Heavy metals are persistent environmental contaminants that pose severe risks to both ecosystems and human health mainly due to their high toxicity and bioaccumulation. These pollutants originate from natural processes like volcanic activity and human activities such as mining and industrial operations. Their non-biodegradable nature leads to bioac...

By Milan Milivojević, Anja Antanasković, Kristina Pavićević, Aleksandra Popović, Mladen Bugarčić, Katarina Trivunac, Vladimir Adamović, Vladan Živković, Zorica Lopičić

Gluten-containing food products cause allergic reactions and intolerance in sensitive individuals, i.e., celiac disease or gluten enteropathy. Celiac disease is a disease of the immune system in which gluten is recognized as a harmful agent. The only therapy for people sensitive to gluten is a gluten-free diet. Due to their gluten-free status and s...

By Vesna Gojković Cvjetković, Željka Marjanović-Balaban, Biljana Srdić Gojković, Danijela Rajić, Milan Vukic, Milenko Smiljanić

This research aimed to: a) explore how to produce fruit gels of consistent quality using cornelian cherry and different gelling agents, b) assess the nutritional and sensory qualities of the gels, and c) analyze their phenolic composition and antioxidant activity. Agar and pectin were tested as gelling agents to modify gel consistency. To achieve h...

By Božana Odžaković, Vanja Ćupina, Slavica Grujić, Staniša Latinović, Zoran Kukrić

This study aims to conduct a contrastive analysis of the use of lexical cohesive devices in research articles written in English and in Serbian. The analysis was conducted on a sample of twenty abstracts of English and Serbian research articles in the field of chemical engineering. The model taken as the framework for this analysis was the one prop...

By Vesna Cvijetinović

The leaky dielectric model from electrohydrodynamics (EHD) was incorporated into the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software called OpenFOAM®. Based on the used literature, it can be said that this implementation of the mentioned model is the most complete. Three sets of two-phase simulations were done. The first set was one- dimensional. I...

By Stefan A. Bošković, Aleksandar Karač, Slobodan B. Vrhovac, Aleksandar Belić, Branko Bugarski

To evaluate the surface water quality of the Drina River basin, samples were collected from the main river and its tributaries at selected monitoring sites. A total of 17 samples were collected from various locations during the years 2023 and 2024. Various physicochemical parameters and concentrations of heavy metals were analyzed. Overall, most te...

By Jelena Vuković, Slavko Smiljanić

The purpose of the study is to present the practical results regarding the introduction of different types of mushrooms in the process of obtaining dairy products. Edible mushrooms have a multitude of health benefits. They contain a series of nutrients, ensure an efficient digestion and they are very good for increasing immunity. Also, according to...

By Oana-Maria Popa, Ovidiu Tița

The grinding technique evolved along with the development of mankind and today it has become a real industry. The need to diversify flour assortments has raised the performance of the milling industry and, more than that, the products obtained are of superior quality due to the new machines and techniques for conditioning and grinding. By condition...

By Elena-Iulia Lazăr (Bănuţă), Ovidiu Tiţa

Controlling the temperature of electronic components is a major interest for the electronics industry. Indeed, the lifetime of the components is directly dependent on the temperature levels reached in the electronic boards. Then, it is essential to predict the chip temperature evolution in order to maximize their lifespan. The electronic boards are...

By Jean-Gabriel Bauzin, Mehdi Belkacem Cherikh, Ali Hocine, Najib Laraqi, Minh-Nhat Nguyen

This paper presents experimental investigations of the efficiency of an open-type refrigerated display cabinet used to store food at temperatures between –1 and +7 °C. The purpose of the study was to increase the efficiency of the open-type cabinet by improving its design. The cabinet has five shelves for food products with lengths of 350...

By Tadas Vengalis, Vadim Mokshin