Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana
Microprocess Engineering Research Group
We are a research-focused department at the Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana. Our team works on cutting-edge chemical engineering challenges, from sustainable processes to advanced materials and reaction engineering. We combine experiments and simulations to tackle real-world environmental and industrial problems. Collaboration and innovation drive everything we do, making our research impactful and globally relevant.
Latest Invited Lectures
View allP. Žnidaršič Plazl, I. Plazl
Process intensification in microfluidic systems for sustainable (bio)chemical processes (plenary lecture). 32nd Annual Meeting of the Slovenian Chemical Society (SKD 2026).
P. Žnidaršič Plazl
Microreactors as modular platforms for biocatalytic process design (invited lecture). 12th International Congress on Biocatalysis (biocat2026).
P. Žnidaršič Plazl, T. Menegatti, M. Božinović, B. Šketa, Ž. Gerdina, M. Seručnik, P. Hlebanja, I. Plazl
Flowing toward sustainability: intensified biocatalytic processes in microreactors (plenary lecture). 4th International Conference on Unconventional Catalysis, Reactors and Applications (UCRA4 2026)
Latest Publications
View allR. Ambrožič, K. Mc Carogher, S. Kuhn. Immobilization of Rose Bengal in electrodeposited alginate hydrogels for continuous-flow photooxidation. Chem. Eng. J. 2026, 543, 178328.
R. Ambrožič, G. Žerjav, B. Šketa, M. Finšgar, A. Pintar, I. Plazl. Model-guided intensification of photocatalytic reactions in a parallel-plate microfluidic reactor with immobilized TiO2. Chem. Eng. J. Adv., 2026, 26, 101207.
T. Urbič, I. Plazl. Numerical and Analytical Methodologies. In: Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology. 2026. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg.
Latest Awards
View allPrešeren Award for Students (Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana) for the Master thesis: “Design and application of a microstructured pervaporation device for selective separation of model molecules from water”; Supervisor: Assist. Prof. Dr. Rok Ambrožič
Prešeren Award for Students (Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana) for the Master thesis: “Immobilization of glucose oxidase into cross-linked enzyme aggregates using microfluidic system”; Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Polona Žnidaršič Plazl, 2025
Zois award for outstanding achievements in chemical and biochemical microprocess engineering (Republic of Slovenia)