TY  - JOUR
AU  - Vukčević, Marija
AU  - Maletić, Marina
AU  - Pejić, Biljana
AU  - Kalijadis, Ana
AU  - Kostić, Mirjana
AU  - Trivunac, Katarina
AU  - Perić Grujić, Aleksandra
PY  - 2024
UR  - https://vinar.vin.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/13251
AB  - In an attempt to reuse fibrous textile waste and, at the same time, to address dye pollution in textile wastewater, waste cotton-based yarn was utilized as a cheap and sustainable adsorbent, as well as a row material for carbon adsorbent production. Unmodified yarn and cotton-based carbon adsorbents were used as adsorbents for dye removal from water. Cotton and cotton/polyester yarn samples underwent thermal modification through carbonization followed by chemical activation with KOH. Various techniques, including scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, nitrogen adsorption–desorption isotherms, and surface charge determination, were employed to analyze the morphological and surface characteristics of the cotton-based adsorbents. Adsorption properties were evaluated by testing the removal of selected cationic and anionic dyes from water. The impact of temperature, initial pH and concentration of the dye solution, and contact time on adsorption were investigated, and experimentally obtained data were analyzed using theoretical models. While carbonization alone did not significantly enhance adsorption properties, activated samples exhibited high efficacy in removing both cationic and anionic dyes from water. Despite the negative influence of the polyester component in the carbon precursor on the efficiency of activated samples in removing methyl orange, the results indicated that activated cotton and cotton/polyester yarn could be used to prepare highly efficient adsorbents for the rapid removal of methylene blue from real wastewater samples.
T2  - Sustainability
T1  - Cellulose-Based Waste in a Close Loop as an Adsorbent for Removing Dyes from Textile Industry Wastewater
VL  - 16
IS  - 9
SP  - 3660
DO  - 10.3390/su16093660
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Vukčević, Marija and Maletić, Marina and Pejić, Biljana and Kalijadis, Ana and Kostić, Mirjana and Trivunac, Katarina and Perić Grujić, Aleksandra",
year = "2024",
abstract = "In an attempt to reuse fibrous textile waste and, at the same time, to address dye pollution in textile wastewater, waste cotton-based yarn was utilized as a cheap and sustainable adsorbent, as well as a row material for carbon adsorbent production. Unmodified yarn and cotton-based carbon adsorbents were used as adsorbents for dye removal from water. Cotton and cotton/polyester yarn samples underwent thermal modification through carbonization followed by chemical activation with KOH. Various techniques, including scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, nitrogen adsorption–desorption isotherms, and surface charge determination, were employed to analyze the morphological and surface characteristics of the cotton-based adsorbents. Adsorption properties were evaluated by testing the removal of selected cationic and anionic dyes from water. The impact of temperature, initial pH and concentration of the dye solution, and contact time on adsorption were investigated, and experimentally obtained data were analyzed using theoretical models. While carbonization alone did not significantly enhance adsorption properties, activated samples exhibited high efficacy in removing both cationic and anionic dyes from water. Despite the negative influence of the polyester component in the carbon precursor on the efficiency of activated samples in removing methyl orange, the results indicated that activated cotton and cotton/polyester yarn could be used to prepare highly efficient adsorbents for the rapid removal of methylene blue from real wastewater samples.",
journal = "Sustainability",
title = "Cellulose-Based Waste in a Close Loop as an Adsorbent for Removing Dyes from Textile Industry Wastewater",
volume = "16",
number = "9",
pages = "3660",
doi = "10.3390/su16093660"
}

Vukčević, M., Maletić, M., Pejić, B., Kalijadis, A., Kostić, M., Trivunac, K.,& Perić Grujić, A.. (2024). Cellulose-Based Waste in a Close Loop as an Adsorbent for Removing Dyes from Textile Industry Wastewater. in Sustainability, 16(9), 3660.
https://doi.org/10.3390/su16093660

Vukčević M, Maletić M, Pejić B, Kalijadis A, Kostić M, Trivunac K, Perić Grujić A. Cellulose-Based Waste in a Close Loop as an Adsorbent for Removing Dyes from Textile Industry Wastewater. in Sustainability. 2024;16(9):3660.
doi:10.3390/su16093660 .

Vukčević, Marija, Maletić, Marina, Pejić, Biljana, Kalijadis, Ana, Kostić, Mirjana, Trivunac, Katarina, Perić Grujić, Aleksandra, "Cellulose-Based Waste in a Close Loop as an Adsorbent for Removing Dyes from Textile Industry Wastewater" in Sustainability, 16, no. 9 (2024):3660,
https://doi.org/10.3390/su16093660 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Slavković-Beškoski, Latinka
AU  - Ignjatović, Ljubiša
AU  - Ćujić, Mirjana
AU  - Vesković, Jelena
AU  - Trivunac, Katarina
AU  - Stojaković, Jelena
AU  - Perić-Grujić, Aleksandra
AU  - Onjia, Antonije
PY  - 2024
UR  - https://vinar.vin.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/12717
AB  - The occurrence and distribution of yttrium and rare earth elements (REYs), along with major elements and heavy metal(loid)s (HMs) in coal fly ash (CFA) from five coal-fired power plants (CFPPs), were analyzed, and the REY-associated ecological and health risks were assessed. The individual REYs in CFA were abundant in the following order: Ce > La > Nd > Y > Pr > Gd > Sm > Dy > Er > Yb > Eu > Ho > Tb > Tm > Lu. The total REY content ranged from 135 to 362 mg/kg, averaging 302 mg/kg. The mean light-to-heavy REY ratio was 4.1, indicating prevalent light REY enrichment in CFA. Significantly positive correlations between the REYs suggested that they coexist and share similar origins in CFA. REYs were estimated to pose low to moderate ecological risks, with risk index (RI) values ranging from 66 to 245. The hazard index (HI) and target cancer risk (TCR) of REYs from CFA, estimated to be higher for children (HIc = 0.15, TCRc = 8.4 × 10−16) than for adults (HIa = 0.017, TCRa = 3.6 × 10−16), were well below the safety limits (HI = 1, TCR = 1.0 × 10−6). However, the danger to human health posed by HMs in the same CFA samples (HIc = 5.74, TCRc = 2.6 × 10−4, TCRa = 1.1 × 10−4) exceeded the safe thresholds (excl. HIa = 0.63). The mean RI and HI attributed to REYs in CFA were 14% and 2.6%, respectively, of the total risks that include HMs.
T2  - Toxics
T1  - Ecological and Health Risks Attributed to Rare Earth Elements in Coal Fly Ash
VL  - 12
IS  - 1
SP  - 71
DO  - 10.3390/toxics12010071
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Slavković-Beškoski, Latinka and Ignjatović, Ljubiša and Ćujić, Mirjana and Vesković, Jelena and Trivunac, Katarina and Stojaković, Jelena and Perić-Grujić, Aleksandra and Onjia, Antonije",
year = "2024",
abstract = "The occurrence and distribution of yttrium and rare earth elements (REYs), along with major elements and heavy metal(loid)s (HMs) in coal fly ash (CFA) from five coal-fired power plants (CFPPs), were analyzed, and the REY-associated ecological and health risks were assessed. The individual REYs in CFA were abundant in the following order: Ce > La > Nd > Y > Pr > Gd > Sm > Dy > Er > Yb > Eu > Ho > Tb > Tm > Lu. The total REY content ranged from 135 to 362 mg/kg, averaging 302 mg/kg. The mean light-to-heavy REY ratio was 4.1, indicating prevalent light REY enrichment in CFA. Significantly positive correlations between the REYs suggested that they coexist and share similar origins in CFA. REYs were estimated to pose low to moderate ecological risks, with risk index (RI) values ranging from 66 to 245. The hazard index (HI) and target cancer risk (TCR) of REYs from CFA, estimated to be higher for children (HIc = 0.15, TCRc = 8.4 × 10−16) than for adults (HIa = 0.017, TCRa = 3.6 × 10−16), were well below the safety limits (HI = 1, TCR = 1.0 × 10−6). However, the danger to human health posed by HMs in the same CFA samples (HIc = 5.74, TCRc = 2.6 × 10−4, TCRa = 1.1 × 10−4) exceeded the safe thresholds (excl. HIa = 0.63). The mean RI and HI attributed to REYs in CFA were 14% and 2.6%, respectively, of the total risks that include HMs.",
journal = "Toxics",
title = "Ecological and Health Risks Attributed to Rare Earth Elements in Coal Fly Ash",
volume = "12",
number = "1",
pages = "71",
doi = "10.3390/toxics12010071"
}

Slavković-Beškoski, L., Ignjatović, L., Ćujić, M., Vesković, J., Trivunac, K., Stojaković, J., Perić-Grujić, A.,& Onjia, A.. (2024). Ecological and Health Risks Attributed to Rare Earth Elements in Coal Fly Ash. in Toxics, 12(1), 71.
https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics12010071

Slavković-Beškoski L, Ignjatović L, Ćujić M, Vesković J, Trivunac K, Stojaković J, Perić-Grujić A, Onjia A. Ecological and Health Risks Attributed to Rare Earth Elements in Coal Fly Ash. in Toxics. 2024;12(1):71.
doi:10.3390/toxics12010071 .

Slavković-Beškoski, Latinka, Ignjatović, Ljubiša, Ćujić, Mirjana, Vesković, Jelena, Trivunac, Katarina, Stojaković, Jelena, Perić-Grujić, Aleksandra, Onjia, Antonije, "Ecological and Health Risks Attributed to Rare Earth Elements in Coal Fly Ash" in Toxics, 12, no. 1 (2024):71,
https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics12010071 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Slavković-Beškoski, Latinka
AU  - Ignjatović, Ljubiša
AU  - Bolognesi, Guido
AU  - Maksin, Danijela
AU  - Savić, Aleksandra
AU  - Vladisavljević, Goran
AU  - Onjia, Antonije E.
PY  - 2022
UR  - https://vinar.vin.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/10251
AB  - A dispersive solid-phase microextraction (DSPME) sorbent consisting of poly(1,6-hexanedi-ol diacrylate)-based polymer microspheres, with embedded graphene microparticles (poly(HDDA)/g-raphene), was synthesized by microfluidic emulsification/photopolymerization and characterized by optical microscopy and X-ray fluorescence spectrometry. This sorbent was applied for simple, fast, and sensitive vortex-assisted DSPME of rare earth elements (RREs) in coal fly ash (CFA) leachate, prior to their quantification by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Among nine DSPME variables, the Plackett–Burman screening design (PBD), followed by the central composite optimization design (CCD) using the Derringer desirability function (D), identified the eluent type as the most influencing DSPME variable. The optimum conditions with maximum D (0.65) for the chelating agent di-(2-ethylhexyl) phosphoric acid (D2EHPA) amount, the sorbent amount, the eluting solvent, the extraction temperature, the centrifuge speed, the vortexing time, the elution time, the centrifugation time, and pH, were set to 60 µL, 30 mg, 2 M HNO3, 25◦ C, 6000 rpm, 1 min, 1 min, 5 min, and 4.2, respectively. Analytical validation of the DSPME method for 16 REEs (Sc, Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu) in CFA leachate samples estimated the detection limits at the low ppt level, the recovery range 43–112%, and relative standard deviation within ± 22%. This method was applied to a water extraction procedure (EP) and acetic acid toxicity characteristic leaching procedure (TCLP) for leachate of CFA, from five different coal-fired thermoelectric power plants. The most abundant REEs in leachate (20 ÷ 1 solid-to-liquid ratio) are Ce, Y, and La, which were found in the range of 22–194 ng/L, 35–105 ng/L, 48–95 ng/L, and 9.6–51 µg/L, 7.3–22 µg/L, 2.4–17 µg/L, for EP and TCLP leachate, respectively. The least present REE in TCLP leachate was Lu (42–125 ng/L), which was not detected in EP leachate.
T2  - Metals
T1  - Dispersive Solid–Liquid Microextraction Based on the Poly(HDDA)/Graphene Sorbent Followed by ICP-MS for the Determination of Rare Earth Elements in Coal Fly Ash Leachate
VL  - 12
SP  - 5
SP  - 791
DO  - 10.3390/met12050791
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Slavković-Beškoski, Latinka and Ignjatović, Ljubiša and Bolognesi, Guido and Maksin, Danijela and Savić, Aleksandra and Vladisavljević, Goran and Onjia, Antonije E.",
year = "2022",
abstract = "A dispersive solid-phase microextraction (DSPME) sorbent consisting of poly(1,6-hexanedi-ol diacrylate)-based polymer microspheres, with embedded graphene microparticles (poly(HDDA)/g-raphene), was synthesized by microfluidic emulsification/photopolymerization and characterized by optical microscopy and X-ray fluorescence spectrometry. This sorbent was applied for simple, fast, and sensitive vortex-assisted DSPME of rare earth elements (RREs) in coal fly ash (CFA) leachate, prior to their quantification by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Among nine DSPME variables, the Plackett–Burman screening design (PBD), followed by the central composite optimization design (CCD) using the Derringer desirability function (D), identified the eluent type as the most influencing DSPME variable. The optimum conditions with maximum D (0.65) for the chelating agent di-(2-ethylhexyl) phosphoric acid (D2EHPA) amount, the sorbent amount, the eluting solvent, the extraction temperature, the centrifuge speed, the vortexing time, the elution time, the centrifugation time, and pH, were set to 60 µL, 30 mg, 2 M HNO3, 25◦ C, 6000 rpm, 1 min, 1 min, 5 min, and 4.2, respectively. Analytical validation of the DSPME method for 16 REEs (Sc, Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu) in CFA leachate samples estimated the detection limits at the low ppt level, the recovery range 43–112%, and relative standard deviation within ± 22%. This method was applied to a water extraction procedure (EP) and acetic acid toxicity characteristic leaching procedure (TCLP) for leachate of CFA, from five different coal-fired thermoelectric power plants. The most abundant REEs in leachate (20 ÷ 1 solid-to-liquid ratio) are Ce, Y, and La, which were found in the range of 22–194 ng/L, 35–105 ng/L, 48–95 ng/L, and 9.6–51 µg/L, 7.3–22 µg/L, 2.4–17 µg/L, for EP and TCLP leachate, respectively. The least present REE in TCLP leachate was Lu (42–125 ng/L), which was not detected in EP leachate.",
journal = "Metals",
title = "Dispersive Solid–Liquid Microextraction Based on the Poly(HDDA)/Graphene Sorbent Followed by ICP-MS for the Determination of Rare Earth Elements in Coal Fly Ash Leachate",
volume = "12",
pages = "5-791",
doi = "10.3390/met12050791"
}

Slavković-Beškoski, L., Ignjatović, L., Bolognesi, G., Maksin, D., Savić, A., Vladisavljević, G.,& Onjia, A. E.. (2022). Dispersive Solid–Liquid Microextraction Based on the Poly(HDDA)/Graphene Sorbent Followed by ICP-MS for the Determination of Rare Earth Elements in Coal Fly Ash Leachate. in Metals, 12, 5.
https://doi.org/10.3390/met12050791

Slavković-Beškoski L, Ignjatović L, Bolognesi G, Maksin D, Savić A, Vladisavljević G, Onjia AE. Dispersive Solid–Liquid Microextraction Based on the Poly(HDDA)/Graphene Sorbent Followed by ICP-MS for the Determination of Rare Earth Elements in Coal Fly Ash Leachate. in Metals. 2022;12:5.
doi:10.3390/met12050791 .

Slavković-Beškoski, Latinka, Ignjatović, Ljubiša, Bolognesi, Guido, Maksin, Danijela, Savić, Aleksandra, Vladisavljević, Goran, Onjia, Antonije E., "Dispersive Solid–Liquid Microextraction Based on the Poly(HDDA)/Graphene Sorbent Followed by ICP-MS for the Determination of Rare Earth Elements in Coal Fly Ash Leachate" in Metals, 12 (2022):5,
https://doi.org/10.3390/met12050791 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Đolić, Maja
AU  - Ćujić, Mirjana
AU  - Stanišić, Tijana
AU  - Čičkarić, Dragana
AU  - Ristić, Mirjana
AU  - Perić Grujić, Aleksandra
PY  - 2022
UR  - https://vinar.vin.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/10597
AB  - The Republic of Serbia generates the majority of its electricity at the thermal power plants (TE) Nikola Tesla, Kolubara, and Kostolac. Coal is extracted from the Kolubara basin, which produces approximately 70% of lignite (an average of 30 million tons per year), and the Kostolac basin, which produces 30% of lignite. Ash, fly ash, and slag are examples of coal combustion residues. Because of the high content of potentially hazardous elements such as As, Pb, Cd, and Cr, environmental pollution with ash and fly ash has been extensively researched. Stable isotopes of lead can be used to trace lead sources. It is possible to monitor the presence, transformation pathways, and environmental impact of Pb by determining its isotopic composition in coal and fly ash. For the first time, the isotopic composition of selected coal samples from the Kolubara and Kostolac mines, as well as fly ash from the Kolubara (A and B), Kostolac (A and B), and Nikola Tesla (TENT A3, A2, B2) thermal power plants, was investigated in this study. The obtained data for 206Pb/207Pb in coal serve as the foundation for ranking domestic coals, whereas the isotopic ratios 206Pb/207Pb and 208Pb/207Pb  in fly ash can be used to monitor and control lead pollution from investigated sources.
T2  - Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
T1  - Contribution to the Serbian coal ranking and fly ash characterization using Pb isotopic ratio
VL  - 28
IS  - 4
SP  - 675
EP  - 684
DO  - 10.56801/MME931
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Đolić, Maja and Ćujić, Mirjana and Stanišić, Tijana and Čičkarić, Dragana and Ristić, Mirjana and Perić Grujić, Aleksandra",
year = "2022",
abstract = "The Republic of Serbia generates the majority of its electricity at the thermal power plants (TE) Nikola Tesla, Kolubara, and Kostolac. Coal is extracted from the Kolubara basin, which produces approximately 70% of lignite (an average of 30 million tons per year), and the Kostolac basin, which produces 30% of lignite. Ash, fly ash, and slag are examples of coal combustion residues. Because of the high content of potentially hazardous elements such as As, Pb, Cd, and Cr, environmental pollution with ash and fly ash has been extensively researched. Stable isotopes of lead can be used to trace lead sources. It is possible to monitor the presence, transformation pathways, and environmental impact of Pb by determining its isotopic composition in coal and fly ash. For the first time, the isotopic composition of selected coal samples from the Kolubara and Kostolac mines, as well as fly ash from the Kolubara (A and B), Kostolac (A and B), and Nikola Tesla (TENT A3, A2, B2) thermal power plants, was investigated in this study. The obtained data for 206Pb/207Pb in coal serve as the foundation for ranking domestic coals, whereas the isotopic ratios 206Pb/207Pb and 208Pb/207Pb  in fly ash can be used to monitor and control lead pollution from investigated sources.",
journal = "Metallurgical and Materials Engineering",
title = "Contribution to the Serbian coal ranking and fly ash characterization using Pb isotopic ratio",
volume = "28",
number = "4",
pages = "675-684",
doi = "10.56801/MME931"
}

Đolić, M., Ćujić, M., Stanišić, T., Čičkarić, D., Ristić, M.,& Perić Grujić, A.. (2022). Contribution to the Serbian coal ranking and fly ash characterization using Pb isotopic ratio. in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, 28(4), 675-684.
https://doi.org/10.56801/MME931

Đolić M, Ćujić M, Stanišić T, Čičkarić D, Ristić M, Perić Grujić A. Contribution to the Serbian coal ranking and fly ash characterization using Pb isotopic ratio. in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering. 2022;28(4):675-684.
doi:10.56801/MME931 .

Đolić, Maja, Ćujić, Mirjana, Stanišić, Tijana, Čičkarić, Dragana, Ristić, Mirjana, Perić Grujić, Aleksandra, "Contribution to the Serbian coal ranking and fly ash characterization using Pb isotopic ratio" in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, 28, no. 4 (2022):675-684,
https://doi.org/10.56801/MME931 . .