International Conference on the Fundamentals of Adsorption

The International Conference on the Fundamentals of Adsorption (FOA) is the premier international conference in the field of adsorption. The FOA series of conferences started in 1983 and a conference in the series has been held since then every three years, rotating in an alternating manner between the USA, the Asian/Pacific area and Europe. The conference is attended by researchers in adsorption and related fields from throughout the world. Most of the attendees are chemical engineers but there are always also many chemists, physicists and members of other disciplines present. Moreover the level of industrial participation is high. Thus, the conference is an excellent forum for the exchange of ideas and information between scientists and industrial practitioners. A hallmark of the conference is its comprehensive coverage of the spectrum of fundamental research and applications of adsorption, ranging from molecular modeling and simulation of fluids adsorbed in porous materials to the design of pressure swing adsorption systems for industrial gas separation processes.

Conference History

DatesEditionLocationOrganizer(s)
1983, May 6-11FOA 1Schloss Elmau, GERMANYA. L. Myers & G. Belfort
1986, May 4-9FOA 2Santa Barbara, California, USAA. I. Liapis
1989, May 5-9FOA 3Sonthofen, GERMANYA. Mersmann
1992, May 17-22FOA 4Kyoto, JAPANM. Suzuki
1995, May 13-18FOA 5Pacific Grove, California, USAM. Douglas LeVan
1998, May 23-27FOA 6Presqu’ile de Giens, FRANCEF. Meunier
2001, May 20-25FOA 7Nagasaki, JAPANK. Kaneko
2004, May 23-28FOA 8Sedona, Arizona, USAO. Talu
2007, May 20-25FOA 9Giardini Naxos, Sicily, ITALYM. Mazzotti
2010, May 23-28FOA 10Hyogo, JAPANM. Miyahara
2013, May 19-24FOA 11Baltimore, Maryland, USAP. A. Monson
2016, May 29-June 3FOA 12Friedrichshafen (Lake Constance), GERMANYA. Seidel-Morgenstern
2019, May 26-31FOA 13Cairns, Queensland, AUSTRALIAP. Webley
2022, May 22-27FOA 14Broomfield, Colorado, USAC. Jones

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