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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

Location :

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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Study at Department of polymers covers all fileds of polymer chemistry and physics: monomer resources, polymer synthesis and manufacture, polymer processing, polymer additives, polymer degradation and stabilization, methods of polymer characterization, laboratories of polymer synthesis and processing.

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.

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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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Catalytic Polymerizations Research Group: The Merna Group

Welcome to the website of the Jan Merna group at the Department of Polymers, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague.
We investigate catalytic polymerizations of olefins with the goal to prepare precise polyolefins with controlled molar mass, branching, topology, stereoregularity or functionality. We are also interested in use of non-traditional feedstocks for polymer synthesis such as carbon dioxide.
The research of the group mainly focuses on:
  • Synthesis of olefin block copolymers by living/controlled polymerization techniques
  • Design of new polymerization catalysts
  • Synthesis of polyolefin with non-linear architectures
  • Copolymerization of olefins with polar monomers
  • Synthesis of polyesters by copolymerization of epoxides with carbon dioxide or anhydrides ◳ cropped-cropped-rac-TV-ligand-byproduct (jpg) → (šířka 450px)
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Collaboration

Academic Collaborations

  • Dr. Albena Lederer, IPF Dresden (hyphenated techniques of polymer analysis)
  • Prof. Jens-Uwe Sommer, IPF Dresden (theory of polymerization mechanism)
  • Prof. Philippe Zinck, University of Lille (coordinative chain-transfer polymerizations)
  • Prof. Nicolas Long, Imperial College London (stimuli-responsive catalysts)
  • Prof. Aleš Růžička, University of Pardubice (organometallic chemistry)
  • Prof. Henri Cramail, LCPO/ENSCBP Bordeaux/University Bordeaux I (polymer chemistry)
  • Dr. Jiří Pinkas, J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry, AS CR (organometallic chemistry)
  • Prof. Josef Michl, University of Colorado (radical polymerisation of less activated monomers)
  • Prof. M. Fernanda N. N. Carvalho, Instituto Superior Técnico, CQE (organometallic chemistry)
  • Dr. Ivana Šeděnková. Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, AS CR (spectroscopy), common results

Industrial Collaborations

  • Synthos (PL,  polymeric materials development)
  • UNIPETROL RPA, s.r.o. – POLYMER INSTITUTE BRNO (CZ, polymeric materials development)
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Collaboration Sedenkova

Common result 3

Common result 2

Common result 1

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Links

Subcommittee on Polymer Terminology
Subcommittee on Polymer Education
IUPAC Polymer Education site
JMnapster

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Publications

google scholar (šířka 215px)Google Scholar profile

Web of Science ResearcherID  C-6198-2012

ORCID: 0000-0002-6508-0844

 Selected papers:

  1.  Mundil, R.; Sokolohorskyj, A.; Hosek, J.; Cvacka, J.; Cisarova, I.; Kvicala, J.; Merna, J.
    Nickel and palladium complexes with fluorinated alkyl substituted α-diimine ligands for living/controlled olefin polymerization.
    Polym. Chem. 2018, 9 (10), 1234-1248.
  2. Mundil, R.; Hermanova, S.; Peschel, M.; Lederer, A.; Merna, J.
    On the topology of highly branched polyethylenes prepared by amine−imine nickel and palladium complexes: the effect of ortho‐aryl substituents.
    Polym. Int. 2018, 67 (7), 946-956.
  3. Hošťálek, Z.; Trhlíková, O.; Walterová, Z.; Martinez, T.; Peruch, F.; Cramail, H.; Merna, J.
    Alternating copolymerization of epoxides with anhydrides initiated by organic bases.

    Eur. Polym. J. 2017, 88, 433-447.
  4. Sokolohorskyj, A.; Mundil, R.; Lederer, A.; Merna, J.
    Effect of ligand backbone substituents of nickel α-diimine complexes on livingness/controllability of olefin polymerization: Competition between monomer isomerization and propagation.
    J.Polym. Sci.  Pol. Chem. 2016, 54 (19), 3193-3202.
  5. Merna, J.; Vlček, P.; Volkis, V.; Michl, J.
    Li+ Catalysis and Other New Methodologies for the Radical Polymerization of Less Activated Olefins.
    Chem. Rev. 2016, 116 (3), 771-785.
  6. Hošt’álek, Z.; Mundil, R.; Císařová, I.; Trhlíková, O.; Grau, E.; Peruch, F.; Cramail, H.; Merna, J.
    Salphen-Co(III) complexes catalyzed copolymerization of epoxides with CO2.
    Polymer 2015, 63, 52-61.
  7. Mundil, R.; Hošťálek, Z.; Šeděnková, I.; Merna, J.
    Alternating ring-opening copolymerization of cyclohexene oxide with phthalic anhydride catalyzed by iron(III) salen complexes.
    Macromol. Res. 2015, 23, 161-166.
  8. Hoštálek , Z.; Merna, J.; Heurtefeu, B.; Cramail, H.
    Control of morphology in olefin polymerization catalyzed by nickel diimine complexes encapsulated into polybutadiene based supports.
    Polym. Chem. 2012, 3 (3), 658-667. DOI:10.1039/C2PY00482H
  9. Peleška, J.; Hoštálek , Z.; Hasalíková, D.; Merna, J.
    Living/controlled hex-1-ene polymerization initiated by nickel diimine complexes: Non-MAO cocatalysts, kinetic and UV-VIS study.
    Polymer 2011, 52, 275-281.
  10. Merna, J.; Hošťálek, Z.; Peleška, J.; Roda, J.
    Living/controlled olefin polymerization initiated by nickel diimine complexes: The effect of ligand ortho substituent bulkiness.
    Polymer 2009, 50, 5016-5023.
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Contact

Jan MERNA
Department of Polymers
University of Chemistry and  Technology Prague
Lab. B128
Technická 5
166 28, Prague 6
Czech Republic

Phone: +420 22044 3195
E-mail: merna@vscht.cz

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Teaching

Teaching activities of Jan Merna:

Macromolecular chemistry (Erasmus)

Manufacture of Polymers (with prof. Roda) (M.Sc.)
Selected Chapters from Chemistry and Technology of Polymers I (1/3) (M.Sc.) – Part on Modern methods of polymer characterizations
Selected Chapters from Chemistry and Technology of Polymers II (1/3) (M.Sc.) – Part on Controlled polymerizations
Laboratories of Polymer specialization (cz texts+video instructions) for bachelor (LCHTM) and master students (I, III)
Laboratory excerises for high school students
Bachelor, Diploma and Ph.D. Thesis supervisor


……….KNOWING IS A BARRIER THAT PREVENTS LEARNING ……….

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Macromolecular chemistry

Presentations:

Lecture01-4 nom_structure_polymerizability
Lecture05+06 Radical polymn
Lecture07 radical copolymn
Lecture08 ionic polym
Lecture09 ROP
Lecture10 coop+procedures
L11+12 step growth+apps
Lecture13 polymer reactions

Control Excersises

IUPAC Brief guide to polymer nomenclature

Preferred names of constitutional units for use in structure-based names of polymers (IUPAC Recommendations 2016)

 

Supporting materials:
Polymers-Instantly (a brief introduction to polymers)
Polymery-uvod (CZ verze Polymers Instantly)

Selected book chapters (publishers copyright_restricted acces only to registered students)

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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. 200721(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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Group head: Jan Merna CV

Post-docs:
Anatolij Sokolohorskyj
Ph.D. students:
Oldřich Kotyza
Vojtěch Musil

Undergraduate and Master students:
Karolína Zoulová
Michal Handt
Tomáš Doubek
Hynek Urban

Technician: Pavla Doubravova

Group photos

Former group members

Radim Dostál
Zdeněk Hošťálek (now Recticel)
Ondřej Hylský
Lubomír Nový
Darja Hasalíková
Viviana Tandlerová
Šárka Holoubková
Lenka Hanušová
Renáta Jiskrová
Kateřina Nunvářová
Barbora Charvátová
Jan Janoušek
Robert Mundil (post-doc University of Lille, now Charles University)
Klára Čermáková
Petra Tichá
Marc Martinez De Sarasa Buchaca
Veronika Šofrová
Ondřej Železník
Tomáš Beinhauer

Foreign students

A. Saenyasenee (2011)
Ashley Steven Jones (12, Durham)
David Dolz Ortiz (14)
Thibaud Guignard (14, Montpellier)
Martin Peschel (15, LMU München)
Kévin Mozdzynski (15,Clermont Ferrand)
Thomas Martinez (15, Clermont Ferrand)
Duygu Ozfidan(15, Kocaeli University)
Katharina Illenseer (17, Konstanz)
Sophie Jacob (18, Dublin)
Lorenzo Palmieri (21, Sapienza, Rome)

Group photos

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2022 (Ondra Železník, Tomáš Beinhauer, Hynek Urban, Tomáš Doubek, Pavla Doubravová, Michal Handt, Rafal Januszewski, Olda Kotyza, jm,Karolína Zoulová, Tolja Sokolohorskyj, Vojta Musil, Veronika Šofrová)

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2019 Christmas party (Darja, jm, Renata Jiskrová/Jansová+Filipek+Kristynka, Pavla, Klára Čermáková, Zdeněk, Bára Cahrvátová, Ondra, Katka, Tolja, Karollína, Petra Tichá, Olda)

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2019 May, Visit of Lille (Heidelberg, Brugge stops-Tolja, Katka, Olda, Robert, jm)

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2018 Dec (left to right,  Pavla Doubravová, Robert Mundil, Olda Kotyza, Klára Čermáková, Sophie Jacob (Dublin), Anna Petkevich, jm, Tolja Sokolohorskyj)

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2015 Nov (left to right, top: Zdeněk Hošťálek, Anatolij Sokolohorskyj, Pavla Doubravová, Robert Mundil, Ondřej Železník, jm, down: Martin Peschel (LMU), Barbora Charvátová, Kateřina Nunvářová)

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2014 (left to right Thibaud Guignard, David Dolz Ortiz, Pavla Doubravová, Robert Mundil, Ondřej Železník, Anatolij Sokolohorskyj, Zdeněk. HošŤálek, jm, Markus Diestel)

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2011 (left to right R.Jiskrova, jm, V. Tandlerova, A. Sokolohorskyj, A. Saenyasenee, R. Mundil, Z. Hostalek, D. Hasalikova)

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2010 (left to right O. Hylsky, V. Tandlerova, Z. Hostalek, D. Hasalikova, jm, L. Hanusova)

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2009 (left to right, Z. Hostalek, D. Hasalikova, jm, V. Tandlerova, L. Novy)

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2008 (left to right, jm, Z. Hostalek, O. Hylsky, L. Novy)

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Jan Merna CV

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Born: May 30, 1978 in Kaplice

Marital Status: married, three children

Education

PhD., in Macromolecular Chemistry, Technical University Brno, Czech Republic, 2005, Olefins polymerization catalyzed by transition metal complexes (with prof. J. Cihlář)

MSc. in Technology of polymer manufacture and processing, Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague, 2001, Anionic polymerization of epsilon-caprolactam activated by esters (with Dr. J. Brožek)

Positions

University of Chemical Technology, Prague, Associate Professor, 2017-
University of Chemical Technology, Prague, Assistant Professor, 2006-2016
Technical University Brno, Research fellow, 2005

Teaching
Manufacture of Polymers  (M.Sc.)
Macromolecular chemistry
Selected Chapters from Chemistry and Technology of Polymers I+II(1/3) (M.Sc.)
Laboratories of Polymer specialization I, III (B.Sc., M.Sc.)
Bachelor, Diploma and PhD Thesis supervisor

Grant projects in last 5 years

2022-2024 Verifying structure of comlex polyolefins (GAČR GF22-09470L ), principal investigator
2018-2020 Modification of branched polyolefins by polar functionalities (GACR 18-22059S), principal investigator
2015-2017 Branching design in polyolefins by catalyst variation, Theory meets experiment. (GACR 15-15887J), principal investigator
TA CR TA03011394 Preparation of model block copolymers and their effect on morphology and properties of HI PP, member of co-investigator team, 2013-2016, 16 k€

Collaboration with industry

Synthos (PL)
UNIPETROL RPA, s.r.o. – POLYMER INSTITUTE BRNO (CZ)

Foreign experiences

Greece (2010)- 2 weeks
University of Athenes, Department of Chemistry (prof. N. Hadjichristidis)

France (2008)- 1 month
LCPO, ENSCPB, CNRS University Bordeaux I, (research stay with Prof. H. Cramail)

France (2003-2004)-11 months
LCPO, ENSCPB, CNRS University Bordeaux I, (with Prof. H. Cramail and A. Deffieux)

Professional Associations/Society Memberships/Committees

Subcommittee on Polymer Terminology, Polymer Division IUPAC, since 2017
Subcommittee on Polymer Education, Polymer Division IUPAC, since 2019
Czech National Committee for Chemistry (IUPAC NAO), Member since 2011
ACS, Polymer Division, 2010
Czech Chemical Society, Member since 1996

Research Interests
Synthesis of model polyolefins based on controlled polymerizations techniques
Development of new catalytic systems including their heterogenization
Kinetics and mechanism of polymerization
Synthesis of high performance polyolefins

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