6th European Young Engineers Conference www.eyec.ichip.pw.edu.pl Copyright © 2017, Faculty of Chemical and Process Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology Edited by: Bartosz Nowak, MSc Eng. Łukasz Werner, MSc Eng. Patrycja Wierzba, MSc Eng. ISBN 978-83-936575-4-4 Printed in 100 copies The authors are responsible for the content of the papers. All papers reviewed by Scientific Committee. Published by: Faculty of Chemical and Process Engineering Warsaw University of Technology Printed in Poland by: Institute for Sustainable Technologies – National Research Institute 26-600 Radom, 6/10 Pułaskiego Street, phone (+48) 48 36-442-41,fax (+48) 48 36-447-65 http://www.itee.radom.pl 1 Contents Introduction .................................................................................................. 12 Scientific Committee..................................................................................... 13 Scientific Commission .................................................................................. 14 Łukasz Makowski, PhD DSc ................................................................................ 14 Anna Jackiewicz-Zagórska, PhD .......................................................................... 14 Oleksandr Ivashchuk, PhD .................................................................................... 15 Aldona Zalewska, PhD .......................................................................................... 15 Alessandro Benedetti, PhD ................................................................................... 16 Jakub Bujalski, PhD .............................................................................................. 17 Organizing Committee ................................................................................. 18 Special Guests ............................................................................................... 19 Prof. Jörg Vienken, PhD ....................................................................................... 19 David vs Goliath – Bacteria, endotoxins and biofilms ...................................... 20 Artificial Membranes for Life Sciences: Lessons learnt from dialysis applications ....................................................................................................... 21 Prof. Tomasz Sosnowski, PhD .............................................................................. 23 Aerosol and health – the engineer’s perspective ............................................... 24 Prof. Shinji Sakai, PhD ......................................................................................... 25 Tissue engineering using enzymes ..................................................................... 26 Prof. Ilya Vorotyntsev, PhD .................................................................................. 27 Perspective of membrane gas separation applications ..................................... 28 Assist. Prof. Masaki Nakahata, PhD ..................................................................... 29 Engineering functional polymeric materials cross-linked by intermolecular interactions ........................................................................................................ 29 Marta Mazurkiewicz-Pawlicka, PhD .................................................................... 30 Carbon nanomaterials for energy storage and conversion applications .......... 30 Articles ........................................................................................................... 31 Sorption of heavy metal cations using natural zeolites Kamila Brylewska ............................................................................................. 31 Preparation, characterization and antitubercular activity of polymeric nanoformulation of isoniazid Monika Budnicka............................................................................................... 40 The parameters of helicoidal structure of liquid crystals Anna Drzewicz .................................................................................................. 52 A new method to compare micromixedness results obtained in iodide-iodate method using different reactant concentrations Michał Fedoryk ................................................................................................. 63 New, simple method of determining necessary conditions of dead zone formation in catalyst pellet 2 Grzegorz Król .................................................................................................... 79 The influence of the classic pore precursors on the morphology of polyesters membranes for tissue engineering Aleksandra Kruk ................................................................................................ 87 Investigation of high-temperature resistant optical fiber elements for sensor construction Anna Kurzych .................................................................................................. 100 Experimental results of the vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser for optical fiber sensors application Anna Kurzych .................................................................................................. 108 The four-channel polarimeter to examining the selected optical elements Marlena Kwiatkowska ..................................................................................... 118 Hydrodynamic studies of magnetically assisted external loop airlift Joanna Lechowska ........................................................................................... 125 The influence of materials phase changes on spectral characteristic in optical fiber taper Joanna E. Moś ................................................................................................. 135 Optical properties of Photonic Crystal Fiber filled by ZnO nanoparticles fluid Natalia Przybysz .............................................................................................. 142 Synthetic pathways of 4-(alkyl-1-yn-1-yl)-bromo/chlorobenzenes as useful intermediates for highly birefringent Liquid Crystals Marta Pytlarczyk ............................................................................................. 149 Cracking of precipitation hardened alloys induced by Nd-YAG laser beam Łukasz Rakoczy ................................................................................................ 158 Stability of water silica suspension with polymer addition Diana Rymuszka .............................................................................................. 164 Preparation of methyl ester of L-serine Agnieszka Sebai ............................................................................................... 176 Determination of CMC values of the surfactant solutions Magdalena Szaniawska ................................................................................... 186 Polyphenols – description and preliminary study of alcohol extraction Anna Taraba .................................................................................................... 194 Carbon-based nanomaterials in chemistry Tomasz Wawer ................................................................................................. 202 Recovery of zinc(II) from chloride solutions using hollow fibre contactor with pyridine derivates extractant Aleksandra Wojciechowska ............................................................................. 211 Recovery of iron(III) from chloride solutions Aleksandra Wojciechowska ............................................................................. 221 Tapered long- period fiber gratings made by filament heating Renata Wonko .................................................................................................. 230 3 Abstracts ...................................................................................................... 236 Building a Mobile Liquid Nitrogen Generator Paweł Antkowiak ............................................................................................. 236 Sorption properties of mesoporous ZSM-5 and BEA zeolites Kamila Brylewska ........................................................................................... 237 Polymer nanospheres with isoniazid preparation and antituberculosis activity studies Monika Budnicka............................................................................................. 238 Synthesis of nanohydroxyapatite using microwave energy Agnieszka Chodara ......................................................................................... 239 The effect of substrate temperature on the properties of tungsten boride layers deposited by radio frequency magnetron sputtering and pulsed laser deposition Justyna Chrzanowska ...................................................................................... 240 The influence of irydoids content on effectiveness of cosmetic formulations Marta Dąbrowska ........................................................................................... 241 Stability testing of cosmetic bases for skin care products using multiple light scattering method Marta Dąbrowska ........................................................................................... 242 The degradation tests of ceramic-polymer composites with hydroxyapatite for orthopedic implants Sylwia Dąbrowska ........................................................................................... 243 Synthesis and characterization of palladium catalysts supported on SBA-16 materials Paulina Dębek