CC-ITES Center is organized in 4 laboratories each with dedicated research infrastructure and equipment, as follows:
1. ELECTROCHEMICAL AND CORROSION LABORATORY
The main research directions addressed are:
- Corrosion of materials and biomaterials in specific environments.
- Materials degradation (corrosion, tribcorrosion, bio-corrosion and corrosion protection).
- Mechanism of materials degradation.
- Mechanism and kinetics of passivation, degradation and repassivating of functional surfaces.
- Chemical, electrochemical and biochemical processes at the medium (environment)/materials interface.
- Biomaterials and biocoatings. Changing the surfaces of biomaterials for protein absorption or to prevent the formation and growth of biofilms. (Obtaining, Characterization).
- New hybrid functionalization (inorganic-organic) of the surfaces of biomaterials (metals, alloys, polymers) with bioactive molecules by electrochemical techniques.
- Electrochemical methods applied for surface nanocomposite material characterization: open circuit potential, linear polarization, voltammetry, polarization resistance, corrosion rate, amperometry, coulometry, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, etc.
2. APPLIED ELECTROCHEMISTRY FOR MATERIALS AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING LABORATORY
The main research directions addressed are:
- Nano and microstructured electrodeposition.
- Chemical, electrochemical and biochemical processes at the interface for surface modification processes.
- Controlled growth of nanoporous oxide films.
- Surface chemistry and electrochemical-chemical analyzes.
- Surface and interfacing phenomena in environmental protection processes.
- Kinetics and mechanism of electro-crystallization and electro-codeposition processes.
- Wastewater purification by electrochemical methods.
3. MEMBRANE SYSTEMS FOR FILTERATION AND NANOFILTRATION LABORATORY
The main research directions addressed are:
- Preparation of polymeric membranes and nanocomposites.
- Complex characterization of membranes in filtration and nanofiltration processes.
4. NON - DESTRUCTIVE AND DESTRUCTIVE CHARACTERIZATION OF MATERIALS
The main research directions addressed are:
- Characterization of materials.
- Characterization of layers and protective coatings.