Foreword

The 29th Croatian Meeting of Chemists and Chemical Engineers (29HSKIKI) is organized by the Croatian Chemical Society and the Croatian Society of Chemical Engineers in a historic Croatian town Split from September 2 to 5, 2025.

The meeting has traditionally been organized jointly by the Croatian Chemical Society and the Croatian Society of Chemical Engineers on a biannual basis (from 1969). It gathers 400 - 500 chemists and chemical engineers from Croatia and neighboring countries, which come from academia as well as industry, and contribute to the Meeting with posters and oral presentations. The official language of the Meeting is English. An exhibition of chemical laboratory equipment and instrumentation, computer software and hardware, literature, and other relevant material, will be organized as an accompanying manifestation.

The Meeting will be organized in the format of sections: Chemistry, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Materials, Environmental Protection, and Education (in English and Croatian).

Croatian Meetings of Chemists and Chemical Engineers have a long history of hosting distinguished scientists as plenary lecturers. During last fifty years we were honored by talks given by many Nobel laureates, like V. Prelog, R. Huber, J.-M. Lehn, R. Ernst, A. Yonath and D. Shechtman as well as many other world known scientist, such as P. W. Atkins, G. Baldi, B. Delmon, B. Feringa, J. R. Flower, G. F. Froment, L. Riekert, D. W. T. Rippin, E. U. Schlunder, K. Schugerl, K. B. Wiberg, M. Zlokarnik and many others. Our distinguished plenary lecturers were also R. Darton, R. Gani and J. M. Le Lann.

The full-length papers of scientific contributions presented at the Meeting will be gladly considered for the publication in the following journals: Croatica Chemica Acta, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Quarterly and Food Technology and Biotechnology.

In addition to the scientific program, the historic town Split will ensure our guests and participants to enjoy the beauties of typical “Dalmacija” sceneries of south coastal Croatia. The story of Split is already 17 centuries old, dating to the time of Roman Emperor Diocletian. The city is well connected and has an international airport, bus, and train terminal.

Welcome

Dear Colleagues, Partners and Friends,

On behalf of the Scientific and Organizing Committee, it gives me a great privilege and pleasure to welcome you all to the 29th Croatian Meeting of Chemists and Chemical Engineers, which will be held from September 2 to 5, 2025 in Split, Croatia.

Approximately 400 to 500 chemists and chemical engineers from universities, research institutes and industry are expected to participate and to contribute to the Meeting with posters and oral presentations.

The Meeting will provide an interdisciplinary platform for leading academic scientists, researchers, and research scholars to present and share their experiences and research results on all aspects of chemistry and related fields in a friendly, interactive and collaborative atmosphere, while discussing the latest achievements and novel approaches, the most recent innovations, trends as well as challenges and adopted solutions.

An exhibition of chemical industrial and laboratory equipment and instrumentation, computer software and hardware, literature, and other relevant material, will be organized as an accompanying manifestation.

We will be glad to host you at this Meeting as we believe, other participants and coming delegates would love to hear and learn from your experience.

We look forward to welcoming you at the 29HSKIKI in Split!

Prof. Mirta Rubčić, chair

Organized by

Croatian Chemical Society

Croatian Society of Chemical Engineers

Under the special auspices of

Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts

Under the auspices of

University of Zagreb

University of Split

University of Rijeka

University North

University Josip Juraj Strossmayer of Osijek

Ruđer Bošković Institute

Croatian Academy of Engineering

Croatian Engineering Association

Ministry of Science, Education and Youth

Education and Teacher Training Agency

Deadlines
2025.
 
until June 1st
Early Bird Registration
2025.
 
May 10th
Registration and abstract submission
2025.
 
May 25th
Notification of acceptance
Split

The story of Split is already 17 centuries old, dating to the time the Roman Emperor Diocletian decided to build his Palace right on the peninsula near the great Roman city Salona, where he wanted to spend the last years of his life. During these 1700 years the Palace slowly turned into a city, which to this day lures with its rich tradition, glorious history and beauty of its natural and cultural heritage.

Diocletian Palace and the entire historical core of Split have been on the World Heritage UNESCO list ever since 1979, and not only for the extraordinary preservation of the Palace, but also because the Palace and its city (or the city and its Palace, if you like) continue to live a full life. All historical layers from the old Rome, middle ages till today are still visible and alive in this structure. A walk through the ancient city takes you through time, along the great examples of ancient architecture like Peristyle, the middle aged Romanesque Church and Gothic Palace, Renaissance portals of the noblemen’s houses, Baroque facades and modern architecture superbly merged in the rich heritage.

Such stratification is mirrored in everyday life of Split. Local inhabitants sit in the same cafes, restaurants, and shops in the same stores as tourists, giving them the impression that, by arriving to Split, they became a part of the city and its rhythm. The vegetable market and the fish market represent the centre of each family’s life in Split, just as the entire social life of this city of 200 thousand reflects on the Riva (waterfront), where every guest should endeavour to have his coffee alongside noisy, temperamental folk of Split.

Split is much more than glorious architectural scenery. Split is also a venue for excellent gourmet and vine experiences, numerous cultural happenings like film and theatre festivals, exhibitions, excellent museums and concerts, a city which offers eclectic modes of entertainment starting with numerous clubs and bars, through street festivals to events such as Ultra Europe Festival visited each year by up to 100 thousand young people from around one hundred countries of the world. Split with its sport results is something only a handful of cities of similar size around the world can boast about as it is the home of a dozen Olympic medal winners as well as other sports medals.

When you tire of the city bustle, there’s Marjan, hill symbol over the city, with its forest, jogging trails, mountain climbing and biking, recreational terrains, but also the ancient churches where the late citizens of Split sought spiritual peace. Also very unusual to find in a city the size of Split are the numerous beaches with extraordinarily clean sea, from the well-known Bačvice to the stone secluded oases’ all around Marjan.