Centre for Sustainable Economy

Centre for Sustainable Economy is dedicated to the research, development and implementation of sustainable industrial and environmental technologies. Its aim is to replace existing solutions that burden the environment – with new ones that will protect it and possibly reverse its degradation. The centre includes research groups for materials engineering, mechanical engineering and wood, chemical and environmental technologies.

The Centre focuses activities of:

Research Group for Materials Engineering

The tasks of the Research Group for Materials Engineering include scientific, R&D and implementation work in the area of advanced materials. The scope of the group’s activities includes the development of the processes of materials manufacturing and processing through:

analysis of existing material solutions and material production processes in order to identify areas for development,
design of modern engineering and natural materials,
production of material prototypes and pilot batches,
structural analyses of materials using modern analytical methods,
property studies to assess the suitability of materials for their applications, as well as to determine critical conditions for their applications,
support of other research centres and groups in the research network in the development of material technologies, selection of materials, their analysis, and determination of their performance properties.

The Research Group for Materials Engineering includes:

Division for Engineering Materials Development

The tasks of the Division for Engineering Materials Development include scientific, R&D and implementation work such as:

analysis of existing materials manufacturing processes,
design of materials for sustainable economy applications,
development and application of developed processes for processing material components, including powder materials, processes for manufacturing and processing materials for a sustainable economy,
manufacture of prototypes and prototype batches,
analysis of materials at different stages of their manufacturing and processing,
application testing of materials to obtain their performance properties.

Division for Natural Materials Development

The tasks of the Division for Natural Materials Development include scientific, R&D and implementation work such as:

analysis of existing natural materials solutions in structural applications,
design of new material solutions based on natural materials,
development of techniques for manufacturing structural elements based on natural materials,
testing of manufactured materials to evaluate their performance.

Research Group for Mechanical Engineering

The tasks of the Research Group for Mechanical Engineering include scientific, R&D and implementation work such as:

analysis of existing mechanical engineering processes,
analysis of existing engineering solutions with a view to identifying areas for development,
design of mechanical processes and manufacturing techniques in the area of metal forming and technological processes used in the food and agri-food industry,
manufacture of research equipment for external customers and other research centres and groups,
automation of technological processes,
manufacture of prototypes and pilot batches using developed technologies,
implementation of developed technologies into industrial practice through cooperation with customers.

Research Group for Chemical Technology and Environmental Protection

The tasks of the Research Group for Chemical Technology and Environmental Protection include scientific, R&D and implementation work in the area of chemical technology, environmental chemistry and environmental protection such as:

development of material recycling technologies,
development of pro-environmental protection agents with effective action and low toxicity to the environment,
analysis of the needs for development of chemical technologies in environmental protection,
design and testing of chemical and biological processes and equipment for the protection and purification of air, water, soil,
putting developed environmental technologies into use,
development of low-carbon technologies, renewable energy sources and energy from waste,
development of energy storage technologies,
calculation of carbon footprint and environmental life cycle assessments (LCA) of products and technologies.

Areas of activity:

Conducting scientific, R&D and implementation work in the field of modern materials through:bszarze nowoczesnych materiałów poprzez:

analysis of existing material solutions and material manufacturing processes to identify areas for development,
design of modern engineering and natural materials,
production of material prototypes and pilot batches,
structural analysis of materials using modern analytical methods,
properties testing to assess the suitability of materials for their applications, and the identification of critical conditions for their applications,
support of other research centers and groups in the research network on the topic of materials technology development, materials selection, materials analysis, and determination of their functional properties.

Conducting scientific, R&D and implementation work including:

analysis of existing mechanical engineering processes,
analysis of existing engineering solutions to identify areas for development,
design of mechanical processes and manufacturing techniques in the area of metal forming and technological processes used in the food and agri-food industry,
manufacture of research equipment for external customers and other research centres and groups,
automation of technological processes,
manufacture of prototypes and pilot batches using the developed technologies,
implementation of developed technologies into industrial practice through cooperation with customers.

Conducting scientific, R&D and implementation work in the areas of chemical technology, environmental chemistry and environmental protection through:

development of material recycling technologies,
development of environmentally friendly protection agents with effective action and low toxicity to the environment,
analysis of the needs for the development of chemical technologies in environmental protection,
design and testing of chemical and biological processes and equipment to protect and purify the air,
design and testing of chemical and biological processes and equipment to protect and purify water,
designing and testing chemical and biological processes and equipment to protect and purify soil,
implementation of developed environmental technologies into use,
development of low-carbon, renewable energy and waste-to-energy technologies,
development of energy storage technologies,
calculation of carbon footprint and environmental life cycle assessments (LCA) of products and technologies.