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Come and learn what life as a PhD candidate is like.
Meet your fellow PhD candidates and get to know the people from various support offices who will be there to help you throughout your doctoral journey.
Get oriented in the new structure of doctoral studies at UCT Prague!
- What are your obligations during the PhD?
- What is expected from you and how can you prepare?
- What are the financial opportunities?
- What do projects, mentoring, and soft skills courses involve?
- What other opportunities does UCT Prague offer?
You’ll be introduced to all available support departments and the offices that organize support activities and courses:
PROGRAMME
9:00 – 9:10 Welcome speech – Vice-Rector for Doctoral Studies, Prof. Michaela Rumlová *
9:10 – 9:30 Introducing the PhD Office – Mgr. Mili Losmanová, PhD Support
(incl. a short introduction of Faculty Offices) *
9:30 – 10:30 The Electronic PhD Guide Team – Ing. Petra Špringer Šimonová *
* For this part of the program (9 - 10:30), come with your supervisor
BREAK – 15 min
10:45 – 11:00 University Ombudsperson – ThDr. Klára Muzikářová, Ph.D.
11:00 – 11:20 International Relations Office – Bc. Lenka Polanská
11:20 – 11:40 HR Department – Ing. Simona Pavelková
11:40 – 12:20 Open discussion with current doctoral candidates
LUNCH BREAK – 1 hour
13:30 – 15:00 Workshop – Jan Froněk, Academic Coach:
“Roadmap to PhD”
BREAK – 15 min
15:15 – 15:30 Welcome Office – Ing. Anna Mittnerová and Ing. Jitka Tomanová
15:30 – 15:50 Counselling and Career Centre – TBA
15:50 – 16:10 National Library of Technology – Ing. Naděžda Firsová, Ph.D.
16:10 – 16:30 Project Centre – Ing. Hana Štěpánková
16:30 – 16:50 Research and Technology Transfer Office – Ing. Kateřina Kovaříčková
16:50 – 17:10 Data Stewardship Team – Ing. Martin Schatz, Ph.D. and Data Stewards
Moderated by: PhD Support – Mili Losmanová, Office for Doctoral Studies
Representatives from each Faculty Office will also be present.
You will receive:
- Adaptation plan
- “Survival Guide: 15 Tips for Navigating Your PhD” leaflet
- A timeline of your PhD journey – clearly defined responsibilities and the ideal timing for completing them
- A list of all transferable skills courses available to doctoral candidates at UCT Prague
Hosted by the PhD Office
Start your PhD with a clear overview and strong support!
Preparation of IDCAC 2025 is under way. Details coming soon.
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We are pleased to welcome you on the website of The First International Doctoral Conference on Advances in Chemistry , a conference for PhD candidates organised (mainly) by PhD candidates.
The conference took place on November 9, 2024 . The in-person part took place at UCT Prague. Especially for foreign participants, we were happy to offer the possibility to present their contribution on-line in a hybrid session.
Sections (Chairpersons)
- Organic & Inorganic Chemistry (Pavel Kraina)
- Biochemistry (Anna Amirianová)
- Environmental Chemistry (Annelie Kadlecová)
- Analytical, Physical and Computational Chemistry (Jan Vališ & Eva Pospíšilová)
- Chemical Engineering and Technology (Jakub Staś)
Venue
The in-person part of the conference will be held in the Dejvice Campus, particularly in the buildings of the University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague (Technická 5, Prague 6, Czech Republic).
If you are further from our venue, we are happy to offer the possibility to present your contribution on-line in a hybrid session. Participants who enrolled in the virtual form will receive a link to join us in due time.
Registration
The registration, which was opend up to Oct 15, 2024, is now closed.
Abstract submision
Abstract were to be submitted by Oct 15, 2024 and the limit was 2500 symbols (including spaces; names of authors and their respecitive affiliations are excluded from character count limit) and the abstract should not contain any graphics. The abstract will be published in a conference proceedings and an ISBN will be attached to it.
Fees
We are pleased to inform you, that thanks to our parntners, the conference is free of cherge and in-person participants will be able to enjoy complimentary coffee breaks and lunch at UCT Prague. So don't forget to let us know about your dietary preferences and restrictions in the registration.
Programme
The registration will be held between 9:30 and 9:45 in the building A of UCT Prague (Technická 5, Prague), however participants are free to join us at any moment - if you are not local, just stop by the reception desk and ask for the conference; the receptionists will let us know and we will come for you. The end of the conference together with presentation of awards is planned to be around 16:30. For more details, please see the general programme or a time-table with list of presenting authors.
Presentations
The presentations are to be made in english and should last 10 min. Each presentation will be followed by a Q&A.
In person participants will have the opportunity to upload their pptx or pdf files on a computer durting the coffe break prior to their session.
Virtual participants will share their presentation from their computer. In the hybrid form, virtual participants are encorugaed to secure a calm enviroment with good connection as well as to share their video.
Best presentation awards
The chairpersons and the organizers had the pleasure to present the following doctoral candidates with prices for the best presentation in their sections:
- Organic Chemistry: Killiann Heinz (University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague)
- Biochemistry: Ondřej Morávek (University of Pardubice)
- Environmental Chemistry: Jan Čundrle (J. E. Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem)
- Analytical, Physical and Computational Chemistry: Jorge Servert Lerdo de Tejada (University of Manchester)
- Chemical Engineering and Technology: Dániel Gardenö (University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague)
Conference proceedings
The orginisers wish to thank to all participants who submited their abstracts which were collected in the IDCAC 2024 Book of abstracts. The publication with ISBN: 978-80-7592-269-4 is available here. The full sugested citation is: E. Pospíšilová, S. Hermochováa J. Vališ, „The 1st International Doctoral Conference on Advances in Chemistry – book of abstracts", Prague, Czechia, 2024. doi: 10.5281/zenodo.14015303.
Conference partners
The orginisers wish to thank to both UCT Prague, ORLEN Unipetrol Foundation and Zentiva for their generous support.
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What is onboarding?
Onboarding is a key process of integrating new employees into the organisation, thereby enhancing both their professional, social, cultural and organisational integration. As a result, employees feel welcomed as part of the organisation and better prepared for the tasks ahead of them. The sooner the new employee feels welcome and fully informed, the better and quicker they will be able to contribute to the organisation successfully.
Onboarding procedures are common in the private sector but often absent in academic institutions. In particular for newly hired Early Career Researchers (ECR), namely PhD candidates, such procedures will strongly impact both their integration into the organisation and clarification of roles and responsibilities of all stakeholders involved in their programme. In order to maximize their impact, it is therefore important that onboarding procedures are approved and supported by supervisors and Postgraduate offices. While it has been shown that successful onboarding contributes to increased well-being and motivation, many ECRs often feel somewhat lost and poorly supported when entering academia, leading to doubt, insecurity and sometimes even an early abandonment of their research project.
UCT and onboarding
In collaboration with the PRIDE network (Professionals in Doctoral Education), a working group was formed with the aim of drafting a publication on onboarding, focusing for the first time on doctoral candidates and postdocs and their adaptation process at the university.
UCT Prague initially launched an extensive questionnaire to assess awareness of onboarding, whether and how many people have encountered it, and what they would welcome within the academic environment. After evaluating the questionnaire, meetings were held in the private sector with HR professionals. We wanted to verify how onboarding is conducted in private companies and how we can leverage their know-how and experiences in our context.
The collected materials and interviews with HR professionals were used to create an adaptation plan, which was piloted from September 2023 at three institutes of UCT Prague. The resulting adaptation plan, which is part of this page, will serve the needs of UCT Prague supervisors who work with newly hired doctoral candidates. Furthermore, the adaptation plan will be utilized for the PRIDE network publication, serving as a foundation for other European universities.
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It is doctoral study programme that is leading to two diplomas from both home university as well as partner university. Student works on one dissertation, the study programmes are fully integrated between collaborating universities and include specialized courses at home university and one interdisciplinary at partner university.
Each successful applicant signs individual contract about doctoral double degree based on his/her particular situation (research area, supervisor’s requirements, home university requirements etc.). The contract is signed between UCT Prague and student’s home university.
Requirements for doctoral double degree contract:
- Student has to agree with two supervisors – one from the home university, one from UCT Prague
- Student has to be accepted by his/her supervisor to PhD studies at UCT Prague
- Student has to be accepted to PhD studies at his/her home university
- UCT Prague and student’s home university have to have a joint double degree study programme (list of offered programmes below)
Contact persons at UCT Prague
First contact (study matter) - Contact person of each double degree study programme.
Second contact (general matter, information about the application proceedings)– Department of International Relations: international@vscht.cz
Finances
In terms of cooperation with partner universities no tuition is required. Students are expected to cover any additional costs themselves.
What are the advantages?
Besides improved employability of graduates, there is emphasis on research activity coupled with a possibility to lead small research groups. The program inherently strengthens professional language knowledge. There are possibilities to gain practical skills thanks to cooperation with partner companies such as Zentiva, Zeva, Contipro, Lonza Biotec or in practically oriented departments of Czech Academy of Sciences, where are practical traineeships available. Last but not least there is excellent support of students, including motivational scholarships.
Double degree programmes offered
There are 8 programmes at 4 faculties
FCT – Faculty of Chemical Technology
FET – Faculty of Environmental Technology
FBT – Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology
FCE – Faculty of Chemical Engineering
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Department of Organic Technology
Green Catalysis: From biomass to fine chemicals
| Study place: | Department of Organic Technology, FCT, VŠCHT Praha |
| Guaranteeing Departments: | Department of Organic Technology |
| Study Programme/Specialization: | Chemistry and Chemical Technologies ( in Czech language ) |
| Supervisor: | doc. Ing. Eliška Vyskočilová, Ph.D. |
| Expected Form of Study: | Full-time |
| Expected Method of Funding: | Scholarship |
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The aim of this thesis will be the production of biomass-based fine chemicals. Biomass-based sources will be, e.g., pinenes or furfural, and the fine chemicals produced would belong to the group of fragrances, pharmaceuticals, and others. The main aim would be optimizing the reaction conditions together with the chosen catalyst and the reaction course.
Kinetic, thermodynamic and structural aspects of forming solid dispersions of high-melting drugs
| Study place: | Department of Organic Technology, FCT, VŠCHT Praha |
| Guaranteeing Departments: | Department of Organic Technology |
| Study Programme/Specialization: | |
| Also available in study programmes: | Drugs and Biomaterials ( in Czech language ), Drugs and Biomaterials (FCT) ( in English language ) |
| Supervisor: | prof. Ing. Petr Zámostný, Ph.D. |
| Expected Form of Study: | Full-time |
| Expected Method of Funding: | Scholarship + salary |
Annotation
High melting point drugs present a challenge in the formulation of amorphous solid dispersions, e.g. solid solutions with polymers, because the chemical stability of both the drug and the polymer makes it impossible to safely reach the eutectic melt formation temperature. Thus, solid dispersions are essentially formed by dissolving solid drug in the polymer melt, which creates both residence time and mixing requirements in the molten state, as well as requirements for compatibility of drugs and coformers to prevent undesired crystallization of the drug in the finished product. Therefore, this work will focus on the evaluation of compatibility of drugs and coformers by computational and experimental methods, stability of dispersions as a function of their composition and kinetics of drug dissolution in polymer melt. This main axis will be complemented by the study of the application properties of the formulations prepared with the possible support of an industrial partner. The work assumes a significant contribution to supervision from FHNW Basel.
Layered double hydroxides as sorbents for biologically active substances
| Study place: | Department of Organic Technology, FCT, VŠCHT Praha |
| Guaranteeing Departments: | Department of Organic Technology |
| Study Programme/Specialization: | Chemistry and Chemical Technologies ( in English language ) |
| Supervisor: | Ing. Iva Paterová, Ph.D. |
| Expected Form of Study: | Full-time |
| Expected Method of Funding: | Scholarship |
Annotation
Double layered hydroxides, also known as hydrotalcite or anionic clays, are an important group of materials with a wide range of applications. They can be applied as catalysts, catalyst precursors or ion exchangers, in sorption and decontamination processes. They can also be used for the intercalation of various substances including drugs. The aim of this work will be to prepare these materials, modify their surface with silanol based compounds and to characterize them by suitable methods. The prepared materials will be used as support materials for the immobilization of selected active substances.
Model based design and optimization of wet granulation processes
| Study place: | Department of Organic Technology, FCT, VŠCHT Praha |
| Guaranteeing Departments: | Department of Organic Technology |
| Study Programme/Specialization: | Drugs and Biomaterials ( in English language ) |
| Supervisor: | prof. Ing. Petr Zámostný, Ph.D. |
| Expected Form of Study: | Full-time |
| Expected Method of Funding: | Scholarship + salary |
Annotation
Wet granulation is a key step in pharmaceutical manufacturing, responsible for transforming fine powders into granules with improved flow properties, uniformity, and compressibility. The most employed wet granulation unit operations, which are essential for pharmaceutical manufacturing, are high shear granulation and fluid bed granulation. In order to produce high-quality solid dosage forms, the challenge to develop robust frameworks for better control over critical quality attributes (CQAs) of granules is increasing. The aim of this research aims to address the limitations of empirical methods by leveraging mechanistic modeling and computational tools to model, simulate, and optimize high shear granulation and fluid bed granulation processes. In this research, mechanistic modeling will serve as the foundation for understanding granulation dynamics, including particle growth and breakage, binder addition and distribution, and drying kinetics. In order to facilitate a systematic approach to process optimization by enabling accurate representation of the underlying physico-chemical processes. The research will involve constructing models to simulate various operating conditions and understand their impact on granule properties, such as size, porosity, and moisture content. Experimental validation will play a pivotal role in refining this approach, using data sets from industrial granulation processes from laboratory to production scale. The validated models will then be applied to optimize granulation processes. By integrating this workflow, this research aims to address the challenges of scale-up, reducing variability and improving efficiency in process control of granulation. Therefore, the research will also have a core objective to advance the mechanistic understanding of granulation while also contributing to the adoption of model-based process development in the pharmaceutical industry, ensuring more efficient and reliable manufacturing aligned with Quality by Design (QbD) principles.
Monitoring and prediction of tablet disintegration behavior using texture analysis
| Study place: | Department of Organic Technology, FCT, VŠCHT Praha |
| Guaranteeing Departments: | Department of Organic Technology |
| Study Programme/Specialization: | Drugs and Biomaterials ( in English language ) |
| Supervisor: | prof. Ing. Petr Zámostný, Ph.D. |
| Expected Form of Study: | Full-time |
| Expected Method of Funding: | Scholarship + salary |
Annotation
The disintegration kinetics of tablets is a determining step for their overall dissolution behavior, as it determines the size and specific surface area of the fragments produced during their disintegration. This kinetics depends on the rate of penetration of the disintegration medium into the tablet microstructure, both into the pores and swelling components of the tablet, and the ability of the internal dissolution and swelling processes to disrupt the tablet cohesion. The aim of this work is to study the kinetics of water absorption into the tablet as a function of its composition and microstructure by means of textural analysis and microscopic measurements, to study the resistance of the tablet to erosive effects as a function of the amount of absorbed liquid as well as the size of the fragments formed as a result of these processes. The knowledge obtained should then be used to develop a fully or partially predictive model capable of predicting disintegration behavior based on the microstructure of the tablet and the physical properties of its components.
Quaternary ammonium salts as a platform for innovative catalytic processes
| Study place: | Department of Organic Technology, FCT, VŠCHT Praha |
| Guaranteeing Departments: | Department of Organic Technology |
| Study Programme/Specialization: | Chemistry and Chemical Technologies ( in Czech language ) |
| Supervisor: | doc. Ing. Eliška Vyskočilová, Ph.D. |
| Expected Form of Study: | Full-time |
| Expected Method of Funding: | Scholarship |
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Quaternary ammonium salts can serve as catalysts of important reactions, of which the cycloaddition of carbon dioxide to epoxides or alkenes leading to cyclic carbonates plays an important role. Another important reaction that can be catalyzed by ammonium salts is the Knoevenagel condensation of aldehydes with nitriles. This reaction is interesting from the point of view of use in the field of chemical specialties such as fragrances or pharmaceutical intermediates. The disadvantage of ammonium salts is their use in a homogeneous arrangement, and therefore complicated separation from the reaction mixture and the impossibility of repeated use. The aim of the thesis will be the preparation of heterogeneous analogues of quaternary ammonium salts, their detailed characterization and testing as catalysts in selected reactions. The influence of the structural properties of the prepared materials on their catalytic activity and, last but not least, the possibility of repeated use will be monitored.
Surface energy heterogeneity of particulate matter
| Study place: | Department of Organic Technology, FCT, VŠCHT Praha |
| Guaranteeing Departments: | Department of Organic Technology |
| Study Programme/Specialization: | Drugs and Biomaterials ( in English language ) |
| Supervisor: | Ing. Jan Patera, Ph.D. |
| Expected Form of Study: | Full-time |
| Expected Method of Funding: | Scholarship + salary |
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Free surface energy is one of the important parameters in industrial applications and processes of powder and fibrous materials. Differences in surface energy affect interfacial interactions such as wetting, cohesion, or adhesion. As the wide range of uses of powders is controlled by surface reactions or interactions, the characterization of surface energies can be important information for improving surface properties (eg surface modification). General theories can only be applied to smooth, molecularly flat solid surfaces or particles. However, most interfaces for particulate matter do not have an ideally smooth surface or an ideally homogenized surface, so the work will focus on determining the heterogeneity of surface properties; heterogeneity of surface energy, and its relation to other properties of these substances.
Synthesis and chemical modification of layered materials based on Si, Ge, and Si<sub>x</sub>Ge<sub>(1-x)</sub> mixtures
| Study place: | Department of Organic Technology, FCT, VŠCHT Praha |
| Guaranteeing Departments: | Department of Organic Technology |
| Study Programme/Specialization: | Chemistry and Chemical Technologies ( in English language ) |
| Supervisor: | Ing. Martin Veselý, Ph.D. |
| Expected Form of Study: | Full-time |
| Expected Method of Funding: | Scholarship + salary |
Annotation
Layered low-dimensional materials are auspicious for application in all areas of nanotechnology since properties of these materials depend on the degree of exfoliation. Also, catalysis seems to be an exciting application as a superior effect of a two-dimensional (2D) support on the activity of metal nanoparticles due to specific metal-support interactions. This project is focused on preparation and chemical modification of layered materials based on Si, Ge, and SixGe(1-x) mixtures. The aim is to prepare 2D hundreds-of-micron-sized sheets and nanometer-sized quantum dots (QDs) with high optical and chemical uniformity. Functionalization of the prepared uniform low-dimensional materials allows the application of these materials in fundamental research of phenomena typical for heterogeneous catalysis: I) Study of the exclusive effect of 2D support on the enhanced activity of metal nanoparticles and II) Assessment of accessibility and interconnectivity of pores space in conventional catalysts using 0D QDs with varying size as a pore space probe.
The use of surface energy as a tool for the formulation applications
| Study place: | Department of Organic Technology, FCT, VŠCHT Praha |
| Guaranteeing Departments: | Department of Organic Technology |
| Study Programme/Specialization: | Drugs and Biomaterials ( in English language ) |
| Supervisor: | Ing. Tereza Školáková, Ph.D. |
| Expected Form of Study: | Full-time |
| Expected Method of Funding: | Scholarship |
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Pharmaceutical products are sophisticated mixtures of numerous compounds that can be liquids or solids. However, there is still the problem how to select them efficiently without costly and time-consuming tests that are associated with the complexity of the drug development. Surface energy could be used as powerful prediction tool to perform such selections. The aim of this work is to provide a new perspective on the prediction of component compatibility (API and excipient) for formulation design for the production of solid dosage forms based on the surface properties of their components.
Two-dimensional materials as a catalytic support for metal nanoparticles
| Study place: | Department of Organic Technology, FCT, VŠCHT Praha |
| Guaranteeing Departments: | Department of Organic Technology |
| Study Programme/Specialization: | Chemistry and Chemical Technologies ( in English language ) |
| Supervisor: | Ing. Martin Veselý, Ph.D. |
| Expected Form of Study: | Full-time |
| Expected Method of Funding: | Scholarship + salary |
Annotation
Two-dimensional (2D) materials exhibit increased catalytic activity in 2D material-supported metallic nanoparticles compared to their bulk counterparts. The increase in activity attributes to specific 2D support-nanoparticle interactions. The thesis focuses on the nanohybrid (2D support-nanoparticle) preparation by various routes, including both the metal introduction after the exfoliation and simultaneous exfoliation and metal deposition. An inherent part of the thesis is a complex and correlated spectroscopic and microscopic characterization of the prepared nanohybrids. Then the final output will be a relation between the synthetic route, material texture, and catalytic performance in model reactions like selective hydrogenations, oxidations, and C-C coupling.
2D materials as supports for modern catalytic systems
| Study place: | Department of Organic Technology, FCT, VŠCHT Praha |
| Guaranteeing Departments: | Department of Organic Technology |
| Study Programme/Specialization: | Chemistry and Chemical Technologies ( in English language ) |
| Supervisor: | Ing. Martina Pitínová, Ph.D. |
| Expected Form of Study: | Full-time |
| Expected Method of Funding: | Scholarship |
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2D materials are defined as layered materials with minimum thickness to the physical limit. Graphene is the first example of 2D materials, isolated from natural graphite in 2004 which has been since then extensively investigated in the wide range of potential applications. Beyond graphene, a wide spectrum of 2D materials. Layered 2D materials are characterized by large surface area, uniformly exposed lattice plane, adjustable electronic state, ability of surface defect formation, and possibility of controlled surface functionalization. Because of these unique properties, 2D materials can be utilized in catalysis as the supports for anchoring of catalytic active species/metals. The greatest benefit of using 2D supports is possibility to decrease amount of anchored precious metals necessary for catalyzing of the chemical reaction. The aim of the research work will be preparation of heterogenous catalysts utilizing 2D materials that will be active in basic chemical syntheses as hydrogenations, oxidation or hydroformylations. Experimental work will therefore include preparation of heterogeneous catalyst utilizing 2D materials as the supports for various active metals, as Pt, Pd, Rh, Ru, Ag, Cu, Ni or others. The prepared catalysts will be deeply characterized using available characterization methods (SEM/EDS, TEM, XRD, N2-physisorption, Raman spectroscopy etc.) and finally tested in chosen model reactions.
Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals of the CAS
Catalysts for the oxidation of volatile organic compounds
| Study place: | Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals of the CAS |
| Guaranteeing Departments: |
Department of Organic Technology
Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals of the CAS |
| Study Programme/Specialization: | Chemistry and Chemical Technologies ( in English language ) |
| Supervisor: | Ing. Pavel Topka, Ph.D. |
| Expected Form of Study: | Full-time |
| Expected Method of Funding: | Scholarship |
Annotation
Volatile organic compounds (VOC) are one of the main contributors to air pollution. They are precursors of photochemical smog (ground-level ozone) and very efficient greenhouse gases (up to 11 times more effective compared to CO2). Furthermore, they are detrimental not only to the environment but also to human health due to their harmful properties (toxic, malodorous, mutagenic, and carcinogenic). Therefore, increasingly strict regulations are being put in place worldwide in order to reduce VOC emissions into the atmosphere. VOCs are emitted from thousands of different sources, such as chemical plants, petroleum refineries, power plants, paint industry, gas stations, dry cleaners, etc. In the industry, the old thermal incineration units are retrofitted with catalytic oxidation technology, which is a green and cost-effective method for the abatement of VOC emissions. The aim of the thesis is the development of new catalysts for VOC oxidation. The activity and selectivity of the prepared catalysts in the oxidation of model VOCs will be correlated with their physicochemical properties in order to identify the factors important for their efficiency. Required education and skills: • Master's degree in chemical engineering, physical chemistry, organic technology, chemical physics or similar; • willingness to do experimental work and learn new things, team work ability.
Preparation of nanofibrous catalysts by electrospinning technique
| Study place: | Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals of the CAS |
| Guaranteeing Departments: |
Department of Organic Technology
Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals of the CAS |
| Study Programme/Specialization: | Chemistry and Chemical Technologies ( in English language ) |
| Supervisor: | Ing. Karel Soukup, Ph.D. |
| Expected Form of Study: | Full-time |
| Expected Method of Funding: | Scholarship |
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The main aim of the proposed project is to assess the specific properties of the novel polymeric nanofibrous materials prepared by electrospinning in applications as effective catalyst supports. Other targets of this project will be specifically addressed to the optimization of the electrospinning process parameters concerning properties of the prepared supports, deposition of the catalytically active centers or catalyst precursors, and assessment of the effect of support microstructure on the phenomenological kinetics of model reactions. Studied model reactions will involve both reactions in gas-phase (total oxidation of volatile organic compounds) and liquid-phase (selective hydrogenation of unsaturated carbonyl compounds). Additionally, it will be investigated the possible influence of differences between the polymer surface nature of nanofibers and conventional polymeric catalyst supports on catalytic properties. Required education and skills: • Master's degree in chemical technologies, chemical engineering, or chemistry of materials; • methodical and creative approach to work; • willingness to perform experimental work and learn new issues. ) ) [sablona] => stdClass Object ( [class] => stranka [html] => [css] => [js] => [autonomni] => 1 ) [api_suffix] => druh/I/jazyk/en/locale/en/ustav/111 )