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Citizenship:
Romania
Ph.D. degree award:
2008
Aniela Carmen
POP
Dr
Associate Professor
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UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA TIMIŞOARA
Researcher | Teaching staff | Scientific reviewer
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Curriculum Vitae (20/02/2024)
Expertise & keywords
Electrochemical sensors
Environmental monitoring
Carbon based composite electrodes
water and wastewater treatment
Electroanalysis
Projects
Publications & Patents
Entrepreneurship
Reviewer section
Hybrid electrodes for detection and degradation of the cytostatics from water
Call name:
P 1 - SP 1.1 - Proiecte de cercetare pentru stimularea tinerelor echipe independente - TE-2021
PN-III-P1-1.1-TE-2021-0963
2022
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2024
Role in this project:
Coordinating institution:
INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE PENTRU ELECTROCHIMIE SI MATERIE CONDENSATA - INCEMC TIMISOARA
Project partners:
INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE PENTRU ELECTROCHIMIE SI MATERIE CONDENSATA - INCEMC TIMISOARA (RO)
Affiliation:
Project website:
https://www.incemc.ro/CB/TE13_2022.html
Abstract:
Cytostatic drugs, are a group of pharmaceuticals which are employed in cancer treatment and consumed in large quantities all over the world. These compounds are considered the most hazardous contaminants in the water cycle, because of their cytotoxic, mutagenic/teratogenic properties and are supposed to be harmful for human and wildlife even at very low concentration. The classical detection methods used for eliminating cytostatic drugs present in wastewater presents a several disadvantages, but electrochemical methods present distinctive advantages.Development of electrochemical sensors for the analysis of pharmaceutically compounds with respect to their sensitivity, accuracy and simplicity, has been study lately. Chemically modified electrodes have become an important subject of research and have been used vastly for the electrochemical sensing of biologically important compounds due to their significant advantages.
This project aim is the development of hybrid electrodes based on Ti-TiO2-rGO/Au/Ag and Zn-ZnO-rGO/Au/Ag with dual function, detection and degradation of cytostatics from water. These hybrid electrodes combine the synergistic properties of the proposed structures, characterized by structural, morphological and electrochemical specific properties suitable for electrochemical detection and photoelectrochemical degradation of cytostatic (doxorubicine-DOX).
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3D POROUS DIMENSIONALLY STABLE ANODE–INTEGRATED PARTICULATE ELECTRODE-ELECTROCHEMICAL FILTERING SYSTEM FOR ADVANCED TREATMENT OF CYTOSTATICS-CONTAINING WATER
Call name:
P 2 - SP 2.1 - Proiect experimental - demonstrativ
PN-III-P2-2.1-PED-2019-4492
2020
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2022
Role in this project:
Key expert
Coordinating institution:
UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA TIMIŞOARA
Project partners:
UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA TIMIŞOARA (RO); INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE PENTRU ELECTROCHIMIE SI MATERIE CONDENSATA - INCEMC TIMISOARA (RO); BEESPEED AUTOMATIZARI SRL (RO)
Affiliation:
UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA TIMIŞOARA (RO)
Project website:
https://www.chim.upt.ro/ro/cercetare/proiecte-de-cercetare/290-pn-iii-p2-2-1-ped-2019-4492
Abstract:
The project aims to develop an innovative three-dimensional (3D) Porous Dimensionally Stable Anode–integrated Particulate Electrode-Electrochemical Filtering System (3D-PDSA-PE-EFS) for advanced water treatment, which will be validated at the lab-scale for advanced treatment of cytostatics (doxorubicine, capecitabine, docetaxel)-containing water, starting from TRL-2 and reaching TRL-4 in 24 months. 3D- PDSA-PE-EFS will be flexible and enable for an advanced treatment of water/wastewater characterized by a wide range of contaminants (organics and inorganics) by combination of advanced electrooxidation process (AEOP) with adsorption/catalysis (A/C) process within one reactor. Integration of fluidized bed filtering system between anode and cathode, namely particulate electrode (PE), which consisted of activated carbon as mature technology in the water treatment combined with Romanian zeolite as natural material and manganese sand as waste resulted from real manganese-containing groundwater treatment for drinking purpose (from Timisoara city) meet the requirements of “circular economy “concept related to waste reuse, and overcome some intrinsic drawbacks/limitation of 2D conventional electrochemical reactor especially when the water is of low conductivity. Porous dimensionally stable anodes (PDSA) acts also as a 3D anode that should improve the mass transfer at the electrode surface and through DSA composition should exhibit strong oxidation ability. The project will be realized using the multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary expertise of the research groups fromUniversity Politehnica Timisoara (UPT) - Project coordinator, National Institute for Research and Development in Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter Timisoara (INCEMC)-Partner 1 and IMM (SC. BeeSpeed Automatizari SRL) - Partner 2.
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Integrated and sustainable processes for environmental clean-up, wastewater reuse and waste valorization
Call name:
P 1 - SP 1.2 - Proiecte complexe realizate in consorții CDI
PN-III-P1-1.2-PCCDI-2017-0245
2018
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2021
Role in this project:
Key expert
Coordinating institution:
UNIVERSITATEA TEHNICĂ "GHEORGHE ASACHI" IAŞI
Project partners:
UNIVERSITATEA TEHNICĂ "GHEORGHE ASACHI" IAŞI (RO); UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA DIN BUCURESTI (RO); INSTITUTUL DE CHIMIE MACROMOLECULARA "PETRU PONI" (RO); UNIVERSITATEA "ALEXANDRU IOAN CUZA" IASI (RO); UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA TIMIŞOARA (RO); INSTITUTUL NAŢIONAL DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE PENTRU PROTECŢIA MEDIULUI BUCUREŞTI (RO)
Affiliation:
UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA TIMIŞOARA (RO)
Project website:
http://sustenvpro.dimm.tuiasi.ro/; http://sustenvpro.dimm.tuiasi.ro/english-home/
Abstract:
The complex project SUSTENVPRO has as main objective to increase the institutional consortium performance in the field of Environment, by supporting/developing the existent research competencies and transfer capacities of results with applicative/innovative potential.
The project is implemented by 4 Universities, 1 Institute affiliated to the Romanian Academy and 1 R&D National Institute under consolidation and incorporates 5 research projects, within an integrative, multidisciplinary, original and sustainable framework, based on the following research directions: 1. Development and validation of innovative methods used in complex assessments on priority pollutants present in various water matrixes and assessment of environmental&human health risk; 2. Innovative and efficient processes development applied in water and wastewater treatment for priority organic and inorganic pollutants removal; 3. Novel materials (polymeric, composites) development applied for the efficient elimination of priority pollutants; 4. Valorisation of organic waste (biomass) and inorganic waste (metallic wastes) materials in innovative wastewater treatment for priority pollutants removal and water reuse/recycle applications; 5. Sustainability evaluations of water and wastewater treatment technologies and novel materials production/valorization by using life cycle assessment.
SUSTENVPRO complex project envisages the following result indicators: 10 new jobs created in research(ENI), 4 patents applications, 6 new/significantly improved products and technologies, 7 new improved research services/ERRIS, 20 vouchers A1&A2 for existing infrastructures common usage, 23 research stages/study visits for young researchers and 26 for senior researchers (B vouchers), 16 research/training stages for the R&D National Institute consolidation (C vouchers), 1 common R&DI Program in correlation with individual partners R&DI plans, 17 articles submitted to ISI ranked journals.
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Solar light-activated nanoTiO2 doped with silver -covered activated carbon and zeolite based photocatalytically-assisted filtering system for water treatment
Call name:
P 2 - SP 2.1 - Proiect experimental - demonstrativ
PN-III-P2-2.1-PED-2016-0265
2017
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2018
Role in this project:
Key expert
Coordinating institution:
UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA TIMIŞOARA
Project partners:
UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA TIMIŞOARA (RO); INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE PENTRU ELECTROCHIMIE SI MATERIE CONDENSATA - INCEMC TIMISOARA (RO)
Affiliation:
UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA TIMIŞOARA (RO)
Project website:
http://www.chim.upt.ro/ro/cercetare/proiecte-de-cercetare/248-pn-iii-p2-2-1-ped-2016-0265
Abstract:
În zilele noastre, poluarea apei este recunoscută ca fiind o problemă serioasă de mediu, cu grave repercursiuni asupra sănătății umane. Aplicarea procesului de fotocataliza în tratarea apei este intens studiat datorită capacității sale de a elimina complet poluanții și datorită aplicabilității pentru o varietate largă de compuși. Scopul proiectului WATICAZ îl reprezintă dezvoltarea unei unități inovatoare de tratare a apei, caracterizată prin performanțe îmbunătățite, alcătuit din sistem de filtrare asistat-fotocatalitic (SFP) ca demonstrator experimental la scară de laborator, care va fi testat și validat pentru tratarea unei surse reale de apă potabilă. Această unitate de tratare a apei prezintă caracteristici bifuncționale adsorbtive și fotocatalitice, datorită cărora unitatea poate fi exploatată fie ca sistem de filtrare cu posibilitatea de regenerare fotocatalitică în lumină solară, sau ca unitate de oxidare avansată pentru a elimina o gamă largă de contaminanți din apă. Unitatea de tratare avansată a apei propusă constă dintr-un reactor echipat cu lămpi UV /solare care iradiază coloana filtrantă umplută cu diferite straturi de materiale functionalizate cu TiO2 (dopat): zeolit, carbune activ și nanofibră de carbon.Obiectivele specifice ale proiectului constau în: dezvoltarea unității de filtrare asistată fotocatalitic în lumină UV/solară; optimizarea unui proces de obținere a materialelor avansate utilizate; optimizarea variabilelor de operare, incluzând compozitia mediului filtrant, intensitatea luminii incidente, pH-ul etc. Chiar dacă pentru validare, acest sistem va fi aplicat în proiectul WATICAZ numai pentru tratarea apei în scop potabil ca etapă finală de tratare a apei potabile sau ca proces unitar unic de tratare, funcție de caracteristicile de calitate a apei, acest sistem este versatil, putând fi adaptat pentru aplicare în diferite etape ale fluxului tehnologic de tratare a apei sau de epurare a apei uzate, funcție de necesitatea practică reală.
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Novel nanomaterials based strategies for innovative sensing systems applied in safety and quality control of natural juice
Call name:
Projects for Young Research Teams - RUTE -2014 call
PN-II-RU-TE-2014-4-2415
2015
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2017
Role in this project:
Project coordinator
Coordinating institution:
UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA TIMIŞOARA
Project partners:
UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA TIMIŞOARA (RO)
Affiliation:
UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA TIMIŞOARA (RO)
Project website:
https://sites.google.com/site/sensojuice/
Abstract:
This research proposal envisage an important contribution to food quality control and safety through elaboration of new strategies for qualitative and quantitative evaluation of the potentially harmful compounds (residues of pesticides and preservatives) from natural juices, by involving well-controlled nanomaterials in the development of innovative detection systems with improved electroanalytical performances. Detection systems will be based on new glassy carbon sensors modified with carbon nanostructures (nanotubes, nanofibers, fullerenes and graphene) and metallic nanoparticles that will allow the elaboration of selective/simultaneous detection protocols for preservatives and pesticides, potentially present in juices. Sensor surface modification with membrane will permit selective access of target analytes only to carbon nanostructures, allowing a specific concentration on the electrode surface. Expected performance (fast signals, high sensitivity, selectivity and specificity) of detection strategies proposed by project open the perspective of practical applications in the direction of their use by regulatory bodies for food quality control or even by natural juices producers, either before processing of the potentially contaminated fruits with pesticide residues, either on the production flow or final product quality evaluation/monitoring.
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INTEGRATED SYSTEM FOR REDUCING ENVIRONMENTAL AND HUMAN– RELATED IMPACTS AND RISKS IN THE WATER USE CYCLE
Call name:
Joint Applied Research Projects - PCCA-2011 call, Type 2
PN-II-PT-PCCA-2011-3.2-1491
2012
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2016
Role in this project:
Coordinating institution:
UNIVERSITATEA TEHNICĂ "GHEORGHE ASACHI" IAŞI
Project partners:
UNIVERSITATEA TEHNICĂ "GHEORGHE ASACHI" IAŞI (RO); UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA TIMIŞOARA (RO); AQUATIM S.A. (RO); APAVITAL S.A. (RO)
Affiliation:
UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA TIMIŞOARA (RO)
Project website:
http://www.ch.tuiasi.ro/cercetare/parteneriate/watuser/index.htm
Abstract:
The main objective of the WATUSER project is to develop and implement an integrated system of innovative technologies and management instruments for reducing environmental impacts and associated human health risks caused by water quality aspects in the entire water use cycle: water abstraction, treatment, distribution, use, wastewater collection, wastewater treatment and discharge/reuse. The project implementation consortium includes 2 prestigious Romanian Universities: “Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iasi, which acts as coordinator and Politehnica University of Timisoara, together with 2 important partners from the regional water operators network: SC APAVITAL SA from Iasi and SC AQUATIM SA from Timisoara.
For the successful achievement of the main goal, 2 research directions are proposed for the development of:
• innovative technologies for water and wastewater treatment in order to respond to specific water quality problems;
• a coherent framework of innovative assessment and evaluation instruments that will enable the identification and abatement of environmental and human-related impacts and risks over the water use cycle.
The major novel project features are:
a) Integration: the environmental, technical, operational and management problems are approached within the water use cycle in an integrated and coherent manner. The integration perspectives of the project refer to multiple aspects: firstly, to the water related problems on the entire water use cycle at the level of regional water operators, taking into consideration the inter-relationships in the complex natural environment–technological anthropogenic system, as well as the spatial-temporal variability of water quality and availability; secondly, the framework of objectives and activities integrates assessment studies with technological development and testing at pilot scale which enables the improvement of regional water operators management as well as the evaluation of the development perspectives of water and wastewater services for small communities.
b) Multidisciplinarity: the project activities address problems in multiple science areas related to water resources management: environmental management (water resources management, impact and risk assessment, water footprinting, life cycle assessment, environmental performance indicators) and engineering sciences: chemical and environmental engineering (electrochemical processes, advanced oxidation processes, membrane processes), computer engineering (integrated monitoring system for water related impacts and risk surveys design and implementation).
c) Originality, novelty & innovation: the project develops an integrated system of management instrument and technological developments to tackle water related impacts and risks on the whole water use cycle at regional level.
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Nano-enhanced electrochemical green technology for advanced integrated water treatment and quality control
Call name:
Exploratory Research Projects - PCE-2011 call
PN-II-ID-PCE-2011-3-0582
2011
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2016
Role in this project:
Key expert
Coordinating institution:
Universitatea Politehnica din Timisoara
Project partners:
Universitatea Politehnica din Timisoara (RO)
Affiliation:
Project website:
http://www.3waves.ro/id165upt/
Abstract:
The project aim is to develop new electrodes based on modified nanostructured carbon composite electrodes suitable for the oxidation of some persistent organic pollutants (POPs) from water. Based on the new proposed electrodes and the recent electrochemical techniques, a new nano-enhanced electrochemical green dual technology for advanced integrated water treatment and quality control will be developed. This project proposal brings innovative solutions for water treatment process and process control, as a tool for integrated water pollution removal and control, providing technico-scientific elements for POPs degradation and monitoring from water. This new nano-enhanced electrochemical green dual technology should revolutionize the way of pollutants degradation and monitoring in water, with a major impact on the water quality protection.
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Impact of waste and pollutants on environment and climate: Collaborative research study of the wastewater discharge impact in the BEGA-TIMIS river sub-basin (Romania)
Call name:
2013
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2014
Role in this project:
Key expert
Coordinating institution:
Universitatea de Stiinte Aplicate si Arte din Nord-Vestul Elvetiei
Project partners:
Universitatea de Stiinte Aplicate si Arte din Nord-Vestul Elvetiei (RO); UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA TIMIŞOARA (RO)
Affiliation:
Universitatea de Stiinte Aplicate si Arte din Nord-Vestul Elvetiei (RO)
Project website:
Abstract:
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New multifunctional sensors based on nanostructured carbon for environment-life-health applications
Call name:
PNII-RU-PD no 129/2010
2010
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2012
Role in this project:
Project coordinator
Coordinating institution:
UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA TIMIŞOARA
Project partners:
UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA TIMIŞOARA ()
Affiliation:
UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA TIMIŞOARA ()
Project website:
Abstract:
This project addresses the urgent needs for providing enhanced timely monitoring of POPs in water through the development of new sensors based on carbon nanostructures with their customization (modification with transition metals functionalized zeolites), integrating these composite based sensors as microelectrodes arrays in order to obtain an intelligent sensor for simultaneous/selective detection of oxidable pollutants from water. The electroanalytical parameters for POPs detection, i.e., sensitivity, selectivity, detection limits, stability, and short response time were studied in detail. Also, the study of these sensors for application in other complementary fields, i.e., clinical analysis, pharmaceutical and food products analysis, revealed the possibility of elaboration/ development of non-invasive innovative analysis techniques. These new sensors should give an advance for the monitoring of persistent pollutants and should have an important impact on water quality control, as well as on life and health quality.
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Postdoctoral performance for integration into the European research area
Call name:
57649
2010
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2012
Role in this project:
Key expert
Coordinating institution:
UNIVERSITATEA TEHNICĂ "GHEORGHE ASACHI" IAŞI
Project partners:
UNIVERSITATEA TEHNICĂ "GHEORGHE ASACHI" IAŞI (RO)
Affiliation:
UNIVERSITATEA TEHNICĂ "GHEORGHE ASACHI" IAŞI (RO)
Project website:
http://www.performera.tuiasi.ro/index.html
Abstract:
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Technical and Decision Making Support System for Sustainable Water Management
Call name:
PNCDI II, Partnerships
2008
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2011
Role in this project:
Key expert
Coordinating institution:
UNIVERSITATEA TEHNICĂ "GHEORGHE ASACHI" IAŞI
Project partners:
UNIVERSITATEA TEHNICĂ "GHEORGHE ASACHI" IAŞI (RO); UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA TIMIŞOARA (RO); UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA DIN BUCURESTI (RO); UNIVERSITATEA TRANSILVANIA BRASOV (RO)
Affiliation:
UNIVERSITATEA TEHNICĂ "GHEORGHE ASACHI" IAŞI (RO)
Project website:
http://omicron.ch.tuiasi.ro/stediwat/index.html
Abstract:
The activities of the STEDIWAT Project rely on a multidisciplinary and integrated approach that focuses
on integrated issues related to the water cycle, supply, treatment, use and reuse at the level of stakeholders
considering their interaction at the level of four basins in Romania (Prut, Banat, Arges-Vedea, Olt). The project envisages the development of a complex support system that will
facilitate decision-making interaction and adaptive management at the level of the stakeholder but also on the level of the system as a whole (management
of complexity of decision contexts specific to IWRM).
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Synthesis of zeolitic materials functionalized with doped titanium dioxide nanocrystals and testing in pilot water purification stations
Call name:
2007
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2010
Role in this project:
Key expert
Coordinating institution:
INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE PENTRU ELECTROCHIMIE SI MATERIE CONDENSATA - INCEMC TIMISOARA
Project partners:
INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE PENTRU ELECTROCHIMIE SI MATERIE CONDENSATA - INCEMC TIMISOARA (RO); UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA TIMIŞOARA (RO)
Affiliation:
INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE PENTRU ELECTROCHIMIE SI MATERIE CONDENSATA - INCEMC TIMISOARA (RO)
Project website:
Abstract:
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Integrated network for the sustainable management of water resources
Call name:
2006
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2008
Role in this project:
Key expert
Coordinating institution:
UNIVERSITATEA TEHNICĂ "GHEORGHE ASACHI" IAŞI
Project partners:
UNIVERSITATEA TEHNICĂ "GHEORGHE ASACHI" IAŞI (RO); UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA TIMIŞOARA (RO)
Affiliation:
UNIVERSITATEA TEHNICĂ "GHEORGHE ASACHI" IAŞI (RO)
Project website:
Abstract:
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Advanced Treatment Technologies for Recycling Industrial Wastewater
Call name:
CEEX, Module 1
2005
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2008
Role in this project:
Key expert
Coordinating institution:
UNIVERSITATEA TEHNICĂ "GHEORGHE ASACHI" IAŞI
Project partners:
UNIVERSITATEA TEHNICĂ "GHEORGHE ASACHI" IAŞI (RO); UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA DIN BUCURESTI (RO); INSTITUTUL DE CHIMIE MACROMOLECULARA "PETRU PONI" (RO); UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA TIMIŞOARA (RO); UNIVERSITATEA TRANSILVANIA BRASOV (RO)
Affiliation:
UNIVERSITATEA TEHNICĂ "GHEORGHE ASACHI" IAŞI (RO)
Project website:
Abstract:
The original approach of the RIWATECH project is the fact that it combines the aspects of all the
major research& development, technology transfer, training and dissemination, so as to reduce pollutant loads and wastewater discharges, to implement the
industrial wastewater recycling and to improve water management practices concerning the supply, usage,
treatment and recycling of wastewater in the pulp and paper industry.
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Smart sensors for monitoring the quality of waste water
Call name:
2005
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2007
Role in this project:
Key expert
Coordinating institution:
UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA TIMIŞOARA
Project partners:
UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA TIMIŞOARA (RO)
Affiliation:
UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA TIMIŞOARA (RO)
Project website:
Abstract:
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FILE DESCRIPTION
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List of research grants as project coordinator or partner team leader
Significant R&D projects for enterprises, as project manager
R&D activities in enterprises
Peer-review activity for international programs/projects
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