The phantom wallet extension is a secure and easy-to-use browser extension for managing Solana assets. It enables quick transactions and seamless interaction with dApps.

Department of

Chemical engineering

As the main unit of UCTM – Sofia, the department unites educational and research activities building specialists in many industrial fields.

Scope and application of the specialty

The specialty “Chemical engineering” possesses exceptional versatility, since the acquired knowledge is applicable in large variety of industrial branches in both fields of the mass industry and the hi-tech sector.
The interdisciplinary inherence of the chemical engineering enables the decision of great variety of technological problems, related to various industrial branches, like: chemical, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, nutrition, etc. industries, as well as other fields, such as metallurgy, energy supply, and environment protection.
Chemical industry
Pharmaceutical industry
Biotechnologies
Environment protection

Conference

Chemical Engineering Day at UCTM

29th November 2024

Location

University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy,
Kliment Ohridski Blvd. 8, 1756 Sofia, Bulgaria

Language

Official language of the conference – English.

Form

Form of presentation: posters.

Fee

Registration fee – Free.

Publishing

Accepted abstracts will be published for all conference participants in electronic format.

Program

Plenary session from 10:00 to 11:45 in the “Assen Zlatarov” hall of the University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy – Sofia:
10:00 – 10:15 – UCTM, Department of „Chemical Engineering“ and career opportunities
10:15 – 10:45 – Scientific report by guest professor. Prof. Gyorgy Szekely, “Towards a sustainable and energy – efficient future with membranes”
10:45 – 11:00 – Company report from Almagest – Production of bioethanol
11:00 – 11:15 – Corporate Presentation by B2N – Pioneer in the 3D industry in the Balkans
11:15 – 11:30 – Corporate Presentation by Relina – Production of food and pharma products
11:30 – 11:45 – Corporate Presentation by Technophos – Innovations in phosphate technologies
11:45 – 12:00 – Corporate Presentation by The German-Bulgarian Chamber of Industry and Commerce (AHK Bulgaria) – The first and key partner for representatives of german business in bulgaria

Poster session “Academy and Industry” and company exhibition from 12:00 to 15:00 in the Library and Information Center (BIC) of the University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy – Sofia
9:30 -10:00 a.m. Registration in the Library and Information Center (BIC) at UCTM
12:00 – 13:00 – Poster session, accompanied by a cocktail and discussions
12:00 – 15:00 – Parallel Corporate Exhibition with dedicated company stands and live demonstrations.
Participating companies with stands: B2N, Relina, Ellatzite Med, Regiocom Bulgaria, Chimcomplect- Engineering, Aurubis Bulgaria, Liebherr-Hausgeräte Marica

Abstract

Gyorgy Szekely
Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Chemical Engineering Program, Physical Science and
Engineering Division (PSE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia

Towards a sustainable and energy-efficient future with membranes

Separations are extensively used across numerous industrial sectors. Membranes offer a sustainable and energy-efficient way for separations. These membranes must be stable under harsh conditions, have high selectivity and permeance. There is a need to develop sustainable membrane materials and processes. Biomass-based building blocks can replace fossil-based separation materials and reduce waste generation. The exploration of various green sources to fabricate solvent-resistant nanofiltration membranes will be presented. The design of sustainable thin-film composite membranes via interfacial polymerization of green building blocks will be discussed. The use of these green membrane materials in energy-efficient separation processes will be introduced. We established the OSN Database, an open-access platform to share data and models. The recent progress in numerical optimization models has been significantly boosted by the availability of large datasets and the rapid advancements in computational power, driving major enhancements in process and material design. These developments have facilitated the optimization of hyperdimensional spaces through machine learning and deep learning where analytical solutions are not feasible. Case studies exploiting machine learning models to design better separation processes will be discussed. Our predictive models are freely accessible on the OSN Database, fostering a collaborative and inclusive approach to advance sustainable separations.

Company exhibition

Abstracts

Оrganizing committee

Honorary Chairperson:

Prof. Dr. Senya Terzieva-Zhelyazkova,
Rector of UCTM

Chairperson:

Аssoc. prof. Dr Dimitar Peshev

Members:

Аssoc. prof. Dr Ivaylo Hinkov
Аssoc. prof. Dr Chavdar Chilev

Organizational secretary:

Dr. Katya Pashova

Additional information

Dr. Katya Pashova,
chemeng@uctm.edu