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
| Dates | Edition | Location | Organizer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983, May 6-11 | FOA 1 | Schloss Elmau, GERMANY | A. L. Myers & G. Belfort |
| 1986, May 4-9 | FOA 2 | Santa Barbara, California, USA | A. I. Liapis |
| 1989, May 5-9 | FOA 3 | Sonthofen, GERMANY | A. Mersmann |
| 1992, May 17-22 | FOA 4 | Kyoto, JAPAN | M. Suzuki |
| 1995, May 13-18 | FOA 5 | Pacific Grove, California, USA | M. Douglas LeVan |
| 1998, May 23-27 | FOA 6 | Presqu’ile de Giens, FRANCE | F. Meunier |
| 2001, May 20-25 | FOA 7 | Nagasaki, JAPAN | K. Kaneko |
| 2004, May 23-28 | FOA 8 | Sedona, Arizona, USA | O. Talu |
| 2007, May 20-25 | FOA 9 | Giardini Naxos, Sicily, ITALY | M. Mazzotti |
| 2010, May 23-28 | FOA 10 | Hyogo, JAPAN | M. Miyahara |
| 2013, May 19-24 | FOA 11 | Baltimore, Maryland, USA | P. A. Monson |
| 2016, May 29-June 3 | FOA 12 | Friedrichshafen (Lake Constance), GERMANY | A. Seidel-Morgenstern |
| 2019, May 26-31 | FOA 13 | Cairns, Queensland, AUSTRALIA | P. Webley |
| 2022, May 22-27 | FOA 14 | Broomfield, Colorado, USA | C. Jones |