Composite materials for the applications in the water management field


Project Director: Dr. Stefano BELLUCCI

Project start date: 26.03.2024

Project completion date: 30.06.2026

Project director and host institution:

Name: Bellucci

First name: Stefano

Date of birth: 04/06/1957

PhD graduate since (year): 1986

Telephone: +39069438222; +39360811243

E-mail address: bellucci@lnf.infn.it

Name of the institution: Institutul National de Cercetare-Dezvoltare pentru Fizica Materialelor-INCDFM (in English, National Institute of Materials Physics-NIMP)

Address of the institution: Atomistilor street no. 405A, Magurele City, Ilfov County, 077125, Romania

The contact person in the institution: Dr. Mihaela Baibarac

Financing contract number: 760270/26.03.2024.

Abstract

Environmental pollution from industrial and anthropogenic activities is causing a serious and a real threat. The increasing quantities of the pollutants discharged into the environment represent the major factor in the degradation of the ecosystem quality, the elimination of pollutants (P) being of imperative importance. This project aims to develop a technology to manufacture a filtration device for the treatment of contaminated water with a high P decontamination efficiency. The strategy addressed aims at preparing membranes (MEMs) by the phase inversion process method, which will allow the incorporation of decontamination agents (DA) into the poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) matrix combined with the deposition of the DA colloidal dispersion on the MEM surface by aerosol spraying, followed by a fusion process of inorganic nanoparticles achieved by a thermal treatment or a plasma and UV light surface treatment to increase the adhesion of the nanoparticles to the PVC MEM. The expected impact of this project and the potential benefits are: a) the realization of a filtration device based on a set of MEMs, which successively removes organic compounds, various anions and heavy metals ions; b) the preparation of new optical sensors using surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) as analytical technique for monitoring of the Ps concentration in wastewaters; c) the training of a new generation of young people with expertise in polluted water management; and d) the dissemination of results through publication in ISI Q1 journals and patent applications.These results will ensure the prospects for a high rate of successful participation in the environmentally focused calls launched by Horizon 2022.

Research team structure/ (nominated team members/ the team structure in case the team structure is not nominated):

Senior researchers first degree:

Dr.Mihaela Baibarac - https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1107-514X;

Dr. Elena Matei - https://orcid.org/ 0000-0002-8387-2562;

Dr. Irina Zgura – https://orcid.org/ 0000-0003-0537-5509;

Dr. Marcela Socol - https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2010-7318;

Senior researchers second degree:

Dr. Catalin Negrila - https://orcid.org/ 0000-0002-5756-2851;

Dr. Cristina Bartha - https://orcid.org/ 0000-0003-3916-5112;

Senior researchers third degree:

Dr. Mirela Vaduva (ex. Ilie) - https://orcid.org/ 0000-0001-5174-215X;

Researchers:

Dr. Ionel Mercioniu - https://orcid.org/ 0000-0002-3408-2919;

Postdoctoral researchers:

Dr. Ion Smaranda – https://orcid.org/ 0000-0002-0235-967X;

Dr. Adelina Udrescu - https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4205-8019;

Dr. Mirela Vaduva (ex. Ilie) - https://orcid.org/ 0000-0001-5174-215X;

Dr. Andreea Nila –  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4499-4014;

Dr. Monica Dinescu (Daescu) - https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3178-5237;

PhD students:

Mirela Paraschiv – https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2589-9185;

Radu Cercel - https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0806-7002;

Teodora Burlanescu - https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1523-2248

Cristina Stefania Florica - https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4775-0557

Andreea Androne - https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9817-8576

 

Articole ISI

  1. I.B. Aor, H. Hemmami, N. Grara, O. Aidat, A.B. Amor, S. Zeghoud, S. Bellucci, Chitosan: a green approach to metallic nanoparticle/nanocomposite synthesis and applications, Polymer 16 (18), 2662, 2024
  2. F. Khammar, S. Boukerche, S. Djaber, A. Boublia, A. Messabhia, A. Gharbi, H. Ferkous, C.V. Gomez, S. Bellucci, M. Albrahim, M. Alam, Y. Benguerba, Synthesis, characterization and photocatalytic efficiency of Mg-doped ZnO nanoparticles for basic Fuchsin dye degradation: exeprimental and theoretical insights, Inorganic Chemistry Communications 176, 114274, 2025

 

Cereri de brevete

  1. Metoda de preparare a compozitelor bazate pe TiO2 si nanotuburi de carbon cu eficienta ridicata pentru fotodegradarea colorantului rodamina 6G,cerere de brevet de inventie 2025 00120, I. Smaranda, A. Udrescu, A. Nila, S. Bellucci, M. Baibarac
  2. Metoda de preparare a membranelor de policlorura de vinil modificate cu fotocatalizatori in vederea utilizarii lor la adsorbtia si fotodegradarea colorantului rodamina 6G - cerere de brevet de inventie A 2025 00121, I. Smaranda, T. Burlanescu, S. Florica, A. Androne, M. Baibarac, M. Vaduva
  1. Environmental remediation through advanced carbon nanomaterials, Stefano Bellucci, participare prezentata ca “invited paper, S. Bellucci, 10 th International Conference on Advanced Materials” ROCAM 2024, 15-17 July, Romania
  2. Composites containing poly(vinylchloride) for applications as SERS supports and membranes used in filtration processes, Teodora Burlanescu, Monica Dinescu, Madalina Chivu, Adelina Udrescu, Radu Cercel, Andreea Androne, Stefano Bellucci, Mihaela Baibarac*, 10 th International Conference on Advanced Materials” ROCAM 2024, 15-17 July, Romania
  3. Environmental remediation and sustainable energy solutions through advanced carbon nanomaterials”, S. Bellucci, 23rd Romanian International Conference on Chemistry and Chemical Engineering” (RICCCE23), Constanta-Mamaia, Romania, 4-7 September 2024
  4. Composites based on titanium dioxide and carbon nanoparticles as catalyst for the photodegradation of antibiotics”, R. Cercel, M. Dinescu, A. Udrescu, C.S. Florica, A. Androne, A. Nila, A. Lorinczi, S. Bellucci, M. Baibarac, 23rd Romanian International Conference on Chemistry and Chemical Engineering” (RICCCE23), Constanta-Mamaia, Romania, 4-7 September 2024
  5. „Optical properties of membranes based on poly(vinyl chloride), single-wall carbon nanohorns and titanium dioxide nanoparticles”, M. Baibarac, I. Smaranda, A. Udrescu, M. Dinescu, T. Burlanescu, A. Androne, M. Chivu, C. Negrila, I. Mercioniu, S. Bellucci, 23rd Romanian International Conference on Chemistry and Chemical Engineering” (RICCCE23), Constanta-Mamaia, Romania, 4-7 September 2024
  6. Advanced carbon nanomaterials for environmental restoration, S. Bellucci, International UFAZ Conference, CPM’s 2025 Edition, Chemistry Process Materials 03-06 June 2025, Baku, Azerbaijan;
  7. Advanced carbon nanomaterials for environmental cleanup and sustainable energy applications, S. Belluci, II International Conference on Modern Problems of Macromolecular Compounds - MPMC-2025 Baku, AZERBAIJAN - April 24-25, 2025;
  8. Tuning the optical and semiconducting properties of graphene oxide derivatives through eco-friendly reduction strategies, S. Bellucci,  II International Conference on Modern Problems of Macromolecular Compounds - MPMC-2025 Baku, AZERBAIJAN - April 24-25, 2025.

Un articol publicitar in revista Market Watch – editia octombrie 2024 https://www.marketwatch.ro/articol/18603/Contributia_INCD_Fizica_Materialelor_la_implementarea_Planului_National_de_Redresare_si_Rezilienta/

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