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Mrs. Olivia Ramona Bruj

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Researcher - INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE DEZVOLTARE PENTRU TEHNOLOGII IZOTOPICE SI MOLECULARE I N C D T I M

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Curriculum Vitae (29/06/2021)

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Optimized grid design of lead-acid batteries for start-stop automobiles Call name: P 2 - SP 2.1 - Proiect experimental - demonstrativ
PN-III-P2-2.1-PED-2021-0936 2022 - 2024

Role in this project:

Coordinating institution: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE DEZVOLTARE PENTRU TEHNOLOGII IZOTOPICE SI MOLECULARE I N C D T I M

Project partners: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE DEZVOLTARE PENTRU TEHNOLOGII IZOTOPICE SI MOLECULARE I N C D T I M (RO)

Affiliation:

Project website: https://www.itim-cj.ro/PNCDI/mg-lab/

Abstract:

Despite decades of negative predictions about the demise of the industry or future existence, the lead-acid battery persists to lead the whole battery energy storage business around the world. They continued to be less expensive in comparison with the present-day technologies, being attractive in terms of robustness, tolerance to abuse, power-to-weight ratio, long lifetime, needed to provide high currents in starting car engines. Accumulating over time a well-established and evolved technology base, in particular in the automotive industry, they still emphasize a huge advantage. Nevertheless, during the last years, it was obvious that utilization requirements are changing rapidly, becoming more demanding than ever.

The huge interest in optimizing the metallic grids (MG) in the positive electrode originates in the large differences between the electric conductibility of the lead and that of the lead dioxide (i.e. active material). Thus, our aim is to fabricate an improved lead-acid battery, by following successive steps in the optimization of its electrodes. The final result of the project is the redesigned working battery for start and stop automobiles, in which the battery needs to support at least 2 times more cycles than all conventional ranges, and a high load capacity for faster energy recovery while driving. The results produced within the project will form a pool of knowledge to be translated into technological developments, allowing the shift to industrial scale.

Plasma Lab Call name: P 1 - SP 1.1 - Proiecte de cercetare pentru stimularea tinerelor echipe independente - TE-2021
PN-III-P1-1.1-TE-2021-0661 2022 - 2024

Role in this project:

Coordinating institution: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE DEZVOLTARE PENTRU TEHNOLOGII IZOTOPICE SI MOLECULARE I N C D T I M

Project partners: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE DEZVOLTARE PENTRU TEHNOLOGII IZOTOPICE SI MOLECULARE I N C D T I M (RO)

Affiliation:

Project website: https://www.itim-cj.ro/PNCDI/plasma-lab/

Abstract:

In this project we are assembling a team of skilled young researchers who together will form the first official plasma lab in our institute (INCDTIM) with the main objective to design and build innovative plasma systems / devices for microorganism inactivation / decontamination, which will serve humanity.

Cold plasma has entered this field as a novel, highly efficient and clean solution for virus inactivation.

Cold atmospheric plasma (also known as open-air nonthermal plasma) operating at atmospheric pressure and almost room temperature (T
Among its complex constituents, the emission of UV radiation and reactive oxygen and nitrogen species have the most important antimicrobial properties.

UV photons damage nucleic acids, whereas the highy reactive molecular species present in the plasma can oxidize the viral nucleic acids, proteins and lipids.

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