Preliminary program for the SSCHE 2026 conference

May 26, 2026 (Tuesday)
13:00--20:00 Arrival of participants; Registration
17:00--18:00 Hall A: Conference opening; Plenary lecture I
17:00 Conference opening
17:15 Plenary lecture From waste to value - Sustainable recycling of ashes and flu gas CO2 by mineralization in an advanced pH shift process
Voigt, A.*
* Lehrstuhl für Systemverfahrenstechnik, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg; Magdeburg; Germany
18:00--20:00 Dinner
20:00--23:00 Poster session; Welcome drink
23:00 End of conference day
May 27, 2026 (Wednesday)
09:00--12:40 Hall A, Lectures: Bioprocess and biotechnology
09:00 Lecture Cellulose-based ionogels as novel membrane materials for microbial fuel cell applications
Koók, L.*, Szabolcs, S.
* University of Pannonia; Veszprém; Hungary
09:20 Lecture Chromatographic Purification of Polyphenolic Compounds from a By-Product of Rapeseed Protein Isolation
Mazanová, M.*, Koššuthová, A., Antošová, M., Polakovič, M.
* Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Slovak University of Technology; Bratislava; Slovakia
09:40 Lecture Enhancing Caprolactone Production via Multienzyme Cascade in E. coli
Holienka, K.*, Illeová, V., Polakovič, M.
* Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Slovak University of Technology; Bratislava; Slovakia
10:00 Lecture Evaluating microbial desalination kinetics and efficiency at various substrate loadings and initial salinity
Nagy, K.*, Koók, L.
* University of Pannonia, Research Group on Bioengineering, Membrane Technology and Energetics,; Veszprém; Hungary
10:20 Lecture Hydrogel Microactuators for Laser-Induced Mechanical Stimulation in 3D Cell Culture
Zlatník, J.*, Mamedova, A., Heidenberger, J., Rothbauer, M., Tokárová, V., Řehoř, I.
* University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague; Prague; Czechia
10:40--11:00 Coffee break
11:00 Lecture Preparative chromatographic separation of polyphenols from black chokeberry and sea buckthorn with macroporous resins
Koššuthová, A.*, Mazanová, M., Macias - Garbett, R., Antošová, M., Jágr, M., Polakovič, M.
* Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Slovak University of Technology; Bratislava; Slovakia
11:20 Lecture The substitution group and solvent effect on the chemical behavior of chlorine-functionalized Ferulic acid
SERDAROĞLU, G.*, KARAKUŞ, N.
* Sivas Cumhuriyet University; Sivas; Turkey
11:40 Lecture Spray-dried bioactive microparticles for antimicrobial applications
Nováková, N.*, Fiřtová, Š., Dvořák, V., Maršík, D., Mašková, L., Maťátková, O., Kašpar, O., Tokárová, V.
* University of Chemistry and Technology Prague; Prague; Czechia
12:00 Lecture Small-scale bioreactors: challenges in experimental determination of hydrodynamic stress in stirred vessels
Behner, A.*, Bursík, V., Trunov, D., Šoóš, M.
* University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague; Prague 6; Czechia
12:20 Lecture The 2-phenylacetic acid derivatives functionalized with NH2 and -NO2 groups: FMO, NBO, UV-Vis, Pharmacokinetics studies
SERDAROĞLU, G.*
* Sivas Cumhuriyet University; Sivas; Turkey
12:40 End of session
12:00--14:00 Lunch
14:00--15:20 Hall A, Lectures: Environmental chemical engineering
14:00 Lecture Application of Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents for the Extraction of Bioactive Compounds from Rapeseed Meal
Amjad, S.*
* Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń; Torun; Poland
14:20 Lecture Combined Physicochemical Processes for Quaternary Wastewater Treatment
Jurík, J.*
* Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava; Bratislava; Slovakia
14:40 Lecture Energy assessment of brine processing
Hribik, D.*, Variny, M., Červeňanský, I.
* Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering; Bratislava; Slovakia
15:00 Lecture Zinc Speciation in Dust from a Secondary Dedusting System of the Basic Oxygen Furnace
Lanzerstorfer, C.*
* University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria; Wels; Austria
15:20 End of session
15:20--15:40 Coffee break
15:40--17:00 Hall A, Lectures: Material engineering and design
15:40 Lecture Crystal Engineering of Low-Dimensional Metal Halide Hybrids for In-Memory Computing Technologies
Abdi, G.*, Alizadeh, A., Mazur, T., Cechosz, E., Sławek, A., CAUS, D., Szaciłowski, K.
* Academic Centre for Materials and Nanotechnology, AGH University of Krakow; Kraków; Poland
16:00 Lecture Electronic Structure and Reactivity Descriptors of BN-Doped Naphthalimide-Carbazole Bipolar OLED Emitters: A DFT/TD-DFT Study
KARAKUŞ, N.*, SERDAROĞLU, G.
* Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry; Sivas; Turkey
16:20 Lecture Integration of microstructured surfaces with microfluidics for dynamic biofilm research
Nguyen, V.*, Dvořák, V., Kříž, F., Pagáč, J., Nováková, N., Kašpar, O., Tokárová, V.
* University of Chemistry and Technology; Prague; Czechia
16:40 Lecture Processing-Driven Porosity Engineering in Resorcinol Formaldehyde-Derived Carbon Gels for High-Performance Supercapacitors
Chavhan, M.*
* University of Ostrava; Ostrava; Czechia
17:00 End of session
13:30--16:30 Hall B, Priemyselná sekcia (SK industry section)
13:30 Otvorenie priemyselnej sekcie
13:40--15:20 Prednášky
15:20--15:45 Coffee break
15:45--16:30 Panelová diskusia
17:05--18:00 Hall A, Plenary lecture II, Poster award announcement
Plenary lecture Novel frontiers in circular and sustainable brine mining
Cipollina, A.*
* Dipartimento di Ingegneria University of Palermo; Palermo; Italy
Poster award announcement
19:00--03:00 Conference party
May 28, 2026 (Thursday)
09:00--12:20 Hall A, Lectures: Separation processes and transport phenomena
09:00 Lecture Effect of non-ionic surfactants on velocity of single rising bubble
Shirokov, V.*, Orvalho, S., Kosior, D., Zawała, J., Basařová, P.
* University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Dept. of Chemical Engineering; Prague; Czechia
09:20 Lecture Determination of sorption selectivity in ion exchange membranes and its influence on ion transport
Hlavatý, L.*, Sedláková, E., Sedlák, L., Červeňanský, I., Markoš, J.
* Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava; Bratislava; Slovakia
09:40 Lecture Free-Flow Electrophoresis: An experimental platform for continuous separation of enantiomers
Sklenář, A.*, Sauer, L., Přibyl, M.
* University of chemistry and technology Prague; Prague; Czechia
10:00 Lecture Study of Donnan Dialysis for the Recovery of Valuable Substances from Wastewater
Tomášik, M.*, Hlavatý, L., Červeňanský, I., Markoš, J.
* Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava; Bratislava; Slovakia
10:20 Lecture Gas Sorption in PEEK-Ionene Composite Membranes for Flue Gas Purification
Izák, P.*, Stanovský, P., Friess, K.
* ÚCHP AV ČR; Praha 6; Czechia
10:40--11:00 Coffee break
11:00 Lecture Investigation of the vapor-liquid phase equilibrium of a binary mixture of eucalyptol and various alcohols
Vészi, A.*
* Hungarian; Budapest; Hungary
11:20 Lecture Separation of succinic acid from the mixture of organic acids using pertraction
Mihaľ, M.*, Stoláriková, Z., Červeňanský, I., Markoš, J.
* Institute of chemical and environmental engineering, Faculty of chemical and food technology; Bratislava; Slovakia
11:40 Lecture Phytosterol isolation from vegetable oils: Methods and Valorization Potential
Fromel, R., Janošovský, J.*, Mareček, L.
* Centrum výskumu a vývoja, s. r. o.; Leopoldov; Slovakia
12:00 Lecture Microfluidic systems for separation and preconcentration of ion species using the ion depleted zone
Škrhák, M.*, Slouka, Z.
* University of Chemistry and Technology in Prague; Praha; Czechia
12:20 End of session
12:00--14:00 Lunch
14:00--16:20 Hall A, Lectures: Risk management and process safety & Process design and process intensification
14:00 Lecture Analyzing the Response of a Chemical Process to Deviations in Key Input Parameters
Myšiak, J.*, Jelemenský, Ľ., Labovský, J.
* Institute of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, FCHPT STU; Bratislava; Slovakia
14:20 Lecture Dynamic Modelling Approach to Identifying Critical Operating Conditions in Ammonia Synthesis
Valiyeva, K.*, Jelemenský, Ľ., Myšiak, J.
* Institute of chemical and environmental engineering, Faculty of chemical and food technology, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava; Bratislava; Slovakia
14:40 Lecture Influence of collision velocity on triboelectric charging of polyolefin particles
Perner, J.*, Jantač, S., Sklenářová, J., Drápela, M., Pelcová, J., Zubov, A.
* University of Chemistry and Technology Prague; Praha 6; Czechia
15:00 Lecture Alignment of characteristic times in microfluidic systems for the preparation of enantiomers
Sauer, L., Sklenář, A., Vobecká, L., Slouka, Z., Kralik, D., Přibyl, M.*
* University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague; Praha 6; Czechia
15:20 Lecture Make-up water production from laboratory-scale experiments and industrial-scale design
Al-Madanat, Q.*, Cséfalvay, E.
* Budapest University of Technology and Economics; Budapest; Hungary
15:40 Lecture Application of GPU-Based Computation in Chemical and Safety Engineering
Halabuk, L.*
* Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering ; Bratislava ; Slovakia
16:00 End of session
16:00--16:20 Coffee break
16:20--17:20 Hall A, Lectures: Pharmaceutical engineering and processes & Digitalization and process control
16:20 Lecture Characterization and identification of anthocyanins in natural extracts
Karaba, S.*, Pätoprstý, V., Kopáčová, M., Filčáková, A., Tomash, J., Rajniak, P.
* Sitno Pharma s.r.o.; Bratislava; Slovakia
16:40 Lecture Study of the Stochastic Nature of Nucleation in Freeze-Drying
Filčáková, A.*, Shepherd, J., Annus, J., Karaba, S., Rajniak, P.
* Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava; Bratislava; Slovakia
17:00 Lecture Multi-Emissivity Measurement Device for Monitoring and Control of Radiative Heating Systems
Pipíška, A.*, Rejl, F.
* University of Chemistry and Technology Prague; Prague; Czechia
17:20 End of session
09:00--10:40 Hall B, Lectures: Energy transition and circular economy
09:00 Lecture Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) perspectives in Indonesia and Visegrád Countries
Raynaldi, M.*, Harangozo, G., Variny, M.
* Corvinus University of Budapest; Budapest; Hungary
09:20 Lecture Aqueous organic redox flow batteries for high-temperature operation
Mazúr, P.*, Spurný, M., Števuliak, M., Kubáč, L., Černý, J.
* University Chemistry and Technology Prague; Prague 6; Czechia
09:40 Lecture Retrofitting and Optimization Strategies for Decarbonizing District Heating Systems
Turinič, N.*, Variny, M.
* Institute of chemical and environmental engineering, Faculty of chemical and food technology, Slovak university of technology; Bratislava; Slovakia
10:00 Lecture Analysis of hybrid energy storage systems using post-mining infrastructure, including day-ahead market (DAM) and system operating cycle characteristics
Głód, K., Supernok, K., Czardybon, A., Lasek, J.*
* Institute of Energy and Fuel Processing Technology; Zabrze; Poland
10:20 Lecture Quantifying the digitalisation contribution to the management of increasing RES absorption in the electricity market: the case of Slovakia
Szaryszová, P., Kuhnová, L., Variny, M.*, Kopčáková, J.
* Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava; Bratislava; Slovakia
10:40 End of session
10:40--11:00 Coffee break
11:00--12:20 Hall B, Lectures: Reaction engineering and catalysis
11:00 Lecture Co-solvent free conversion of biomass-originated levulinic acid to -valerolactone: from molecular level to process design
Mika, L.*, Árvai, C.
* Budapest University of Technology and Economics; Budapest; Hungary
11:20 Lecture Continuous Xylitol Production on Solid Foam Catalyst: Mass Transport and Kinetic Modelling
Araujo Barahona, G.*, Ciaramella, M., Eränen, K., García Serna, J., Russo, V., Murzin, D., Salmi, T.
* Laboratory of Industrial Chemistry and Reaction Engineering (TKR), Åbo Akademi University; Grupo de Tecnologías a Presión (PressTech), Instituto de Bioeconomía de la Universidad de Valladolid (BioEcoUVa), Universidad de Valladolid; Turku; Finland
11:40 Lecture Biomass to useful molecules From batch to continuous operation with the aid of structured catalysts and reactors
Salmi, T.*, Araujo Barahona, G., Mastroianni, L.
* Laboratory of Industrial Chemistry and Reaction Engineering (TKR), Åbo Akademi University; Turku; Finland
12:00 Lecture Phosphine-free Heck coupling reaction, in 1,4-pentanediol as an alternative biomass-derived medium
Árvai, C.*, Mika, L.
* Budapest University of Technology and Economics; Budapest; Hungary
12:20 End of session
17:25--18:20 Hall A, Plenary lecture III, Conference closing
17:25 Plenary lecture Chemical engineering and ion-exchange membranes: from biosensing to electrodialysis
Slouka, Z.*
* UCT Prague; Prague; Czechia
18:10 Conference closing
18:00--20:00 Dinner
May 29, 2026 (Friday)
08:00--12:00 Departure of participants