Research areas

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