Dr. Joanna Agnieszka Kujawa

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Education

PhD. Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Faculty of Chemistry, Chair of Physical Chemistry and Physicochemistry of Polymers, Torun, Poland, 2015

M.Sc. Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Faculty of Chemistry, Chair of Inorganic Chemistry, Torun, Poland, 2010

B.Sc. Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Faculty of Chemistry, Section of Chemical Proecological Processes, Torun, Poland, 2008

 

Email: jkujawa@masdar.ac.ae

           joanna.kujawa@umk.pl

 

Short Bio

Copernicus University in Torun (Poland). Her thesis, which she worked on under Prof. Wojciech Kujawski’s supervision, focused on the hydrophobization/functionalization of ceramic materials (metal oxide powders and ceramic membranes) and extended material, physicochemical and tribological characterization. The modified membranes were subsequently applied in separation processes (different types of membrane distillation and pervaporation). Her PhD was realized in cooperation with the European Membrane Institute in Montpellier (France).

In October 2015 Dr. Joanna Kujawa was employed as a Research in Chair of Physical Chemistry and Physicochemistry of Polymers at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun (Poland). She is also working in many other fields such as fabrication of polymeric membranes with inorganic particles and hybrid organic-inorganic membranes for separation processes; and application of polymeric membranes in food and beverage industry. She is involved in collaborative research with the European Membrane Institute in Montpellier (France); University of Oulu, Department of Process and Environmental Engineering (Finland); and Department of Polymer & Carbon Materials, Wroclaw University of Technology (Poland). She has visited the European Membrane Institute in Montpellier and University of Oulu during her internships in the frame of the LLP Erasmus Program, Erasmus+ as well as Polonium program. Apart from these, she has been involved in several projects as a co-investigator. Moreover, she worked in various projects as a principal-investigator.

She worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Department Chemical Engineering, Masdar Institute, UAE. Her research focused on the broad material and physicochemical characterization of new types of membranes. Her main goals  related to understanding and correlating material and physicochemical properties with membrane wetting, stability and membrane performance.

 

Research Interests

  • Membrane separation processes particularly pervaporation and membrane distillation (air-gap membrane distillation, vacuum membrane distillation, direct contact membrane distillation).
  • Functionalization of ceramic and polymeric materials.
  • Characterization of material, physicochemical and tribological properties of polymeric and ceramic materials.
  • Application of membranes and membrane processes in food technology.

 

Publications

  1. J. Kujawa, W. Kujawski, Functionalization of Ceramic Metal Oxide Powders and Ceramic Membranes by Perfluroalkylsilanes and Alkylsilanes Possessing Different Reactive Groups – Physicochemical and Tribological Properties, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 8 (2016) 7509-7521.
  2. J. Kujawa, S. Cerneaux, W. Kujawski, M. Bryjak, J. K. Kujawski, How to efficiently functionalize ceramics by perfluoroalkylsilanes for membrane separation processes? – properties and applications of hydrophobized ceramic membranes, 8 (2016) 7565-7577.
  3. A. Kujawska, K. Knozowska, J. Kujawa, W. Kujawski, Influence of downstream pressure on pervaporation properties of PDMS and POMS based membranes, Separation and Purification Technology, 195 (2016) 68-80.
  4. W. Kujawski, J. Kujawa, E. Wierzbowska, S. Cerneaux, M. Bryjak, J. Kujawski, Influence of hydrophobization conditions and ceramic membranes pore size on their properties in vacuum membrane distillation of water-organic solvent mixtures, Journal of Membrane Science, 499 (2016) 442–451.
  5. L. Karpenko-Jereb, E. Rynkowska, W. Kujawski, S. Lunghammer, J. Kujawa, S. Marais, K. Fatyeyeva, C. Chappey, A.-M. Kelterer, Ab-initio study of cationic polymeric membranes in water and methanol, Ionics 22 (2016) 357-367.
  6. J. Kujawa, E. Guillen-Burrieza, H. A. Arafat, M. Kurzawa, A. Wolan, W. Kujawski, Raw juice concentration by osmotic membrane distillation process with hydrophobic polymeric membranes, Food and Bioprocess Technology, 8 (2015) 2146-2158.
  7. J. Kujawa, W. Kujawski, Driving force and activation energy in air-gap membrane distillation, Chemical Papers, 69 (2015) 1438–1444.
  8. J. Kujawa, S. Cerneaux, W. Kujawski, Highly hydrophobic ceramic membranes applied to the removal of volatile organic compounds in pervaporation, Chemical Engineering Journal, 260 (2015) 43–54.
  9. I. Gancarz, M. Bryjak, J. Kujawski, J. Wolska, J. Kujawa, W. Kujawski, Plasma deposited fluorinated films on porous membranes, Materials Chemistry and Physics, 151 (2015) 233–242.
  10. J. Kujawa, S. Cerneaux, W. Kujawski, Removal of hazardous volatile organic compounds from water by vacuum pervaporation with hydrophobic ceramic membranes, Journal of Membrane Science, 474 (2015) 11–19.
  11. J. Kujawa, S. Cerneaux , S. Koter , W. Kujawski, Highly efficient hydrophobic titania ceramic membranes for water desalination, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 6 (2014) 14223–14230.
  12. J. Kujawa, S. Cerneaux, W. Kujawski, Characterization of the surface modification process of Al2O3, TiO2 and ZrO2 powders by PFAS molecules, Colloids Surf., A: Physicochem. Eng. Asp.447 (2014) 14-22.
  13. J. Kujawa, S. Cerneaux, W. Kujawski, Investigation of the stability of metal oxide powders and ceramic membranes grafted by perfluoroalkylsilanes, Colloids Surf., A: Physicochem. Eng. Asp. 443 (2014) 109-117 (IF = 2.752; punkty MNiSW = 25).
  14. J. Kujawa, A. Rozicka, S. Cerneaux, W. Kujawski, The influence of surface modification on the physicochemical properties of ceramic membranes, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 443 (2014) 567-575.
  15. J. Kujawa, J. Kujawski, W. Kujawski, The correlation between hydrophobicity and tribilogy of modified surfaces, Membranes and Membrane Processes in Environmental Protection, Edition, Monographs of the of the Environmental Engineering Committee, Polish Academy of Sciences 2014, vol. 118, 321-331. ISBN 978-83-63714-17-8.
  16. J. Kujawa, J. Kujawski, W. Kujawski, Partially hydrophobized ceramic membranes, Membranes and Membrane Processes in Environmental Protection, Edition, Monographs of the of the Environmental Engineering Committee,  Polish Academy of Sciences 2014, vol. 118, 311-320. ISBN  978-83-63714-17-8.
  17. P. Zatorska, J. Kujawa, W. Kujawski, Comparison of the selectivity of polimeric membranes with different hydrophobicity in organic-organic pervaporation, Membranes and Membrane Processes in Environmental Protection, Edition, Monographs of the of the Environmental Engineering Committee,  Polish Academy of Sciences 2014, vol. 118, 55-67. ISBN  978-83-63714-17-8.
  18. J. Kujawa, W. Kujawski, S. Koter, A. Rozicka, S. Cerneaux, M. Persin, A. Larbot, Efficiency of Grafting of Al2O3, TiO2 and ZrO2 Powders by Perfluoroalkylsilanes, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 420 (2013) 64–73.
  19. R. Kopeć, M. Meller, W. Kujawski, J. Kujawa, Polyamide-6 based Pervaporation Membranes for Organic-Organic Separation, Separation and Purification Technology 110 (2013) 63–73.
  20. J. Kujawa, W. Kujawski, S. Koter, K. Jarzynka, A. Rozicka, K. Bajda, S. Cerneaux, M. Persin, A. Larbot, Membrane distillation properties of TiO2 ceramic membranes modified by perfluoroalkylsilanes, Desalination Water Treatment, 51 (2013) 1352-1361.
  21. J. Kujawa, W. Kujawski, Fabrication of hydrophobic surfaces for membrane separation processes, Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference on MMK 2013, International Masaryk Conference for Ph.D. Students and Young Researchers, December 9-13, 2013. Vol. 4. 4231-4239, MAGNANIMITAS, 2013 (ISBN 978-80-87952-00-9).

 

Awards

  1. Doctorate with honors – PhD thesis “Properties of hydrophobized surfaces of metal oxide powders and membranes made from Al2O3, TiO2 and ZrO2”
  2. Group Award of the Rector (second degree) for the achievements in the field of science, in 2014.
  3. The second prize for the best oral presentation at the international conference Membranes and Membranes Processes in Environmental Protection, 11-14.06.2014 Zakopane-Kościelisko, Poland.
  4. The second prize for the best poster presentation at the International Conference 29th EMS Summer School, 22-26.06.2013 w Essen (Germany).
  5. Group Award of the Rector (third degree) for the achievements in the field of organization, in 2010.
  6. Rector’s Scholarships at 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th academic year of PhD study.
  7. Scholarships for the best doctoral students and pro-quality scholarships at 4th and 5th academic years of PhD study.

 

Grants/Projects

  1. Harmonia – National Science Centre (2015/18/M/ST5/00635) “Innovative polymeric membranes containing reactive ionic liquids (RILs) and polymerizable ionic liquids (PILs)” – 04.2016 – in progress – co-investigator.
  2. Tango – National Science Centre, The National Centre for Research and Development (TANGO1/266441/NCBR/2015) “Implementation of membrane separation techniques in the production of butanol by fermentation process” 05.2015 – in progress – co-investigator.
  3. Preludium – National Science Centre (2012/07/N/ST4/00378) „Hydrophobization of ceramic membranes and metal oxide powders by surface grafting of alkylsilanes and perfluoroalkylsilanes – basic research on the mechanism of modification, physicochemical and transport properties of modified surfaces” 07.2013 – 07.2015 – principal investigator.
  4. Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie (HZB), Berlin, Germany; research project „Studies of coordination compounds with potential  application in material chemistry: coordination compounds with transition metals revealing magnetic and fluorescent properties as well as ceramic compounds and TiO2 precursors in CVD processes.” – co-investigator.
  5. Project „Krok w przyszłość – stypendia dla doktorantów V edycja” from Marshal’s Office of Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (2014/2015 edition) 10.2014 – 06.2015 – principal investigator.
  6. Research grant from Faculty of Chemistry at Nicolaus Copernicus University “Application of osmotic membrane distillation process for juices concentration” 2014 edition – principal investigator.
  7. Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education (NN 209 255138) „Ceramic membranes with nanohydrophobic layer – the preparation methods by grafting process with perfluoroalkylsilanes and its transport and selective properties in pervaporation and membrane distillation processes” 05.2010 – 07.2013 – co-investigator.
  8. Project „Krok w przyszłość – stypendia dla doktorantów V edycja” from Marshal’s Office of Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (2013/2014 edition) 10.2013 – 09.2015 – principal investigator.
  9. Research grant from Faculty of Chemistry at Nicolaus Copernicus University “Surface modification of ceramic planar membranes and its influence on the physicochemical properties of highly hydrophobic surfaces” 2013 edition – principal investigator.
  10. Research grant from Faculty of Chemistry at Nicolaus Copernicus University “Surface modification of nanoporous ceramic membranes by perfluoroalkylsilanes and its application in the pervaporation process” 2011 edition – principal investigator.
  11. Polonium grant (7829), PHC Hubert Curien (bilateral agreement between Poland and France) “Ceramic membranes with hydrophobic nano-layer” 2010 edition – co-investigator.