Results

Deliverables achieved, result indicators

  • The project website was created: https://www.itim-cj.ro/dime/
  • The Management Plan was created
  • The results were disseminated in 5 communications at international conferences / seminars and 1 communication at a national symposium, 1 article submitted for publication.
  • A preparation method was developed (Method for preparing biochar-MO using plant extracts, authors: Loredana Soran, Adina Stegarescu, Ildiko Lung, Ocsana Opriş, reg. no. 1823 / 02.12.2024)
  • Two products were created:
    • Activated Biochar System-Fe3O4-NiO-ext, authors: Loredana Soran, Ocsana Opriş, Ildiko Lung, Adina Stegarescu, Ancuța Balla, József-Zsolt Szücs-Balázs, Septimiu Tripon, Irina Kacso, Alexandru Turza, Diana Lazar, reg. no. 1824 / 02.12.2024;
    • Activated biochar, obtained from apple residues, encapsulated in alginate, authors: Loredana Soran, Ildiko Lung, Adina Stegarescu, Ocsana Opriş, Ancuța Balla, Septimiu Tripon, József-Zsolt Szücs-Balázs (reg. no. 1825/02.12.2024).

Articles in ISI listed journals

  1. Resistance and biodegradation of triclosan and propylparaben by isolated bacteria from greywater, Itzhari, D., Nzeh, J., Ronen, Z., Journal of Xenobiotics 2025, 15(2), p.56.
  2. Innovative and cost-effective materials for the removal of antibiotics from water: A sustainable approach to environmental remediation; A. Stegarescu, O. Opriș, I. Lung, S. Tripon, A. Turza, I. Kacso, M.D. Lazar, M. La Pietra, R. Truffa, R. Sturza, H.Y. Dasgan, M. Militaru, M.L. Soran, S. Bellucci; manuscript submitted for publication.
  3. Sustainable Biochar Derived from Apple Wastes and Enhancement with Metal Oxides Green Synthesised for Water Purification, I. Lung, O. Opriș, T. Tata, A. Stegarescu, S. Tripon, M. D. Lazar, A. Balla, J.Z. Szücs-Balázs, D. Lazacovich, A. Ghendov-Moşanu, R. Sturza, C. Mormile, S. Bellucci, M.L. Soran; manuscript submitted for publication – revision – Round 3.
  4. Enhancing drought resilience and sustainability in water-scarce agriculture through novel hydrogels, Zikaria K., Liaqat W., Altaf M.T., Jan M.F., Maqbool A., Aldiyab A., Balik S., İkiz B., Soran M.L.,, Gruda N.S., Dasgan H.Y.; manuscript submitted to publication.

Communications

Participation in international conferences

  1. M.-L. Soran, I. Lung, O. Opriş, S. Pintea, A. Stegarescu, A. Turza, Preparation and characterization of cost effective new material for drugs removal from contaminated water, Nanoscience & Nanotechnology, 3 – 6 June 2024, Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati (Roma), Italia – oral presentation
  2. A. Stegarescu, O. Opriş, I. Lung, I. Kacso, S. Tripon, M.-L. Soran, Materials based on biochar and metal oxides – preliminary tests for pollutants removal from aqueous solutions, Nanoscience & Nanotechnology, 3 – 6 June 2024, Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati (Roma), Italia – Poster
  3. M.-L. Soran, I. Lung, O. Opriş, S. Pintea, A. Stegarescu, A. Turza, Apple by-products and water decontamination, 1st International Seminar on Agri-Food and Industrial Biotechnology, 26 – 27 iunie 2024, Congres international hibrid, Algeria – oral presentation
  4. M.-L. Soran, A. Stegarescu, I. Lung, O. Opriş, S. Pintea, A. Balla, J.-Z. Szucs-Balazs, M. Militaru, Biochar based materials for water saving and drugs removal, 1st International Seminar On Beekeeping-Plant And Innovative Technology, 27 – 28 November 2024, Algeria – oral presentation
  5. A. Cârdan, M.-L. Soran, I. Lung, O. Opriş, A. Stegarescu, I. Kacso, M. Miheţ, A. Turza, D. Lazacovich, A. Ghendov-Moşanu, R. Sturza, C. Mormile, F. Maschio, F. Venturi, A. Calabro, S. Bellucci, Pollutants Removal Using Cost Effective Material From Apple Wastes, the 23rd International Conference Life Sciences For Sustainable Development, 26 – 28 September 2024, Cluj-Napoca, Romania – oral presentation

Participation in the national symposium

A. Cârdan, A. Stegarescu, I. Lung, O. Opriş, M.-L. Soran, I. Kacso, M. Miheț, S. Tripon, A. Turza, D. Gligor, Biochar – Green Adsorbents for Pollutants Removal from Aquatic Environments, Simpozionul Naţional Studenţesc “Mihai David”, 15 – 17 November 2024, Iaşi – oral presentation

Articles submitted for publication

Innovative and cost-effective materials for the removal of antibiotics from water: Asustainable approach to environmental remediation; A. Stegarescu, O. Opriș, I. Lung, S. Tripon, A. Turza, I. Kacso, M.D. Lazar, M. La Pietra, R. Truffa, R. Sturza, H.Y. Dasgan, M. Militaru, M.L. Soran, S. Bellucci; Journal of Materials Chemistry C. – sent for publishing

2. Sustainable Biochar Derived from Apple Wastes and Enhancement with Metal Oxides Green Synthesised for Water Purification, I. Lung, O. Opriș, T. Tata, A. Stegarescu, S. Tripon, M. D. Lazar, A. Balla, J.Z. Szücs-Balázs, D. Lazacovich, A. Ghendov-Moşanu, R. Sturza, C. Mormile, S. Bellucci, M.L. Soran, Nanomaterials, 2024 – sent for publishing