doc. Ing. Antonín Kuta, CS.c.
Research Interests
- Relation of Natural rubber processing characteristics with visco-elastic and other data.
- Effect of processing oil type on properties of rubber compounds and vulcanisates.
- Tire scrap recycling
Education
- PhD., ICT Prague, Department of Polymers, 1982, Crosslinking of Polymer Blends Nitrile Rubber – PVC
- MSc. in Technology of polymer manufacture and processing, ICT Prague, 1977, Concentration of crosslinks in styrene-butadiene and other rubbers – distribution of polysulfide crosslinks
Career
- Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague, Associated Professor, 1999-
- Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague, Assistant Professor, 1993-1999
- Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague, Researcher, 1981-1993
Teaching
Grant project
- STARP Research on the aging of tires of ground wheeled military equipment, team member, 2026 – 2028.
- TN02000033 National Competence Center for industrial 3D printing, team member, 2023 – 2028.
- FW01010561 Enhancement of 3D printing filament properties using nanofiber additives, team member, 2020 - 2022.
Foreign experiences
- Poland (1987) – 1 month, Poznań University of Technology, Department of Plastics Processing, Poznań
- Danmark (1990) – 3 months, University of Denmark, Department of Chemistry Engineering, Lyngby
- Canada (1993-1995) – 24 months, Macro Engineering and Technology, Mississauga
- China (1995-1996) – 9 months, Jiahhua Plastic Company, Qinhuangdao
- Taiwan (2006) – 1 month
Society Memberships
- Science secretary of Rubber Group Zlín, Czech Society of Industrial Chemistry
- Member of Technical Standardisation Committees No.23: Rubber and No.52: Plastics, Czech Office for Standards, Metrology and Testing
