R.C. Racovita, D. Catana, A.M. Anton, M.D. Ciuca, A.C. Hirjau, M. Mihaly, I. Rau. Comparison of Photodegradation Rates of Tricyclic Antidepressant Contaminants in Simulated Wastewaters under Natural Light and UV Irradiation. 2022 Lisbon 32nd International Conference on Advances in Chemical, Biological & Environmental Sciences (ACBES-22), July 2022, Lisbon, Portugal (oral presentation)
R.C. Racovita, A.M. Anton, D. Catana, M.D. Ciuca, A.C. Hirjau, M. Mihaly, I. Rau. Development and Internal Validation of Spectroscopic and Chromatographic Methods for Monitoring Antidepressant Drug Residues in Wastewaters. 22nd Romanian International Conference on Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (RICCCE22), September 2022, Sinaia, Romania (poster presentation)
D. Catana, A. Meghea, M. Mihaly, R.C. Racovita, A.M. Anton, M.D. Ciuca, A.C. Hirjau. Optimization of Extraction Methods into Microemulsion Systems Applied for Photodegradation of Some Aqueous Organic Contaminants. 22nd Romanian International Conference on Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (RICCCE22), September 2022, Sinaia, Romania (poster presentation)
R.C. Racovita, M.D. Ciuca, N. Murat, D. Catana, M. Mihaly. Influence of UV Irradiation Wavelength and of Carboxylated Additives on the Kinetics of Photodegradation of Five Tricyclic Antidepressant Drugs in Aqueous Medium. 3rd Anatolian Conference on Organic Chemistry (ACOC3), March 2023, Kemer, Turkey (poster presentation)
R.C. Racovita, D. Catana, M.D. Ciuca, O. Ciocirlan, M. Mihaly. Microemulsions Based on Ester Oils and Nonionic Surfactant as Nanoheterogeneous Extraction Systems for Tricyclic Antidepressant Drug Residues in Wastewaters. 2nd World Conference on Materials Science and Nanotechnology (WCMSN), May 2023, Brussels, Belgium (oral presentation)
R.C. Racovita, M.D. Ciuca, D. Catana, M. Mihaly. Molecular Complexes of Five Tricyclic Antidepressants with Chloranilic Acid: Determination of Stoichiometric Ratios, Molar Absorptivities, and Stability Constants in Acetonitrile-Chloroform Solvent. EnSci Singapore 2023 - International Conference on Engineering & Sciences, June 2023, Singapore, Singapore (oral presentation)
R.C. Racovita, M.D. Ciuca, D. Catana, A.M. Anton, M. Mihaly. Photodegradation of Five Tricyclic Antidepressant Drugs from Simulated Wastewaters under Various Conditions. International Conference on Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering (ICCBEE), September 2023, Marseille, France (oral presentation)
N. Murat, R.C. Racovita, E.M. Ungureanu, M.R. Bujduveanu, D. Catana. Investigation of Tricyclic Active Compounds in Commercial Antidepressant Drugs by Electrochemical Methods. 17th International Conference of Physical Chemistry (ROMPHYSCHEM 17), September 2023, Bucharest, Romania (poster presentation)
D. Catana, R.C. Racovita, M.D. Ciuca, M. Mihaly. Efficient Recovery of Antidepressants from Aqueous Media by Microemulsion Extraction System. 17th International Conference of Physical Chemistry (ROMPHYSCHEM 17), September 2023, Bucharest, Romania (poster presentation)
R.C. Racovita. Microemulsions - Nanoheterogeneous Fluid Systems Serving as Green Extraction Solvents and Micellar Photoreactors for Water Remediation from Emerging Pharmaceutical Contaminants. 3rd World Conference on Materials Science and Nanotechnology (WCMSN), July 2024, Copenhagen, Denmark (keynote)
R.C. Racovita, M.D. Ciuca. Comparative Photostability of Tricyclic Antidepressant Drugs in Aqueous Solution. 23rd Romanian International Conference on Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (RICCCE23), September 2024, Mamaia, Romania (poster presentation)
M.D. Ciuca, R.C. Racovita *. Curcumin: Overview of Extraction Methods, Health Benefits, and Encapsulation and Delivery Using Microemulsions and Nanoemulsions. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2023, 24(10), 8874.
R.C. Racovita *, M.D. Ciuca, D. Catana, C. Comanescu *, O. Ciocirlan. Microemulsions of Nonionic Surfactant with Water and Various Homologous Esters: Preparation, Phase Transitions, Physical Property Measurements, and Application for Extraction of Tricyclic Antidepressant Drugs from Aqueous Media. Nanomaterials 2023, 13(16), 2311.
M.D. Ciuca, R.C. Racovita *. Development of Visible Spectrophotometric Methods for the Determination of Tricyclic Antidepressants Based on Formation of Molecular Complexes with p-Benzoquinones. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2023, 24(23), 16744.
C. Comanescu *, R.C. Racovita *. An Overview of Degradation Strategies for Amitriptyline. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2024, 25(7), 3822.
R.C. Racovita *, M.D. Ciuca. Wastewater Treatment Approaches for the Removal of Antidepressant Residues. In Wastewater Treatment - Past and Future Perspectives; Taseli, B.K., Ed.; IntechOpen: London, UK, ISBN 978-0-85466-743-7, 2024, pp. 1-18, DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.1004333
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