Taiyuan, China, July 21-24, 2024
CFB-14
Hosted by Tsinghua University, and held by Taiyuan University of Science and Technology and the Chinese Society of Particuology, brought together prominent and young researchers, educators, and practitioners from around the world.
Vancouver, Canada, May 10-14, 2021 (Virtual)
CFB-13
Hosted by the University of British Columbia (UBC), CFB13 brought together over 300 delegates from across the globe and provided a platform for researchers, engineers, and industry professionals to share their latest findings and advancements in fluidization.
Krakow, Poland, May 22-26, 2017
CFB-12
Over 250 delegates from 37 countries attended CFB12 in Krakow. More than 300 papers were submitted and presented, which covered all aspects of fuel processing/utilization, technological aspects of converting fossil and renewable resources to clean fuels and insights on fundamental aspects/theories of fluidization.
Beijing, China, May 14-17, 2014
CFB-11
Hosted by the Institute of Process Engineering, CFB11 included four plenary lectures. 146 papers from 26 countries were selected in the proceedings after peer review, which provided a comprehensive overview of the various aspects of current fluidization research.
Sunriver, Oregon, USA, May 1-5, 2011
CFB-10
The first nine conferences were primarily forums on circulating fluidized beds. The tenth conference expanded to include other types of fluidized bed studies. The official title - International Conference on Circulating Fluidized Beds and Fluidization Technology - CFB10 - reflected this added scope.
Hamburg, Germany, May 13-16, 2008
CFB-9
A highlight of CFB9 is the 4th International VGB Workshop, "Operating Experience with Fluidized Bed Firing Systems," integrated into the conference. 3 sessions on oxyfuel firing and chemical looping combustion and gasification illustrate the significance of fluidization for developing CO2 capturing technologies.
Hangzhou, China, May 10-13, 2005
CFB-8
CFB-8 included 4 invited plenary lectures which provide overviews on 3 essential aspects of CFB: fundamentals, FCC and combustion. New developments, industrial applications, practical issues and recent technology advances are
emphasized.
Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, May 5-8, 2002
CFB-7
CFB-7 continued to bring together all of the major CFB research groups worldwide. 24 countries on 5 continents were represented in the authorship. Besides the usual topics of FCC, other applications such as calcination, gasification, pyrolysis, roasting of ores and desulphurization were also under development.
Würzburg, Germany, August 22-27, 1999
CFB-6
CFB-6 contained three plenary lectures and 153 oral presentations and provided a comprehensive overview of the current status of research, development and application of circulating fluidized bed systems. In addition, the programme documents some recent trends, such as CFD, attrition and heterogeneous catalysis.
Fragrant Hill, Beijing, May 28-31, 1996
CFB-5
189 delegates from 26 countries attended CFB-5. 141 papers were presented orally in parallel sessions, and four workshops discussed the significant problems in the field. In addition, three invited plenary lectures were given.181 abstracts were submitted to the conference and 100 were published in the proceddings.
Hidden Vall, Pennsylvania, USA, August 1-5, 1993
CFB-4
Attended by over 240 delegates from many academic and industrial organizations, there was an excellent balance between industrial and academic participation, which makes the CFB conferences a unique forum for facilitating communications between theoreticians and practitioners in the field.
Nagoya, Japan, October 15-18, 1990
CFB-3
Organized by the Society of Chemical Engineers Japan, people from 19 different countries presented five plenary lectures and 97 papers. The attendants, 283 people from 20 countries, enjoyed different modes of discussion. This conference drew attention to newer applications of CFB in pressureied systems and materials.
Compiègne, France, March 14-18, 1988
CFB-2
The Second International Conference on Circulating Fluidized Bed, chaired by Prof. J. F. Large, was held at the University of Compiègne, France. Approximately 250 delegates from 23 different countries attended this conference. About 110 abstracts were submitted. Out of these, 55 papers were selected for publication.
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, November 18-20, 1985
CFB-1
Organized by the Centre for Energy Studies at the Technical University of Nova Scotia, the first-ever ever CFB conference demonstrated interest in continuing this conference to exchange views on the Circulating Fluidized Bed. An international committee was formed to advise future CFB conferences.