Viorica Parvulescu

Romanian Academy Romania

Viorica Parvulescu is a senior researcher at the Romanian Academy, working in the Laboratory of Chemistry of Surface and Catalysis at the Institute of Physical Chemistry-Ilie Murgulescu. She holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the Doctoral School of the Romanian Academy and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Namur, Belgium. For ten years, she served as an associate professor at the University of Bucharest, Romania. Dr. Parvulescu has developed expertise in catalyst preparation, with research interests centered on the structure-property relationship and the development of new nanocomposite materials. These materials include transitional metals, enzymes, organometallic complexes, and metallic nanoparticles supported on polymers and nanostructured oxides, as well as organic-inorganic hybrid materials with catalytic, photocatalytic, and electrophotocatalytic properties. She has authored or co-authored more than 190 publications and six chapters in five books.

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This book discusses the development, characterization, and applications of nanocomposites, which are advanced materials obtained through the combination of two or more constituents, with one being a continuous phase (matrix) and the other being a discontinuous or dispersed nanophase. Nanocomposites have gained significant attention due to their excellent properties and multiple applications, resulting from synergistic effects between the matrix and reinforced nanophase. Nanocomposites offer advantages over individual nanoparticles in tailoring properties, enhancing stability, and optimizing performance for specific applications. This book emphasizes the vast potential of nanocomposites in various areas, including water treatment, food packaging, automotive compounds, biomedical devices, coatings, sensors, pharmaceuticals, and fuel cells, among others. The properties of nanocomposites are highly dependent on their structure and dimensions, and further research is needed to better understand the structure-property relationship in these systems. The book includes sixteen chapters organized into four sections: “Carbon-Based Nanocomposites”, “Inorganic Nanoparticles-Based Nanocomposites”, “Nanocomposites for Environmental Applications”, and “Nanocomposites for Biomedical Applications”.

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