The faculty and the supporting workplace have the necessary material and technical support for the study program, teaching takes place in state-of-the-art laboratories. In order to ensure the teaching of the subjects of the core knowledge of the study field, the following laboratories are primarily available: Chemical laboratory The laboratory is aimed at carrying out basic chemical procedures such as preparation and operations with solutions (e.g. heating, evaporation, evaporation on a vacuum rotary evaporator, crystallization) and mixtures (e.g. atmospheric filtration, vacuum filtration, distillation, Kjehdal distillation, extraction, Soxhlet extraction ), sample preparation and treatment (e.g. scales, analytical balances, dryers, muffle furnace, fume hood are available). The basic physico-chemical properties of substances are determined here (e.g. density by pycnometric hydrometers, viscosity by Hoppler and Ubbelohde viscometers, melting point of substances on Kofler block, etc.). Classical qualitative and quantitative analysis procedures (measurement and weighing analysis) are carried out here. Laboratory of environmental analysis The laboratory is specialized in classical and instrumental analytical methods for determining the composition of waters, soils, bottom sediments and biomass. There are e.g. Spectrophotometer Thermospectronic Genesys 8, Photometer for determination of nutrients HANNA HI 83215, Photometer MERCK with reactor for determination of COD, several table and portable conductometers and pH meters, potentiometers including ion-selective electrodes, polarimeter, refractometers, etc. At the same time, the laboratory simulates geochemical processes between contaminants and ŽP components to study the behavior of substances in the environment. Laboratory of environmental processes 1 The laboratory is specialized in the study of advanced oxidation processes (AOP processes) and their combinations for the removal of organic contaminants from water. There is e.g. ozonizer Sander Ozonizer S, glass UV reactor Photochemical reactors LTD., device for sonification of samples a.i. Laboratory of environmental processes 2 The laboratory is specialized in the study of sorption processes and the development of new adsorption materials for the removal of contaminants from water. There are several laboratory shakers, e.g. horizontal shaker Heidolph, rotary shaker RSLAB – 10, thermostatized shakers, water baths, laboratory centrifuge, etc. Laboratory of analytical methods The laboratory is specialized in the determination of organic substances, namely the determination of total organic carbon on a Shimadzu TOC-VCPN analyzer, volatile organic substances on an MS GC AGILENT 5975C instrument with a Triple-Axis HED-EM detector, and solid, liquid and pasty substances on a highly sensitive FT IR spectrophotometer Varian 660 MidIR in dual MCT/DTGS detector design + Varian 610 single detector Microscope Mapping – single detector with Fouier signal transformation, diamond Gladi ATR. Ecotoxicological laboratory The laboratory is focused on determining the biodegradability of substances, optimizing the cultivation conditions of microalgae applicable to the removal of contaminants from water, bioleaching of metals and the production of biomass for the production of biofuels. The use of magnetic nanocomposites for the collection of microalgae is also being investigated. There are e.g. sterilization box, biological thermostat, optical microscope with video output. Environmental Engineering Laboratory The laboratory was originally intended for the promotion of renewable energy sources, today it is focused on the energy security of autonomous environmental technologies (e.g. bioreactors, AOP processes, etc.). The laboratory houses solar panels and photovoltaic panels, fuel cells, a SETUR water turbine, etc. Safety Engineering Laboratory The laboratory is used mainly for measuring, evaluating and assessing selected factors of the work environment separately for the purpose of determining the exposure of employees in the work process. The laboratory has a VOLTCRAFT SL-300 digital sound level meter, a LX-1108 digital luxmeter, a KIMO VT200 digital anemometer, a Flir thermal camera, and a TESTO 454 modular measurement system. Explosion prevention laboratory - explosion chamber A laboratory with a world-unique explosion chamber KV-150M2-UIBE modified and constructed at the institute. The laboratory serves to study the safety and fire engineering characteristics of stirred and settled dust. In the laboratory there is a KV-150M2-UIBE explosion chamber for measuring the explosion characteristics of stirred dusts (maximum explosion pressure, pressure rise rate, explosion constant and lower explosive limit), there is also a device for determining the granulometry of dust samples (Retsch AS200 with sieves from 20 micrometers), a device for determining the concentration of stirred dust in the air Casella CEL-712, a device for determining the minimum ignition temperature of stirred dust from a hot surface and a device for determining the minimum ignition temperature of settled dust with a layer height of 5 and 10 mm. Laboratory of heat flows The laboratory is intended for monitoring heat flows within the study of fire-technical properties of substances and materials. The laboratory has the following devices: The conical calorimeter is a device designed to monitor the rate of heat release based on the amount of oxygen consumed during combustion according to the ISO 5660 standard. The monitored parameters are the time until the initiation of flame combustion, as well as the time until the end of flame combustion. After the initiation of combustion, the oxygen consumption is measured, on the basis of which the rate of heat release is calculated. The IKA C 4000 adiabatic calorimeter is used to determine the heat of combustion (calorific value) of a sample in adiabatic conditions. The FlexyTSC + SEDEX safety calorimeter serves for the sensitive detection of thermal reactions in substances and mutually reacting mixtures under various industrial conditions. The possibility of monitoring the pressure and flow of gas components. Laboratory of combustion processes The laboratory is intended for monitoring thermal events within the study of fire engineering properties of substances and materials. The laboratory has the following devices: The FLUKE Ti55 thermal camera is designed for non-contact measurement of the surface temperature of materials from 20 to 600 °C. The 2RS-4 vacuum and vacuum chamber is used for degassing of molded products and for infiltration of various polymers into the matrix. Chamber suitable for stabilizing lignocellulosic materials and bones, for working with alcohol, ethanol, acetone and acrylic-based monomers or polymers. The Pensky-Martens closed cup is used to test the flash point using a closed cup. It is standardized as ASTM D 93, IP 34, ISO 2719. The digital hardness tester Sauter HD A/D is intended for measuring the hardness of materials up to the hardness of rigid plastics. The device meets the standards: Din 53505, ISO 868 and ISO 7619. Laboratory of thermal analysis The laboratory is intended for thermal analysis within the study of fire-technical properties of substances and materials. The laboratory has the following devices: Muffle furnace LAC Ht60B for basic use with controlled temperature rise and fall. Area of application: all types of laboratory tests, e.g. heating of material for heat treatment of metals, various tests of sintering, calcination, determination of softening or shrinkage point of materials, etc. The hot air furnace according to ISO 871 (Setchkin oven) is used to determine the flammability of plastics according to STN ISO 871:2010. The ignition of gaseous products of combustion can occur in the presence of a flame (ignition) or without it (ignition). In addition to standard testing, the equipment at the Institute of Integrated Security is also adapted for macro-thermogravimetric analysis. This enables the assessment of the process of thermal decomposition of samples with a greater weight than classical TGA. The following tests and determinations can be carried out within the institute's laboratories: Laboratory testing: • testing the flammability and explosiveness of substances, preparations and waste in various states, • assessment of properties in the aging process of fireproof coatings and sprays, • monitoring of selected factors in the work environment, assessment of noise and lighting at workplaces, • water, soil and bottom sediments analysis, • determination of inorganic and organic pollutants by analytical methods Elaboration of documentation: • hazard characterization and risk assessment of selected substances, preparations and waste as well as technologies depending on the partner's needs, • processing of the protocol on the determination of external influences and documentation on explosion protection, • emergency planning processing according to Act no. 261/ 2002 Coll. on the prevention of serious industrial accidents, • estimation and analysis of the risk of fire in industry, • introduction of the OHSAS 180001 system (internal audits, preparation for the certification audit) Research studies: • study of the limit conditions for the initiation of the combustion process of powder materials, • the impact of the fire and its disposal on the environment, • environmental burden from the use of foaming extinguishing agents, assessment of the biological degradability of selected foaming agents, • fire hazard of PVC cables and their protection, • building a knowledge database and expert system for risk assessment of dangerous substances and preparations, waste, technologies and other dangerous activities, • modeling of the effects of industrial accidents on the environment, use of computer models for modeling the release of substances, comparison of different types of modeling programs in the field of dispersion of substances into the environment, • study of health and safety aspects of the internal environment of buildings, • development and use of a small hydropower source in combination with solar devices for engineering technologies, • establishment of a technical consulting laboratory for the use and subsequent promotion of solar energy, • determining the characteristics of emission quantification and air quality indicators under the conditions of European legislation, • the use of innovative progressive oxidation methods in the removal of organic pollutants from waste water of the engineering industry using waste from the production and processing of metals as catalysts, • progressive, environmentally appropriate methods of recovery and disposal of engineering industry materials, • research and development of phytomass utilization technology for the production of liquid fuels from renewable sources
Information provision of study programmes is provided by the workplaces of the Department of Science, Research and Library and Information Services of the Faculty of Materials Science and Technology SUT in Trnava: https://www.mtf.stuba.sk/sk/odbory/odbor-poznatkoveho-manazmentu.html?page_id=1850 Academic Library: https://www.mtf.stuba.sk/sk/odbory/odbor-poznatkoveho-manazmentu/akademicka-kniznica-1.html?page_id=17421 AlumniPress Publishing House: https://www.mtf.stuba.sk/sk/odbory/odbor-poznatkoveho-manazmentu/vydavatelstvo-alumnipress-1.html?page_id=17423 Provision of study literature: • permanent acquisition of study literature financially secured by a special fund in the faculty budget, • online availability of electronic scripts for all study programmes implemented at faculty through the Academic Information System (AIS) and the ELVIRA digital library, • unlimited access to study literature for students using self-service borrowing and returning stations, • access to study literature for students with specific needs. Provision of electronic information resources: • access to world bibliographic databases: https://www.stuba.sk/sk/zamestnancov/aktuality-a-informacie/virtualna-kniznica/elektronicke-informacne-zdroje.html?page_id=3832 • electronic access to Slovak Technical Standards: https://www.stuba.sk/sk/diani-na-stu/prehlad-aktualit/normy-stn-spristupnene-pre-studentov-stu.html?page_id=13811 • access to patent information: https://www.stuba.sk/sk/zamestnancov/aktuality-a-informacie/virtualna-kniznica/patentove-databazy-a-registre.html?page_id=8811 • access to the digital archive of final theses (the academic library is building a digital archive of final theses according to individual study programs), • access to digital objects of publishing activities and reviews for publishing activities (the publishing activity records staff digitize all outputs of publishing activities carried out at the faculty), • access to e-books in the SUT fund: https://www.stuba.sk/sk/vyskume/virtualna-kniznica-stu/virtualna-kniznica/e-knihy-na-stu.html?page_id=16728 Providing the study programmes with the services of the AlumniPress Publishing House: • implementation of publishing activities in accordance with the Statute of the faculty publishing activities and the faculty's editorial plan approved by the editorial committee, management and scientific council of the faculty, • publishing scientific monographs of faculty employees, which are electronically available at: https://www.mtf.stuba.sk/sk/odbory/odbor-poznatkoveho-manazmentu/vydavatelstvo-alumnipress/vedecke-monografie-na-predaj.html?page_id=13562 • promotion OpenAccess policy and use of the Creative Commons public license. Information provision of study programmes through information systems used at the faculty: AIS - academic information system, through which activities are provided in the following areas: • education (student records, study progress, study programmes, study programme supervisors, electronic scripts, study literature, e-learning and testing), • research (project records, habilitation theses records), • economy (student social affairs), • operation (room reservations, timetable, car requests), • quality and satisfaction/other (document server, e-mail server, wifi-eduroam). ARL (Advanced Rapid Library) - publishing activity record system, through which activities are provided in the following areas: • education (records and digitization of students' final theses), • research (records of publishing activity and feedback, records of academic library users, online catalogue of the academic library, loans in the academic library). ELVIRA Digital Library – contains electronic textbooks, monographs and e-books. Access is based on login as in AIS. https://www.mtf.stuba.sk/sk/odbory/odbor-poznatkoveho-manazmentu/akademicka-kniznica-1/digitalna-kniznica-elvira.html?page_id=17427
Study programmes are implemented in full-time form with the fact that selected pedagogical activities (e.g. submitting semestral works focused on information technologies) can also be implemented remotely. In an emergency situation, most subjects can be implemented fully remotely, as was the case in the academic years 2019/2020 and 2020/2021. The rules for transitioning to the distance form are regulated by the Study Regulations of the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, as amended by Addenda No. 1 and 2. – Article 48. https://www.stuba.sk/sk/studium/legislativa-v-oblasti-vzdelavania/studijny-poriadok-stu.html?page_id=4560 Part of the teaching in the full-time combined method of study is implemented remotely using information and communication technologies and supporting study materials. More information is provided in the course information sheets. During the emergency situation, courses can be delivered remotely via Google Meet or Microsoft Teams.
Cooperation with external partners is mainly carried out in the form of professional lectures or practical demonstrations. HAZZ pplk. Mgr. Zoran Benedikovič, zoranbenedikovic@gmail.com Professional lectures on the topic of response to hazardous substance spills, week-long CBRN training (lectures and practical demonstrations) HAZZ Ing. Juraj Kopúnek, PhD. juraj13@post.sk Virtual reality in safety sciences. The main element of the workshop was firefighting simulators (flame trainer – for training firefighters, flame extinguisher – for practicing the correct and effective use of portable fire extinguishers). National labour inspectorate Ing. Jaroslav Zigo,, jaroslav.zigo@tn.ip.gov.sk Professional lecture: Labor inspection activities Slovenská elektrizačná prenosová sústava, a.s. Ing. Jozef Fiala, PhD., jozef.fiala@sepsas.sk Professional lecture Environmental Engineering in Practice.
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