Lab of Applied Catalysis and Fine Chemicals
18. 9. 2026
Tomáš Sommer
Key Members
- Prof. Eliška Vyskočilová, PhD. (contact)
- Prof. Libor Červený (contact)
- Assoc. Prof. Iva Paterová, PhD. (contact)
- Lada Dolejšová Sekerová, PhD. (contact)
- Maria Kotova, PhD. (maternity leave) (contact)
- Eva Zapletalová, PhD. (contact)
Group Focus
- Optimization of the preparation and production of chemical specialties (fragrances, drugs, pesticides, etc.)
- Preparation and use of new homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts
- Processing of biomass into biologically active substances
- Use of CO2 in the field of chemical specialties
- Hydrogenation and dehydrogenation processes in the pharmaceutical and fragrance industry
- Study of the mechanism of heterogeneously catalyzed acid-base reactions
- Design and preparation of catalysts based on hydrotalcites
- Design and preparation of catalysts based on organometallic complexes
- Development of advanced separation tools in the basis of molecularly imprinted polymers (MIP) for isolation of bioactive compounds from complex matrix

Hydrotalcite Ibuprofen structure