The employees of the Department conduct research in the following areas:
- chemical reactors and microreactors with heterogeneous catalysts (engineering, optimization)
- enzymatic biocatalysts
- nanoliquids - obtaining and testing properties
- nanoparticle engineering
- modeling single and multiphase flows in apparatus using CFD
- studies of the kinetics of agglomeration and decomposition of particles suspended in liquids
- testing materials in terms of their use for insulation purposes (apparatus for measuring thermal conductivity)
- crystallization from solution (kinetics, process, optimization, scale transfer
- research on the hydrodynamics and kinetics of selected processes in multifunctional reactors with static elements
- testing of pressure and vortex filtration of suspended solids
- measurements of physical parameters in unit processes (apparatus for absorption, dust removal, heat exchange, and drying of granular materials)
analysis of particle size by DLS method - flows in microchannels
- modeling and optimization of processing processes
- tests of pollutant emissions, in particular dust from low-power combustion installations
- technical methods of reducing dust emissions
- research on the dedusting process, design of apparatus and technological nodes; prototype centrifugal and electrostatic dust collectors, designed for min. for low-power combustion installations powered by solid fuels
- design, modeling and integration of processes in the chemical, food processing and petrochemical industries with the use of CAD process simulators,
