EuropaCat XII, European Congress on Catalysis

The EuropaCat Congress will be held in Kazan (Russia) from 30th August to 4th September, 2015.

EuropaCat, the leading European catalytic event, has been a focal point for scientists in the front lines of innovative catalysis. The next meeting, EuropaCat XII, will be held in Kazan, which, together with Moscow and St. Petersburg, is regarded as one of the major historical centers of Russian chemistry. Kazan University has been renowned for organic chemists of XIX century: Nikolay Zinin, Alexander Butlerov, Vladimir Markovnikov, Alexander Zaytsev and others. The region is rich in traditional fossil raw materials, such as oil and oil associated gas; nowadays, Kazan and surroundings have advanced chemical industry, in many respects holding leading positions in Russia.