The Department's researchers conduct studies related mainly to the bioeconomy, the circular economy, the production of bio-products and bio-preparations, as well as to sustainable waste management.
Research topics are related mainly to:
- biological waste utilization, waste management and recycling
- microbiological processes in the environment and food production
- obtaining feed biocomponents
- combined biological and chemical processes for the production of energy and valuable products from industrial waste biomass
- unconventional yeast strains in biotechnological processes,
- the biological activity of compounds of plant origin,
- biopreparations (based on microorganisms, their metabolites and plant extracts) with pro-ecological and/or pro-health activity, for industrial, agricultural and environmental use – e.g. ecological preparations for animals, preparations for odor removal, biostimulants, biopesticides
- biodeterioration of technical materials (including cultural heritage objects) and methods of protection,
- antimicrobial activity and functional properties of modified building materials, textiles and installation materials
- monitoring bioaerosols in the environment, industry and workplace, using modern IT systems, air purification and disinfection methods
- biofilms in cold and hot water systems – monitoring, disinfection methods and effective anti-film strategies
- adhesion of microorganisms and cell lines to abiotic and biotic surfaces
- cyto- and genotoxicity mechanisms in environmental tests and the search for natural detoxification methods
- protective activity of probiotics, prebiotics, synbiotics and postbiotics (antigenotoxic, antioxidant, proapoptotic and antiproliferative to cell lines)
- renewable energy sources
- production of biogas, biomethane and hydrogen from waste and biomass of plant, animal and municipal origin
- agricultural, municipal and industrial biogas plants
- biogas purification by bioconversion
- pretreatment of lignocellulosic materials from the agri-food and related industries
- biological and chemical methods of wastewater treatment (from various industries)
- aerobic and anaerobic stabilization of municipal sewage sludge
- utilization microalgae biomass for treatment of wastewater and post-fermentation effluent
- waste and post-digestion biomass management
- biological methods for deodorization of animal breeding rooms
