We presented some of our recent findings of the research work in the field of study, introduction and application of bismuth- and antimony-based electrodes developed in our laboratory and also together with our American partner. Both electrodes are gaining a greater level of acceptance as practically the most efficient alternative to the mercury electrode which has dominated this field for measuring trace heavy metals and some organic species. Particularly the bismuth electrode which we introduced for the first time in 2000 in combination with trace heavy metal detection has found, by now, its place in numerous electroanalytical laboratories worldwide, and similarly we can anticipate for the antimony electrode.
B.04 Guest lecture
COBISS.SI-ID: 4436250We developed and optimized the method for measuring 24 chemical elements in materials, such as clinker, cement, marlflour, waste plastic, which are used in cement production in Salonit Anhovo company. This is an example of successful know-how transfer direct to the industry.
F.17 Transfer of existing technologies, know-how, methods and procedures into practice
COBISS.SI-ID: 5219098In the frame of doctoral dissertation, investigations and development of novel types of bismuth electrodes were carried out together with their potential application study. The first part of the research work was focused on the development and characterization of a nanostructured bismuth film electrode (nsBiFE) for trace analysis of heavy metal ions, i.e. cadmium and lead. In the field of electrochemical analysis of organic compounds, the research was dedicated to the development of bismuth-based screen-printed electrode (BiSPE) for detecting nitroaromatic explosives and their vapors. The last part involved the studies of nsBiFE, as a potential diagnostic tool for measuring progesterone, which is an important hormone for maintaining normal pregnancy.
D.09 Tutoring for postgraduate students
COBISS.SI-ID: 1537697475At this important conference "the 9th Nordic Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry" in Norway, the research work of our programme group was presented in the field of development 2D and 3D elemental imaging with laser ablation - elemental mass spectrometry technique. Considering our recent achievements, it is evident that in this field we hold one of the leading positions in the global scale.
B.04 Guest lecture
COBISS.SI-ID: 39545093The member of our programme group dr. J. T. van Elteren is a member of editorial board of distinguished scientific journal: Journal of analytical atomic spectrometry. Elteren, Johannes van Teun (member of editorial board 2015-). London: The Royal Society of Chemistry. ISSN 0267-9477. [COBISS.SI-ID 25705216]
C.06 Editorial board membership
COBISS.SI-ID: 25705216