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Prof. Ing. Pavel Jeníček, CSc.

14. 7. 2025 Lucie Pokorná
 
 
 

He completed his engineering degree in 1984 and his doctoral degree in 1989 at the Department of Water and Environmental Technology (UCT Prague). From 1985 to 1992, he worked at the Research Institute for Pharmacy and Biochemistry in Prague. In 1992, he returned to his alma mater, where he has served as an assistant professor since 1992, associate professor since 1998, head of the institute since 2003, vice-dean since 2006, and since 2022, dean of the Faculty of Environmental Protection Technology. He was appointed professor in the field of Water Technology in 2011. He completed international research placements in the Netherlands (1990), Italy (1993), and the USA (2012).

The main topics of his scientific and teaching activities include aerobic and anaerobic biological wastewater treatment, particularly processes that combine both approaches; design and technological configuration of bioreactors; biodegradability of organic substances and specific biomass activity under anaerobic conditions; removal of nitrogen and sulfur compounds from wastewater; microaerobic desulfurization of biogas; minimization of sludge production in biological wastewater treatment plants; energy and material recovery from sludge; intensification of biogas production from biological waste; and decentralized wastewater treatment systems and their reuse.

Running projects:

Publications in the last 5 years:

  • 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
  • Iryna Lanko, Jakub Hejnic, Jana Říhová-Ambrožová, Ivet Ferrer, Pavel Jenicek (2021). "Digested Sludge Quality in Mesophilic, Thermophilic, and Temperature-Phased Anaerobic Digestion Systems." Water 13(20): 2839.
  • E. Ortiz-Ardila, B. Diez,  C. Celis, P. Jenicek and R. Labatut: Microaerobic conditions in anaerobic sludge promote changes in bacterial composition favoring biodegradation of polymeric siloxanes, Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts, 2021, DOI: 10.1039/D1EM00143D
  • Lanko, I., Flores, L., Garfí, M., Todt, V., Posada, J. A., Jenicek, P., & Ferrer, I. (2020). Life cycle assessment of the mesophilic, thermophilic, and temperature-phased anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge. Water, 12(11), 3140.
  • Vojtiskova, M., Satkova, B., Bindzar, J., Jenicek, P. (2019): Simple improvement of digested sludge quality: is post-aeration the key? Water Science and Technology https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2019.409
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Pokorná-Krayzelová, L., Bartáček, J., Vejmelkova, D., Alvarez, A.A., Slukova, P., Prochazka, J., Volcke, E.I.P., Jeníček, P. (2017) “The use of a silicone-based biomembrane for microaerobic H2S removal from biogas.” Separation and Purification Technology 189, pages 145-152. 
  • Pokorná-Krayzelová, L., Mampaey, K.E., Vannecke, T.P.W., Bartáček, J., Jeníček, P., Volcke, E.I.P. (2017) “Model-based optimization of microaeration for biogas desulfurization in UASB reactors.” Biochemical Engineering Journal 125, pages 171-179.
  • 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
  • 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 Bio/Technology 14(4): 703-725.
  • Jenicek, P., Celis, C.A., Krayzelova, L., Anferova N., Pokorna, D. (2014) Improving products of anaerobic sludge digestion by microaeration. Water Science & Technology, 69 (4) 803-809.
  • Jenicek, P., Kutil, J., Benes, O., Todt, V., Zabranska, J., Dohanyos, M., 2013. Energy self-sufficient sewage wastewater treatment plants: is optimized anaerobic sludge digestion the key? Water Science & Technology, 68 (8) 1739-1744.
  • Jenicek, P., Celis, C., Picha, A., Pokorna, D., 2013. Influence of raw sludge quality on the efficiency of microaerobic sulfide removal during anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge; Journal of Residuals Science & Technology 10 (1), 11-16.
  • Jenicek P., Bartacek J., Kutil J., Zabranska J., Dohanyos M., 2012. Potentials and limits of anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge: Energy self-sufficient municipal wastewater treatment plant? Water Science and Technology, 66 (6) 1277-1281