Pražanová Anna

researcher

místnost: T2:C4-260
telefon: +420 2 2435 5851
email: prazaann@fel.cvut.cz

Education:

  •  2016 – 2019: Bachelor’s degree, field of study: Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering, and Management, specialization: Electrical Engineering and Management, bachelor thesis topic: “Study of reversible changes in solar cells based on hybrid metal-halide perovskites.”
  • 2019 – 2021: Master’s degree, field of study: Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering, and Management, specialization: Technological systems, thesis topic: “Sensitization of silicon by thin molecular layers for photovoltaic applications.
  • 2021 – 2025: Ph.D. degree at the Department of Electrotechnology, FEE CTU in Prague, dissertation topic: “Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Pre-Treatment: A Techno-Environmental-Economic Perspective.” Supervisor: Václav Knap, Ph.D. Co-Supervisors: Assoc. Prof. Daniel-Ioan Stroe, Ph.D., Jaroslav Minář, Ph.D.

Work experience:

  • 2023 – present: Head of End-of-Life Battery Management & Recycling Team, B&ESS-CTU.
  • 2022 – present: Member of Battery & Energy Storage Systems (B&ESS-CTU) research group.
  • June 2022 – present: Member of Disciplinary Commission, FEE CTU in Prague.
  • 2021 – 2025: Ph.D. program, ŠKODA AUTO a. s., EEB/1 – HV Battery Systems
  • 2020 – present: Junior Research Assistant, Department of Electrotechnology, FEE, CTU in Prague
  • 2018: Advisory Services | Ernst & Young, s.r.o., CTU Mentoring Program

Awards:

  • May 2024: Excellent Poster Award for Senior Scientist for the poster: “State-of-Charge Estimation Based on Open-Circuit Voltage Model Considering Hysteresis,” 48th International Spring Seminar on Electronics Technology, Prague, Czech Republic
  • May 2023: Best Poster Award for Young Scientist for the poster: “Techno-Environmental Evaluation of Recycling Pretreatment of Cylindrical Lithium-Ion Battery: Discharging via Salt-Based Solution,” 47th International Spring Seminar on Electronics Technology, Timisoara, Romania.
  • May 2022: Excellent Poster Award for Young Scientist for the poster: “Evolution of Lithium-Ion Battery Model Parameters from CubeSats Missions,” 46th International Spring Seminar on Electronics Technology, Vienna, Austria.

Courses and Certificates:

  • July 2025: Women InnoVenture Programme 2025 conducted by EIT Health.
  • Sep. 2022: Joint European Summer School 2022 on Fuel Cell, Electrolyser, and Battery Technologies – Introduction to Battery Technologies, Greece.
  • Mar. 2022: Life Cycle of Energy Systems course, within ATHENS Program, Mines Paris – PSL, Paris, France.
  • Jan. 2022: E-learning Ph.D. course – Information for science and research, CL CTU in Prague.
  • Oct. 2021: Industrial/Ph.D. course: Lithium-Ion Batteries, Fundamentals, Modelling, and State Estimation, Aalborg, Denmark.
  • Oct. 2021: Industrial/Ph.D. course: Lithium-Ion Batteries, Systems and Applications, Aalborg, Denmark
  • 2020 – 2021: Introduction to battery-management systems and Equivalent Circuit Cell Model Simulation, University of Colorado Boulder (via Coursera).

Teaching:

  • 2021 – present: Leading laboratory exercises for the Ecology and Materials course (winter term).

Projects:

  • BatteReverse: Member of the ŠKODA AUTO team. The project focuses on building the next generation of battery reverse logistics and developing and optimizing recycling processes for lithium-ion batteries to improve efficiency and sustainability.
  • ECO&Stor (Conversion and Energy Storage): Member of the CTU in Prague team. The project aims to develop energy conversion and efficient storage technologies, including innovative solutions for renewable energy sources and energy storage systems.
  • BOVENAC (Josef Bozek National Centre of Competence in Land Vehicle Engineering): Member of the ŠKODA AUTO team. The project involves research and innovation in vehicle engineering, focusing on sustainability, performance, and efficiency in the automotive industry.

Publications:

  • A. Pražanová, J. Kočí, J. Uřičář, D. Pilnaj, D.-I. Stroe, and V. Knap, “Optimized Thermal Treatment of Lithium-Ion Battery Components as a Basis for Sustainable Pyrometallurgy,” ChemSusChem, p. e202501753, Oct. 2025, doi: 10.1002/cssc.202501753.
  • A. Pražanová, M. Fridrich, J. Weinzettel, and V. Knap, “Gate-to-gate life cycle assessment of lithium-ion battery recycling pre-treatment,” Clean. Environ. Syst., vol. 16, p. 100263, Mar. 2025, doi: 10.1016/J.CESYS.2025.100263.
  • A. Pražanová, Z. Plachý, J. Kočí, M. Fridrich, and V. Knap, “Direct Recycling Technology for Spent Lithium-Ion Batteries: Limitations of Current Implementation,” Batteries, vol. 10, p. 81, Mar. 2024, doi: 10.3390/batteries10030081.
  • A. Pražanová, V. Knap, and D.-I. Stroe, “Literature Review, Recycling of Lithium-Ion Batteries from Electric Vehicles, Part I: Recycling Technology,” Energies, vol. 15, no. 3, p. 1086, Feb. 2022, doi: 10.3390/EN15031086.
  • A. Pražanová, D. Pilnaj, Z. Plachý, and V. Knap, “Techno-Environmental Evaluation of Recycling Pretreatment of Cylindrical Lithium-Ion Battery: Discharging via Salt-Based Solution,” 2023 46th Int. Spring Semin. Electron. Technol., pp. 1–4, May 2023, doi: 10.1109/ISSE57496.2023.10168348.

 Publications:

  • A. Pražanová, J. Kočí, J. Uřičář, D. Pilnaj, D.-I. Stroe, and V. Knap, “Optimized Thermal Treatment of Lithium-Ion Battery Components as a Basis for Sustainable Pyrometallurgy,” ChemSusChem, p. e202501753, Oct. 2025, doi: 10.1002/cssc.202501753.
  • A. Pražanová, M. Fridrich, J. Weinzettel, and V. Knap, “Gate-to-gate life cycle assessment of lithium-ion battery recycling pre-treatment,” Clean. Environ. Syst., vol. 16, p. 100263, Mar. 2025, doi: 10.1016/J.CESYS.2025.100263.
  • A. Pražanová, Z. Plachý, J. Kočí, M. Fridrich, and V. Knap, “Direct Recycling Technology for Spent Lithium-Ion Batteries: Limitations of Current Implementation,” Batteries, vol. 10, p. 81, Mar. 2024, doi: 10.3390/batteries10030081.
  • A. Pražanová, V. Knap, and D.-I. Stroe, “Literature Review, Recycling of Lithium-Ion Batteries from Electric Vehicles, Part I: Recycling Technology,” Energies, vol. 15, no. 3, p. 1086, Feb. 2022, doi: 10.3390/EN15031086.
  • A. Pražanová, D. Pilnaj, Z. Plachý, and V. Knap, “Techno-Environmental Evaluation of Recycling Pretreatment of Cylindrical Lithium-Ion Battery: Discharging via Salt-Based Solution,” 2023 46th Int. Spring Semin. Electron. Technol., pp. 1–4, May 2023, doi: 10.1109/ISSE57496.2023.10168348.

Patents:

  • A. Pražanová, Z. Plachý, and V. Knap, Method for discharging a battery cell, Czech patent, CZ2024247A3, 2024, Also filed as European patent application EP25157404.2 on 12 Feb. 2025.