The main objective of this congress is to bring researchers together to discuss the progress of operando methodologies, i.e. characterization of functional materials in their working state. In operando studies, physicochemical methods probe the behavior of working materials while their performance is measured simultaneously. The operando approach is suited to elucidate catalyst structure-activity relationships at the molecular level.
Both academia and industry recognize the importance of this approach that is now a well-established research area in catalysis.
The preliminary programme is out and will be soon filled with presenter names.
This event follows the congress series of 2003 (Lunteren, The Netherlands), 2006 (Toledo, Spain), 2009 (Rostock, Germany), 2012 (Brookhaven National Laboratory, USA), 2015 (Deauville, France) and 2018 (Estepona, Spain).
The scientific program will consist of invited plenary lectures and contributed oral and poster presentations covering operando studies about the synthesis and equilibration/activation of (thermo/photo/electro) catalysts, their behavior under operation and their deactivation.
A commercial exhibition will be held during the congress.
For more information check the Operando website.