Research interest: Environmental protection, Separation processes, Ionic liquids, Carbon materials
Education:
BSc in Physical Chemistry (2014), University of Belgrade, Faculty of Physical Chemistry, BSc thesis title: “Spectroscopic characterization of polyaniline decavanadate”.
MSc in Physical Chemistry (2017), University of Belgrade, Faculty of Physical Chemistry, MSc thesis title: “Single-step extraction of taurine and caffeine from energy drink using aqueous biphasic systems based on biocompatible ionic liquids”.
PhD in Physical Chemistry (2024), University of Belgrade, Faculty of Physical Chemistry, PhD thesis title: “Synthesis of carbon materials derived from biomass and their application as adsorbents for removal of organothiophosphate pesticides from water”
Career:
2018 – present, VINČA Institute of Nuclear Sciences‒National Institute of the Republic of Serbia -University of Belgrade
Active projects:
Program topic: Development of sustainable integrated processes for the recovery of various valuable compounds using innovative approaches in line with green chemistry principles (2021- present); participant.
International project COST Action CA20133 “CROSS-BORDER TRANSFER AND DEVELOPMENT OF SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE RECOVERY STRATEGIES TOWARDS ZERO WASTE”, (2021-2025); participant.
Proof of Concept program funding by Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia: “Innovative Recovery Technology for Critical Metals from Spent Li-ion Battery’s Cathode Material ” (2024-2025), participant.
List of five selected publications:
- Ana Jocić, Slađana Marić, Danijela Tekić, Tamara Lazarević-Pašti, Jasmina Mušović, Jelena Filipović Tričković, Aleksandra Dimitrijević, Complete removal of organophosphate pesticides from wastewaters with sustainable ionic liquid-based aqueous two-phase strategy, Journal of Water Process Engineering, 64 (2024) 105621 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2024.105621
- Jasmina Mušović, Danijela Tekić, Slađana Marić, Ana Jocić, Dalibor Stanković, Aleksandra Dimitrijević, Sustainable recovery of cobalt and lithium from lithium-ion battery cathode material by combining sulfate leachates and aqueous biphasic systems based on tetrabutylphosphonium-ionic liquids, Separation and Purification Technology 348 (2024) 127707. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2024.12770S
- Marić, A. Jocić, A. Krstić, M. Momčilović, Lj. Ignjatović, A. Dimitrijević, Poloxamer-based aqueous biphasic systems in designing an integrated extraction platform for the valorization of pharmaceutical waste, Separation and Purification Technology, 275 (2021) 119101 (1-11), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2021.119101
- A. Jocić, S. Breitenbach, D. Bajuk-Bogdanović, I. A. Pašti, C. Unterweger, C. Fürst, T. Lazarević-Pašti, Viscose-derived activated carbons fibers as highly efficient adsorbents for dimethoate removal from water, Molecules, 27 (2022) 1477, https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27051477
- A. Jocić, S. Breitenbach, I. A. Pašti, C. Unterweger, C. Fürst, T. Lazarević‑Pašti, Viscose‑derived activated carbons as adsorbents for malathion, dimethoate, and chlorpyrifos—screening, trends, and analysis, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 29 (2022) 35138–35149, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-18721-1