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MARIA ZIÓŁEK

MARIA ZIÓŁEK

Professor
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
Poland

Biography

Head of the Department of Heterogeneous Catalysis at Faculty of Chemistry AMU in Poznań (since 1990) Vice President of Polish Catalysis Club (2008-2014) Rector’s plenipotentiary for Quality Management System at AMU (since 2009) Bologna Expert for European Higher Education Area (nominated by Ministry since 2004-2013) Member of Scientific Council at IKFP Polish Academy of Science (since 2005) Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Chemistry Adam Mickiewicz University (1990- 1996) Member of Editorial Board of Applied Catalysis A (2006 - 2008); Catalysis Communication (since 2012) Guest Editor of Catalysis Today (vol.142 (3-4) 2009) Nominated Council Member of International Association of Catalysis Society (since 2008) Member of Council of Scientific Publications at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan (since 1996) Member of Advisory Boards at International Zeolite Conferences in 1994, 1996, 2001, 2004, 2007; International Nanoporous Conference in 2002; International Conference ISSHAC III, 1998, International Symposia of Group Five Elements in 2008, 2011, 2014 Awards from Ministry of National Education and Science (1981, 1986, 2000) Medal of National Education (2003) 38 awards from Rector of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan (1971-2014) Medal of Gdansk University, Poland (2012) Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2013)

Research Interest

Synthesis, modification and characterisation of zeolites and ordered mesoporous materials. Catalytic processes on Ta, Nb, V, Sb, Au, Pt, Ag, Fe, Cr, Cu, Ce, Zr, Zn containing catalysts. Liquid phase catalytic oxidation. Gas phase selective catalytic oxidation of alcohols and hydrocarbons. Acid-base catalysis. Catalytic esterification and transesterification processes. Synthesis of fine chemicals and pharmaceuticals on base catalysts produced by modification of mesoporous materials with alkali metals and aminosilanes. Environmental catalysis: DeNOx, WGS processes, CO oxidation, transformation of glycerol. Deodorisation with adsorption and catalytic regeneration of sorbents.