Amiloride (AMI) is a representative of diuretics. Among other purposes, it is utilized for high blood pressure or swelling induced by heart failure. While it is identified as one of the safest medicines available, it is also listed in the World Anti-doping Agency’s list of substances banned in sport, because it is considered a masking agent. ...

By Svetlana Pelemiš, Sanja J. Armaković, Bogdan T. Tomić, Stevan Armaković

Designing shell and tube heat exchangers is a complex and time-consuming procedure. Since they are one of the most common process units in process industry, great effort should be made to improve their design and to facilitate the design procedure. Therefore, in this study, an easy-to-use MATLAB application for shell and tube heat exchanger prelimi...

By Dario Balaban, Goran Tadić

The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality of dry-fermented pork sausages – “čajna” type from the market, with similar composition and different salt content. Physicochemical parameters of selected samples were determined and sensory quality parameters were evaluated. In samples M and D, with significantly higher (P ≤ 0....

By Božana Odžaković, Slavica Grujić, Dragana Ivanović, Goran Vučić

In traditional medicine Thymus serpyllum L. (wild thyme) herb represents a part of a large number of herbal medicinal formulations such as syrups, tinctures, infusions, teas, and decoctions. In recent years, there has been a growing interest in testing the biological properties of wild thyme, because the plant is a high-quality raw material, rich i...

By Aleksandra A. Jovanović, Bojana D. Balanč, Predrag Petrović, Radoslava Pravilović, Verica B. Djordjević

The goal of this work was to develop a 3D model of Electric Swing Adsorption pro- cess for carbon dioxide capture from effluent gasses from power plants. Detailed 3D model of the composite honeycomb monolithic adsorber was developed for a sin- gle monolith channel and can be used to simulate and represent different physical properties: velocity, co...

By Ivana Đukic, Marija Ječmenica Dučić, Nikola Nikačević, Menka Petkovska

Cloud point extraction (CPE) is an attractive technique that reduces solvent con- sumption and exposure, disposal costs, and process time. This method has an im- portant practical application and is used to separate and concentrate the analyte as a step before its determination, and after the formation of a poorly water-soluble complex. Use of noni...

By Nusreta Hasic, Emir Horozic

The basic objectives of food packaging materials are to provide safety and to pre- vent physical damage of the product, to retain or improve sensory characteristics, to offer a pleasing appearance, to be functional, to facilitate distribution, to give dimensional stability, but also to be compatible with the requirements regulated by the law. Consu...

By Aleksandra Porjazoska Kujundziski, Dragica Chamovska

According to the report of the World Health Organization, the city of Tuzla is the second in the world, and the first in Europe in terms of the number of diseases caused by air pollution. Tuzla Canton since 2003 has continuous air monitoring. Concentrations of individual pollutants exceed hourly, daily and annual limit values. In this paper, based ...

By Džemila Agić, Halid Makić, Goran Tadić, Miladin Gligoric, Sejfudin Agić

The quality of the essential oil obtained from white pine wood greenery from the territory of the Republic of Srpska was analyzed by examining the chemical composi- tion and antimicrobial activity of samples produced by the hydro-distillation process in industrial production conditions. The chemical composition of the essential oil was analyzed by ...

By Željka Marjanović-Balaban, Vesna Gojković Cvjetković, Marijana Kapović-Solomun, Ljiljana Stanojevic, Jelena Stanojevic, Vesna Kalaba

A simulation of a single-stage evaporator system integrated with a mechanical com- pressor for a case study (concentrating the electrolytic system KNO3 – H2O) was performed. A mathematical model of the subsystem of a single-stage evaporator, a mechanical compressor, and superheated steam seeding is presented. Microsoft Excel with VBA (Visual ...

By Ervin Karic, Rejha Alic