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Head of the department :


prof. Ing. Jan Merna, Ph.D., phone:  22044 3188


General secretary :


doc. Ing. Zdeněk Hrdlička, Ph.D., phone:  22044 4046


Secretary : 


Eva Kotrlíková, phone:  22044 3187, Fax: 22044 3175


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building B, 1st floor, room B129



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Profesoři
Professors

prof.Ing. Jiří Brožek, CSc.
prof.Ing. Jan Merna, Ph.D. - vedoucí / Head
prof.Ing. Jan Roda, CSc.
prof.Ing. Petr Sysel, CSc.

 


Docenti
Associate Professors     

doc.Ing. Zdeněk Hrdlička, Ph.D. - tajemník / Secretary General
doc.Ing. Antonín Kuta, CSc.

 


Odborní asistenti
Assistant Professors

Ing. Drahomír Čadek, Ph.D.
Stella Gonsales, Ph.D.
Anastasiia Hubina, Ph.D.
Ing. Alena Kadeřábková, Ph.D.
Ing. Radka Kalousková, CSc.
Ing. Lenka Vránová (Malinová), Ph.D. (mateřská dovolená)
Ing. Tomáš Sedlačík, Ph.D.
Ing. Anatolij Sokolohorskyj, Ph.D.

 


Odborní  pracovníci
Researches

Ing. Václava Benešová

 


Doktorandi
Postgraduate students

Ing. Dominik BřezinaIng. Zhejing Cai
Ing. Monika Hittlová
Ing. Oldřich Kotyza
Ing. Vojtěch Musil
Ing. Jonáš Uřičář
Vagif Valiyev 

 


Ostatní  zaměstnanci
Assistants

Pavla Doubravová
Helena Kopecká
Ing. Eva Kotrlíková - sekretářka / Secretary, hospodář / Managing Secretary

 




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Erasmus students or students in English study programs can also join a research work in our laboratories as interns or as a part of their studies.

More information about study in English.
Subjects given in English:
  S112003    Macromolecular Chemistry  
  S112001    Physics of Polymers
  S112006    Technology of Polymeric Materials Processing 
  S112008    Physical Chemistry of Polymers 
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Synthesis of polyamides, polyesteres, polyesteramides, polyimides,  silicon rubbers and polyolefins, investigation of polymerization mechanism, synthesis of nanocomposites


Plastics and rubber processing, structury-property investigation, polymer modifications, investigation of vulcanization, addititives, waste recyling


Equipment for polymer synthesis, processing and full characterization is available at the department. 



 

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Research topics


Research is oriented towards synthesis of tailor-made polymers with defined chain length, molar mass distribution, branching of chain, end-groups, polymer topology and polymer stereoregularity using the methods of living/controlled polymerizations.
Catalyst development and synthesis of novel polyolefin based materials is investigated.
Living/Controlled catalytic polymerizations of olefins



Preparation of tailor-made polyolefins by chain-walking   polymerizations of olefins to control molar mass and its distribution, branching degree, stereoregularity and polymer topology.

Preparation of block copolymers, morphology control. Kinetic and mechanistic investigation of polymerization.




Polym. Chem. 2018, 9 (10), 1234-1248.
Polym. Int. 2018, 67 (7), 946-956.
J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2017, 55 (15), 2440-2449.
J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2016, 54 (19), 3193-3202.
Polym. Chem. 2012, 3 (3), 658-667.
Polymer 2011, 52, 275-281. DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2010.11.029 
Polym. Chem. 2010, 1 (7), 1078-1085. DOI: 10.1039/c0py00072h
Polymer 2009, 50, 5016-5023.DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2009.08.030
Eur. Polym. J. 2005, 41(2), 303-312. DOI:10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2004.09.013



Catalytic synthesis of polyester by copolymerization of epoxides with CO2 and anhydrides 

Salphen-Co(III) complexes catalyzed copolymerization of epoxides with CO2. Polymer 2015, 63, 52-61.
Mundil, R.; Hošťálek, Z.; Šeděnková, I.; Merna, J., Macromol. Res. 2015, 23, 161-166.
Alternating copolymerization of epoxides with anhydrides initiated by organic bases. Eur. Polym. J. 2017, 88, 433-447.
Zinc complexes chelated by bifunctional ketiminate ligands: Structure, reactivity and possible applications in initiation of ROP and copolymerization of epoxides with carbon dioxide. Organomet. Chem. 2015, 794, 237-246.

Polymerizations of cyclic monomers



ROP of cyclic amides, esters and ethers for engineering plastics and biodegradable materials.

Collaboration with:
Aleš Růžička, Libor Dostál and Roman Jambor, University of Pardubice






Olejník, R.; Bažantová, J.; Růžičková, Z.; Merna, J.; Hošťálek, Z.; Růžička, A.
Inorg. Chem. Commun. 2015, 55 (0), 161-164.
Kampova, H.; Riemlova, E.; Klikarova,J.; Pejchal, V.; Merna, J.; Vlasak,P.; Svec,P.; Ruzickova,Z.; Ruzicka,A., Organomet. Chem. 2015, 778, 35-41.
Chlupaty, T.; Merna, J.; Ruzicka, A.,Catal. Commun. 2015, 60, 110-113.
Olejnik, R.; Padelkova, Z.; Mundil, R.; Merna, J.; Ruzicka, A.,Appl. Organomet. Chem. 2014, 28,405-412.
Olejnik, R.; Padelkova, Z.; Fridrichova, A.; Horacek, M.; Merna, J.; Ruzicka, A.,
J. Organomet. Chem. 2014, 759, 1-10.
Dostal, L.; Jambor, R.; Cisarova, I.; Merna, J.; Holecek, J.  Appl. Organometal. Chem. 2007,  21(8),  688-693. doi: 10.1002/aoc.1226 
Merna J., Chromcova D., Brozek J., et al., Eur. Polym. J., 2006, 42 , 1569-1580. doi:10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2006.01.003 





Catalytic synthesis of special and engineering polymers



Preparation of engineering plastics like syndiotactic polystyrene or cyclic olefin copolymers (COCs).
Synthesis of poylsilanes for use in optoelectronic applications and nanolitography  by metallocenes catalyzed dehydrocoupling of silanes as an alternative to traditional but hazardous Wurtz coupling. Collaboration with:Dr.Milan Erben,  University of Pardubice and Dr. Jiří Pinkas, Czech Academy of Science



Carvalho, M. F. N. N.;  Galvão, A. M.;  Kredatusová, J.;  Merna, J.;  Pinheiro, P. F.; Margarida Salema, M. Inorg. Chim. Acta 2012.
Varga, V.;  Horáček, M.;  Bastl, Z.;  Merna, J.;  Císařová, I.;  Sýkora, J.; Pinkas, J. Catal. Today 2012, 179 (1), 130-139.
Horáček, M.; Merna, J.; Gyepes, R.; Sýkora, J.; Kubišta, J.; Pinkas, J.Collect. Czech. Chem. Commun. 2011, 76, 75-94.  doi:10.1135/cccc2010133
Erben, M.;  Merna, J.;  Hermanova, S.;  Cisarova, I.;  Padelkova, Z.; Dusek, M. Organometallics 2007, 26, 2735-2741.  Doi 10.1021/Om070098r



 






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