Head
doc. Ing. Michael Pohořelý, Ph.D.
ORCiD 0000-0001-8803-8131
ResearcherID H-3505-2014
Scopus Author ID 6506380037
SciProfiles 1149243
Assistant Professors:
Dr. Ing. Jaroslav Moško, Ph.D., Ing. Josef Farták, Ph.D.
Researchers:
Dr. Vineet Singh Sikarwar, MSc., Ph.D.
PhD students:
Ing. Matěj Hušek, Ing. Kateřina Sukdolová, RNDr. Zdeňka Tomášová, Ing. Kryštof Frank, Ing. Stella Špirochová; Ing. Adam Vojtovič
Undergarduate and graduate students:
Vojtěch Fiala, Robin Havelka, Ondřej Fraňěk
Our research group focuses primarily on the thermochemical utilization of biomass, bio-waste, solid alternative fuels, waste, as well as on the issues of circular economy, heat and waste management and thermal energy storage. Our research focuses on current topics in power engineering with the aim of increasing the use of renewable energy and alternative fuels. Our research also involves collaborations with universities and research institutions abroad, e.g. in Belgium (Ghent University), Austria (BOKU - University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences), Finland (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland), Japan (Kyoto University) or China (Foshan University) and with a wide range of companies in the private sector. During the course of our studies, we train young professionals in a variety of energy disciplines for the private or academic sector. We are happy to welcome new colleagues with an interest in 21st century energy and waste management.
Listed topics of bachelor/M.Sc. theses are available in EIS UCT and PhD these on a UCT web.
If you are interested in some thesis or any of the projects or have your own topic in the field of energy and material utilization of biomass, alternative fuels and waste, utilization of energy by-products or optimization of existing heat sources do not hesitate to contact us and arrange an individual meeting. We would be happy to welcome you into our team.
Analysis of samples from the energy sector
Laboratory equipment
Partners
Czech:
Department of Sustainable Fuels and Green Chemistry, UCT Prague – biomass and waste pyrolysis and gasification, activation of carbonaceous materials, gas purification
Department of Sustainability and Product Ecoloogy, UCT Prague – LCA for waste and biomass pyrolysis and gasification
Department of Water Technology and Environmental Engineering, UCT Prague – application of biochar in anaerobic fermentation
Department of Energy Engineering, CTU Prague – fluid combustion of solid fuels, flue gas cleaning, CCS/U
Energy Institute, Brno University of Technology – combustion of solid fuels, flue gas treatment
Department of Environmental Geosciences, CZU Prague– biochar and sewage sludge utilisation in agriculture
Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals of the CAS – material and energy utilization of sewage sludge, preparation, characterization and utilization of biochar, fluidized bed combustion of solid fuels, gas purificatio
Institute of Plasma Physics of the CAS – plasma pyrolysis and gasification of waste and biomass, gas cleaning, CCS/U, production of hydrogen and structured carbon materials and composites
Institute of Rock Structure and Mechanics of the CAS– waste and biomass pyrolysis
Institute of Microbiology of the CAS – analysis of organic micropollutants in wastes, biomass and their solid pyrolysis residues
International:
Department of Material Sciences and Process Engineering, BOKU – University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (AUT) – gas purification and CCS/U
Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ghent University (BEL) – material and energy utilistaion of sewage sludge, plasma pyrolysis and gasification of waste and biomass, gas purification, double-degree PhD programs
School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Foshan University (CHN) – biochar preparation, characterisation and utilisation
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland (FIN) – gas cleaning, gasification of biomass and solid alternative fuels, CCS/U
Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences) – use and treatment of biochar for water purification
Kyoto University – material and energy utilization of sewage sludge
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn – characterization, utilization and modification of biochar
Dnipro University of Technology – coking and metalurgy
EcoTopic AB – characterization, utilization and modification of biochar for water treatment
ENERGO Zlatá Olešnice s.r.o. – cogeneration of electricity, heat and biochar
HST Hydrosystémy s.r.o. – sewage sludge pyrolysis and drying
AIR TECHNIC s.r.o. – biomass gasification
TERDESOL – production and use of solid alternative fuels in fluidised bed furnaces, pyrolysis of waste polymers
ENERGIE Holding a.s. – energy use of biomass, optimization of
DEKONTA a.s. – biofilter substrate preparation, water purification of xenobiotics, activated carbon valorization
district heating systems
ORLEN Unipetrol RPA s.r.o – dehalogenation of primary pyrolysis gas/pyrolysis gas
ENRESS s.r.o. – biomass and solid alternative fuels pyrolysis
UCHYTIL s.r.o. – fluidised combustion of solid fuels
C-energy s.r.o. – fluidized-bed combustion of solid fuels, utilisation of ashes, optimisation of central heating systems
PYREG GmbH – material and energy utilisation of sewage sludge, pyrolysis
ŠKO-ENERGO s.r.o. – fluidized-bed combustion of biomass and RDF, utilisation of ashes
Biochar Europe
V4 Biochar platform
European Sustainable Phosphorus Platform (ESPP)
Biochar Platform z.s.
