Scientific research activity
Water and Air treatment

1. Non-thermal plasma mini-reactors for water treatment, Burlică, R.; Dîrlău, I.-D.; Astanei, D., Environmental Engineering and Management Journal, Vol. 18, No. 8, 1799-1807,2019, DOI:10.30638/eemj.2019.171
2. Effects of the Voltage and Current Waveforms and Discharge Power on Hydrogen Peroxide Formation in Water-Spray Gliding Arc Reactors,Burlica, R; Finney, WC and Locke, BR, 2013 , 49 (3) , pp.1098-1103, IEEE Trans. Ind. Aplications, DOI:10.1109/TIA.2013.2253080
3. Pulsed plasma gliding-arc discharges with water spray,Burlica, R and Locke, BR, 2008, 44 (2), pp.482-489, IEEE Trans. Ind. Aplications DOI:10.1109/TIA.2008.916603
Surface treatment

1. Improving Printability of Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) with the Help of Plasma Pre-Treatment, Olariu, M.A.; Herrero, R.; Astanei, D.G.; Jofré, L.; Morentin, J.; Filip, T.A.; Burlica, R., Polymers 2023, 15, 3348 DOI:https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15163348
2. Treatment of Polymeric Films Used for Printed Electronic Circuits Using Ambient Air DBD Non-Thermal Plasma, Astanei, D.; Burlica, R.; Cretu, D.-E.; Olariu, M.; Stoica, I.; Beniuga, O., Materials 2022, 15, 1919 DOI:https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15051919
Agriculture

1. Non-Thermal Plasma-Activated Water: A Cytogenotoxic Potential on Triticum aestivum, Padureanu, S.; Burlica, R.; Stoleru, V.; Beniuga, O.; Dirlau, D.; Cretu, D.E.; Astanei, D.; Patras, A., Agronomy 2023, 13, 459 DOI:https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13020459
2. Preliminary study on the impact of non-thermal plasma activated water on the quality of Triticum aestivum L. cv. Glosa sprouts, A. Mandici, D.E. Cretu, R. Burlica, D. Astanei, O. Beniuga, C. Rosu, D.C. Topa, T.G. Aostacioaiei, A.C. Aprotosoaie, A. Miron, Horticulturae, 2022, Manuscript ID: horticulturae-2015979 Horticulturae 2022, 8(12), 1158 DOI:https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8121158
3. Plant growth promotion effect of plasma activated water on Lactuca sativa L. cultivated in two different volumes of substrate, Vasile Stoleru, Radu Burlica, Gabriela Mihalache, Delicia Dirlau, Silvica Padureanu, Gabriel-Ciprian Teliban, Dragos Astanei, Alexandru Cojocaru, Oana Beniuga, Antoanela Patras, Sci Rep 10, 20920 (2020) DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-77355-w
Disinfection

Bacteria Inactivation Using Low Power Pulsed Gliding Arc Discharges with Water Spray, Burlica, R; Grim, RG; (...); Locke, BR 2010, 7 (8) , pp.640-649, Plasma Procc. and Polymers DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ppap.200900183
Hydrogen production from waste water

1. Formation of H2 and H2O2 in a Water-Spray Gliding Arc Nonthermal Plasma Reactor, R. Burlica, K.-Y. Shih, B. R. Locke, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 52, 37, 13516, 2013, DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/ie402767f
2. Hydrogen generation by pulsed gliding arc discharge plasma with sprays of alcohol solutions, Burlica, R.; Shih, K.-Y.; Hnatiuc, B.; Locke, B.R., Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2011, 50, 15, 9466–9470, DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/ie101920n
Other papers
Nonthermal Plasma Multi-Reactor Scale-Up Using Pulse Capacitive Power Supplies, R. Burlica, D.E. Cretu, O. Beniuga, D. Astanei, Applied Sciences, vol 12(20), art. no. 10403, 2022 DOI:https://doi.org/10.3390/app122010403
A New Texturing Approach of a Polyimide Shielding Cover for Enhanced Light Propagation in Photovoltaic Devices, Stoica, I.; Albu, R.M.; Hulubei, C.; Astanei, D.G.; Burlica, R.; Mersal, G.A.M.; Seaf Elnasr, T.A.; Barzic, A.I.; Elnaggar, A.Y. A, Nanomaterials 2022, 12, 3249 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12183249
Effects of non-thermal plasma activated water and cold temperature on wheat sprouts: a focus on photosynthetic pigments, protein and phenolic contents, antioxidant activity, antioxidant and prooxidant enzymes activity, Alexandru Mandici, Craita Rosu, Radu Burlica, Daniel Eusebiu Cretu, Dragos Astanei, Oana Beniuga, Denis Constantin Topa, Tudor George Aostacioaiei, Anca Miron, FARMACIA, 2022
Non-thermal plasma T-shaped reactor for activated water production, R. Burlica, D. Astanei, D.E. Cretu, I.D. Dirlau, O. Beniuga, S. Padureanu, V. Stoleru, A. Patras, Environmental Engineering and Management Journal, vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 397-404, 2021 DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.30638/eemj.2021.040
Analysis of plasma activated water by gliding arc at atmospheric pressure: Effect of the chemical composition of water on the activation, Wartel, M.; Faubert, F.; Dirlau, I.D.; Rudz, S.; Pellerin, N.; Astanei, D.; Burlica, R.; Hnatiuc, B.; Pellerin, S., J. Appl. Phys. 129, 233301 (2021) DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0040035
Sustainable and cleaner microwave-assisted dyeing process for obtaining eco-friendly and fluorescent acrylic knitted fabrics, Popescu, V.; Astanei, D.-G.; Burlica, R.; Popescu, A.; Munteanu, C.; Ciolacu, F.; Ursache, M.; Ciobanu, L.; Cocean, A., Journal of Cleaner Production, Volume 232, Pages 451-461 (2019), DOI:10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.05.281
Optical diagnostics of electrical discharge water-spray reactors for chemical synthesis, Hsieh, K.; Burlica, R.; Locke, B.R., IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, vol. 49, no. 1, pp. 305-310, Jan.-Feb. 2013, DOI:10.1109/TIA.2012.2228833
Influence of Water Injection Technique in an Argon NTP System Used for PAW Generation, D.E. Cretu, S. Pellerin, R. Burlica, M. Wartel, D. Astanei, F. Faubert, Proc. of. 2022 International Conference and Exposition on Electrical And Power Engineering (EPE), 20-21 oct. 2022, Iasi, Romania, ISBN:978-1-7281-8126-4
Assessment of HV Power Supply Efficiency in Plasma Activated Water Production, D.E. Cretu, C.C. Rusu, D. Astanei, R. Burlica, O. Beniuga, Proc. of. 2022 International Conference and Exposition on Electrical And Power Engineering (EPE), 20-21 oct. 2022, Iasi, Romania, ISBN:978-1-7281-8126-4
The Influence of NTP Reactor Geometry on H2O2 Generation in Water, D.E.Cretu, D. Astanei, R. Burlica, O. Beniuga, D. Tesoi, Proc. of. 2020 International Conference and Exposition on Electrical And Power Engineering (EPE), 22-23 oct. 2020, Iasi, Romania, ISBN:978-1-7281-8126-4, DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EPE50722.2020.9305678
Patents
Pulsed gliding arc electrical discharge reactors Authors: Radu Burlica, Bruce R. Locke
Patent no.:US2007272543-A1; US7919053-B2, UNIV FLORIDA STATE RES FOUND(UYFL-C) SUA
Gliding arc electrical discharge reactors with improved nozzle configuration Authors: Radu Burlica, Bruce R. Locke
Patent Number(s): US2009236215-A1; US8444924-B2, UNIV FLORIDA STATE RES FOUND SUA
Spark plug with double electrical discharge Author: D.G. Astanei
Patent no.:EPO39554400
Cold plasma device with non-symetrical electrodes Authors: BURLICA R, HNATIUC B, HNATIUC E, URSACHE M
Patent no.:RO128078-A2, OSIM RO
Patent requests
DBD-Corona non-thermal plasma device for the treatment of polymeric substrates for food packaging Authors: R. Burlica, D.G. Astanei, O.C. Beniuga, D.E. Cretu, C.C. Rusu
Patent demand OSIM registration no.:A00493/12.08.2022
DBD non-thermal plasma device for the treatment of polymeric substrates for the printing of flexible electronic circuits Authors: Radu Burlica, Dragos Astanei, Marius Olariu, Oana Beniuga, Daniel Eusebiu Cretu
Patent demand OSIM registration no.: A/00117/11.03.2022
Electrochemical mini-reactor with non-thermal plasma in T-shaped geometry for the production of activated water Authors: R. Burlică, D. Astanei, I.D. Dirlău, O. Beniugă, M. Andruşcă, M. Adam
Patent demand OSIM registration no.: A00924/21.11.2018
Conical mini-reactor with non-thermal plasma for activated water production with applications in agriculture Authors: I.D. Dirlău, D. Astanei, O. Beniugă, R. Burlică
Patent demand OSIM registration no.: A01081/11.12.2017
Books
„Plasma non-termica: Fundamente, Aplicatii, Analiza”, Authors: R. Burlica, D. Astanei, Editura PIM, Iasi, 2020, 325p, ISBN 978-606-13-5944-8.
„Aplicatii ale plasmei non-termice in agricultura”, Authors: Iuliana Delicia Dirlau, Radu Burlica, Editura Politehnium, Iasi, 2023, 185p, ISBN 978-973-621-517-9.