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Mihaela Florea

National Institut of Materials Physics/ Universitatea din Bucuresti
Verified email at chimie.unibuc.ro
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Applications of MAX phases and MXenes as catalysts

IM Chirica, AG Mirea, Ş Neaţu, M Florea… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
MAX phases and MXenes are important materials that have recently gained great popularity
due to their special properties, which render them particularly useful in many applications, …

Recent progress in electrocatalysts and electrodes for portable fuel cells

…, MA Folgado, AM Chaparro, M Florea - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Fuel cells are devices that transform efficiently the chemical energy of hydrogen or another
fuel into clean electricity. The fuel cell technology is attractive for its high-energy efficiency …

Graphenes in the absence of metals as carbocatalysts for selective acetylene hydrogenation and alkene hydrogenation

A Primo, F Neatu, M Florea, V Parvulescu… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Catalysis makes possible a chemical reaction by increasing the transformation rate.
Hydrogenation of carbon–carbon multiple bonds is one of the most important examples of catalytic …

A comparative overview of MXenes and metal oxides as cocatalysts in clean energy production through photocatalysis

MM Nair, AC Iacoban, F Neaţu, M Florea… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Photocatalytic conversion of H2O, CO2 and N2 represents one promising approach to
harvest and store solar energy, for which efficient visible light responsive semiconductors are …

Ceria-based oxides as supports for LaCoO3 perovskite; catalysts for total oxidation of VOC

M Alifanti, M Florea, VI Pârvulescu - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2007 - Elsevier
Supported LaCoO 3 perovskites with 10 and 20wt.% loading were obtained by wet impregnation
of different Ce 1−x Zr x O 2 (x=0–0.3) supports with a solution prepared from La and Co …

Selective oxidation of 5-hydroxymethyl furfural over non-precious metal heterogeneous catalysts

F Neațu, RS Marin, M Florea, N Petrea… - Applied catalysis b …, 2016 - Elsevier
An alternative synthesis of 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) was carried out by oxidation of
5-hydroxy-2-methyl furfural (HMF) in aqueous medium. The reaction occurred in presence …

Transesterification of vegetable oils on basic large mesoporous alumina supported alkaline fluorides—Evidences of the nature of the active site and catalytic …

M Verziu, M Florea, S Simon, V Simon, P Filip… - Journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
KF, LiF and CsF/Al 2 O 3 catalysts with different loadings from 1 to 20 wt% were prepared
using aqueous solutions of the alkaline fluoride compounds by wet impregnation of basic …

Graphene from alginate pyrolysis as a metal‐free catalyst for hydrogenation of nitro compounds

MM Trandafir, M Florea, F Neaţu, A Primo… - …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Graphene obtained by pyrolysis of alginate at 900 C under inert atmosphere and exfoliation
is used as a metal‐free catalyst for reduction of nitro to amino groups with hydrogen as a …

Next frontiers in cleaner synthesis: 3D printed graphene-supported CeZrLa mixed-oxide nanocatalyst for CO2 utilisation and direct propylene carbonate production

V Middelkoop, T Slater, M Florea, F Neațu… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2019 - Elsevier
A rapidly-growing 3D printing technology is innovatively employed for the manufacture of a
new class of heterogenous catalysts for the conversion of CO 2 into industrially relevant …

Plasma-assisted catalysis total oxidation of trichloroethylene over gold nano-particles embedded in SBA-15 catalysts

…, NB Mandache, J Hu, R Richards, M Florea… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2007 - Elsevier
The oxidative decomposition of trichloroethylene (TCE) in dry air was investigated in non-thermal
plasma at atmospheric pressure and room temperature, both in the absence and in the …