Biography
Karel Klouda is a recognized expert in nanosafety. After graduating in Chemical Technology at the University of Chemistry and Technology in Prague, he worked at the Nuclear Research Institute Řež and the Czechoslovak Atomic Energy Commission. Since 1993 he has been employed at the State Office for Nuclear Safety. Since 2007 he has lectured at the Faculty of Safety Engineering, VŠB–Technical University of Ostrava, where he teaches CBRN substances and industrial toxicology. In 2009 he defended his habilitation thesis on the topic Underground Structures: Their Benefits and Risks. He is the author of more than 50 scholarly publications and holds the titles CSc., Ph.D., and MBA.
Selected publications
- KLOUDA, Karel, Petra ROUPCOVÁ, Petra BURSÍKOVÁ, Romana FRIEDRICHOVÁ, Kateřina BÁTRLOVÁ, Eva KUŽELOVÁ KOŠŤÁKOVÁ, Zdeněk STARÝ & Jiří TILHON, 2025. SEM, FTIR and TGA analysis of Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) and its modification as a composite material. Applied Chemical Engineering, 8(2), ACE-5630.
- KLOUDA, Karel, Petra ROUPCOVÁ, Kateřina BÁTRLOVÁ, Petra BURSÍKOVÁ & Romana FRIEDRICHOVÁ, 2025. The Morphology of Biochar Aimed at its Potential Application as an Electrode Material (Batteries, Supercapacitors). In. E3S Web Conference: 5th International Conference on Advances in Environmental Engineering (AEE2025), Vol. 667, 02007. Published online: 21 November 2025.
- NECHVÁTAL, Marek & Karel KLOUDA, Hana KUBÁTOVÁ, Petra ROUPCOVÁ & Kateřina BÁTRLOVÁ, 2023. Emission of nanoparticles in the nanotextile industry. Chemical Engineering Transactions, 101, 217–222.
- MAKOVICKÁ OSVALDOVÁ, Linda, Jozef KUBÁS, Katarína HOLLÁ, Karel KLOUDA & Kateřina BÁTRLOVÁ, 2023. The Influence of Mechanical, Physical and Chemical Influences on Protective Clothing. Applied Sciences, 13(16), 9123.
- ROUPCOVÁ, Petra, Hana KUBÁTOVÁ, Kateřina BÁTRLOVÁ & Karel KLOUDA, 2022. Nanotextiles: materials suitable for protection of the respiratory tract and simultaneously a source of nano- and microplastic particles in the environment. Acta Chimica Slovaca, 15(1), 44–53.
