Environmental and Process Engineering Research Group

Achievements

- http://www.envproceng.eu/en/industrial-works/
The main purposes of these works have been environmental protection including design and building of new chemical plants, process improvements, design of special separation system for solvent recovery from waste water, material recovery and recycling, energy conservation, optimisation, etc.

- Some major industrial projects:
cleaning of waste water in a medicine factory with rectification, COD reduction,
intensification and environmental upgrading of reactive dilutant production plant,
recovery and recycling of precious inorganic material,
intensification and redesign of wine distillery,
waste water stripping to remove organic compounds in a petrochemical factory,
flue gas cleaning,
improvement of the control structure of FCC unit,
investigation and intensification of different chemical and petrochemical plants (such as crude oil distillation plants, natural gas preparation plants, gasoline redistillation and vapour recovery unit, crude topping and gas oil desulphurization plant, aromatic production complex),
design and building of distillation columns for pesticide production factory,
investigation and characterisation of column internals (trays, packings),
heat exchanger design,
absorber design and optimisation for cleaning industrial waste gases (environmental protection),
design and building of absorbers for sulphur dioxide-water system,
waste water minimisation,
HCL and salt recovery from waste water,
consultancy work at Environmental Protection Ltd., Budapest, Hungary,
water treatment for thermal power station,
chemical process control,
organisation of production in chemical plants.
waste water purification technology and equipment for a medicine factory,
distillation columns in a petrochemical plant,
heat exchangers of industrial size (reboilers, condensers, process heat exchangers).

Publications

1. Greta Sztancs, Lilla Juhasz, Balazs Jozsef Nagy, Aron Nemeth, Asmaa Selim, Anita Andre, Andras Jozsef Toth, Peter Mizsey, Daniel Fozer*: Co-Hydrothermal gasification of Chlorella vulgaris and hydrochar: The effects of waste-to-solid biofuel production and blending concentration on biogas generation, Bioresource Technology, 302, 2020, 122793
doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.122793
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960852420300626

2. Andras Jozsef Toth*: Comprehensive evaluation and comparison of advanced separation methods on the separation of ethyl acetate-ethanol-water highly non-ideal mixture, Separation and Purification Technology, 224, 2019, pp. 490–508.
doi: 10.1016/j.seppur.2019.05.051
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1383586618344058

3. Asmaa Selim*, Andras Jozsef Toth, Eniko Haaz, Daniel Fozer, Agnes Szanyi, Nora Hegyesi, Peter Mizsey: Preparation and characterization of PVA/GA/Laponite membranes to enhance pervaporation desalination performance, Separation and Purification Technology, 221, 2019, pp. 201–210.
doi: 10.1016/j.seppur.2019.03.084
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1383586619308111

4. Anita Andre*, Tibor Nagy, Andras Jozsef Toth, Eniko Haaz, Daniel Fozer, Janka Ariella Tarjani, Peter Mizsey: Distillation contra pervaporation: Comprehensive investigation of isobutanol-water separation, Journal of Cleaner Production, 187, 2018, pp. 804–818.
doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.02.157
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0959652618304700

5. Daniel Fozer*, Flora Zita Sziraky, Laszlo Racz, Tibor Nagy, Ariella Janka Tarjani, Andras Jozsef Toth, Eniko Haaz, Tamas Benko, Peter Mizsey: Life cycle, PESTLE and Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis of CCS process alternatives, Journal of Cleaner Production, 147, 2017, pp. 75–85.
doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.01.056
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S095965261730063X

Awards

http://www.ch.bme.hu/en/research/details/group/30/ 2000–2003: Széchenyi Professorship Award 2004: MOL Scientific Award (for completed industrial innovation) 2011: Hungarian Hydrology Society – Lászlóffy Woldemár Award 2011: Hungarian Chamber of Engineers – Environmental Engineering Award – 1st place 2012: MTA Varga József Award and Medal (for prominent results in the area of chemical process design) 2012: Hungarian Chamber of Engineers – Best teacher of environmental education 2013–2014: DBU Scholarship 2014: Professional Publication Hungary Ltd. – Greennovation Award 2014: 10th International Conference on Distillation & Absorption, Friedrichshafen (Germany) – Most Excellent Poster Award 2014: KÖVET Organization for Sustainable Economy – Eco-design Award 2015: Water- and wastewater treatment in the industry – II. Soós Ernő Scientific Conference – Most Excellent Poster Award 2016: European Federation of Chemical Engineering (EFCE) Excellence Award in Recognition of an Outstanding PhD Thesis on Computer Aided Process Engineering (CAPE) between 2014 and 2016 – 2nd place 2016: Pro Progressio Foundation – BME Innovation Award 2015 2016: Soós Ernő Young Researcher Award 2016: Water- and wastewater treatment in the industry – III. Soós Ernő Scientific Conference – Most Excellent Poster Award 2016: Budapest Water Summit, BWS 2016 EXPO – Professional Award 2016: Wanhua BorsodChem Zrt. – Smart Talented Engineer Project (STEP) – 1st place 2017: Richter Gedeon Centenary Foundation – Funding for conference participation 2017–2020: MTA Bolyai Janos Research Scholarship 2017: Hungarian Association of Water and Wastewater Technology – Junior Water Management Award 2017: Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Hungary – Gran Prize Innovative Interdisciplinary Award – 2nd place 2017: Water- and wastewater treatment in the industry – IV. Soós Ernő Scientific Conference – Most Excellent Poster Award 2017: Institution of Chemical Engineers: IChemE Global Award, Water category – Highly commanded (2nd place) 2017: BME Rector Praise 2017: K&H Bank ­– Sustainable Agriculture Scholarship 2017–2018: Ministry of Human Capacities – New National Excellence Program (ÚNKP) 2018: Hungarian Hydrology Society – Vitális Sándor Award 2018: Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Hungary – Gran Prize Innovative Interdisciplinary Award – 1st place 2018: DAAD Scholarship 2018–2019: National Talent Program – NFTÖ Scholarship 2018–2019: ÚNKP Bolyai+ Higher Education Young Researcher Scholarship 2019–2020: ÚNKP Bolyai+ Higher Education Young Researcher Scholarship 2019: Széchenyi István University - Publication Award: Best Scientific Journal Article 2019: Hungarian Chamber of Engineers – Environmental Engineering Award – 1st place 2019: Association of Environmental Enterprises – Environmental Protection Award 2020: Hungarian Association of Water and Wastewater Technology: Dulovics Junior Symposium – Best speaker 2020: MDPI ChemEngineering Travel Award 2020: Hungarian Hydrology Society – Vitális Sándor Award 2020: Hungarian Chemical Society – Wartha Vince Medallion 2020–2021: National Talent Program – NFTÖ Scholarship 2020–2021: Ministry of Innovation and Technology – New National Excellence Program (ÚNKP) 2020: Hungarian Chemical Society – Thesis Work Award 2021: Tempus Public Foundation – Hungarian State Eotvos Scholarship 2021: Hungarian Academic of Sciences – Bolyai Memorial Sheet 2021: Ministry of Innovation and Technology – Award for Climate Protection 2021: Top Downloaded Papers (2020) - Membranes journal 2021–2022: National Talent Program – NFTÖ Scholarship 2022: Scientific Patronage Program 2022: Hungarian Association of Water and Wastewater Technology: Dulovics Junior Symposium – Best speaker

Journals

Separation and Purification Technology, Journal of Cleaner Production, Membranes, ACS Omega, Computer Aided Chemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering Transactions, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, Chemical Engineering Research and Design, Periodica Polytechnica Chemical Engineering

Infrastructure

Gas chromatograph, Water analyser, TOX- analyser, Ultrathermostat, Laboratory membrane apparatuses, Distillation columns (trays and packing), Laboratory centrifuge

Projects

http://www.envproceng.eu/en/tenders/

2022.01.01–2022.12.31: Scientific Patronage Program – 140699
Comparative evaluation of process wastewater treatment methods: separation methods and incineration

2020.07.01–2022.06.30: Thematic Excellence Program (TKP) – National Challenges Program - TKP-1-1/PALY-2020
Efficiency enhanced and intelligent manufacturing technology - Intensification of chemical technologies

2019.12.01–2023.11.30: OTKA – 131586
Improvements for circular economy: development of new physicochemical process wastewater treatment methods and their evaluation

2019.05.01–2020.06.30: Thematic Excellence Program (TKP) – TUDFO/51757/2019-ITM
Efficiency enhanced and intelligent manufacturing technology - Intensification of chemical technologies

2018.09.01–2023.08.31: OTKA – 128543
Storage of fluctuating renewable energies with flexible methods: energy and raw materials

2015.01.01–2019.12.31: OTKA – 112699
Capture of CO2 from biogases and industrial flue gases

2014.09–2016.09: Visegrad Fund – Ecomarket
Prospects of the Visegrad Cooperation in Promoting a Sustainable Consumption and Production Model

2013.12.01­–2016.11.30: 544364-TEMPUS-1-12013-DE-TEMPUS-JPHES
International Joint Master Program on Material and Energy Flow Management

2013.01.01–2015.06.30: Új Széchenyi Terv – KMR_12-1-2012-0066
Selective and complete reutilization of the compounds of waste tires (in the consortium of the Szelence Ltd. and the Budapest University of Technology and Economics)

2010.10.15–2014.03.01: Swiss-Hungarian Cooperation Programme – SH 7/2/14
Towards a sustainable fine chemical pharmaceutical industry: screening and re-utilisation of carbon rich liquid wastes

2010–2012: BME-Kutatóegyetem – BEK-P5-T5
TÁMOP 4.2.1/B-09/11/KMR-2010-0002

2009.02.01–2013.01.31: OTKA – 76139
Improvement of sustainable development with green technologies

2004.01.01–2008.12.31: OTKA – 46218
Design and control of EU-conform environmental friendly hybrid processes

2005.01.01–2008.06.30: OTKA – 49849
Sustainable development and consumption with clean technologies and renewable raw materials and energies

2003.01.01–2006.12.31: OTKA – 42600
Research of integrated environmental benign processes with theoretical and experimental methods

Industry relations

http://www.envproceng.eu/en/partners/
Mol, KisChemicals, Egis, Chinoin, Xellia, Hungrana, National Instruments, TEVA

Conferences

Member of International Scientific Committee: Prof. Dr. Peter Mizsey and 2x Dr. Andras Jozsef Toth:
European Symposium on Computer-Aided Process Engineering (ESCAPE) conferences:
https://www.wp-cape.eu/index.php/resources/escape-series/
https://www.wp-cape.eu/index.php/delegates/

Member of Local Organizing Committee: Dr. Andras Jozsef Toth:
2019.08.26-29: PERMEA – International Conference on Membrane Processes, Budapest
https://www.mke.org.hu/PERMEA2019/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7&Itemid=133
Since 2019: Hungarian Water- and Wastewater Association Dr. Dulovics Dezső Junior Symposium, Budapest, Hungary

Other activities

Dr. Andras Jozsef Toth Hungarian Chemical Society Technical Chemistry Section – Presidency Member (2017–2019) – Secretary (2019– Hungarian Hydrology Society Environmental Section – Presidency Member (2018– Hungarian Water Association Junior Division – Presidency Member (2018– Hungarian Academic of Sciences – Public Board Member MTA Chemical Unit and Mechanical Working Committee – Presidency Member (2017–2021) MTA Chemical Unit and Mechanical Working Committee – President (2021– Membranes – Topic Board Member (2020– Membranes – Reviewer Board Member (2020– Water – Reviewer Board Member (2020– Regular member: European Membrane Society American Chemical Society Prof. Dr. Peter Mizsey https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-mizsey-7a680554/?originalSubdomain=hu Member of European Academy of Sciences and Arts Delegate of Computer Aided Process Engineering EFCE’s Working Party Editor-in-Chief of Circular Economy and Environmental Protection journal