Journal of Sustainable Technologies and Materials

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Journal of Sustainable Technologies and Materials (JST&M) is an international, cross-disciplinary, open access, peer-reviewed journal that publishes research findings and developments related to materials and technologies for sustainable development. New platform The journal has migrated to a new platform powered by Opus Journal. Please contact our editor if you encounter any difficulties About A Publication of University of Zenica, Faculty of Metallurgy and Technology Publishing collaboration info Edited by: Dr. Farzet Bikić Vol. 5, No. 9 (2025): Published: 31.12.2025. Journal of Sustainable Technologies and Materials Author guidelines Editorial Policy Submit Current issue Vol 5, Issue 9, 2025 Original scientific paper TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE WASTEWATER TREATMENT: COMPARATIVE STUDY OF HYBRID ELECTROCOAGULATION PROCESSES WITH ZEOLITE, ULTRASOUND, AND MAGNET By Nediljka Vukojević Medvidović, Ladislav Vrsalović, Sandra Svilović, Senka Gudić, Ivona Čule Original scientific paper PHYTOREMEDIATION POTENTIAL OF WILD PLANTS By Šaćira Mandal, Aida Šapčanin Original scientific paper METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND MULTICRITERION VALIDATION OF THE EFFECTIVE ERGONOMIC LOAD MODEL By Muhamed Herić, Edin Cerjaković, Alan Topčić, Slađan Lovrić Original scientific paper FROM WASTE TO RESOURCE: HYDROXYAPATITE-RICH BONE ASH DERIVED FROM CATTLE BONES FOR SUSTAINABLE CERAMICS By Temitope Ologunwa, Rasheed Kolade, Ayodeji Oke, Oluyemi Ologunwa Original scientific paper ENHANCING ECO-EFFICIENT LABORATORY-SCALE STEEL PRODUCTION VIA INNOVATIVE PROCESS AND EQUIPMENT DESIGN WITH CIRCULAR RESOURCE UTILIZATION By Emre Alan View table of contents Recent issues See all Vol 5, Issue 8, 2025 Vol 4, Issue 7, 2024 Vol 4, Issue 6, 2024 Vol 3, Issue 5, 2023 Most read See all 30.06.2023. Original scientific paper EFFECT OF PARTICLE SHAPE AND SIZE OF COPPER POWDERS ON THE PROPERTIES OF SINTERED PARTS By Ivana Marković, Stevan Trujić, Dragan manasijević, Ljubiša Balanović, Uroš Stamenković, Milijana Mitrović The particle shape and size of the starting powders represent the most important physical properties, on which the quality of the compacts and final sintered products depends. Two types of powder were analyzed in the paper - electrolytic copper powder with a dendritic particle shape and water-atomized copper powder with an irregular particle shape. The starting powders were sieved through a sieve system with openings of 45 μm, 80 μm, and 120 μm. The characterization of the obtained fractions of both powders was performed by determining the shape and dimensions of the particles using SEM microscopy in combination with ImageJ software, and the apparent density and flow rate were determined using the Hall flowmeter funnel. Pressing of each powder fraction was done using a pressure of 600 MPa. The compacts were further sintered at 1000°C for 2 hours to obtain the final sintered parts. After sintering, their density, hardness, and electrical conductivity were determined and their microstructure was analyzed. The results indicate a great influence of the characteristics of the starting powders on the properties of the final parts obtained by the powder metallurgy route. The particle shape of the powders had a more pronounced influence compared to the particle size. 30.06.2023. Original scientific paper REMOVAL OF HEAVY METALS FROM LANDFILL LEACH WATER USING PYROPHYLLITE AS ADSORBENT By Jasmina Kustura, Belma Halilhodžić, Enita Kurtanović, Amra Čizmić, Kenan Kozlo, Adnan Teletović, Atif Hodžić, Muhamed Harbinja 31.12.2022. Original scientific paper LEUCOBRYUM GLAUCULUM MOSS AS A BIOSORBENT FOR REMOVAL OF WATER HARDNESS By Vedran Stuhli, Armin Buljubašić, Abdel Đozić, Mirnesa Zohorović, Amra Odobašić 30.06.2022. Original scientific paper EFFECT OF NANO-SILICA ADDITION ON PHYSICO-MECHANICAL PROPERTIES AND DURABILITY OF CONCRETE By Adnan Mujkanovic, Anesa Bitić, Marina Jovanović, Nevzet Merdić, Amel Zahirović, Amna Karić 30.06.2023. Original scientific paper INFLUENCE OF CURRENT DENSITY ON LEACHATE TREATMENT EFFICIENCY BY ELECTROCOAGULATION WITH ZEOLITE ADDITION By Nediljjka Vukojević Medvidović, Ladisav Vrsalović, Sandra Svilović, Mirjana Cestarić The electrocoagulation with zeolite addition was used to treat compost leachate. The effects of different current densities and zeolite particle sizes on electrode dissolution, electrode surface condition, and removal efficiency were investigated. The surface of the electrodes was analysed by optical microscope, while the consumption of the aluminium electrodes was investigated by weighing. The results confirmed that the removal efficiency could be improved by conducting the experiment at higher current densities, but the electrodes used were significantly more damaged. Significant damage was also observed on the electrode used in the experiment with larger zeolite particles, which can be related to the stronger abrasion effect. 23.12.2021. Original scientific paper WASTE SULFUR AS A PARTIAL FILLER REPLACEMENT IN SELF-PLACING CONCRETE By Milica Vlahović, Aleksandar Savić, Sanja Martinović, Tatjana Volkov Husović 31.12.2022. Original scientific paper COMPARISON OF ELECTROCOAGULATION COUPLED WITH SYNTHETIC ZEOLITE, ULTRASOUND AND TWO STEPS ELECTROCOAGULATION By Nediljka Vukojević Medvidović, Ladislav Vrsalović, Sandra Svilović, Mirjana Cestarić 31.12.2023. Original scientific paper ADSORPTION OF Cu(II) IONS USING FOUNDRY WASTE By Anita Štrkalj, Zoran Glavaš 30.06.2022. Professional paper ANALYSIS OF MEASURED ROAD AND RAILWAY TRAFFIC NOISE LEVELS WITH NOISE MAPPING AND PROPOSED ACTIVITIES By Nusret Imamović, Zijad Selimović, Haris Puščul, Emina Kadušić Due to the fast process of urbanization and the increase in the development of transport infrastructure, there is an increase in noise levels caused by road and railway traffic in urban areas, which represents one of the most important today's problems. The goal of this paper is to find out the current noise levels of road and railway traffic. Measuring road traffic noise levels in the city of Zenica and the railway traffic noise in the vicinity of the Railway Station in Kakanj has been done. In the end, the analysis of the obtained results and comparisons with the values regulated by the law as allowed values were performed. Noise level maps were also plotted as one of the contributions to solving the problem of environmental noise. ABSTRACTING & INDEXING Abstracting & Indexing

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