Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad
Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection
+381-21-485-2720 infohemija@dh.uns.ac.rs
Research Group of Sustainable Pollutants Removal from Waters by Green Nanotechnologies
Group memebers:
- Dr. Daniela Šojić Merkulov, Full Professor
- Dr. Vesna Despotović, Full Professor
- Dr. Nina Finčur, Associate Professor
- Dr. Sabolč Bognar, Research Associate
- M.Sc. Dušica Jovanović, Research Assistant
Contact person:
Dr. Daniela Šojić Merkulov, Full Professor
daniela.sojic@dh.uns.ac.rs
tel: +381 21 485 2753
On-going projects:
Title: Utilizing nanotechnology and sustainable approaches for environmental remediation in the agri-food systems, Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia
Type: international
Duration: 2025-2027
Contact person: Prof. Dr. Daniela Šojić Merkulov
Research focus
The group deals with analytics and the development of efficient, green, and sustainable methods for removal of pesticides, pharmaceutically active components, and mycotoxins. Great attention is paid to the optimization of environmentally acceptable advanced oxidation processes for the removal of biologically active pollutants from drinking, surface and wastewater. The degradation efficiency of selected pesticides, pharmaceutically active components (antidepressants, antibiotics, endocrine disruptors, and centrally acting skeletal muscle relaxant), and mycotoxins is the interest of our research group. Also, the synthesis of nanomaterials with improved photocatalytic activity is one of the objectives of this team. Moreover, the development of the most modern, “reagent-free, waste-free” technologies by novel “green” phyto-based photocatalysts is our goal too.
Selected projects
- Title: In situ pollutants removal from waters by sustainable green nanotechnologies, Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia (Grant No 7747845, CleanNanoCatalyze)
Type: national
Duration: 2022-2024
Contact person: Prof. Dr. Daniela Šojić Merkulov
Title: Utilizing nanotechnology and sustainable approaches for environmental remediation in the agri-food systems, Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia
Type: international
Duration: 2025-2027
Contact person: Prof. Dr. Daniela Šojić Merkulov
Equipment
- Liquid chromatograph UFLC Shimadzu NexeraTM with diode array detector, fluorescence detector, and conductivity detectors;
- T80 + UV/VIS spectrophotometer;
- Batch photochemical reactors for the removal of organic pollutants;
- Water purification system, ADRONA
Collaborations
- University of Turin, Department of Chemistry, Via Verdi 8, 10124 Torino, Italy;
- National Institute for Research and Development in Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter, Timisoara, Romania;
- University North, Department of Food Technology, Koprivnica, Croatia;
- University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Agriculture, Novi Sad, Serbia;
- University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technology, Novi Sad, Serbia;
- BioSensе Institute – Research Institute for Information Technologies in Biosystems, Novi Sad, Serbia;
- Scientific Veterinary Institute “Novi Sad”, Novi Sad, Serbia;
- University of Szeged, Department of Applied and Environmental Chemistry, Rerrich Béla square 1, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary;
- Institute of Nuclear Sciences “Vinča”, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia