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METAL ION-RICH COMPOSITES AS NEW SORBENT MATERIALS FOR SUSTAINABLE APPLICATIONS IN WASTE MINIMIZATION AND CIRCULAR ECONOMY
Published articles
1. Claudiu-Augustin Ghiorghita, Maria Valentina Dinu, Maria Marinela Lazar, Ecaterina Stela Dragan, Polysaccharide based composites as sustainable materials for removal of pollutants from wastewaters. Molecules 27 (2022) 8574, Q2, FI = 4.6
2. Claudiu-Augustin Ghiorghita, Maria-Marinela Lazar, Ioana Victoria Platon, Doina Humelnicu, Florica Doroftei, Maria Valentina Dinu, Feather-weight cryostructured thiourea-chitosan aerogels for highly efficient removal of heavy metal ions and bacterial pathogens. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 235 (2023) 123910, Q1, FI = 8.2
3. Claudiu-Augustin Ghiorghita, Doina Humelnicu, Maria Valentina Dinu, Maria Ignat, Sebastian Bonardd, David Díaz Díaz, Ecaterina Stela Dragan, Polyelectrolyte Complex Composite Cryogels with Self-Antibacterial Properties and Wide Window for Simultaneous Removal of Multiple Contaminants. Chemical Engineering Journal 459 (2023) 141562, Q1, FI = 15.1
4. Ecaterina Stela Dragan, Doina Humelnicu, Maria Valentina Dinu, Sustainable Multi-Network Cationic Cryogels for High-Efficiency Removal of Hazardous Oxyanions from Aqueous Solutions. Polymers 15 (2023) 885, Q1, FI = 5.0
5. Maria Marinela Lazar, Claudiu-Augustin Ghiorghita, Ecaterina Stela Dragan, Doina Humelnicu, Maria Valentina Dinu, Ion-Imprinted Polymeric Materials for Selective Adsorption of Heavy Metal Ions from Aqueous Solution. Molecules 28 (2023) 2798, Q2, FI = 4.6
6. Doina Humelnicu, Claudiu-Augustin Ghiorghiță, Ionel Humelnicu, Ecaterina Stela Dragan, Experimental and theoretical investigations on Hg(II) removal by recyclable composite sorbents comprised of polymers bearing thiourea or amidoxime functional groups and mesoporous silica. Chemical Engineering Journal (2023) 147690, Q1, FI = 15.1
7. Maria Valentina Dinu, Maria Marinela Lazăr, Claudiu-Augustin Ghiorghiță, Irina Elena Răschip, Multicomponent Hydrogels for Controlled Drug Release and Delivery. Chapter 12 in Multicomponent Hydrogels: Smart Materials for Biomedical Applications, (Eds.) J.M. Dodda, K. Deshmukh and D. Bezuidenhout, Royal Society of Chemistry (2023), p. 381-424.
Conferences
1.Platon, I.-V.; Ghiorghita, C.-A.; Lazar, M. M.; Raschip I. E.; Dinu, M. V.; Textural and mechanical features of porous chitosan-based hydrogels. International Conference on Rheology. Understanding the Viscoelastic Behavior of Materials - Progress and Challenges. 26 May 2022, Iasi, Romania - POSTER PRESENTATION
2. Barzu, M.-M.; Ghiorghita, C.-A.; Platon, I.-V.; Lazar, M. M.; Humelnicu, D.; Dinu, M. V.; Porous multifunctional hydrogels based on chitosan and thiourea for adsorption of heavy metal ions from wastewaters. The 17th Edition of Present Environment and Sustainable Development International Conference, 3-4 June 2022, Iasi, Romania - POSTER PRESENTATION
3. Ghiorghita, C.-A.; Lazar, M. M.; Platon, I. V.; Dinu, M. V.; Designing of thiourea-functionalized chitosan aerogels for deep cleaning of wastewater containing heavy metal ions. 9th IUPAC International Conference on Green Chemistry, 5 - 9 September 2022, Athens, Greece - ORAL COMMUNICATION.
4. Lazar, M. M.; Ghiorghita, C.-A.; Humelnicu, D.; Dinu, M. V.; Chitosan-based cryogels for heavy metals removal from wastewater. 6th Conference on Chemical Engineering, 5-7 October 2022, Iasi, Romania – POSTER PRESENTATION
5. Platon, I.-V.; Ghiorghita, C.-A.; Lazar, M. M.; Humelnicu, D.; Dinu, M. V.; Chitosan and thiourea-chitosan ultra-lightweight macroporous hydrogels as efficient sorbents for removal of Ag(I) and Pb(II) ions. 6th Conference on Chemical Engineering, 5-7 October 2022, Iasi, Romania – POSTER PRESENTATION
6. Platon, I.-V.; Ghiorghita, C.-A.; Lazar, M. M.; Dinu, M. V.; A one-pot approach to prepare elastic, but robust macroporous chitosan hydrogels functionalized with thiourea. ICMPP – Open Door to The Future. Scientific Communications of Young Researchers, MacroYouth 2022, 18 November 2022, Iasi, Romania - ORAL COMMUNICATION
7. Ghiorghita, C.-A.; Lazar, M. M.; Dragan, E. S.; Dinu, M. V.; Polysaccharide-based composite hydrogels: Sustainable sorbents for wastewater treatment. 33rd Edition of the International Conference “Preparing The Future by Promoting Excellence”, 2 – 5 March2023, Iasi, Romania - ORAL COMMUNICATION.
8. Dinu, M. V.; Dragan, E. S.; Ghiorghita, C.-A.; Humelnicu, D.; Diaz, D. D.; Fabrication of self-antibacterial polyelectrolyte complex composite cryogels with excellent performance in removal of multiple contaminants. 33rd Edition of the International Conference “Preparing The Future by Promoting Excellence”, 2 – 5 March2023, Iasi, Romania - ORAL COMMUNICATION.
9. Ghiorghita, C.-A.; Lazar, M. M.; Barzu, M.-M.; Platon, I. V.; Raschip, I.E; Dinu, M. V.; Development of sustainable materials with potential application in circular economy. 29th Progress in Organic and Macromolecular Compounds,MACRO Iasi 2023, 4 – 6 October 2023, Iasi, Romania – POSTER PRESENTATION
10. Ghiorghiță, C.-A., Platon I.-V., Lazar, M.M., Răschip, I.E., Dinu, M.V.; Bio-based macroporous hydrogels for biomedical applications. 34th Edition of the International Conference “Preparing The Future by Promoting Excellence”, 29.02-03.03.2024, Iasi, Romania – POSTER PRESENTATION
11. Lazar, M.M., Damaschin, R.P., Volf, I., Ghiorghiță, C.-A., Aprotosoaie, A.C., Dinu, M.V.; Development of antioxidant and antimicrobial bioactive porous hydrogels based on renewable resources. 34th Edition of the International Conference “Preparing The Future by Promoting Excellence”, 29.02-03.03.2024, Iasi, Romania – POSTER PRESENTATION
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Activity reports
Stage 1
2022
Stage 2
2023
Final scientific report
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Miscellaneous
Claudiu-Augustin Ghiorghita, Maria Marinela Lazar, Ioana-Victoria Platon, Maria Valentina Dinu, PROCEDEU DE OBŢINERE A UNOR CRIOGELURI SUPERABSORBANTE PENTRU PĂSTRAREA UMIDITĂŢII SOLULUI. Patent Application, State Office for Inventions and Trademarks, 21 September 2023, request number: A/00520.