Education

• PhD., Prague Institute of Chemical Technology, Department of Polymers, 1982, Crosslinking of Polymer Blends Nitrile Rubber – PVC
• MSc. in Technology of polymer manufacture and processing,  Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague, 1977, Concentration of crosslinks in styrene-butadiene and other rubbers – distribution of polysulfide crosslinks

 Positions

• 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

• Physics of Polymers (M.Sc., Ph.D.)
• Technology of Polymer Materials Processing (M.Sc.)
• Applied Rheology (M.Sc.)
• Bachelor, Diploma and Doctoral Thesis supervisor

 Grant projects in the last 5 years

• MIT CR FT-TA3/109 Rubber containing ecologically unobjectionable plasticizers, co-investigator, 2006-2009
• MIT CR FT-TA3/034 Development, application and testing of new catalysts for PUR systems, co-investigator, 2006-2009
• MIT CR FT-TA4/095 Properties changes of rubber coatings methods of their monitoring during service, co-investigator, 2007-2011
• GA CR P108/10/0195 New multi component polyurethanes – preparation and characterization, co-investigator, 2010-2012

 Collaboration with industry in the last 10 years

• different Czech companies: Mitas, Rubena , Škoda Auto, etc.
• Werba-Chem GmbH

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

          Chang Chun Group, Miao-li

Committees and advisory boards

• 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

Research Interests

Processability testing of rubbers and plastics, rubber vulcanization, polymer blends, rubber recycling. The most recently we are focused on

• 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

List of the most important publications in last 5 years

• Kuta A., Hrdlička Z., Pokorný J., Brejcha J., Voldánová J., Plitz J.
  Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Rubbers with Standard Oils and Oils with Low Content of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons.
  KGK – Kautsch. Gummi Kunstst. 2010, 63 (4), 120-122.
• Hrdlička Z., Kuta A., Hájek Z.
  Thermoplastic elastomer blends based on waste rubber and low-density polyethylene.
  Polimery 2010, 55 (11-12), 832-838.
• Kuta A., Hrdlička Z, Ducháček V.
  Very Fast Vulcanising Systems.
  Polymeric material in Automotive Indutry & Slovak Rubber Conference, Bratislava 2009.
  Chem. listy 2009, 109 (S), 21-24
• Kuta A., Hrdlička Z, Strachota A., Špírková M.
  The Influence of Macrodiol Type on the Mechanical Properties of Polyurethane Materials.
  Mater. Manuf. Proc. 2009, 24, 1214–1216.
• Špírková M., Strachota A., Urbanová M., Baldrian J., Brus J., Šlouf M., Kuta A., Hrdlička Z.
  Structural and Surface Properties of Novel Polyurethane Films.
  Mater. Manuf. Proc. 2009, 24, 1185–1189.
• Hrdlička Z., Kuta A., Ducháček V.
  Energy Reduction at Processing of Styrene-Butadiene Rubber by Modification with Liquid Polybutadiene.
  KGK – Kautsch. Gummi Kunstst. 2009, 62 (1-2), 28-34.

Author or co-author of 34 papers, 75 conference lectures, short communications and posters, 3 patents and numerous research reports both on fundamental and task research.

Complete list of publications (pdf)