CONTENTS

Refining C₄ and C₅ to Fuels
J. Townsend
page 7

Light Alkane Isomerization with Sulfated Zirconia –
From Mechanistic Insight to New Catalysts
X. Li, K. Nagaoka, L. J. Simon, J. A. Lercher
page 15

Deactivation and Regeneration of Mn-Promoted Sulfated Zirconia
Alkane Isomerization Catalysts:An In-Situ Spectroscopic Study
B. S. Klose, R. E. Jentoft, T. Ressler, P. Joshi, A. Trunschke,R. Schlögl, F. C. Jentoft
page 23 (Abstract)

Impedance Spectroscopical Investigations of Sulfated Zircona Catalysts
S. Matysik, C. Breitkopf, K.-D. Schulze, H. Papp
page 31 (Abstract)

Formation, Utilization and Upgrading of Steam CrackerDerived C₄/C₅
Hydrocarbon Streams
H. Fritz
page 39

Getting out of the Box: Further Upgrading of C₄ Streams
K.-D. Wiese, F. Nierlich
page 41

Getting Value from Steam Cracker C₄/C₅ Olefin Streams
M. Ferrari, P. Pollesel, M. A. Mantegazza
page 55 (Abstract)

Flexible Control of C₄ Stream Composition by Application of
Taylor-made Hydrogenation Catalysts in the SELOP® C₄ Process
T. Hill, G. Kons, G. Meyer, E. Schwab
page 65

Formation of Carbon-containing Deposits onChromia/Alumina
during Isobutane Dehydrogenation
S. M. K. Airaksinen, A. O. I. Krause
page 69 (Abstract)

Skeletal isomerization of 1-Butene to Isobutene over Acid Catalysts
obtained by Grafting Silicon Alkoxide on Y-Alumina
E. Santacesaria, M. Cozzolino, R. Tesser, M. Di Serio
page 77 (Abstract)

Selective Oxidation of C₄ and C₅ Alkanes:
Recent Developments and Perspectives
F. Cavani, C. Cortelli, S. Ligi, F. Pierelli, F. Trifirò
page 87

Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Isobutane over Molybdenum and
Chromium Catalysts
A. L. Lapidus, Yu. A. Agafonov, N. V. Nekrasov, N. A. Gaidai,
R. V. Kasanzev, M. A. Botavina
page 101 (Abstract)

Structure-Reactivity Relationships in Supported VOx/TiO₂ Catalysts
for the Oxyhydrative Scission of 1-Butene to Acetic Acid:
A Comprehensive Catalytic and in situ-Spectroscopic Study
U. Bentrup, A. Brückner, M. Fait, B. Kubias, J. B. Stelzer
page 109 (Abstract)

Oxidative Dehydrogenation of n-Butane on Vanadium-based
Catalysts Prepared by Grafting
M. Cozzolino, R. Tesser, M. Di Serio, E. Santacesaria
page 117 (Abstract)

High Quality Fuel Components from C₄ Hydrocarbons
M. Marchionna, M. Di Girolamo
page 125 (Abstract)

Off the Beaten Track: Improved and New Routes in C₄ Value Chains
S. A. Schunk, C. Baltes, J. Klein
page 137

Oligomerisation of C₃-C₅ on Solid State Nickel Compounds:
Complex Catalysts for a Versatile Reaction
P. Albers, U. Bentrup, A. Brückner, F. Nierlich, H.-W. Zanthoff,
D. Maschmeyer
page 145

From Monophasic Dimersol Process to Biphasic Difasol Process
F. Favre, H. Olivier-Bourbigou, A. Forestière, J. A. Chodorge
page 153 (Abstract)

The ATOFINA/UOP Olefin Cracking Process for Light Olefin Production
R. James, T. Voskobionikov, W. Vermeiren, D. Steen
page 161

Influence of Nanomaterials on Catalysts for C₄ PartialOxidation
and C₅ Hydroisomerization
G. Mestl, W. Daniell
page 171

C₄-,C₅-Hydrocarbons: Propellants, Refrigerants and Blowing Agents
T. Rheidt, H. T. Kämmerling
Page 173

C₂ Tail end catalysts:Present and Future of Selective C₂-Hydrogenation
R. Fischer, D. Adams, A. Cerrutti
page 183

POSTERSESSION

C₄/C₅-Paraffins – Raw Material for the Aromatics Synthesis
A. L. Lapidus, A. A. Dergachev
page 193 (Abstract)

Dehydrogenation of C₄-C₅-Paraffins over Platinum Catalysts
A. L. Lapidus, N. A. Gaidai
page 201 (Abstract)

Sulfated Zirconia in n-Pentane Isomerization and Trimethylpentanes Formation
V. A. Zazhigalov, V. V. Strelko, S. V. Khalamejda, A. I. Pyatnitskaya,
A. Kowal, J. Stoch, J. Podobinski
page 209 (Abstract)

Alkane Hydroisomerization over Novel Zeolite based Catalysts
C. Woltz, A. Jentys, J. A. Lercher
page 217

Coupling of Separation and Reaction in Zeolite Membrane Reactor
for Hydroisomerization of Hydrocarbons
L. Gora, M. L. Maloncy, J. C. Jansen
page 225 (Abstract)

Deactivation of Sulfated Zirconia Catalysts with n-Butane
Studied by Transient Experiments
C. Breitkopf, H. Papp
page 233 (Abstract)

Product Selectivity and Aromatics Distribution inAromatization
of Propane and Butane Fraction over Ga and Zn Zeolite
A. V. Abramova, Yu. Ya. Goldfarb, Ye. V. Slivinsky
page 241  (Abstract)

Microwave-assisted Oxidation of n-Pentane in Air
S. Fälsch, P. Scholz, B. Ondruschka
page 249 (Abstract)

Improvement of Promoted Vanadyl Phosphate Catalyst Properties
in n-Butane Oxidation to Maleic Anhydride by Barothermal and
Mechanochemical Treatment
V. A. Zazhigalov, I. V. Bacherikova, V. E. Yaremenko, I. Ayub, D. Su,
M. Willinger, A. Kharlamov, L. Ushkalov, R. Schlögl
page 257 (Abstract)

The n-Pentane Partial Oxidation and Catalysts for its Realization
V. A. Zazhigalov, E. V. Cheburakova,I. V. Bacherikova,J. Stoch, J. Haber
page 265 (Abstract)

The Oxidation of n-Butane to Maleic Anhydride under
Hydrocarbon-rich Conditions: The Role of Homogeneous and
of Mixed Homogeneous-heterogeneous Reactions
N. Ballarini, F. Cavani, C. Cortelli, F. Pierelli, F. Trifirò,
C. Fumagalli, G. Mazzoni
page 273 (Abstract)

Transient Study of 1-Butene Conversion over TiO₂/VO_x Catalysts
C. Breitkopf, W. Suprun, H. Papp
page 281 (Abstract)

Isobutene and Isobutane Oxidation over Molybdenum Oxide-Based Catalysts,
Prepared Starting form Anderson-type Polyoxometalates Precursors
D. André, F. Cavani, H. Degrand, J.-L. Dubois, C. Lucarelli, F. Trifirò
page 289 (Abstract)