Publications by authors named "Predrag Bankovic"

The degradation of tartrazine in the presence of cobalt activated Oxone® (potassium peroxymonosulfate) was investigated at different initial pH values. Aluminum pillared clay had the role of a support for catalytically active cobalt oxide species. The degradation of tartrazine and the formation of a mixture of degradation products were monitored using the Ultraviolet-Visible (UV-Vis) spectroscopy and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS).

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Herein we report effects of partial substitution of Fe by Y in magnetite (FeO) on morphology and inorganic arsenic species adsorption efficiency of the Fe Y O nanoparticles formed. The series of Fe Y O (x = 0.00, 0.

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The external invertase isoform 1 (EINV1) was immobilised on eight differently modified beidellite nanoclays. Modifications were composed of organo-modification with different amounts of surfactant - hexadecyl trimethylammonium cation (HDTMA), pillaring with Al/Fe containing polyhydroxy cations and acid modification of Na-enriched and pillared clays. The modified nanoclays were characterised by XRD, N2-physisorption, SEM and FT-IR spectroscopy.

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Article Synopsis
  • The study explores the photocatalytic degradation of a specific azo pyridone dye using TiO(2) in simulated sunlight, revealing that the reaction follows pseudo first-order kinetics per the Langmuir-Hinshelwood model.
  • Various parameters, such as optimal catalyst amount and pH, were evaluated, showing that increasing initial dye concentration decreases the reaction rate, while hydrogen peroxide enhances degradation and ethanol inhibits it.
  • Total organic carbon (TOC) analysis indicated that even with complete dye decolorization, 54% of TOC remained, suggesting the presence of degradation intermediates, and the study further examined dyehouse effluents containing this dye and its auxiliary chemicals.
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