Professional Analytical and Consulting Services Presents – 18th International Activated Carbon Conference & Courses Program
Professional Analytical and Consulting Services (PACS)
IACC-18
18th International Activated Carbon Conference and Courses Program
Please see the CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FORM
| Thursday, October 19, 2006 | Oral Presentations | |
| 8:00-9:00 AM | Continental Breakfast | |
| 9:00-9:15 AM | Henry Nowicki | Conference introduction, agenda and future directions |
| 9:15-9:50 AM | Mick Greenbank | New method using carbon tetrafluoride for measuring activated carbon trace capacity |
| 9:50-10:20 AM | Tom Schaefer | UV industrial applications in the 21st century |
| 10:20-10:45 AM | Break | |
| 10:45-11:15 AM | Amos Turk | The ASTM: A view from the inside |
| 11:15-11:45 AM | Alan Brown | 2006 Leadership Speaker, Pennsylvania Nanomaterials Commercialization Center in Southwestern Pennsylvania |
| 11:45-13:15 PM | Lunch | |
| 1:15-2:00 PM | Christian Mace | Plenary Lecture: Nanoscale iron for controlling VOC’s |
| 2:00-2:30 PM | Hubert Fortier | The science of impregnation of salts to enhance the toxic gas capacity of AC |
| 2:30-3:00 PM | Break | |
| 3:00-3:30 PM | Vishnu Koneru | Removal of textile dyes from aqueous industrial waste streams via adsorption |
| 3:30-4:00 PM | A. Daifullah | Adsorption of nitrate and nitrite anions in aqueous solutions using KMnO4 modified activated carbon |
| 4:00-4:30 PM | A. Daifullah | Potential of rice husks for the production of multi-adsorbents under different conditions |
| 4:30-5:00 PM | Suzanne Bell | One element’s story: arsenic and the history of forensic toxicology |
| 5:00-6:00 PM | Free time to speak with vendors and delegates | |
| 6:00-8:00 PM | Conference Dinner: Networking during a dinner at nearby Mario’s Italian Restaurant | |
| Friday, October 20, 2006 | Oral Presentations | |
| 8:00-9:00 AM | Continental Breakfast | |
| 9:00-9:15 AM | Henry Nowicki | Conference Introduction |
| 9:15-9:45 AM | Christian Lastoskie | Pore structure characterization of activated carbons using molecular modeling and sorption porosimetry |
| 9:45-10:15 AM | Henry Kasaini | Adsorptive separation of platinum group metals in fixed-bed columns containing amine-immobilized activated carbons |
| 10:15-10:45 AM | Break | |
| 10:45-11:15 AM | DJ Kruger | Activation of South African coal for use in the extraction of platinum group metals |
| 11:15-11:45 AM | Mick Greenbank | New line of palm kernel based activated carbon |
| 11:45-1:15 PM | Lunch honors past and present Activated Carbon Hall-of-Fame members | |
| 1:15-2:00 PM | Evan Koslow | 2006 Activated Carbon Hall-of-Fame Plenary lecture: Adsorption Intensification within Immobilized Activated Carbon Structures; The Economic Consequences |
| 2:00-2:30 PM | George Alther | Newest data on organoclay sorption capabilities |
| 2:30-3:00 PM | Break | |
| 3:00-3:30 PM | Wayne Schuliger | Guidelines for designing and operating multi-media filters |
| 3:30-4:00 PM | Gerry Getman | A novel yet commercial antimicrobial activated carbon |
| 4:00-4:30 PM | Richard Oberdick | Changes in intellectual property protection and confidential agreements and how to cope |
| 4:30-5:00 PM | Peter Geissler | Managing for creativity in scientists and engineers |
| 5:00 PM | Wrap-up and prize drawings. All conferees and course attendees are eligible | |
| Posters and Abstracts Only | |
| Henry Nowicki | Have you tried a GRPD for that AC application? |
| David Bentley | Certification of drinking water treatment units |
| Bill Purves | Trace Mercury Determinations |
| Henry Nowicki | Sorbent Sulfurization increases vapor-phase mercury capacity |
| Helen Boylan | Mercury issues for the coal burning electric power industry |
| Manny Miller | Regulatory issues for the activated carbon industry |
| James Kutney | Analytical Chemistry of mercury and implications for regulatory compliance |
| Swaroop Puchalapalli | Aqueous phase adsorption equilibrium of food dyes on activated carbons |
| Linda Klingman | Human Resources changes in today’s workforce |
| Hugh MacLaughlin | Low Temperature Oxidation: the future for reactivation of used activated carbons |
| Kenneth Conrad | Endocrine Disrupting Compounds (EDC’s) reduction by a POU water treatment device utilizing pressed carbon block |
| John Stahl | Advances in understanding the heat-of-adsorption in activated carbons |
| George Nowicki | Mineral oil/water heat-of-immersions: a fast remaining service life estimate |
| Bill Engelleitner | Binders for size enlargement by agglomeration |
| Henry Nowicki | Proposition 65 and its impact on the sorbent industry |
| Matthew Matyjaszczyk | Lack of air quality control at ground zero on 9/11 |
| George Alther | Easy to use spreadsheets to calculate cost for organo-clay applications |
| Wayne Schuliger | Activated carbon adsorbers – reasons for failure and how to mitigate these failures |
| Peter Rich | The cost of pump-and-treat |
| Henry Nowicki | Comparison of traditional and latest activated carbon testing methods |
| Chia-Fu Chang | Dynamic scalar interaction for refractive indice material firm thickness |
| Chuck Zubritski | Thie ISO program – a view from an insider |
| Henry Nowicki | Perchlorate MCL in drinking water |
| Homer Yute | Software programs for the activated carbon users and manufacturers |
| Richard Oberdick | Non-disclosure agreements (NDA): What they are, how to deal with NDA’s |
| Kevin Ausman | Health and environmental implications of engineered nanoparticles |
| Henry Nowicki | Markets for Perchlorate Reductions? |
| Mury Deul | Coal analytical measurements used by activated carbon manufacturers |
| Rich Morrical | Converting wood materials into activated carbons |
| Henry Nowicki | GRPD results for “white and yellow” activated carbons |
| Henry Nowicki | GRPD results from a few selected nutshell activated carbons |
| Barbara Sherman | Developing and delivering needed educational materials |
| London Falls | Why adsorption is not always the best option |
| Henry Nowicki | Guidelines for finding the proper carbon adsorbent for your analytical applications |
| Chia-Fu Chang | Parameter controlled phase transition for refractive indices for material compensation film thickness |
| Henry Nowicki | Common mistakes made by consultants and expert witnesses |
Please see the CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FORM
2007 Future Activated Carbon Conferences and Courses
• Sydney, Australia – July 5-6, 2007 Conference; July 1-4, 2007 Courses
• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – October 18-19, 2007 Conference; October 13-20, 2007 Courses
