Assoc. Prof. Dr. Wojciech Zapala is a researcher whose work spans chromatographic science, adsorption thermodynamics, sorption kinetics, separation mechanisms, and the physicochemical behaviour of materials under complex processing conditions. His research integrates experimental chromatography, mathematical modelling, spectral and thermal analyses, and discrete element simulations, contributing to a deeper understanding of mass transport, retention processes, and material flow dynamics. He has extensively studied hydrophilic interaction chromatography, mixed-mode systems, ion-exclusion processes, and the influence of modifiers, temperature, and stationary-phase characteristics on retention. His contributions also include the development and characterization of transition-metal and lanthanide complexes, with detailed investigations of their spectroscopic, thermal, decomposition, and antibacterial properties. In addition, his work explores the mechanical, rheological, and flowability properties of agricultural residues, biomass, and solid mixtures, combining modelling approaches with laboratory experiments to support process optimization in engineering applications. He has authored numerous publications in international journals, covering areas such as chromatographic column behaviour, adsorption energy distribution, biomass mechanics, complexation chemistry, and advanced thermal analysis. His interdisciplinary expertise allows him to bridge chemical engineering, analytical chemistry, materials science, and computational modelling, contributing valuable insights into separation science, material characterization, and process design. Throughout his career, he has engaged in competitive research grants, collaborated with multidisciplinary teams, and contributed to the advancement of chromatographic theory and applied material science through sustained scholarly output and innovative methodological approaches.
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Featured Publications
Gubernak, M., Zapała, W., & Kaczmarski, K. (2003). Analysis of amylbenzene adsorption equilibria on an RP-18e chromatographic column. Acta Chromatographica, 38–59.
Kaczmarski, K., Kostka, J., Zapała, W., & Guiochon, G. (2009). Modeling of thermal processes in high pressure liquid chromatography: I. Low pressure onset of thermal heterogeneity. Journal of Chromatography A, 1216(38), 6560–6574.
Zapała, L., Kosińska, M., Woźnicka, E., Byczyński, Ł., & Zapała, W. (2016). Synthesis, spectral and thermal study of La(III), Nd(III), Sm(III), Eu(III), Gd(III) and Tb(III) complexes with mefenamic acid. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 124(1), 363–374.
Zapała, L., Kosińska, M., Woźnicka, E., Byczyński, Ł., Ciszkowicz, E., et al. (2019). Comparison of spectral and thermal properties and antibacterial activity of new binary and ternary complexes of Sm(III), Eu(III) and Gd(III) ions with N-phenylanthranilic acid. Thermochimica Acta, 671, 134–148.
Zapała, L., Kosińska, M., Woźnicka, E., Byczyński, Ł., Zapała, W., et al. (2018). Preparation, spectral properties and thermal decomposition of new ternary complexes of La(III), Ce(III), Pr(III) and Nd(III) ions with N-phenylanthranilic acid and 1,10-phenanthroline. Thermochimica Acta, 659, 242–252.