prof. dr. Igor Plazl

Dr. IGOR PLAZL
Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology,
University of Ljubljana
Vecna pot 113, SI-1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
tel: tel:  +386 1 479 8580
e-mail: igor.plazl@fkkt.uni-lj.si

Education

• Ph. D. 1993, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana.

Post-doctoral Education

• 16.09. 2003-16.03.2004, Oregon State University, Corvallis, ZDA (Fulbright grant)

Sabbatical

• 16.09. 2014-28.02.2015, Oregon State University, Corvallis, ZDA

Business Experiences and Academic Positions

• Assistant 1989–1993
• Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering 1993-2004
• Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering 2004-2010
• Full Professor of Chemical Engineering since 2010
• Vice Dean of Faculty of Chem. and Chem.Techn. (FCCE), Univerity of Ljubljana 2009-2013
• Head of Department of Chemical Engineering, UL FCCE 2009-2014
• Head of the Chair of Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering, 2012-2014; 2017-

Teaching Assignments

Undergraduate programs at the Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, UL

• Computations in Chemical Engineering
• Process Modeling
• Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering
• Design of Chemical Processes
• Fluid Dynamics

Doctoral School

• Transport Phenomena

Supervisor for Undergraduate Theses: 64
Supervisor for Doctoral Dissertations: 6
                 - nominated for Mentor of the year in Slovenia (2012, 2010)

Monographs and other Completed Works
Reviewed University or Academic Textbook:

• PLAZL, Igor, LAKNER, Mitja. Introduction to process modeling. Ljubljana: Fakulteta za kemijo in kemijsko tehnologijo, 2004. X, 230 str., ilustr., tabele. ISBN 961-6286-59-5.

Research Fields

• Transport Phenomena and Kinetics
• Applications of Microwaves in Chemical Industry
• Mathematical Modeling of Chemical and Biochemical Processes
• Bioprocess Engineering
• Microreactor Tehnology (MRT)

Industrial Experiences

• PLAZL I., M. ZLOKARNIK, Organic Reactions in Microemulsions, BAYER A.G., Leverkusen, Summer 1989.
• T. KOLOINI, A. LUBEJ, J. BRENČIČ, M. KOSI, I. PLAZL, Development of the New Technology of the Fungicidal Preparation Cuprablau, CINKARNA CELJE, Chem. Ind., Celje, 1992.
• PLAZL I., T. PLANTAN, T. KOLOINI, The Mathematical Model of Nylon Polymerisation, JULON, Chem. Ind., Ljubljana, 1995.
• PLAZL I., G. PIPUS, T. KOLOINI, Simulation of Activated Sludge Process with Nitri/de-nitrification, Vodovod-kanalizacija, Public Undertaking Ljubljana, Ljubljana, 1998.
• PLAZL I., S. CVAHTE, N. PODGORSEK-SELIC, A Mathematical Model of Titanium Raw Materials Digestion with Sulphuric Acid, CINKARNA CELJE, Chem. Ind., Celje, 2001.
• PLAZL I., E. DEKLEVA, T. KOLOINI, The Mathematical Model of Nylon De-polymerisation, JULON, Chem. Ind., Ljubljana, 2001.
• R-5330-75568-04/04, R-5330-75568-01/05, R-5330-75568-01/07, 1/MK/2007, 1/MK/2008 - Razvoj novega materiala za jedro panela iz ekspandiranega perlita/Development of new isolation panel cores  based on expanded perlite  (2004-2009; UL FKKT – Trimo d.d.; Primary Investigator Prof. Dr. Igor Plazl)
• UL FKKT/UL FCCT - Technobell Ltd: Mathematical Modelling of Heat Transport in Industrial Heat Exchanger (2013-; Primary Investigator Prof. Dr. Igor Plazl)
• UL FKKT/UL FCCT – Julon d.d.: Optimization of the Depolymerization Industrial Process (2012, 2013,2014-; Primary Investigator Prof. Dr. Igor Plaz)

Participation in Research Projects

• Slovenian - Bulgarian cooperation in science and technology 2009-2010: project Microbial transformations of steroids within a microchannel system (Primary Investigator: Dr. Polona Žnidaršič Plazl)
• Slovenian - Portuguese cooperation in science and technology 2010-2011: project Implementation of microstructured devices in biotransformation and bioseparation processes (Primary Investigator: Prof. Dr. Igor Plazl)
• Slovenian - Croatian cooperation in science and technology 2010-2011: Organization of international thematic conference  Implementation of microreactor technology into biotechnology (Coordinator: Dr. Polona Žnidaršič Plazl)
• Slovenian - Austrian cooperation in science and technology 2011-2012: project Monitoring of bioprocesses within microfluidic devices (Primary Investigator: Prof. Dr. Igor Plazl)
• KC-TIGR - Kompetenčni center TRAJNOSTNO IN INOVATIVNO GRADBENIŠTVO (2012-2014)/ Competence Centre sustainable and innovative construction / ERDF / koordinator na FKKT/coordinator on FCCT: Prof. Dr. Igor Plazl
• Slovenian - Chinese cooperation in science and technology 2014-2015: BI-CN/14-15-012 (Primary Investigator: Prof. Dr. Igor Plazl)
• FP7 Collaborative project: BIOINTENSE - Mastering bioprocess integration and intensification across scales (2012-2016) - Coordinator: Prof. John Woodley, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark; Coordinator at University of Ljubljana: Prof. Polona Žnidaršič Plazl (FP7-312148)
• FP7-PEOPLE-2013-ITN: EUROMBR - European network for innovative microbioreactor applications in bioprocess development (2013-2017); Coordinator at University of Ljubljana: Prof. Polona Žnidaršič Plazl (FP7-608104)

Performed Works (Events)

• JOVANOVIC, Goran N., PLAZL, Igor. Workshop on Microreactor Engineering held in Ljubljana, June 21st - June 23rd. Ljubljana: University of Ljubljana, Department of Chemical Engineering, 2004.
• PLAZL, Igor. Reaction-diffusion dynamics in microreactor : [plenary lecture]. V: KOSAR, Vanja (ur.), ZELIĆ, Bruno (ur.). VI. susret mladih kemijskih inženjera, Zagreb, 23. i 24. veljače 2006. Knjiga sažetaka. Zagreb: Fakultet kemijskog inženjerstva i tehnologije, 2006, p.1.
• PLAZL, Igor. Studies at the microreactor scale : [invited lecture]. V: Symbiosis : science, industry & society : [book of abstracts]. [S.l.: s.n.], 2007, pp. [1-2].
• PLAZL, Igor.  Enzyme-Catalyzed Reactions at the Microreactor Scale: [invited lecture]. World Congress iBio-2008, May 18.-21. 2008, Hangzhou, China.
• PLAZL, Igor. Microreactor technology - a new concept in chemical engineering : [Universidade Téchnica de Lisboa, Departamento de Engenhara Química e Biológica, 5 teaching ours of lectures; ERASMUS code: PLisboa 04; 2008; Lisboa.
• ŽNIDARŠIČ PLAZL, Polona, PLAZL, Igor. Uporaba mikrostrukturiranih naprav v biokemijskih procesih : [invited lecture]. V: KUŠČER, Danjela (ur.). Delavnica Mikrofluidika, 22. maj 2012, Ljubljana, Slovenija. Knjiga povzetkov. Ljubljana: Center odličnosti NAMASTE, 2012, str. 14-17.
• PLAZL, Igor. Transport phenomena and kinetics at the microreactor scale : [invited lecture]. V: 2012 International Conference on Small Science (ICSS), Dec. 16-19, 2012, Orlando FL, USA. Program & abstracts : ICSS 2012. [S. l.: s. n.], 2012, str. 121-122.
• PLAZL, Igor. Transport phenomena in multiphase microflows: validation of models based on online measurements : [Oregon State University, Corvallis, USA, November 11th, 2013.

Memberships

• Member of CAPE-WP of European Federation of Chemical Engineering (EFCE)
• Member of the EFCE – Working Party on Process  Intensification
• Member of the Management Committee MPNS COST Action MP1305 Flowing matter  
• Member of the Main Board of Slovenian Chemical Society (2009-2017)
• Co-editor of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Journal (CABEQ)
• Member of editorial board Kemija u industriji

Patent Application

• PLAZL, Igor, KAVČIČ, Miha, FRANKO, Urška, BOHOR, Darija. Novo anorgansko polnilo za jedro panela in tehnološki postopek izdelave : št. prijave P-200600087. Ljubljana: Urad Republike Slovenije za intelekturalno lastnino, 11.4.2006.

Selected Publications

• MILOŽIČ, Nataša, LUBEJ, Martin, LAKNER, Mitja, ŽNIDARŠIČ PLAZL, Polona, PLAZL, Igor. Theoretical and experimental study of enzyme kinetics in a microreactor system with surface-immobilized biocatalyst. The chemical engineering journal, ISSN 1385-8947. [Print ed.], Apr. 2017, vol. 313, pp. 374-381.
• PRAŠNIKAR, Anže, URBIČ, Tomaž, PLAZL, Igor. Microscale technology and biocatalytic processes. Part 1, How to minimize the gap between research and industry. Chimica oggi = Chemistry today, ISSN 0392-839X, 2017, vol. 35, iss. 3, str. 18-20
• BAJIĆ, Marijan, PLAZL, Igor, STLOUKAL, Radek, ŽNIDARŠIČ PLAZL, Polona. Development of a miniaturized packed bed reactor with ωω-transaminase immobilized in LentiKatsRLentiKatsR. Process biochemistry, ISSN 1359-5113, Jan. 2017, vol. 52, str. 63-72
• PRIBEC, Ivan, URBIČ, Tomaž, PLAZL, Igor. Modelling reaction-diffusion dynamics in microsystems. 26th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering : [Portorož, Slovenia, 12th to 15th of June 2016], (Computer-aided chemical engineering, ISSN 1570-7946, vol. 38). Amsterdam; Oxford; Cambridge, MA: Elsevier. cop. 2016, vol. 38, str. 1623-1628
• R.WOHLGEMUTH, I. PLAZL, P. ŽNIDARŠIČ PLAZL, K. V. GERNAEY, J. M. WOODLEY. Microscale technology and biocatalytic processes: opportunities and challenges for synthesis. Trends Biotechnol., May 2015, vol. 33, iss. 5, str. 302-314.
• G.N. JOVANOVIC, J. E. ATWATER, P. ŽNIDARŠIČ PLAZL, I. PLAZL. Dechlorination of Polychlorinated Phenols on Bimetallic Pd/Fe Catalyst in a Magnetically Stabilized Fluidized Bed. Chem. Eng.J., 2015, 274:50-60
• M. LUBEJ, U. NOVAK, M. LIU, M. MARTELANC, M. FRANKO, I. PLAZL. Microfluidic droplet-based liquid-liquid extraction: online model validation, Lab Chip, 2015, 15, 2233
• NOVAK, Uroš, LAKNER, Mitja, PLAZL, Igor, ŽNIDARŠIČ PLAZL, Polona. Experimental studies and modeling of [alpha]-amylase aqueous two-phase extraction within a microfluidic device. Microfluidics and nanofluidics, 2015, 19:75–83
• MILOŽIČ, Nataša, LUBEJ, Martin, NOVAK, Uroš, ŽNIDARŠIČ PLAZL, Polona, PLAZL, Igor. Evaluation of diffusion coefficient determination using a microfluidic device. Chemical and biochemical engineering quarterly, 2014, vol. 28, no. 2, pp. 215-223.
• LUBEJ, Martin, PLAZL, Igor. Theoretical and experimental study of iron catalyst preparation by chemical vapor deposition of ferrocene in air. The chemical engineering journal, 2014, vol. 242, no. 1, pp. 306-312.
• UNGERBÖCK, B., POHAR, Andrej, MAYR, T., PLAZL, Igor. Online oxygen measurements inside a microreactor with modeling of transport phenomena. Microfluid. nanofluid. (Print), 2013, vol. 14, no. 3/4, str. 565-574.
• POHAR, Andrej, ŽNIDARŠIČ PLAZL, Polona, PLAZL, Igor. Integrated system of a microbioreactor and a miniaturized continuous separator for enzyme catalyzed reactions. Chem. eng. j. 1996. [Print ed.], 2012, vol. 189/190, no. 1, str. 376-382.
• SKUBIC, Blaž, LAKNER, Mitja, PLAZL, Igor. Microwave drying of expanded perlite insulation board. Ind. eng. chem. res.. [Print ed.], 2012, vol. 51, no. 8, str. 3314-3321.
• POHAR, Andrej, LAKNER, Mitja, PLAZL, Igor. Parallel flow of immiscible liquids in a microreactor : modeling and experimental study. Microfluid. nanofluid. (Print), 2012, vol. 12, no. 1/4, str. 307-316.
• NOVAK, Uroš, POHAR, Andrej, PLAZL, Igor, ŽNIDARŠIČ PLAZL, Polona. Ionic liquid-based aqueous two-phase extraction within a microchannel system. Sep. purif. technol., 2012, vol. 97, no. 1, str. 172-178.
• STOJKOVIČ, Gorazd, PLAZL, Igor, ŽNIDARŠIČ PLAZL, Polona. L-Malic acid production within a microreactor with surface immobilised fumarase. Microfluid. nanofluid. (Print), 2011, vol. 10, no. 3, str. 627-635.
• ŽNIDARŠIČ PLAZL, Polona, PLAZL, Igor. Development of a continuous steroid biotransformation process and product extraction within microchannel system. Catal. today. [Print ed.], 2010, vol. 157, no. 1/4, str. 315-320.
• MARQUES, M. P. C., FERNANDES, P., CABRAL, Joaquim M. S., ŽNIDARŠIČ PLAZL, Polona, PLAZL, Igor. On the feasibility of in-situ steroid biotransformation and product recovery in microchannels. Chem. eng. j. 1996. [Print ed.], 2010, vol. 160, no. 2, str. 708-714.
• BEESTON, Michael Philip, POHAR, Andrej, ELTEREN, Johannes Teun van, PLAZL, Igor, ŠLEJKOVEC, Zdenka, VEBER, Marjan, GLASS, Hylke J. Assessment of physical leaching processes of some elements in soil upon ingestion by continuous leaching and modeling. Environ. sci. technol.. [Print ed.], 2010, vol. 44, issue 16, str. 6242-6248.