RESEARCH ACTIVITIES OF THE FACULTY

MAIN RESEARCH SUBJECTS

• Mixing of liquids in homo- and heterogeneous systems
• Micro-grinding in various types of mills
• Disintegration of microorganisms in ball mills
• Processing of granular materials in drum and plate granulators
• Separation processes in different types of screens (wet or dry screening)

• laser anemometer Dantec
• laser particle analyzer
• laboratory and pilot-scale mills
• a system of batch granulators

• Single and multi-phase flow of non-Newtonian fluids
• Construction of various types of rheometers
• Process rheometry of biological suspensions
• Hydrodynamics of air-lift reactors
• Morphological structure and time characteristics of liquid polymer crystals

• various types of capillary and rotary rheometers, including the rheometer Rheotron Brabender
• pilot-plant air-lift reactor

• Biotechnology and environmental engineering
• Improvement of methods of bio-products separation
• Designing of biotechnological equipment
• Kinetics, modelling and optimization of biotechnological processes

• pilot-plant fermentors and bioreactors
• autoclave-mixer (Haage)
• liquid chromatograph HPLC (Waters)

• Unit processes and operations in environmental engineering
• Environmental management and process safety
• Engineering of air protection
• Thermal and calorimetric analysis

• Perkin-Elmer liquid and gas chromatographs for detection of organic and inorganic compounds
• Perkin-Elmer spectrometer for detection of organic compounds and atomic absorption spectrophotometer for analysis of trace metals
• FIAS-100 Flow Injection System for determination of Hg, As, Se, Sb, Te, Bi and Sn content
• coulomat 702 for determining TC, TOC and TIC and sulphur in water, wastewater, sludge, sediment, compost and soil
• device for determination of biochemical oxygen demand (BOD)
• differential-scanning calorimeter

• Drying theory
• Modelling and optimization of selected dryer types
• Technology of drying of bio-materials
• Drying equilibrium and kinetics
• Degradation of dried materials
• Supercritical and convective drying of gels
• Mass transfer in capillary materials in solid-liquid extraction process
• Supercritical water oxidation of organic wastes
• Applicability of pulse combustors
• Applications of neural networks in process modelling
• Biomaterials of a new generation

• pilot-scale dryers
• freeze dryers
• IR gas analyzer
• autoclaves up to 50 MPa

• Mathematical modelling and process optimization
• Separation on membranes
• Thermodynamics of milti-phase systems
• Physical chemistry of polymers
• Electrooptical properties of liquid crystalline systems
• Biodegradable materials

• set-up for testing filtration during separation processes
• computer-aided microscopic image analyzer
• Mettler DSC apparatus
• Mettler thermooptical analyzer
• set-up for static and dynamic investigations of light transmission

BASIC RESEARCH

1. Mixing of two-phase systems -
   Dz. St. 1, head of the project: prof. dr hab. inz. Andrzej Heim
2. Transport of concentrated solid suspensions in pipes -
   Dz. St. 2, head of the project: prof. dr hab. inz. Zdzislaw Kemblowski
3. Evaluation of various bioreactors: hydrodynamic and biological characteristics -
   Dz. St. 3, head of the project: prof. dr hab. inz. Stanislaw Ledakowicz
4. Environmental management -
   Dz. St. 4, head of the project: prof. dr hab. inz. Roman Zarzycki
5. Modelling of flow in drying systems -
   Dz. St. 5, head of the project: prof. dr hab. inz. Ireneusz Zbicinski
6. Novel techniques and applications in process engineering -
   Dz. St. 6, head of the project: dr hab. inz. Zdzislaw Pakowski
7. Heat and mass transfer in energy-intensive processes -
   Dz. St. 7, head of the project: prof. dr hab. inz. Czeslaw Strumillo
8. Design and construction of pulse combustion laboratory -
   Dz. St. 8, head of the project: prof. dr hab. inz. Czeslaw Strumillo
9. Waste reduction in food industry -
   Dz. St. 9, head of the project: dr inz. Andrzej Doniec
10. New methods for utilization of the organic fraction of municipal waste in bioreactors -
    Dz. St. 10, head of the project: dr inz. Liliana Krzystek
11. Improvement of membrane processes -
    Dz. St. 20, head of the project: prof. dr hab. inz. Wladyslaw Kaminski

RESEARCH WORK FOR PROMOTION

1. Mechanical operations in the processing of granular materials -
   B.W. 11, head of the project: prof. dr hab. inz. Andrzej Heim
2. Modelling of processes in the conditions of predominant diffusion -
   B.W.12, head of the project: prof. dr hab. inz. Zdzislaw Kemblowski
3. Methods of thermal utilization of solid waste -
   B.W. 13, head of the project: prof. dr hab. inz. Stanislaw Ledakowicz
4. Cleaner technologies -
   B.W. 14, head of the project: dr inz. Andrzej Cieslak
5. Modelling of heat and mass transfer processes -
   B.W. 15, head of the project: dr hab. inz. Ireneusz Zbicinski
6. Determination of a wetting angle -
   B.W. 17, head of the project: dr inz. Andrzej Doniec
7. Biomaterials - selected problems of biomedical engineering -
   B.W. 18, head of the project: dr inz. Ewa Mitura
8. Membranes in environmental protection -
   B.W. 19, head of the project: prof. dr hab. inz. Wladyslaw Kaminski
9. Development of a continuous ion-exchange method for separation of organic acids from fermentation broths -
   B.W. 51, head of the project: dr inz. Pawel Gluszcz
10. Bioenergetics and biokinetics of microbiological processes -
    B.W. 52, head of the project: dr inz. Liliana Krzystek
11. Relative velocity of particles in a suspension being mixed -
    B.W. 53, head of the project: dr inz. Marek Tomalczyk
12. Estimation of the efficiency of adsorption and bioadsorption of organic pollutants from water on activated carbon -
    B.W. 54, head of the project: dr inz. Anna Wolborska
13. Reaction kinetics and selectivity of higher alcohols in suspension reactors -
    B.W. 55, head of the project: mgr inz. Jacek Lyzwa
14. Chitozan membranes in the form of capillary fibers -
    B.W. 56, head of the project: prof. dr hab. inz. Wladyslaw Kaminski
15. Polymer layers containing dispersed liquid crystals - properties and applications -
    B.W.57, head of the project: prof. dr hab. inz. Maria Mucha
16. Complex investigations of self-aerating disk impellers -
    B.W. 58, head of the project: mgr inz. Jacek Stelmach
17. Computer image analysis of two-phase liquid-gas flow in the air-lift column -
    B.W. 59, head of the project: mgr inz. Jaroslaw Sowinski
18. Kinetics of thermohydrolysis of selected organic compounds in supercritical conditions -
    B.W. 60, head of the project: mgr Alicja Zawadzka

RESEARCH PROJECTS SUBSIDIZED BY
THE STATE COMMITTEE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

1. Investigation of processes exposed to unconventional chemical reactions in sugar industry
   - project manager: dr A. Markowski, value: 66 000 zl.
2. Investigation of flow hydrodynamics of gas bubbles and development of methods to remove them from highly viscous liquids
   - project manager: prof. M. Dziubinski, value 155 800 zl.
3. Biodegradation of solid organic household wastes in bioreactors
   - project manager: dr L. Krzystek, value: 110 000 zl.
4. Biodegradation of dyehouse effluents after pretreatment with ozone and chemical substances
   - project manager: prof. S. Ledakowicz, value: 150 000 zl.
5. Disintegration of microorganisms in a vertical ball mill with a multi-disk impeller and stable baffles
   - project manager: prof. A. Heim, value: 110 000 zl.
6. Improvement of bio-materials production to minimize arduous wastes
   - project manager: dr T. Jamroz, value: 191 000 zl.
7. Diffusion of near-critical carbon dioxide in silica aerogel
   - project manager: mgr inz. P. Wawrzyniak, value: 30 000 zl.
8. Reorientation dynamics in monomeric and polymeric liquid crystals
   - project manager: prof. M. Mucha, value: 123 600 zl.
9. Granulacja przesypowa materialow drobnoziarnistych o roznym skladzie ziarnowym
   - kierownik projektu dr T. Gluba, value: 160 000 zl.
10. Flow hydrodynamics multi-phase gas-non-Newtonian liquid-solid systems in vertical pipes
    - project manager: mgr inz. T. Fidos, value: 34 690 zl.
11. A model of agglomeration/granulation in a batch bed
    - project manager: dr B. Kochanski, value: 120 000 zl.
12. Modelling and verification of momentum, heat and mass transfer in the pulse combustor field
    - project manager: mgr inz. I. Smucerowicz, value: 24 900 zl.
13. New technology of production of 4,4'-diaminostilbenodisulfonic-2,2' acid
    - project manager: dr G. Wielgosinski, value: 220 000 zl.
14. Estimation of air pollution using artificial neural network
    - project manager: prof. W. Kaminski, value: 200 000 zl.
15. Development of methods for calculation of plate and bubble columns
    - project manager: dr A. Chacuk, value: 55 000 zl.
16. Screening of granular materials in a circling and revolving screen
    - project manager: prof. P. Wodzinski, value: 125 900 zl.
17. Process rheometry of sedimenting suspensions
    - project manager: prof. Z. Kemblowski, value: 124 200 zl.
18. Decomposition of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by advanced oxidation methods
    - project manager: dr J. Miller, value: 180 000 zl.
19. Supercritical water oxidation of organic wastes and impurities in a tubular reactor
    - project manager: dr G. Rogacki, value: 200 000 zl.
20. Carbon monoxide hydrogenation to alcohols in a slurry reactor
    - project manager: dr L. Nowicki, value: 136 100 zl.
21. Computer-aided design (CAD) of a mixer for rubber composites
    - project manager: prof. J. Petera, value: 200 000 zl.
22. The application of hybrid and classical neural models in drying simulation
    - project manager: mgr inz. K. Ciesielski, value: 25 000 zl.
23. Application of reaction calorimeter in the investigation of absorption
    - project manager: mgr inz. H. Kierzkowska-Pawlak, value: 25 000 zl.
24. Application of pulse combustion in drying of materials in a dispersive system
    - project manager: dr hab. I. Zbicinski, value: 240 000 zl.
25. Application of the theory of moments in the description of grinding in a ball mill
    - project manager: mgr inz. T. Olejnik, value: 26 940 zl.

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN COOPERATION WITH FOREIGN CENTRES

1. Kinetics of drying and degradation of thermolabile products during spray drying (International Fine Particle Research Institute, INC, England) US $ 33 000
   - project manager: prof. C. Strumillo
2. Development of pulse combustor applicable to drying systems
   - project manager: prof. C. Strumillo (II Maria Sklodowska-Curie Fund), value: US $ 40 000 and 94 000 zl.
3. Polish-German cooperation in environmental protection, safety and energy use, value: 42 000 zl:
     3.1 A new method pf waste utilization in bioreactors
           - project manager: prof. S. Ledakowicz
     3.2 Waste reduction in food industry
           - project manager: dr A. Doniec

COOPERATION WITH INDUSTRY

1. Determination of harmful impact on the environment of wastes generated by tools factory "PAFANA" - Pabianicka Fabryka Narzedzi "PAFANA". Pabianice ul. Warszawska 75
2. Analysis of the structure of filters for treatment of effluents from a finishing plant - Instytut Wlokiennictwa, Lodz ul. Brzezinska 1/3
3. Investigation of degradation of selected cellulose products in bioreactors - Instytut Wlokiennictwa, Lodz ul. Brzezinska 1/3
4. Determination of quality of paper produced in Paper Mill "Celuloza" S.A - Zaklady Celulozy i Papieru "Celuloza" w Swieciu
5. Analysis of metals and PAH's in wastes. Soil analysis for the content of oil substances - "Polopren" Sp. Z o.o. Zgierz
6. Analysis of pollutants in cooling water from Chemical Plant "Boryszew" - Zaklady Chemiczne Boryszew, ul. 15-go Sierpnia 106
7. Investigation and estimation of agricultural applications of decarbonation waste from power water treatment in Chemical Plant "Boryszew" - Zaklady Chemiczne Boryszew, ul. 15-go Sierpnia 106
8. Estimation of documentation on "Biological treatment plant for industrial wastewater and municipal sewage" - Kostrzynskie Zaklady Papiernicze S.A., Kostrzyn n/Odra
9. Analysis of patent fuel and products of its combustion for the content of CO, CO2, SO2, NOx, PAH's - ECO-RECYCLING Sp. Z o.o. Szczecin
10. Analysis of heavy metals content in solid industrial waste - Przedsiebiorstwo wielobranzowe MALEX Sp. z o.o.
11. Risk analysis during transportation, storage and distribution of liquid and solid fuel - Szkola Glowna Sluzby Pozarniczej Warszawa
12. Measurement of the emission of mercaptans, sulphur hydrogen, ammonia, turpentines, flue gas and dusts from emitters in the Paper Mill "Celuloza" - Zaklady Celulozy i Papieru "Celuloza" w Swieciu
13. Determination of the applicability of oxidation methods for selected wastewater treatment - "PETROCHEMIA" S.A., Plock
14. Identification of mozliwosci wykorzystania ciepla spalania kozuchow z odpadow sciekowych do podgrzewania wody przed dekarbonizacja - "PETROCHEMIA" S.A., Plock
15. Study on air protection - Zaklady Celulozy i Papieru "Celuloza" w Swieciu.
16. Consultancy and evaluation of environmental impacts of Power Plant Pruszkow II - Elektrocieplownie Warszawskie S.A., Warszawa
17. Thermal analyses of metformine synthesis by DSC using a reaction calorimeter - Kutnowskie Zaklady Farmaceutyczne "POLFA" S.A., Kutno
18. Analysis of environmental pollution to determine the background in the zone of the Combined Sewage Treatment Plant in Lodz Urban Agglomeration - Przedsiebiorstwo Uslug Inzynieryjnych "POL-INWEST", Lodz
19. Determineation of the impact of effluents from the municipal sewage treatment plant in Kutno on nitrification processes - "Instalex-Bioox" Sp. Z o.o., Warszawa
20. Investigation of methanol and formaldehyde concentrations in the Pharmaceutical Plant "Polfa" in Grodzisk Mazowiecki - "EKO-DOM" Sp. z o.o. Grajewo
21. Development of the concept of waste utilization in the foundry and mechanical workshops in FPT "Prima" S.A. - Fabryka Pierscieni Tlokowych "Prima" S.A., Lodz
22. Measurement of emissions from boiler WR-10 - Zaklady Stolarki Budowlanej "Stolbud" S.A., Sokolka
23. Investigation of incineration of industrial waste and determination of emission indices for five selected products - Findlay Industries Polska Sp. z o.o. Tomaszow Maz.

LIBRARY

• The number of volumes in the library maintained by the Faculty amounts to 14483.
  
• In 1997, 163 volumes were purchased.
• We subscribe 35 titles of periodicals, in this number 5 foreign ones.
• The library has a collection of 970 MSc and 363 BSc theses prepared at the Faculty.
• There is also the course material on "The Baltic Sea Environment" with video cassettes and lecture notes.