Aromatic plants of the Lamiaceae family are valuable food and medicinal sources due to their antioxidant, antimicrobial, antispasmodic, expectorant, carminative, antiulcer, stimulant, anticancer, anti-proliferative, and diuretic effects. Biologically active compounds obtained from plant resources have gained more attention nowadays, due to the cons...

By Natalija Čutović, Tatjana Marković, Aleksandra Jovanović, Petar Batinić

Intensive mining of fossil fuels has caused the exhaustion of nonrenewable natural resources, water, and air pollution,  and significant deterioration and degradation of soils. One of the main problems associated with electricity generation from coal combustion is the “energy waste” issue. When analyzing the potentially harmful env...

By Gordana Devic, Marija V. Pergal, Miodrag Pergal

Weather stations, thanks to precise sensors, enable the collection of meteorological data (on temperature, humidity, pressure, etc.) in real time and their display in the form of diagrams and reports, which allows better observation of weather trends and giving forecasts.Choosing an adequate location for the meteorological station is extremely impo...

By Božo Ilić, Branko Savić, Jovan Vujuć, Dragan Rastovac

Food, especially cereals and vegetables, water and air are the major source of exposure to toxic metals like cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), arsenic (As) and mercury (Hg). Their accumulation in the human body can lead to harmful effects over time. The EFSA panel on contaminants in the food chain (CONTAM) established a tolerable weekly intake (TWI) for Cd,...

By Milana Lazović, Vladimir Tomović, Isidora Kecojević, Danica Mrkajić, Biljana Bajić, Ana Joksimović, Mila Tomović, Dragan Vujadinovic

Cr-Mo steels A-387 Gr. B and SA-387 Gr. 91 are intended for the production of pressure vessels, steam pipelines and gas installations in the chemical and petrochemical industry, as well as thermal power plants, which work in conditions of elevated temperature and corrosive environment. Due to their exceptionally good mechanical properties, as well ...

By Nikola Kostić, Milivoje Jovanović, Ivica Čamagić, Živče Šarkoćević, Zijah Burzić, Aleksandar Sedmak

The growing need to reduce agricultural waste and replace emission from fossil fuels has created a shared research interest. These two areas are complementary, leading to an increased focus on utilizing agricultural waste biomass as an alternative energy source, particularly through the production of liquid and solid biofuels via pyrolysis. Py...

By Jelena Isailović, Emilija Vukićević, Gordana Gajica, Branimir Jovančićević, Jan Schwarzbauer, Vesna Antić

In recent years, the focus has been on the use of natural medicinal products in the treatment of all types of diseases. Essential oils obtained from medicinal plants have been known since ancient times as products with healing properties. Sage (Salvia officinalis), a plant from the family Luminacea, is one of the most valued medicinal plants primar...

By Vesna Antunović, Željka Marjanović-Balaban, Aleksandra Šmitran, Nebojša Kladar

Pyrolysis, as a process of thermal degradation of waste materials in an oxygen-free environment, is an efficient method for converting waste into valuable products. This technology helps reduce the accumulation of agricultural and plastic waste, whose improper disposal poses an environmental problem. At the same time, pyrolysis produces p...

By Jelena Isailović, Emilija Vukićević, Gordana Gajica, Branimir Jovančićević, Jan Schwarzbauer, Vesna Antić

This study examined the characteristics of granulated activated carbon (GAC) as an adsorbent for the removal of organic matter from the surface water of the Jala River. The adsorbent was characterized by XRD, FTIR, Raman spectroscopy, BET and SEM/EDS methods, while a detailed physicochemical characterization was performed for the water sample. The ...

By Zoran Petrović, Aleksandra Radulović, Sanja Panić, Sabina Begić, Dragana Kešelj, Mirjana Petronijević

Silica gel is a widely used desiccant with a high water sorption capacity, influenced by factors such as specific surface area, pore volume, and pore size. This study develops mathematical models using multiple linear regression analysis (MLRA) to predict the water sorption capacity of silica gel based on experimental data. Independent variables in...

By Dragana Kešelj, Dragica Lazić, Željana Bogićević, Zoran Petrović, Dijana Drljača