Staff

Karol Hensel

Position:	associate professor
Room:	F2 39
Telephone:	+421-2-60295-676
E-mail:	hensel \at\ fmph.uniba.sk
Links:	WoS Orcid Scopus Google scholar

Research

Research interests:

Atmospheric gas discharges and their fundamental phenomena.

Discharges in contact with catalysts and plasma catalysis.

Environmental, biomedical and agricultural applications of electrical discharges.

Absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy.

Research projects:

Current projects:

Environmental Applications of electrical Discharges for Water and aIr Cleaning, and agriculturE (EnvADWICE)
2024-2026, EU NextGenerationEU: Recovery and Resilience Plan of Slovak Republic - 09I03-03-V03-00033
Principal investigator: Z. Machala, Associate investigator: K. Hensel, M. Janda
Co-investigator(s): R. Cimerman, P. Veis

Plasma-liquid interactions and the effects/applications of plasma activated water in medicine and agriculture
2023-2027, Slovak Research and Development Agency - APVV-22-0247
Principal investigator: Z. Machala, Associate investigator: Hensel, K.
Co-investigator(s): Cimerman R., Janda M., Galmiz O., Lavrikova A., Okruhlicová Z.

Mass transfer from gas plasma to water microdroplets, from better understanding to optimization of plasma activated water generation.
2022-2025, Slovak grant agency VEGA - 1/0596/22
Principal investigator: Janda, M. , Associate investigator: Machala, Z.
Co-investigator(s): Hensel K., Szárazová K., Hassan M. E., Lavrikova A., Menthéour R.

Electrical discharges in a contact with catalysts, and plasma catalysis for flue gas cleaning
2021-2025, Slovak Research and Development Agency - APVV-20-0566
Principal investigator: Hensel, K., Associate investigator: Machala Z.
Co-investigator(s): Cimerman R., Janda M., Martišovitš V., Lavrikova A., Jakubčin D.

Electric discharges in capillaries and catalytic monoliths assisted by a surface discharge, their properties and effects on exhaust gas
2021-2024, Slovak grant agency VEGA - 1/0822/21
Principal investigator: Hensel, K., Associate investigator: Machala, Z.
Co-investigator(s): Cimerman R., Janda M., Martišovitš V., Hassan M. E.

Former projects:
Interaction of cold plasma with water, the effects of plasma activated water to biological systems and their uses in medicine and agriculture (APVV-17-0382, 2018-2022, principal investigator: Machala Z.).

Physical and chemical processes at the interface of low-temperature plasma with water, and their use for bio-medical and agricultural applications. (1/0419/18, 2018-2021, principal investigator: Janda M.).

Effects on atmospheric pressure cold plasmas on bacteria and seeds (SK-PL-18-0090, 2019-2021, principal investigator: Hensel K.).

Investigation of plasma-cell interaction for bio-decontamination and medical applications (APVV-0134-12, 2013-2017, principal investigator: Machala Z.).

Optical diagnostic of the interaction of water micro-droplets with electrical discharges used for bio-medical and environmental applications (1/0918/15, 2015-2017, principal investigator: Janda M.).

The study of plasma processes in N2-CH4-CO2-H2O mixtures in order to utilize CH4 to partially oxidized hydrocarbons (1/0998/12, 2012-2014, principal investigator: Janda M.).

Effects of atmospheric pressure cold discharge plasmas to bacteria and cell cultures (SK-RO-0024-12, 2013-2014, principal investigator: Hensel K.).

Mechanisms of plasma interaction with cells for bio-decontamination and medical applications (1/0668/11, 2011-2013, principal investigator: Machala Z.).

Advanced optical diagnostics and applications of DC and pulsed air discharges (SK-FR-0038-09, 2010-2012, principal investigator: Machala Z.).

Exhaust Gas Cleaning by Microdischarges in Capillaries and Pores of Catalysts (1/0711/09, 2009-2011, principal investigator: Hensel K.).

Biological and chemical decontamination of water in electrical discharges (SK-CZ-0179-09, 2010-2011, principal investigator: Machala Z.).

Scaled-up non-equilibrium air plasma (FA8655-09-1-3110, 2009-2010, principal investigator: Machala Z.).

Bio-decontamination by atmospheric electrical discharges (1/0293/08, 2008-2010, principal investigator: Machala Z.).

Scaled-up non-equilibrium air plasma (FA8655-08-1-3061, 2008-2009, principal investigator: Machala Z.).

System for direct pyrolysis of selected municipal waste with simultaneous exhaust gas cleaning, possibility to produce of liquid fuel and gaseous hydrogen (0267-06 , 2007-2009, principal investigator: Morvova M.).

Alumima-based electroceramics for advanced plasma sources (0485-06, 2007-2009, principal investigator: Hensel K.).

Plasma-Assisted Catalysis by Microdischarges in Porous Materials, Investigations of their Physical Properties and Uses for Car Exhaust Cleaning (1/3041/06, 2006-2008, principal investigator: Hensel K.).

Physical properties of electric discharges in porous materials and their application of car exhaust cleaning (SK-FR-00506, 2006-2008, principal investigator: Hensel K.).

Investigations of the physical properties of dc electric discharges in atmospheric pressure air above water level and the tests of their plasma-chemical and biological effects (1/2013/05, 2005-2007, principal investigator: Machala Z.).

Atmospheric electrical discharges for bio-decontamination (NATO0981194/07, 2007-2007, principal investigator: Machala Z.).

Microdischarges in Porous Dielectric Materials, Their Properties and Application for Car Exhaust Cleaning (APVT 20-032404 , 2005-2007, principal investigator: Hensel K.).

CO2 Abatement and combustion exhaust utilisation connected with NOX&VOC removal in the form of solid product in low temperature plasma (APVT SK-US-027/2001, 2002-2005, principal investigator: Morvova M.).

Physical properties of microdischarges in porous materials and their application for flue gas treatment (GUK/391/2005, 2005-2005, principal investigator: Hensel K.).

Temperature dependence of dissociative recombination coefficients (1/0256/03, 2003-2005, principal investigator: Lukac P.).

Greenhouse gases abatement with CO2 utilization, and nitrogen fixation to amino acids by electrical discharges and electrode catalysis (1/8312/01, 2001-2003, principal investigator: Morvova M.).

Decomposition of VOC by micro discharges generated in porous material (, 2003-2003, principal investigator: Hensel K.).

Reforming of the fuel by plasma and catalyst (, 2002-2003, principal investigator: Hensel K.).

Effect of parameters variation of anomal corona discharge on its ability to destruct unwanted pollutants from internal and external sources (1/5183/98, 1998-2000, principal investigator: Morvova M.).

Mechanisms of corona discharge influence on exhaust gases and the possibilities of productsâ€™ recycling (1/2188/95, 1995-1997, principal investigator: Morvova M.).

Study of plasma-chemical and electro-catalytic processes in discharge system for corona discharge in various mixtures interesting from ecological point of view (1/990138/92, 1992-1994, principal investigator: Morvova M.).