University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technology,
Department of Materials Engineering
Dr Branka Pilić, associated professor
Vice-dean for sience
17 th Meeting European Network of Materials Research
Centres
Monday 2nd December 2013, 1 p.m. London , UK
HISTORY
The Faculty of Technology in Novi Sad was founded in 1959. with the aim to
provide an academic education to technological engineering staff in the field of
food engineering.
In the academic year of 1972/73, the Faculty introduced new study programs in the
field of chemical, oil and petrochemical engineering and material engineering, and
in the academic year of 1978/79 in the field of chemical processing and
pharmaceutical engineering.
Structure of the DEPARTMENT and study
programs at the bachelor, master and PhD Studies
FOOD
ENGINEERING
CARBOHYDRATE
FOOD ENGINEERING
FOOD
PRESERVATION
TECHNOLOGIES
QUALITY CONTROL
STUDY
PROGRAMS
BIOTECHNOLOGY
PHARMACEUTICAL
ENGINEERING
FOOD
BIOTECHNOLOGY
BIOCHEMICAL
ENGINEERING
CHEMICALPROCESSING
ENGINEERING
CHEMICAL
ENGINEERING
OIL-PETROCHEMICAL
ENGINEERING
MATERIALS
ENGINEERING
ECO-ENERGETIC
ENGINEERING
Scientific research at the Faculty includes fundamental and applied research
in the field of food, chemical, pharmaceutical, biotechnological and materials
engineering.
It is organized in a number of multidisciplinary research projects.
The Faculty cooperates successfully with the process industries and related
scientific and development institutions, and also provides engineering and
other services, such as technological design, technology transfer, quality
control, study/expertise, consultation, technological services, and etc.
The Faculty employs a total of 77 professors (assistant, associated and full)
and 85 researchers.
Activities of the Department of Materials Engineering:
Education: In the field of materials engineering. Organisation of workshops
and conferences with regard to modern developments in materials science.
Research: synthesis, processing and characterisation of materials for advanced
applications.
Cooperation: counselling and consultancy activities, scientific service,
technology transfer, dissemination of information concerning new advanced
materials and technologies.
Expertise on following materials :
 Polymers
 Biopolymers and biodegradable polymers
 Polymer nanocomposites
 Hybrid materials
 Novel multifunctional nano-structured materials
 Ceramic materials-traditional ceramic materials
 Cement-based materials
 Materials in cultural heritage
Available research infrastructure :
 Laboratory for synthesis
 Thermal analysis laboratory
 Malver Zetasizer Nano ZS
 Polymer processing laboratory
 Mechanical testing
 FTIR, microscopy, UV-Vis, GPC
 Portable equipment necessary for the
examination of the materials in cultural heritage:
drilling resistance system, portable optical
microscopy, portable FTIR
Actual research domains concerning materials technology
 The synthesis and characterization of polymer/particle blends and nanocomposites
 The influence of different nanoparticles on the polymerization kinetics
 Preparation and curing of different resins
 Synthesis of novel polymers for special applications (e.g. biodegradable polymers)
 Protection of cultural heritage objects with multifunctional advanced materials
 Development of lightweight aggregate from waste material
 Multifunctional layers for the protection of mineral substrates
 Clean tile development of self-cleaning clay roofing tiles
 Development and application of multifunctional material using domestic raw materials
in upgraded production lines
 Nano-composites based on silicate materials used for the design of improved and novel
ceramic materials
Research Projects (1)
Funded by The Serbian Ministry of Education, Science and Technological
development:
III 45008 “Development and application of multifunctional material using domestic raw
materials in upgraded production lines” (2011-2015), leader Dr Jonjaua Ranogajec
III 45022 “Multiscale structure of polymer nanocomposites and functional materials using
different precursors” (2011 – 2015), leader Dr Jaroslava Budinski Simendić
III 45021 “Synthesis of nanopowders and processing of ceramics and nanocomposites with
specific electrical and magnetic properties for application
in integrated passive
components” (2011 – 2015), leader Dr Vladimir Srdić
Research Projects (2)
Other Projects:
FP7 THEME [ENV-NMP.2011.3.2.1-1 NMP], Coordinator of the project HEROMAT – “Protection of Cultural
Heritage Objects with Multifunctional Advanced Materials”, www.heromat.com, project leader, Dr
Jonjaua Ranogajec
FP 7 REGPOT-2007-3, “Reinforcement of research potential of the Department of Materials Engineering
in the field of processing and characterization of nanostructured materials, (2008 – 2011), project leader,
Dr Vladimir Srdić
Eureka Programe E! 5861 “Multifunctional layers for the protection of mineral substrates” (2010-2013),
project leader, Dr Jonjaua Ranogajec
COST Action 540: Photocatalytic technologies and novel nanosurfaces materials –critical issues
(“Phonasum”), project coordinator Dr František Peterka, National Centre for Nanosurfaces Engineering
Advanced Technology Group, Prague, Czech Republic, MC member Dr Jonjaua Ranogajec
COST Action IC 1208 “Intergrading devices and materials: a challenge for new instrumentations MC
Member Dr Vladimir Srdić
COST Action FA0904 “Eco – Sustainable food packaging based on polymer nanomatrials (2010 – 2014),
MC member Dr Branka Pilić
COST Action MP1206 “Electrospun Nano-fibres for bio inspared composite materials and innovative
industrial applications” (2013 – 2017), MC member Dr Branka Pilić
THE MOST SIGNIFICANT RESULTS OF THE POLYMER
GROUP
Oskar Bera, Branka Pilić, Jelena Pavličević, Mirjana Jovičić, Berta Holló, Katalin Mészáros Szécsényi, Milena Špirkova,
Preparation and thermal properties of polystyrene/silica nanocomposites, Thermochimica Acta 515(1-2) (2011) 1-5.
The synthesis and characterization of
polymer/particle nanocomposites
Jelena Pavličević, Milena Špírková, Mirjana Jovičić, Oskar Bera, Rafal Poręba, Jaroslava Budinski-Simendić, The structure
and thermal properties of novel polyurethane/organoclay nanocomposites obtained by pre-polymerization, Composites:
Part B: Engineering 45 (1) (2013) 232–238.
Rafal Poręba, Milena Špirková, Jelena Pavličević, Jaroslava Budinski-Simendić, Katalin Mészáros Szécsényi, Berta Holló,
Aliphatic polycarbonate-based polyurethane nanostructured materials. The influence of the composition on thermal stability
and degradation, Composites Part B: Engineering, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2013.11.006
Jelena Pavličević, Milena Špirková, Oskar Bera, Mirjana Jovičić, Katalin Mészáros Szécsényi, Jaroslava Budinski-Simendić,
The influence of bentonite and montmorillonite addition on thermal decomposition of novel polyurethane/organoclay
nanocomposites, Macedonian Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, 32 (2013) 1–24.
The influence of oxide nanoparticles on the polymerization kinetics
Oskar Bera, Jelena Pavličević, Mirjana Jovičić, Dragoslav Stoiljković, Branka Pilić, Radmila Radičević , The influence
of nanosilica on styrene free radical polymerization kinetics, Polymer Composites 33(2) (2012) 262-266.
Oskar Bera, Mirjana Jovičić, Jelena Pavličević, Branka Pilić, The influence of oxide nanoparticles on the kinetics of
free radical methyl methacrylate polymerization in bulk, Polymer Composites 34 (2013) 1342–1348.
Oskar Bera, Radmila Radičević, Dragoslav Stoiljković, Mirjana Jovičić, Jelena Pavličević, A new approach for kinetic
modeling of free radical bulk polymerization of styrene, Polymer Journal 43 (2011) 826-831.
Curing of resins
Resins are very complex systems and their activation
energies change depends on the conversion degree
during the curing process.
Isconversional methods (Ozawa-Flynn-Wall, KissingerAkahira-Sunose and Friedman) reveal changes in the
curing kinetics throughout the process and have been
applied
for
the
cure
of
epoxy-amine,
epoxy/polyurethane/bentonite composites, epoxy
nanocomposites,
alkyd/melamine
and
ureaformaldehyde resins:
Radmila Radičević, Mirjana Jovičić, Jaroslava Budinski-Simendić, Preparation and curing of alkyd based on ricinoleic
acid/melamine coatings, Progress in Organic Coatings 71 (2011) 256-264.
Mirjana Jovičić, Radmila Radičević, Jaroslava Budinski-Simendić, Curing of alkyds based on semi-drying oils with
melamine resin, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry 94 (2008) 143-150.
Mirjana Jovičić, Radmila Radičević, Jelena Pavličević, Oskar Bera, Isoconversional kinetic analysis of the
alkyd/melamine resins curing, Chemical Industry and Chemical Engineering Quarterly 19 (2013) 253-262
Mlađo Popović, Jaroslava Budinski-Simendić, Mirjana Jovičić, Joszef Mursics, Milanka Điporović-Momčilović, Jelena
Pavličević, Ivan Ristić, Curing kinetics of two commercial urea-formaldehyde adhesives studied by isoconversional
method, Hemijska industrija 65 (2011) 717–726.
Mirjana Jovičić, Oskar Bera, Jelena Pavličević, Vesna Simendić, Radmila Radičević, The influence of montmorillonite
content on the kinetics of curing of epoxy nanocomposites, Hemijska industrija 66 (6) (2012) 863–870
Different methods for poly(L-lactide) synthesis
from L-lactic acid
Ivan S. Ristić, Lj. Tanasić, Lj. Nikolić, S. Cakić, O. Ilić, R. Radičević, J. Budinski-Simendić, The Properties of Poly(l-Lactide) Prepared by
Different Synthesis Procedure, Journal of Polymers and the Environment, 2011, 19 (2) 419-430
Lj. Nikolic, I. Ristic, B. Adnadjevic, V. Nikolic, J. Jovanovic, M. Stankovic, Novel MicrowaveAssisted Synthesis of Poly(D,L-lactide): The Influence of Monomer/Initiator Molar Ratio
on the Product Properties. Sensors 2010, 10, 5063-5073.
Synthesis
of
poly(l-lactide)
initiated by isosorbide
Ivan S. Ristić, Tanja Radusin, Branka Pilić, Suzana Cakić, Jaroslava Budinski-Simendić, The influence of isosorbide on thermal properties of
poly(L-lactide) synthesized by different methods, Polymer Engineering & Science, 53 (7) 1374–1382
HO
OH
H
O
O
O
H3 C
O
O
O
6h, T=40 oC
O
O
+
CH3
O
O
trifluoromethanesulfonic acid
H
Synthesis of star-shaped
PLA polyester polyol
L-lactide
HO
castor oil
CH 3
O
HO
C
O
CH 3
O
C
O
CH 3
C
O
O
C
CH 3 n
O
CH3
O
O
C
O
C
O
O
n
CH3
O
CH 3
C
O
O
C
OH
O
CH 3
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
HO
CH3
O
C
O
CH 3
C
O
O
CH3
C
O
CH 3
n
C
O
O
polyester polyol
Ivan S. Ristić, Milena Marinović-Cincović, Suzana Cakić, Ljiljana Tanasić, Jaroslava Budinski-Simendić, Synthesis and properties of novel star-shaped
polyesters based on l-lactide and castor oil, Polymer Bulletin, 2013 70 (6) 1723-1738
Actual research of the Polymer Group
Development and characterization of PLA bionanocomposites in food
packaaging application
The influence of different functionalization methods of MWCNT on the
properties of PLA based nanocomposites
Improving of PLA properties by blending with different polymers
Modifying protein based polymers by different hydrocolloids for the food
packaging application
Novi Sad
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