Dr. Lacramioara Rusu

Associate Professor Habilitate, PhD Eng. · Chemical and Food Engineering

Vasile Alecsandri University of Bacau

Author

APID

5533

ORCID

0000-0001-5502-3478

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Location

Bacau, Bacau, Romania

Expertise

biocomposite materials, biosorbents, biopesticides, functional foods, removal of persistent organic pollutants

Areas of interest

environmental engineering, chemical engineering, food engineering

Member since

January 2024

Biography

Lăcrămioara RUSU, Associate Professor Habilitate, PhD Eng., teaches at ”Vasile Alecsandri” University of Bacau from Romania, Faculty of Engineering, Chemical and Food Engineering Department, in the fields of chemical engineering and food engineering (since 2002). She became a PhD supervisor in environmental engineering field from 2022 when she sustained her habilitation thesis. She got doctoral degree in 2001, in the field of Chemical Engineering at “Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iasi, Romania. Her research in recent years has focused on obtaining biocomposite materials with applications in food industry and environmental protection. Her scientific interests are centered around the valorization of bioresources, food industry by-products and waste. To this end, she pursues an interdisciplinary approach to obtain biosorbents, biopesticides and functional foods by incorporating bioactive compounds. She has published more than 110 scientific papers from which 15 in Q1 and Q2 areas, was involved in 17 interdisciplinary research projects and 2 patents. The recognition and visibility of scientific research on national and international level is sustain by the 11 Executive Agency for Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation Funding (UEFISCDI) Awards and the Hirsch indexes achieved: h-index Google Academic is 19 and h-index Scopus is 16.

Publications

1. 1. Rusu, L.*, Suceveanu, E. M., Blaga, A. C., Nedeff, F. M., & Șuteu, D. (2023). Insights into Recent Advances of Biomaterials Based on Microbial Biomass and Natural Polymers for Sustainable Removal of Pharmaceuticals Residues. Polymers, eISSN 2073-4360, 15(13), 2923. WOS:001028305700001, https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15132923
2. 2. Tița, M. A., Constantinescu, M. A., Opruța, T. I., Bătuşaru, C., Rusu, L.*, & Tița, O. (2023). Kefir Enriched with Encapsulated Volatile Oils: Investigation of Antimicrobial Activity and Chemical Composition. Applied Sciences, 13(5), 2993. eISSN: 2076-3417, WOS:000947172900001 https://doi.org/10.3390/app13052993
3. 3. Rusu, L. *, Grigoraș, C. G., Simion, A. I., Suceveanu, E. M., Schnakovszky, C., & Favier, L. (2022). Investigation into Biosorption of Pharmaceuticals from Aqueous Solutions by Biocomposite Material Based on Microbial Biomass and Natural Polymer: Process Variables Optimization and Kinetic Studies. Polymers, eISSN 2073-4360, 14(16), 3388. WOS:000845803200001, https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14163388
4. 4. Rusu, L.*, Grigoraș, C. G., Simion, A. I., Suceveanu, E. M., Dediu Botezatu, A. V., & Harja, M. (2022). Biosorptive Removal of Ethacridine Lactate from Aqueous So-lutions by Saccharomyces Pastorianus Residual Bio-mass/Calcium Alginate Composite Beads: Fixed-bed Column Study. Materials, eISSN:1996-1944, 15(13), 4657. WOS:000824208600001, https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15134657
5. 5. Rusu, L.*, Grigoraș, C. G., Simion, A. I., Suceveanu, E. M., Istrate, B., & Harja, M. (2022). Biosorption Potential of Microbial and Residual Biomass of Saccharomyces pastorianus Immobilized in Calcium Alginate Matrix for Pharmaceuticals Removal from Aqueous Solutions. Polymers, eISSN 2073-4360, 14(14), 2855. WOS:000832305000001, https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14142855
6. 6. Rusu, L.*, Grigoraș, C. G., Simion, A. I., Suceveanu, E. M., Blaga, A. C., & Harja, M. (2022). Encapsulation of Saccharomyces pastorianus Residual Biomass in Calcium Alginate Matrix with Insights in Ethacridine Lactate Biosorption. Polymers, eISSN:2073-4360, 14(1), 170.; WOS:000759251700001, https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14010170