
Morning:
A. Liquefaction/Co-Processing
B. Modified Asphalts
C. High Temperature Synthesis of Materials*
12:20 p.m.
Division Business Meeting
Evening:
6:30 Reception
7:30 Dinner (Fuel and Geochemistry Divisions)
Morning:
A. Liquefaction/Co-Processing
B. Capture, Utilization, and Disposal of CO2
C. High Temperature Synthesis of Materials*
Afternoon:
A. Combustion Behavior of Blended Coals
B. Capture, Utilization, and Disposal of CO2
C. High Temperature Synthesis of Materials*
Morning & Afternoon:
A. General Papers
B. Capture, Utilization, and Disposal of CO2
Sci-Mix, will be held Monday evening, August 26, 1996, 8:00-10:30 p.m. in the Orlando Convention Center. The various
ACS Divisions display representative posters while visitors
walk around sampling the presentations and their favorite beverages (beer, soda, etc.). This is an excellent opportunity to get a
sampling of what other ACS divisions have to offer.
San Francisco Meeting
April 13-17, 1997
Program Chair: K.A. Carrado, Argonne National Laboratory,
Chemistry Division 200, 9700 S. Cass Ave., Argonne, IL
60439, 708-252-7968, fax 708-252-9288.
San Francisco, CA, April 13-17, 1997; 4 copies of abstract
(original on ACS abstract form) by November 1, 1996 to
Symposium Chair. Preprints are due by December 16, 1996.
The Chemical and Physical Structure of Coal and Carbonaceous Solids. G.D. Cody, Carnegie Institution of Washington,
Geophysical Lab, 5251 Broad Branch Road, NW, Washington
D.C. 20015, 202-686-2410 x2479, fax 202-686-2419. E.M.
Suuberg, Div. of Engineering, Box D, Brown University,
Providence, RI 02912-9704, 401-863-1420, fax 401-863-1157;
Gas Hydrates. R.P. Warzinski, U.S. DOE, PETC, P.O. Box
15236, Pittsburgh, PA 15236, 412-892-5863, fax 412-892-4152;
G.D. Holder, Dept. of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering,
1249 Benedum Engineering Hall, Univ. of Pittsburgh,
Pittsburgh, PA 15261 412-624-9631, fax 412-624-9639.
Clean Fuels. E. Kugler, Chemical Engineering Dept., West
Virginia Univ., 431 Engineering Sciences Bldg., Morgantown,
WV 26506-6102, 304-293-2111, fax 304-293-4139. G. Stiegel,
U.S. DOE, P.O. Box 10940, Pittsburgh, PA 15236, 412-892-4499, fax 412-892-4604.
Reaction Mechanisms in Fuel Processing. A.C. Buchanan,
Chemistry Division, Oak Ridge National Lab, P.O. Box 2008,
MS-6197, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6197, 423-576-2168, fax 423-576-5235; P. Britt, Chemistry Division, Oak Ridge National
Lab, P.O. Box 2008, MS-6197, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6197,
423-574-5029, fax 615-576-5235. P.E. Savage, Dept. of Chem.
Engineering., Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, 313-764-3386, fax 313-763-0459.
Bioprocessing of Fuels Including Biodesulfurization. E.
Kaufman, Oak Ridge National Lab, Bldg. 4505, MS-6226, Oak
Ridgew, TN 37831-6226, 423-574-6624, fax 423-574-6442.
*Asphaltene and Resid Characterization. J.E. Hunt, CHM
200, Argonne National Lab, 9700 S. Cass Ave., Argonne, IL
60439, 708-252-3517, fax 708-252-9288. E.Y. Sheu, Texaco
Inc., Fuels and Lubricants Dept., P.O. Box 509, Beacon, NY
12508, 914-838-7663, fax 914-838-7120. O.C. Mullins,
Schlumberger-Doll Research, Old Quarry Rd., Ridgefield, CT
06877-4108, 203-431-5350. PETR: J.G. Speight, Western
Research Institute, 365 N. Ninth St., Laramie, WY 82070, 307-721-2209, fax 307-721-2345. J.G. Reynolds, Lawrence
Livermore National Lab, P.O. Box 808, Mail Stop L-365,
Livermore, CA 94551, 510-422-6028, fax 510-423-4289.
FUEL prime co-sponsor w/PETR.
*Advances in Catalysis and Processes for Heavy Oil Conversion. T.J. Gardner, Sandia National Labs, P.O. Box 5800,
MS 0709, Albuquerque, NM 87185-0709, 505-844-7502, fax
505-845-9500; T. Takatsuka, Chiyoda Corp., 13, Moriya-Cho,
3-Chome, Kanagawa-Ku, Yokohama 221, Japan,
81-45-441-1269, fax 81-45-441-1299. PETR: P. O'Connor,
Akzo Nobel Catalysts, P.O. Box 37650, 1030 BE Amsterdam,
The Netherlands, 31-20-634-7344, fax 31-20-634-7653. C.
Song, Fuel Science Program, Pennsylvania State Univ.,
University Park, PA 16802-2303, 814-865-4466, fax 814-863-3075. PETR prime co-sponsor w/FUEL.
*Environmental Fate and Effects of Oxygenate Fuel Additives. P.G. Tratnyek, Oregon Graduate Institute, P.O. Box
91000, Portland, OR 97291-1000, 503-690-1023, fax 503-690-1273. B. Bauman, American Petroleum Institute, 1220 L. St.,
Washington D.C. 20005, 202-682-8345, fax 202-682-8270. J.
Zogorski, U.S. Geological Survey., WRD, 1608 Mt. View Rd.,
Rapid City, SD 57702, 605-394-1780, fax 605-394-5373.
ENVR prime co-sponsor with FUEL and PETR.
Storch Award Symposium. Invited papers only.
General Papers. K.A. Carrado
* joint symposia
Las Vegas Meeting
Sept. 7-11, 1997
1997 Program Chair: K.A. Carrado, Argonne National Lab,
Chemistry Division 200, 9700 S. Cass Ave., Argonne, IL
60439, 708-252-7968, fax 708-252-9288.
Las Vegas, NV, Sept. 7-11, 1997
4 copies of abstract (original on ACS abstract form) are due by
April 25, 1997 to Symposium Chair. Preprints are due by June
6, 1997.
*Catalysis in Fuel Processing and Environmental Protection. C. Song, Fuel Science Program, 209 Academic Proj.
Bldg., Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, 814-863-4466, fax 814-865-3075. M.T. Klein, Dept. of Chem. Eng.,
Univ of Deleware, Newark, DE 19716, 302-831-8155, fax 302-831-1048. PETR: J.G. Reynolds, Lawrence Livermore
Nationals Lab, P.O. Box 808, Mail Stop L-365, Livermore, CA
94551; 510-422-6028, fax 510-423-4289. B. Johnson, Phillips
Petroleum Co., 107 CL PRC, Bartlesville, OK 74004, 918-661-3250, fax 918-662-1097.
Environmental Issues Related to Fuel Use. FUEL/ENV/PETR symposium (PETR prime).
Degradative Processes of Fuels in the Environment. D.
Stoner, Biotechnology Division, Idaho National Engineering
Lab, P.O. Box 1625, Idaho Falls, ID 83415-2203, 208-526-8786, fax 208-526-0828. M. Leavitt, 423-481-4614.
The Chemistry of Carbon in Coal Fly Ash - Formation,
Control and Utilization. E.M. Suuberg, Div. of Engineering,
Box D, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912-9704, 401-863-1420, fax 401-863-1157. R.H. Hurt, Div. of Engineering,
Brown University, Providence, RI 02912-9704, 401-863-2685,
fax 401-863-1157. S. Gasiorowski, Separation Technologies,
Inc., 10 Kearney Rd., Needham, MA, 617-455-8824 x307, fax
617-433-0289.
*Toxicology of Fuels.
New Analytical Techniques in Fuels Chemistry. S. Eser,
Fuel Science Program, 209 Academic Proj. Bldg., Dept. of
Materials Science & Engineering, Penn State Univ., University
Park, PA 16802, 814-863-1392, fax 814-865-3075. D.L. Wertz,
Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Box 5043, Univ. of S.
Miss., Hattiesburg, MS 39406, 601-266-4701, 601-266-6075.
Utilization of Premium and Sample Bank Coals. K.B.
Anderson, CHM 200, Argonne National Lab, 9700 S. Cass
Ave., Argonne, IL 60439, 708-252-1928, fax 708- 252-9288.
Feedstock Recycling of Waste Polymers. J.W. Zondlo, Dept.
of Chem. Eng., West Virginia Univ., Morgantown, WV, 304-293-2111 x409, fax 304-293-4139. E.M. Eyring, Dept. of
Chem., Univ. of Utah, 2428 HEB, Salt Lake City, UT 84112,
801-581-8658, fax 801-581-5162.
Carbons for Advanced Energy & Environmental
Applications. C. Lafferty, Univ. of Kentucky, Center for Applied Energy Research, 3572 Iron Works Pike, Lexington, KY
40511, 606-257-0268.
General Papers. K.A. Carrado
*joint symposia
Dallas Meeting
March 29 - April 2, 1998
Program Chairs: Mohammad Fatemi, Amoco Chemical, 2800
Farm Road 519 East, P.O. Box 568, Texas City, TX 77592-0568, 409-942-4667, fax 409-942-8897. Parviz Rahimi,
National Center for Upgrading Technology, One Oil Patch
Drive, P.O. Box 1280, Devon, Alberta, Canada TOC 1E0, 403-987-8708, fax 403-987-5349.
Value-Added Products from Hydrocarbon Streams. M.
Oballa, Nova Research & Technology Corporation, 403-250-4757, fax 713-245-7599.
On-Line Analytical Techniques for Fuel Processing/
Characterization. R. Pauls, Amoco Chemical, 2800 Farm
Road 519 East, P.O. Box 568, Texas City, TX 77592-0568,
409-942-4667, fax 409-942-8897.
Bioprocessing & Bio-upgrading of Fuels. R. Shong, Texaco,
Houston, TX, 713-945-6303, fax 713-954-6911.
Stability & Oxidation Chemistry of Fuels. Chair(s) needed.
Oxygenated Fuels. Chair(s) needed.
Storch Award Symposium. Organized by the Award winner.
General Papers. M. Fatemi and P. Rahimi.
Boston Meeting
August 23-27, 1998
Program Chairs: Mohammad Fatemi and Parviz Rahimi.
Fuels for the Year 2000 & Beyond. C. Fairbridge, National
Center for Upgrading Technology, One Oil Patch Drive, P.O.
Box 1280, Devon, Alberta, Canada T0C 1E0, 403-987-8697,
fax 403-987-5349.
Production and Use of Carbon-Based Materials for
Environmental Cleanup. A.A. Lizzio, Illinois State Geological Survey, 615 East Peabody Drive, Champaign, IL 61820,
217-244-4985, 217-333-8566.
Reactor and Reaction Modeling. Z. Ring, National Center for
Upgrading Technology, One Oil Patch Drive, P.O. Box 1280,
Devon, Alberta, Canada T0C 1E0, 403-987-8697, fax 403-987-5349.
Novel Upgrading Techniques in Fuel Processing. Chair(s)
needed.
Catalysis and/or Additives for Fuel Processing. Chair(s)
needed.
Combustion Chemistry of Different Fuels. Chair(s) needed.
Separation Technology for Fuel Processing. Chairs(s)
needed.
Environmental Impact of Fossil Fuel Utilization. Chair(s)
needed.
General Papers. M. Fatemi and P. Rahimi.
Anaheim Meeting
March 21-25, 1999
Program Chairman: James Franz, Batelle, Pacific Northwest
National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, Richland, WA 99352, 509-375-2967, fax 509-375-2186, ja_franz@ccmail.pnl.gov.
Methane and Hydrocarbon Oxidation
Advances in Chemistry and Structure of Renewable
Resources
Chemistry of Reactive Intermediates in Hydrocarbon
Conversion
New Catalysts for Hydrogenation and Hydrocracking of
Fuels
Role of Water and Minerals in Kerogen Maturation
Storch Award Symposium
New Orleans Meeting
August 22-26, 1999
Program Chairman: James Franz
High-Pressure/Temperature Chemistry of Water
Hydrogen Production, Storage, and Utilization
Alternate Hydrocarbon Sources of Pitch and Carbon
Materials
Chemical Properties and Upgrading of Resids
Spectroscopy of Fuels
Other Conferences and Symposia of Interest
The Seventh Australian Coal Science Conference will be held
December 2-4, 1996 at Monash Univ., Gippsland Campus,
Churchhill, Victoria, Australia. The conference aims to bring
together the multidisciplinary expertise available on Australian
coal and to provide an effective exchange of the latest research
developments and the application of science in the coal
industry. The conference will deal with the following topics:
greenhouse effect update, clean coal technologies, value added
products, environmental aspects, coal sampling and analysis,
characterization, structure, beneficiation, combustion,
gasification, coking and carbonization, liquefaction, briquetting
and agglomeration, geology and geotechnical engineering, ash
properties and uses. For more information contact Dr. Geoff
Perry, HRL Technology Pty Ltd, Private Bag No 1, Morwell
3840, Victoria, Australia, 61 051 321500, fax 61 051 321580,
perrg@ hrl.com.au.
The Office of Industry Relations invites you to join them at the
ACS Orlando meeting. The Industry Relations Pavilion will
provide a series of presentations and workshops addressing your
practical needs. Whether you are interested in finding sources
of money, finding a job, understanding the future, managing
your finances, or meeting a famous scientist, the Pavilion is for
you. There will be eleven one hour sessions beginning on
Monday, August 26 at 9:30 am and ending Wednesday, August
28 at 2:00 pm. Refreshments will be served and prizes awarded
during the three days. For more information, contact the Office
of Industry Relations at 202-872-6075. The workshops and
presentations are as follows:
- Marketability and Job Security in the Chemical Industry
- The Government/Industry Partnership Programs
- Meet the Eminent Chemist
- Being Part of an Innovative Team
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Report from ACS Council Meeting
Harold Schobert, Councilor for our Division, recently attended
the ACS Council meeting in New Orleans. This is a brief
summary of items discussed in various reports presented before
the ACS Council.
Joan E. Shields, chair of the ACS Board, said that anyone
having ideas or opinions on the immigration of foreign scientists
is welcome to send them to her at ACS headquarters. She also
announced that an additional $200K has been added to the
Petroleum Research Fund for supporting grants this year.
There will be a continuing push to reduce the average length of
journal articles actually printed. This will be achieved by
increasing the amount of "supporting material" that will be
posted on the internet rather than printed. The supporting
material will include graphics, and possibly even the
experimental procedures sections of papers. Starting in the
summer of 1996, the entire contents of the Journal of Physical
Chemistry will be available on the net. A price increase of
about 6-7% in ACS journals subscriptions is forecasted for next
year.
The issue of a major reorganization of governance of ACS
publishing activities was also discussed. A proposal was made
to combine the Society Committee on Publications with the
committee that overseas Chemical Abstracts Services into a new
governing board for publishing. This issue was extremely
contentious, and will come up again at the Council meeting in
Orlando.
The classified job ads from Chemical and Engineering News are
posted on the web each Monday morning. In addition, there is
a hypertext link to search the job ads in 45 national newspapers
or job placement services.
The Sunday-through-Thursday format will be retained for all
national meetings through 1999 except the Las Vegas meeting
(Fall 1997). Apparently, there is a shortage of hotels rooms in
Las Vegas on Saturday nights, and the air fare discounts for
Saturday travel do not apply when the destination is Las Vegas.
The date of the Chicago meeting in Fall 2001 has been shifted
back by one week, and is now scheduled for August 25-30,
2001.
A strategic planning workshop for divisions will be held
sometime in 1997. Efforts are underway to come up with a
"substantially simplified" annual report format that may consist
of multiple choice questions. The Committee on Divisional
Activities plans to poll divisions to find out their needs for
support for divisional home pages.
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JOHN RILEY IRVING WENDER
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