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Modelling and efficiency evaluation of the continuous biosorption of Cu(II) and Cr(VI) from water by agricultural waste materials by Blagojev, Nevena, Vasić, Vesna, Kukić, Dragana, Šćiban, Marina, Prodanović, Jelena, Bera, Oskar

“…As a result of intensive anthropogenic activities, population growth and unplanned urbanization, enormous quantities of organic and inorganic pollutants are…”
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Use of exhausted biosorbent ash as ecofriendly filler in natural rubber by Blagojev, Nevena, Šćiban, Marina, Vasić, Vesna, Kukić, Dragana, Pavličević, Jelena, Lubura, Jelena, Bera, Oskar

“…Biosorption is a promising cost‐effective clean‐up technology for treating wastewater laden with heavy metals. However, the commercial application of…”
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The overlooked potential of raspberry canes: from waste to an efficient low-cost biosorbent for Cr(VI) ions by Kukić, Dragana, Ivanovska, Aleksandra, Vasić, Vesna, Lađarević, Jelena, Kostić, Mirjana, Šćiban, Marina

“…Screening of various potential biosorbents originated from locally available lignocellulosic biomass has led to the investigation of so far uninvestigated…”
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A new approach for modelling and optimization of Cu(II) biosorption from aqueous solutions using sugar beet shreds in a fixed-bed column by Blagojev, Nevena, Kukić, Dragana, Vasić, Vesna, Šćiban, Marina, Prodanović, Jelena, Bera, Oskar

“…•Sugar beet shreds can be used as biosorbent for Cu(II) removal.•The new mathematical model was successfully applied for fitting experimental data.•Critical…”
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Valorisation of Lignocellulosic Wastes, the Case Study of Eucalypt Stumps Lignin as Bioadsorbent for the Removal of Cr(VI) by Lourenço, Ana, Kukić, Dragana, Vasić, Vesna, Costa, Ricardo A., Antov, Mirjana, Šćiban, Marina, Gominho, Jorge

“…The main objective of this work was to assess Eucalyptus globulus lignin as an adsorbent and compare the results with kraft lignin, which has previously been…”
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Common oak (Quercus robur) acorn as a source of natural coagulants for water turbidity removal by Antov, Mirjana G., Šćiban, Marina B., Prodanović, Jelena M., Kukić, Dragana V., Vasić, Vesna M., Đorđević, Tatjana R., Milošević, Maja M.

“…•Acorn whole fruit, cotyledons and coat are sources of natural coagulants.•Very low concentration of partially purified proteins needed for turbidity…”
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Extracts of fava bean (Vicia faba L.) seeds as natural coagulants by Kukic, Dragana V, Sciban, Marina B, Prodanovic, Jelena M, Tepic, Aleksandra N, Vasic, Mirjana A

“…•Fava bean seeds (Vicia faba L.) extracts were investigated as natural coagulants.•Their content was analyzed.•Coagulation tests were conducted.•Influence of…”
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Lignocellulose-Based Biosorbents for the Removal of Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CECs) from Water: A Review by Vesna Vasić, Dragana Kukić, Marina Šćiban, Nataša Đurišić-Mladenović, Natalija Velić, Biljana Pajin, João Crespo, Marinella Farre, Zita Šereš

“…Contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) are chemicals or materials that are not under current regulation but there are increasing concerns about their possible…”
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Sugar beet molasses purification by bentonite addition: Analysis of quality enhancement and treatment conditions by Djordjević, Miljana, Šereš, Zita, Došenović, Tatjana, Šoronja-Simović, Dragana, Maravić, Nikola, Kukić, Dragana, Nikolić, Ivana, Djordjević, Marijana

“…Reduction of non-sugar compounds in sugar beet molasses through various treatments is a promising method for molasses quality enhancement, improved sugar…”
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The purification of natural coagulant extracted from common bean on IRA 958 Cl anion exchange resin by Prodanovic, Jelena, Sciban, Marina, Kukic, Dragana, Vasic, Vesna, Blagojev, Nevena, Antov, Mirjana

“…Natural coagulants are of organic nature and can increase the organic load of treated water and thus, they require purification in order to remove compounds…”
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Ultrafiltration as a simple purification method of a water extract of common bean seed as a natural coagulant by Prodanovic, Jelena M, Saric, Bojana M, Sciban, Marina B, Kukic, Dragana V, Vasic, Vesna M, Popovic, Sanja J, Antov, Mirjana G

“…Natural coagulants from a crude water extract of common bean seed showed very good efficiency of turbidity removal from water of ~89 % under optimal…”
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Secondary pollution of water during the biosorption of heavy metal ions by pristine and sugar beet shreds from bioethanol production by Kukić Dragana V., Šćiban Marina B., Vasić Vesna M., Prodanović Jelena M.

“…When biomaterials are used as adsorbents, some compounds present in their structure can be extracted and cause secondary pollution of the treated water…”
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Comparison of the generalized and preset-order kinetic equations for description of biosorption data by Brdar Mirjana M., Kukić Dragana V., Šćíban Marina B., Vasić Vesna M., Prodanović Jelena M.

“…Time course of adsorption of the different pollutants from water is the basis in the testing of an adsorbent. Over the years, several kinetics models have been…”
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Adsorption kinetics of Cr(VI) ions onto biochar from brewer’s spent grain by Kukić Dragana V., Vasić Vesna M., Panić Sanja N., Radosavljević Miloš S., Šćiban Marina B., Prodanović Jelena M., Blagojev Nevena T., Pejin Jelena D.

“…In this paper adsorption kinetic of Cr(VI) ions onto biochar from brewer’s spent grain was studied. The same study was performed on biochar activated by KOH…”
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Kinetic model for the sorption of copper ions onto sugar beet shreds by Brdar Mirjana M., Šćiban Marina B., Kukić Dragana V., Došenović Tatjana M.

“…Adsorption kinetics is of great significance to evaluate the performance of adsorption process. The kinetics of copper ions adsorption onto different sized…”
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Flux intensification during microfiltration of distillery stillage using a kenics static mixer by Vasić Vesna M., Jokić Aleksandar I., Šćiban Marina B., Prodanović Jelena M., Dodić Jelena M., Kukić Dragana V.

“…The present work studies the effect of operating parameters (pH, feed flow rate, and transmembrane pressure) on microfiltration of distillery stillage…”
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Sequential micro and ultrafiltration of distillery wastewater by Vasić Vesna M., Šćiban Marina B., Kukić Dragana V., Prodanović Jelena M., Maravić Nikola R.

“…Water reuse and recycling, wastewater treatment, drinking water production and environmental protection are the key challenges for the future of our planet…”
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Treatment of sugar beet extraction juice stillage by natural coagulants extracted from common bean by Prodanović Jelena M., Šćiban Marina B., Antov Mirjana G., Kukić Dragana V., Vasić Vesna M.

“…Distillery wastewaters have a great pollution potential, and pollution caused by them is one of the most critical environmental issues. This study is concerned…”
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Application of membrane and natural coagulants for stillage purification by Vasić, Vesna M., Prodanović, Jelena M., Kukić, Dragana V., Šćiban, Marina B., Antov, Mirjana G., Ivetić, Darjana Ž.

“…Wastewater that remains after bioethanol production (stillage) is a major problem from the viewpoint of environmental protection. Besides the large volume,…”
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The fractionation of natural coagulant extracted from common bean by use of ultrafiltration membranes by Prodanović, Jelena M., Antov, Mirjana G., Šćiban, Marina B., Ikonić, Bojana B., Kukić, Dragana V., Vasić, Vesna M., Ivetić, Darjana Ž.

“…In the age of rapid degradation of environment, the use of natural coagulants for water and wastewater treatment represents a promising idea which is in line…”
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