Research
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Laboratory of surface
chemistry and catalysis (Dr. Mariuca
Gartner) is involved in projects concerning the correlation
between solid surface reactivity and adsorption states on
one side, and structural and electronic properties of solid-gas
as well as solid-liquid interfaces on the other side. Various
solids (such as mixed oxides, metal and semiconductor single
crystals, thin films) are studied by different techniques:
work function variation, cyclic voltammetry, spectroscopic
ellipsometry, and electron spectroscopy. Fractal analysis
is utilized to correlate adsorption properties and SEM, TEM,
AFM and STM micrographs. Adsorption on well-defined oxide
surfaces is investigated via ab initio and semiempirical quantum
calculations.
Our laboratory is involved also in the synthesis of composite
materials (with micro and macro pore size, obtained by the
incorporation of metallic and organic species or polymers
in the molecular sieves structures) and the characterization
and testing of catalytic activity. Another direction is the
study of catalytic oxidation on oxidic materials (mixed spinelic
oxides, perovskites, zeolites) based on temperature programmed
reduction and desorption, chemisorption and various catalytic
tests. Nonuniformity kinetic models are investigated in relationship
to structural sensitivity of catalytic reactions. An additional
research direction is focused on model nano-sized metal supported
catalysts for light hydrocarbon partial oxidation.
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Research Team
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Dr.
Mariuca Gartner
Dr. Valentina. Lazarescu
Dr. Petre Osiceanu Book 2009
Dr. Vlad Popa
Dr. Viorica Pârvulescu
Dr. Ioan Balint
Dr. Gianina Dobrescuscu
Dr. Viorel Chihaia
Dr. Victor Georgescu
Dr. Papa Florica
Dr. Mihai Anastasescu
Dr. Mirela Enache
Fangli Iudit
Dascalu Izabella
Rares Scurtu, PhD Student
Crina Anastasescu, PhD Student
Ghita Adrian, PhD Student
Tudor Ana Maria, PhD Student
Somacescu Simona / Doctorat cu frecventa - Academia Romana
Technical laboratory team:
Penea Cornelia
Ionita Cristian
Calina Stela
Grigore Georgeta
Dinca Ion
Gingasu Ion
Petrica Radu
Raducanu Angela
Talmaciu Maria
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