Faculty of material science and technology STU in Trnava
Department/Institute: Institute of safety environment and quality
Contact person: prof. Ing. Maroš Soldán, PhD.
Contact: +421 906 068 515
e-mail: maros.soldan@stuba.sk
Description:
The laboratory is dedicated to the presentation of traditional and non-traditional renewable energy sources - biomass. There is a prototype device for the production of bioethanol and biogas, in the laboratory utilization of biomass. It is used for promotional and educational purposes; this means that the prototype is accessible to the general public and experts. The aim is to inform how we can produce bioethanol in laboratory scale. There are cutting mill, sterilizers, water bath, rotary evaporator IKA, laboratory equipment for bioethanol production; and laboratory equipment for biodiesel production as well.
Projects:
This non-traditional use of biomass is part of the European Union project, which falls under the Strategic Reference Framework 2007-2013, the operational program "Research and Development". The project with name "Hybrid power source for technical and consulting laboratory of utilization and promotion of renewable energy" (ITMS 26220220056) were cofinanced from resources of the European Regional Development Fund. The strategic aim of project was construct prototype of hybrid power source based renewable energy source (hydropotential, solar energy, biogas and bioethanol from biomass) for long-term testing and promotion.
Publications:
- Bartošová, Alica - Soldán, Maroš - Sirotiak, Maroš - Blinová, Lenka - Michalíková, Anna: Application of FTIR-ATR spectroscopy for determination of glucose in hydrolysates of selected starches. - článok publikovaný v časopise Vedecké práce MTF STU, Year 2013, Volume 21, Special Number, str. 116-121. In: IDS 2013. International Doctoral Seminar 2013 [elektronický zdroj] : Proceedings of the 8th International Doctoral Seminar (IDS 2013), Dubrovnik, 13 - 15 May 2013. - Zagreb : University of Zagreb, 2013. - ISBN 978-953-6071-40-1. - CD-ROM, p.13-19
- Blinová, Lenka - Boleman, Tomáš - Gerulová, Kristína: Impact of hydrolysis conditions on reducing sugars occurring in the hydrolyzate. In: Nauka, obrazovanije, proizvodstvo v rešeniji ekologičeskich problem (Ekologija-2011) : Sbornik naučnych statej. VIII Meždunarodnaja naučno-techničeskaja konferencija. Tom I, II. - Ufa : UGATU, 2011. - S. 310-317, tom I
- Blinová, Lenka - Soldán, Maroš: Ultrasonic pretreatment of wheat straw utilization for bioethanol production.In: Nauka, obrazovanije, proizvodstvo v rešeniji ekologičeskich problem (Ekologija-2011) : Sbornik naučnychstatej. VIII Meždunarodnaja naučno-techničeskaja konferencija. Tom I, II. - Ufa : UGATU, 2011. - S. 15-21, tom II
- Blinová, Lenka - Soldán, Maroš: Impact of pretreatment on reducing sugars occurring in the hydrolyzate. In: MAS XXI : Conferencia Científica Internacional de Medio Ambiente Siglo XXI. 8 al 11 de noviembre de 2011. VII Edición. – Las Villas : Universidad Central "Marta Abreu" de Las Villas, 2011. - ISBN 978-959-250-693-0.
- Blinová, Lenka - Hrušovský, Ivan - Soldán, Maroš: Utilization of biomass for bioethanol production. In: Nauka, obrazovanije, proizvodstvo v rešeniji ekologičeskich problem (Ekologija-2010) : Sbornik naučnych statej. VII Meždunarodnaja naučno-techničeskaja konferencija. Tom I, II. - Ufa : UGATU, 2010. - S. 34-39, Tom II
Photos:
Fig. 1 Laboratory equipment for biodiesel production
Fig. 2 Laboratory equipment for bioethanol production
