Employee Profile

Jakub FratczakName of employee:

Jakub Frątczak

Summary Institutes/universities attend and attending:

    • Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences at major Bioinformatics – bachelor degree
    • Wroclaw University of Science and Technology at major Biotechnology – engineer and master degree

Your current job/employment/research:

I am working as a junior researcher at the UniCRE research institute and I am involved in international projects. funded by the Research Found for Coal and Steel and Horizon 2020 programme.

Research carried out at UniCRE:

The main aim of my projects is the obtaining of quality fuels/useful chemicals from coal, Fischer-Tropsch waxes and wastes. I am conducting my research in the fields of coal liquefaction, hydrocracking, hydroisomeration and other processes based in the upgrading of the products obtained by these processes.

I am collaborating with Dr. Jose Hidalgo on the project DIRPRIMCOAL. This project is being carried out by different institutes (from United Kingdom, Portugal, Spain, Czech Republic and Greece). The topic of the project is to develop new methods for obtaining quality fuels from the direct coal liquefaction. For this purpose, we use high pressure autoclaves in which we carry out the reactions.

The second project is COMSYN. In this case, the aim is producing useful fuels and chemicals by the hydroprocessing of heavy FT-waxes which are the main by-products in the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis. In general we are trying to produce more green energy here.

Valuable skills and experience gained from working with UniCRE:

At the beginning almost everything was new for me, so I needed to develop myself in the field of refinery processes. In UniCRE, I learned how to use autoclaves and how to work with high pressures. Day by day I am improving my laboratory skills and of course my international work experience is growing as well. Additionally, working at UniCRE is giving me a great opportunity to learn Czech.

Mission and Goals

Unipetrol Centre for Research and Education, a.s. is an independent legal entity whose primary mission is to research activities and provide support to the chemical industry in areas which are defined in our research program.

The main goals of UniCRE include:

  • Obtaining grants at the national level for the individual research programs in the priority areas of research UniCRE.
  • Integration into European structures, promotion of science, research and development and win support for priority projects of individual research areas UniCRE.
  • Deepening cooperation with academic institutions such as The University of Jan Evangelista Purkyně in Ústí nad Labem, Pardubice University or The Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals of the Czech Academy of Science, v.v..
  • Active involvement in organizations supporting applied research and collaboration with industry, both within the region and at the national and European level.

Offer of Collaboration with Industry

UniCRE company offers quality knowledge and instrumental platform for refinery-petrochemical industry, as well as for implementation of new technologies in area of renewable energy sources and environmental protection, including perfectly equipped experimental centre and highly qualified analytical hinterland.

Offer of Collaboration with Research Institutions

UniCRE centre collaborates and offers collaboration with other research institutes at handling of projects in the framework of national and international grants and contracts.

 

 

Offer of Collaboration with Students

UniCRE company offers bilaterally profitable collaboration with czech and foreign students of master and postgradual degree. Currently it collaborates with universities (for example Institute of Chemical Technology in Prague, University of Pardubice) and with prominent workplaces of Academy of Sciences in Czech Republic (UCHP, UFCH JH).

Offer of Renting Conference RoomsOffer of Renting Conference Rooms

UniCRE company offers to rent the conference rooms in Chempark Záluží and Ústí nad Labem locations. All rooms are equipped with the presentation equipment. Arrangement of tables and chairs in the individual rooms can be changed according to customer needs. We will arrange a flipchart or presenter on request.