PREFACE T T \ u r i n g his a t t e n d a n c e at a G o r d o n C o n f e r e n c e i n the U S A i n 1962, Professor R . M . B a r r e r of I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e , L o n d o n , expressed the o p i n i o n t h a t p e r i o d i c m o l e c u l a r sieve conferences w o u l d b e w o r t h w h i l e . O n t h e p r e m i s e t h a t i t w a s a p p r o p r i a t e to h o l d the first c o n f e r e n c e i n L o n d o n to h o n o r Professor B a r r e r ' s c o n t r i b u t i o n s , a g r o u p of B r i t i s h s c i Downloaded by 122.109.128.220 on September 28, 2015 | http://pubs.acs.org Publication Date: August 1, 1974 | doi: 10.1021/ba-1971-0101.pr001
entists w a s e n c o u r a g e d to i n i t i a t e its o r g a n i z a t i o n . A s a result, the first International Conference
o n M o l e c u l a r Sieves w a s h e l d successfully i n
L o n d o n , A p r i l 4 - 6 , 1967, u n d e r the c h a i r m a n s h i p of Professor B a r r e r a n d u n d e r the sponsorship of the S o c i e t y of C h e m i c a l I n d u s t r y . T h e
confer-
ence w a s a t t e n d e d b y some 200 scientists, a n d 34 papers w e r e presented. T h e proceedings,
" M o l e c u l a r Sieves," is p u b l i s h e d b y t h e S o c i e t y
of
C h e m i c a l I n d u s t r y , 14 B e l g r a v e S q u a r e , L o n d o n , S . W . 1, 1968. I n 1968, Professor B a r r e r a n d o n e of us ( L B S ) i n i t i a t e d the t i n u a t i o n of the conferences o n a t r i e n n i a l basis b y i n v i t i n g the
con-
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conference to b e h e l d at W o r c e s t e r P o l y t e c h n i c Institute, w i t h the A m e r i c a n C h e m i c a l Society i n v i t e d to b e the s p o n s o r i n g society.
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l i e v e d a p p r o p r i a t e to h o l d the s e c o n d c o n f e r e n c e i n the U n i t e d States to r e c o g n i z e the p i o n e e r i n g c o m m e r c i a l i z a t i o n of m o l e c u l a r sieve zeolites b y U n i o n C a r b i d e C o r p o r a t i o n a n d the p e t r o l e u m r e f i n i n g i n d u s t r y . T h e o r g a n i z i n g c o m m i t t e e for the second conference i n c l u d e d the c o - c h a i r m a n r e p r e s e n t i n g the A m e r i c a n C h e m i c a l Society ( E M F ) , D r . W . L . K r a n i c h , W P I , secretary-treasurer, D r . P . K . M a h e r , D a v i s o n C h e m i c a l D i v i s i o n , W . R . G r a c e & C o . , i n d u s t r i a l l i a i s o n , a n d Prof. B a r r e r , h o n o r a r y m e m b e r . D r . D . W . B r e c k p a r t i c i p a t e d h e l p f u l l y i n several discussions. T h e P e t r o l e u m R e s e a r c h F u n d c o n t r i b u t e d to the expenses of i n v i t e d d i s t i n g u i s h e d speakers, a n d c o n t r i b u t i o n s for s u p p o r t of the conference w e r e r e c e i v e d from B P ( N o r t h A m e r i c a ) L t d . - B r i t i s h Petroleum Co., L t d . , Esso R e search & E n g i n e e r i n g C o . , W . R . G r a c e & C o . - D a v i s o n D i v i s i o n , G u l f Research & Development
Co., M o b i l Research & Development
Corp.,
Nalco Chemical Co., Norton Co., Shell Development Co., Sun O i l Co., T e x a c o , Inc., U n i o n C a r b i d e C o r p . , U n i o n O i l C o . of C a l i f o r n i a , a n d U n i v e r s a l O i l P r o d u c t s C o . A n u m b e r of s p e c i a l services w e r e
donated
b y the U n i o n C a r b i d e C o r p . A p p r o x i m a t e l y 300 scientists f r o m 18 countries p a r t i c i p a t e d i n t h e conference.
T h e m e e t i n g p r o v i d e d a n o p p o r t u n i t y for p r e s e n t a t i o n of
n e w scientific i n f o r m a t i o n a n d d i s c u s s i o n a n d exchange
of ideas
both
f o r m a l l y a n d i n f o r m a l l y , i n a n e x t r e m e l y pleasant a n d c o n g e n i a l e n v i r o n ix
In Molecular Sieve Zeolites-I; Flanigen, E., et al.; Advances in Chemistry; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 1974.
m e n t . T h e success a n d e n j o y m e n t of t h e c o n f e r e n c e r e s u l t e d p a r t l y f r o m the c a r e f u l p l a n n i n g a n d p r o g r a m m i n g o f t h e o r g a n i z i n g c o m m i t t e e , b u t e s p e c i a l l y f r o m t h e u n t i r i n g w o r k o f t h e l o c a l committees h e a d e d b y : Dr. Mrs.
Y . H . M a , Prof. W . B . B r i d g m a n , M r . W . Trask, M r . G . Fuller, A . H . W e i s s , M r . A . B e g i n , M r . C . A . K e i s l i n g , D r . I. Z w i e b e l ,
Dr. A . H . Weiss, M r s . D . C . French, M r . G . Gage, a n d D r . R. E . Wagner. O n t h e final d a y of t h e conference, a p e r m a n e n t I n t e r n a t i o n a l Z e o l i t e C o n f e r e n c e C o m m i t t e e w a s elected, c o n s i s t i n g of M i s s E d i t h M . F l a n i g e n , C h a i r m a n , Prof. R . M . Barrer, D r . H . B . H a b g o o d , Prof. Α. V . Kiselev, D r . P . K . M a h e r , Prof. W . M . M e i e r , D r . C . Naccache, Prof. J . V . Smith, Prof. J . B . Uytterhoeven, a n d D r . P . B . Venuto.
It was voted to accept
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t h e i n v i t a t i o n of Prof. W a l t e r M . M e i e r to host t h e t h i r d c o n f e r e n c e i n Z u r i c h , S w i t z e r l a n d , i n S e p t e m b e r 1973, u n d e r t h e c h a i r m a n s h i p of Prof. M e i e r . U n f o r t u n a t e l y , h e c o u l d n o t a t t e n d t h e s e c o n d conference because e n route h i s p l a n e w a s h i j a c k e d to t h e J o r d a n i a n desert w h e r e h e w a s h e l d hostage. T h e C o n f e r e n c e C o m m i t t e e w o u l d l i k e to c o m m e n d R o b e r t F . G o u l d , Editor,
M r s . C o l l e e n S t a m m , Assistant E d i t o r , a n d t h e staff o f t h e
A D V A N C E S I N C H E M I S T R Y SERIES f o r t h e i r efficient h a n d l i n g of a n u n e x p e c t e d l y large n u m b e r of m a n u s c r i p t s a n d t h e i r o u t s t a n d i n g j o b i n t h e p u b l i c a t i o n of t h e P r e p r i n t s a n d these t w o final v o l u m e s . T h e c o o p e r a t i o n and
c o n t r i b u t i o n s of t h e a u t h o r s , discussants, session c h a i r m e n , p a n e l
chairmen
a n d panelists,
a n d other
participants
are also
gratefully
acknowledged. T h e P r o c e e d i n g s a r e d i v i d e d i n t o t w o v o l u m e s f o l l o w i n g t h e session d i v i s i o n s at t h e C o n f e r e n c e . and
V o l u m e I contains t h e I n t r o d u c t o r y L e c t u r e
4 0 papers w i t h d i s c u s s i o n , p r e s e n t e d u n d e r Synthesis, S t r u c t u r e a n d
Mineralogy, a n d Modification a n d G e n e r a l Properties. V o l u m e I I includes 35 papers w i t h d i s c u s s i o n i n S o r p t i o n a n d C a t a l y s i s , a n d t h e C o n c l u d i n g Remarks. It appears f r o m t h e c o n t r i b u t i o n s a n d p a r t i c i p a t i o n i n t h e first a n d s e c o n d conferences that t h e y serve a n e e d i n t h e r a p i d l y g r o w i n g
field
of m o l e c u l a r sieve science a n d t e c h n o l o g y , a n d t h e y h a v e b e e n e s t a b l i s h e d a c c o r d i n g l y o n a t r i e n n i a l basis. M a y w e t a k e this o p p o r t u n i t y t o t h a n k the m a n y others w h o c o n t r i b u t e d t o t h e success of t h e conferences a n d e x t e n d best wishes to those o r g a n i z i n g t h e next.
W e c a n assure t h e m
that t h e p l e a s u r e of m e e t i n g a n d w o r k i n g w i t h t h e m a n y p e o p l e i n v o l v e d i n t h e conference f a r o u t w e i g h s a n y b u r d e n of w o r k i n its o r g a n i z a t i o n .
EDITH M. FLANIGEN LEONARD B. SAND
Tarrytown, New York Worcester, Massachusetts March 1971 χ
In Molecular Sieve Zeolites-I; Flanigen, E., et al.; Advances in Chemistry; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 1974.
