Polish Carbon Society has its members in many cities in Poland. Their (updated) list is presented below:
BYDGOSZCZ
Uniwersytet Kazimierza Wielkiego w Bydgoszczy - Wydział Fizyki
Scientists: Kazimierz Fabisiak (emeryt), Kazimierz Paprocki, Paweł Popielarski, Lidia Mosińska, Paweł Szroeder
Matching the electrical and optical properties of thin diamond layers produced under metastable conditions. Electrochemically gated carbon field-effect transistors. Kinetics of heterogeneous electron transfer reaction on carbon materials - simulations and experiment. Polymer composites with nanocarbon fillers. Main experimental techniques: HF CVD, spin-coating, CV, electrical conductivity measurements, luminescence measurements.
Website of the Faculty of Physics of the Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszczy
CZĘSTOCHOWA
Politechnika Częstochowska, Wydział Infrastruktury i Środowiska
Scientists: Joanna Lach
Studies on the adsorption of heavy metals and pharmaceuticals on activated carbons.
GLIWICE
Politechnika Śląska - Wydział Inżynierii Materiałowej w Katowicach
Scientists: Jerzy Myalski, Marta Mikuśkiewicz
Production and testing of a wide range of materials containing ceramic particles or produced by ceramic technologies. Research of basic thermal properties of materials.
Website of the Laboratory of Thermal Analysis and Phase Changes
Website of the Ceramics LaboratoryPolitechnika Śląska, Wydział Mechaniczny Technologiczny, Laboratorium Badania Materiałów
Scientists: Mirosława Pawlyta
Research on the structure and properties of materials, including research on carbon materials. The main research techniques are transmission and scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy.
Materials Reseach Laboratory website (Laboratory of High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy)
Politechnika Śląska - Wydział Chemiczny
Scientists: Dawid Janas
Separation of complex mixtures of carbon nanomaterials due to structure and properties. Production and application of thin films from carbon nanostructures and their composites with metals/polymers. Analysis of electrical and optical properties of nanocarbon by physical and chemical modification.
Group page: www.fnano.euSieć Badawcza Łukasiewicz – Instytut Inżynierii Materiałów Polimerowych i Barwników, Centrum Farb i Tworzyw
Scientists: Lidia Kurzeja
Institute website
KATOWICE
Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach - Wydział Nauk Ścisłych i Technicznych
Scientists: Karolina Jurkiewicz
Research on the structure of non-graphitizing and graphitizing carbons. The main techniques are X-ray diffraction and vapor distribution function, but also low-angle X-ray scattering, Raman spectroscopy, helium pycnometry and related techniques.
Research group website
KRAKÓW
AGH - Akademia Górniczo-Hutnicza im. Stanisława Staszica w Krakowie, Wydział Inżynierii Materiałowej i Ceramiki
Scientists: Aneta Frączek-Szczypta, Stanisław Błażewicz (emeryt), Maciej Gubernat, Aleksandra Benko, Marcel Zambrzycki, Krystian Sokołowski, Weronika Pazdyk, Ryszard Wielowski
Synthesis and study of structural, microstructural, biological, electrical and electrochemical properties of carbon micro and nanostructures. Obtaining carbon-carbon composites, carbon-ceramic, carbon-polymer and granular carbon composites. Development of alternative binders for the technology of carbon-graphite materials and recycling of composites with carbon fiber. 3D printing, bioprinting, electrospinning of composites with carbon nanofillers. The scope of applications of the developed materials is: medicine, energy storage and conversion, carbon materials in environmental protection, ablative materials / high-temperature rocket plating, carbon, graphite electrodes for heavy industry, carbon materials with increased resistance to oxidation, carbon nanomaterials and nanocomposites for analytical chemistry and electrochemistry. The main research techniques are: FTIR spectroscopy, thermal analysis, digital optical microscopy, methods of material surface testing (profilometry, wettability), XRD, SEM. In addition, we perform biocompatibility and degradation tests.
Website of the Department of Biomaterials and Composites
Advanced Synthetic Carbon Materials (SyntCarbon) Team Page
AGH - Akademia Górniczo-Hutnicza im. Stanisława Staszica w Krakowie, AGH Wydzial Energetyki i Paliw
Scientists: Katarzyna Zarębska, Paweł Baran
Website of the Adsorption and Environmental Engineering Team
LUBLIN
Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej w Lublinie, Wydział Chemii, Instytut Nauk Chemicznych, Katedra Radiochemii i Chemii Środowiskowej
Scientists: Małgorzata Wiśniewska
Adsorption of macromolecular compounds on the surface of dispersed solids. Stability of aqueous suspensions of metal oxides in the presence of polymer macromolecules. Modification of the surface of solids (metal oxides, soil minerals, activated carbons, zeolites) with adsorption films of synthetic and natural polymers. The use of solid-polymer composite materials to remove heavy metal ions from aqueous solutions.
Scientist's website
Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej w Lublinie, Wydział Chemii, Instytut Nauk Chemicznych, Katedra Chemii Analitycznej
Scientists: Agnieszka Nosal-Wiercińska
Scientist's website
NOWY SĄCZ
SGL Graphite Solutions Polska Sp. z o.o.
Scientists: Marek Flegel, Daniel Szlacheta, Wojciech Pacholarz, Marcin Rzemiński
As a member of the SGL Carbon group, we provide high-quality solutions, components and materials made of specialized graphite and composites, which are used in industrial sectors and which determine the future: in industrial applications, in the automotive, aerospace, chemical, solar and wind energy industries , in the production of semiconductors and LEDs, as well as in the production of lithium-ion batteries and other energy storage systems.
Strona SGL Carbon
OLSZTYN
Uniwersytet Warmińsko-Mazurski - Wydział Nauk Technicznych - Katedra Mechatroniki
Scientists: Sławomir Kulesza
Research of the surface structure of materials using SPM/AFM methods and FTIR spectroscopy; data analysis from AFM, XRD, SEM measurements.
Faculty website
PIŁA
Akademia Nauk Stosowanych im. Stanisława Staszica
Scientists: Sylwester Furmaniak
Modeling of adsorption phenomena, including those occurring in the pores of carbon materials, using computer simulations and mathematical models. Academy website
POZNAŃ
Politechnika Poznańska, Wydział Technologii Chemicznej, Instytut Chemii i Elektrochemii Technicznej, Zakład Elektrochemii Stosowanej
Scientists: François Béguin Activated carbons, Electrochemical systems for energy storage and conversion, Electrochemical capacitors, Lithium-ion cells, Hybrid cells, New materials for energy storage and environmental protection, Carbon nanotubes, Template carbons, Biomass materials, Structural/nanotextural modifications and functionalization of carbon materials, Intercalation and insertion processes, Electrochemical hydrogen storage, Reversible electrosorption of pollutants.
Scientist's website
Group pageUniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza - Wydział Fizyki
Scientists: Mateusz Kempiński, Piotr Gauden
Graphene-based materials, porous systems, nanostructures, thin films. Research on transport properties, electron paramagnetic resonance, wetting and adsorption effects, scanning probe microscopy (AFM).Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza - Wydział Chemii
Scientists: Piotr Nowicki
Production, modification and physicochemical characterization of biochars and activated carbons. The use of carbon materials in the adsorption of pollutants from the gas and liquid phases. The use of carbon materials in electrochemistry and renewable energy. Scientist's website
Scientists: Mieczysław Kozłowski
Preparation, modification and characterization of carbon materials. Carbon materials as catalysts. Synthesis of engine fuel additives.
Scientist's websiteInstytut Fizyki Molekularnej Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Scientists: Krzysztof Tadyszak
EPR
Website of the Department of Solid State Radiospectroscopy
Scientist's website
RACIBÓRZ
Tokai Cobex Polska sp.z o.o. - Laboratoria Badawcze w Raciborzu i Nowym Sączu
Scientists: Jacek Ogórek, Janusz Tomala, Stanisław Bednarz ( emeryt)
Technology of refined carbon and graphite products. Testing of raw materials (cokes, anthracites, graphite, coal tar pitch, etc.) and their qualification for the production of high-quality carbon and graphite products for the metallurgical industry. Product testing. Studies of physical and chemical properties, microscopic examinations of the structure, high-temperature tests. Group page
SOSNOWIEC
Uniwersytet Śląski - Wydział Nauk Przyrodniczych
Scientists: Stanisław Duber (emeryt)
Study of the structure, technology of carbon and graphite materials.
Scientists: Barbara Liszka
Surface functionalization of carbon materials with metals, metal oxides and others. Analysis of the composition of inorganic compounds by XRF.
SZCZECIN
Zachodniopomorski Uniwersytet Technologiczny - Wydział Inżynierii Mechanicznej i Mechatroniki
Scientists: Anna Szymczyk
Research on the structure and functional properties of polymer nanocomposites with carbon nanostructures. ORCID
TORUŃ
Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika - Wydział Chemii
Scientists: Anna Ilnicka, Małgorzata Skorupska (doktorant)
Obtaining carbon materials, their full physico-chemical and electrochemical characteristics. Main techniques of electrochemical characterization: cyclic voltammetry (CV), linear sweep voltammetry (LSV). Design and synthesis of hybrid catalysts. Comprehensive physicochemical and electrochemical characterization of the obtained materials.
Website of the Hydrogen Technologies and Energy Storage Team
Scientists: Piotr Gauden
Modeling of adsorption phenomena; characterization of porous materials; studies of adsorption from gaseous and liquid phases - experiment; modelling, description; quantum-chemical calculations for carbon-adsorbate systems.
Website of the Group of Applications of Carbon Materials in Electrochemistry and Environmental ProtectionUniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika - Interdyscyplinarne Centrum Nowoczesnych Technologii/Wydział Chemii
Scientists: Piotr Kamedulski
Obtaining, researching the structure and properties of carbon materials (graphene, graphene roses, carbon nanotubes, hybrid materials, composites). Design and synthesis of new materials for photovoltaic cells, batteries, supercapacitors or medical applications.
Website of the Interdisciplinary Center of Modern Technologies
Scientist's website
WARSZAWA
Politechnika Warszawska - Wydział Inżynierii Materiałowej
Scientists: Anna Boczkowska
Research on the impact of technology on the microstructure and properties of materials, including composites based on carbon materials. The main research techniques are DSC, TGA, DMA thermal analysis, scanning and transmission electron microscopy, electrical conductivity and mechanical strength tests.
Scientist's website
Research group website
Politechnika Warszawska - Wydział Inżynierii Chemicznej i Procesowej, Katedra Inżynierii Procesów Zintegrowanych
Naukowcy: Bartosz Nowak
Scientist's website
Department website
Politechnika Warszawska, Centrum Zaawansowanych Materiałów i Technologii CEZAMAT
Scientists: Agnieszka Łękawa-Raus
Synthesis of carbon nanotubes, production of pastes and inks from carbon nanotubes and graphene.
Center page
WROCŁAW
Politechnika Wrocławska - Wydział Chemiczny
Scientists: Grażyna Gryglewicz, Agata Moyseowicz, Ewa Lorenc-Grabowska, Karolina Kordek-Khalil, Adam Moyseowicz
Synthesis of carbon materials (activated carbons) and nanostructured carbon materials (carbon nanofibers, carbon nanotubes, graphenes) and their composites with metal nanoparticles, metal oxides and conductive polymers. Functionalization of synthesized materials, doping with nitrogen, sulfur and phosphorus of materials. Designing, selection of the method and obtaining activated carbons with the given parameters of the porous structure and the chemical nature of the surface. Application of synthesized materials in adsorption processes of water pollution removal, electrochemical energy storage (supercapacitors, batteries), in electrochemical sensors and adsorption storage of hydrogen and methane.
Department website