Coal and Carbon Materials Group
is a part of the
Department of Polymer and Carbonaceous Materials at
the Faculty of Chemistry. The group consists of 3
professors, including 1 professor emeritus, 5
doctors, 5 PhD students, and 10-15 MSc students.
General scope of research
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Effective and environmentally safe use of coals,
biomass and their derivatives for energy, chemicals
and carbon materials production.
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Synthesis and characterization of advanced carbon
materials and nanomaterials, and related composites
for application in environmental control, catalysis
and energy storage .
Specific research topics
- Preparation of porous carbon
materials of desired morphology, porous texture and
surface properties from common precursors:
coals, pitches, biomass, polymers.
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Synthesis of carbon nanofibers/nanotubes
using catalytic chemical vapor deposition (CCVD).
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Synthesis of graphite-based
graphene materials by chemical and thermal methods.
- Evaluation of properties for
application in water treatment, gas separation and
storage (CH4, CO2, H2),
as electrode in supercapacitor
and lithium-ion battery, and catalyst support.
- Biomass and plastic waste
pyrolysis; upgrading of resultant liquids and solids. |