The development of eco-friendly solutions based on silanes and nanoparticles for buildings and heritage consolidation
PN-IV-P7-7.1-PTE-2024-0522 (47PTE/2025)
The structures of buildings and monuments (those belonging to cultural heritage being a particular case of interest) are susceptible to deterioration caused by natural forces (such as weather, earthquakes and erosion), but also those resulting from anthropogenic actions. Climate change amplifies these risks, underlining the urgency of implementing strengthening measures to mitigate the impact on the environment.
Project goal
The goal of the project “Development of ecological solutions based on silanes and nanoparticles for the consolidation of buildings and monuments” (NanoConsol) is the transfer and development of a consolidation technology (based on innovative nanomaterials with self-repairing properties and antimicrobial effect), dedicated to different types of materials in the composition of buildings and monuments (especially immovable heritage objects), to an economic agent with experience in creating and applying solutions for the consolidation of such objects, in order to increase its economic competitiveness, as well as its implementation in target sites, in an integrated monitoring/consolidation technology, with the ultimate goal of achieving a viable technology for the consolidation of heritage buildings.
Contracting authority: Executive Unit for Financing Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation (UEFISCDI)
Implementation period: 05/05/2025-04/05/2027
Total budget: 1.896.075 lei
Value from the state budget: 1.496.075 lei
Total budget for the Coordinator POPP & Asociații: 1.149.300 lei (400.000 lei cofinancing)
Project director: Dr. Mădălin Vasile COMAN
Budget for the partner ICECHIM: 373.275 lei
Project responsible: Dr. Habil. Radu Claudiu Fierăscu
Budget for the partner National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest: 373.500 lei
Project responsible: Dr. Denisa FICAI
Partner 2: National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest
Project responsible: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Eng. Denisa FICAI
The project is intended to support compliance with Article 3(3) of the Treaty on European Union (which provides that the Union “shall ensure that Europe’s cultural heritage is protected and enhanced”), and through Article 167(2) undertakes common actions leading to “the conservation and safeguarding of cultural heritage of European importance”). At the same time, although the legislative framework exists (either through the adoption of international regulations by national legislation or through the development of its own specific legislative measures), cases of buildings belonging to the immovable cultural heritage that are at risk or that have, in the meantime, disappeared can often be encountered.
- (a) Documenting the transfer of validated laboratory technology to industrial scale and identifying opportunities for optimizing the proposed technology (functionally and operationally) by aligning it with the latest scientific discoveries in the field, to ensure the success of the transfer;
- (b) Transferring and optimizing the proposed technology in the industrial environment;
- (c) Validating the efficiency of the technology by independent entities;
- (d) Demonstrating the efficiency of the technology implemented in the industrial environment.
Preliminary activities for technology validation at industrial level.
Implementation period: 05.05.2025-31.12.2025
Activities:
A1.1. Study on the transfer of validated laboratory technology to industrial scale;
A1.2. Study and analysis of the possibilities of optimizing the synthesis/processing process of inorganic materials to obtain nanomaterials with self-repairing properties and antimicrobial effect on an industrial scale;
A1.3. Synthesis and characterization of inorganic materials for technology;
A1.4. Study and analysis of optimization possibilities of polymer suspensions with consolidation effect;
A1.5. Obtaining solutions with a consolidating role optimized for integration into technology;
A1.6. Design of the functional model for the implementation of the technology at the industrial level and start of the experimental works;
A1.7. Results and project dissemination.
Validation of the proposed technology in the industrial environment.
Implementation period: 01.01.2026-31.12.2026
Activities:
A2.1. Development of initial referential and of technological sheet;
A2.2. Experimental study on the functional model regarding the optimization of technological parameters;
A2.3. Validation of the technology by third parties;
A2.4. Pilot installation design and development (part I);
A2.5. Protecting industrial property rights (development of a patent application);
A2.6. Results and project dissemination.
Demonstrating the efficiency of technology in the industrial environment.
Implementation period: 01.01.2027-04.05.2027
Activities:
A3.1. Finalizing the pilot installation design and development;
A3.2. Implementation of the consolidating solution in the pilot installation. Application of the consolidating solution in the target sites;
A3.3. Pilot plant experiments to optimize operating parameters;
A3.4. Demonstration of the efficiency of the technology implemented in the industrial environment by characterizing objectives post-treatment;
A3.5. Development of the final technical specification for the integrated technology demonstrated at industrial level;
A3.6. Results and project dissemination.
- 4 scientific papers
- 8 participation at scientific meetings
- 5 stakeholders meetings
- Newsletter
- 1 patent application
- web-page
- Raditoiu, A.; Raditoiu, V.; Grapin, M.; Fierascu, R.C.; Nicolae, C.A.; Raduly, M.F. Delivery Systems for Curcumin Derivatives Based on Calcium Carbonate Structures for Biomedical Applications. Crystals 2025, 15, 508. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst15060508
- Fierascu, I.; Baroi, A.M.; Matei, R.I.; Fistos, T.; Chican, I.E.; Enascuta, C.E.; Avramescu, S.M.; Fierascu, R.C. Bio-Based and Nanostructured Polymers for Sustainable Protection of Cultural Heritage and Medicinal Crops: Convergence of Heritage Science, Circular Bioeconomy, and Environmental Protection. Polymers 2025, 17, 2582. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym17192582
- Sustainable protection of architectural heritage through silanenanoparticle hybrid treatments, Toma Fistos, Madalin Vasile Coman, Denisa Ficai, Irina Fierascu, Ionel Claudiu Badea, Andrei Dragos Marcu, Irina Elena Chican, Cristian-Andi Nicolae, Ludmila Motelica, Roxana Doina Trusca, Ovidiu Cristian Oprea, Anton Ficai, Radu Claudiu Fierascu, The International Symposium “Priorities of chemistry for a sustainable development” PRIOCHEM 2025, 15-17 October 2025, Bucharest, Book of Abstracts No. 21/2025, ISSN 2601 – 419X and ISSN-L 2601 – 4181, pp. 55;
- Development of antimicrobial clays as additives for special materials with potential use in cultural heritage, Denisa Ficai,Ludmila Motelica, Roxana Doina Trusca, Irina Fierascu, Madalin Vasile Coman, Radu Claudiu Fierascu, Ovidiu Cristian Oprea, Anton Ficai, Ecaterina Andronescu, The International Symposium “Priorities of chemistry for a sustainable development” PRIOCHEM 2025, 15-17 October 2025, Bucharest, Book of Abstracts No. 21/2025, ISSN 2601 – 419X and ISSN-L 2601 – 4181, pp. 82
- The development of eco-friendly solutions based on silanes and nanoparticles for buildings and heritage consolidation – Madalin Vasile Coman, Radu Claudiu Fierascu, Denisa Ficai, Ionel Claudiu Badea, Andrei Dragos Marcu, Roxana Ioana Matei, Irina Fierascu, Irina Elena Chican, Cristian Andi Nicolae, Ludmila Motelica, Roxana Doina Trusca, Ovidiu Cristian Oprea, Anton Ficai (47 PTE/2025, PN-IV-P7-7.1-PTE-2024-0522) – EUROPOLITEHNICUS 21-23 November 2025, Third Prize – BCR, Gold Medal of the Salon, NIRD-URBAN INCERC Diploma
- The development of eco-friendly solutions based on silanes and nanoparticles for buildings and heritage consolidation – Madalin Vasile Coman, Radu Claudiu Fierascu, Denisa Ficai, Ionel Claudiu Badea, Andrei Dragos Marcu, Roxana Ioana Matei, Irina Fierascu, Irina Elena Chican, Cristian Andi Nicolae, Ludmila Motelica, Roxana Doina Trusca, Ovidiu Cristian Oprea, Anton Ficai (47 PTE/2025, PN-IV-P7-7.1-PTE-2024-0522) – Diploma and Gold Medal – from the FITT Muntenia salon, Targoviste 17-20 November 2025, part of the ICECHIM delegation which was awarded the grand prize of the FESTIVAL
- The development of eco-friendly solutions based on silanes and nanoparticles for buildings and heritage consolidation – Madalin Vasile Coman, Radu Claudiu Fierascu, Denisa Ficai, Ionel Claudiu Badea, Andrei Dragos Marcu, Roxana Ioana Matei, Irina Fierascu, Irina Elena Chican, Cristian Andi Nicolae, Ludmila Motelica, Roxana Doina Trusca, Ovidiu Cristian Oprea, Anton Ficai (47 PTE/2025, PN-IV-P7-7.1-PTE-2024-0522) – Diploma and gold medal of the ‘Traian Vuia’ International Exhibition of Inventions and Innovations, Timisoara – 03-05.10.2025, Certificate of Excellence – Constantin Brancusi University of Targu Jiu. Technology Transfer Center, CTT-UCB, Special Award and Trophy – INOE 2000
- The development of eco-friendly solutions based on silanes and nanoparticles for buildings and heritage consolidation – Madalin Vasile Coman, Radu Claudiu Fierascu, Denisa Ficai, Ionel Claudiu Badea, Andrei Dragos Marcu, Roxana Ioana Matei, Irina Fierascu, Irina Elena Chican, Cristian Andi Nicolae, Ludmila Motelica, Roxana Doina Trusca, Ovidiu Cristian Oprea, Anton Ficai (47 PTE/2025, PN-IV-P7-7.1-PTE-2024-0522) – Diploma and gold medal of the PROINVENT 2025 Cluj-Napoca salon, Diploma and Gold Medal – UNST Politehnica Bucharest, Diploma of Excellence and Gold Medal – INMA Bucharest, Diploma of Excellence with Special Award – “Nicolae Testemitanu” State University of Medicine and Pharmacy of the Republic of Moldova
- Hydroxyapatite-Based Consolidants for Cultural Heritage Buildings: A Sustainable Approach to Stone Conservation, Radu Claudiu Fierascu, Irina Fierascu, Anda Maria Baroi, Roxana Ioana Matei, Toma Fistos, Ioana Silvia Hosu, Cristina Firinca, Anton Ficai, Rodica Rodica-Mihaela Frincu, Denisa Ficai, XIV Conference on Oxide Materials Science and Engineering – CONSILOX, 11-13.09.2025, Oradea
- Hydroxyapatite-based treatments for the conservation of traditional building materials. Irina Fierascu, Radu Claudiu Fierascu, Toma Fistos, Roxana Ioana Matei, Anda Maria Baroi, Ioana Silvia Hosu, Anton Ficai, Denisa Ficai. XIVth Edition of LACONA, 09-12.09.2025, Bucuresti
- Wood surface modification for sustainable and safe use. Ioana Dobre, Ludmila Motelica, Roxana Doina Trusca, Denisa Ficai, Ovidiu Cristian Oprea, Irina Fierascu, Radu Claudiu Fierascu, Anton Ficai, Irina Gheorghe-Barbu, Andreea Stefania Dumbrava, Viorica Maria Corbu. XIVth Edition of LACONA, 09-12.09.2025, Bucuresti
- Process for treating various natural or synthetic surfaces, with the aim of ensuring self-cleaning, anti-adherent, antibacterial and antifungal properties, as well as repairing cracks, Liliana Marinescu, Ludmila Motelica, Viorica Maria Corbu, Laura-Florentina Boanță, Denisa Ficai, Irina Barbu-Gheorghe, Marcela Popa, Ovidiu Cristian Oprea, Anton Ficai, Carmen Chifiriuc, EUROPOLITEHNICUS 21-23 Noiembrie 2025, Bucuresti, Romania – Gold medal
- Investigating of masonry elements for selecting the appropriate inorganic consolidants: the case of a Romanian functional building, Ludmila Motelica, Denisa Ficai, Ovidiu Cristian Oprea, Anton Ficai, Roxana-Doina Trușcă, Irina Fierăscu, Radu Claudiu Fierăscu, Mădălin Vasile Coman, International Chemical Engineering and Materials Symposium, SICHEM 2025 6-7 Noiembrie, Bucuresti, Romania
- Spectroscopic investigations on the degraded paint of historical buildings, Ludmila Motelica, Denisa Ficai, Anton Ficai, Roxana-Doina Trușcă, Angela Spoiala, Ovidiu Cristian Oprea, Radu Claudiu Fierăscu, Irina Fierăscu, International Chemical Engineering and Materials Symposium, SICHEM 2025, 6-7 Noiembrie, Bucuresti, Romania
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- Facebook post (ICECHIM)
- Facebook post (Group 7 ICECHIM)
- LinkedIn post (ICECHIM)
- Facebook post on the unfolding of the project (ICECHIM)
- LinkedIn post on the results of the project (POPP & Asociatii)
- Facebook post on the results of the project (POPP & Asociatii)
- Face-to-face meetings organized with potential stakeholders (researchers, entrepreneurs, etc.), in Timișoara on October 3 (8 meetings) and Bucharest, October 16 (6 meetings)
