PROJECTS

PARTICIPATION IN NATIONAL RESEARCH PROJECTS

Hungarian Scientific Research Fund (OTKA)

• Corrosion properties of copper-aluminium bimetallic systems (T 037693)
• Studies on electrosorption processes (T 042452)
• Study of electrosorption: a bridge between the investigations in electrochemistry, electrocatalysis, corrosion and colloid chemistry (T 045888)
• Metal adsorption on foreign metal surfaces (practical aspects) (T 047371)
• New branched polymers based on poly(ethylene oxide) (F61299)
• Application of thermal analysis for studying thermal decomposition reactions possessing environmental interest (K061504)
• Preparation and complex characterization of carbon-based nanocomposites (T 043359).
• Preparation, modification and characterization of carbon nanotubes by physical, chemical and simulation methods (T 043685)
• Polymers with novel topologies (T048409)
• Experimental and theoretical study aimed at providing a more general description of the solvent dependence of photophysical processes (T 045890)
• Formation of organic aerosols in the atmospheric processes (T 043578)
• Nanostructured amphiphilic conetworks and gels (T 046759)
• Plasma synthesis of nanoparticles (T 047360)
• Thermal decomposition of flame retarded polymers (T 047377)

Other Hungarian research grants

• Design of drugs on the basis of validated target molecules involved in diseases of great important in respect of public health: Metal complexes with natural origin in the redox homeostasis of the liver (NKFP 1A005/2004. Coordinator: György Hajós, HAS CC)
• Developement of high temperature radar absorbing material by nanotechnology (OMFB-00252/2007)
• Development of method and equipment for the regeneration of active carbon adsorbents used for the purification of air that contains organic pollutants. (GVOP-KMA-3.1.1-2004-05-0153/3.0)
• Development of nanocomposite drug carriers for increasing the therapeutic efficiency of proteins. (GVOP-3.1.1.-2004-05-0031/3.0 Coordinator: Szeged University )
• Development of raw material and production technology of PVC profile for outdoor pool rim (GVOP-3.1.1-2004-05-0027/3.0), coordinator: HCL Ltd.
• Grant for organizing the 17th International Symposium on Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis (OMFB-01145/06)
• Important bioactive small molecules and elements in redox homeostasis of liver and bowel diseases and intestinal tumors (Ministry of Welfare, ETT 012/2006)
• Indicators of estimation and following up the environmental effects and national health states. Role of polyphenol compounds in primer and secunder prevention (NKFP 1/B/047/2004. Coordinator: Dr. György Köteles)

PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH PROJECTS

Research projects supported by the European Community

• BIOchar based co-generation Alternative (BIOcoAL) (LIFE05 ENV/IT/000801)
• BIOPOWDERS ( EU MRTN-CT-2004-512247)
• Stratosphere-Climate Links with Emphasis On The UTLS - SCOUTO3 (GOCE-CT-2004-505390-SCOUTO3)

Intergovernmental research cooperation

• Biomaterials Based on Polymer Conetworks ( University of Akron , Akron , USA )
• Characterization of the double layer structure of single-crystalline Pt-group metals in aqueous solutions (DFG-HAS cooperation with the Department of Electrochemistry, University of Ulm , Germany )
• Conducting nanocomposites (TÉT cooperation with the Polymer Insitute of the Slovak Academy of Science, Bratislava , Slovakia )
• Electrochemical fabrication, characterization and modification of nanowires and nanogaps (MÖB-DAAD cooperation, 2005-2006, Project No. 37 with the Research Centre Jülich, Institute of Thin Films and Interfaces 52425 Jülich, Germany)
• Graft Copolymers with Well-Defined Structure (Leibniz Insitute of Polymer Research, Dresden , Germany )
• Liquid Crystal Polymers Synthesized by Atom Transfer Polymerization ( University of Pisa , Pisa , Italy )
• Morphology of Polymers (Danish Polymer Centre, Roskilde , Danmark)
• Nanocomcomposites ( The University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands; Inha University, Inchon, Korea; Free University of Brussels, Belgium)
• Nanostructured Amphiphilic Conetworks ( University of Freiburg , Freiburg , Germany )
• Nanotemplates Based on Polyisobutylene ( Institute of Colloid and Surface Chemistry, Max Plank Institute, Golm , Germany )
• Photophysics of intramolecular charge transfer molecules (Volkswagen Foundation, 2005/06, cooperative research, Max-Planck-Institut for Biophysical-Chemistry, Göttingen , Germany )
• Physical Chemistry of the Atmosphere - Bettering by Research. (ARCUS / PhyCA-FoR, 2006/08, common PhD supervision, University of Lille , France )
• Plasma surface engineering of polypropylene. (Hungarian-Slovak Intergovernmental S&T Cooperation SK-29/04. Comenius University , Bratislava ).
• PP/wood flour composites (Eureka project with the following institutions: Isokon, Proizvodnja in Predelava Termoplastov, D.O.O., Kunststofwerk Gmbh, Slovenske Konjice, Slovenia; Ljubljana University, Ljubljana, Slovenia; Tecos - Slovenian Tool and Die Development Centre, Celje, Slovenia; Zagrab University, Zagreb, Croatia; TVK Rt., Tiszaújváros, Hungary; Rettenmaier und Söhne Gmbh, Rosenberg, Germany)
• Seawater & brine desalination by solar energy. (Bilateral Hungarian-Italian "Cooperation in Science and Technology" project, I-20/2003-2007, Cagliari University , Cagliari , Italy )
• Selective column modifiers for open tubular capillary chromatography (HAS 12, Partner: Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic , Institute of Physiology , Praha)
• Study on preparation and properties of organic adsorbents and catalyst supports (HAS-INSA 8/2004-2006, cooperation with Indian Institute of Technology)
• Syntheses, characterization, modeling and application of amphiphilic hydrogels based on polyisobutylene (Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation, University of Cyprus )
• Synthesis and recations of permanganate salts (HAS-INSA 7/2004-2006, cooperation with Jodhpur University)