Research

Interests:

• Advanced carbon and ceramic materials

• Polymer and nanocomposites- synthesis and characterization

• Fuel cells and microbial fuel cells

• Wastewater treatment and remediation

• Biomass-derived carbon materials

• Electrochemical investigations

Facilities: Laboratory of Advanced Materials for Energy Conversion and Environmental Applications (https://eeris.eu/ERIF-2000-000G-4581)

Other facilities that could be accessed in the University Bucharest: https://erris.gov.ro/MDEO_UB; https://erris.gov.ro/Research-Center-PROTMED; https://erris.eu/ERIF-2000-000P-0458

Research projects:

• PN-III-P4-ID-PCE-2020-0956 (2021-2023)- Impact of nanocomposite modified anode on the performance of microbial fuel cells anodes through changes in biofilm microbial community composition (BioModA-MFC) –project leader

• PN-III-P2-2.1-PED-2019-2260 (2020-2022) - Fed-batch and continuous mode operation of microbial fuel cell (MFC) as an environmental friendly method for wastewater treatment with self-sustained electricity generation (BIOECOMFC) - project leader

• PN-III-P1-1.2-PCCDI-2017-0428 (2018-2021) -Innovative polymer-based nanotechnologies for development of new advanced materials (NAPOLI19)- project coordinator from University of Bucharest)

• PN-III-P2-2.1-PED-2016-1008 – (2017-2018) - Development of functional model of microbial fuel cell for bioelectricity production with simultaneous municipal wastewater treatment (FM-MFC) -project leader

• PN-II-RU-TE-2014-4-0221 (2015-2017) - Microbial-electrochemical cells based on nitrogen doped carbon materials for decontamination and energetic valorization of industrial wastewater (MEC-NE)- project leader

• BEC-ME 274078 - Microbial Electrochemical Cells with modified electrode based on "forest" like carbon nanotube (CNTs) and CNT-conducting polymers nanocomposites; Marie Curie Actions - Intra-European Fellowships (IEF); (November 2011 - October 2013)