Education

• 1966: M.Sc. in Chemistry (Loránd Eötvös University, Budapest, Faculty of Sciences)
• 1969: Dr. rer. nat. (Loránd Eötvös University, Budapest, Faculty of Sciences)
• 1970: Post doctorate fellowship in Strasbourg (France) at the Center of Macromolecular Researches, CNRS.
• 1975: Ph.D. in Chemistry (Hungarian Academy of Sciences)
• 1991: D.Sc. (Hungarian Academy of Sciences)

Position

• Scientific Adviser, Institute of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Chemical Research Center, HAS
• Professor at the Ph.D. Program of the Loránd Eötvös University, Budapest
• Editor of the Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis (Elsevier Science)

Research Interest

Studies of thermal decomposition reactions of natural and synthetic polymers. Recovery of organic compounds from plastics wastes by pyrolysis. Catalytic modification and upgrading of pyrolysis products of waste plastics. Testing catalyst activity by analytical pyrolysis (Pyrolysis-Catalysis-GC/MS). Formation of potential polluting compounds at elevated temperatures from plastic materials. Characterization of the chemical structure of macromolecules by analytical pyrolysis (Pyrolysis-mass spectrometry, pyrolysis-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, thermogravimetry-mass spectometry). Application of thermally assisted hydrolysis and methylation (THM), coupled to GC/MS for the chemical analysis of organic carbon content of atmospheric aerosols.

Knowledge of Languages

• English
• French

Publications

List of selected papers