Research activities in the department cover a wide spectrum of modern inorganic technologies. Special emphasis is focused on solving problems connected with new types of energy sources and the development of new catalysts. In addition, partnership with industry results in projects aimed at establishing waste-free technologies, more efficient utilization of raw materials and the computer simulation of technological processes.

Projects can be divided into the following main areas:

Inorganic Technologies

(kinetics of dissolution of raw materials, modelling of reactors, new catalysts, mass transfer)

Special Technologies

(electrochemical polishing, electroplating, activated titanium electrodes, non-oxidative aromatization of methane, inorganic membranes for gas and vapour separation, microstructural/microstructue supports, extraction separation of metals, electrodeionization, gas detectors)

Fuel cells

(catalyst support, membranes for fuel cells, MINIREF, catalysts for anode reactions)

Environmental protection

(denitrification, ferrate preparation, electrodialysis, coagulators, high-temperature desulphurisation of flue gases, photocatalytic degradation, removal of heavy metals)