Research areas in Environmental and Chemical Engineering research group are
- Catalysis and photocatalysis
- Fuels/chemicals production from biomass and waste streams; H2, biobutanol
- Flue/exhaust gas and water purification
- CO2 utilization (CCS & CCU) - Separation processes
- Separation, purification, recovery, recycling: Membrane technologies, Adsorption, Photocatalysis, Chromatography, Supercritical extraction - Sustainability assessment
- Development of sustainability assessment tools and criteria, especially for social impact evaluation, toxicity, and health effects of emissions - Modelling and simulation
- Process and unit operation design and Fouling of heat exchange surfaces
- CFD, DEM, thermodynamics, kinetics
- Energy efficiency, energy optimization models for real estates - Combining catalysis and separation to hybrid technologies
- Utilization of modelling and sustainability assessment
Application areas of the research areas include the following
- Development and use of unit operations in biorefineries, mining and metallurgical industry, and by SMEs and in Cleantech applications
- Sustainable environmental and process technologies
- Use of renewable and recycled materials, and waste streams; Use of primary, secondary and substitutive materials in materials development
Last updated: 20.2.2020