The international congress running alongside the ACHEMA 2012 exhibition will feature 900 lectures focused on state-of-the-art developments and the event's organizers are inviting contributors to submit applications to qualify to make lecture presentations at the event.   The leading international meeting point for decision-makers and experts, ACHEMA 2012 focuses on  a broad spectrum of process and chemical engineering industries and related technologies. 

ACHEMA 2012, which takes place at Frankfurt Messe exhibition in Frankfurt am Main, Germany from 18 to 22 June 2012, will once again be running the highly popular lecture programme that is expected to feature about 27,000 participants.  The Conference is a key attraction to the international event that also comprises 140 000 m² of exhibition space featuring 4000 global exhibitors from more than 90 countries and welcomes 175,000 participants including 30,000 executives from top and middle management. 

The 30th ACHEMA, which provides a snapshot of topical trends for global process technology, will also host panel discussions, expert round tables and plenary lectures plus numerous special and guest events.  

Each lecture presentation is scheduled to take 20 minutes to complete and the Congress language is English.  Abstracts of all accepted contributions will be available in advance of the Conference on the Internet.  

Congress registrations in the form of a one-page abstract (maximum 200 kB) can be submitted at the following URL:  http://www.achema.de/congress  

The deadline for submitting contributions is 31 August 2011.

For further information send an e-mail to lecture@achema.de or telephone +49/(0)69/7564-254. 

The ACHEMA Congress programme reflects the diversity of topics of the exhibition and covers the complete spectrum of process engineering, supplementing the classical aspects with a special lecture series on up-to-the-minute hot topics which include: 

General Topics

• Advanced Reaction Technology
• Mixing and Separation Technology
• Plant Components: Apparatus, Piping, Reactors
• Plant Controlling: Systems, Field Devices and Concepts
• Processes and Apparatus for Pharmaceutical Production
• Laboratory and Analysis Techniques
• Safety
• Industrial Security / Risk Management
• Materials and Materials Testing
• E-Learning
• Chemical Leasing / Forward Integration 

Special Sessions

Focus: BioEconomy

• New Products through Biotechnology: Fuels, Polymers,
• Biopharmaceuticals
• Raw Materials for Biotechnology: Synthesis Gas,
• Lignocellulosics
• Bio-Refineries and Processing of Renewables
• Development and Application of Novel Biocatalysts:
• Enzymes, Cells, Organisms
• High-Tech Equipment for Biotechnology: Sequencers,
• Synthesizers, Chips
• Bioprocesses: Reactors, Monitoring, Modelling,
• Downstream Processing
• Food Biotechnology 

Focus: Process Technology

• Potable and Ultrapure Water Generation
• Energy Efficiency by Integrated Processes
• Reaction Modelling for Layout and Control
• Solids Process Engineering
• Recycling and Urban Mining
• Single-use Reactors
• CO2 Separation and Utilisation 

Focus: Materials Technology

• Energy Storage, Transport and Use
• Plastics vs. Metal: Options for Plant Engineering and Design
• Chemical Nanotechnology
• Advanced Fluids in Process Engineering 

Visit www.achema.de for more information.