Education
2005 - 2010 PhD in Chemistry at University of Bucharest, Faculty of Chemistry, Bucharest, Romania / “Photocatalytic degradation of vesicant and neurotoxic compounds using catalytic systems based on titanium dioxide”
2003 - 2005 Master in Catalysis and Catalytic Processes at University of Bucharest, Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Chemical Technology and Catalysis, Bucharest, Romania / “Isobutane dehydrogenation over Cr2O3/Al2O3 modified catalysts”
1995 - 2003 Graduate in Chemistry, University of Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Organic Chemistry, Bucharest, Romania / “The synthesis of pyrrolo [1,2-b] pyridazine through 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions”
Positions
March 2024 onwards: Scientific Researcher I at National Institute of Materials Physics, Magurele, Romania
April 2018 - March 2024: Scientific Researcher II at National Institute of Materials Physics, Magurele, Romania
July 2014 - April 2018: Scientific Researcher III at National Institute of Materials Physics, Magurele, Romania
July 2014 - September 2017: Scientific Researcher at S.C. Stimpex S.A., Bucharest, Romania
July 2010 - May 2012: Chemistry Expert at S.C. Cromatec Plus S.R.L., Bucharest, Romania
June 2007 - December 2009: Research assistant at University of Bucharest, Catalysis and Catalytic Processes Research Centre, Bucharest, Romania
Fellowships:
November 2012 - November 2014: Marie Curie IEF postdoctoral fellowship at the Instituto de Tecnologia Quimica, Technical University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
October 2011 - December 2012: Postdoctoral fellowship at the University Politehnica of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
June 2008 - September 2008: NATO fellowship–Chemist researcher at the Instituto de Tecnología Química, Technical University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
January 2007 - March 2007: NATO fellowship–Chemist researcher at University of Ottawa, Ontario, Ottawa, Canada
May 2006 - August 2006: NATO fellowship–Chemist researcher at the Dipartimento di Chimica IFM and NIS-Centre of Excellence, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
Awards
1. The "Nicolae Teclu" prize awarded by the Romanian Academy in 2020 for the group of works titled "Heterogeneous Catalysts with Catalytic and Photocatalytic Applications", authored by Florentina Neatu, Stefan Neatu, and Mihaela-Mirela Trandafir.
2. Gold medal at Inventions Section of the European Exhibition of Creativity and Innovation EuroInvent 2017: New highly efficient catalytic and photocatalytic systems for decontamination and detoxification of chemical warfare agents (CWA), Nicoleta Petrea, Razvan Petre, Gabriel Epure, Claudiu Lazaroaie, Vasile Somoghi, Stefan Neatu
3. Silver medal at Inventions Section of the European Exhibition of Creativity and Innovation EuroInvent 2021: Selective oxidation process of p-cymene from renewable sources in the presence of heterogeneous mixed oxide catalysts, Florentina Neatu, Stefan Neatu, Mihaela Florea
4. Gold medal at Inventions Section of the European Exhibition of Creativity and Innovation EuroInvent 2021: Process for photocatalytic reduction of water in the presence of heterogeneous photocatalysts mixed oxides of nickel, zinc and titanium, Stefan Neatu, Florentina Neatu, Mihaela Florea, Mihaela-Mirela Trandafir
Research interests
Heterogeneous photocatalysis
Heterogeneous catalysis
Expertize
Specialized in the use of several materials characterization techniques (PXRD, SEM, textural measurements), spectral techniques (FTIR, DRIFT, FTNIR, UV-Vis-NIR, DR-UV-Vis, Raman, XPS, AAS, AES, ICP-OES, ICP-MS, TAS), thermal analysis (DSC, TG-DTA, DMA, TMA, STA), hyphenated techniques (DSC-Raman, TG-IR, TG-MS, TG-GC/MS), elemental analysis (CHNS/O) and chromatographic analysis (GC, GC-MS, HPLC).
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Books
A. Primo, S. Neatu, H. Garcia, "Photocatalytic CO2 reduction", Advanced Materials for Clean Energy, 2015, 421–444; DOI: 10.1201/b18287; ISBN: 978-1-4822-0580-0; 978-1-4822-0578-7
Projects
1. MXene-semiconductor composites for hydrogen production by photocatalytic water splitting reaction
Project Type: PCE, Start Date: 2022-06-02 End Date: 2024-12-31
3. Integrated nanosystems for solar fuel generation
Project Type: TE, Start Date: 2015-10-01 End Date: 2017-11-30
Publications
1. Strategies to improve CO tolerance and corrosion resistance of Pt electrocatalysts for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells: Sn-doping of the mixed oxide-carbon composite support
Published: AUG 1 2024, CATALYSIS TODAY, 438, 114788, DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2024.114788
2. Acid-Modified, Ti3C2-Based MXene as Catalysts for Upcycling Polyethylene Terephthalate
Published: 2024 JUN 14 2024, ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING, DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.4c01920
3. A comparative overview of MXenes and metal oxides as cocatalysts in clean energy production through photocatalysis
Published: JUN 20 2023, JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A, 11, DOI: 10.1039/d2ta08983a
4. Iron-doped Co3O4 catalysts prepared by a surfactant-assisted method as effective catalysts for malic acid oxidative decarboxylation
Published: JUL 31 2023, CATALYSIS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 13, DOI: 10.1039/d3cy00121k
5. A comparative overview of MXenes and metal oxides as cocatalysts in clean energy production through photocatalysis
Published: JAN 2023, JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A, DOI: 10.1039/d2ta08983a
6. Design of electrocatalysts with reduced Pt content supported on mesoporous NiWO4 and NiWO4-graphene nanoplatelets composite for oxygen reduction and hydrogen oxidation in acidic medium
Published: FEB 22 2023, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY, 48, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2022.04.270
7. Photo-stable, 1D-nanofilaments TiO2-based lepidocrocite for photocatalytic hydrogen production in water-methanol mixtures
Published: SEP 6 2023, MATTER, 6, DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2023.05.026
8. A comparative overview of MXenes and metal oxides as cocatalysts in clean energy production through photocatalysis
Published: 2023 JAN 16 2023, JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A, DOI: 10.1039/d2ta08983a
9. Structural properties and near-infrared light from Ce3+/Nd3+-co-doped LaPO4 nanophosphors for solar cell applications
Published: JAN 2022, JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN ELECTRONICS, DOI: 10.1007/s10854-021-07615-6
10. Tuning the acidity by addition of transition metal to Mn modified hollow silica spheres and their catalytic activity in ethanol dehydration to ethylene
Published: SEP 25 2022, APPLIED CATALYSIS A-GENERAL, 646, 118860, DOI: 10.1016/j.apcata.2022.118860
11. A green way for pyruvic acid synthesis from biomass-derived L-malic acid on tetrahedral versus octahedral cobalt sites/hematite
Published: MAR 2022, BIOMASS CONVERSION AND BIOREFINERY, DOI: 10.1007/s13399-022-02513-1
12. Structural properties and near-infrared light from Ce3+/Nd3+-co-doped LaPO4 nanophosphors for solar cell applications
Published: MAR 2022, JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN ELECTRONICS, 33, DOI: 10.1007/s10854-021-07615-6
13. Electrocatalytic Properties of Mixed-Oxide-Containing Composite-Supported Platinum for Polymer Electrolyte Membrane (PEM) Fuel Cells
Published: MAY 2022, MATERIALS, 15, 3671, DOI: 10.3390/ma15103671
14. Accidental Impurities in Epitaxial Pb(Zr0.2Ti0.8)O-3 Thin Films Grown by Pulsed Laser Deposition and Their Impact on the Macroscopic Electric Properties
Published: MAY 2021, NANOMATERIALS, 11, DOI: 10.3390/nano11051177
15. Effect of strain and stoichiometry on the ferroelectric and pyroelectric properties of the epitaxial Pb(Zr0.2Ti0.8)O-3 films deposited on Si wafers
Published: APR 2021, MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING B-ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL SOLID-STATE MATERIALS, 266, DOI: 10.1016/j.mseb.2021.115042
16. Enhancing stability of hybrid perovskite solar cells by imidazolium incorporation
Published: AUG 1 2021, SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS, 227, DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2021.111096
17. Comparative investigation of structural, EPR, optical and photoluminescence properties of nanostructured LaPO4:Ce/RE/Me and LaPO4:Yb/Er phosphors prepared by co-precipitation method
Published: SEP 2021, JOURNAL OF SOLID STATE CHEMISTRY, 301, DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2021.122310
18. Structural Details of BaTiO3 Nano-Powders Deduced from the Anisotropic XRD Peak Broadening
Published: MAY 2021, NANOMATERIALS, 11, DOI: 10.3390/nano11051121
19. Recent progress in electrocatalysts and electrodes for portable fuel cells
Published: AUG 28 2021, JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A, 9, 17128, DOI: 10.1039/d1ta03644k
20. Structural and Optical Investigations of Ce3+/Mn2+-Doped LaPO4 Phosphors
Published: APR 2021, JOURNAL OF ELECTRONIC MATERIALS, 50, 2147, DOI: 10.1007/s11664-020-08678-7
21. Applications of MAX phases and MXenes as catalysts
Published: SEP 21 2021, JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A, 9, 19612, DOI: 10.1039/d1ta04097a
22. Degenerated TiO(2)Semiconductor Modified with Ni and Zn as Efficient Photocatalysts for the Water Splitting Reaction
Published: SEP 17 2020, CHEMCATCHEM, 12, DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202000691
23. Degenerated TiO2 Semiconductor Modified with Ni and Zn as Efficient Photocatalysts for the Water Splitting Reaction
Published: SEP 17 2020, CHEMCATCHEM, 12, 4651, DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202000691
24. CeO2:Mn3O4 Catalytic Micro-Converters Tuned for CH4 Detection Based on Catalytic Combustion under Real Operating Conditions
Published: MAY 2020, MATERIALS, 13, DOI: 10.3390/ma13092196
25. Undoped SnO2 as a Support for Ni Species to Boost Oxygen Generation through Alkaline Water Electrolysis
Published: APR 22 2020, ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES, 12, 18420, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b19541
26. Exploring the effect of aliovalent substitution of Pb2+ by Eu3+ on structural, morphological and optical properties of CH3NH3PbI3 perovskite films
Published: APR 2020, PHYSICA SCRIPTA, 95, DOI: 10.1088/1402-4896/ab5baa
27. Highly Efficient Ultralow Pd Loading Supported on MAX Phases for Chemoselective Hydrogenation
Published: MAY 15 2020, ACS CATALYSIS, 10, 5908, DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c00082
28. Methane Combustion Using Pd Deposited on CeOx-MnOx/La-Al2O3 Pellistors
Published: NOV 2020, MATERIALS, 13, DOI: 10.3390/ma13214888
29. VAlPOs as Efficient Catalysts for Glycerol Conversion to Methanol
Published: JUL 2020, CATALYSTS, 10, DOI: 10.3390/catal10070728
30. Bulk Versus Surface Modification of Alumina with Mn and Ce Based Oxides for CH4 Catalytic Combustion
Published: JUN 1 2019, MATERIALS, 12, DOI: 10.3390/ma12111771
31. La0.75Sr0.25XO3 (X = Fe, Mn or Cr) with coking tolerance for CH4/H2O reaction: effect of H2S on catalytic performance
Published: MAY 7 2019, CATALYSIS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 9, 2366, DOI: 10.1039/c9cy00065h
32. The Cu- and Zn-complex-catalyzed methanolysis of the chemical warfare nerve agents soman, sarin, and VX
Published: MAR-APR 2018, COMPTES RENDUS CHIMIE, 21, 345, DOI: 10.1016/j.crci.2017.08.006
33. Potential application of Ni and Co stabilized zirconia as oxygen reduction reaction catalyst
Published: APR 2017, CATALYSIS COMMUNICATIONS, 93, 42, DOI: 10.1016/j.catcom.2016.12.026
34. The combined action of methanolysis and heterogeneous photocatalysis in the decomposition of chemical warfare agents
Published: 2016, CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS, 52, 12959, DOI: 10.1039/c6cc07551g
35. Unusual Behavior of a Novel Heterogeneous Chiral Dimer Cr(III)-Salen Complex in the Epoxidation/Epoxide Ring-Opening Reaction of trans-Methylcinnamate Ester
Published: FEB 3 2011, JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C, 115, 1122, DOI: 10.1021/jp106281z
36. Structural and Optical Investigations of Ce3+/Mn2+-Doped LaPO4 Phosphors
Published: , JOURNAL OF ELECTRONIC MATERIALS, DOI: 10.1007/s11664-020-08678-7
38. A green way for pyruvic acid synthesis from biomass-derived L-malic acid on tetrahedral versus octahedral cobalt sites/hematite
39. Applications of MAX phases and MXenes as catalysts
Published: , JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A, DOI: 10.1039/d1ta04097a
40. Structural properties and near-infrared light from Ce3+/Nd3+-co-doped LaPO4 nanophosphors for solar cell applications
Published: , JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN ELECTRONICS, DOI:
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