Roumanian Academy –Institute of Physical Chemistry “I.G.Murgulescu” European Community FP6 Projects

1. Roumanian Academy –Institute of Physical Chemistry “I.G.Murgulescu” European Community FP6 Projects • Institute of Physical Chemistry "I.G.Murgulescu" of Romanian Academy stands as a unit of complex research that may approach a wide spectrum of basic and advanced problems of physical chemistry and materials science. • It is structured in ten different laboratories, with a research staff of about 146 persons, of which 87 are PhD, 50 PhD students and 32 have been conferred scientific awards. • The institute is granted the right to confer PhD degree. A number of 11 Senior Researchers are PhD supervisors. • It is a budgetary institution with extra financial support by grants offered by both Romanian Academy and the Ministry of Education and Research, as well as direct collaboration with industry. • The institute participates in EC, UNESCO, NATO, inter-academic, inter-governmental and other international cooperation programs. The research activity in the Institute of Physical Chemistry is developed over ten programs, undertaken in ten laboratories: 1. Laboratory of quantum chemistry and molecular structure (Dr. Marilena Vasilescu) 2. Laboratory of chemical thermodynamics (Dr. Speranta Tãnãsescu) 3. Laboratory of chemical kinetics (Dr. Domnina Razus) 4. Laboratory of surface chemistry and catalysis (Dr. Mariuca Gartner) 5. Laboratory of electrochemistry and corrosion (Dr. Eugen Roman) 6. Laboratory of molten salts (Dr. Nicolae Ene) 7. Laboratory of oxide materials science (Dr. Maria Zaharescu) 8. Laboratory of supramolecular chemistry and interphase processes (Dr. Titus Constantinescu) 9. Laboratory of colloid chemistry (Dr. Dan Anghel) 10. Laboratory of coordination chemistry (Dr. Luminita Patron) Integrated Project (IP) -Advanced environmentally friendly multifunctional corrosion protection by nanotechnology “MULTIPROTECT” CO-ORDINATOR: (1) Leibniz-Institut für Neue Materialien gem. GmbH (INM) - Saarbrucken - Germany PAERNERS: (2) Bühler AG (BUH), (3) European Research and Project Office GmbH (EURICE),(4) Fraunhofer Gesellschaft, IPA Stuttgart (IPA), (5) T.T Ferioli & Gianotti SpA, Divisione Genta Ptatit (GENTA),(6) National Center for Scientific Research “Demokritos” (NCSR),(7) Technion-Israel Institute of Technology (IIM),(8) EADS Deutschland GmbH, Corporate Research Center Germany (EADS),(9) CASTI, Centro per L’assistenza Scientifica e Tecnologica alle Impresse (CASTI),(10) FIAT / Società Consortile per Azioni (CRF),(11) INASMET (INASMET)12) Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade (ISQ),(13) Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), (14) Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg (LLI),(15) Servo Hydraulic Lod / Israel Aercraft Industry Ltd. (SHL/IAI),(16) SHL-Alubin Group (ALUBIN) , (17) orschungsinstitut für Edelmetalle und Metallchemie (FEM),(18) Universidade de Aveiro (AVEIRO),(19) University of Udine, (UDINE,(20) Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC),(21) University of Manchester(UNIMAN),(22) Elastotec, (23) Centro Sviluppo Materiali S.p.A. (CSM),(24) Technical University of Szczecin (TUS),(25) Hellenic Aerospace Industry S.A. (HAI),(26) Plalam SpA, Lamiera Prelaccata e Plastificata (PLALAM),(27) Cromosphere (CROMO),(28) Institute of Physical Chemistry (ICF),(29) Typoplast (TYPOPLAST),(30) University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy (UCTM), (31) ARC Seibersdorf Research GmbH (SEI) Project objectives: To provide a heavy-metal-free technology for corrosion protection especially by avoiding Cr by a novel nanotechnology approach using multifunctional materials, and establishing economical and environmental friendly processes for the most important areas of application. • ICF tasks (Laboratory of oxide materials science (Dr. Maria Zaharescu)in collaboration withLaboratory of surface chemistry and catalysis (Dr. Mariuca Gartner) • Synthesis of mono-, bi- and poly-component nanopowders based on TiO2, ZrO2 and Fe2O3 using sol-gel and hydrothermal method • Structural and optical characterization of the powders • Elaboration of oxide and hybrid nanocomposite sol-gel films with the obtained powders by ICF and othe project partners • Calculation of thickness, optical constants and interband transition of the film using Spectroscopic Ellipsometrycoupled with B-EMA (Bruggemann’s Effective Medium Approximation) • Establishing the correlation between optical properties of the materials and the technological parameters, based also on Spectroellipsometry. Coordination Action (CA) -Improving the understanding of the impact of nanoparticles on human health and the environment “ImPart” Co-ordinating organisation: Chalex Research Ltd., UK LIST OF PARTICIPANTS: Chalex Research Ltd. (UK), NFM (IL), Institute of Physical Chemistry “I.G. Murgulescu” (RO), Jozef Stefan Institute (SI), University of Leicester (UK), Kaunas University (LT), University of Munich (D), Technology Codes Ltd. (IRL), University of Craiova (RO), Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe GmbH (D), Verein Deutscher Ingenieure (D), CMP Científica (E), University of Leuven (B), University of Surrey (UK), Temas (CH), Quadrate Digital Media (IRL), National Institute of Research and Development for Technical Physics (RO), Dublin Institute of Technology (IRL), Biomade Technology Foundation (NL), Latvian Society of Toxicology (LV), University of Crete (HE), Rosseter Holding Ltd. (CY), Project objectives: To prevent knowledge of the health and environmental implications of nanoparticles from lagging behind the technological advances. In order to do this, ImPart will foster communication links between numbers of regional, national and international initiatives in order to reduce duplication of effort, pool expertise and facilitate co-operation between networks. This will result in an improvement in the understanding of the potential impact of nanoparticles on human health and the environment. • ICF tasks: • ICF Laboratory of chemical thermodynamics (Dr. Speranta Tãnãsescu) is involved in all the actions of the project having the principal goal understanding of the short and long term implications of nanotechnology for health and the environment. The contribution in the project is based on the former research experience existing in the Laboratory of Chemical Thermodynamics as concerns the large potentialities offered by the Applied Chemical Thermodynamics to characterize and investigate from the energetic point of view the advanced materials involved in the complex modern systems and the new technologies. Contribution to answer the following questions are expected: • To what extent can the energetic properties of nanocomposites be predicted from properties of the nanoscale end-members? • Which is the influence of different compositional variables on the nanophase energetics? • What environments, besides the now familiar aqueous low temperature setting, are likely to harbor nanoscale phenomena, and how would thermodynamic modelling be affected? • Which environmental factors and in what extend they are responsibleforthe interactions between biological and non-biological systems? • Are the existent thermochemical databases enough comprehensible to prevent or for diminution of ecological hazards? Network of excellence (NoE) –IN-Situ study and Development of processes involving nano-PORous Solids “INSIDE-POReS” Co-ordinating organisation: National Center for Scientific Research "Demokritos“, Greece Core:(1.) Dr. N. Kanellopoulos - National Center for Scientific Research "Demokritos", NCSRD (HL) (2.) Dr. D. Jones – Centre Nationale de la Researche Scientifique, CNRS (F) (3.) Prof. Dr. Jörg Kärger - University of Leipzig, Department of Interface Physics, UNILEP (D) (4.) Prof. E.F. Vansant - University of Antwerp, UA-UIA (B) (5.) Prof. N. Quirke - Imperial College, Imperial (UK) (6.) Prof. Dr.-Ing. J. Weitkamp - Universität Stuttgart, Institut für Technische Chemie I, USTUTT-ITC (D) (7.) Prof. B.C. Hauback - Institute for Energy and Technology, IFE (NO) (8.) Prof. F. Kapteijn – TU Delft (DelftChemTech), TU Delft (NL) (9.) Prof. F. Rodriguez-Reinoso - Universidad de Alicante- Departamento de Quimica Inorgánica, UALI (E) (10.) Prof. A.A.G. Tomlinson - Istituto di Chimica dei Materiali, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerch, CNR (I) (11.) Dr. E. Kikkinides - Chemical Process Engineering Research Institute-Centre for Research and Technology, CERTH (HL) (12.) Prof. J. Caro - University of Hannover-Institut fuer Physikalische Chemie & Elektrochemie, UNIHAN (D) (13.) Prof. Michael StØker – SINTEF, SINTEF (NO) (14.) Dr. H. C.W.M. Buijs - TNO Industrial Tech. Materials Technology Division, TNO (NL) Satellite:(1.) Dr. Fernando Albertos - REPSOL -YPF SA, REPSOL YPF (E) (2.) Dr. Catrine Laroche - Institute Français du Petrol, IFP (F) (3.) Dr. Roberto Millini - ENI Tecnologie, ET (I) (4.) Ing. Francesco Bonino - Centro Ricerche FIAT, CRF (I) (5.) Mr J-P. Joulin - Céramiques Techniques et Industrielles, CTI (F) (6.) Dr. Stefan Brandt- GRACE GmbH & Co KG, GRACE (D) (7.) Mrs R. Marquinez – Porres - FUND.LEIA CDT, LEIA (E) (8.) Dr. N. Theophilou - Silver & Baryte, S&B (HL) (9.) Mr. Herman Goverse – ECO Ceramics BV, ECO (NL) (10.) Mr. F.M. Velterop - Pervatech BV, Pervatech (NL) (11.) Prof. V. Kaucic – National Institute of Chemistry Slovenia, NICS (SL) (12.) Prof. J. Papp - Central Research Institute for Chemistry, Hungark Academy of Sciences, CRC IC HAS (HU) (13.) Prof. A. Jarzebski - Polish Academy of sciences, Institute of Chemical Engineering, IICh PAN (PO) (14.) Dr. M. Caldararu – Institute of Physical Chemistry “I.G. Murgulescu” Romanian Academy, IPCRA (RO) (15.) Prof. N. Seaton - University of Edinburgh Division of Engineering, UEdin (UK) (16.) Prof. D. Enke - Martin-Luther-Uni. Halle-Wittenberg, MLU-Halle (D) (17.) Dr. R. Michaelsen - Berlin Neutron Scattering Center, Hahn-Meitner Institute, HMI (D) (18.) Prof. Fricke - Würzburg University, Inst. Physics, UNI Wurzburg (D) (19.) Prof. P. Adler - Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, IPGP (F) (20.) Prof. V. Milisic - Université de Bordeaux-Lab. de Génie des Procédés Faculté d' Oenologie, LPG (F) (21.) Dr. Gary Brian Hix - De Montfort University, DMU (UK) (22.) Prof. Jesus Santamaria, Institute of Nanoscience Aragon - INA (E) (23.) Prof. K. Richter, Gesellschaft zur Förderung der naturwissenschaftlich-technischen Forschung in Berlin-Adlershof e.V., GNF (D) (24.) Mr. F. Llabres -Luengo –SENER, SENER (E) (25.) Dr. D. Kehr - Schunk Kohlenstofftechnik GmbH, SKT (D) Project objectives: INSIDE-PORES mission is “to develop methodologies for the in-situ application of both static and dynamic techniques and their combinations as a tool to probe the evolution of properties, which are relevant to specific processes that involve nanoporous solids, to greatly contribute to the extensive distribution of the relevant scientific knowledge and for INSIDE-PORES to become a focal point for scientists and technicians working in the field of porous materials” • ICF (associate partner) tasks (Group of heterogeneous chemical kinetics (Dr. Monica Caldararu) • Surface dynamics under the influence of operating conditions of catalysts powders or other materials (including ceramics) by AC in situ (“operando”) electrical conductivity measurements (differential step technique DST) - A special cell consisting of two coaxial cylindrical electrodes with powder as the dielectric coupled with monitoring on- line the exit gases ; • Evaluation of mobility / thermal stability on the surface of weakly adsorbed molecules by studies on variation of the apparent dielectric constant of powders in operando conditions (by in situ capacitance measurements) under adsorption/desorption of various gases); Other european projects: • FP5 Thematik network “Polar electroceramics” • Project coordinator : Dr. Vanda Volni, Feroprem Piezoceramics A/S Denmark • NATO CLG. –“Surface chemistry of complex materials” • Project coordinator: Dr. Karl Solberg, Drexel University, Department of Chemistry, USA and Dr. Monica Caldararu – Institute of Physical Chemistry “I.G. Murgulescu” Romanian Academy • NATO CLG – “Microwave and corrosion behaviour of ceramer-conductive polymer composite coatings“ • Project coordinator: Prof. Cristos Panagopoulos, National technical University of Athens, Laboratory of Physical Metallurgy, Greece andDr. Maria Zaharescu -Institute of Physical Chemistry “I.G. Murgulescu” Romanian Academy