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SEVENTH FRAMEWORK
PROGRAMME
THE LABORATORY OF ECOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
Organization activity type : RES
FP7 theme : EnV
Contact person : Prof. Tudor Lupascu
Address : The Academy of Sciences of Moldova
3, Academiei street
MD2028 Chisinau
Republic of Moldova
E-mail : tlupascu@mail.md
webpage : www.chem.asm.md
THE INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY OF THE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
BRIEf dESCRIpTIon of ThE oRganIzaTIon
The Laboratory was set up on the 6th of April, 1962, under the name of “The Laboratory of Mineral
Materials”. It was later named as “The Laboratory of Mineral Materials and Water Chemistry”, and
recently it got the name of “The Laboratory of Ecological Chemistry”. The laboratory was founded by
Nicolai Labanov (1897-1972), Doctor of Chemistry; afterwards modernized by Valeriu Ropot (1934-
2002), Doctor of Chemistry, laureate of the State Prize Of Moldova. Nowadays it is under the patronage
of Tudor Lupascu, Doctor Habilitate of Chemistry, Professor and Laureate of the State Prize of Moldova.
Number of employees : 12
KEywoRdS on CoRE CompETEnCIES
synthesis of activated carbons; activation of mineral sorbents; chemistry of construction materials;
analytical control of ecosystems; adsorption mechanisms of pollutants
ExpERTISE / CompETEnCIES / TEChnologIES / RTd Know-how
Synthesis of activated carbons with anticipated properties from vegetable raw materials for the protection
of the environment and humans;
Preparations from wine making waste, having antimicrobial and antifungal properties;
Developing of the technology of the production of activated carbons from fruit stones, grape seeds and
shell nuts by physicochemical and chemical methods;
Elaboration of novel methods and technological procedures to make potable water from ground and
surface sources, purification of waste water and evaluation of agricultural by-products.
InTERnaTIonal CoopERaTIon ExpERIEnCE
SCOPES (2009-2012) (IZ73Z0_128036) - „Xenobiotic Input to the Prut River (XENOPRUT)”.
Project funded by Joint Program ASM-RFBR (2006-2008) : New carbon and mineral adsorbents with
different cores : their structure and properties.
Project funded by INTAS (2006-2008) : Optimization of Tartaric acid ethanol extraction from winery
wastes; utilization of the new synthesised compounds with biological activity and antioxidant properties.
Project funded by CRDF-MRDA (2005-2007) : Implementation and optimization of the Activated
Coal Mass - production using non-traditional raw material.
Project funded by CRDF-MRDA (2003-2005) : Ion exchanges and catalysts from carbon adsorbents
for water treating.
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