Mr. Nicolae Valentin Vlăduț is the General Director and Senior Scientific Researcher (CS I) at the National Institute of Research and Development for Machines and Installations Designed for Agriculture and Food Industry (INMA), Bucharest, Romania, where he has dedicated his career to advancing agricultural engineering, mechanization, and sustainable technologies. He graduated from the Faculty of Agricultural Mechanics at the Politehnica University of Bucharest, pursued postgraduate studies in research, design, and biotechnical systems management, and later earned his doctorate in Mechanical Engineering. Throughout his professional journey, he has coordinated numerous research projects, contributed as a collaborator in many others, and played an important role in fostering innovation and technology transfer in the agri-food sector. His contributions include a large body of scientific publications, authored books, and patents, many of which have been implemented in prototypes and practical industrial applications. In addition to his research and innovation work, Mr. Vlăduț has been actively involved in scientific publishing and dissemination of knowledge, serving on the editorial boards of multiple international journals and conferences recognized in prestigious academic databases. He has developed extensive collaborations with universities, research institutes, and industrial partners at both national and international levels, supporting advancements in precision agriculture, renewable energy, biomass processing, testing systems, and sustainable mechanization. Widely recognized for his achievements, he has received numerous international awards that highlight his role as an innovator and a leader, contributing significantly to the modernization and sustainability of agricultural engineering.
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Ungureanu, N., Vlăduț, V., & Voicu, G. (2020). Water scarcity and wastewater reuse in crop irrigation. Sustainability, 12(21), 9055.
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Ungureanu, N., Vlăduț, V., & Biriș, S. Ș. (2022). Sustainable valorization of waste and by-products from sugarcane processing. Sustainability, 14(17), 11089.
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Ungureanu, N., Vlăduț, V., Voicu, G., Dincă, M. N., & Zabavă, B. S. (2018). Influence of biomass moisture content on pellet properties – Review. Engineering for Rural Development, 17, 1876–1883.
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Moiceanu, G., Paraschiv, G., Voicu, G., Dincă, M., Negoita, O., Chitoiu, M., … Vlăduț, V. (2019). Energy consumption at size reduction of lignocellulose biomass for bioenergy. Sustainability, 11(9), 2477.
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Nenciu, F., Stanciulescu, I., Vlad, H., Gabur, A., Turcu, O. L., Apostol, T., … Vlăduț, V. N. (2022). Decentralized processing performance of fruit and vegetable waste discarded from retail, using an automated thermophilic composting technology. Sustainability, 14(5), 2835.
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Belc, N., Mustatea, G., Apostol, L., Iorga, S., Vlăduț, V. N., & Mosoiu, C. (2019). Cereal supply chain waste in the context of circular economy. E3S Web of Conferences, 112, 03031.
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Nenciu, F., Paraschiv, M., Kuncser, R., Stan, C., Cocarta, D., & Vlăduț, V. N. (2021). High-grade chemicals and biofuels produced from marginal lands using an integrated approach of alcoholic fermentation and pyrolysis of sweet sorghum biomass residues. Sustainability, 14(1), 402.
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Nenciu, F., Voicea, I., Cocarta, D. M., Vlăduț, V. N., Matache, M. G., & Arsenoaia, V. N. (2022). “Zero-Waste” food production system supporting the synergic interaction between aquaculture and horticulture. Sustainability, 14(20), 13396.