National Institute Of Materials Physics - Romania

The Catalytic Materials and Catalysis Laboratory consists of 8 active members, 7 scientific researchers and 1 tehnician: 1 CS1 (Dr. Mihaela Florea, PhD supervisor), 2 CS3 (Dr. Mihaela M. Trandafir, Dr. Anca Gabriela Mirea), 2 CS (Dr. Maria-Iuliana Chirică, Dr. Magdi El Fergani), 2 ACS (MSc Student Bianca Paltin, PhD Student Emanuel Nkotya), 1 tehnician (Simona Niță).

MATCA's research concerns the development of new catalytic materials and their potential uses in energy, environmental and climate change applications.

Topics addressed in MATCA group:  

• Design of catalytic and photocatalytic materials (preparation and characterisation);
• Catalysis: use of synthesised materials in various catalytic processes: oxidation reactions, hydrogenation reactions, synthesis of polymers from renewable/alternative resources, depolymerisation of plastics, reduction of volatile organic compounds;
• Photocatalysis: photocatalytic conversion of CO₂ and artificial photosynthesis; water splitting;
• Energy: synthesis of materials used as electrocatalysts in fuel cells;
• MAX phase/MXene - preparation, caracterization andapplications in catalysis