Innovations

   In connection with these problems, I have developed a unique air stream purification and control system designed for the ventilation of residential and public buildings, installed in the outer wall of the building. This system ensures the supply of the right amount of purified air into the building depending on current needs, while limiting the noise penetrating from the outside and providing a significant saving of heat energy. In many cases, however, it is impossible to alter the external wall, therefore I developed a simpler device, i.e. an air filter diffuser, which can be easily installed in the window instead of ordinary ventilators and a new solution in the form of a wall-mounted device for indoor air cleaning, which does not take up usable indoor space, providing discreet, comprehensive air purification while performing a decorative function. In addition, due to the fact that simple anti-smog masks do not properly fulfil their tasks and create discomfort during use, and in order to meet the social needs in this threat of  the coronavirus and other diseases, I have developed a unique advanced portable air purifier, ensuring the supply of the right amount of air depending on lung capacity and current demand caused by the user's temporary physical activity.

   The portable air purifier I have developed is equipped with an advanced control module that uses, among other things, artificial intelligence to optimally select the operating mode of the device depending on the physiological conditions of the user and their current physical activity. In addition, this device is equipped with features, which include a module for dispensing medical and purification substances as well as a GSM cellular telephone module with a system of automatic notification to designated persons or services in the event of the user's breathing problems or when the device stops working.

   Air pollution is caused, among other things, by motor vehicles using motor fuels obtained in crude oil processing. Therefore, natural gas enjoys growing interest as a fuel, and one of the most effective methods of storing natural gas is its storage in microporous carbon adsorbents. The disadvantage of adsorptive natural gas storage solutions is also that during the adsorption process, i.e. when filling the tank filled with adsorbent, the bed temperature increases significantly due to the exothermic nature of the process and the low thermal conductivity of carbon adsorbents. This phenomenon hinders and significantly extends the tank filling process and significantly reduces the adsorption capacity of the bed. On the other hand, when using a vehicle powered by natural gas stored in tanks filled with carbon adsorbent, a significant portion of the adsorbed gas is not available for use. These drawbacks make it largely difficult to use adsorptive storage of natural gas to power motor vehicles on a larger scale. Therefore, I developed a device for adsorptive storage of natural gas for the needs of powering vehicles and stationary systems, and a compact device for adsorptive storage of natural gas dedicated to motor vehicles.

   Carbon adsorbents are commonly used in the aforementioned solutions for air purification and natural gas storage. However, existing solutions of processes for the production of carbon adsorbents have difficulties with maintaining the appropriate process temperature and equal time of achieving the desired temperature in the whole batch, as well as equal conditions for removing gaseous products and supplying an inert gas stream or an activator. In addition, carbonised and activated raw materials, in particular biomass, such as wood waste and fruit shells and stones are of heterogeneous structure, and their mechanical parameters make it difficult to mix and homogenise in the raw state, therefore significant problems occur in obtaining homogeneous and repeatable batches of the final product. These disadvantages have been effectively eliminated using a unique method of homogeneous carbonisation and activation of organic materials as well as a device for highly effective homogeneous carbonisation and activation of organic materials. 

   The constant development of technology continuously expands the areas of application of activated carbons and other carbon adsorbents, and thus forces the need to intensify research on improving their production processes and reduce their costs in order to ensure competitiveness in relation to alternative technologies and materials. Lowering the cost of carbon adsorbent production and increasing its efficiency is possible both by replacing raw materials with cheaper counterparts, including waste materials, and by improving the production technology. To meet the needs of the technology of carbon adsorbent production, I have developed a method homogeneous carbonisation and/or activation of soft biomass materials and a device for homogeneous carbonisation and/or activation of soft biomass materials. 

   In recent years, more and more emphasis has been placed on the use of renewable energy sources, putting very high hopes on the use of solar radiation for electricity production. One of the opportunities to increase the profitability of solar farms is to combine their basic function, i.e. electricity production with additional functions. In connection with the above, I have developed a unique beehive with temperature stabilisation, security system and photovoltaic system that will increase the profitability of both honey and electricity production compared to separate solutions.