• Ultrasonic extraction for preparation of plant extracts with bioinsecticidal effects on pest from seed deposits 

  Daraban, Gabriel-Mihăiță; Zaharia, Carmen; Rusu, Lăcrămioara; Puitel, Adrian-Cătălin; Bădeanu, Marinela; Șuteu, Daniela (Universitatea "Babeş-Bolyai" Cluj-Napoca, 2021-06-30)

  This paper describes the preparation of plant extracts using solid-liquid ultrasonic extraction (sonoextraction), the characterization of prepared extracts and their bioinsecticidal activity. The studied raw vegetal m ...
• Nutritional and antinutritional compounds in leaves of quinoa 

  Stoleru, Vasile; Jacobsen, Sven-Erik; Vitănescu, Maricel; Jităreanu, Gerard; Butnariu, Monica; Munteanu, Neculai; Stan, Teodor; Teliban, Gabriel-Ciprian; Cojocaru, Alexandru; Mihalache, Gabriela (Elsevier Ltd., 2021-11-29)

  In the context of climate change, especially for the temperate continental climate, new potential crop species are emerging, originating from the tropics. One of them is quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) with multiple ...
• Studies on kinetics and adsorption equilibrium of lead and zinc ions from aqueous solutions on Sarkanda grass lignin 

  Ungureanu, Elena; Trofin, Alina-Elena; Trincă, Lucia-Carmen; Ariton, Adina-Mirela; Ungureanu, Ovidiu C.; Fortună, Maria-Emiliana; Jităreanu, Carmenica-Doina; Popa, Valentin I. (Editura Academiei Romane, 2021-06)

  In this study, the adsorption of Pb2+ and Zn2+ ions from aqueous solutions onto lignin obtained from unmodified Sarkanda grass was analyzed. To ensure optimal process conditions, the retention of lead and zinc ions was ...
• Reducing SO2 content in wine by combining High Pressure and glutathione addition 

  Christofi, Stefania; Katsaros, George; Mallouchos, Athanasios; Cotea, Valeriu V.; Kallithraka, Stamatina (International Viticulture and Oenology Society, 2021-03-09)

  The aim of this work was to examine the potential of High Pressure (HP) technology as an alternative technique to SO2 addition for red wine preservation. It focused on producing wines with reduced added SO2 and the ...
• Influence of different commercial yeasts on volatile fraction of sparkling wines 

  Cotea, Valeriu V.; Focea, Mihai-Cristian; Luchian, Camelia-Elena; Colibaba, Lucia-Cintia; Scutarașu, Elena-Cristina; Niculaua, Marius; Zamfir, Cătălin-Ioan; Popîrdă, Andreea (MDPI, 2021-01-26)

  The occurrence of aroma constituents in sparkling wines, with direct impact on their organoleptic characteristics, is affected by several factors, for example the base-wine particularities, grapes cultivar conditions, ...
• The influence of temperature, storage conditions, pH, and ionic strength on the antioxidant activity and color parameters of rowan berry extracts 

  Cristea, Elena; Ghendov Moșanu, Aliona; Patraș, Antoanela; Socaciu, Carmen; Pintea, Adela; Tudor, Cristina; Sturza, Rodica (MDPI, 2021-06-22)

  Recent trends in the food industry combined with novel methods in agriculture could transform rowan into a valuable raw material with potential technological applications. Thus, the aim of this research was to investigate ...
• Gelatin reinforced with cncs as nanocomposite matrix for Trichoderma harzianum KUEN 1585 spores in seed coatings 

  Dogaru, Bianca-Ioana; Stoleru, Vasile; Mihalache, Gabriela; Yonsel, Sems; Popescu, Maria-Cristina (MDPI, 2021-09-25)

  Increasing interest on sustainable agriculture has led to the development of new materials which can be used as seed coating agents. In this study, a new material was developed based on gelatin film reinforced with ...
• Northeast Romania water resources management in the context of climate change issue - Iaşi County case study 

  Corduneanu, Flaviana; Țopa, Denis-Constantin; Balan, Isabela-Elena; Balan, Ioan; Boți, Ioan; Pricop, Claudiu; Creţu, Alina; Bucur, Daniel (NARDI FUNDULEA, ROMANIA, 2020-11)

  After 1980, drought became a cyclic phenomenon that has spread over subtropics and mid-latitudes ecosystems and society. Agriculture and domestic or industrial water supply are the fields that received the most severe ...
• Use of fertigation systems for environmental safety of solanaceae species under protected spaces 

  Corduneanu, Oana-Raluca; Stoleru, Vasile; Roșca, Radu; Cârlescu, Petru-Marian; Băetu, Marius; Țenu, Ioan ("Gheorghe Asachi" Technical University of Iasi, Romania, 2021)

  The degradation of agricultural ecosystems began with the application of intensive agriculture, which cannot be separated from the problems related to it. In this context, it is more important than ever to dismiss any ...
• Environmental concern factors and consumers' purchase decision on the local agri-food market 

  Robu, Maria; Robu, Alexandru-Dragoș; Chiran, Aurel ("Gheorghe Asachi" Technical University of Iasi, Romania, 2021)

  This study is addressing topics related to sustainable consumption and aims to identify and rank the decisional factors involved in the process of purchasing local eco-friendly agri-food products and to analyse to what ...
• Non-thermal plasma T-shaped reactor for activated water production 

  Burlică, Radu; Astanei, Dragoș; Crețu, Daniel-Eusebiu; Dîrlău, Iuliana-Delicia; Beniuga, Oana; Pădureanu, Silvica; Patraș, Antoanela ("Gheorghe Asachi" Technical University of Iasi, Romania, 2021)

  Non-thermal plasma is an innovative, eco-friendly technology, being considered as an emerging technology in many research fields. This work presents an analysis of the influence of different parameters on the energy ...
• Implicit chaos in complex systems in the form of period doubling through harmonic mappings 

  Agop, Ștefana; Păun, Vladimir-Alexandru; Ștefan, Gavril; Petrescu, Tudor-Cristian; Agop, Maricel; Păun, Viorel-Puiu (Bucharest: Politehnica Press, 2021)

  In the Multifractal Theory of Motion, in the form of Schrödinger – type “regimes”, non – linear behaviors of a complex system are analysed. Then, in the non - stationary case, symmetries of SL(2R)-type for structural units ...
• Adulteration of natural honey and the nutritional effect 

  Radu, Steluța; Cojocaru, Elena; Cojocaru, Cristi; Lupu, Diana-Elena (Mattioli 1885, 2021-10-07)

  Council Directive 2001/110 / EC (1) defines honey as the sweet natural substance produced by Apis mellifera bees. Honey contains especially different types of sugars, especially fructose and glucose, as well as other ...
• Valorization of vine tendrils resulted from pruning as densified solid biomass fuel (briquettes) 

  Țenu, Ioan; Roman, Cecilia; Șenilă, Lăcrimioara; Roșca, Radu; Cârlescu, Petru-Marian; Băetu, Marius; Arsenoaia, Vlad-Nicolae; Dumitrachi, Emanuel-Petru; Corduneanu, Oana-Raluca (MDPI, 2021-08-16)

  Concerns over the past few decades have focused, more than ever, on finding and implementing efficient, handy, and renewable sources to reduce pollution. Biomass, in general, and biomass from annual vine cuttings, are ...
• Evaluation of keratin/bacterial cellulose based scaffolds as potential burned wound dressing 

  Radu, Cezar-Doru; Vereștiuc, Liliana; Ulea, Eugen; Lipșa, Florin-Daniel; Vulpe, Vasile; Munteanu, Corneliu; Bulgariu, Laura; Pașca, Aurelian-Sorin; Tamaș, Camelia; Ciuntu, Bogdan-Mihnea; Ciocan, Mădălina; Sîrbu, Ionela; Gavrilaș, Elena; Macarel, Ciprian-Vasile; Istrate, Bogdan (MDPI, 2021-02-24)

  The study presents the preparation and characterization of new scaffolds based on bacterial cellulose and keratin hydrogel which were seeded with adipose stem cells. The bacterial cellulose was obtained by developing an ...
• Adsorption performance of modified fly ash for copper ion removal from aqueous solution 

  Buema, Gabriela; Harja, Maria; Lupu, Nicoleta; Chiriac, Horia; Forminte, Loredana; Ciobanu, Gabriela; Bucur, Daniel; Bucur, Roxana-Dana (MDPI, 2021-01-16)

  The initial characteristics of Romanian fly ash from the CET II Holboca power plant show the feasibility of its application for the production of a new material with applicability in environmental decontamination. The ...
• The behavior of dairy consumers in short food supply chains during covid-19 pandemic in Suceava area, Romania 

  Brumă, Ioan-Sebastian; Vasiliu, Codrin-Dinu; Rodino, Steliana; Butu, Marian; Tanasă, Lucian; Doboș, Sebastian; Butu, Alina; Coca, Oana; Ștefan, Gavril (MDPI, 2021-03-11)

  In Romania, there is an emerging market of dairy products delivered through short food supply chains. Although this distribution system has existed since the communist period, and even though more than three decades have ...
• Environmental remediation of metribuzin herbicide by mesoporous carbon-rich from wheat straw 

  Coroi Cara, Irina-Gabriela; Filip, Manuela; Bulgariu, Laura; Răus, Lucian; Țopa, Denis-Constantin; Jităreanu, Gerard (MDPI, 2021-05-27)

  Contemporary farming practices and rapid industrialization over the last few decades, have raised significant soil and water pollution with extreme toxic effects to humans and ecosystems. The widespread and inefficient ...
• Heavy metals assessment in the major stages of winemaking: Chemometric analysis and impacts on human health and environment 

  Dumitriu Gabur, Georgiana-Diana; Teodosiu, Carmen; Moroșanu, Irina; Plăvan, Oana; Gabur, Iulian; Cotea, Valeriu V. (Elsevier Ltd., 2021-04-15)

  Wine contamination with heavy metals may pose long-term human health risks and environmental damages. This study evaluated the frequently detected heavy metals (HMs): Cr-Chromium, Fe-Iron, Cu-Copper, Mn-Manganese, Ni-Nickel ...
• Long term impact of different tillage systems on carbon pools and stocks, soil bulk density, aggregation and nutrients: a field meta-analysis 

  Țopa, Denis-Constantin; Coroi Cara, Irina-Gabriela; Jităreanu, Gerard (Elsevier Ltd., 2020-12-25)

  Intensive tillage frequently has adverse impact on soil physical quality and soil organic carbon stocks in temperate regions. A consequence of this has been a reduction in crop production over the years demonstrating the ...

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