Cristina CAZAN

Professor
Department of Product Design, Mechatronics and Environment
Faculty of Product Design and Environment

Contact:

1 Universității Str, Brașov, Romania
Building F, Room F16
E-mail: c.vladuta@unitbv.ro

CV

Research interests:

  • Development of advanced and sustainable waste-based materials for applications in construction, urban infrastructure, and general-purpose products.
  • Implementation of an integrated solid waste management system and optimisation of recycling processes in urban and industrial settings.
  • Application of circular economy principles in designing sustainable materials and processes, aimed at reducing environmental impact and improving resource efficiency

Publications (selection)

  • Cazan, C., Cosnita, M., Sustainable composites with synergistic combinations of construction and demolition waste: Behavior of rubber, HDPE, PS, and brick after short-term water immersion, Journal of Cleaner Production, 471 (2024) 143342. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.143342 
  • Cazan, C., Enesca, A., Isac, L., Andronic, L., Cosnita, M.,Accelerated Aging of Polymeric Composites Based on Waste with TiO2Fillers, ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 5(6), 2023, 3958-397. doi:10.1021/acsapm.3c00129
  • Cazan, C., Enesca, A., Andronic, L., Synergic Effect of TiO2 Filler on the Mechanical Properties of Polymer Nanocomposites, Polymers, 13(12), 2021, 2017. doi:10.3390/polym13122017 
  • Cosnita, M., Pop, MA., Cazan, C., Cristea, D., Aging resistance under short time ultraviolet (UV) radiations of polymer wood composites entirely based on wastes, Environmental Technology & Innovation, 31, 2023, DOI: 10.1016/j.eti.2023.103208
  • Cazan, C., Cosnita, M., Isac, L., The influence of temperature on the performance of rubber - PET-HDPE waste -based composites with different inorganic fillers. Journal of Cleaner Production 208 (2019) 1030-1040. Doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.10.045