prof. Dr. Ing. Josef Krýsa
Head of Photocatalytic Materials and Processes group Josef.Krysa@vscht.cz +420 220 44 4112 Phonebook F04 (building A, ground floor)| 1988 |
MSc. thesis defense ‘Electrochemical preparation of chlorates’, Department of Inorganic Technology, UCT Prague |
| 1995 | Ph.D. thesis defense ‘Surface properties of titanium support’, Department of Inorganic Technology, UCT Prague |
| 2003 | Habilitation in the field of Inorganic Technology, UCT Prague |
| 2008 | Appointed as a full professor in the field of Inorganic Technology at UCT Prague |
Head of Photocatalytic Materials and Processes Research Group
The main field of interest is preparation and characterization of semiconductor photocatalysts, photoelectrochemistry, reactions at photocatalyst surfaces and environmental photocatalysis.
Czech Chemical Society (member), International Society of Electrochemistry (member), European Photochemistry Association (member), Czech Society for Applied Photocatalysis (member)
Development of semiconductor materials for photoelectrochemical water splitting using sunligh, fabrication of layers of various semiconductor materials (e.g. titanium dioxide, tungsten oxide, iron oxide) using various wet chemical deposition methods, study of the kinetics of oxidative degradation of organic pollutants in gaseous and liquid phase and photocatalytic inactivation of microorganisms, development of standard methods (ISO, CEN) for testing of cleaning and disinfection effects of photocatalytic surfaces.
