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MATUR

Materials and Technologies for Sustainable Development

The name of the recipient: VSB – Technical University of Ostrava (VSB-TUO)

Principal investigator: prof. Ing. Bohumír Strnadel, DrSc.

Implementation period: 5 years

Funding: 464.165.882 CZK

The project aims at creating a centre of excellence in materials and technologies for sustainable development (MATUR), which aims at interdisciplinary research with a high potential for the creation of cutting-edge and future applicable research results with overlap into various fields of human society in an international context. The MATUR Centre of Excellence will be built on an excellent research team and on the development of international cooperation between research organisations.

The project, within the scope of 4 research plans, addresses current issues of the disciplines of materials engineering, whose research results will lead not only to sustainable development, but also to an economic benefit in the form of development of the competitiveness of the Czech Republic. Research Plans and Their Division into Research Activities:

VZ1 Hybrid silicate materials and their technological applications

  • VA1/1 Silicates for 3D printing technologies
  • VA1/2 Hybrid concrete mixes using recyclates and concrete surfaces with self-cleaning properties

VZ2 Materials for High-Temperature Technologies in the Energy Sector

  • VA2/1 Materials for High Potential Thermal Energy Storage
  • VA2/2 Materials for hydrogen storage, release, and transport
  • VA2/3 Microstructural stability, mechanical properties, and corrosion resistance of welded joints in power plants

VZ3 Processes and materials that decrease the environmental impact of industrial products

  • VA3/1 Design of progressive column plants with multifunctional filters for the recycling and processing of waste materials from energy storage materials
  • VA3/2 Friction composites for automotive brake systems in sustainable mobility
  • VA3/3 Sustainable Refurbishment of selected automotive components

VZ4 Multifunctional nanostructured materials and technologies

  • VA4/1 Solar fuel cells
  • VA4/2 Security Holography and Topological Photonic Elements
  • VA4/3 Terahertz ellipsometry for sensing and studying the dynamics of advanced materials
  • VA4/4 Polymer and ceramic nanocomposite materials with specific properties
  • VA4/5 Preparation and application of corrosion and abrasion resistant oxide coatings

Important Czech and international workplaces, which decisively impact the directions of development of sectoral scientific research and development activities, will participate in the solution. Effective communication and interconnection of the infrastructure of the work sites involved in the project will enable the effective acquisition of new knowledge and the development of interdisciplinary approaches in materials engineering. Within their framework, the researchers will also address highly topical issues that are necessary for the region and the country and at the same time key for the European Commission, as they reflect important strategies such as the Green Deal, Digital Europe, and the UN's "17 Sustainable Development Goals" agenda for the period 2015-2030.

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