Szende Tonk, PhD
Associate professor
E-mail: tonk.szende@sapientia.ro
Fields of research:
- Environmental chemistry
- Biochemistry
- Biotechnology
- Environmental remediation technologies (biosorption, fitoextraction etc.)
- Chemical Pollution and Environmental Sample Analysis
Courses:
- General Biochemistry (BSc)
- Organic Chemistry (BSc)
- Chemical Pollution and Environmental Sample Analysis (BSc)
- Meteorology-climatology (BSc)
- Sustainable waste management (MSc)
CV and list of publications (2025)
Important recent publications:
2022
Tonk S., Rápó E. 2022. Linear and Nonlinear Regression Analysis for the Adsorption of Remazol Dye by Romanian Brewery Waste By-Product, Saccharomyces cerevisiae. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23, 11827. (IF: 6.208/2021, D1).
Tonk S., Aradi L.E., Kovács G., Turza A., Rápó E. 2022. Effectiveness and Characterization of Novel Mineral Clay in Cd2+ Adsorption Process: Linear and Non-Linear Isotherm Regression Analysis. Water 14, 279. (IF: 3.103/2021, Q1).
2021
Rápó E., Tonk S. 2021. Factors Affecting Synthetic Dye Adsorption; Desorption Studies: A Review of Results from the Last Five Years (2017–2021). Molecules, 26(17): 5419. (IF: 4.411/2021, Q1).
Boga R., Keresztesi Á., Bodor Z., Tonk S., Szép R., Micheu M.M. 2021. Source identification and exposure assessment to PM10 in the Eastern Carpathians, Romania. Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry, 78: 77–97. (IF: 2.158/2021, Q2).
2020
Haddidi I., Duc N.H., Tonk S., Rápó E., Posta K. 2020. Defense Enzymes in Mycorrhizal Tomato Plants Exposed to Combined Drought and Heat Stresses. Agronomy 10, 1657. (IF: 2.603/2020, Q1).
Putnoky-Csicsó B., Tonk S., Szabó A., Márton Z., Tóthné Bogdányi F., Tóth F., Abod É., Bálint J., Balog A. 2020. Effectiveness of the Entomopathogenic Fungal Species Metarhizium anisopliae Strain NCAIM 362 Treatments against Soil Inhabiting Melolontha melolontha Larvae in Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas L.). Journal of Fungi 6, 116. (IF: 4.621/2020, Q1).
Rápó E., Posta K., Csavdári A., Vincze B.É., Mara G., Kovács G., Haddidi I., Tonk S. 2020. Performance comparison of Eichhornia crassipes and Salvinia natans on azo-dye (Eriochrome Black T) phytoremediation. Crystals 10, 565. (IF: 2.404/2020, Q2).
Rápó E., Jakab K., Posta K., Suciu M., Tonk S. 2020. A comparative study on the adsorption of two remazol dyes on green adsorbent. Revista de Chimie 71: 248-257. (IF: 1.755/2020, Q3).
Rápó E., Aradi L.E., Szabó Á., Posta K., Szép R., Tonk S. 2020. Adsorption of Remazol Brilliant Violet-5R textile dye from aqueous solutions by using eggshell waste biosorbent. Scientific Reports 10: In Press. (IF: 3.998/2020, D1).
2019
Rápó E., Posta K., Suciu M., Szép R., Tonk S. 2019. Adsorptive Removal of Remazol Brilliant Violet-5R Dye from from Aqueous Solutions Using Calcined Eggshell as Biosorbent. Acta Chimica Slovenica 66: 648-658. (IF:1.076/2019, Q3).
Hegedus O., Szarka K., Hegedusova A., Godany Z., Slosar M., Nechifor A.C., Tonk S. 2019. Validation and quality assurance of ascorbic acid determination in agricultural products. Revista de Chimie 70: 2307-2317. (IF: 1.605/2019, Q3).
2018
Rápó E., Szép R., Keresztesi Á., Suciu M., Tonk S. 2018. Adsorptive Removal of Cationic and Anionic Dyes from Aqueous Solutions by Using Eggshell Household Waste as Biosorbent. Acta Chimica Slovenica 65: 709-717. (IF: 1.076/2019, Q3).
Hegedus O., Smotlakova Z., Hegedusova A., Dubajova J., Andrejiova A., Jakabova S., Tonk S., Pernyeszi T. 2018. Determination of Isocyanates in Workplace Atmosphere by HPLC. Revista de Chimie 69: 533-538. (IF: 1.605/2019, Q3).
