Research Grants and Projects

1. The National Center of Competence PolyEnvi21 

Provider: TAČR

Project number: TN02000051

Period of the project: 1. 1. 2023 – 31. 12. 2028

The Institute of Chemical Technology Prague is a co-investigator of the National Competence Center PolyEnvi21, co-financed with state support from the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic within the framework of the National Competence Center Program.

The National Competence Center for Polymer Materials and Technologies for the 21st Century, the PolyEnvi21 Competence Center, focuses on the development of new polymer systems that take into account sustainable development goals, practical applicability and economic competitiveness. The key competence of PolyEnvi21 is the area of ​​mechanical, chemical and biological recycling of polymer materials, including related processes. Significant attention is paid to the comprehensive concept of the developed solutions for fulfilling the principles of the circular economy.

The main objectives of PolyEnvi21 are to improve waste management, including positive impacts on national climate and other environmental goals, improve the security of material supplies and reduce dependence on sources of materials imported from countries outside the EU, increase the competitiveness of enterprises and reduce fossil fuel consumption.

List of sub-projects in which members of the institute are researchers:

• DP 001N Polymer marking system for a digitalized waste sorting system
• DP 009 Technology for processing sludge from plastic recycling
• DP 012 Biopolymers for agrochemical applications (BioAgro)

More information on the webside or in the attached leaflet.

2. Assessment of the environmental impacts of the life cycle of vehicles

The Transport 2020+ project, TAČR, in cooperation with the Transport Center, v. v. i., ÚJV Řež, a. s. and the Technical University of Brno.

3. CEVOOH 

Environmental Research Center: Waste and Circular Management and Environmental Security. As part of the six-year TAČR project of the Environment for Life program, we focus on work packages with the following topics:

• Ecodesign of packaging materials - database of environmental aspects of packaging materials
• Industrial symbiosis - connection of LCA and GIS in the field of waste production and utilization
• ParaBAT - Development of BAT criteria based on LCA
• Circulator Economy barriers - circularity indicators
  
  

4. Projekt ABTOMAT (TH79020001)

Využití alternativních primárních a druhotných surovin pro výrobu hliníku, hliníkových sloučenin, dalších kovů a produktů/UTILIZATION OF ALUMINIUM BEARING RAW MATERIALS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ALUMINIUM METAL, OTHER METALS AND COMPOUNDS, 2022-2025.

5. DECIRE-WATER – Decentralized and Circular Solutions for Water Management

The main activities of the project include:

• demonstration verification of decentralized water and wastewater management systems at 6 demo sites;
• integration of nature-based solutions with technical processes;
• development of digital tools for monitoring, management and decision support;
• engagement of users and stakeholders through co-design and co-creation;
• preparation of policy and market application of innovations.

 

Role of the Institute of Sustainability and Product Ecology, UCT Prague

 

In the DECIRE-WATER project, the Institute of Sustainability and Product Ecology (SUPRE) is a key partner in the field of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). SUPRE is conducting and coordinating LCA analyses for the six demonstration sites of the project, which include environmental impact assessments of proposed technological and nature-based systems in different conditions (e.g. Greece, Germany, Poland, Spain, South Africa). These analyses provide quantitative data on impacts on resource consumption, emissions, energy efficiency and other sustainability indicators, which are then integrated into project decision-making frameworks and support tools for wider use of the results.

6. CORNET 

Collective Research Networking, 28th Call, MiscanValue: Creating value chains for utilization of Miscanthus fibres from sustainably managed marginal and post-mining areas, 2019-2022.

7. WastEN

Collective Research: Challenge VII. of the Cooperation Program - Clusters within the Operational Program Enterprise and Innovation for Competitiveness 2014 - 2020 (OPPIK): LCA evaluation of technologies for the preparation of secondary raw materials

8. MAM do výuky!

Introduction of modern activating methods into teaching at primary schools with a focus on developing pupils' competencies for sustainable development, Operational Program Prague - Pole of Growth of the Czech Republic (OPPPR_58. Call SC 4.2)