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DEPARTMENT OF SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS NS-4
Head of Department: Doc. Dr. Włodzimierz Ratajczak, Chem. Eng.,
tel.: +48 (22) 568 20 32 , +48 (22) 568 21 63,
e-mail: wlodzimierz.ratajczak(at)ichp.pl
Scientific activity
unit processes for chemical separation: distillation; extraction; sorption; crystallization, membrane processes: ultrafiltration; nanofiltration; reverse osmosis; pervaporation; membrane based solvent extraction. Their application for synthesis, separation and purification of chemical compounds as well as for industrial wastewaters treatment, experimental determination of physicochemical property data as well as flammability and explosivity parameters, dynamic simulation of industrial processes in the chemical industry including distillation units and pyrolysis furnaces, designing of applications and simplified physicochemical models for automatic process control, development of existing processes and plants.
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Sorption and Ion Exchange Processes Group
Head: Doc. Dr. Włodzimierz Ratajczak, Chem. Eng.,
tel: +48 (22) 568 20 32, +48 (22) 568 21 63,
e-mail: wlodzimierz.ratajczak(at)ichp.pl
Current activity
Laboratory and pilot scale research on:
application of sorption and/or ion exchange in new and modernized technologies, utilization of sorption and/or ion exchange for synthesis, separation and purification of chemical compounds and for purification of technological and wastewater streams, development of existing processes and plants,
Preparation of basic packages for industrial installations designed according to own processes.
Engineering supervision of launched processes at the stage of their commissioning and tests.
Experience
treatment of wastewater containing phenols, aromatic hydrocarbons, nitro- and chloronitro-benzene, acetone, continuous production of trichloroisocyanuric acid, production of urea and melamine hydroperoxides.
References
Commercial scale installations for:
bleaching of aromatic hydrocarbons on an aluminosilicate catalyst (250,000 tons/year) sorptive removal and recovery of platinum from the toluylenediamine production stream (5 kg of platinum per year) start-up and further development of a wastewater treatment plant at cumene phenol and acetone production plant, PKN ORLEN, Płock (15.000 tons of wastewater/year),
Laboratory equipment
laboratory and pilot scale plants for determination of ion exchange properties of fresh and used ion beds investigations on selection of sorbent and ion exchanger material and type for particular production processes
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Membrane Separation Processes and Extraction Group
Head: Tadeusz Porębski , M.Sc., Chem. Eng.,
tel.: + 48 (22) 568 21 49, +48 (22) 568 20 32,
e-mail: tadeusz.porebski(at)ichp.pl
Current activity
Research in a laboratory and pilot scale on:
application of unit processes for chemical separation such as extraction, distillation, crystallization, sorption and ion exchange in the original and developed technologies, utilization of membrane techniques in wastewater treatment with recycling of removed chemical substances and water (in particular: for wastewater containing salts of mono- and multi-valent metals), application of hybrid processes (combination of classical methods with membrane processes) for the synthesis, separation and purification of chemical compounds and for the purification of technological streams,
Preparation of basic packages for industrial installations designed according to own processes.
Engineering supervision of launched processes at the stage of their commissioning and tests.
Experience
Commercial scale installations for:
recovery of ethylene glycol from the production wastewater by nanofiltration, membrane based solvent extraction of phenol from hydrocarbon fraction, recovery of ethylene glycol from spent freezing liquids recovery of zinc from galvanic wastewater.
Laboratory equipment
Investigations on selection of membranes' material and type, Determination of work parameters for membranes - laboratory sets:
 SEPA ST - surface of flat membrane ca.15 sq. cm,
SEPA CF - surface of flat membrane 155 sq. cm, Pilot research on 2.5"x 40" and 4"x 40" membrane modules Investigations on pervaporation process on a laboratory unit (170 sq.cm membrane) and ECO unit Sulzer-Chemtech (module with 1.5 sq.m membrane). Liquid- liquid extraction - laboratory set (Liqui-Cel) and pilot plants with hollow-fiber membranes ( 2.5" x 8" and 4" x 28") - device of MEMBRANA
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Physicochemical Fundamentals of Technological Processes Group
Head: Marcela Palczewska-Tulińska , M.Sc.,
tel: + 48 (22) 568 20 06, +48 (22) 568 20 32,
e-mail: marcela.palczewska-tulinska(at)ichp.pl
Current activity
CAD methods for chemical industry
Pure properties sets of data base for organic compounds, Computer aided prediction package for physicochemical properties, VLE sets of data base for multicomponent mixtures, Computer modeling of distillation columns with simulation software (ChemCAD 6.0, DIS-DES, Tower DLL2) Computer simulation of static and dynamic distillation units.
Measurements and/or correlation of physicochemical property data:
PHYSICOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS:
Density of liquids (pure and liquid mixtures) vs. temperature, Viscosity of liquids (pure and liquid mixtures) vs. temperature, Saturated vapour pressure of pure organic liquids, Isobaric vapour-liquid equilibrium (VLE), Solid-liquid equilibrium (SLE), liquid-liquid equilibrium (LLE), Experimental measurements of explosivity and flammability data
Flammability and explosivity, Flash point, Ignition temperature, Autoignition point, Smoldering point, Heat of Combustion, Lower and upper explosion limit, Explosive Concentration (stoichiometric)
Laboratory equipment
Mettler Toledo FP Thermosystem, Anton Paar Densimeter DMA 60, Dynamic twin-ebulliometers, Surface tensiometer ST9000, Brookfield digital viscometer DV-II
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS
Preparation of Material Safety Data Sheets (conforming to actual regulations) for substances and organic as well as inorganic preparations regarding their physicochemical properties, fire hazard, explosive hazard, extinguishers, first aid, accidental spillage, environmental data, transport information, etc.)
Experience
Preparing of physicochemical parameters of substances for numerous chemical works Workshops and conferences on chemicals management policy Simulation and verification of commercial distillation plants Material Safety Data Sheets conforming to actual regulations of substances and preparations for their importers and distributors
Publications
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M Palczewska-Tulińska, Oracz P., "Vapor-liquid equilibria in the 2-methylcyclohexanol + 2-methylcyclohexyl etanoate system at 101,325 kPa", Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, 2007, 56(2), 645-649
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Porębski T, Tomzik S., Ratajczak W., Talma-Piwowar M., Koprowski A., "Reverse osmosis application in the recovery of zinc from the electroplating shop wastewater" Polish Journal of Chemical Technology, 2007, 9 (2), 100-103
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W. Ratajczak, T. Porębski, M. Plesnar, S.Tomzik, Modernizacja procesów w krajowym przemyśle chemicznym, Przem. Chem. , 2007, 86, (4), 262-8
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M. Palczewska-Tulińska, P. Oracz, Vapor Pressures of 1-Methyl-2-pirrolidone, 1-Methyl-azepan-2-one, and 1,2-Epoxy-3-chloropropane, Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, 2007, 52, 2468-71
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M. Palczewska, P. Oracz, Vapor Pressures of Hexanal, 2-Methylcyclohexanone, and 2-Cyclohexen-1-one, Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, 2006, 51, 639-41
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R. Brzozowski, W. Ratajczak, "Badania nad zagospodarowaniem smoły fenolowej z produkcji fenolu i acetonu", Przemysł chemiczny, 2006, 85, 577-9,
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A. Krześlak, M. Palczewska-Tulińska, Wymagania i zagrożenia dla polskich producentów i przetwórców tworzyw polimerowych związane z wprowadzeniem systemu REACH i GHS, Polimery 2006, 51, 888-90
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M. Palczewska-Tulińska, P. Oracz, Selected Physicochemical Properties of Hexamethyl-cyclotrisiloxane, Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane and Decamethylcyclopentasiloxane. Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, 2005, 50, 1711-9,
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W.Kujawski, A.Warszawski, W.Capała, W.Ratajczak, Zastosowanie perwaporacji w oczyszczaniu ścieków zawierających fenol, Przem. Chem. , 2004, 83, (9), 439-43
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W.Ratajczak, T.Porębski, M.Plesnar, S.Tomzik, W.Capała, Modernizacja wytwórni fenolu i acetonu w PKN Orlen S.A., Przem. Chem. , 2004, 83, (10), 498-504
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J.Kijeński, W.Ratajczak, W.Tęcza, A.Szyprowski, K.Gorczyńska, Prace badawczo-rozwojowe Instytutu Chemii Przemysłowej w zakresie procesów petrochemicznych i rafineryjnych, Przem. Chem. , 2004, 83, (12) 655-9
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W.Kujawski, A.Warszawski, W.Ratajczak, T.Porębski, W.Capała, I.Ostrowska, Application of pervaporation and adsorption to the phenol removal from wastewater, Separation &Purification Technology, 2004, 2 (2), 123-132
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W.Kujawski, A.Warszawski, W.Ratajczak, T.Porębski, W.Capała, I.Ostrowska, Removal of phenol from wastewater by different separation techniques, Desalination, 2004, 163, 287-96
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Andrzej Krześlak, Marcela Palczewska-Tulińska, Izabela Ostrowska, Nowy system zarządzania chemikaliami REACH (Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals). Przem. Chem. , 2004, 83, (3), 115-9
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M.Plesnar, P.Oracz, M.Palczewska-Tulińska, A.Zimowski, J.Wójtowicz, Problemy towarzyszące symulacji pracy kolumn destylacyjnych w układach wieloskładnikowych przy użyciu symulatora ChemCad, Przem. Chem. , 2003, 82, (8-9), 1246-9
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W.Ratajczak, T.Porebski, I.Ostrowska, W.Kujawski, A.Warszawski, Właściwości sorpcyjne wybranych sorbentów polimerowycch w kontakcie z wodnymi roztworami fenolu, Przem. Chem. , 2003, 82, (4), 286-290
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