Prof. Jan Bartáček

Education:

• 2006 - Ph.D. diploma at the Institute of Chemical Technology Prague at the Department of Water Technology and Environmental Engineering.
• 2002 - master studies at the Institute of Chemical Technology Prague at the Department of Water Technology and Environmental Engineering.

Occupation and employer:

• 2022 - now: professor at the Department of Water Technology and Environmental Engineering (ICT Prague)
• 2015 - 2022: assosiate professor at the Department of Water Technology and Environmental Engineering (ICT Prague)
• 2010 - 2015: assistant professor at the Department of Water Technology and Environmental Engineering (ICT Prague)
• 2008 - 2010: post-doc position at UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education (Delft, the Netherlands)
• 2006 - 2008: post-doc position at Wageningen University (Wageningen, the Netherlands)

Research:

His main research area is wastewater technology, especially resource recovery from wastewater (energy and nutrients recovery). Next to this, he continues with his previous research focused on essential metals in anaerobic granular sludge (chemical speciation, bioavailability) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of transport processes in methanogenic granular biofilm.

Actual research projects:

• REPARES (H2020-EU.4.b.): Research platform on antibiotic resistance spread through wastewater treatment plants. 2019-2022
• Super-W (The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action - European joint doctorate, H2020): Sustainable Product, Energy and Resource Recovery from Wastewater. 2016-2020
• TH03030408 (TAČR): Modular technology for separate cleaning of gray water. 2018-2020
• GAČR 17-25781S – Physiological reaction of anammox microorganisms to cold shocks: 2017 - 2019 

Publications in the last 5 years:

• Podzimek, T., Císařová, T., Dvořák, M., Vokatá, B., Karmann, C., Hanuš, J., Balouch, M., Malý, M., Hajšlová, J., Kouba, V., Bartáček, J., Štěpánek, F. and Lipovová, P.  2025.  Isolation of anammoxosomes from the aggregate culture of Ca. Brocadia sapporoensis and assembly of ladderane liposomes. Biotechnology and Bioengineering accepted.
• Karmann, C., Navratilova, K., Behner, A., Noor, T., Danner, S., Majchrzak, A., Šantrůček, J., Podzimek, T., Lopez Marin, M.A., Hajšlová, J., Bartáček, J., Lipovová, P. and Kouba, V.  2025.  Mechanisms of Anammox Adaptation to High Temperatures: Increased Cyclization of Ladderane Lipids and Proteomic Insights. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering accepted.
• Karmann, C., Čadková, D., Behner, A., Šantrůček, J., Podzimek, T., Cenjar, P., Lopez Marin, M.A., Hajšlová, J., Lipovová, P., Bartáček, J. and Kouba, V.  2024.  Outstanding enrichment of ladderane lipids in anammox bacteria: overlooked effect of pH. Journal of Environmental Management accepted.
• Ojobe, B., Okeowo, I., Rathousky, J., Brabec, L., Maříková, T., Mikysková, E., Kofroňová, J., Vurm, R., Smrčková, Š., Ashtiani, S., Friess, K., Džuman, Z., Kouba, V. and Bartáček, J.  2024.  Efficient degradation of recalcitrant pharmaceuticals in greywater using treatment of MBR and immobilized TiO2 porous layers. ACS ES&T Water accepted.
• Dostálková, A., Zdeňková, K., Bartáčková, J., Čermáková, E., Kapisheva, M., Lopez Marin, M., Kouba, V., Sýkora, P., Chmel, M., Bartoš, O., Dresler, J., Demnerová, K., Rumlová, M. and Bartáček, J. (2024) Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 variants in Prague wastewater determined by nanopore-based sequencing. Chemosphere accepted.
• Ilic, A., Kouba, V., De Vrieze, J., Du Laing, G., Bartáček, J. 2024. Diffusive gradients in thin films (DGT) as a robust and reliable technique to measure bioavailable metals in digestates. Environmental Technology & Innovation accepted.
• Rutten, S., Ojobe, B., Hernandez Leal, L., de Grooth, J., Roesink, H.D.W., Bartáček, J. and Schmitt, H.  2023.  Evaluation of Membrane Integrity Monitoring Methods for Hollow Fiber Nanofiltration Membranes:  Applicability in Gray Water Reclamation Systems. ACS EST Water accepted.
• Karmann, C., Mágrová, A., Jeníček, P., Bartáček, J. and Kouba, V.  2023.  Advances in nitrogen removal and recovery technologies from reject water: economic and environmental perspectives. Bioresour. Technol. accepted
• Bartackova, J., Kouba, V., Dostalkova, A., Čermáková, E., Lopez Marin, M.A., Chmel, M., Milanová, M., Demnerová, K., Rumlová, M., Sýkora, P., Bartáček, J. and Zdeňková, K.  2023.  Monitoring of monkeypox viral DNA in Prague wastewater. Sci. Total Environ. accepted.
• Zdenkova, K., J. Bartackova, E. Cermakova, K. Demnerova, A. Dostalkova, V. Janda, J. Jarkovsky, M. A. Lopez Marin, Z. Novakova, M. Rumlova, J. R. Ambrozova, K. Skodakova, I. Swierczkova, P. Sykora, D. Vejmelkova, J. Wanner and J. Bartacek (2022). "Monitoring COVID-19 spread in Prague local neighborhoods based on the presence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater collected throughout the sewer network." Water Research 216: 118343.
• Andreides, M., P. Dolejš and J. Bartáček (2022). "The prediction of WWTP influent characteristics: Good practices and challenges." Journal of Water Process Engineering 49: 103009.
• Kouba, V., Hůrková, K., Navrátilová, K., Vejmelková, D., Benáková, A., Laureni, M., Vodičková, P., Podzimek, T., Lipovová, P., van Niftrik, L., Hajšlová, J., van Loosdrecht, M.C.M., Weissbrodt, D.G. and Bartacek, J.  2022.  On anammox activity at low temperature: effect of ladderane composition and process conditions Chem. Eng. J. accepted.
• Kouba, V., Hurkova, K., Navratilova, K., Vejmelkova, D., Benakova, A., Laureni, M., Vodickova, P., Podzimek, T., Lipovova, P., van Niftrik, L., Hajslova, J., van Loosdrecht, M.C., Weissbrodt, D.G., Bartacek, J. 2022. Effect of temperature on the compositions of ladderane lipids in globally surveyed anammox populations. Science of the total environment, accepted.
• Kouba, V., Vejmelkova, D., Zwolsman, E., Hurkova, K., Navratilova, K., Laureni, M., Vodickova, P., Podzimek, T., Hajslova, J., Pabst, M., van Loosdrecht, M.C.M., Bartacek, J., Lipovova, P. and Weissbrodt, D.G.  2021.  Adaptation of anammox bacteria to low temperature via gradual acclimation and cold shocks: distinctions in protein expression, membrane composition, and activities. Water Research, accepted.
• Andreides, M.; Pokorná-Krayzelová, L.; Bartáčková, J.; Bartáček, J., 2021. Stirring-based control strategy for microaerobic H2S removal in sequencing batch anaerobic digesters. Fuel 306. 10.1016/j.fuel.2021.121696
  Paulu, A.; Bartáček, J.; Šerešová, M.; Kočí, V., 2021. Combining process modelling and lca to assess the environmental impacts of wastewater treatment innovations. Water (Switzerland) 13(9). 10.3390/w13091246
• Photocatalytic Removal of Pharmaceuticals from Greywater (2021): B. Ojobe, R. Zouzelka, B. Satkova,  M. Vagnerova, A. Nemeskalova, M. Kuchar, J. Bartacek, J. Rathousky. Catalyst 11 (9)
• Kamila Zdenkova, Jana Bartackova, Eliska Cermakova, Katerina Demnerova, Alzbeta Dostalkova, Vaclav Janda, Zuzana Novakova, Michaela Rumlova, Jana Rihova Ambrozova, Klara Skodakova, Iva Swierczkova, Petr Sykora, Dana Vejmelkova, Jiri Wanner, Jan Bartacek (2021). "Monitoring COVID-19 spread in Prague local neighborhoods based on the presence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater collected throughout the sewer network." medRxiv: 2021.2007.2028.21261272.
• Vojtech Kouba, Juan Camilo Gerlein, Andrea Benakova, Marco Antonio Lopez Marin, Eva Rysava, Dana Vejmelkova & Jan Bartacek (2021) Adaptation of flocculent anammox culture to low temperature by cold shock: long-term response of the microbial population, Environmental Technology, DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2021.1950842
• Andreides M, Pokorná-Krayzelová L, Říhová Ambrožová J, Volcke EIP, Bartáček J. Key parameters influencing hydrogen sulfide removal in microaerobic sequencing batch reactor. Biochemical Engineering Journal. 2021;168.
• Tobo, Y. M.; Bartacek, J.; Nopens, I., Linking CFD and kinetic models in anaerobic digestion using a compartmental model approach. Process. 2020, 8 (6).
• Tobo, Y. M.; Rehman, U.; Bartacek, J.; Nopens, I., Partial integration of ADM1 into CFD: Understanding the impact of diffusion on anaerobic digestion mixing. Water Sci. Technol. 2020, 81 (8), 1658-1667.
• Valdés, F.; Camiloti, P. R.; Bartacek, J.; Torres-Aravena, Á.; Toledo-Alarcón, J.; Zaiat, M.; Jeison, D., Micro-oxygenation in upflow anaerobic sludge bed (UASB) reactors using a silicon membrane for sulfide oxidation. Polym. 2020, 12 (9), 1-11.
• Dolejš, P., Varga, Z., Luza, B., Pícha, A., Jeníček, P., Bartáček. J. (2019). "Maximizing energy recovery from wastewater via bioflocculation-enhanced primary treatment: A pilot-scale study." Environmental Technology: 1-30.
• Kouba, V., Svehla, P., Catrysse, M., Prochazkova, L., Radechovska, H., Jenicek, P. and Bartacek, J. (2019) How biomass growth mode affects ammonium oxidation start-up and NOB inhibition in the partial nitritation of cold and diluted reject water. Environmental Technology (United Kingdom) 40(6), 673-682.
• Wyman, V., Serrano, A., Borja, R., Jiménez, A., Carvajal, A., Lenz, M., Bartacek, J. and Fermoso, F.G. (2019) Effects of barium on the pathways of anaerobic digestion. Journal of Environmental Management 232, 397-403.
• Vital, B., Bartacek, J., Ortega-Bravo, J.C. and Jeison, D. (2018) Treatment of acid mine drainage by forward osmosis: Heavy metal rejection and reverse flux of draw solution constituents. Chemical Engineering Journal 332, 85-91.
• Meier, L., Stará, D., Bartacek, J. and Jeison, D. (2018) Removal of H2S by a continuous microalgae-based photosynthetic biogas upgrading process. Process Safety and Environmental Protection 119, 65-68.
• Pokorna-Krayzelova, L., Vejmelková, D., Selan, L., Jenicek, P., Volcke, E.I.P. and Bartacek, J. (2018) Final products and kinetics of biochemical and chemical sulfide oxidation under microaerobic conditions. Water Science and Technology 78(9), 1916-1924.
• Kouba, V.; Darmal, R.; Vejmelkova, D.; Jenicek, P.; Bartacek, J., Cold shocks of anammox biofilm stimulate nitrogen removal at low temperatures. Biotechnology progress, 34(1), 277-281.
• Camiloti, P.R., Valdés, F., Delforno, T.P., Bartacek, J., Zaiat, M., Jeison, D. 2018. A membrane aerated biofilm reactor for sulfide control from anaerobically treated wastewater. Environmental Technology (United Kingdom), 1-10.
• Pokorna-Krayzelova L., Bartacek J., Theuri S.N., Segura Gonzales C.A., Prochazka J., Volcke E.I.P., Jenicek P. 2018: Microaeration through a biomembrane for biogas desulfurization: lab-scale and pilot-scale experiences. Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology. DOI: 10.1039/c8ew00232k
• Dolejs P., El Tayar G., Vejmelkova D., Pecenka M., Polaskova M., Bartacek J. 2018: Psychrophilic anaerobic treatment of sewage: Biomethane potential, kinetics and importance of inoculum selection. Journal of Cleaner Production 199, 93-100, DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.07.134
• Capson-Tojo, G., Torres, A., Muñoz, R., Bartacek, J., Jeison, D. 2017 Mesophilic and thermophilic anaerobic digestion of lipid-extracted microalgae N. gaditana for methane production Renewable Energy 105, 539-546
• Vital, B., Bartacek, J., Ortega-Bravo, , JC., Jeison, D. 2017 Treatment of acid mine drainage by forward osmosis: Heavy metal rejection and reverse flux of draw solution constituents Chemical Engineering Journal 332, 85-91
• Kouba, V., Svehla, P., Catrysse, M., Prochazkova, L., Hrncirova, H., Jenicek, P., Bartacek, J. 2017. How biomass growth mode affects ammonium oxidation start-up and NOB inhibition in partial nitritation of cold and diluted reject water. Environ Technol, ahead of print.
• Kouba, V.; Darmal, R.; Vejmelkova, D.; Jenicek, P.; Bartacek, J., Cold shocks of anammox biofilm stimulate nitrogen removal at low temperatures Biotechnol Prog 2017, ahead of print.
• Kouba, V., Proksova E., Wiesinger H., Vejmelkova D., Bartacek, J. 2017. Good servant, bad master: Sulfide influence on partial nitritation of sewage. Water Sci Technol, ahead of print.
• Kouba, V., Vejmelkova D., Proksova E., Wiesinger H., Concha M., Dolejs P., Hejnic J., Jenicek P., Bartacek, J. 2017. High-rate partial nitritation of municipal wastewater after psychrophilic anaerobic pre-treatment. Environ Sci Technol, ahead of print
• P. Jeníček, J. Horejš, L. Pokorná-Krayzelová, J. Bindzar, J. Bartáček. Simple biogas desulfurization by microaeration – Full scale experience. Anaerobe (In Press, Accepted Manuscript). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anaerobe.2017.01.002
• Hejnic Jakub, Dolejs Petr, Kouba Vojtech, Prudilova Andrea, Widiayuningrum Patria and Bartacek Jan. Comparing Anaerobic Treatment of Sewage at 15 °C Using UASB Reactor and Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactor. Environmental Engineering Science. Volume 33, Number 11, doi: 10.1089/ees.2016.0163, ahead of print.
• Dolejs Petr, Gotvald Robert, Velazquez Aida M.L., Hejnic Jakub, Jenicek Pavel, and Bartacek Jan. Contact Stabilization with Enhanced Accumulation Process for Energy Recovery from Sewage. Environmental Engineering Science. August 2016, ahead of print. doi:10.1089/ees.2016.0155.
• Kouba, V., Widiayuningrum, P., Chovancova, L., Jenicek, P., Bartacek, J. 2016. Applicability of one-stage partial nitritation and anammox in MBBR for anaerobically pre-treated municipal wastewater. Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology, 1-11.
• Dolejs, P., Paclík, L., Maca, J., Pokorna, D., Zabranska, J., Bartacek, J. 2015. Effect of S/N ratio on sulfide removal by autotrophic denitrification. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 99, 2383–2392.
• Krayzelova, L., Bartacek, J., Díaz, I., Jeison, D., Volcke, E.I.P., Jenicek, P. 2015. Microaeration for hydrogen sulfide removal during anaerobic treatment: a review. Reviews in Environmental Science and Biotechnology, 14(4), 703-725.
• Pacek, L., Svehla, P., Bartacek, J., Radechovsky, J., Hrncirova, H., Shejbalova, S., Balik, J., Jenicek, P. 2015. Direct and indirect effects of oxygen limitation on nitrification process applied to reject water treatment. Desalination and Water Treatment, 56(3), 598-607.
• Svehla, P., Radechovsky, J., Hrncirova, H., Pacek, L., Bartacek, J. 2015. Effect of influent nitrogen concentration on feasibility of short-cut nitrification during wastewater treatment in activated sludge systems. Chemical Papers, 69(7), 921-929.
• Kouba, V., Catrysse, M., Stryjova, H., Jonatova, I., Volcke, E.I.P., Svehla, P., Bartacek, J. 2014. The impact of influent total ammonium nitrogen concentration on nitrite-oxidizing bacteria inhibition in moving bed biofilm reactor. Water Science and Technology, 69(6), 1227-1233.
• Krayzelova, L., Kolesarova, N., Bartacek, J., Jenicek, P. 2014a. Microaeration for hydrogen sulfide removal in UASB reactor. Bioresource Technology, 172, 297-302.
• Krayzelova, L., Lynn, T.J., Banihani, Q., Bartacek, J., Jenicek, P., Ergas, S.J. 2014b. A Tire-Sulfur Hybrid Adsorption Denitrification (T-SHAD) process for decentralized wastewater treatment. Water Research, 61, 191-199.
• Podzimek, T., Bartacek, J. 2014. Použití jednobuněčných řas jako substrát pro výrobu bioplynu. Bioprospect, 24(4), 101 - 103.
• Svehla, P., Bartacek, J., Pacek, L., Hrncirova, H., Radechovsky, J., Hanc, A., Jenicek, P. 2014. Inhibition effect of free ammonia and free nitrous acid on nitrite-oxidising bacteria during sludge liquor treatment: Influence of feeding strategy. Chemical Papers, 68(7), 871-878.

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