Projects

Experimental Characterization and Mathematical Modeling of Batch-to-Glass Conversion Processes for Nuclear Waste Vitrification, (Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC, Idaho, USA, Contract No. 315388, 2024-2027)
How to extend the lifetime and improve the efficiency of glass melting furnaces? Development of novel experimental and mathematical methods for analyzing the dynamic wear of refractory materials. (MŠMT ČR, program Inter-Excellence – Inter-Action, USA, č. LUAUS26187, 2026 – 2029)
Effect of reducing agents and glass-forming additives on the behavior of rhenium and its retention during vitrification of nuclear waste (GAČR, projekt č. 24-11616S, 2024 – 2026)
Experimental and mathematical analysis of primary glass-forming melt properties, gas evolution, and their relation with primary foam production (MŠMT ČR, program Inter-Excellence – Inter-Action, USA, č. LUAUS23062, 2023 – 2026)
Mathematical Modeling and Experimental Evaluation of Melter Cold Cap for Nuclear Waste Vitrification (Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC, Idaho, USA, Contract No. 166789, 2016-2023)
Infrared transmitting glasses based on heavy metal oxides (GAČR, project č. 19-07456S, 2019 – 2021)
In-situ analysis of foam layer behavior at the batch-melt interface using laboratory-scale melter vessel (GACR, project No. 19-14179S, 2019 - 2021)
Analysis of Foaming – Critical Batch-to-Glass Conversion Process. (The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic, program Inter-Excellence – Inter-Action, USA, č. LTAUSA18075, 2019 – 2022)
Batch-to-Glass Conversion and Chemical Durability of Glass for Vitrification of Low Activity Waste (Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC, Idaho, USA, Contract No. 206349, 2018-2020)
Mathematical Modeling and Experimental Evaluation of Melter Cold Cap for Nuclear Waste Vitrification (Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC, Idaho, USA, Contract No. 166789, 2016-2022)
Advanced technologies of glass manufacturing (TACR, program Epsilon, projekt No. TH02020316, 2017-2020)
Mathematical Modeling and Experimental Evaluation of Melter Cold Cap for Nuclear Waste Vitrification (Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC, Idaho, USA, Contract No. 166789, 2016-2018)
Special glasses for optoelectronics, non-linear and fiber optics. (MŠMT ČR and Ministry of the education SR, programm Mobility - Kontakt, project no.7AMB14SK009, 2014-2015)
Preparation methods and composition of Te-containing glasses for application in photonics. (IGA UCT Prague, project No. 141881501, 2015)
Special glasses based on heavy metals oxides.(GA CR, project no.: P106/12/2384, 2012-2014)
New glasses and its technologies (TACR, program Alfa, project No. TA01010844, 2011-2014) IS VaVaI
Characterisation of the special glasses using physical methods. (MŠMT ČR and Ministry of the education SR, programm Mobility - Kontakt, project no.: 7AMB12SK147, 2012-2013)
Space utilization as a new quantity of glass melting proces (IGA UCT Prague, project No. 141881001, 2010)
New glass and ceramic materials and advanced concepts of their preparation and manufacturing (Ministry of Industry and Trade, project No.: 2A/1TP1-063, 2006-2011, joint project of IIC AS CR, ICT Prague and České lupkové závody, a.s.)
Energy-technological optimization of glass production (Ministry of Industry and Trade, project No.: FI-IM3/177, 2006-2009)
Industrial research of glass materials and its surface strengthening for use in interior (Ministry of Industry and Trade, project No.: FI-IM5/050, 2008-2010)
White Carpathians glass research and educational base (EU, program Cross-border co-operation Slovak republic - Czech republic 2007-2013, project No. 22410420007, 2009-2011)
Special glass materials for photonic applications (GA CR, project No.: 104/08/0734, 2008-2010)
Primeverre - development, preparation and characterisation of special glasses (Égide agency, France, program ECO-NET, project No. 21360NA, 2009-2010)
Investigation of glassy structures by physical methods (Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport CR and Ministry of Education SR, program Kontakt, project No. SK-CZ-0143-09, 2010-2011)

Updated: 12.1.2026 07:42, Author: Jaroslav Kloužek