Ing. Olga Bičáková, Ph.D.

Office email

bicakova@irsm.cas.cz

Office Phone

+420 266 009 251

+420 266 009 321

+420 266 009 403

Department

Department of Material Structure and Properties

Building No. 1

Floor No. 1

Room No. 1

311

About Me

Education
1996 - 2001 University of Chemical Technology, Prague, Thesis: Copyrolysis of coal with solid organic waste products (2002 - Ph.D.)
1991 - 1996 University of Chemical Technology, Prague, Department of Gas Engineering, Coke Chemistry and Environmental Protection (MSc.)

Professional experience
Since 2012 Institute of Rock Structure and Mechanics CAS, v.v.i., senior researcher, deputy head of the department of structure and properties of materials, work load 100%
2010 – 2012 Institute of Rock Structure and Mechanics CAS, v.v.i., scientific assistant, work load 80%
2008 – 2010 Institute of Rock Structure and Mechanics CAS, v.v.i., research worker, work load 40%
2002 – 2008 Maternity leave
1996 – 2002 Institute of Rock Structure and Mechanics CAS, v.v.i., research and development worker in the field of chemical and energy processing of fuels

Scientific interests
• Characterization and reuse of the organic waste materials in the circular economy.
• Preparation and conducting of laboratory pyrolysis experiments with a focus on studying of the influence of process conditions on the conversion of organic origin wastes and evaluation of the material and energy balance of the process.
• The investigation of the effect of process conditions and process type (continuous/batch) on the conversion of organic materials with a focus on conversion efficiency, yield and characterization of the resulting products.
• Study of the chemical composition and physical properties of carbonaceous products and oils obtained by thermal conversion under specific conditions.
• Research, preparation, and characterization of activated carbon (activated biochar) obtained from different organic waste materials (biomass), with consequent investigation of its effectiveness in removing environmental pollutants.
• Analysis of gas mixtures by gas chromatography with flame ionization (FID) and thermal conductivity (TCD) detection of various organic wastes under specific conditions obtained by thermal conversion.
• Thermogravimetric analysis of inorganic/organic materials and their evaluation.
• Reviewer of international impact journals

Publication
Author or co-author of 21 scientific papers in IF journals; 512 citations excl. self-citations, H-index 10.

Publishing Activity

1) Articles in impacted journals

Řimnáčová D., Bičáková O., Moško J., Straka P., Čimová N.: The effect of carbonization temperature on the textural properties of sewage sludge-derived biochars as potential adsorbents. Journal of Environmental Management, 359, 2024, 120947. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.120947

Perná I., Havelcová M., Šupová M., Žaloudková M., Bičáková O.: The Synthesis and Characterization of Geopolymers Based on Metakaolin and on Automotive Glass Waste. Applied Sciences 14(8), 3439, 2024. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14083439

Švábová M. Bičáková O., Vorokhta M. (2023): Biochar as an effective material for acetone sorption and the effect of surface area on the mechanism of sorption. Journal of Environmental Management 348, 119205. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119205

Straka P., Bičáková O., Hlinčík T. (2021): A Comparison of the Efficiency of Catalysts Based on Ni, Ni-Co and Ni-Mo in Pressure Pyrolysis of Biomass Leading to Hythane. Catalysts 11, 1480. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11121480

Straka P., Bičáková O., Šupová M. (2022): Slow pyrolysis of waste polyethylene terephthalate yielding paraldehyde, ethylene glycol, benzoic acid and clean fuel. Polymer Degradation and Stability 198, 109900. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2022.109900

Moško J., Pohořelý M., Skoblia S., Fajgar R., Straka P., Soukup K., Beňo Z., Farták J., Bičáková O., Jeremiáš M., Šyc M., Meers E. (2021): Structural and chemical changes of sludge derived pyrolysis char prepared under different process temperatures. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis 156, 105085. doi: 10.1016/j.jaap.2021.105085

Černý M., Chlup Z., Strachota A., Brus J., Schweigstillová J., Rýglová Š., Bičáková O. (2021): In-situ measurement of mechanical properties and dimensional changes of preceramic thermosets during their pyrolysis conversion to ceramics using thermomechanical analysis. Ceramics International 47, 23285–23294. doi: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2021.05.041

Kříbek B., Bičáková O., Sýkorová I., Havelcová M., Veselovský F., Knésl I., Mészárosová N. (2021): Experimental pyrolysis of metalliferous coal: A contribution to the understanding of pyrometamorphism of organic matter and sulfides during coal waste heaps fires. International Journal of Coal Geology 245, 103817. doi: 10.1016/j.coal.2021.103817

Straka P., Buryan P., Bičáková O. (2018): The formation of quasi-alicyclic rings in alkyl-aromatic compounds. Journal of Molecular Structure, 1154 (15), 455–462. doi: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2017.10.068

Straka P., Bičáková O., Šupová M. (2017): Thermal conversion of polyolefins/polystyrene ternary mixtures: Kinetics and pyrolysis on a laboratory and commercial scales. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 128, 196–207. doi: 10.1016/j.jaap.2017.10.010

Bičáková O., Straka P. (2016): Co-pyrolysis of waste tire/coal mixtures for smokeless fuel, maltenes and hydrogen-rich gas production. Energy Conversion and Management, 116, 203–213. doi: 10.1016/j.enconman.2016.02.069

Havelcová M., Bičáková O., Sýkorová I., Weishauptová Z., Melegy A. (2016): Characterization of products from pyrolysis of coal with the addition of polyethylene terephthalate. Fuel Processing Technology, 154, 123–131. doi: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2016.08.022

Havelcová M., Machovič V., Mizera J., Sýkorová I., René M., Borecká L., Lapčák L., Bičáková O., Janeček O., Dvořák Z. (2016): Structural changes in amber due to uranium mineralization. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 158-159, 89–101. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2016.04.004

Straka P., Bičáková O. (2014): Hydrogen-rich gas as a product of two-stage co-gasification of lignite/waste plastics mixtures. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 39 (21), 10987–10995. doi: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.05.054

Bičáková O., Straka P.: Production of hydrogen from renewable resources and its effectiveness (2012). International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 37 (16), 11563–11578. doi: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.05.047

Kříž V., Bičáková O. (2011): Hydrogen from the two-stage pyrolysis of bituminous coal/waste plastics mixtures. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 36 (15), 9014–9022. doi: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.03.136

Bičáková O., Straka P. (2010): The resources and methods of hydrogen production. Acta geodynamica et geomaterialia, 7 (2), 175–183. ISSN 1214-9705

2) Articles in peer-reviewed journals

Bičáková O., Cihlář J., Straka P. (2023): Nízkoteplotní pyrolýza kyseliny polymléčné (PLA) a její produkty. PALIVA 15 (2), 56–62. DOI: 10.35933/paliva.2023.02.03

Straka P., Bičáková O., Cihlář J. (2023): Nízkoteplotní zpracování odpadního síťovaného polyethylenu s rutheniovým katalyzátorem. PALIVA 15 (1), 19-23. DOI: 10.35933/paliva.2023.01.03

Straka P., Bičáková O., Čimová N. (2021): Low-temperature treatment of waste PET. Paliva 13 (1) 1-9. DOI: 10.35933/paliva.2021.01.01

Moško J., Pohořelý M., Skoblia S., Beňo Z., Bičáková O., Václavková Š., Šyc M., Svoboda K. (2019): Batch Reactor Pyrolysis of Stabilized Sewage Sludge: Product Analysis and Sulphur Balance. Wit Transactions on Ecology and the Environment. Vol. 231. Southampton: WIT Press, 2019, 357–365. ISBN N. E-ISSN 1743-3541.

Bičáková O.,Čimová N., Vörös D., Náhunková J., Řimnáčová D.: The processing of stabilized sewage sludge by high-temperature slow pyrolysis and gasification. 7th ICCT. Czech Society of Industrial Chemistry in cooperation with Czech Chemical Society, Prague (2019) 329–334.

Řimnáčová D., Vorokhta M., Vörös D., Borecká L., Bičáková O.: Adsorption study of waste materials as potential adsorbents for pollutant removal and storage. 7th ICCT. Czech Society of Industrial Chemistry in cooperation with Czech Chemical Society, Prague (2019) 324–328.

Straka P., Bičáková O.: Laboratory pyrolysis and combustion of poorly treatable biowastes. Paliva 10 (4) 122–127, 2018. DOI: 10.35933/paliva.2018.04.04

Pohořelý M., Moško J., Zach B., Šyc M., Václavková Š., Jeremiáš M., Svoboda K., Skoblia S., Beňo Z., Brynda J., Trakal L., Straka P., Bičáková O., Innemanová P.: Material and Energy Utilization of Dry Stabilized Sewage Sludge – Production of Biochar by Medium-Temperature Slow Pyrolysis. Waste Forum (www.wasteforum.cz), 2 (2017), 83–89.

Havelcová M., Bičáková O., Sýkorová I., Melegy A.: Charakterizace produktů pyrolýzy uhlí s přídavkem směsných plastů. Paliva 7 (1) 1–6, 2015. DOI: 10.35933/paliva.2015.01.01

Straka P., Novotná M., Buryan P., Bičáková O.: The Cyclization of Alkyl Side Chains of Naphthalenes: GC/Potential Energies/FTIR Approach. American Journal of Analytical Chemistry, 5 (14) 957–968, 2014. ISSN 2156-8251

Bičáková O., Kříž V., Náhunková J.: Kontinuální pyrolýza uhlíkatých materiálů s modelovým zplyněním tuhého produktu. Paliva 3 (2) 59–63, 2011. DOI: 10.35933/paliva.2011.02.04

Bičáková O.: Možnosti výroby vodíku biologickými procesy. Paliva, 2 (4), 102–113, 2010. DOI: 10.35933/paliva.2010.04.01

Buchtele J., Roubíček V., Burdová O.: Co-pyrolysis of coal with organic wastes. Acta Montana - Rada B (Fuel, Carbon, Mineral Processing). 8 (110), 29–44, 1998. ISSN 1211-1929

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