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Environmental Technologies

The field of research in environmental materials and technologies includes the development, characterization and processing of polymer systems in particular that are capable of specific interactions with the environment, such as the ability of a material to undergo biodegradation or, on the contrary, resistance to pathogenic microorganisms.

Another area of ​​interest of the research group is the use of natural and renewable resources, specifically biologically active substances, biomass or inorganic components, for further application in practice with the expectation of new added value of the product. Research activities include detailed characterizations of the developed materials, which in this case requires a multidisciplinary approach comprising areas of scientific disciplines such as chemistry, physics, microbiology, ecology and the necessary processing technologies.

Within the Centre of Polymer Systems and cooperation with practice, the research group also ensures the operation and professional development of analytical and microbiological laboratories.

Head of the group: prof. Ing. Vladimír Sedlařík, Ph.D.

Contacts - research team

Headline

RP/CPS/2024-28/002 - VResearch on environmental technologies of polymer materials for sustainable development, 2024-2028
Principal Researcher: RNDr. Eva Domincová Bergerová, Ph.D.

Research into environmental technologies of polymer materials for sustainable development represents the effective evaluation of available biomass components with added value and the careful management of waste polymer materials leading to the creation of new products or the use of appropriate recycling technologies aimed at reducing waste within the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and principles green chemistry (GCH).

Implemented projects

HORIZON-CL4-2024-RESILIENCE-01-35-TWO-STAGE, HORIZON-IA (HORIZON Innovation Actions) BioPackMan - 101178576-2 Biodegradable Packaging Materials Advancing Circularity, Sustainability & Eco-Innovation

SS07020443 - Bio-degradable materials for increasing seedling resistance to drought

Horizon 2020 Marie Sklodowska-Curie (MSCA) CELISE -Sustainable production of Cellulose-based products and additives to be used in SMEs and rural areas

TQ05000002 - Fully Bio-based Advanced Filtration Systems for Removal of Emerging Pollutants from Water BAPUR, 2024-2027

HORIZON-CL6-2023-FARM2FORK-01 - Fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food systems from primary production to consumption

DRP0200194 „Plan C Moving PLastics and mAchine iNdustry towards Circularity“, Danube Region Programme

TN0200051 National Centre of Competence - Polymer Materials and Technologies for the 21st Century (2023-2028)

CZ.01.01.01/01/22_002/0000413 Research and development of a drinking water filtration unit - 2023-2026

Completed projects

FW10010547 -Procession of plastic recyclates towards vacuum shaped products, 2024-2025

TQ03000235 - Project Sigma - Research and optimization of the processing properties of polymer recycles for their reuse in textile applications -2024-2025

SS06020282 Ecological recycling of biopolymers - 2023-2025

FW03010006  Permanent protection of touch screens to prevent the deposition of organic pollutants on their surface (cooperation with Fortes interactive, SYNPO a VUT Brno) - 2021-2024

FW06010527 A new generation of nanostructured pleated filters for collective and personal protection of the population (cooperation with SPUR, a.s.) - 2023-2025

FW01010588 - "Filters for removal of biologically active molecules from the drinking water", 2020-2022

QK1910392 – „Environmentally friendly soil conservation materials for the crop production intensification based on renewable resource“, 2019-2023

TH02020836 - "Development of novel environmentally friendly packaging with added value for food applications", 2017-2020

TH03020117 - "Conductive materials and their application for antistatic and dissipative treatment of the paper and polymeric products", 2018-2021

TJ02000269 - "Nanostructured filtration materials for elimination of arsenic in water", 2019-2021

FV10756 - "Development of polymer carriers in sub-micro and nano-forms", 2016-2020

FV30048 - "New additives for multifunctional modification of polymeric surfaces", 2018-2021

8JPL19031 - "Development of novel additives for thermoplastic processing of biodegradable polymers", 2019-2020

8J20PL026 - "Biodegradable polymer nanocomposite systems with improved thermal and mechanical properties", 2020-2022

Research outcomes

Enhanced clean energy harvesting using polyurethane/polyvinylidene fluoride nanofiber-based triboelectric nanogenerator with pumping effect

CITATION DATA: Advanced Sustainable Systems, VOL: 9, ISS: 12, https://doi.org/10.1002/adsu.202500305, PUBLICATION YEAR: 2025
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A method for mitigating degradation effects on polyamide textile yarn during mechanical recycling

CITATION DATA: Polymers, VOL: 17, ISS: 24, https://doi.org/10.3390/polym17243243, PUBLICATION YEAR: 2025
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Comparative analysis of surface modification spray depositions of electrospun nanofibers for antimicrobial air filtration

CITATION DATA: Materials Science and Engineering B-Advanced Functional Solid-State Materials, VOL: 323, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mseb.2025.118922, PUBLICATION YEAR: 2026
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Comparison of plasma polymerized thin films deposited from 2-methyl-2-oxazoline and 2-ethyl-2-oxazoline: II analysis of deposition process

CITATION DATA: International Journal of Molecular Sciences, VOL: 26, ISS: 17, https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms26178641, PUBLICATION YEAR: 2025
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Unlocking the potential of zinc phosphate nanoplatelets for alkyd coating formulation with advanced anti-corrosive protection at reduced pigment content

CITATION DATA: Surfaces and Interfaces, VOL: 74, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfin.2025.107747, PUBLICATION YEAR: 2025
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Polyester waste activated carbon assisted micropollutant methylene blue and Congo red dyes removal from wastewater: RSM modeling, kinetics, mechanism, and reusability study

CITATION DATA: Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiec.2025.07.015, PUBLICATION YEAR: 2026
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Plasma mediated immobilization of metformin on polyethylene: effects on drug release, antibacterial activity, and biocompatibility

CITATION DATA: Journal of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition, VOL: 37, ISS: 2, https://doi.org/10.1080/09205063.2025.2524261, PUBLICATION YEAR: 2026
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Effect of the morphology of hard segment domains in bio-based polyurethanes on the filtration properties of nanostructured filters

CITATION DATA: Polymer Testing, VOL: 150, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymertesting.2025.108926, PUBLICATION YEAR: 2025
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Changes in the thermal and structural properties of polylactide and its composites during a long-term degradation process

CITATION DATA: Polymers, VOL: 17, ISS: 10, https://doi.org/10.3390/polym17101326, PUBLICATION YEAR: 2025
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Reinforced fluorinated copolymer and polyurethane electrospun layered nanofiber-based membranes for effective model water dead-end microfiltration

CITATION DATA: Polymers for Advanced Technologies, VOL: 36, ISS: 5, https://doi.org/10.1002/pat.70203, PUBLICATION YEAR: 2025
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Optimization of the dark fermentation technique for hydrogen production through supplementation with ascorbic acid and/or l-cysteine by Clostridium butyricum CCDBC 11

CITATION DATA: Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, VOL: 73, ISS: 22, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.5c03194, PUBLICATION YEAR: 2025
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Machine learning approach for photocatalysis: An experimentally validated case study of photocatalytic dye degradation

CITATION DATA: Journal of Environmental Management, VOL: 386, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.125683, PUBLICATION YEAR: 2025
Open in TBU repository

Contacts

Head of the group: prof. Ing. Vladimír Sedlařík, Ph.D.

Scientific team
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  • prof. Ing. Vladimír Sedlařík, Ph.D.
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  • Ing. Jaroslav Císař, Ph.D.
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  • RNDr. Eva Domincová Bergerová, Ph.D.
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  • Ing. Jitka Dostálková, Ph.D. 

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    • Ing. Petra Dröhsler, Ph.D. 

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  • Ing. Mgr. Silvie Duřpeková, Ph.D.
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  • Ing. Veronika Hanuliak, Ph.D. 

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  • Ing.Lenka Harantová, Ph.D.

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  • Ing. Dušan Kimmer, CSc. 

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  • Dr. Ing. Miroslava Kovářová
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  • Ing. Lenka Lovecká, Ph.D.
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  • Ahmed Mostafa Alazb Aly Nasr, M.Sc. Ph.D.

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  • Ing. Martin Novák, Ph.D.

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  • Ing. Dominika Hanušová
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  • Ing. Dagmar Foldynová
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  • Ing. Klaudia Chmelová
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  • Ing. Jakub Klaban
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  • Riyadh Abdekadir Khellouf
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  • Ing. Monika Strašáková

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  • Ing. Simona Uhercová

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  • Ing. Hana Pištěková, Ph.D.
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  • Ing. Andrea Poláchová, Ph.D. 

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  • Ing. Martina Pummerová, Ph.D.
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  • Ing. Vojtěch Šenkeřík, Ph.D.
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  • Ing. Tomáš Šopík, Ph.D.
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  • Muhammad Yasir, Ph.D.

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