Cristina BOGATU

Associate Professor
Department of Product Design, Mechatronics and Environment
Faculty of Product Design and Environment
Contact:
1 Universității Str, Brașov, Romania
Building F, Room F16
E-mail: cristina.bogatu@unitbv.ro
Research interests:
- Wastewater treatment technologies
- Self-cleaning surfaces
- Photocatalytic dispersions
- Materials for solar energy conversion
- Synthesis of materials (powders, thin films) by physico-chemical methods (sol-gel, pulverization, electrochemical methods)
- Materials characterization (structure, morphology, surface properties, opto-electronic properties, durability/corrosion resistance).
Publications (selection)
- Gheorghita S., Bogatu C., Duta A., TiO2-g-C3N4thin film photocatalyst on large substrates for advanced wastewater treatment, Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, dec 2023. doi:10.1007/s10971-023-06263-y
- Bogatu C., Covei M., Polo-Lopez I., Duta A, Malato S., Novel ZnO photocatalysts for pollutants' abatement under solar radiation at pilot plant scale, Catalysis Today, 413–415(2023) 113947. doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2022.11.008
- Bogatu C, Covei M., Tismanar I, Perniu D., Duta A, Composite nanostructures as potential materials for water and air cleaning with enhanced efficiency, in: Advanced nanostructures for environmental health, Elsevier, 2020, 431-464.
- Bogatu C, Perniu D., Isac L., Covei M, Duta A., Design and development of TiO2 based dispersions for photocatalytic fabrics, in: Proceedings of the Conference on Sustainable Energy 2017 – Nearly Zero Energy Communities (Editor I. Visa, A. Duta), Editura Springer 2017, 521-550
- Bogatu C., Perniu D., Sau C., Iorga C., Cosnita M., Duta A., Ultrasound assisted sol-gel TiO2powders and thin films for photocatalytic removal of toxic pollutants, Ceramics International, 43 (2017) 7963-7969.