Lab of Applied Catalysis and Fine Chemicals

Key Members

• Prof. Eliška Vyskočilová, PhD. (contact) 
• Prof. Libor Červený (contact)
• Assoc. Prof. Iva Paterová, PhD. (contact)
• Maria Kotova, PhD. (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

                                  Hydrotalcite                                                                                               Ibuprofen structure