Research Center in Electrochemistry and Non-conventional Materials (CCEMN)
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Research Center in Electrochemistry and Non-conventional Materials
Faculty of chemistry and chemical engineering
Str. Arany Janos 11, RO-400028 Cluj-Napoca
ROMANIA
Director: Prof. Ionel Catalin POPESCU
Tel. +40-264.59.38.33/ext. 5692
E-mail: cpopescu@chem.ubbcluj.ro
Vice-director: Prof. Liana MURESAN
Tel. +40-264.59.38.33/ext. 5710
E-mail: limur@chem.ubbcluj.ro
Accredited by “Babes-Bolyai” University in 2013
Staff
Professor
Professor
Professor Engineer
Assoc. Prof.
Assoc. Prof. Engineer
Assoc. Prof.
Assoc. Prof.
Assist. Prof. Engineer
Assist. Prof.
Assist. Eng.
Assist. Eng.
Senior Researcher II, PhD
Senior Researcher III, PhD
Ionel Cătălin POPESCU
Liana Maria MUREŞAN
Petru ILEA
Iuliu Ovidiu MARIAN
Graziella TURDEAN
Sorin DORNEANU
Sanda Andrada
MAICANEANU
Adrian NICOARĂ
Gabriella SZABO
Daniela CHELARU
Szabolcs FOGARASI
Virginia DANCIU
Veronica COŞOVEANU
cpopescu@chem.ubbcluj.ro
limur@chem.ubbcluj.ro
pilea@chem.ubbcluj.ro
iomar@chem.ubbcluj.ro
gturdean@chem.ubbcluj.ro
dorneanu@chem.ubbcluj.ro
andrada@chem.ubbcluj.ro
anicoara@chem.ubbcluj.ro
gszabo@chem.ubbcluj.ro
julieta_dana@yahoo.com
szfogarasi@chem.ubbcluj.ro
vdanciu@chem.ubbcluj.ro
vcosov@chem.ubbcluj.ro
Senior Researcher III, PhD
Senior Researcher III, PhD
PhD student
PhD student
PhD student
PhD student
PhD student
PhD student
PhD student
PhD student
PhD student
PhD student
PhD student
Ioana FORT
Cosmin COTEŢ
Nicoleta COTOLAN
Raluca DEAC
Roxana BOSTAN
Codruta VARODI
Ana-Maria SĂCARA
Cosmin Gelu CATANAŞ
Alina POPESCU
Emilia GILCA
Andrada DARGOLEA
Ana Cristina VLADU
Horaţiu MĂRINCAŞ
iladiu@chem.ubbcluj.ro
cotetcosmin@yahoo.com
ncotolan@chem.ubbcluj.ro
deac_raluca89@yahoo.com
anamariasacara@yahoo.ro
popescualina@chem.ubbcluj.ro
gemilia@chem.ubbcluj.ro
andrada.dragolea@yahoo.ro
Ana.VLADU@ubbonline.ubbcluj.ro
hmarincas@chem.ubbcluj.ro
Research Topics:
a) Electrode materials for electrochemical sensors /biosensors (prof. C. Popescu, prof. L.
Muresan, assoc. prof. G. Turdean)
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Obtaining and characterization of non-conventional electrode materials, exhibiting
electrocatalytic activity and selective recognition properties, for sensors or
biosensors construction
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Electrochemical nanostructures prepared by self-assembling (on Au),
electropolymerization (on carbonaceous materials) and adsorption (on
conventional electrode materials)
b) Non-conventional materials with (photo)catalytic properties (CS I V. Danciu, dr. C.
Cotet. Dr. I. Fort)
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Composite materials based on polymeric matrices containing zeolites, carbon or
TiO2 aerogels, graphenes, noble metal particles and redox mediators
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Electroactive biocomposites incorporating enzymes, cofactors and mediators
c) Materials electrodeposition (theoretical and practical aspects) (prof. L. Muresan, assist.
prof. A. Nicoara)
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Investigation of the electrodeposition mechanism of metals and composites using
modern electrochemical techniques (electrochemical impedance spectroscopy,
cronoamperometry, hydrodynamic voltammetry etc.)
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Theoretical and practical aspects of electrowinning, electrorefining and
electroplating of metals
d) Corrosion and anticorrosive protection (prof. L. Muresan, assist. D. Chelaru, assist
prof. G. Szabo)
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New corrosion inhibitors
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Smart corrosion resistant coatings
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Corrosion investigation by electrochemical methods (Polarization measurements,
electrochemical impedance spectroscopy etc.)
e) Metals electrowinning and electrorefining (Cu, Mn, Zn, Ni, Ag, Au etc.) (prof. P.Ilea)
f) Waste electric an electronic equipments (WEEE) recycling (prof. P.Ilea)
g) Electrosyntesis (prof. P.Ilea)
h) Waste water treatment (prof. P.Ilea, assoc. prof. S. Dorneanu)
i) Design and elaboration of computer controlled electronic equipments for the
investigation and control of the electrochemical processes (assoc. prof. S. Dorneanu)
j) Elaboration of software applications for the acquisition and treatment of experimental
and process data (assoc. prof. S. Dorneanu)
k) CFD modelling of chemical and electrochemical reactors (assoc. prof. S. Dorneanu,
assist Szabolcs Fogarasi)
Scientific collaborations
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LEOPR, University “Joseph Fourier” Grenoble, France
LISE, University Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
Dept. of Analytical Chemistry, University of Lund, Sweden
Dept. of Chemistry, Clarkson University, New York, USA
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Dept. of Analytical Chemistry, University Alcala de Henares, Spain
University Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
Université Franche-Comté de Besançon, France
University of Zagreb, Croatia
Josef Stefan Institute Ljubljana, Slovenia
University of Pannonia, Veszprem, Hungary
Technische Universität Ilmenau, Gemany
University of L’Aquila, Italy
University of Technology and Economics, Faculty of Chemical Technology and
Biotechnology, Budapest
 Universita degli Studi di Udine, Dipartimento di Chimica, Fisica e Ambiente, Italy
Most representative ISI publications (2013 - 2014)
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E. Albert, N. Cotolan, N. Nagy, G. Sáfrán, G. Szabó, L.M. Mureşan, Z. Hórvölgyi,
Mesoporous silica coatings with improved corrosion protection properties,
Microporous & Mesoporous materials, 2015, 206, 102-113.
I. Rotaru, S. Varvara, L. Gaina, L.M. Muresan, Antibacterial drugs as corrosion
inhibitors for bronze surfaces in acidic solutions, Applied Surface Science, 2014, 32,
188–196
P. I. Nemes, M. Lekka, L. Fedrizzi, L. M. Muresan, Influence of the electrodeposition
current regime on the corrosion resistance of Zn–CeO2 nanocomposite coatings,
Surface & Coat. Technol. 2014, 252, 102-107.
S. Varvara, R. Bostan, L. Găină, L. M. Muresan, Thiadiazole derivatives as inhibitors
for acidic media corrosion of artificially patinated bronze, Materials and Corrosion,
2014, 12, 1202-1214.
J. D. Chelaru, L. M. Mureşan, V. F. Soporan, O. Nemeş, L. Barbu-Tudoran,
Investigation of a naturally patinated bronze artifact originating from the outdoor
statuary group of Mathias Rex, J. Cult. Her., 2014, 15, 546–549
D. Blejan, L. M. Muresan, Corrosion behavior of Zn-Ni-Al2O3 nanocomposite
coatings obtained by electrodeposition from alkaline electrolytes, Materials &
Corrosion, 2013, 64(5), 433–438
P.I. Nemes, M. Zaharescu, L.M. Muresan, Initial corrosion behavior of composite
coatings obtained by electrolytic codeposition of zinc with nanoparticles of Ti and.Ce
oxides, J. Solid State Electrochem, 2013, 17, (2) (2013), 511-518
Adriana Vulcu, Camelia Grosan, Liana Maria Muresan, Stela Pruneanu, Liliana
Olenic, Modified gold electrodes based on thiocytosine/guanine-gold nanoparticles for
uric and ascorbic acid determination, Electrochim. Acta, 2013, 88 (2013) 839– 846
Sorin Dorneanu, Liana Maria Muresan, Ossi Horovitz and Ionel Catalin Popescu,
Electrochemical and spectroelectrochemical behavior of n-methyl-phenothiazinyl
meso-substituted porphyrins and their complexes with Ni(II), Cu(II) and Pd(II), J.
Electroanal. Chem, 2013, 698, 17–24
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Ingrid Milosev, Diana Blejan, Simona Varvara, Liana Maria Muresan, Effect of
anodic oxidation on the corrosion behavior of Ti-based materials in simulated
physiological solution, J. Appl. Electrochem. 2013, 43, 645-658.
Simona Varvara, Roxana Bostan, Luiza Găină, Liana Maria Muresan, Thiadiazole
derivatives as inhibitors for acidic media corrosion of artificially patinated bronze,
Materials and Corrosion, 2013, 64, No. 9999. DOI: 10.1002/maco.201307072.
Emőke Volentiru, Mária Nyári, Gabriella Szabó, Zoltán Hórvölgyi, Liana Maria
Mureşan, Silica Sol – gel protective coatings against corrosion of zinc substrates,
Periodica Polytechnica Chemical Engineering, 2014, 58, 61-66
Graziella L Turdean, Ionel Catalin Popescu, Self-assembled architecture based on triironsubstituted polyoxomolybdate anion and positively charged polymer, Journal of Solid
State Electrochemistry, 2012, 16, 681–687, DOI 10.1007/s10008-011-1385-9.
Carmen Ioana Fort, Liviu Cosmin Cotet, Virginia Danciu, Graziella Liana Turdean,
Ionel Catalin Popescu, Fe Doped Carbon Aerogel - New Electrode Material for
Electrocatalytic Reduction of H2O2, Materials Chemistry and Physics, 2013, 138(2-3), 893898
Dan Rusu, Adrian R. Tomsa, Graziella L. Turdean, Ileana Cojocaru, Mariana Rusu, Synthesis
and characterization of the copper (II)-substituted polyoxotungstate based on α-B-[BiW9O33]9units, Revue Roumaine de Chimie, 2013, 57 (4-5) , pp. 327-336
Graziella L. Turdean, Amperometric detection of glucose by electrocatalytic reduction at a
copper – modified electrode, Revue Roumaine de Chimie, 2013, 589(9-10), 729-735
Graziella L. Turdean, Gabriella Szabo, Nitrite detection in meat products samples by
square-wave voltammetry at a new single walled carbon naonotubes - myoglobin
modified electrode, Food Chemistry, 2014, 179, 235-330
A. Killyeni, A. Nicoara, V. Canpean, A. Kun, S. Astilean, I. C. Popescu, S-acetylcalix[8]arene adsorption on polycrystalline Au surface: A kinetic study, Electrochim.
Acta, 2013, 102, 225-232.
Szabolcs Fogarasi, Florica Imre-Lucaci, Arpad Imre-Lucaci, Petru Ilea, Copper
recovery and gold enrichment from waste printed circuit boards by mediated
electrochemical oxidation, Journal of Hazardous Materials 273 (2014) 215–221
Eva Fischer-Fodor, Ana-Maria Vălean, Piroska Virag, Petru Ilea, Corina Tatomir,
Florica Imre-Lucaci, Maria Perde Schrepler, Ludovic Tibor Krausz, Lucian Barbu
Tudoran, Calin George Precup, Iulia Lupan, Evamarie Hey-Hawkins, Luminita SilaghiDumitrescu, Gallium phosphinoarylbisthiolato complexes counteract drug resistance of
cancer cells, Metallomics, 2014, 6, 833-844
Emilia Gîlcă, Andrada Măicăneanu, Petru Ilea, Removal of zinc ions as zinc chloride
complexes from strongly acidic aqueous solutions by ionic exchange, + Cent. Eur. J.
Chem. 12(8) 2014 821-828
Fogarasi, S., Imre-Lucaci, F., Ilea, P., Imre-Lucaci, A., The environmental assessment
of two new copper recovery processes from Waste Printed Circuit Boards, Journal of
Cleaner Production 54, 264-269, 2013
Coman, V., Robotin, B. and Ilea, P., Nickel recovery/removal from industrial wastes: A
review. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 73, 229-238, 2013
B. Robotin, A. Ispas, V. Coman, A. Bund, P. Ilea, Nickel recovery from electronic
waste II Electrodeposition of Ni and Ni–Fe alloys from diluted sulfate solutions, Waste
Management 33 (2013) 2381–2389
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F. A. Hanc-Scherer, P. Ilea, Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 on lead Electrode. I.
Cyclic Voltammetry and Long Time Electrosynthesis Studies. Studia Universitatis
Babes-Bolyai, Studia Universitatis Babeş Bolyai, LVIII, 3, 75, 2013
R. Rácz, P. Ilea, Electrolytic recovery ofMn3O4 and Zn fromsulphuric acid leach
liquors of spent zinc–carbon–MnO2 battery powder, Hydrometallurgy 139 (2013) 116–
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P. Macolino, A. L. Manciulea, I. De Michelis, M. S. Anton, P. Ilea, F. Veglio,
Manganese recovering from alkaline spent batteries by ammonium peroxodisulfate,
Acta Metallurgica Slovaca, Vol. 19, 2013, No. 3, p. 212-222
F. A. Hanc-Scherer, C. M. Sánchez-Sánchez, P. Ilea, E. Herrero, Surface-Sensitive
Electrooxidation of Carbon Monoxide in Room Temperature Ionic Liquids, ACS
Catalysis, 2013, 3, 2935−2938.
Research equipment
1. Computer controlled potentiostats
(PGStat 10, PGStat 12 Echochemie, The Netherlands;
PARStat 2273, Princeton Applied
Research-USA; VSP, BioLogic,
France, VoltaLab 10, Radiometer
Analytical, France) with impedance
spectroscopy setup option.
1. Computer controlled flow injection
setup (FIALab 2500, USA)
2. Rotating disk electrode and rotating
ring disk electrode (Radiometer
Analytical, Denmark, 10000 rpm)
3. Computer
electrochemical
microbalance
controlled
quartz
(Radiometer
Analytical, France)
4. Electrochemical reactor with planparallel electrodes
5. Supercritical point dryer SAMDRIPVT-3D (TOUSIMIS, USA)
6. UV photodegradation installation