A collection of papers presented at a world congress, which focus on atom efficient catalytic oxidations for global technologies. Emphasis is placed on conserving valuable material in catalytic transformations and conserving energy in an environmentally responsible manner.

The overall theme of these papers - taken from the 3rd World Congress - is "Atom Efficient Catalytic Oxidations for Global Technologies". The contributors report their findings with an emphasis on conserving valuable material in their catalytic transformations, as well as conserving energy in an environmentally responsible manner. The subjects presented span a wide range of oxidation reactions and catalysts. These include the currently important area of lower alkane oxidation to the corresponding olefins, unsaturated aldehydes, acids and nitriles. The four featured lectures and seven plenary lectures constitute the general background and overview of the subject matter at hand. The 104 contributed papers and 13 poster manuscripts summarized probe a variety of avenues to achieve catalytically efficient oxidation reactions for the future needs of mankind in a glogal environment.

Featured lectures
plenary lectures. Part A: structure selectivity/activity correlation
lower alkane oxidation
fine chemicals and pharmaceuticals
engineering and environmental applications. Part B: methane activation
combustion
catalyst preparation
alternate oxidants
oxidation of olefins and aromatics
oxidation in confined structures
theoretical, computational and modelling studies. Part C: additional oxidation studies.