A researcher Dr. Ljubiša Gavrilović from the Institute for Energy Technology (IFE), Norway, visited the Lithuanian Energy Institute (LEI) for one week from September 29th till October 3rd to strengthen collaboration and expand knowledge in thermal conversion of solid materials and gas processing with plasma applications.
The researcher from IFE participated in hands-on training and joint research activities with LEI scientists. The main focus was improve syngas composition in terms of H2/CO ratio thermally decomposing plastic waste via plasma gasification under different water vapour amount, which support key tasks within the ongoing project “Plastic waste conversion to methanol through water vapor plasma gasification and advanced catalytic synthesis” funded by Nordic Energy Research and the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Lithuania. During his visit, the IFE researcher participated in experimental runs and contributed to the syngas analysis using FTIR and GC systems.
During the visit, the IFE researcher gained practical training and experience with FTIR gas analyzer Bruker OMEGA 5, portable gas analyzer VISIT 07 and gas chromatography systems Agilent and have deepened the knowledge in the field of gasification and plasma processing of solid and gaseous materials.
To strengthen collaboration, the researcher from IFE made a detail presentation about their group research and ongoing projects at IFE. Also the researcher visited the facilities of two laboratories: Laboratory of Combustion Processes and Plasma Processing Laboratory, and was introduced with research areas and ongoing projects at LEI related to pyrolysis, gasification and combustion. In addition, was discussed about future calls for joint applications.
This collaboration supports the exchange of early-career researchers and helps build long-term scientific capability at both institutions. The visit improved scientific expertise while encouraging innovation and international cooperation in sustainable chemical technologies.
