Jiří Kroužek, Ph.D.

Research Projects:

• VK02030263 – Robotic Device for On-Site Decontamination of Hazardous Pressure Cylinders (2026-2028), Lead Investigator for the Co-beneficiary (UCT Prague)
• FW10010462 – Membrane contactor technology for the selective recovery of metals from industrial wastewater (2024-2026), Lead Investigator for the Co-beneficiary (UCT Prague)
• VB01000054 – Advanced system of prevention and reduction of consequences for spread of hazardous air in integrated rescue system ( 2022-2023), Principal Investigator
• FW01010563 – NanoFe Catalytic Reactor for the Removal of Pharmaceuticals from Wastewater with Online Monitoring and Data Evaluation (2020-2021)
• VI20172020091 – Decontamination technology for case of threat of hazardous chemical and biological agens spread in indoor air (2017 – 2020)
• TH02030814 – Application of membrane contactors for the removal of organic pollutants from waste streams (2017-2019), Lead Investigator for the Co-beneficiary (UCT Prague)
• TH02030815 – On-site thermal decontamination of hazardous solid wastes (2017-2019), Lead Investigator for the Co-beneficiary (UCT Prague)
• TA04020435 - Development and verification of technology for site remediation intensification (2015 – 2017), Lead Investigator for the Co-beneficiary (UCT Prague)

Publications:

• Kroužek, J., Rippelová, V., McGachy, L., Škarohlíd, R., Hendrych, J., & Mašín, P. (2025). Microwave-enhanced catalytic oxidation of VOCs: from lab-scale optimization to pilot-scale industrial application. Results in Engineering, 108096.
• Těšínská, P., Škarohlíd, R., Kroužek, J., McGachy, L. (2024). Environmental fate of organic UV filters: Global occurrence, transformation, and mitigation via advanced oxidation processes. Environmental Pollution, 363(1), 125134.
• Rippelová, V., McGachy, L., Janků, J., & Kroužek, J. (2024). Estimating Tetrachloroethene Sorption Coefficients Based on Soil Properties in Organic-Poor Soils. Applied Sciences, 14(24), 11761.
• McGachy, L., Kroužek, J., Škarohlíd, R. (2024). Perzistentní organické látky PFAS: výzvy, dopady a legislativní opatření. Chemické listy, 118(12), 639–644.
• Krouzek, J., Durdak, V., Hendrych, J., Masin, P., Sobek, J., Spacek, P., Pilot scale applications of microwave heating for soil remediation. Chemical Engineering and Processing - Process Intensification, 2018. 130: p. 53-60.
• Svab, M., Masin, P., Krouzek, J., Durdak, V., Kubinova, P., Thermal desorption of chemical warfare agents surrogate from polluted materials: from laboratory to pilot scale. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 2019. 16 (10): p. 5917-5926.
• Hendrych, J., Hejralova, R., Krouzek, J., Spacek, P., Sobek, J., Stabilisation/solidification of landfill leachate concentrate and its residue obtained by partial evaporation. Waste Management, 2019. 95: p. 560-568

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  Applied Research Results:

• Patent CZ 308 959 – Kroužek J., Mašín P., Rippelová V., Škarohlíd R., Hendrych J., Durďák V.: Method of removing acutely toxic substances from air, especially in emergency situations, and a device for this, (2021)

• Patent CZ 306432 - Mašín P., Kroužek J., Klusoň P., Krystyník P., Tito D. N., Moniz D. B.: A method of selective regeneration of rare earth elements and/or toxic metals harmful to the environment from e-waste, particularly from cathode-ray tubes and CRT monitors, (2016)

• Utility Model CZ 37333 - Mašín P., Hlásenský I., Kroužek J., Tišler Z., Peroutková K.: A device for photocatalytic wastewater treatment

• Utility Model CZ 33334 – Kroužek J., Mašín P., Maštalka J., Durďák V., Hendrych J., Mobile box for on-site thermal decontamination of solid materials., (2019)

• Utility Model CZ 31272- Kroužek J., Durďák V, Hendrych J., Špaček P.: Device for application of microwave heating for soil remediation purposes, (2017).

• Verified Technology – Kroužek J., Mašín P., Tišler Z.; Technology of catalytic decontamination of industrial air streams, (2024)
• Verified Technology – Mašín P., Kroužek J., Durďák V., Tišler Z.; Technology of catalytic dehalogenation of hazardous waste, (2024)
• Verified Technology – Kroužek J, Hlásenský I., Dymák M.; VB01000054-V1Plasmicat technology for hazardous air decontamination, (2023)
• Verified Technology – Kroužek J, Hlásenský I., Dymák M.; VB01000054-V1Plasmicat technology for hazardous air decontamination, (2023)

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