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Additives 2009: Fuels and Lubricants for Energy Efficient and Sustainable Transport


27 - 30 April 2009
Park Inn Hotel, York, United Kingdom

Introduction


Image of lubricant falling onto a cog

© Lubrizol UK Ltd
This is the sixth international meeting in a series organised in conjunction with the RSC Industry and Technology Forum's Applied Materials Group.  

The last edition, in 2007, attracted almost 200 delegates from 18 different countries.

More information regarding speakers will be posted on this site by June 2008.


Themes


  • Fuel and lubricant additives
  • Tribology and surface chemistry
  • Engine and transmission lubricants
  • Low environmental impact technology
  • Biofuels: the additive challenge

Aims


The aim of the meeting is to bring together the automotive, lubricant and chemical industries with academia and provide a multi-disciplinary forum for chemists, engineers and tribologists to share ideas for future developments in the science and technology of fuels and lubricants.

Scientific Committee


  • Alan Armour, Climax Molybdenum Ltd, UK (chair)
  • Ian Bell, BP, UK
  • Richard Biggin, UK
  • Michael Gahagan, Lubrizol Ltd, UK 
  • Philip Mitchell, University of Reading, UK
  • Roy Mortier, UK
  • Martin Priest, University of Leeds, UK 
  • Paul Shayler, University of Nottingham, UK
  • Moray Stark, University of York, UK
  • Robert Ian Taylor, Shell Global Solutions (UK) Ltd

Also of interest

Additives 2007: Applications for Future Transport

17 - 19 April 2007, Hotel Russell, London, United Kingdom