Ionic Liquids Workshop

Background, State-of-the-Art, and Academic/Industrial Applications

March 23-24, 2004

The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL

 

WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

 

MONDAY March 22, 2004

 

7:00 - 9:00 pm AIME Lobby: REGISTRATION AND RECEPTION (OPTIONAL)

 

TUESDAY March 23, 2004

 

7:00 - 7:50 am AIME Lobby: REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

 

7:50 - 8:00 am: WELCOME/INTRODUCTIONS

 

8:00 - 10:00 am: BACKGROUND AND PROPERTIES

  • Professor Robin D. Rogers: Green Chemistry (30 min)
  • Professor Kenneth R. Seddon: Ionic Liquid Overview (1 h)
  • Dr. John D. Holbrey: Searching the Literature (30 min)

 

10:00 - 10:30 am: BREAK

 

10:30 am - 12:30 pm: BACKGROUND AND PROPERTIES

  • Professor Joan Brennecke: Physical Properties of Ionic Liquids (1 h)
  • Professor Joan Brennecke: Relative Solubilities and Separations (1 h)

 

12:30 - 1:30 pm AIME Lobby: LUNCH

 

1:30 - 3:30 pm: BULK USE AND MANUFACTURING ISSUES

  • Dr. Al Robertson, CYTEC (30 min)
  • Dr. Urs.Welz-Biermann, Merck KGaA/EMD (30 min)
  • Dr. Roger Moulton, SACHEM (30 min)
  • Dr. Claus Hilgers, Solvent Innovation (30 min)

 

3:30 - 4:00 pm: BREAK

 

4:00 - 6:30 pm: APPLICATIONS

  • Professor James H. Davis, Jr.: Synthesis in Ionic Liquids (1 h)
  • Professor James H. Davis, Jr.: Task Specific Ionic Liquids (30 min)
  • Professor Peter Wasserscheid: Catalysis in Ionic Liquids (1 h)

 

6:30 - 7:00 pm AIME Lobby: BREAK AND RECEPTION

 

7:00 - 9:00 pm AIME Lobby: BANQUET

 

 

WEDNESDAY March 24, 2004

 

7:00 - 8:00 am AIME Lobby: CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

 

8:00 - 10:00 am: APPLICATIONS

  • Professor Robin D. Rogers: Liquid/Liquid Separations (1 h)
  • Dr. John D. Holbrey: Traditional and Biopolymers in Ionic Liquids (1 h)

 

10:00 - 10:30 am: BREAK

 

10:30 am - 11:30 am: APPLICATIONS

Professor Peter Wasserscheid: Biocatalysis in Ionic Liquid (30 min)

Professor Peter Wasserscheid: Scale-up of Ionic Liquid Processes (30 min)

 

11:30 am - 12:30 pm: FUTURE TRENDS PANEL DISCUSSION AND REVIEW

  • Professor Kenneth R. Seddon: QUILL Industrial Innovation Roadmap
  • Workshop Instructors Panel

 

12:30 - 1:30 pm AIME Lobby: LUNCH

 

1:30 pm: FORMAL END OF WORKSHOP

 

1:30 - 3:30 pm: OPTIONAL DISCUSSION BLOCK 1

  • Hands-on Experience (As Requested)
  • Topics Chosen by Participants for Additional Discussion
  • Meetings with Manufacturers

 

3:30 - 4:00 pm: BREAK

 

4:00 - 6:30 pm: OPTIONAL DISCUSSION BLOCK 2

  • Hands-on Experience (As Requested)
  • Topics Chosen by Participants for Additional Discussion
  • Meetings with Manufacturers

 

6:30 pm: END OF WORKSHOP, DINNER ON OWN