April 2021

Mgr inż. Natalia Sobuś finalized writing her PhD thesis “Integrated experimental and
theoretical studies of zeolite catalysts for selective conversion of biomass to lactic and acrylic

acids". We are keeping fingers crossed for your defense!

June 2020

Erasmus student Ayca Yagmur Kupe defended her research project " Gas-phase dehydration

of lactic acid over Fe-BEA catalyst". Our congratulations!

January 2020

Inż. Katarzyna Pięta defended her engineer thesis „Conversion of glucose to valuable

compounds on zeolite catalysts”. Our congratulations!

Inż. Alicja Niżborska defended her engineer thesis „Analysis of the properties and

applications of L-lactic acid”. Our congratulations!

September 2019


Paper “ Ethyl lactate and pyruvic acid production from dihydroxyacetone over zeolite catalysts” has been published in Collection of articles

„Fundamental and applied research in modern chemistry”

(on the materials of the 6th International Correspondence Scientific-Practical Conference of Young Scientists: Nizhyn, April 24, 2019)

 pp 97-101, ISBN: 978-617-527-204-6
for details see:
http://suw.biblos.pk.edu.pl/resourceDetailsBPP&rId=87781


July 2019


Paper “ Design of Co, Cu and Fe–BEA zeolite catalysts for selective conversion of lactic acid into acrylic acid

” has been published in Journal „Catalysis Letters” (2019) pp 1-12 doi:

10.1007/s10562-019-02883-8
for details see:
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10562-019-02883-8
 

June 2019


Paper “ Nano-design of zeolites biomass wastes valorization: dehydration of lactic acid into acrylic acid

” has been published in Journal „Mineral Engineering”
Engineering, 12 (2019) 169-172 doi: 10.29227/IM-2019-01-32
for details see:
http://suw.biblos.pk.edu.pl/resourceDetailsBPP&rId=87391

April 2019

Oral presentation at International Students Scientific Conference, Czerniowce University, Ukraine 
N. Sobuś, 
Lactic acid and ethyl lactate production from dihydroxyacetone over zeolite catalysts”

March 2019

Flash-oral presentation at LI Polish Annual Conference on Catalysisin the Jerzy Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry in Kraków

N. Sobuś „Design of sonically prepared Cu-, Co- and Fe-zeolite catalysts for selective conversion of lactic acid into acrylic acid

and

Poster „Design of zeolite catalysts for lactic acid and ethyl lactate production from DHA

February 2019

Our book „Nano-design of zeolite-based catalysts for selective conversion of biomass into chemicals”

has been printed in Cracow University of Technology Printing Office (ISBN 978-83-7242- 785-4)

November 2018

I. Kurzydym Oral presentation „Zeolite catalysts for lactic acid and ethyl lactate production from DHA” at Student Conference in Łódź

 

September 2018

Lecture during Cracow Scientists Night

I. Czekaj, Lecture „Computer design of catalysts for biomass conversion”

N. Sobuś, Oral presentation “Projektowanie katalizatorów zeolitowych w procesach odwodnienia kwasu mlekowego do kwasu akrylowego,

aldehydu octowego oraz 2,3-pentanodionu (Designing of zeolite catalysts in the processes of lactic acid dehydration into acrylic acid, acetaldehyde and 2,3-pentanedione)”,

61 Zjazd Naukowy Polskiego Towarzystwa Chemicznego Kraków, Polska

August 2018

Paper “Nano-design of zeolite catalysts for selective conversion of biomass into acrylic acid” has been sent to ChemSusChem

 

Paper “Designing of modern technologies of obtaining valuable biomass-derived chemicals” published in Technical Transactions, DOI: 10.4467/2353737XCT.18.114.8889

Link: http://suw.biblos.pk.edu.pl/resourceDetailsRPK&rId=79441

Our book „Nano-design of zeolite-based catalysts for selective conversion of biomass into chemicals”

has been accepted for printing in Cracow University of Technology Printing Office (ISBN 978-83-7242- 785-4)

July 2018

Mgr inż. Izabela Kurzydym defended her master thesis „Design of zeolite catalysts for lactic acid dehydration processes”. Our congratulations!

June 2018

I. Czekaj, Oral presentation „Lactic acid dehydration over metal-zeolites”, at  XXII Zeolite Forum, Niepołomice, Poland

N. Sobuś, Oral presentation „Nano-design of zeolites for selective conversion of biomass: process of lactic acid dehydration”, ZEOLITES 2018, Kraków, Poland

May 2018

I. Kurzydym, Oral presentation „Nanodesign of zeolites for biomass wastes valorization: dehydration of lactid acid into acrylic acid” and paper in conference proceedings

at workshop V4 Wastes: Critical Raw Materials, Faculty of Mining and Geology, Technical University of Ostrava

N. Sobuś, Oral presentation „Projektowanie katalizatorów zeolitowych do procesów odwodnienia kwasu  mlekowego (Designing of zeolite catalysts for lactic acid dehydration)”,

VII Ogólnokrajowa Konferencja Młodzi Naukowcy w Polsce – Badania i Rozwój, Gdańsk, Polska

April 2018

Opening of the doctoral thesis of mgr inż. Natalia Sobuś

„Zintegrowane badania eksperymentalne i teoretyczne katalizatorów zeolitowych dla procesów selektywnej konwersji biomasy do kwasu mlekowego i akrylowego

(Integrated experimental and theoretical studies of zeolite catalysts for selective conversion of biomass into lactic and acrylic acid)”. Our congratulations!

Oral presentation at University Session of Student Scientific Association, Cracow
University of Technology

N. Sobuś, “Lactic acid dehydration into acrylic acid over tin and iron BEA and MFI
zeolites: combination of theoretical and experimental investigations”
Oral presentation at University Session of Student Scientific Association, Cracow

University of Technology

I. Kurzydym, “Theoretical modeling of lactic acid dehydration over M-BEA

zeolite (M=V, Cu i Mn)”

Oral presentation at International Students Scientific Conference, Czerniowce

University, Ukraine 

“Combined theoretical and experimental studies of lactic acid dehydration over metal

zeolites”

Paper “Modern technologies of obtaining valuable biomass-derived chemicals”
submitted to Technical Transactions of Cracow University of Technology

Paper “Vibrational structure of selected compounds derived from biomass: lignin
dimers, selected aldopentoses and aldohexoses”, Journal of Chemistry and Chemical
Engineering, 12 (2018) 11-19 doi: 10.17265/1934-7375/2018.01.002 can be found

under link:

http://www.davidpublisher.org/index.php/Home/Article/index?id=35085.html


March 2018

Poster “Theoretical modeling of lactic acid dehydration over iron-, tin- and copper- BEA and
FAU zeolites” at International Conference on Catalysis and Surface Chemistry 2018, Cracow,

18-23 March, 2018

Poster “BEA and ZSM-5 zeolites synthesis and design for lactic acid dehydration” at
International Conference on Catalysis and Surface Chemistry 2018, Cracow,

18-23 March, 2018

Paper “Theoretical modeling of lactic acid dehydration over Fe and Sn-BEA zeolite”

submitted to Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics

February 2018

Visit at Zeocomplex company in Wieliczka

Paper “Vibrational structure of selected compounds derived from biomass: lignin
dimers, selected aldopentoses and aldohexoses” accepted to Journal of Chemistry

and Chemical Engineering

 

January 2018

Visit of company Zeocomplex (interested in cooperation about zeolite design for new processes) in our group at Cracow University of Technology


 

New experimental set-up arrived, which will increase our performance



 

December 2017

Very interesting results of catalytic performances of design zeolites in lactic acid dehydrations – will be published soon


 

November 2017

Negotiations about new set-up for catalytical test finished


 

October 2017

We are searching for new set-up for catalytic tests


 

September 2017

Lecture during Cracow Scientists Night

I. Czekaj Lecture „Molecular design of catalysts for biomass conversion”


 

Oral presentation „Vibrational structure of compounds derived from biomass” at XIVth International Conference on Molecular Spectroscopy (ICMS), Białka Tatrzańska, Poland

Poster presentation „ DFT modeling of lactic acid dehydration over Fe- and Sn- BEA zeolite” at XIVth International Conference on Molecular Spectroscopy (ICMS), Białka Tatrzańska, Poland
 

August 2017

Oral presentation „ BEA zeolite design for lactic acid dehydration” at Sommer School „Nanotechnology: from fundamental research to innovations",  Migove-Chernivtsi region, Ukraine

July 2017


Poster presentation at 7th FEZA Conference “The ZEOLITES: Materials with Engineered Properties”, July 3-7, 2017, Sofia, Bulgaria
N. Sobuś “Theoretical modeling of lactic acid dehydration over BEA zeolite”
 

June 2017


Invited lecture at Women in Science Conference, CTT, Cracow University of Technology, Cracow
I.Czekaj „How to dance Polonez in Science”
 

April 2017


Oral presentation at International Students Scientific Conference, Czerniowce University, Ukraine
N. Sobuś, “Theoretical modeling of lactic acid dehydration over Sn-MFI zeolite”

March 2017

Oral presentation at XLIX Polish Annual Conference on Catalysis, in the Jerzy Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry in Kraków

N. Sobuś „Comparison of the stability of Fe and Sn nanoparticles embedded in the ZSM-5 pores

February 2017

Oral presentation at Zeolite Forum, the annual meeting of Polish Zeolite Association, Boszkowo, Poland

I.Czekaj „Modeling of zeolite catalysts for selective conversion of biomass

January 2017

The promissing results of the modeling of lactic acid dehydration over Sn-nanoparticles embedded in the MFI and BEA zeolites

December 2016

The synthesis of first zeolites

November 2016

The zeolites crystals rebuilt and ready for theoretical studies

October 2016

Welcome to Natalia Sobuś who joins the group as an PhD student

September 2016

First public promotion of project – lecture during Cracow Scientists Night

I. Czekaj lecture „Computer chemistry. Catalysts design for biomass conversion”

The research began according to schedule

 


 

 

                                                                                                                                                        

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