Log In
Sign Up
Romania
Citizenship:
Ph.D. degree award:
Mihaela
Bombos
-
Institutul National de Cercetare-Dezvoltare pentru Chimie si Petrochimie - ICECHIM Bucuresti
Researcher
Personal public profile link.
Expertise & keywords
Projects
Publications & Patents
Entrepreneurship
Reviewer section
Interdisciplinary research about using of collagen based products with elastic characteristics on rape crop for yield increasing, reducing of losses of harvest and sustainable of agriculture productio
Call name:
Joint Applied Research Projects - PCCA 2013 - call
PN-II-PT-PCCA-2013-4-0589
2014
-
2017
Role in this project:
Coordinating institution:
PROBSTDORFER SAATZUCHT ROMANIA SRL
Project partners:
PROBSTDORFER SAATZUCHT ROMANIA SRL (RO); Institutul National de Cercetare-Dezvoltare pentru Chimie si Petrochimie - ICECHIM Bucuresti (RO); INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE PENTRU TEXTILE SI PIELARIE-I.N.C.D.T.P. BUCURESTI SUCURSALA BUCURESTI INSTITUTUL DE CERCETARE PIELARIE - INCALTAMINTE I.C.P.I. (RO); UNIVERSITATEA DE STIINTE AGRONOMICE SI MEDICINA VETERINARA (RO); DANUBE RESEARCH-CONSULTING SRL (RO)
Affiliation:
Institutul National de Cercetare-Dezvoltare pentru Chimie si Petrochimie - ICECHIM Bucuresti (RO)
Project website:
http://www.probstdorfer.ro/proiect_rapestick/
Abstract:
The project offers a technical solution for treating the rape crops in order to reduce the losses caused by the dehiscence of the silicva before harvesting.
The solution proposed have to use solution based on polymerisable collagen extracts, resulted from the processing of subproducts from aquaculture and from the fishing industry, which have: adhesive properties and elasticity characteristics, resistance to UV radiations, and a high contents of amino acids. At this moment these subproducts from aquaculture and fishing industry are thrown, being a polluting factor with organic matter of the residual industrial waters.
The novelty of the project consists in the use of polymerized substances for the protection of the rape silicva, which are based on the collagen extracts from fish, having beside the antidehiscence effect, also a foliar fertiliser and a fungicide effects. Compared with antidehiscence products used at this moment, which are synthesis products, and which have exclusively the adhesive function, the new proposed products by the triple effect characteristics, - adhesive, fertilizer and fungicide, will have an impact on increasing of crop production at quantitative and qualitative level, by increasing the vegetation period (prolonging the grain filling period), increasing the TKW (weight of 1000 kernels), and reducing the water evapotranspiration at the rape crop field level. The antidehiscent effect will be given by the elastic feature of the fish collagen, the fertilizer feature will be given by the amino acid content of collagen, and the fungicide feature will be given by the film-forming effect and by the semipermeable membrane of the product polymerized from fish collagen extract, resistant to the UV radiation. By reducing losses from rape grain, pollution (weeding) with rape plants in successive crops after rape crop is reduced, reducing the quantity use of herbicides on succeeding crops. Into project are involves five partners, two research institutes, one university and two SMEs that will exploit the results of the research each in its own economic development.
Read more
INTEGRATED GREEN TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING ADVANCED BIOFUELS
Call name:
Joint Applied Research Projects - PCCA 2013 - call
PN-II-PT-PCCA-2013-4-1006
2014
-
2017
Role in this project:
Coordinating institution:
UNIVERSITATEA BABES BOLYAI
Project partners:
UNIVERSITATEA BABES BOLYAI (RO); INSTITUTUL DE CERCETARI PRODUSE AUXILIARE ORGANICE S.A. (RO); Institutul National de Cercetare-Dezvoltare pentru Chimie si Petrochimie - ICECHIM Bucuresti (RO)
Affiliation:
Institutul National de Cercetare-Dezvoltare pentru Chimie si Petrochimie - ICECHIM Bucuresti (RO)
Project website:
http://chem.ubbcluj.ro/~irimie/index2.htm
Abstract:
AdbBioFuels is an innovative approach of biofuels. This project covers all the features of the Partnership Program; sub-program “Applied Research Collaborative Projects”. Its thematic area is “Energy” under the research direction 2.1 “Sustainable energy systems and technologies, energy security”, aligning with the reserch topic 2.1.4 “Promotion of clean energy technology, environment protection measures and reducing of the greenhouse gas emissions”.
The importance of this research area is ruled by the “Renewable Energy Directive” implemented by EU in 2009; the Directive stipulates the utilization, by 2020, of carting fuels produced from regenerable sources.
Our original approach targets the obtaining of a biodiesel type fuel, which simultaneously exploit both the molasses resulted in the sugar production and the glycerinous waters resulted in the conventional biodiesel technology, into a highly efficient, integrated chemobiocatalytic process.
Actually, the project aims the achievement of five objectives, successively developed at laboratory scale and at scale-up level:
• A chemocatalytic methodology for obtaining 5-hydroxymethylfurfural from molasse. Here we will develop a selective catalyst and a way of purifying and stabilizing the product.
• A methodology of assisted biocatalysis using baker’s yeast grown on molasse, to condense the pyruvic acid produced in the metabolism, with 5-hydroxy-methylfurfural.
• A methodology for the acetalization of hydroxymethylfurfural with glycerol, and of the aldole obtained in the previous step with different aldehydes to obtain hydroxy acetals with furanic structure.
• A methodology for enzymatic and chemical acylation of the hydroxy acetals obtained in the previous step, with acyl groups from natural sources, to increase the reduction grade of the derivatized furanic core.
• The development of a feasibility study for the obtaining of the advanced biofuel by exploiting the molasses and glycerol resulted as industrial byproducts.
Besides the actual state of the art, the project as a whole will ensure:
• A better valorization of the molasses and glycerol (both industrial byproducts),
• The reduction of the fossil fuel dependency, by replacing it with advanced biofuels,
• Biofuels with improved properties (freezing point, viscosity, volatility, CFPP, solubility in water etc.),
• Promoting new, cheaper technologies to obtain advanced biofuels,
• A reduction of the negative impact of the carting (transportation) field on the environment, by using a renewable source of energy, produced in greenway.
The project will be capitalized through patents, publishing of scientific papers in high impact journals, scientific communications.
The research team of the project consists of three groups coming from complementary research areas and having strong scientific achievements, which provide a complex integration of their expertise, oriented towards the achievement of the project’s objectives:
a) the Biocatalysis group from the Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Babes-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca, known and recognized at international level, with more than 100 publications in the area of biocatalysis, including biofuels,
b) the ICPAO group from Medias, a research group dedicated to catalytic organic synthesis, and
c) The group from ICECHIM Bucharest, with a wide expertize in elaborating technologies for the obtaining of biofuels from different renewable sources.
Read more
Conversion of Biomass Wastes into Furan Derivatives, for Applications in Biofuels
Call name:
Joint Applied Research Projects - PCCA 2013 - call
PN-II-PT-PCCA-2013-4-0635
2014
-
2017
Role in this project:
Coordinating institution:
INSTITUTUL DE CERCETARI PRODUSE AUXILIARE ORGANICE S.A.
Project partners:
INSTITUTUL DE CERCETARI PRODUSE AUXILIARE ORGANICE S.A. (RO); Institutul National de Cercetare-Dezvoltare pentru Chimie si Petrochimie - ICECHIM Bucuresti (RO); UNIVERSITATEA PETROL GAZE PLOIESTI (RO)
Affiliation:
Institutul National de Cercetare-Dezvoltare pentru Chimie si Petrochimie - ICECHIM Bucuresti (RO)
Project website:
http://www.icpaomedias.ro/index.php/proiecte-in-derulare/carfural
Abstract:
The Kyoto protocol, together with the desire to reduce society’s dependence on imported crude oil, has directed researchers’ attention to the use of biomass as a source of energy and, more specifically, for transportation fuels. The biomass-derived fuels can be CO2–neutral, since the CO2 produced in their combustion can be reabsorbed by green plants during photosynthesis.
The overall objective of CARFURAL is conversion of lignocellulosic wastes in two chemical building blocks: furfural (furan-2-carbaldehyde) and 5-(alkoxymethyl)furfurals
[5-(alkoxymethyl)furan-2-carbaldehyde], followed by processing them for the production of biofuels having applications as components or additives for gasoline or diesel, in order to improve their characteristics.
The end-of-project results will be original technologies for the production of following product groups with direct applications and market potential:
1- furfural and 5-(alkoxymethyl)furfurals (i.e. alkoxy = -OCH3, -OC2H5, -OC3H7, etc.) as process intermediates (for furan based biofuels), and end-products (in other potential uses, eg phenol-furfural resins, urea-furfural resins, solvents, etc.)
2- furyl-dioxacyclane derivatives
3- furyl-dioxacyclane esters
4- furan derivatives and/or tetrahydrofuran derivatives
5- tetrahydrofuryl-dioxacyclane derivatives
6- selective hydrogenation catalysts
7- hybrid biodiesel
- Furfural, will be produced by hydrolysis of hemicellulosic fractions from lignocellulosic wastes such as sunflower seed hulls (from oil factories), sunflower stalks and corn cobs. Remained cellulosic fraction will be processed to obtain 5-(alkoxymethyl)furfurals.
- Furfural and 5-(alkoxymethyl)furfurals will be condensed with crude glycerine, waste from biodiesel manufacture, resulting furyl-dioxacyclane derivatives.
- Furyl-dioxacyclane derivatives can be used as such, or will be transesterified, with monocarboxylic acid methyl esters, to obtain esters of furyl-dioxacyclane derivatives
- Furyl-dioxacyclane derivatives will be selective hydrogenated to result tetrahydrofuran derivatives
- 5-(Alkoxymethyl)furfurals will be selective hydrogenated to obtain furan derivatives [eg 2-methyl-5-(alkoxymethyl)furan] and/or tetrahydrofuran derivatives [eg 2-(hydroxymethyl)-5-(alkoxymethyl)tetrahydrofuran; 2-methyl-5-(alkoxymethyl)tetrahydrofuran]
- Selective hydrogenation catalysts will be produced and tested
- A complex process for obtaining an hybrid biodiesel by processing together vegetable oil wastes and lignocellulosic wastes, resulting a mixture of classical biodiesel, furfural and 5-(methoxymethyl)furfural glycerol acetals, will be developed.
The following success criteria will be used as basis for evaluating project performance:
- it will develop laboratory-scale technologies for the production of derivatives from above mentioned classes (1-7)
- it will determine the specific characteristics of the synthesized products in mixture with gasoline and/or diesel; it will select at least one product from each class 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, which improve at least two characteristics of baseline gasoline and / or diesel (eg octane number, cetane number, pour point, cold filter plugging point, flash point, viscosity, environmental performance of additived fuels, as evidenced by the reduction of exhaust pollutants, etc.).
- for at least one efficient product, selected from all of 1-7 classes, it will be upgraded technologies from laboratory to micropilot scale
- it will protect original technologies developed in the project, by at least two national patent applications and two european patent applications
- the project results will be disseminated through publication of at least two papers, in ISI quoted scientific journals, and at least two communications at conferences
Read more
Extensive valorization of lignin and salicylic acid to bulk and fine chemicals
Call name:
Joint Applied Research Projects - PCCA-2011 call, Type 2
PN-II-PT-PCCA-2011-3.2-0731
2012
-
2016
Role in this project:
Coordinating institution:
UNIVERSITATEA BUCURESTI
Project partners:
UNIVERSITATEA BUCURESTI (RO); Institutul National de Cercetare-Dezvoltare pentru Chimie si Petrochimie - ICECHIM Bucuresti (RO); CENTRUL DE CHIMIE ORGANICA AL ACADEMIEI ROMANE "C.D.NENITESCU" (RO); BIOMASS ENERGY FARMING SRL (RO); POLL CHIMIC S.A. (RO)
Affiliation:
Institutul National de Cercetare-Dezvoltare pentru Chimie si Petrochimie - ICECHIM Bucuresti (RO)
Project website:
http://www.unibuc.ro/depts/chimie/chimie_organica_biochimie_si_cataliza/PROIECTE-DE-CERCETARE/Proiect-151-din-2012/
Abstract:
Lignin represents one of the major sources of carbon, hydrogen and functional groups provided by the nature. However, due to its polymeric structure, it is not enough valorized for the moment, although except the desert areas, it is abundant in the world. One of the reasons of the un-sufficient valorization is the high content of oxygen in very diverse functionalities. The present proposal constitutes a multi-facet project based on several novelties. The first one refers to the nature of the chemical compounds are intended to be produced using lignin as starting material. The second novelty refers to the nature of the catalysts. They will exhibit two functionalities: one acidic to disrupt oxygen bonds and to catalyze acylation and alkylation reactions, and second, to hydrogenate the disrupted fragments. The new catalysts will be prepared as micrometer materials containing active supported nano-structured species to allow an easy penetration inside the polymers. They will present a high density of defects, directly connected to the population of the active centres. The chemical composition of the catalyst represents another novelty, since it should be cheap and recoverable. The fourth novelty refers to the combination of valorization of lignin with salicylic acid. This is also abundant in bushes/leafs and till now does not found an efficient extraction and use in Romania. Another expected novelty is the establishment of analytic methodologies. The methods proposed till now in the literature are rather contradictory. Based on these statements the main objective of the project is Extensive valorization of lignin and salicylic acid to bulk and fine chemicals. Several sub-objectives are derived from this general objective: cultivation of different species of energetic willows, an efficient extraction of Lignin and Salicylic acid, new catalytic technologies to valorize the raw materials to surfactants and lignans, project implementation into pilot plant, dissemination.
Read more
INTEGRATED SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING SYNTHETIC AVIATION FUEL FROM ALGAL BIOMASS
Call name:
Joint Applied Research Projects - PCCA-2011 call, Type 2
PN-II-PT-PCCA-2011-3.2-0083
2012
-
2016
Role in this project:
Coordinating institution:
Institutul National de Cercetare-Dezvoltare pentru Chimie si Petrochimie - ICECHIM Bucuresti
Project partners:
Institutul National de Cercetare-Dezvoltare pentru Chimie si Petrochimie - ICECHIM Bucuresti (RO); INSTITUTUL DE CERCETARI PRODUSE AUXILIARE ORGANICE S.A. (RO); UNIVERSITATEA BUCURESTI (RO)
Affiliation:
Institutul National de Cercetare-Dezvoltare pentru Chimie si Petrochimie - ICECHIM Bucuresti (RO)
Project website:
http://algalsaf.icechim.ro/
Abstract:
INTEGRATED SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING
SYNTHETIC AVIATION FUEL FROM ALGAL BIOMASS (ALGAL-SAF)
SUMMARY
ALGAL-SAF project focuses on the potential use of algae, as raw material for producing alternative fuels for aviation that could replace the petrochemical jet fuel up to 50% by volume without any durability problems, by an integrated technologies system starting from algae.
The overall objectives of the project aim to complete valorisation of algal biomass, using an integrated system wherein bio-feedstock is subjected to oil extraction to produce algal oil and then dehydrating of de-oiled algal biomass comprising carbohydrates, in the presence of catalysts to yield furan derivatives. Further, we propose, simultaneously catalytic processing technologies of fatty acid methyl esters and furan derivatives mixture by upgrading them into alcohol derivatives, and finally catalytic reforming processes for producing a mixture comprising iso/n alkanes, suitable for, or as a blending component for, uses such as an aviation fuel, being competitive and compatible, to current used fuels.No attempts were found in the literature about such an integrated system developed for synthetic aviation fuel production, as we have proposed in this project. We have found some knowledge gaps in the current state-of-art, as follows: (a) Selecting the microalgae able to grow in mixotrophic conditions for high yield algal oil production; (b) Mixotrophic microalgae culture, by supplementing culture media with crude glycerin, as carbon source and protein hydrolysate, as nitrogen source (c) Valorization of de-oiled algal biomass via furan derivatives, as precursors for aviation fuels; (d) Simultaneously catalytic processing technologies of fatty acid methyl esters and furan derivatives mixture by upgrading them into alcohol derivatives; (e) Simultaneously dehydration, hydrocracking and isomerization processes of alcohol derivatives, for producing iso/n alkanes, suitable as synthetic aviation fuel.
The project will contribute to environmental compliance of Directive 2009/28/EC, on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources, which aims at achieving by 2020 a 20% share of energy from renewable sources in the EU's final consumption of energy and a 10% share in each member state's transport energy consumption.
Read more
Pigment for asphalt composite based on waste toner
Call name:
Cecuri de Inovare 2013
PN-II-IN-CI-2013-1-0136
2013
-
2014
Role in this project:
Coordinating institution:
Institutul National de Cercetare-Dezvoltare pentru Chimie si Petrochimie - ICECHIM Bucuresti
Project partners:
GREMLIN COMPUTER SRL (RO); Institutul National de Cercetare-Dezvoltare pentru Chimie si Petrochimie - ICECHIM Bucuresti (RO)
Affiliation:
Institutul National de Cercetare-Dezvoltare pentru Chimie si Petrochimie - ICECHIM Bucuresti (RO)
Project website:
Abstract:
Obiectivele proiectului: Conditionarea si valorificarea tonerului rezidual in directia obtinerii unui aditiv pentru compozite asfaltice.
Descrierea serviciului: Serviciul furnizat de INCDCP ICECHIM consta in elaborarea unei tehnologii de conditionare a tonerului rezidual si valorificarea acestuia in domeniul imbracamintilor asfaltice. Se are in vedere reducerea cheltuielilor de fabricatie a acestor compozite prin inlocuirea pigmentului folosit (negrul de fum) si imbunatatirea gradului de negru al compozitelor asfaltice printr-o uniformizare mai eficienta a pigmentului negru, in urma unei conditionari optime a tonerului rezidual. Continutul ridicat de polimeri si/sau oligomeri al sorturilor de toner utilizate in prezent, reprezinta un alt avantaj al valorificarii tonerului rezidual in domeniul rutier. De asemenea tipul de polimeri/oligomeri utilizat la fabricarea tonerului, respectiv cei pe baza de acrilati, precum si masele moleculare relativ mai mici decat ale polimerilor utilizati in alte domenii favorizeaza polimerizarea acestora „in situ” si implicit cresterea rezistentei la traficul greu al compozitului. Conditionarea tonerului uzat se va realiza cu un solvent adecvat care va favoriza o omogenizare optima a acestuia in compozitele asfaltice. Tonerul rezidual conditionat prezinta o toxicitate redusa, si o capacitate superioara de dispersare in medii hidrofobe. Se va urmari extinderea domeniilor de utilizare ale tonerului rezidual.
Necesitate: In prezent nu exista modalitati de valorificare a tonerului uzat. Un brevet american (US 6,113,681) a propus modificarea bitumului rutier cu acesta, dar omogenizarea este dificila si necesita temperaturi ridicate. Toxicitatea ridicata datorata in principal continutului de metale grele (Cr, Pb, Mn, etc.) si din acest motiv riscul de poluare a mediului inconjurator in urma deversarii in emisar reprezinta o urgenta in identificarea unei variante de valorificare a acestuia.
Read more
FILE DESCRIPTION
DOCUMENT
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
[T: 0.3337, O: 180]