The paper describes the research methodology of the heat generated by the biologicaldecomposition of a mixture of sludge from WTP (wastewater treatment plant) and biowaste and itsuse outside the system for a controlled biodegradation process. Earlier research in this area definedthe optimal mixtures of sludge and biowaste that ensure quality manage...

By Muvedet Šišić, Vehid Birdahić, Sanela Beganović, Mirnes Duraković, Farzet Bikić

Particulate matter enters the atmosphere as a result of human activity, as well as natural processes.Since we still cannot influence natural processes, reducing the concentration of floating particlesis possible only by adjusting human activity. The emission of solid particles occurs during a largenumber of everyday activities. Depending on the act...

By Aida Šapčanin, Aida Hasanović, Farzet Bikić

The paper presents data on emissions of analyzed pollutants into the air (SO2, NOx, CO, VOC,NH3, PM10, PM2.5, PAH, Pb, Cd, and Hg) by sector (industry and energy, small combustion plants,road traffic and services-agriculture and animal husbandry), and by cities and municipalities inthe area of the Zenica-Doboj Canton. Based on the analyzed data, it...

By Vehid Birdahić, Muvedet Šišić, Nusret Imamović, Halim Prcanović, Mirnes Duraković

Wood is renewable, recyclable, climate-friendly material, and presents an important segment inachieving circular economy and sustainability concepts. To be able to link these two concepts,production and consumption systems need to transform towards sustainability. Wood-basedproducts play a role in mitigating climate change by reducing carbon from t...

By Petar Ćurić, Jelena Obranković, Andreja Pirc-Barčić

This paper presents an experimental study to evaluate the possibility of CEM IV 42,5N producing by increasing the specific cement surface from 3180 to 3850 cm2 /g. In this paper, fly ash is used as a cement admixture because fly ash possesses both hydraulic and pozzolanic properties. If one part of the clinker, as a major cement admixture, is repla...

By Nevzet Merdić, Nedžad Haračić, Ilhan Bušatlić, Nadira Bušatlić, Amna Karić

Metallurgical coke as a fuel, reducing agent and permeable material in high-pressure processes must have pronounced strength and granulation properties due to expected changes in high temperature conditions. The best quality of metallurgical coke is achieved when coal mixtures satisfy a certain range of rheological parameters. The characterization ...

By Sulejman Muhamedagić, Amina Kurtović, Azra Halilović

The basic characteristics of the chemical composition of steel with improved machinability (X8CrNiS18-9) are the increased content of sulphur (0.15-0.45%), phosphorus (0.07-0.11%) and manganese (0.5-1.5%). Sulphur by creating sulphide inclusions reduces friction and cutting resistance, and increases the brittleness of the chip.Considering its harmf...

By Derviš Mujagić, Aida Imamović, Mustafa Hadžalić

 In modern times, the science of materials cannot be imagined without metallography. The history of metallographic testing in Bosnia and Herzegovina is primarily related to Zenica. Today, most of the research related to the metal industry in BiH is conducted in laboratories at the Kemal Kapetanović Institute in Zenica. The Institute's Metallog...

By Belma Fakić, Adisa Burić, Edib Horoz

The paper describes the behavior of welded joints of NN-70 steel in the presence of a cracking error when bending with impact force. The experiment was performed with three groups of test tubes, depending on the cut-off point of the test tube notch with the tip of the crack in BM, in WM and in HAZ. The test method used was conducted on the instrume...

By Nermin Bišćević

In this paper, we have introduced new contemporary materials for heat harvesting, based on thermoelectric effect (or Seebeck effect): rear earth mono-pnictides and graphene. Measure of effectiveness for transformation of heat to electricity is represented with zT factor, which measure heat harvesting potential. zT factor is related with heat and el...

By Siniša M. Vučenović, Jovan P. Šetrajčić, Steva K. Jaćimovski