Abstracts

Abstracts Submissions

Please ensure that you register first before submitting an abstract.

The conference covers all aspects of Catalysis and classified under the following themes: Heterogeneous Catalysis, Homogeneous Catalysis, Bio-catalysis & Enzyme Catalysis, Electrocatalysis and Theoretical Catalysis. Abstracts are welcome from all sectors – academia, industry and government. Read our Abstract Review. Oral abstracts must be submitted on or before 31 July and Poster abstracts to be submitted on or before 31 August. To register, please visit our registration page from 07 April 2025.

Abstracts for the 35th Annual meeting of the Catalysis Society of South Africa are to be submitted with the template below, click download to get the template.

Please make use of the template as is without changing the style or formatting of the document.
Submitted abstracts should not exceed one page.

Important dates

  • Oral abstract submission: 7 Apr – 31 Jul 2025
  • Oral abstract acceptance: 15 Aug 2025
  • Poster abstract submission:
    7 Apr – 31 Aug 2025
  • Poster abstract acceptance: 31 Aug 2025

Conference Themes

  • United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 
  • One hundred years of Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis 
  • Homogeneous catalysis
  • Heterogenous Catalysis 
  • Electrocatalysis
  • Theoretical catalysis
  • Photocatalysis 

Topics in Catalysis

  • Catalyst synthesis
  • Catalytic materials
  • Novel catalyst designs
  • Catalyst characterization
  • Industrial catalysis
  • Catalysis and renewable energy
  • Fuel cell technology
  • Photocatalysis
  • Biocatalysis
  • Environmental catalysis
  • Water treatment

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Please note that the only accepted file format for the submission of abstracts are MS Word documents (no PDFs).