Chair of Polymer Engineering, Organic Chemical Technology and Materials

1. Address

Chair of Polymer Engineering, Organic Chemical Technology and Materials
Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Hajdrihova 19, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Telephone: +386-(0)1-241-9526
Fax: +386-(0)1-2419-541
Head: Prof. Dr. Matjaž Krajnc

2. Staff

University Teachers
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Matjaž Krajnc
Prof. Dr.  Janvit Golob

Assistants
Asist. Dr. Urška Šebenik

Researchers and Young researchers
Jernej Kajtna (Industry)
Sašo Rogelj (Industry)

Associate
Branko Alič

Technician
Janez Malovrh

3. Pedagogical activity

Undergraduate studies
30-0052 Survey of Technology
30-0139 Introduction to Technology
30-0151 Organic Processes and Products
30-0163 Fundamentals of Technological Processes
30-0170 Organic Technology I
30-0193 Polymers
30-1005 Separation Processes
30-1013 Organic Materials and Products

39-193 Polimerni materiali (BF - Lesarstvo)
Polimerna kemija (NTF - Materiali)

Post graduate studies
30-2064 Chemistry and Technology of Advanced Polymer Materials
30-2063 Structure and Stereochemistry of Polymers
30-2069 Selected Topics of Separation Processes

4. Research

Basic research projects:
P2-0191 Chemical Engineering; Principal investigator: Prof. Dr. Valentin Koloini

Applied research projects:

• L2-3539 Polymer Engineering; Principal investigator: Assoc. Prof. Matjaž Krajnc
• L2-3529 Convection and preparation of large monolytes, their hydrodynamics and  minimisation; Principal investigator: Dr. Aleš Podgornik
• L2-6686 Binding systems in rubber composites with enhanced surface activity, Principal investigator: Assoc. Prof. Matjaž Krajnc
• L2-6344 Applied and process  engineering  research of the products based on the first generation phosphorus compounds and engineering research of  the new 3E+I generation of  products; Principal investigator: Prof. dr. Janvit Golob

Development Projects:

• Pilot scale production of biodiesel fuel
• Production processes studies of urea-formaldehyde resins
• Development of binders and coatings
• Development of the technology of acrylate emulsions
• Reconstruction of reservoirs for oil derivatives
• Binding systems rubber-armature
  

International projects
Solabs ENK6-CT-2002-00679 Development of unglazed solar absorbers; Principal investigator: Assoc. Prof. Matjaž Krajnc (sub-contractor 186/03-L02)

5. Research equipment

• Mettler Toledo DSC 821e
• HP 5980II Gas Chromatograph
• Perkin Elmer FTIR Spectrum 1000
• ASI Applied Systems ReactIR 4000
• LC Shimadzu LC-4A
• Extruder Brabender Plasticorder PLD 651
• Pilot scale thin layer evaporator