Institute of Recycling Technologies

Current projects

• Optimization of processes for complete recycling of spent lithium batteries
  OptiLib (APVV-23-0051)
  Responsible Investigator: prof. Ing. Andrea Miškufová, PhD.
  Project duration: 2024 – 2028
  
• Valorization of hazardous waste containing zinc from the galvanizing process
  ZNO (APVV-23-0055)
  Responsible Investigator: prof. Ing. Jarmila Trpčevská, CSc.
  Project duration: 2024 – 2028
  
• WIDEX - Knowledge Transfer for Widened EU Excellence in Advanced Green Technologies, Sustainability and Research Management
  (Grant Agreement: 101159826)
  Project duration: 2024 - 2027
• Study of recovery of dusts arising from copper production
  VEGA 1/0408/23
  Responsible Investigator: Prof. Ing. Jarmila Trpčevská, PhD.
  Project duration: 2023 - 2025
• Development of ceramic nanofibers based on metals obtained from the waste recycling and prepared by needle less electrospinning
  VEGA 2/0080/23
  Responsible Investigator: Assist. Prof. Jana Pirošková, PhD.
  Project duration: 2023 - 2025
• Recovery of products from lithium-ion battery recycling
  VEGA 1/0678/23
  Responsible Investigator: Assoc. Prof. Dušan Oráč, PhD.
  Project duration: 2023 - 2025
• Metals recovery from leachates of slags and industrial waste waters
  VEGA 1/0008/21
  Responsible Investigator: doc. RNDr. Ľubomír Pikna, PhD.
  Project duration: 2021 - 2024

Solved scientific-technical projects

International

• Solutions for lithium ion battery waste - development and optimization of progressive metallurgical methods
  DAAD - MŠVVaŠ SR
  Responsible Investigator: prof. Ing. Tomáš Havlík, DrSc.
  Project duration: 2019-2021
• Horizon 2020 - Research and Innovation Framework Programme: H2020-SC5-2016-OneStageB
  Principal investigator: prof. Ing. Tomáš Havlík, DrSc.
  Title: Efficient mineral processing and Hydrometallurgical Recovery of by-product Metals from low-grade metal containing secondary raw materials
  Acronym: CHROMIC
  
• ReCoMet - Research Cooperation Metal Recycling, funded by BMBF (Federal Ministery of Education and Research) call within the framework of the Federal Government’s Strategy for the Internationalization of Science and Research in the funding program “Establishment and Expansion of Joint Research Structures in Europe”,
  Principal investigator: prof. Ing. Tomáš Havlík, DrSc.
  Duration: 2015-2017
• Recycling of printed circuit boards from used consumer equipment
  DAAD - MŠVVaŠ SR
  Principal investigator: prof. Ing. Tomáš Havlík, DrSc.
  Duration: 2015

Domestic

• The UNIVNET association. University and Industrial Research and Education Platform of the Recycling Society
  Responsible Investigator: prof. Ing. Tomáš Havlík, DrSc.
  Project duration: 2020 - 2022
• Material recycling of lithium-ion batteries
  VEGA 1/0556/20
  Responsible Investigator: doc. Ing. Dušan Oráč, PhD.
  Project duration: 2020 - 2022
• Recycling of zinc-containing waste
  VEGA 1/0641/20
  Responsible Investigator: prof. Ing. Jarmila Trpčevská, CSc.
  Project duration: 2020 - 2022
• Enhancements to support the efficient exploitation of outputs from H2020 projects solved at TUKE
  Responsible Investigator: prof. Ing. Tomáš Havlík, DrSc.
  Project duration: 2020-2022
• Recycling of industrial wastes with aim to receive commercial products on the basis of zinc, tin and lead,
  RECWAZ (APVV-14-0591)
  Responsible Investigator: prof. Ing. HAVLÍK Tomáš, DrSc.
  Project duration: june 2015 – december 2019
• Material recycling of separately collected fractions of municipal waste with metal content
  VEGA 1/0724/17
  Principal investigator: doc. Ing. Dušan Oráč, PhD.
  Duration: 2017 - 2019
• Comprehensive processing of zinc drosses originated during hot dip galvanizing
  VEGA 1/0442/17
  Principal investigator: doc. Ing. Jarmila Trpčevská, CSc.
  Duration: 2017 - 2019
• The issue of critical and heavy metals determination in the strategically important raw materials.
  VEGA 1/0631/17
  Principal investigator: doc. RNDr. Silvia Ružičková, PhD.
  Duration: 2017 - 2019
• Optimization of hydrometallurgical processing of steelmaking dusts from electric arc furnace form Železiarňach Podbrezová a.s.,
  P-102-0025/13
  Principal investigator: prof. Ing. Tomáš Havlík, DrSc.
  
• University Science Park TECHNICOM for Innovation Applications Supported by Knowledge Technology,
  UVP TECHNICOM (ITMS 26220220182)
  Responsible Investigator: prof. Ing. HAVLÍK Tomáš, DrSc.
  Second phase
• Development, modification and optimisation of fractionation and preconcentration procedures for make more effective monitoring of water ecosystems quality in the industrial sites
  VEGA 1/0130/14
  Principal investigator: doc. Ing. Dagmar Remeteiová, PhD.
  Duration: 2014 – 2016
• Modern spectral methods for identifying of heavy metals in the environmental samples polluted by metallurgical industry. Direct vs. solution analysis
  VEGA 1/0126/14
  Principal investigator: doc. RNDr. Silvia Ružičková, PhD.
  Duration: 2014 – 2016
• Study of processing of sal ammoniac skimmings originating from wet batch galvanizing process
  VEGA 1/0425/14.
  Principal investigator: doc. Ing. Jarmila Trpčevská, CSc.
  Duration: 2014 – 2016
• Material recycling of wastes containing critical metals
  VEGA 1/0293/14
  Responsible Investigator: prof. Ing. HAVLIK Tomas, DrSc
  Project duration: 2014 – 2016
• University Science Park TECHNICOM for Innovation Applications Supported by Knowledge Technology,
  UVP TECHNICOM (ITMS 26220220182)
  Responsible Investigator: prof. Ing. HAVLÍK Tomáš, DrSc.
  Project duration: june 2013 – december 2015 (First phase)
• Materiálová analýza vzorky odkaliska a teoretický prehľad riešenia problematiky odkaliska,
  P-102-0043/15
  Principal investigator: Ing. Dušan Oráč, PhD.
  Duration: september 2015 – december 2015
• Návrh technologického postupu na odstraňovanie nečistôt z granulátu hliníkových sterov za účelom zlepšenia kvality hliníkového granulátu
  P-102-0034/15
  Principal investigator: prof. Ing. Andrea Miškufová, PhD.
  Duration: júl 2015 – marec 2016
• Processing and recycling of steelmaking dusts containing heavy non-ferrous metals
  Responsible Investigator: prof. Ing. HAVLIK Tomas, DrSc
  Project duration: 2011 – 2013 (3 years)
• Potenciál neštandardných spektrometrických metód pri kontrole zaťaženosti životného prostredia polutantami metalurgického priemyslu.
  VEGA 1/0685/11
  Principal investigator: doc. RNDr. Silvia Ružičková, PhD.
  Duration:2011-2013
• Optimalization of hydrometallurgical processing of EAF dust in Železiarne Podbrezová a.s.
  Havlík T., Kukurugya F., Oráč D.,Vindt T., Takáčová Z., Miškufová A.
  Košice, Final report for the year 2011,
• Overenie možnosti využitia magnezitu pre remediáciu kyslých podzemných vôd technológiou priepustných reaktívnych bariér
  VEGA 1/0378/14
  Principal investigator: doc. RNDr. Alena Fedoročková, PhD.
  Duration: 2014 – 2016
• Hydrogenácie v kvapalnej fáze
  ITMS 26220220144 2011-2014 Aktivita 2.1 Príprava a charakterizovanie nosičových katalyzátorov vhodných na hydrogenáciu v kvapalnej fáze
  Principal investigator: prof. Ing. Pavel Puliš, Csc.
  Duration:2011-2014
• Methodology of municipal waste sampling in Kosice and analysis of its composition
  Havlík, T., Takačová, Z., Vindt, T., Oráč, D., Kukurugya, F., Miškufová, A.
  Final report for Kosice city, č. P-102-0087/10, December 2011,
• The possibilities of hydrometallurgical processing of EAF dust from Železiarne Podbrezová
  Havlík T., Miškufová A., Kukurugya F., Oráč D., Takáčová Z., Laubertová M.
  Košice, Final report for the year 2010, november 2010,
• Scientific research and analysis of  steel making dusts and sludges
  Havlík, T., Miškufová, A., Kukurugya, F., Oráč, D., Takáčová, Z., Laubertová, M.
  Košice, Jún 2010, 53 str.
• The study of recovery of common and precious non-ferrous metals from secondary sources by biometallurgical and hydrometallurgical processes.
  Responsible Investigator: doc. RNDr. KADUKOVA Jana, PhD.
  Project duration: 2009 – 2011 (3 years)
• Complex processing of primary and secondary raw materials with the aim of recovery the utilizable compounds, especially non-ferrous metals
  Responsible Investigator: prof. Ing. HAVLIK Tomas, DrSc.
  Project duration: 2008 – 2010 (3 years)
• Recovering valuable compounds by effective processing of wastes from aluminium production - aluminum dross, Project APVV-20-013405
  Responsible investigator: doc. Ing. Andrea MISKUFOVA, PhD.
  Project duration: 2006 – 2009 (4 years)
• The study of processing the wastes containing non-ferrous metals by hydrometallurgical and biometallurgical methods
  Responsible investigator: prof. Ing. STOFKO Miroslav, CSc.
  Project duration: 2006– 2008 (3 years)
• The study of processing the wastes containing precious and noble metals
  Responsible investigator: doc. Ing. STOFKOVÁ Magdalena, CSc.
  Project duration: 2006 – 2008   (3 years)
• The influence of thermally sprayed powder materials on the residual stress state in the surface layers
  Responsible investigator: doc. Ing. TRPCEVSKÁ Jarmila, CSc.
  Project duration: 2006– 2008 (3 years)
• Effective recovery of non-ferrous metals from Slovak sulphide raw materials by ecological procedures
  Responsible investigator: prof. Ing. HAVLIK Tomas, DrSc.
  Project duration: 2005 – 2007 (3 years)
• The processing of fine-grained ferriferous secondary raw materials hydrometallurgically in order to decrease the concentration of Zn, Pb, Na2O and others injurants in the final product.
  Responsible investigator: prof. Ing. HAVLIK Tomas, DrSc.
  Project duration: 2006
• The chemical analysis at special NiCr23Co alloys₂₃Co
  Responsible investigator: prof. Ing. HAVLIK Tomas, DrSc.
  Project duration: 2005
• Synthesis of materials with specific properties by using wastes and/or low grade quality raw materials
  Responsible investigator: doc. Dr. Ing. SKROBIAN Milan, CSc.
  Project duration: 2003 – 2005   (3 years)
• The study of processing the wastes containing heavy and precious metals in order to obtain them.
  Responsible investigator: Prof. Ing. STOFKO Miroslav, CSc.
  Project duration: 2003 – 2005  (3 years)
• Ecological processing of sulphide raw materials of non-ferrous metals from Slovak deposits by low-waste technologies
  Responsible investigator: prof. Ing. HAVLIK Tomas, DrSc.
  Project duration: 2002 – 2004 (3 years)
• The processing of used cathode blocks from electrolysis furnace.
  Responsible investigator: prof. Ing. HAVLIK Tomas, DrSc.
  Project duration: 2004
• The study of basic reactions characteristics of copper sulphide concentrates in the chloride solutions.
  Responsible investigator: prof. Ing. HAVLIK Tomas, DrSc.
  Project duration: 2004
• Development of the Al recyclers database in Slovakia, CR, PL,MR,UA, Slovenia.
  Responsible investigator: prof. Ing. HAVLIK Tomas, DrSc.
  Project duration: 2004
• The study of basic reactions characteristics of copper sulphide concentrates in the chloride solutions.
  Responsible investigator: prof. Ing. HAVLIK Tomas, DrSc.
  Project duration: 2003
• Research of hydrometallurgical processing of polymetallic concretion by using sulphide materials as reductants.
  Responsible investigator: prof. Ing. HAVLIK Tomas, DrSc.
  Project duration: 2003
• The survey analysis of using the lining from electrolysis furnaces.
  Responsible investigator: prof. Ing. HAVLIK Tomas, DrSc.
  Project duration: 2002
• The study of leaching chalcopyrite concentrates.
  Responsible investigator: prof. Ing. HAVLIK Tomas, DrSc.
  Project duration: 2002
• The sample properties study from delivered carbon materials.
  Responsible investigator: prof. Ing. HAVLIK Tomas, DrSc.
  Project duration: 2002
• Research of hydrometallurgical processing of polymetallic concretions.
  Responsible investigator: prof. Ing. HAVLIK Tomas, DrSc.
  Project duration: 2002
• The processing of brown mud by roasting.
  Responsible investigator: doc. Ing. KUNHALMI Gabriel, CSc.
  Project duration: 2000 – 2002 (3 years)