Agrochemical group
| Head of the group: | Ing. Petr Bělina, Ph.D. People - Intranet UPa | 
| Staff: | Ing. Petra Kalendová, Ph.D. | 
| Ph.D. students: | |
| Technical staff: | Olga Erbenová | 
Focus:
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		Research of fertilizers with controlled release of nutrients 
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		biodegradable hydro gels as carriers for nutrients and soil moisture regulators 
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		agrichemical analyzes 
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		study of the behaviour of different forms of nutrients in the soil environment 
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		quality control of inorganic products 
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		development of methods for inorganic analysis 
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		study of the properties of chelating ion exchangers 
Group of inorganic pigments
| Head of the group: | prof. Ing. Petra Šulcová, Ph.D. People - Intranet UPa | 
| Staff: | 
					doc. Ing. Žaneta Dohnalová, Ph.D. | 
| Ph.D. students: | |
| Technical staff: | Lenka Tilgnerová | 
Focus:
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		basic research of reactions leading to different types of pigments 
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		development of new high-temperature pigments for applications in ceramics, anti-corrosion, special, environmentally friendly pigments 
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		study of decomposition reaction of raw materials for the production of pigments 
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		evaluation and characterization of pigments and powders in terms of colour properties, their application possibilities (commercial ceramic glazes and organic binder systems) and thermal stability 
Calorimetric group
| Head of the group: | doc. Ing. Pavla Honcová, Ph.D. People - Intranet UPa | 
| Staff: | 
					Ing. Petr Košťál, Ph.D. | 
| Ph.D. student: | 
					Mgr. Nikola Kostková | 
Focus:
- study of coagulation and crystallization processes using calorimetric methods
- study of the solubility of inorganic materials
- determination of thermal capacity of solids and liquids
- usage of calorimetric methods in medicine and pharmacy
- study of the behaviour of amorphous materials
- rheology of high viscosity materials
 
    
