Ing. Olga Bičáková, Ph.D.

Department of Material Structure and Properties

E-mail: bicakova@irsm.cas.cz
Phone: +420266009251, 321, 403
Office:room No.: 311, building: A, floor: 3

Institute of Rock Structure and Mechanics of the CAS, v.v.i.
V Holešovičkách 41
182 09, Prague 8
Czech Republic

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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
2010 – 2012 Institute of Rock Structure and Mechanics CAS, v.v.i., assistant scientist
2008 – 2010 Institute of Rock Structure and Mechanics CAS, v.v.i., research worker
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.
• Implementation of laboratory and macrolaboratory pyrolysis experiments.
• Study of the influence of process conditions on the conversion of organic materials.
• Study of the type of process (batch, continuous), for effective evaluation of waste materials.
• Material and energy balance of thermal processes.
• Gasification of various types of materials in batch mode.
• Analysis of gaseous substances by gas chromatography with FID and TCD detection.
• Technical analysis and physical properties of solid products obtained by decomposition from pyrolysis or gasification.
• Thermogravimetric analysis.
• Reviewer of international impact journals

Publication
Author or co-author of 10 scientific papers in IF journals; 251 citations excl. self-citations, H-index 7