zygmunt.sadowski@pwr.edu.pl

Scientific interests

• Surface and colloid chemistry
• Mineral processing and biogeochemistry
• Hydro- and biohydrometallurgy
• Bionanotechnology and nanomaterials biosynthesis

List of the most frequently cited papers

• Sadowski, J.Mager, J.Laskowski, Hindered settling of coagulating suspension, Powder Technology, 1978, 21(1), 73-92.

• Sadowski, R.W.Smith, Stability of mineral suspensions in the absence and presence of collectors, dispersant and flocculants, Minerals & Metallurgical Processing, 1985, 2(4), 217-222.

• Sadowski, R.Venkatadri, J.D.Druding, R.Markuszewski, T.D.Wheelock, Behavior of oxidized coal during oil agglomeration, Coal Preparation, 1988, 6, 17-34.

• Sadowski, Z.Golab, R.W.Smith, Flatation of Streptomyces pilosus after lead accumulation, Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 1991, 37(10), 955-959.

• Sadowski, A study on hydrophobic aggregation of calcite aqueous suspensions, Powder Technology, 1994, 80(2), 93-98.

• Sadowski, E.Jazdzyk, H.Karas, Bioleaching of copper ore flotation concentrates, Minerals Engineering, 2003, 16(1), 51-53.

• Sadowski, I.Maliszewska, B.Grochowalska, I.Polowczyk, T.Kozlecki, Synthesis of silver nanoparticles using microorganisms, Polish Journal of Chemistry, 2008, 82(1/2), 51-53.

• L.Rivas, Z.Sadowski, Bacterial generation of liquid arsenic waste and the application of water-soluble polymers for arsenic ions separation, Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio-Technology, 2014, 13(3), 277-284.

• Podstawczyk, A.Witek-Krowiak, K.Chojnacka, Z.Sadowski, Biosorption of malachite green by eggshells: mechanism identification and process optimization, Bioresource Technology, 2014, 160, 161-165.

• Didek-Mucha, A.M.Pawlowska, Z.Sadowski, Modification of mineral surfaces by adsorption of biosurfactants produced by Streptomyces sp. Colloids Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 2019, 579, 123677.

• Pawlowska, Z.Sadowski, Effect of schwertmannite surface modification by surfactants and adhesion of acidophilic bacteria, Microorganisms, 8 (11), 2020, 1725.