Department of Energy Saving and Air Protection

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SAVING AND AIR PROTECTION

Plac Gwarków 1, 40-166 Katowice, Poland

 

Head of Department

prof. dr hab. inż. Krzysztof Stańczyk
e-mail: kstanczyk@gig.eu
telefon: 32 259 22 67

 

 

 

LABORATORY OF ADVANCED ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES

Head

prof. dr hab. inż. Natalia Howaniec
e-mail: nhowaniec@gig.eu
telefon: 32 259 22 19

 

 

LABORATORY OF ENERGY PRODUCTION AND USAGE EFFICIENCY

Head

mgr inż. Mariusz Ćwięczek
e-mail: mcwieczek@gig.eu
telefon: 32 259 23 48

 

 

 

LABORATORY OF AIR PROTECTION

Head

dr inż. Krystian Kadlewicz
e-mail: kkadlewicz@gig.eu
telefon: 32 259 21 58

 

 

 

LABORATORY OF EXPERIMENTAL INSTALLATIONS

Head

dr Krzysztof Kapusta
e-mail: kkapusta@gig.eu
telefon: 32 3246 535

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development activities in the field of:

Utilization of solid fuels, including alternative fuels, and other materials (catalysts, sorbents) in energy and chemical synthesis applications:

  • thermochemical conversion of solid fuels (coal, refuse derived fuels, biomass, industrial waste) for energy purposes and chemical synthesis, including combustion, pyrolysis and gasification processes
  • development of economically efficient and environmentally friendly methods of utilization of solid fuels and waste materials in heat and electricity generation and chemical synthesis (synthesis gas, hydrogen)
  • kinetic studies of combustion, pyrolysis, gasification and co-combustion, co-pyrolysis and co-gasification processes under atmospheric or pressurized conditions
  • determination of fuel reactivity in thermochemical conversion processes
  • determination of the composition of the product gas from thermochemical conversion processes
  • studies on carbon dioxide capture and utilization
  • application of catalysts in thermochemical conversion of solid fuels
  • studies on chemical looping in thermochemical conversion of solid fuels

Characterization of materials: porous structure, physisorption and chemisorption, thermogravimetric analyses and spectrometric analyses:

  • determination of the specific surface area, total pore volume, pore size distribution and sorption capacity of solids using a gas sorption analyzer
  • temperature programmed reduction, oxidation and desorption analyses
  • differential scanning calorimetry analyses
  • thermogravimetric analyses under atmospheric and pressurized conditions
  • spectrometric tests - high resolution spectra measurements in the full spectral range of infrared: near (NIR), middle (Mid-IR) and far (Far-IR) for samples in solid, liquid and gas form

Modeling of multidimensional data sets using advanced chemometric methods and taking into account their specific multimodal structure

 

Range of activities:

  • Developing draft assumptions and plans for supplying municipalities / cities with heat, electricity and gas fuels
  • Energy audits of an enterprise and industrial processes in accordance with the Energy Efficiency Act of 20 May 2016
  • Audits of energy and renovation of residential and public buildings
  • Development of Low Carbon Economy Plans, Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Environmental Protection Programs
  • Thermal tests for industrial installations and power boilers
  • Technical, economic and research analyzes regarding the use of renewable energy sources
  • Documentation, analysis and calculations regarding CO2 monitoring
  • Conducting expertise for investments related to the reduction of energy consumption and emissions in order to obtain financial support from appropriate funds

 

Range of activities:

  • Conducting research and development on a large laboratory scale in the field of technical, technological and environmental issues of the underground coal gasification process
  • Pressurized gasification of solid fuels
  • The process of direct liquefaction of coal aimed at the production of liquid fuels and chemical raw materials
  • Production of liquid fuels and chemical raw materials from biomass and waste materials by hydrothermal method
  • Processes of hydrogenation and refining of carbonaceous substances
  • Process gas separation using membranes and PSA

 

+ 48-32-259-2000