Personal Data

Date and place of birth: July 15^th 1945, Târgu-Jiu, Romania

University Education

Career history

Others

Affiliations:

• International Society of Electrochemistry (member)

• Romanian Society of Electrochemistry (elected president)

• Romanian Chemical Society (member)

Stays Abroad

• 1993, 1995 (2 months), visiting professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (USA), in the framework of a Rumanian Twinning Program, supported by the National Academy of Science (USA); prof. Richard P. Buck.

• 1994 (1 month), University “J. Fourier“, Grenoble, and University of Angers (France), TEMPUS individual mobility grant, supported by EC.

• 1993/4 (9 months), Swedish Institute fellowship, at the University of Lund (Sweden); prof. Lo Gorton.

• 1994/5 (6 months), high level post-doctoral fellowship supported by the Ministere de l'Enseignement Superieur et de la Recherche (France) at the University “J. Fourier“, Grenoble; LEOPR-UMR CNRS-5630, dr. Serge Cosnier.

• 1997 (1 month) University of Alcala (Spain), TEMPUS individual mobility grant, supported by EC.

• 1997 (6 months) visiting professor at the University of Alcala (Spain); prof. Elena Dominguez.

• 1998 (9 months) NATO fellowship at the University of Alcala (Spain); prof. Elena Dominguez.

• 1999 (9 months) Swedish Institute fellowship at Lund University (Sweden); prof. Bo Mattiasson

Research Interests

• Electroanalytical chemistry

• Applied electrochemistry

• Modified electrodes, electrocatalysis

• Amperometric sensors/biosensors

Publications

• 2 books (in collaboration)

• 1 academic course

• 150 research and review articles published in peer reviewed journals

• 7 patents

• 180 scientific communications at national and international symposia

Books

• "Electrochimie tehnologica", L. Oniciu, P. Ilea, I. C. Popescu, Casa Cartii de Stiinta, Cluj-Napoca, 1995, ISBN 973-96575-9-1.

• “Biosenzori amperometrici. Teorie si aplicatii”, G. L. Turdean, S. E. Stanca, I. C. Popescu, Univ. Press Cluj, 2005, ISBN 973-610-359-5

Selected recent publications

1. Comparative study of copper electrodeposition from sulphate acidic electrolytes in the presence of IT-85 and of its components, J. Appl. Electrochem., 35, 69 (2005), S. Varvara, L. Muresan, I. C. Popescu and G. Maurin.

2. Computer-Controlled System for ISEs Automatic Calibration, Sens. & Actuators, B, 105, 521 (2005), S. A. Dorneanu, V. Coman, I. C. Popescu and P. Fabry.

3. Electrocatalytic Oxidation of NADH at Carbon Paste Electrodes Modified with Meldola Blue Adsorbed on Zirconium Phosphate. Effect of Ca⁺² and Polyethyleneimine, J. Solid State Electrochem., 9, 296 (2005), C. I. Ladiu, I. C. Popescu and L Gorton.

4. Electrosynthesis of nitroso compounds from (1S, 2S)-2-amino-1-(4-nitrophenyl)-propane-1,3-diol derivatives, J. Appl. Electrochem., 35, 851 (2005) , C.V. Cristea, C. Moinet, M. Jitaru and I.C. Popescu.

5. Organic phase PPO biosensor based on hydrophilic films of electropolymerized polypyrrole, Electrochim. Acta, 50, 3713 (2005), C. Cristea, Ch. Mousty, S. Cosnier and I. C. Popescu.

6. Deposition of CdS Thin Films by Nonstationary Electrochemical Techniques, Rev. Chim., 56, 382, (2005), P. Ilea, S. A. Dorneanu and I. C. Popescu.

7. Electrocatalytic oxidation of NADH at glassy carbon paste electrodes modified with Meldola Blue adsorbed on crystalline zirconium and titanium phosphate, Proc. of the Roumanian International Conference on Chemistry and Chemical Engineering XIV, Bucharest, 22-24 Sept. 2005, Secţiunea 10, p. 11-18, C. I. Ladiu, I. C. Popescu, R. Garcia, Lo Gorton.

8. Formate Dehydrogenase-Modified Carbon Paste Electrodes for Formate Amperometric Detection, Rev. Roumaine Chim., 51, 25 (2006), F.-D. Munteanu, D. Gligor, I. C. Popescu and Lo Gorton.

9. Synthesis and Structural Characteristics of Carbon Aerogels with a High Content of Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, and Pd, J. Non-Crystalline Solids, 352, 2772 (2006), L. C. Cotet, M. Gich, A. Roig, I. C. Popescu, V. Cosoveanu, E. Molins and V. Danciu.

10. Iron(III) protoporphyrin IX – single-wall carbon nanotubes modified electrodes for hydrogen peroxide and nitrite detection, Electrochim. Acta, 51, 6435 (2006), G. L. Turdean, I. C. Popescu, A. Curulli, G. Palleschi.

11. Kinetic characterization of Prussian Blue-modified graphite electrodes for amperometric detection of hydrogen peroxide, J. Appl. Electrochem., 36, 1327 (2006), R. Cretu, D. Gligor, L. Muresan, I. C. Popescu and L. M. Muresan.

12. Electrochemical behavior of Carbon Paste Electrodes Modified with Methylene Green Immobilized on two different X type Zeolites, J. Appl. Electrochem., 37, 261 (2007), D. Gligor, L. M. Muresan, A. Dumitru and I. C. Popescu.

13. Structural Properties of Some Transition Metal Highly Doped Carbon Aerogel, J. Alloys Compounds, 434–435, 854–857 (2007), L. C. Cotet, M. Baia, L. Baia, I. C. Popescu, V. Cosoveanu, E. Indrea, J. Papp and V. Danciu.

14. Synthesis of Meso- and Macroporous Carbon Aerogels, Rev. Roumaine Chim. 52, 1077 (2007), L. C. Cotet, V. Danciu, V. Cosoveanu, I. C. Popescu, A. Roig and E. Molins.

15. Correlations between Electrochemical Activity of Phenothiazine Derivatives Modified Graphite Electrodes and Some Structural and Molecular Characteristics, Rev. Roumaine Chim., 52, 823 (2007), O. Horovitz, D. Gligor and I. C. Popescu.

16. NADH Electrocatalytic Oxidation at Glassy Carbon Paste Electrodes Modified with Meldola Blue Adsorbed on acidic a-Zirconium Phosphate, Rev. Roumaine Chim., 52, 67 (2007), C. I. Ladiu, J. R. García, I. C. Popescu and L. Gorton.

17. NADH Electrocatalytic Oxidation at Glassy Carbon Paste Electrodes Modified with Meldola Blue Adsorbed on alpha-Titanium Phosphate, Rev. Chim., 58, 465 (2007), C. I. Ladiu, R. Garcia, I. C. Popescu and L. Gorton.

18. Graphite Electrodes Modified with 3,7-di(m-aminophenyl)-10-ethyl-phenothiazine, Stud. Univ. “Babes-Bolyai”, Chem., 52, 11 (2007), V. Lates, D. Gligor, L. Muresan, I. C. Popescu, R. Gropeanu and I. Grosu.

19. Corrosion behavior of composite coatings obtained by co-electrodeposition of Zn with TiO₂ nanoparticles, Coroziune si Protectie Anticoroziva, 3, 22 (2007) L. Mureşan, I. C. Popescu, C. Bulea and H. Vermeşan.

20. Microwave-assisted synthesis and electrochemical behaviour of phenothiazine-formaldehyde polymer derivative, Stud. Univ. “Babeş-Bolyai”, Chem., 52, 23, (2007), C. Cristea, G. Cormoş, L. Găină, L. Silaghi-Dumitrescu, D. Gligor, L. Mureşan and I. C. Popescu.

21. New electrode materials based on functionalized polypyrrole, J. Optoelectron. Adv. Mat., 10, 2271 (2008), I. Craciunescu, A. Nan, R. Turcu, L. Gorton and I. C. Popescu.

22. Rhodium stabilized Prussian Blue–modified graphite electrodes for H₂O₂ amperometric detection, J. Appl. Electrochem., 38, 349 (2008), Laura Mureşan, Graziella Liana Turdean, and I. C. Popescu.

23. Meso–tetraferrocenyl–tetramethylcalix[4]pyrrole-modified graphite electrode with anion recognition properties, Rev. Roumaine Chim., 53, 119, (2008), V. Coman, L. M. Muresan, S. Lozovanu, L. Silaghi-Dumitrescu and I. C. Popescu.

24. Electrochemical behaviour of a new triiron-substituted polyoxomolybdate, J. Appl. Electrochem., 38, 751 (2008), G. L. Turdean, A. Patrut, L. David and I. C. Popescu.

25. Amine oxidase amperometric biosensor coupled to liquid chromatography for biogenic amines determination, Microchim. Acta, 163, 219 (2008), L. Mureşan, R. R. Valera, I. Frébort, I. C. Popescu, E. Csöregi and M. Nistor.

26. Amperometric Biosensors for Glucose and Ethanol Determination in Wine Using Flow Injection Analysis, Studia Univ. Babeş-Bolyai, Chem. 53, 71 (2008), Laura Mureşan, Kinga Judith Zor, Mihaela Nistor, Elisabeth Csöregi and I. C. Popescu.

27. Amperometric Biosensor for Ethanol Based on a Phenothiazine Derivative Modified Carbon Paste Electrode, Studia Univ. Babeş-Bolyai, Chem. 53, 55 (2008), Delia Gligor, Elisabeth Csöregi and I. C. Popescu.

28. Synthesis and electrochemical behaviour of bis-(10-ethylphenothiazinyl)-phenylmethane, Studia Univ. Babeş-Bolyai, Chem. 53, 15 (2008), Delia Gligor, Liana Muresan, I. C. Popescu, Castelia Cristea, and Gabriela Cormos.

29. Caractérisation opérationnelle d’un biocapteur ampérométrique pour la détection de l’anion nitrate, Studia Univ. Babeş-Bolyai, Chem. 53, 63 (2008), A-. M. Todea, Liana Maria Mureşan and I. C. Popescu.

30. New [4.4.4.4]cyclophane as ionophore for ion-selective electrodes, Studia Univ. Babeş-Bolyai, Chem. 53, 113 (2008), Lidia Varvari, I. C. Popescu and S. A. Dorneanu.

31. Carbon paste electrodes modified with a new phenothiazine derivative adsorbed on zeolite and on mineral clay for NADH oxidation, Mat. Chem. Phys., 113, 283 (2009), D. Gligor, F. Balaj, A. Maicaneanu, R. Gropeanu, I. Grosu, L. Muresan and I.C. Popescu.