In recent years, Chemistry Department has significantly strengthened cooperation with Japanese universities, with whom it has several collaborative publications.
Among the permanently employed teachers at Chemistry Department there are three scholarship holders of the Matsumae International Foundation, as well as one scholarship holder of the Government of Japan. The last in a series of significant activities related to Japan is the visit of professor Jin Miyawaki from Kyushu University.
The professor’s arrival was realized with the support of the Ministry for Scientific and Technological Development, Higher Education and Information Society through the co-financing program for the stay of foreign scientists, as well as the Ministry of Civil Affairs as part of the project activities of the SeconChan project.
Professor Miyawaki’s stay was packed with specific activities, from a tour of the laboratory facilities, the Faculty itself, the University City, and individual discussions and consultations with colleagues. Also, the professor and the team of Chemistry Department visited the company “Destilacija” in Teslić, where pilot tests of the production of nanoporous carbon are underway.
The professor also pointed out to the factory the importance of the complete valorization of the raw materials created by the dry distillation of coal, with particular reference to tar as a polymer raw material potentially usable even in high-performance carbon fiber technology.
On the other hand, domestic engineers have shown very significant results in the utilization of the heat of gases and smoke generated in the processes, which have resulted in almost complete utilization of thermal energy.
Professor Miyawaki was also a speaker at this year’s NanoPol international seminar on the topic Activated Carbons with Enhanced Effective Adsorption Amount: Deep Tech Solution in Effective Usage of Waste Heat Resources, and he joined other guests during the tour to the Belgrand company.
The exchange continued in Sarajevo with the project partners at the International University of Sarajevo, where Prof. Miyawaki spent the last two working days touring the facilities and exchanging experiences with colleagues, where he also held a lecture.
During the stay, they expressed the desire to continue cooperation through the exchange of samples, joint publications, and the hope that there will be an exchange of students in the near future.
Links:
https://carbon.cm.kyushu-u.ac.jp/index-en.htm
https://www.vladars.net/sr-SP-Cyrl/Vlada/Ministarstva/mnk/Pages/default.aspx
http://www.mcp.gov.ba/?lang=sr
https://destilacija.net
https://belgrand.net/en/