1st meeting of Working Group 2

STANDARDIZATION

Werkhof Hannover, Germany, 13-14 November 2006


FINAL PROGRAMME


Monday, November 13

Session 1 (Session Leader: Prof. Detlef Bahnemann)

9:00 - 9:10 Opening Address: Prof. Detlef Bahnemann

9:10 - 9:30 Why harmonizing of existing testing methods on photocatalytic field is important - history of COST 540 Action
Dr. Frantisek PETERKA, Czech Republic

9:30 - 9:50 Overview of the standardization situation in Japan. Standardization activities of Photocatalysis Industry Association of Japan
Mr. Tatsuya IMURA, Japan

9:50 - 10:10 Overview of the standardization situation in Taiwan
Dr. Chien-Kuo HUANG, Taiwan

10:10 - 10:30 Discussion

10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break


Session 2 (Session Leader: Dr. Romana Korocec)

11:00 - 11:20 Overview of the standardization situation in Finland
Prof. Markku LESKELA, Finland

11:20 - 11:40 Overview of the standardization situation in Germany
Prof. Detlef BAHNEMANN, Germany

11:40 - 12:00 Discussion

12:00 - 13:30 Lunch


Session 3 (Session Leader: Prof. Tapio Mäntylä)

13:30 - 13:50 Nanoparticulate Langmuir-Blodgett films for photocatalytic applications: antireflection and self-cleaning properties
Dr. Rita TÓTH, Hungary

13:50 - 14:10 Tailor-made photoreactors with immobilized catalyst for degradation of pollutants in water
Prof. Urska LAVRENCIC STANGAR, Slovenia

14:10 - 14:30 The use of inks to standardise photocatalysts
Dr. Mark A.S. MCGRADY, United Kingdom

14:30 - 14:50 Discussion

14:50 - 15:20 Coffee Break


Session 4 (Session Leader: Dr. Bernhard Goer)

15:20 - 15:40 Surface analysis of UHV-grown thin oxide films
Prof. Günther RUPPRECHTER, Austria

15:40 - 16:00 Photocatalytic wastewater treatment on TiO2 thin films
Dr. Andreas BRÜGER, Austria

16:00 - 16:40 Discussion

16:40 End of Day 1


Tuesday, November 14

Session 5 (Session Leader: Prof. Detlef Bahnemann)

9:00 - 9:20 Overview of testing methods to evaluate photocatalyst material used by National centre for nanosurfaces engineering in Czech Republic
Dr. Jaromir JIRKOVSKY, Czech Republic

9:20 - 9:40 Proposed photocatalysis test methods for measuring antibacterial activity
Dr. Suresh PILLAI, Ireland

9:40 - 10:00 Powders and films. What kinetic tests could do
Prof. Claudio MINERO, Italy

10:00 - 10:20 Discussion

10:20 - 10:50 Coffee Break


Session 6 (Session Leader: Prof. Bao-Lian Su)

10:50 - 11:10 Some approaches to standard photocatalytic tests in solid, liquid and gaseous phase
Prof. Josef KRYSA, Czech Republic

11:10 - 11:30 What makes a good TiO2 photocatalyst for air cleaning?
Prof. Lars ÖSTERLUND, Sweden

11:30 - 11:50 A new European standard for self-cleaning glass
Dr. Ronan GARREC, France

11:50 - 12:10 Discussion

12:10 - 13:20 Lunch


Session 7 (Session Leader: Dr. Claire Bygott)

13:20 - 13:40 The need in standardization for air purification for photocatalytic media and purification systems
Dr. Catherine JACQUIOD, France

13:40 - 14:00 A photocatalysis device for air purification and standardization needs in this area
Dr. Benoit KARTHEUSER, Belgium

14:00 - 14:20 New measuring techniques for the standardization in photocatalysis
Dr. Michael VERGÖHL, Germany

14:20 - 14:40 Discussion

14:40 - 15:00 Coffee Break


General Discussion (Discussion Leader: Dr. Alexandra Seeber)

15:00 - 16:00 General Discussion, Summary and Outlook

16:00 End of Day 2