Research interest: Carbon materials, Decontamination by adsorption and electrochemical techniques, Modeling and simulation
Education:
BSc in Chemical Engineering (2008), University of Belgrade, Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, BSc thesis title: “Optimization and techno-economic cost effectiveness of the biodiesel production process from waste fats and oils”.
PhD in Chemical Engineering (2023), University of Belgrade, Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, PhD thesis title: “Application of composite carbon electrodes for electrochemical removal of organic dyes from aqueous solutions – experimental and theoretical approach”.
Career:
2008 – 2013, Innovation centre of Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade
2014 – 2016, Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade
2018 – present, Department of Physical Chemistry, Institute of Nuclear Sciences Vinča
2008 – 2018, external professional associate, company for experimental development, engineering and consulting company Bioeko Technologies Ltd.
2011 – 2012, assistant project manager, Inovation Fund of the Republic of Serbia
Active projects:
Program topic: Fundamental and applied aspects of electrocatalysis in energy systems and green technologies (2021- 2024); participant.
Program topic: Removal of pollutants from the environment (2021- present); participant.
Program topic: A combined experimental and theoretical approach in the design of nanomaterials for environmental applications (2024- present); participant.
List of five selected publications:
- M. Ječmenica Dučić, D. Aćimović, B. Savić, L. Rakočević, M. Simić, T. Brdarić, D. Vasić Anićijević, Is It Possible to Restrain OER on Simple Carbon Electrodes to Efficiently Electrooxidize Organic Pollutants?, Molecules 27 (2022) 5203. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27165203.
- M. Ječmenica Dučić, A. Krstić, N. Zdolšek, D. Aćimović, B. Savić, T. Brdarić, D. Vasić Anićijević, Low-Cost Graphene-Based Composite Electrodes for Electrochemical Oxidation of Phenolic Dyes, Crystals 13 (2023) 125. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13010125.
- M.P. Radovanović, N. Zdolšek, S. Brković, M.J. Dučić, D.V. Anićijević, I.J. Častvan, V. Pavićević, B. Janković, Production and characterization of biochar and modified biochars by carbonization process of bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi. L.): Adsorption capacities and kinetic studies of Pb2+, Cd2+ and rhodamine B removal from aqueous solutions, Diam. Relat. Mater. 151 (2025) 111794. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diamond.2024.111794.
- M. Ječmenica Dučić, D. Vasić Anićijević, D. Aćimović, Ľ. Švorc, B. Bugarski, R. Pešić, T. Brdarić, Predicting the Fate of Bisphenol A During Electrochemical Oxidation: A Simple Semiempirical Method Based on the Concentration Profile of Hydroxyl Radicals, Int. J. Mol. Sci. 26 (2025) 4785. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms26104785. M. Pijović Radovanović, M. Ječmenica Dučić, D. Vasić Anićijević, V. Dodevski, S. Živković, V. Pavićević, B. Janković, Activated Carbons from Apricot Kernel Shells for Wastewater Treatment: Adsorption of Pb2+ and Rhodamine B with Equilibrium, Kinetics, Thermodynamics, and DFT Analysis, Processes 13 (2025) 1715. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr13061715