TY  - JOUR
AU  - Radulović, Dragan
AU  - Terzić, Anja
AU  - Stojanović, Jovica
AU  - Jovanović, Vladimir
AU  - Todorović, Dejan
AU  - Ivošević, Branislav
PY  - 2024
UR  - https://ritnms.itnms.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1227
AB  - Smelting used to be less efficient; therefore, wastes obtained from historical processing at smelter plants usually contain certain quantities of valuable metals. Upon the extraction of useful metal elements, metallurgical slag can be repurposed as an alternative mineral raw material in the building sector. A case study was conducted, which included an investigation of the physico-chemical, mineralogical, and microstructural properties of Pb–Zn slag found at the historic landfill near the Topilnica Veles smelter in North Macedonia. The slag was sampled using drill holes. The mineralogical and microstructural analysis revealed that Pb–Zn slag is a very complex and inhomogeneous alternative raw material with utilizable levels of metals, specifically Pb (2.3 wt.%), Zn (7.1 wt.%), and Ag (27.5 ppm). Crystalline mineral phases of wurtzite, sphalerite, galena, cerussite, akermanite, wüstite, monticellite, franklinite, and zincite were identified in the analyzed samples. The slag’s matrix consisted of alumino-silicates, amorphous silicates, and mixtures of spinel and silicates. Due to the economic potential of Pb, Zn, and Ag extraction, the first stage of reutilization will be to transform metal concentrates into their collective concentrate, from which the maximum amount of these crucial components can be extracted. This procedure will include combination of gravity concentration and separation techniques. The next step is to assess the Pb–Zn slag’s potential applications in civil engineering, based on its mineralogical and physico-mechanical properties. Alumino-silicates present in Pb–Zn slag, which contain high concentrations of SiO2, Al2O3, CaO, and Fe2O3, are suitable for use in cementitious building composites. The goal of this research is to suggest a solution by which to close the circle of slag’s reutilization in terms of zero waste principles. It is therefore critical to thoroughly investigate the material, the established methods and preparation processes, and the ways of concentrating useful components into commercial products.
PB  - MDPI
T2  - Sustainability
T1  - Reapplication Potential of Historic Pb–Zn Slag with Regard to Zero Waste Principles
IS  - 2
SP  - 720
VL  - 16
DO  - 10.3390/su16020720
ER  - 

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abstract = "Smelting used to be less efficient; therefore, wastes obtained from historical processing at smelter plants usually contain certain quantities of valuable metals. Upon the extraction of useful metal elements, metallurgical slag can be repurposed as an alternative mineral raw material in the building sector. A case study was conducted, which included an investigation of the physico-chemical, mineralogical, and microstructural properties of Pb–Zn slag found at the historic landfill near the Topilnica Veles smelter in North Macedonia. The slag was sampled using drill holes. The mineralogical and microstructural analysis revealed that Pb–Zn slag is a very complex and inhomogeneous alternative raw material with utilizable levels of metals, specifically Pb (2.3 wt.%), Zn (7.1 wt.%), and Ag (27.5 ppm). Crystalline mineral phases of wurtzite, sphalerite, galena, cerussite, akermanite, wüstite, monticellite, franklinite, and zincite were identified in the analyzed samples. The slag’s matrix consisted of alumino-silicates, amorphous silicates, and mixtures of spinel and silicates. Due to the economic potential of Pb, Zn, and Ag extraction, the first stage of reutilization will be to transform metal concentrates into their collective concentrate, from which the maximum amount of these crucial components can be extracted. This procedure will include combination of gravity concentration and separation techniques. The next step is to assess the Pb–Zn slag’s potential applications in civil engineering, based on its mineralogical and physico-mechanical properties. Alumino-silicates present in Pb–Zn slag, which contain high concentrations of SiO2, Al2O3, CaO, and Fe2O3, are suitable for use in cementitious building composites. The goal of this research is to suggest a solution by which to close the circle of slag’s reutilization in terms of zero waste principles. It is therefore critical to thoroughly investigate the material, the established methods and preparation processes, and the ways of concentrating useful components into commercial products.",
publisher = "MDPI",
journal = "Sustainability",
title = "Reapplication Potential of Historic Pb–Zn Slag with Regard to Zero Waste Principles",
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Radulović, D., Terzić, A., Stojanović, J., Jovanović, V., Todorović, D.,& Ivošević, B.. (2024). Reapplication Potential of Historic Pb–Zn Slag with Regard to Zero Waste Principles. in Sustainability
MDPI., 16(2), 720.
https://doi.org/10.3390/su16020720

Radulović D, Terzić A, Stojanović J, Jovanović V, Todorović D, Ivošević B. Reapplication Potential of Historic Pb–Zn Slag with Regard to Zero Waste Principles. in Sustainability. 2024;16(2):720.
doi:10.3390/su16020720 .

Radulović, Dragan, Terzić, Anja, Stojanović, Jovica, Jovanović, Vladimir, Todorović, Dejan, Ivošević, Branislav, "Reapplication Potential of Historic Pb–Zn Slag with Regard to Zero Waste Principles" in Sustainability, 16, no. 2 (2024):720,
https://doi.org/10.3390/su16020720 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Terzić, Anja
AU  - Vasić (prev. Arsenović), Milica
AU  - Stojanović, Jovica
AU  - Pavlović, Vladimir
AU  - Radojević, Zagorka
PY  - 2023
UR  - https://ritnms.itnms.ac.rs/handle/123456789/676
AB  - Phyllosilicate mineral pyrophyllite is predominantly used in the ceramic industry because it exhibits high refractoriness. Due to its thermal transformation into mullite, pyrophyllite is stable at elevated temperatures, making it a suitable mineral additive for refractory non-shaped materials and various ceramic shaped products. In this study, pyrophyllite is employed as 50 % clay replacement in the ceramics and up to 30 % cement replacement in mortars. Physico-mechanical properties were investigated. The firing shrinkage in the ceramics treated at 1200 °C was reduced by pyrophyllite addition. Pyrophyllite acted as additional pozzolana during cement hydration. Within the microstructure, it formed micro-reinforcement in the shape of crystalline folia, which improves the mechanical properties of ordinary Portland cement, high aluminate cement, and blended cement mortars. The investigation proved the efficiency and suitability of pyrophyllite employed as a substitution for clay in ceramics and a cement replacement in mortars.















Phyllosilicate mineral pyrophyllite is predominantly used in the ceramic industry because it exhibits high refractoriness. Due to its thermal transformation into mullite, pyrophyllite is stable at elevated temperatures, making it a suitable mineral additive for refractory non-shaped materials and various ceramic shaped products. In this study, pyrophyllite is employed as 50 % clay replacement in the ceramics and up to 30 % cement replacement in mortars. Physico-mechanical properties were investigated. The firing shrinkage in the ceramics treated at 1200 °C was reduced by pyrophyllite addition. Pyrophyllite acted as additional pozzolana during cement hydration. Within the microstructure, it formed micro-reinforcement in the shape of crystalline folia, which improves the mechanical properties of ordinary Portland cement, high aluminate cement, and blended cement mortars. The investigation proved the efficiency and suitability of pyrophyllite employed as a substitution for clay in ceramics and a cement replacement in mortars.
AB  - Филосиликатни минерал пирофилит се претежно користи у керамичкој индустрији јер показује високу ватросталност. Због своје термичке трансформације у мулит, пирофилит је стабилан на повишеним температурама, што га чини погодним минералним додатком за ватросталне необликоване материјале и различите керамичке обликоване производе. У овом раду пирофилит је коришћен као замена за 50 % глине у керамици и до 30 % замене за цемент у малтерима. Испитивана су физичко-механичка својства. Скупљање при печењу у керамици третираној на 1200 °C смањено је додавањем пирофилита. Пирофилит се понашао као додатни извор поцоланског материјала током хидратације цемента. Унутар микроструктуре формирао је микроарматуру у облику кристалне фолије, што је побољшало механичка својства малтера на бази обичног Портланд цемента, високоалуминатног цемента и мешаних цемента. Истраживањем је доказана ефикасност и погодност пирофилита који се користи као замена за глину у керамици и замена за цемент у малтерима.
PB  - Beograd : Međunarodni Institut za nauku o sinterovanju
T2  - Science of Sintering
T1  - Application of pyrophyllite in high-temperature treated building materials
EP  - 16
IS  - 3
SP  - 1
VL  - 55
DO  - 10.2298/SOS220610014T
ER  - 

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Phyllosilicate mineral pyrophyllite is predominantly used in the ceramic industry because it exhibits high refractoriness. Due to its thermal transformation into mullite, pyrophyllite is stable at elevated temperatures, making it a suitable mineral additive for refractory non-shaped materials and various ceramic shaped products. In this study, pyrophyllite is employed as 50 % clay replacement in the ceramics and up to 30 % cement replacement in mortars. Physico-mechanical properties were investigated. The firing shrinkage in the ceramics treated at 1200 °C was reduced by pyrophyllite addition. Pyrophyllite acted as additional pozzolana during cement hydration. Within the microstructure, it formed micro-reinforcement in the shape of crystalline folia, which improves the mechanical properties of ordinary Portland cement, high aluminate cement, and blended cement mortars. The investigation proved the efficiency and suitability of pyrophyllite employed as a substitution for clay in ceramics and a cement replacement in mortars., Филосиликатни минерал пирофилит се претежно користи у керамичкој индустрији јер показује високу ватросталност. Због своје термичке трансформације у мулит, пирофилит је стабилан на повишеним температурама, што га чини погодним минералним додатком за ватросталне необликоване материјале и различите керамичке обликоване производе. У овом раду пирофилит је коришћен као замена за 50 % глине у керамици и до 30 % замене за цемент у малтерима. Испитивана су физичко-механичка својства. Скупљање при печењу у керамици третираној на 1200 °C смањено је додавањем пирофилита. Пирофилит се понашао као додатни извор поцоланског материјала током хидратације цемента. Унутар микроструктуре формирао је микроарматуру у облику кристалне фолије, што је побољшало механичка својства малтера на бази обичног Портланд цемента, високоалуминатног цемента и мешаних цемента. Истраживањем је доказана ефикасност и погодност пирофилита који се користи као замена за глину у керамици и замена за цемент у малтерима.",
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journal = "Science of Sintering",
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pages = "16-1",
number = "3",
volume = "55",
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Terzić, A., Vasić (prev. Arsenović), M., Stojanović, J., Pavlović, V.,& Radojević, Z.. (2023). Application of pyrophyllite in high-temperature treated building materials. in Science of Sintering
Beograd : Međunarodni Institut za nauku o sinterovanju., 55(3), 1-16.
https://doi.org/10.2298/SOS220610014T

Terzić A, Vasić (prev. Arsenović) M, Stojanović J, Pavlović V, Radojević Z. Application of pyrophyllite in high-temperature treated building materials. in Science of Sintering. 2023;55(3):1-16.
doi:10.2298/SOS220610014T .

Terzić, Anja, Vasić (prev. Arsenović), Milica, Stojanović, Jovica, Pavlović, Vladimir, Radojević, Zagorka, "Application of pyrophyllite in high-temperature treated building materials" in Science of Sintering, 55, no. 3 (2023):1-16,
https://doi.org/10.2298/SOS220610014T . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Terzić, Anja
AU  - Dojčinović, Marina
AU  - Milicić, Ljiljana
AU  - Stojanović, Jovica
AU  - Radojević, Zagorka
PY  - 2021
UR  - https://ritnms.itnms.ac.rs/handle/123456789/602
AB  - Micro-silica is a highly efficient mineral additive whose role is reflected in improvements of microstructure packing, strength and durability of non-shaped composite building materials such as concrete and mortar. A comparative study of performances of rendering mortars with different quantities of micro silica was conducted. The experimental program included production of reference mortar based on Portland cement and quartz sand (CM) and three mortars with 5, 10, and 15 % addition of micro silica (SCM-5, SCM-10, and SCM-15). The effect that micro silica addition has on the thermal behavior and mechanical properties of mortars was discussed. Hydration mechanisms and thermally induced reactions were studied at temperatures ranging from ambient to 1100 degrees C by differential thermal analysis. The results were supported by X-ray diffraction analysis. The cementing efficiency of micro silica was assessed by cavitation erosion test. The changes in the morphology of mortar samples prior and upon cavitation testing were monitored by means of the scanning electron microscope imagining. It was found that 5 % of superfine micro silica (SCM-5 mortar) has positive effects on mechanical strengths (15 % increase in compressive strength) due to microstructure densification arising from the successive filling of voids by the micro silica. Addition of micro silica also improved the cavitation erosion resistance in comparison with reference cement mortar (SCM-5 showed cavitation velocity as low as 0.09 mg/min). This qualifies mortars with micro silica addition as building materials which can be safely employed in potential hydro-demolition environment.
PB  - Međunarodni Institut za nauku o sinterovanju, Beograd
T2  - Science of Sintering
T1  - Cavitation Properties of Rendering Mortars with Micro Silica Addition
EP  - 459
IS  - 4
SP  - 445
VL  - 53
DO  - 10.2298/SOS2104445T
UR  - conv_936
ER  - 

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year = "2021",
abstract = "Micro-silica is a highly efficient mineral additive whose role is reflected in improvements of microstructure packing, strength and durability of non-shaped composite building materials such as concrete and mortar. A comparative study of performances of rendering mortars with different quantities of micro silica was conducted. The experimental program included production of reference mortar based on Portland cement and quartz sand (CM) and three mortars with 5, 10, and 15 % addition of micro silica (SCM-5, SCM-10, and SCM-15). The effect that micro silica addition has on the thermal behavior and mechanical properties of mortars was discussed. Hydration mechanisms and thermally induced reactions were studied at temperatures ranging from ambient to 1100 degrees C by differential thermal analysis. The results were supported by X-ray diffraction analysis. The cementing efficiency of micro silica was assessed by cavitation erosion test. The changes in the morphology of mortar samples prior and upon cavitation testing were monitored by means of the scanning electron microscope imagining. It was found that 5 % of superfine micro silica (SCM-5 mortar) has positive effects on mechanical strengths (15 % increase in compressive strength) due to microstructure densification arising from the successive filling of voids by the micro silica. Addition of micro silica also improved the cavitation erosion resistance in comparison with reference cement mortar (SCM-5 showed cavitation velocity as low as 0.09 mg/min). This qualifies mortars with micro silica addition as building materials which can be safely employed in potential hydro-demolition environment.",
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Terzić, A., Dojčinović, M., Milicić, L., Stojanović, J.,& Radojević, Z.. (2021). Cavitation Properties of Rendering Mortars with Micro Silica Addition. in Science of Sintering
Međunarodni Institut za nauku o sinterovanju, Beograd., 53(4), 445-459.
https://doi.org/10.2298/SOS2104445T
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Terzić A, Dojčinović M, Milicić L, Stojanović J, Radojević Z. Cavitation Properties of Rendering Mortars with Micro Silica Addition. in Science of Sintering. 2021;53(4):445-459.
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conv_936 .

Terzić, Anja, Dojčinović, Marina, Milicić, Ljiljana, Stojanović, Jovica, Radojević, Zagorka, "Cavitation Properties of Rendering Mortars with Micro Silica Addition" in Science of Sintering, 53, no. 4 (2021):445-459,
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conv_936 .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Terzić, Anja
AU  - Radulović, Dragan
AU  - Pezo, Milada
AU  - Stojanović, Jovica
AU  - Pezo, Lato
AU  - Radojević, Zagorka
AU  - Andrić, Ljubiša
PY  - 2020
UR  - https://ritnms.itnms.ac.rs/handle/123456789/541
AB  - The optimal outputs of pyrophyllite mechano-chemical activation in an ultra-centrifugal mill performing under different technological conditions were determined by analytical modeling and verified via Artificial Neural Network in order to be employed in the production of cement-based binders. Cluster Analysis and Principal Component Analysis were utilized in assessment of the effect of activation process parameters on the activated pyrophyllite quality. Artificial Neural Network which performed with high prediction accuracy, i.e. 0.914 during the training period, was sufficient for precise prediction of activated pyrophyllite quality in a wide range of processing parameters. The probability of utilization of observed activation products was estimated through interrelation of technological parameters (mesh size sieve, activation period, specific energy consumption) and acquired characteristics of pyrophyllite (grain diameter, specific surface area). The optimal products singled out from each activation sequence were used as mineral additives in the mix-designs of four cement binders (cement replacement portion was 30%). Influence of activated pyrophyllite additions on the cement chemistry, mineral phase compositions and microstructures of the cement binders were monitored by instrumental techniques (DTA/TGA, XRD, SEM). Activated pyrophyllite showed characteristics of pozzolana as it slightly accelerated early stages of hydration, decreased cement hydration energy and increased the quantity of cement mineral alite at later hydration stages. Micron-sized crystalline foila characteristic for mechanically activated pyrophyllite formed micro-reinforcement within cement binder microstructure.
PB  - Elsevier Sci Ltd, Oxford
T2  - Construction and Building Materials
T1  - Prediction model based on artificial neural network for pyrophyllite mechano-chemical activation as an integral step in production of cement binders
VL  - 258
DO  - 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.119721
UR  - conv_891
ER  - 

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year = "2020",
abstract = "The optimal outputs of pyrophyllite mechano-chemical activation in an ultra-centrifugal mill performing under different technological conditions were determined by analytical modeling and verified via Artificial Neural Network in order to be employed in the production of cement-based binders. Cluster Analysis and Principal Component Analysis were utilized in assessment of the effect of activation process parameters on the activated pyrophyllite quality. Artificial Neural Network which performed with high prediction accuracy, i.e. 0.914 during the training period, was sufficient for precise prediction of activated pyrophyllite quality in a wide range of processing parameters. The probability of utilization of observed activation products was estimated through interrelation of technological parameters (mesh size sieve, activation period, specific energy consumption) and acquired characteristics of pyrophyllite (grain diameter, specific surface area). The optimal products singled out from each activation sequence were used as mineral additives in the mix-designs of four cement binders (cement replacement portion was 30%). Influence of activated pyrophyllite additions on the cement chemistry, mineral phase compositions and microstructures of the cement binders were monitored by instrumental techniques (DTA/TGA, XRD, SEM). Activated pyrophyllite showed characteristics of pozzolana as it slightly accelerated early stages of hydration, decreased cement hydration energy and increased the quantity of cement mineral alite at later hydration stages. Micron-sized crystalline foila characteristic for mechanically activated pyrophyllite formed micro-reinforcement within cement binder microstructure.",
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Terzić, A., Radulović, D., Pezo, M., Stojanović, J., Pezo, L., Radojević, Z.,& Andrić, L.. (2020). Prediction model based on artificial neural network for pyrophyllite mechano-chemical activation as an integral step in production of cement binders. in Construction and Building Materials
Elsevier Sci Ltd, Oxford., 258.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.119721
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Terzić A, Radulović D, Pezo M, Stojanović J, Pezo L, Radojević Z, Andrić L. Prediction model based on artificial neural network for pyrophyllite mechano-chemical activation as an integral step in production of cement binders. in Construction and Building Materials. 2020;258.
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