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Acronym: BIOPOROMAT, Grant No. 118/2022, UEFISCDI code: PN-III-P4-PCE-2021-1455, June 2022 - November 2024

Results

Phase I   Phase II   Phase III

Phase 1, June - December 2022

Scientific and Technical Report - Phase I

Short description of Phase 1

Phase 1 of the BIOPOROMAT project consisted in 5 research activities. All of them were realized in time, which led to the achievement of the 2022 project objectives and overcoming the project results deliverables. A brief description of these activities is presented in the following paragraphs.
 Act. A1.1 refers to the evaluation of the availability and types of biomass wastes and to chemical, morphological and structural characterization of some lignocellulosic biomass in order to have a realistic assessment on the valorization potential as well as on the pre-treatments of the feedstocks subjected to thermochemical conversion processes.
Considering the findings generated in this stage, the activity had as result the design of biomass wastes processing flow (feedstock, pre-treatments, conversion path) that will be integrated in a multi-stage protocol in order to obtain an innovative material with tailored properties which feature an organic core (CMNS) and a polymeric outer layer.
Act 1.2 presents 2 synthesis methods to prepare carbonaceous materials micro and nano structured through slow pyrolysis and hydrothermal conversion.
The experimental devices and facilities were adapted and work protocols were developed. Two laboratory-scale reactors, equipped with a heating system and temperature and pressure control were used in order to obtain CMNSs. In the same context, preliminary tests were carried out in an experimental configuration that allows thermal processing using a system equipped with a CO2 laser and a displacement in x, y coordinates (Act 1.3).
As a result of experimental (Act 1.4), relevant data were obtained regarding the chemical, morphology and structural characterization of CNMS obtained in previous activities. Several advanced characterization methods including FT-IR spectroscopy, SEM scanning electron microscopy, Raman spectroscopy, TGA thermogravimetric analysis and dimensional analysis were used. Along with the preliminary evaluation of porosity characteristics (Act 1.5) as well as the estimation of the CNMS functionalization possibilities, all data generated in the first phase allow the design of porous materials with tailored properties adapted to the targeted applications in this project (environmental remediation and hydrogen storage).

Results indicators

Articles submitted to ISI journals (Q1)

1. Ungureanu G., Bejenari I., Hristea G., Volf I., 2022, Carbonaceous materials from forest wastes conversion and their corresponding hazardous pollutants remediation performance, paper submitted to Forests, Q1, IF 3.282.

Manuscript ID: forests-2061298

Type of manuscript: Article (under review)

2. Stan L., Volf I., Stan C.S., Albu C., Coroaba A., Ursu L.E., Popa M. Intense blue photo emissive Carbon Dots prepared through pyrolytic processing of lignocellulosic waste, lucrare trimisă spre publicare ȋn revista Nanomaterials, Q1, IF 5,719.

Type of manuscript: Article (under review)

Articles published in international data bases journals (BDI):

1. Armanu G.E., Volf I., 2022, Natural carriers for bacterial immobilization used in bioremediation, Bulletin of Polytechnic Institute of Iasi, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering section, 68 (72), 3, 109-122. http://www.bipcic.icpm.tuiasi.ro/2022_68_3.html

Communications:

1. Armanu G. E., Tofanica B.M., Volf I., 2022,  Measurement of key compositional parameters in three type of biomass wastes in order to define the appropriate feedstock for thermochemical conversion, The 6th International Conference on Chemical Engineering ICCE2022, Advanced Materials and Processes for a Sustainable Development, http://www.cercetare.icpm.tuiasi.ro/conferinte/ICCE2022/pdf/ICCE2022-program.pdf

2. Armanu G. E., Tofanica B.M., Secula M. S., Mamaliga I., Volf I., 2022, Predictive carbonaceous materials yields resulted from carbonisation in relation with the main components of the feedstock, SICHEM 2022, Hydrogen the future energy and chemical engineering vector,

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3. Asoltanei A.M., Iacob Tudose E., Secula M.S., Mamaliga I., 2022, Effective diffusivity in porous spherical and cylindrical particles, SICHEM 2022, Hydrogen the future energy and chemical engineering vector,

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Workshop (11.07.2022).

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