NED OSTOJIC
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS AND PATENTS
Ph.D. Thesis: "Improvement in Gas Chromatogram Interpretation by Means of Multiple Detection",
University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia, 1973.
M.S. Thesis: "Pyrolysis of Levoglucosan", University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, 1968.
B.S. Thesis: "Aluminum Hydroxide as Carrier of Antigenes", University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia,
1964.
F. Shafizadeh, C.W. Philpot and N.Ostojic, "Thermal Analysis of 1,6-anhydro-betaD-glucopyranose", Carbohydrate Research, 16 (1971) 279-287.
N. Ostojic, "Use of Computers in Gas Chromatographic Data Interpretation", presented at the Second
Yugoslav Symposium on Gas Chromatography, Zagreb, Croatia, February 24-26, 1971.
N. Ostojic, Z. Sternberg, "A New Photoionization Detector for Gas Chromatography",
Chromatographia, Vol. 7, No. 1, January 1974.
N. Ostojic, "New Approach to Chromatogram Interpretation by Multiple Detection", Analytical
Chemistry, Vol. 46, p.1653, October 1974.
V. Boscak, N.Ostojic and D. Gruenwald, "Chemical Absorption in Control of Odors from
Wastewater Treatment Plants", Water & Wastes Engineering, May 1975.
N. Ostojic, V. Boscak, K. Maehling, "Study of Emissions from Coffee Roasters", Pollution Control
Systems, Division of Geo. A. Hormel & Co., Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1975.
N. Ostojic, A.J. Buonicore, E.S. Yankura, "Controlling Emissions from Phosphate Dryers and
Calciners with the CentriField Scrubber", presented at Second Pacific Chemical Engineering
Congress (PACHEC '77), Denver, Colorado, August 28-31, 1977.
N. Ostojic, E.S. Yankura, A.J. Buonicore, "Energy Saving with the Centripetal Vortex Scrubber",
presented at the 70th Annual Meeting of the Air Pollution Control Association, Toronto, Ontario,
Canada, June 20 - June 24, 1977.
A.J. Buonicore, E.S. Yankura and N.Ostojic, "Coal Dryer Emission Control with the Energy Saving
Centripetal Vortex Wet Scrubber", presented at the 70th Annual Meeting of the Air Pollution Control
Association, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, June 20 - June 24, 1977.
N. Ostojic, E.S. Yankura, A.J. Buonicore, "Centrifield Scrubber, an Improvement in Odor Control
Technology", presented at the Air Pollution Control Association International Specialty Conference
on Odor Measurement and Control, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, March 9-10, 1977.
N. Ostojic, "Determination of Plant-specific RACT for VOC Sources in Rhode Island," presented at
the Air Pollution Control Association, North East Atlantic International Section, VOC Control and
Oxidant Attainment Conference, Northampton, MA, October 22-23, 1984.
N. Ostojic, "Test Method for Gaseous Contaminant Removal Devices", ASHRAE (American Society
of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc.) Transactions 1985, Vol. 91, Pt. 2, p.
594.
N. Ostojic, "Odor Investigation and Control at the T.F. Osborne Plant, Greensboro, North Carolina",
presented at the 68th Annual Meeting of the North Carolina American Water Works Association/
Water Pollution Control Association, Durham, North Carolina, November 13-16, 1988.
N. Ostojic, R.A. Duffee, M.A. O'Brien, "Use of Biofiltration for Odor Control", presented at the Air
& Waste Management Association International Specialty Conference on "Recent Developments in
Odor Regulations, Controls and Technology", Detroit, Michigan, October 24 - 26, 1989.
N. Ostojic, "Odor Control by Closed Loop Drying in Food Industry", Proceedings of the 1990 Food
Industry Environmental Conference, November 12 - 14, 1990, Atlanta, Georgia, published by
Georgia Tech Research Institute, Atlanta, Georgia.
N. Ostojic, "Limitation of Incineration in Odor Control", presented at the 84th Annual Meeting of the
Air & Waste Management Association, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, June 16-21, 1991.
N. Ostojic, Albin P. Les, R. H. Forbes, "Activated Sludge Treatment for Odor Control", BioCycle,
April 1992, p. 74
N. Ostojic, M.A. O'Brien, R.A. Duffee, "Control of Odors from Sludge Composting by Wet
Scrubbing, Biofiltration and Activated Sludge Treatment", presented at the 22nd Annual BioCycle
National Conference, St. Louis, Missouri, May 13-15, 1992
R. H. Forbes, Trille Mendenhall, N. Ostojic, R.A. Duffee, "Incorporating Odor Control into the
Design of an Urban in-Vessel Composting Facility", presented at the Water Environment Federation
Residuals Management Conference, Portland, Oregon, July 28, 1992
N. Ostojic, M.A. O’Brien, “Biology vs. Chemistry - Choice between Biofiltration and Wet Scrubbing
for Control of Odors from Sewage Sludge composting”, presented at the New England Water
Environment Association Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, January, 1994.
N. Ostojic, M.A. O'Brien, "Control of Odors from Sludge Composting using Wet Scrubbing,
Biofiltration and Activated Sludge Treatment", Proceedings of Odor and Volatile Organic
Compounds Emission Control for Municipal and Industrial Wastewater Treatment Facilities,
Specialty Conference of the Water Environment Federation, Jacksonville, Florida, April 24-17, 1994,
p. 5-9
N. Ostojic, M.A. O’Brien, “Control of Odors from Sludge Composting using Wet Scrubbing.
Biofiltration and Activated Sludge Treatment”, Proceedings of the Water Environment Federation
Specialty Conference on Odor and Volatile Organic Compound Emission Control for Municipal and
Industrial Wastewater Treatment Facilities, April 24 -27, 1994, Jacksonville, Florida
N. Ostojic, M.A. O'Brien, "Biology vs. Chemistry: Choice between Biofiltration and Wet Scrubbing
for Control of Odors", J. New England Water Environment Assoc., Vol. 28, No. 2, November 1994,
p. 146
N. Ostojic, M.A. O’Brien, “Measurement of Odors - with a Nose or Without ?”, Proceedings of the
Air & Waste Management Association International Specialty Conference “Odors: Indoor and
Environmental Air”, Bloomington, Minnesota, September 13-15, 1995
N. Ostojic “Biofiltration in Odor Control”, Odor Science & Engineering, Inc. Bloomfield,
Connecticut, September 19, 1996
N. Ostojic, M.A. O’Brien, J.P. Pynn, “Effect of Reduced Waterfall Height at Sludge Thickener
Effluent Weirs on Odor Emissions”, presented at the Water Environment Federation Specialty
Conference “Control of Odors and VOC Emissions”, April 20-23, 1997, Houston, Texas
N. Ostojic, M.A. O’Brien, “Limitations of Chemical Analysis in Measurement of Wastewater
Treatment Plant Odors”, presented at the Water Environment Federation Specialty Conference
“Control of Odors and VOC Emissions”, April 20-23, 1997, Houston, Texas
N. Ostojic, M.A. O’Brien, P. Gilbert, “Odor Problem – On Site or Off-site”, ConferenceProceedings,
WEFTEC 99, Water Environment Federation 72nd Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA, Oct. 9-13,
1999.
N. Ostojic, M.A. O’Brien, Charles E. Schmidt, “ Relationship Between Odor and Hydrogen Sulfide
at a Water Pollution Control Plant in New York City”, Specialty Conference Proceedings, Odors and
VOC Emissions 2000, Water Environment Federation, Cincinnati, OH, April 16 – 19, 2000
PATENTS
N. Ostojic, V. Boscak, "Method and Apparatus for Sampling Gas," U.S. patent No. 4,008,621, Feb.
21, 1977.
N. Ostojic, V. Boscak, "Solvent Recovery Process," U.S. patent No. 4,054,429, Oct. 18, 1977.