Technology Days: Energy & Environment
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Conference language: English.
Technical University of Ostrava, in cooperation with Specion, is organizing a two-day expert meeting Technology Days: Energy & Environment, which will connect topics in modern energy, materials research, and sustainability.
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Řečníci
The list of speakers for this event will be announced soon.
Program akce
1. den – Energy: Powering the Future
The Energy section will focus on modern energy technologies and fuel pathways, including alternative fuels and biofuels, hydrogen technologies, solid fuels and thermochemical conversion. Special attention will be given to battery systems and energy storage solutions, along with approaches to waste heat recovery.
09:00 – 11:00 Welcome & Opening Session + Talks Block I
11:00 – 13:00 Lunch break + DEMOs sessions + tours
13:00 – 14:00 Talks Block II
14:00 – 15:00 Coffee break – DEMO sessions + tours
16:00 – 17:00 Talks Block III
17:00 – 18:30 Free time
18:30 – 22:00 Social event & poster session
21:00 Poster awards ceremony
2. den – Environment:
The Environment section will focus on decarbonisation pathways and climate change mitigation. Key topics will include environmental footprint determination and life cycle assessment (LCA), as well as carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS). The programme will also cover recycling and circular economy concepts, waste engineering and integrated waste management, the utilisation of by-products, and water and wastewater treatment technologies. In addition, attention will be given to the assessment and mitigation of pollution, including microplastics and eco-toxicity.
09:30 – 11:30 Talks Block I
11:30 – 13:00 Lunch break +DEMOs sessions + tours
13:00 – 14:00 Talks Block II
14:00 – 15:00 Coffee break – DEMOs sessions + tours
16:00 – 17:00 Talks Block III
Demo systems:
Thermal Conductivity Analyser Trident C-Therm equipped with MTPS (Modified Transient Plane Source) and TPS (Transient Plane Source) sensors
MTPS - for testing textiles (2 s, 10 s and wetted modes), fabrics, bedding materials, aerogels, insulation/foams, liquids, powders, pastes, polymers, ceramics, thermal interface materials (TIMs), composites and metals.
Single-sided, flat sensor – the heat pulse is directionally controlled into the sample. Well suited for thermal mapping (mapping in-plane variation of thermal conductivity over the sample surface).
Powder & Liquid cells
Sample requirements: minimum diameter ≥ 20 mm (sensor contact area 18 mm), thickness typically 2–5 mm with thicker samples, one side polished/smooth to ensure good contact with the sensor.
TPS: porous and heterogeneous materials (ceramics, polymers, cements and composites).
Sandwich-type sensor – the TPS disk is placed between two as identical as possible samples - the heat pulse spreads anisotropically - the reported value is an effective average thermal conductivity
Available sensor diameters: 6 mm, 13 mm, 30 mm
Sample requirements: at least about 2.5 x the sensor diameter in lateral size and at least as thick as the sensor itself, with only limited exceptions.
Modes:
Bulk – bulk, homogeneous (isotropic) samples over a wide thermal conductivity range.
Slab –thin, high thermal conductivity samples.
Anisotropy – the through-plane and in-plane thermal conductivity of anisotropic samples.
Thin Film – thin films (20–500 μm) with thermal conductivity up to 5 W/m*K.
Hitachi TM4000 Tabletop Scanning Electron Microscope
A compact tabletop SEM designed for fast and straightforward surface morphology, topography, and compositional analysis. Suitable for routine quality control, R&D, education, and industrial applications without the need for a dedicated SEM operator.
Applications:
Metals and alloys, polymers, ceramics, electronic components, semiconductors, batteries, powders, biological samples, geological materials, failure analysis, particle and surface inspection.
Configuration: Electron source - Tungsten filament, Accelerating voltage up to 20 kV, SE, BSE, EDS detectors
Maximum sample size: Diameter ≤ 70 mm, height ≤ 50 mm
Sample types: Bulk solid samples, powders (properly mounted), coated and uncoated samples
Conductive samples – no coating required
Non-conductive samples – low-vacuum observation possible or conductive coating recommended
HORIBA SA-9650
A BET surface area analyzer that measures the specific surface area of powders and porous materials using a flowing gas adsorption technique. This information is critical for evaluating catalysts, adsorbents, and battery electrode materials in energy applications, as well as filtration and adsorbent performance in environmental monitoring and pollution control.
https://www.horiba.com/int/scientific/products/detail/action/show/Product/sa-9650-series-6496/
HORIBA Partica LA-960V2
A laser scattering particle size distribution analyzer that uses static light scattering (laser diffraction) to determine particle size distributions over a wide range. It is widely used for optimizing materials such as battery slurries, catalyst supports, aerosols, or environmental particulates to improve energy material performance and assess airborne particle impacts.
https://www.horiba.com/int/scientific/products/detail/action/show/Product/partica-la-960v2-1944/
HORIBA nanoPartica SZ-100V2
A dynamic light scattering (DLS)-based nanoparticle analyzer that measures particle size, distribution width, and zeta potential for nanoparticles in suspension. It supports energy research (e.g., stability and optimization of nanoparticle additives in fuels and electrodes) and environmental science (e.g., characterization of nanoparticles in water or air samples).
HORIBA ViewSizer 3000
A multi-laser nanoparticle tracking analysis (NTA) instrument that simultaneously tracks particles to provide high-resolution size and concentration distributions. This platform is useful for advanced characterization of nanoscale particles in energy materials (such as nanostructured catalysts or battery components) and environmental studies (nanoplastics, colloids, and pollutant monitoring).
https://www.horiba.com/int/scientific/products/detail/action/show/Product/viewsizer-3000-1-1862/