Chiba University, Japan

Marco Mazzotti

ETH Zurich, Switzerland

Alan L. Myers

University of Pennsylvania, USADouglas M. Ruthven University of Maine, USAMotoyuki Suzuki

United Nations University, Japan

Orhan Talu

Cleveland State University, USA

Conference Committee
Chair
Minoru Miyahara

Kyoto University, Japan

Co-Chairs
Peter A. Monson

University of Massachusetts, USA

Gino V. Baron

Vrije Univ. Brussels, Belgium

Important Dates
September 15, 2009 − One-page abstract due
November 1, 2009 − Notification of acceptanceJanuary 15, 2010 − Early registration deadline
March 15, 2010 − Final program
April 30, 2010 − Manuscripts for Adsorption due
May 23-28, 2010 − FOA10

Contact Information
Department of Chemical Engineering
Kyoto University
Katsura Campus, Nishikyo
Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
Fax.: +81-75-383-2652
Email: foa10@cheme.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Abstracts due:
September 15, 2009

Katsumi Kaneko

Information: www.cheme.kyoto-u.ac.jp/foa10
Contacts: foa10@cheme.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Suresh Bhatia
Univ. of Queensland, Australia
Stefano Brandani
Univ. of Edinburgh, UK
Martin Bülow
BOC, USA
Giorgio Carta
Univ. of Virginia, USA
Celio L. CavalcanteUniv. Federal do Ceará, Brazil
Linda S. ChengUOP, USA
Anthony S. T. Chiang
National Central Univ., Taiwan
Kazuyuki Chihara
Meiji Univ., JapanChi Bun ChingNanyang Tech. Univ., Singapore
Soon-Haeng Cho
Korea Inst. of Energy Res., Korea
Duong D. Do
Univ. of Queensland, Australia
Frieder Dreisbach
Rubotherm, Germany
Shamsuzzaman Farooq
National Univ., Singapore
Alain H. Fuchs
ENSCP-Chimie ParisTech, France
Lev D. Gelb
Washington Univ., USA
Tim C. Golden
Air Products & Chemicals, USA
Keith E. Gubbins
North Carolina State Univ., USA
Vladimir M. Gun'koInst. of Surf. Chem., Ukraine
Mietek JaroniecKent State Univ., USA
Alois Jungbauer
Uni für Bodenkultur Wien, Austria
Jörg Kärger
Uni-Leipzig, Germany
Jürgen U. Keller
Uni-Siegen, Germany
Kent S. Knaebel
Adsorption Research Inc., USA
Chang-Ha Lee
Yonsei Univ., Korea
Norberto Lemcoff
United Technologies Res. Center, USA
M. Douglas LeVan
Vanderbilt Univ., USA
Philip L. Llewellyn
UMR CNRS-Univ. de Provence, France
Olivier Ludemann-Hombourger Novasep, France
Akihiko Matsumoto
Toyohashi Univ. of Tech., Japan
Gordon McKay
HK Univ. Sci. & Tech., HongKongPeter A. Monson
Univ. of Massachusetts, USA
Massimo Morbidelli
ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Kunimitsu Morishige
Okayama Univ. of Sci., JapanJosé P. B. Mota
Univ. Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
Alexander V. Neimark
Ratgers Univ., USA
James A. Ritter
Univ. of South Carolina, USA
Aliírio E. Rodrigues
Univ. of Porto, Portugal
Francisco Rodriguez-Reinoso Univ. de Alicante, Spain
Jean Rouquerol
UMR CNRS-Univ. de Provence, France
Władysław Rudziński
Marie Curie-Skłodowska Univ., PolandAkiyoshi Sakoda
Univ. of Tokyo, Japan
Andreas Seidel-Morgenstern
Uni-Magdeburg, Germany
Shivaji Sircar
Lehigh Univ., USARandall Q. SnurrNorthwestern Univ., USA
Reiner Staudt
Uni-Leipzig, Germany
Matthias Thommes
Quantachrome Instruments, USA
Daniel Tondeur
CNRS-ENSIC, FranceLuuk A. M. van der Wielen
TU Delft, Netherlands
N.-H. Linda Wang
Purdue Univ., USA
Phillip C. Wankat
Purdue Univ., USA
Ralph T. Yang
Univ. of Michigan, USA
Hiroyuki Yoshida
Osaka Prefecture Univ., JapanLi Zhong
South China Univ. of Tech., China
Li Zhou
Tianjin Univ., China

Honorary Committee

1st Announcement – Call for Papers

Scientific Committee

Scope and Invitation
You are invited to join us at FOA10, the 10th International Conference on Fundamentals of Adsorption to beheld on May 23-28, 2010 at the Awaji Yumebutai (DreamStage) International Conference Center coupled with theWestin Resort Hotel, Hyogo, Japan.
Since the first one in 1983, FOAs have been unique intheir contents and organization, covering recent advancesin all aspects of adsorption from fundamentals to applications. FOA10 will of course keep this wide-view of adsorption field standing on the proud history of almost threedecades. Another strong aim of the FOA10 is to encourage
development and understanding of the unique category ofporous material, Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) or
Porous Coordination Polymers (PCPs), which exhibit
novel adsorption behaviors with potential applications.
The conference is intended to foster international exchange between scientists and engineers of all disciplines,
academia and industry, and between novice and expert,
which would even be deepened under the atmosphere ofresort area not only with the excellent conference facilities
but also with the superb accommodation. Those who havea common interest in adsorption will find FOA10 well
worth attending.

Welcome to Awaji, Hyogo
The Awaji Island (595 km2 area) is positioned roughly
in the center of the Japanese archipelago and connected tothe main island of Honshu by the world's longest suspension bridge, the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge (3,911 m long).
Another suspension bridge, the Onaruto Bridge (1,629 mlong) is also built across the Naruto Strait between theShikoku Island and the Awaji Island. The Naruto Strait isfamous for large-scale whirlpools which are caused by thedifference in the ebb and flow of the tides from the Seto
Island Sea and the Pacific Ocean. The Awaji Island is also
well known as a mythological and cultural place: it is thefirst island in Japan created by Gods (Izanagi and Izanami)
according to ancient Japanese mythology, and the birthplace of the Awaji Puppet Theater which is a traditional
folk art with a history of over 500 years. The puppets havehigh artistic quality and one puppet is manipulated bythree puppeteers dressed in black.
The Awaji Island is conveniently located about 90 min
by limousine bus from the Kansai International Airport.
The weather in late May is mild and average temperatures
are max 23 °C and min 16 °C.
All the FOA10 participants will have the opportunity tosee the Naruto Whirlpool from a sightseeing ship and visit

Abstract Submission

to beautiful seaport, Kobe. Even more, why don’t you enjoy
the post-conference optional tour to Kyoto, the ancient capitalof Japan.

Authors wishing to present a contribution in the conference are kindly requested to submit a one-page abstract bySeptember 15, 2009, following the instruction on the conference web page (www.cheme.kyoto-u.ac.jp/foa10). Upon
submission, please indicate the topic area and the preferred
form of presentation (oral or poster).
Participants to FOA10 will be invited to submit fulllength papers for publication in a special issue of Adsorption, the journal of the International Adsorption Society,but of course they will not have to. The deadline for manuscript submission is April 30, 2010 and how to submit will
be announced soon on the website. The submitted papers
will be peer-reviewed following the standard procedures ofthe journal.

Registration and Fees
Venue
The site of Awaji Yumebutai was developed for taking up
earth and sand to build artificial islands in the Osaka Bay suchas the Kansai International Airport, and then a group of facilities (botanical garden, observation terrace, open-air theater,harbor, etc.) were constructed along with planting saplings
which match the flora of the Awaji Island. The Awaji Yumebutai International Center is one of the facilities and connected tothe Westin Awaji Island by a private corridor based on theconcept of combination resort and conference center. You willagree that it has excellent conference and relaxation facilities.

Scientific Highlights
・Adsorption on MOFs & Flexible Porous Body
・Adsorption Equilibria, Kinetics and Dynamics
・Molecular Modeling in Adsorption
・Adsorbent / Membrane Materials
・Adsorption Processes
・Developments in Adsorption Technology・Bio, Energy and Environmental Applications

The regular participant fee with early registration willbe, depending on membership status, about 50,000−60,000
Japanese Yen, which includes registration, abstract book,meals, coffee breaks, and conference excursion. Besides,thanks to the sponsorship by the Japan Society on Adsorption, the hospitality that has been called “the Japan-Night”
in former FOAs will be given even greater as “the JapanNightS”. Please check for special student fees and for social programs for accompanying persons.
Accommodation fees will be handled separately, at acost of about 54,000 Yen for five nights of double occupancy. To have reasonably large number of attendees accommodated in the Westin, a request of single occupancy
may be subject to a lower priority for staying on-site, besides a higher cost that commonly applies. Sufficient number of accommodations nearby will be secured by the Conference.
Registration will be done on-line and the deadline forearly registration is January 15, 2010. For details, please
visit our website at www.cheme.kyoto-u.ac.jp/foa10.

Sponsors & Exhibition
We are seeking official sponsors for FOA10 besides thevaluable support from Japan Society on Adsorption. The
sponsors will be fully acknowledged in the program, at theconference and in the abstract book. Exhibition space fordisplays by commercial interests during the conference
will also be available. Please contact the conference chairand co-chairs for more information.