ICPF - Department of New Process in Chemistry and Biotechnology

	Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals ASCR, v.v.i. Prague

Department of New Process in Chemistry and Biotechnology

See also Annual Report 2008 of the Department which includes research projects, international cooperations, visitors&visits, teaching activities, and list of papers.

People

Head: Jan Cermak
Deputy: Gabriela Kuncova

Research staff: Lucie Cervenkova Stastna, Frantisek Kastanek, Ywetta Maleterova, Stanislav Sabata, Jaroslav Vcelak
Part time: Martin Bernard, Marie Czakoova, Jiri Hetflejs, Hana Vrbova

Technical staff: Jarmila Kubesova

PhD students: Juraj Bolyo, Alena Krupkova, Renata Rychtarikova, Jan Storch, Tomas Strasak

Fields of research

Bioremediation of organic pollutants in soil and sewage
Immobilization of biocatalysts, living cells or enzymes, into organic or organic-inorganic matrices by sol-gel process
Application of immobilized biocatalysts in optical sensors
Polymeric antidegradants immobilized on poly(siloxanes)
Structure, reactivity, and catalytic properties of azine diphosphine complexes of transition metals
Catalysts for fluorous biphase media
Carbosilane dendrimers

Applied research

Complex dehalogenation of PCB contaminated soils, waste water and oils

Running research projects

NEW - Novel inorganic-organic hybrid nanomaterials
(Z. Sabata, joint project with ICT, IMC and Univ. West Bohemia, Plzen, supported by ASCR, project No. IAAX08240901, 2009-2013 [5107] )

NEW - Calixarene-porphyrin conjugates for selective complexation and separation of fullerenes
(Z. Sabata, joint project with ICT and IIC, supported by GACR, project No. GA203/09/0691, 2009-2012 [5329] )

Enzymatically catalyzed synthesis of alkyd resins
(G. Kuncova, joint project with SYNPO Pardubice, supported by MIP, project No. MPO 2A-3TP1/108, 5/2008-2011 [5409] ) - Report 2008

Monitoring and remediation of environmental pollution with advanced organic-inorganic materials – MOREPIM
(G. Kuncova, supported by MEYS, KONTAKT project No. ME 892, 5/2007-2011 [5407] ) - Report 2008

Whole cell optical sensors (WOCOS)
(G. Kuncova, supported by MEYS, KONTAKT project No. ME 893, 5/2007-2011 [5408] ) - Report 2008

The structure and synthetic applications of transition metal complexes
(J. Cermak, joint project with JH IPC, CU, and ICT, supported by MEYS, project No. LC06070, 3/2006-2010 [5406] ) - Report 2008

Polymeric antidegradants based on liquid polybutadienes, polysiloxanes and their block copolymers
(J. Hetflejs, joint project with IMC, SYNPO Pardubice, and UPa, supported by GACR, grant No. GA203/07/0987, 2007-2009 [5327] ) - Report 2008

Interaction of organic-inorganic matrices with immobilized biological material
(G. Kuncova, supported by MEYS, OC COST project No. OC121, 3/2006-3/2009 [5405] ) - Report 2008

Optical chemical sensors - OPTISENS
(G. Kuncova joint project with University of Maribor, Slovenia, supported by MEYS, KONTAKT project No. MEB 090817, 3/2008-2009 [5410] ) - Report 2008

The research and verification of the method of catalytic dehalogenation of underground water from industrial sources by bimetallic permeable reactive barriers
(F. Kastanek, joint project with Analytical Laboratories Plzen, and CZ BIJO, supported by MIT, IMPULS project No. FI-IM3/050, 4/2006-4/2009 [5404] ) - Report 2008

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