Dr. Andrzej Kotarba
Professor
Cheimstry
Jagiellonian University
Poland
Biography
Dr. Andrzej Kotarba is the Professor of Chemistry in Jagiellonian University. He has been to the position of Study Programmes Coordinator for the Inter-Faculty Course of Studies in Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology. He is the Head of the Materials and Surface Chemistry group. The main goal of research in his group is to gain an understanding of the processes taking place at the solid/gas interfaces to further apply it in designing the surfaces with desired properties. They conduct research on the preparation of new solid materials, modification of their surfaces, and characterization of their reactivities (adsorption/desorption of reactants, catalytic screening). The motivation for the research is both fundamental (interaction of small molecules with model surfaces, modifi cation of surface electronic properties by alkali doping) and practical (characterization of real catalysts; expert works for chemical companies Norsk Hydro, INS PuÅ‚awy, Süd Chemie; patents on new catalytic materials; engineering of metal implant surfaces).
Research Interest
Inorganic Chemistry
Publications
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Kotarba A., Rożek W., Serafi n I., Sojka Z., Reverse effect of doping on stability of principal components of styrene catalyst: KFeO2 and K2Fe22O34, J. Catal., 247, 238–244, 2007.
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Kotarba A., Adamski G., Piskorz W., Sojka Z., Sayag C., Djega-Mariadassou G., Manipulation of Fermi level in Mo2C catalyst by potassium doping: Impact on the reactivity in HDN of indole, J. Phys. Chem. B, 108, 2885–2892, 2004.
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Kotarba A., Dmytrzyk J., Raróg-Pilecka W., Kowalczyk Z., Surface heterogeneity of Cs promoter in carbon-based ruthenium catalyst for ammonia synthesis, Appl. Surf. Sci., 207, 327–333, 2003
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Kotarba A., Kruk I., Sojka Z., Energetics of potassium loss from styrene catalyst model components – Reassignment of K-storage and release phases, J. Catal., 211, 265–272, 2002.
