TY  - JOUR
AU  - Jaćimović, Simona
AU  - Popović-Djordjević, Jelena
AU  - Sarić, Beka
AU  - Krstić, Aleksandar
AU  - Mickovski-Stefanović, Violeta
AU  - Pantelić, Nebojša Đ
PY  - 2022
UR  - https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/11/10/1445
UR  - http://aspace.agrif.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/6390
AB  - Cocoa beans are part of the cocoa plant fruit (Theobroma cacao L.) used to prepare various products such as chocolate, cocoa butter, jelly, liqueurs, cosmetics, etc. Dark chocolate is consumed worldwide by different populations and is known for its good taste, making it one of the most favoured food products. This work aimed to determine the content of total polyphenols (TPC), total flavonoids (TFC), and the antioxidant potential measured through the ability to scavenge DPPH free radicals (DPPH), ferric reducing power (FRAP), and total antioxidant capacity (TAC), as well as major and trace elements contained in twelve commercially available dark chocolate samples, with cocoa content ranging from 40% to 99%. The total polyphenols content ranged between 10.55 and 39.82 mg/g GAE, while the total flavonoid content was from 10.04 to 37.85 mg/g CE. All applied antioxidant assays indicate that the sample with the highest cocoa percentage shows the greatest antioxidant activity (DPPH: 48.34% of inhibition; FRAP: 89.00 mg/g GAE; TAC: 83.86 mg/g AAE). Statistical methods were applied to establish the differences between the samples concerning TPC, TFC, DPPH, FRAP and TAC, as well as to differentiate the samples according to the mineral content. The results indicated that the differences in TPC and TFC between different samples depended on the cocoa content and the addition of dried fruit pieces. A good correlation between antioxidant potency composite index (ACI) and declared cocoa content was noticed (R2 = 0.8034), indicating that the declared percentage of cocoa is a reliable indicator for antioxidant activity of analysed dark chocolate samples. The nutritional evaluation proved that the studied chocolate samples were an excellent source of Mg, Fe, Mn and Cu.
T2  - Foods
T2  - Foods
T1  - Antioxidant Activity and Multi-Elemental Analysis of Dark Chocolate
IS  - 10
SP  - 1445
VL  - 11
DO  - 10.3390/foods11101445
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Jaćimović, Simona and Popović-Djordjević, Jelena and Sarić, Beka and Krstić, Aleksandar and Mickovski-Stefanović, Violeta and Pantelić, Nebojša Đ",
year = "2022",
abstract = "Cocoa beans are part of the cocoa plant fruit (Theobroma cacao L.) used to prepare various products such as chocolate, cocoa butter, jelly, liqueurs, cosmetics, etc. Dark chocolate is consumed worldwide by different populations and is known for its good taste, making it one of the most favoured food products. This work aimed to determine the content of total polyphenols (TPC), total flavonoids (TFC), and the antioxidant potential measured through the ability to scavenge DPPH free radicals (DPPH), ferric reducing power (FRAP), and total antioxidant capacity (TAC), as well as major and trace elements contained in twelve commercially available dark chocolate samples, with cocoa content ranging from 40% to 99%. The total polyphenols content ranged between 10.55 and 39.82 mg/g GAE, while the total flavonoid content was from 10.04 to 37.85 mg/g CE. All applied antioxidant assays indicate that the sample with the highest cocoa percentage shows the greatest antioxidant activity (DPPH: 48.34% of inhibition; FRAP: 89.00 mg/g GAE; TAC: 83.86 mg/g AAE). Statistical methods were applied to establish the differences between the samples concerning TPC, TFC, DPPH, FRAP and TAC, as well as to differentiate the samples according to the mineral content. The results indicated that the differences in TPC and TFC between different samples depended on the cocoa content and the addition of dried fruit pieces. A good correlation between antioxidant potency composite index (ACI) and declared cocoa content was noticed (R2 = 0.8034), indicating that the declared percentage of cocoa is a reliable indicator for antioxidant activity of analysed dark chocolate samples. The nutritional evaluation proved that the studied chocolate samples were an excellent source of Mg, Fe, Mn and Cu.",
journal = "Foods, Foods",
title = "Antioxidant Activity and Multi-Elemental Analysis of Dark Chocolate",
number = "10",
pages = "1445",
volume = "11",
doi = "10.3390/foods11101445"
}

Jaćimović, S., Popović-Djordjević, J., Sarić, B., Krstić, A., Mickovski-Stefanović, V.,& Pantelić, N. Đ.. (2022). Antioxidant Activity and Multi-Elemental Analysis of Dark Chocolate. in Foods, 11(10), 1445.
https://doi.org/10.3390/foods11101445

Jaćimović S, Popović-Djordjević J, Sarić B, Krstić A, Mickovski-Stefanović V, Pantelić NĐ. Antioxidant Activity and Multi-Elemental Analysis of Dark Chocolate. in Foods. 2022;11(10):1445.
doi:10.3390/foods11101445 .

Jaćimović, Simona, Popović-Djordjević, Jelena, Sarić, Beka, Krstić, Aleksandar, Mickovski-Stefanović, Violeta, Pantelić, Nebojša Đ, "Antioxidant Activity and Multi-Elemental Analysis of Dark Chocolate" in Foods, 11, no. 10 (2022):1445,
https://doi.org/10.3390/foods11101445 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Djukić, Dunja
AU  - Krstić, Aleksandar
AU  - Jakovljević, Ksenija
AU  - Butulija, Svetlana
AU  - Andjelković, Ljubica
AU  - Pavlović, Vladimir
AU  - Mirković, Miljana
PY  - 2022
UR  - http://aspace.agrif.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/6067
AB  - Newly designed mesoporous brushite-metakaolin-based geopolymer materials were examined with an idea for using this material as a potential adsorbent for Pb(II) removal from aqueous solutions. As a starting component for geopolymer synthesis, a natural raw kaolinite clay with the addition of 2 wt.%, 4 wt.%, 6 wt.%, 8 wt.%, and 10 wt.% of pure brushite was used. Phase, structural, morphological, and adsorption properties of newly synthesized mesoporous brushite-metakaolin geopolymer materials were examined in detail by the means of XRPD, FTIR, SEM-EDS, BET/BJH, and ICP-OES methods. The ICP-OES results showed that the synthesized material samples with 2 wt.%, 4 wt.%, and 6 wt.% of brushite possess significant adsorption properties and the mechanisms of the adsorption process can be attributed to chemisorption. The most notable result is that brushite-metakaolin-geopolymer with 2 wt.% of brushite have the best efficiency removal, more than 85% of Pb(II).
PB  - MDPI
T2  - Sustainability (Switzerland)
T1  - Brushite-Metakaolin Composite Geopolymer Material as an Effective Adsorbent for Lead Removal from Aqueous Solutions
IS  - 7
SP  - 4003
VL  - 14
DO  - 10.3390/su14074003
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Djukić, Dunja and Krstić, Aleksandar and Jakovljević, Ksenija and Butulija, Svetlana and Andjelković, Ljubica and Pavlović, Vladimir and Mirković, Miljana",
year = "2022",
abstract = "Newly designed mesoporous brushite-metakaolin-based geopolymer materials were examined with an idea for using this material as a potential adsorbent for Pb(II) removal from aqueous solutions. As a starting component for geopolymer synthesis, a natural raw kaolinite clay with the addition of 2 wt.%, 4 wt.%, 6 wt.%, 8 wt.%, and 10 wt.% of pure brushite was used. Phase, structural, morphological, and adsorption properties of newly synthesized mesoporous brushite-metakaolin geopolymer materials were examined in detail by the means of XRPD, FTIR, SEM-EDS, BET/BJH, and ICP-OES methods. The ICP-OES results showed that the synthesized material samples with 2 wt.%, 4 wt.%, and 6 wt.% of brushite possess significant adsorption properties and the mechanisms of the adsorption process can be attributed to chemisorption. The most notable result is that brushite-metakaolin-geopolymer with 2 wt.% of brushite have the best efficiency removal, more than 85% of Pb(II).",
publisher = "MDPI",
journal = "Sustainability (Switzerland)",
title = "Brushite-Metakaolin Composite Geopolymer Material as an Effective Adsorbent for Lead Removal from Aqueous Solutions",
number = "7",
pages = "4003",
volume = "14",
doi = "10.3390/su14074003"
}

Djukić, D., Krstić, A., Jakovljević, K., Butulija, S., Andjelković, L., Pavlović, V.,& Mirković, M.. (2022). Brushite-Metakaolin Composite Geopolymer Material as an Effective Adsorbent for Lead Removal from Aqueous Solutions. in Sustainability (Switzerland)
MDPI., 14(7), 4003.
https://doi.org/10.3390/su14074003

Djukić D, Krstić A, Jakovljević K, Butulija S, Andjelković L, Pavlović V, Mirković M. Brushite-Metakaolin Composite Geopolymer Material as an Effective Adsorbent for Lead Removal from Aqueous Solutions. in Sustainability (Switzerland). 2022;14(7):4003.
doi:10.3390/su14074003 .

Djukić, Dunja, Krstić, Aleksandar, Jakovljević, Ksenija, Butulija, Svetlana, Andjelković, Ljubica, Pavlović, Vladimir, Mirković, Miljana, "Brushite-Metakaolin Composite Geopolymer Material as an Effective Adsorbent for Lead Removal from Aqueous Solutions" in Sustainability (Switzerland), 14, no. 7 (2022):4003,
https://doi.org/10.3390/su14074003 . .