Education
1996 - 2001 University of Chemical Technology, Prague, Thesis: Copyrolysis of coal with solid organic waste products (2002 - Ph.D.)
1991 - 1996 University of Chemical Technology, Prague, Department of Gas Engineering, Coke Chemistry and Environmental Protection (MSc.)
Professional experience
Since 2012 Institute of Rock Structure and Mechanics CAS, v.v.i., senior researcher, deputy head of the department of structure and properties of materials
2010 – 2012 Institute of Rock Structure and Mechanics CAS, v.v.i., assistant scientist
2008 – 2010 Institute of Rock Structure and Mechanics CAS, v.v.i., research worker
2002 – 2008 Maternity leave
1996 – 2002 Institute of Rock Structure and Mechanics CAS, v.v.i., research and development worker in the field of chemical and energy processing of fuels
Scientific interests
• Characterization and reuse of the organic waste materials in the circular economy.
• Implementation of laboratory and macrolaboratory pyrolysis experiments.
• Study of the influence of process conditions on the conversion of organic materials.
• Study of the type of process (batch, continuous), for effective evaluation of waste materials.
• Material and energy balance of thermal processes.
• Gasification of various types of materials in batch mode.
• Analysis of gaseous substances by gas chromatography with FID and TCD detection.
• Technical analysis and physical properties of solid products obtained by decomposition from pyrolysis or gasification.
• Thermogravimetric analysis.
• Reviewer of international impact journals
Publication
Author or co-author of 19 scientific papers in IF journals; 454 citations excl. self-citations, H-index 10.
1) Articles in impacted journals
Švábová M. Bičáková O., Vorokhta M. (2023): Biochar as an effective material for acetone sorption and the effect of surface area on the mechanism of sorption. Journal of Environmental Management 348, 119205. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119205
Straka P., Bičáková O., Hlinčík T. (2021): A Comparison of the Efficiency of Catalysts Based on Ni, Ni-Co and Ni-Mo in Pressure Pyrolysis of Biomass Leading to Hythane. Catalysts 11, 1480. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11121480
Straka P., Bičáková O., Šupová M. (2022): Slow pyrolysis of waste polyethylene terephthalate yielding paraldehyde, ethylene glycol, benzoic acid and clean fuel. Polymer Degradation and Stability 198, 109900. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2022.109900
Moško J., Pohořelý M., Skoblia S., Fajgar R., Straka P., Soukup K., Beňo Z., Farták J., Bičáková O., Jeremiáš M., Šyc M., Meers E. (2021): Structural and chemical changes of sludge derived pyrolysis char prepared under different process temperatures. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis 156, 105085. doi: 10.1016/j.jaap.2021.105085
Černý M., Chlup Z., Strachota A., Brus J., Schweigstillová J., Rýglová Š., Bičáková O. (2021): In-situ measurement of mechanical properties and dimensional changes of preceramic thermosets during their pyrolysis conversion to ceramics using thermomechanical analysis. Ceramics International 47, 23285–23294. doi: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2021.05.041
Kříbek B., Bičáková O., Sýkorová I., Havelcová M., Veselovský F., Knésl I., Mészárosová N. (2021): Experimental pyrolysis of metalliferous coal: A contribution to the understanding of pyrometamorphism of organic matter and sulfides during coal waste heaps fires. International Journal of Coal Geology 245, 103817. doi: 10.1016/j.coal.2021.103817
Straka P., Buryan P., Bičáková O. (2018): The formation of quasi-alicyclic rings in alkyl-aromatic compounds. Journal of Molecular Structure, 1154 (15), 455–462. doi: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2017.10.068
Straka P., Bičáková O., Šupová M. (2017): Thermal conversion of polyolefins/polystyrene ternary mixtures: Kinetics and pyrolysis on a laboratory and commercial scales. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 128, 196–207. doi: 10.1016/j.jaap.2017.10.010
Bičáková O., Straka P. (2016): Co-pyrolysis of waste tire/coal mixtures for smokeless fuel, maltenes and hydrogen-rich gas production. Energy Conversion and Management, 116, 203–213. doi: 10.1016/j.enconman.2016.02.069
Havelcová M., Bičáková O., Sýkorová I., Weishauptová Z., Melegy A. (2016): Characterization of products from pyrolysis of coal with the addition of polyethylene terephthalate. Fuel Processing Technology, 154, 123–131. doi: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2016.08.022
Havelcová M., Machovič V., Mizera J., Sýkorová I., René M., Borecká L., Lapčák L., Bičáková O., Janeček O., Dvořák Z. (2016): Structural changes in amber due to uranium mineralization. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 158-159, 89–101. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2016.04.004
Straka P., Bičáková O. (2014): Hydrogen-rich gas as a product of two-stage co-gasification of lignite/waste plastics mixtures. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 39 (21), 10987–10995. doi: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.05.054
Bičáková O., Straka P.: Production of hydrogen from renewable resources and its effectiveness (2012). International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 37 (16), 11563–11578. doi: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.05.047
Kříž V., Bičáková O. (2011): Hydrogen from the two-stage pyrolysis of bituminous coal/waste plastics mixtures. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 36 (15), 9014–9022. doi: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.03.136
Bičáková O., Straka P. (2010): The resources and methods of hydrogen production. Acta geodynamica et geomaterialia, 7 (2), 175–183. ISSN 1214-9705
2) Articles in peer-reviewed journals
Bičáková O., Cihlář J., Straka P. (2023): Nízkoteplotní pyrolýza kyseliny polymléčné (PLA) a její produkty. PALIVA 15 (2), 56–62. DOI: 10.35933/paliva.2023.02.03
Straka P., Bičáková O., Cihlář J. (2023): Nízkoteplotní zpracování odpadního síťovaného polyethylenu s rutheniovým katalyzátorem. PALIVA 15 (1), 19-23. DOI: 10.35933/paliva.2023.01.03
Straka P., Bičáková O., Čimová N. (2021): Low-temperature treatment of waste PET. Paliva 13 (1) 1-9. DOI: 10.35933/paliva.2021.01.01
Moško J., Pohořelý M., Skoblia S., Beňo Z., Bičáková O., Václavková Š., Šyc M., Svoboda K. (2019): Batch Reactor Pyrolysis of Stabilized Sewage Sludge: Product Analysis and Sulphur Balance. Wit Transactions on Ecology and the Environment. Vol. 231. Southampton: WIT Press, 2019, 357–365. ISBN N. E-ISSN 1743-3541.
Bičáková O.,Čimová N., Vörös D., Náhunková J., Řimnáčová D.: The processing of stabilized sewage sludge by high-temperature slow pyrolysis and gasification. 7th ICCT. Czech Society of Industrial Chemistry in cooperation with Czech Chemical Society, Prague (2019) 329–334.
Řimnáčová D., Vorokhta M., Vörös D., Borecká L., Bičáková O.: Adsorption study of waste materials as potential adsorbents for pollutant removal and storage. 7th ICCT. Czech Society of Industrial Chemistry in cooperation with Czech Chemical Society, Prague (2019) 324–328.
Straka P., Bičáková O.: Laboratory pyrolysis and combustion of poorly treatable biowastes. Paliva 10 (4) 122–127, 2018. DOI: 10.35933/paliva.2018.04.04
Pohořelý M., Moško J., Zach B., Šyc M., Václavková Š., Jeremiáš M., Svoboda K., Skoblia S., Beňo Z., Brynda J., Trakal L., Straka P., Bičáková O., Innemanová P.: Material and Energy Utilization of Dry Stabilized Sewage Sludge – Production of Biochar by Medium-Temperature Slow Pyrolysis. Waste Forum (www.wasteforum.cz), 2 (2017), 83–89.
Havelcová M., Bičáková O., Sýkorová I., Melegy A.: Charakterizace produktů pyrolýzy uhlí s přídavkem směsných plastů. Paliva 7 (1) 1–6, 2015. DOI: 10.35933/paliva.2015.01.01
Straka P., Novotná M., Buryan P., Bičáková O.: The Cyclization of Alkyl Side Chains of Naphthalenes: GC/Potential Energies/FTIR Approach. American Journal of Analytical Chemistry, 5 (14) 957–968, 2014. ISSN 2156-8251
Bičáková O., Kříž V., Náhunková J.: Kontinuální pyrolýza uhlíkatých materiálů s modelovým zplyněním tuhého produktu. Paliva 3 (2) 59–63, 2011. DOI: 10.35933/paliva.2011.02.04
Bičáková O.: Možnosti výroby vodíku biologickými procesy. Paliva, 2 (4), 102–113, 2010. DOI: 10.35933/paliva.2010.04.01
Buchtele J., Roubíček V., Burdová O.: Co-pyrolysis of coal with organic wastes. Acta Montana - Rada B (Fuel, Carbon, Mineral Processing). 8 (110), 29–44, 1998. ISSN 1211-1929
Co-supervisor:
Since 2017-2022: Ing. Jaroslav Moško, Ph.D. study, Faculty of Environmental Technology, ICT Prague. Theme of the thesis: Modern methods of material and energy utilization of biomass and bio-waste
A member of the Coordination Board AV21 of the Research Program VP 03 “Efficient Energy Conversion and Storage” 2017-2021
A member of the Editorial Board of the scientific journal Paliva (since 2019)
A member of V4 Biochar platform (since 2020)