Code: PN-III-P1-1.1-PD-2021-0198

Contract no: PD79 / 2022

Title: STUDY ON THE PROPERTIES OF CEMENT-BASED COMPOSITE MATERIALS WITH THE ADDITION OF LIGNOCELLULOSIC WASTE USING NMR TECHNIQUE

Acronym: LIGNOCEM

Domain:
Program 1 – Development of the national research and development system Type: Postdoctoral research projects
PE8 – Products and process engineering: Product design, process design and control, construction methods, civil engineering, energy processes, material engineering
PE8_8 – Materials engineering (biomaterials, metals, ceramics, polymers, composites, etc.)
Contracting authority:
Executive Unit for Financing Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation (UEFISCDI)

Host institution:
National Institute for Research and Development in Optoelectronics INOE 2000
Subsidiary Research Institute for Analytical Instrumentation Cluj-Napoca

Adress:
67 Donath, Cluj-Napoca, RO-400293
Phone: +40-264-420590
Fax: +40-264-420667
E-mail: icia@icia.ro

Abstract:
The biomass by-product resulting from the technological process of vine planting, dry-cut hooking stalks and shoots is a problem for many vineyards. Manufacturers of construction materials are looking for solutions to determine the quality of materials at the earliest stages to increase their quality and reduce costs. The project LIGNOCEM (PD type) is a response to these needs. Major objectives: 1. Production of a new composite cement-based material with the addition of lignocellulosic waste to increase specific properties. 2. Development/extension of NMR technique to characterize the construction materials to obtain an optimal composition. Specific objectives: Production of cement-based composite materials with the addition of lignocellulosic waste suitable for the construction industry (a new composite material); Recovery of lignocellulosic waste as admixture to construction materials (lignocellulosic waste is a large category of agroforestry waste which results from annual pruning in significant amounts); Extension of the applicability area of the NMR technique (in this case, used as a tool to obtain optimal recipes for cement-based construction materials with lignocellulosic waste); Increasing the visibility of young researchers in the European area (dissemination obtained results on large scale); Increasing innovation activity (patent application for the new composite material developed).

Project objective:
Production of a new composite cement-based material with the addition of lignocellulosic waste in order to increase specific properties and development/extension of NMR technique to characterize the construction materials made with lignocellulosic waste in order to obtain an optimal composition.

Project start: 01/04/2022
Project end: 31/03/2024
Project duration: 24 months

Budget
National funds: 250000.00 RON
Co-financing: 0.00 RON
Total project budget: 250000.00 RON

Contact
Project manager:
PhD. eng. Alexandra-Daniela SCURTU
E-mail: daniela.scurtu@icia.ro

Mentor:
PhD. phys. Leontin Ioan DAVID
Faculty of Physics, Babeş-Bolyai University
E-mail: leontin.david@ubbcluj.ro