Scientific papers

1. Petrovič Aleksandra, Stergar Janja, Škodič Lidija, Rašl Neža, Cenčič Predikaka Tjaša, Čuček Lidija, Goričanec Darko, Urbancl Danijela: Thermo-kinetic analysis of pyrolysis of thermally pre-treated sewage sludge from the food industry, Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, Volume 42, 2023, 101863, ISSN 2451-9049, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsep.2023.101863.
2. Parlov Vuković, J.; Tišma, M. (2024). The role of NMR spectroscopy in lignocellulosic biomass characterisation: A mini review. Food Chemistry: Molecular Sciences, 9, 100219. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fochms.2024.100219
3. Petrovič Aleksandra, Cenčič Predikaka Tjaša, Vohl Sabina, Hostnik Gregor, Finšgar Matjaž, Čuček Lidija. Hydrothermal conversion of oilseed cakes into valuable products: Influence of operating conditions and whey as an alternative process liquid on product properties and their utilization, Energy Conversion Management, 2024, Volume 313, 118640, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2024.118640
4.  Petrovič Aleksandra, Cenčič Predikaka Tjaša, Parlov Vuković Jelena, Jednačak Tomislav, Hribernik Silvo,  Vohl Sabina, Urbancl Danijela, Tišma Marina, Čuček Lidija: Sustainable hydrothermal co-carbonization of residues from the vegetable oil industry and sewage sludge: Hydrochar production and liquid fraction valorisation, Energy, Volume 307, 2024, 132760, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2024.132760
5. Potrč Sanja, Petrovič Aleksandra, Egieya, Jafaru M., Čuček Lidija : Valorization of Biomass Through Anaerobic Digestion and Hydrothermal Carbonization: Integrated Process Flowsheet and Supply Chain Network Optimization, Energies, 18(2),334, 2025, https://doi.org/10.3390/en18020334
6. Petrovič, Aleksandra ; Vohl, Sabina ; Gruber, Sven ; Rola, Klemen ; Cenčič, Tjaša ; Čuček, Lidija ; Urbancl, Danijela : Thermogravimetric, kinetic and thermodynamic behaviour of raw and hydrothermally pretreated oil cakes during pyrolysis and TG-FTIR analysis of the gaseous products, Renewable energy, Vol. 247, [article no.] 123041, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2025.123041 .
7. Petrovič, Aleksandra ; Cenčič, Tjaša ; Hribernik, Silvo ; Nemet, Andreja : Investigation of the influencing parameters of the H2O2-assisted photochemical treatment of waste liquid from the hydrothermal carbonization process in a microreactor flow system,  Processes, Vol. 13, iss. 9, https://doi.org/10.3390/pr13092934 .
8. Parlov Vuković Jelena, Jednačak Tomislav, Divjak,Leda, Smetko Katarina, Tišma Marina, Klarić Ana-Marija, Jagatić Korenika Ana-Marija, Bucić-Kojić Ana, Novak Predrag: Solid State Characterization of Croatian Wine Grape Pomace by NMR and ATR-FTIR, Croatica Chemica Acta, Volume 98, Issue 2, 2025, Pages 1–6, ISSN 0011-1643, https://doi.org/10.5562/cca4176.
9. Urbancl Danijela, Agačević Deniz, Gradišnik Eva, Šket Anja, Štajnfelzer Nina, Goričanec Darko, Petrovič Aleksandra: The torrefaction of agricultural and industrial residues : thermogravimetric analysis, characterization of the products and TG-FTIR analysis of the gas phase. Energies. Sep. 2025, vol. 18, issue 17, [article no.] 4648
10. Tišma Marina, Parlov Vuković Jelena, Jednačak Tomislav, Novak Predrag, Zahović Ida, Keršič Pia, Rola Klemen, Čuček Lidija: Sequential solid-state fermentation and hydrothermal carbonization of hempseed oil pomace for the sustainable production of enzymes and hydrochar. Biotechnology for biofuels and bioproducts. 2026, DOI: 10.1186/s13068-026-02811-0
11. Petrovič Aleksandra, Travnikar Nina, Cenčič Tjaša, Finšgar Matjaž, Parlov Vuković Jelena, Jednačak Tomislav, Keršič Pia, Rola Klemen, Čuček Lidija: Hydrothermal conversion of lignocellulosic biomass using deep eutectic solvents and iron salts for solid biofuel and chemical recovery. Renewable energy. Oct. 2026, vol. 247, [article no.] 12618,aDOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2026.126186
12. Petrovič Aleksandra, Završki Patricija, Paljevac Muzafera, Vohl Sabina, Čuček Lidija, Simonič Marjana: Conversion of waste from the vegetable oil industry into efficient adsorbents for dye removal : thermo-chemical modification of hydrochar with green modifiers, adsorption kinetics and mechanisms. Biomass conversion and biorefinery. [Online ed.]. 2026, vol. 16, art. number 19, DOI: 10.1007/s13399-025-07017-2
13. Zahović Ida, Parlov Vuković Jelena, Čuček Lidija, Petrovič Aleksandra, Tišma Marina: From vegetable oil production to integrated biorefineries : global trends, by-product and side-stream valorization, and green extraction technology deployment. Processes. [Online ed.]. 2026, vol. 14, iss. 14, [article no.] 2330, DOI: 10.3390/pr14142330

Plenary/Invited talks

Plenarna/pozvana predavanja

1. Tišma, Marina (2023). Prijelaz s linearne na kružnu (bio)ekonomiju: Potreba za obrazovanjem. Međunarodna konferencija o novim horizontima u biotehnologiji (NHBT-2023). 26. – 29. studeni 2023., Trivandrum, Indija. (pozvano predavanje)

2. Tišma, Marina (2023). Perspektive kaskadnog korištenja ostataka iz industrije biljnih ulja. Međunarodna konferencija o „Emerging Trends in Innovations in Biotechnology” BIOSPECTRUM-2023., 30. studeni – 3. prosinac 2023., Tiruvalla, Indija. (plenarno predavanje)

3. Tišma, Marina (2024). Biotechnological applications of Trametes versicolor. International Conference on Innovations in Biotechnology for Sustainability. 23–25 November 2024. Delhi, India.

4. Tišma, Marina (2024). Perspectives for the cascading utilization of by-products from the brewing industry. International Conference on Advances in Biotechnology and Bioinformatics. 26–29 November 2024. Pune, India.
5. Tišma, Marina (2025). Perspectives of the solid-state fermentation in development of lignocellulosic biorefineries. 3rd Greenering International Conference. 12–14 February 2025. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
6. Tišma, Marina (2025). Versatile and Powerful: Filamentous Fungi Driving Innovation in the Circular Bioeconomy. Circular Economy and Sustainable Development. 27 June – 1 July 2025. Thessaloniki, Greece.
7. Tišma, Marina (2025). Fungal-Driven Lignocellulosic Biorefineries: Bridging Bioeconomy, Sustainability, and Climate Resilience. 8th International Conference Technologies and Business Models for Circular Economy. 3–5 September 2025. Portorož, Slovenia.
8.  Tišma, Marina (2025). Integrating Fungal-Based Bioprocesses into Lignocellulosic Biorefineries. XXI European Rural Development Network Conference. 23–26 September 2025. Bucharest, Romania.
9. Tišma Marina; Parlov Vuković Jelena; Zahović Ida; Hanić Laura; Novak, Predrag (2026). Integrated Valorisation of Hemp Seed Oil Pomace within a Lignocellulosic Biorefinery Concept // XII International Forum on Industrial Bioprocesses. Braga, Portugal, 09.09.2026-12.09.2026

Published scientific conference contribution

Objavljeni znanstveni prilog na skupu

1. Petrovič, Aleksandra; Cenčič Predikaka, Tjaša; Vohl, Sabina; Škodič, Lidija; Čuček, Lidija. (2023). Hidrotermalna kokarbonizacija pogača uljarica sa sirutkom: može li sirutka zamijeniti vodeni medij u HTC procesu i učiniti ga održivijim? 18. SDEWES konferencija o održivom razvoju energetskih, vodnih i okolišnih sustava, 24. – 29. rujan 2023., Dubrovnik, Hrvatska, COBISS.SI ID: 188798723.

2. Petrovič, Aleksandra; Cenčič, Tjaša; Vohl, Sabina; Urbancl, Danijela; Čuček, Lidija. (2023). Hidrotermalna obrada ostataka iz industrije biljnih ulja u kombinaciji s otpadnim muljem. 26^th  Conference Process Integration, Modelling and Optimisation for Energy Saving and Pollution Reduction. 8. – 11. listopad, 2023., Thessaloniki, Grčka. COBISS.SI ID: 188919555.

3. Petrovič, Aleksandra; Vohl, Sabina; Urbancl, Danijela; Cenčič, Tjaša; Čuček, Lidija: Kinetic and thermogravimetric analysis of the pyrolysis of hydrochar from oilseed cakes, 19th Conference on sustainable development of energy, water and environment systems, September 8 – 12, 2024, Rome, Italy; book of abstracts. COBISS.SI-ID 20883251

Published scientific conference contribution abstract

Objavljeni sažetak priloga znanstvenog skupa

1. Završki Patricija, Vohl Sabina, Ban Irena, Čuček Lidija, Simonič Marjana, Petrovič Aleksandra: Modifikacija hidro-oglja iz industrijskih organskih odpadkov za namen adsorpcije barvil, Slovenski kemijski dnevi 2023 = 29th Annual Meeting of the Slovenian Chemical Society [Elektronski vir] : zbornik povzetkov = book of abstracts; 2023, Portorož, Slovenija, COBISS.SI-ID 166365955.
2. Petrovič Aleksandra, Završki Patricija, Vohl Sabina, Ban Irena, Čuček Lidija, Simonič Marjana: Hydrothermal conversion of agro-industrial wastes for use in dye removal from aqueous solutions, The 7th Sustainable Process Integration Laboratory (SPIL) Scientific Conference [Elektronski vir], 2023, Mikulov, Czech Republic, COBISS.SI-ID 189075715.

3. Travnikar Nina, Cenčič Tjaša, Vohl Sabina, Čuček Lidija, Petrovič Aleksandra: Use of green solvents in hydrothermal carbonization of biomass, 7th International Conference on Technologies & Business Models for Circular Economy, book of abstracts [Elektronski vir]; September 2024, Portorož, Slovenia, COBISS.SI-ID 208049411

4. Petrovič Aleksandra, Vohl Sabina, Urbancl Danijela, Cenčič Predikaka Tjaša, Čuček Lidija, Kinetic and thermogravimetric analysis of the pyrolysis of hydrochar from oilseed cakes, 19. Conference on sustainable development of energy, water and environment systems, September 8-12, 2024, Rome, Italy.

5. Urbancl, Danijela ; Gajšt, Lana ; Goričanec, Darko ; Gruber, Sven ; Rola, Klemen ; Petrovič, Aleksandra: Assessment of the energy potential of flax and hemp by-products, Natural resources green technology and sustainable development 5: 3rd – 5th December 2024, Zagreb, Croatia; proceedings. – pg. [98-103]. COBISS.SI-ID 219982339
6. Petrovič, Aleksandra ; Nemet, Andreja: The treatment of process liquid from hydrothermal carbonization with an advanced oxidation process using a microreactor flow system, The 27th conference on Process Integration, Modelling and Optimisation for Energy Saving and Pollution Reduction – PRES’24 – 11.pg. COBISS.SI-ID 221539843
7. Petrovič, Aleksandra; Keršič, Pia; Urbancl, Danijela; Tišma, Marina; Čuček, Lidija: Conversion of solid-state fermentation residues into solid biofuel, 8th International Conference on Technologies & Business Models for Circular Economy, book of abstracts [Elektronski vir]; September 2025, Portorož, Slovenia, COBISS.SI-ID 252631555
8. Škafar, Nino; Čolnik, Maja; Irgolič, Mihael; Petrovič, Aleksandra; Škerget, Mojca: Hydrothermal conversion of pumpkin cake into reusable secondary products, 8th International Conference on Technologies & Business Models for Circular Economy, book of abstracts [Elektronski vir]; September 2025, Portorož, Slovenia, COBISS.SI-ID 252709635
9. Šket, Anja; Čolnik, Maja; Irgolič, Mihael; Škerget, Mojca: Thermochemical valorization of flaxseed cake by hydrothermal conversion , Slovenski kemijski dnevi 2025 = 31st Annual Meeting of the Slovenian Chemical Society [Elektronski vir] : zbornik povzetkov = book of abstracts; 2025, Portorož, Slovenija, COBISS.SI-ID 251984899
10. Gradišnik, Eva; Urbancl, Danijela; Vohl, Sabina; Paljevac, Muzafera; Tišma, Marina; Petrovič, Aleksandra: Energetic utilization of solid-state fermentation residues/ Energetska izraba ostankov fermentacije v trdnem stanju, Slovenski kemijski dnevi 2025 = 31st Annual Meeting of the Slovenian Chemical Society [Elektronski vir] : zbornik povzetkov = book of abstracts; 2025, Portorož, Slovenija, COBISS.SI-ID 
11. Gradišnik, Eva ; Tišma, Marina ; Keršič, Pia ; Urbancl, Danijela ; Čuček, Lidija ; Petrovič, Aleksandra: Thermal valorization of biologically pretreated lignocellulosic residues. 5th Latin American Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems.January 18-21, 2026, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia; book of abstracts – pg. 33. COBISS.si-ID 275835651
12. Keršič, Pia; Petrovič, Aleksandra; Čuček, Lidija; Tišma, Marina; Potrč, Sanja: Life cycle assessment of hydrochar production from raw and fermented hempseed oil pomace via hydrothermal carbonization. V: Modern power systems and units : VII International scientific and technical conference, Krakow, 20-22 May, 2026 : book of abstracts. Cravow University of technology: Krakow, 2026. Str. 62.  [COBISS.SI-ID 281157379]
13. Genc, Kristina; Čolnik, Maja; Simonič, Marjana; Petrovič, Aleksandra; Keršič, Pia: Valorisation of flaxseed cake through randall extraction of bioactive compounds. 9th International Conference on Technologies & Business Models for Circular Economy : book of abstracts : [September 9th to September 11th 2026, Portorož, Slovenia]tr. 33-34, COBISS.SI-ID 291568643

Lecture

Predavanje

1. Parlov Vuković, Jelena. (2024). Obnovljivi i fosilni izvori: uloga i značaj spektroskopije NMR. Riječka podružnica Hrvatskog kemijskog društva. 27 February 2024, Rijeka, Croatia.

2. Tišma, Marina (2024). Innovations in lignocellulose-based bioeconomy. 2024 China-CEEC Conference on Industry-University-Research Cooperation and Exchange. 10 – 14 September 2024. Nanjing, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China.

3. Tišma, Marina (2024). Innovations in lignocellulose-based bioeconomy. 2024 China-CEEC Conference on Industry-University-Research Cooperation and Exchange. 10 – 14 September 2024. Nanjing Jancheng, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China.

4. Tišma, Marina (2024). Application of fungal-based solid-state fermentation in development of lignocellulosic biorefineries. Nantong University, College of Life Science, 30 September 2024, Nantong, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China

5. Tišma, Marina (2026). NMR spectroscopy as a key tool for the characterization of lignocellulosic polymers from food-industry side streams.Adriatic NMR Conference Rijeka, Hrvatska, 09.07.2026-11.07.2026

Poster presentations

Poster prezentacije

1. Brkić, Katarina; Matić, Anđela; Tišma, Marina. Proizvodnja, pročišćavanje i karakterizacija enzima endo-1,4- β-ksilanaza iz Thermomyces lanuginosus. Meetings of Young Chemical Engineers. Zagreb, February 22-23, 2024.

2. Vuran, Alma; Parlov Vuković, Jelena; Novak, Predrag. (2024). Characterization of croatian olive oils by NMR spectroscopy. Central and Eastern European NMR Symposium and Bruker Users Meeting, CEUM 2024. 18 – 19 September 2024, Rijeka, Croatia.

3. Bjedov, Dora; Tišma, Marina. (2024). Valorisation of industrial hemp pomace via Thermomyces lanuginosus treatment: the analysis of bioactive compounds. 13^th Symposium with international participation Kopački Rit: Past, Present, Future 2024. 2 – 3 October 2024, Osijek, Croatia.

4. Parlov Vuković, Jelena; Tišma, Marina; Novak, Predrag; Jednačak, Tomislav (2025). NMR analysis of oilseed residues. 5th CEUM Central and Eastern European NMR Symposium and Bruker Users Meeting. 3–4 September 2025, ELTE – Eötvös Loránd University, Institute of Chemistry, Budapest, Hungary.

5. Vuković, Petra; Jednačak, Tomislav; Tišma, Marina (2025). NMR analysis of lignin extracted from hemp pomace. Adriatic NMR Conference 2025 (with workshop: NMR Wine Profiling). 18–20 September 2025, Vodice, Croatia.
6. Parlov Vuković, Jelena; Tišma, Marina; Novak, Predrag; Jednačak, Tomislav; Petrovič, Aleksandra (2025). Characterisation of lignocellulosic biomass residues by NMR spectroscopy. EUROMAR 2025. 6–10 July 2025, Oulu, Finland.
7. Hanić, Laura; Parlov Vuković, Jelena; Zangger, Klaus; Tišma, Marina. Lignin isolation from hemp pomace and hemp stalk with deep eutectic solvents. Adriatic NMR Conference Rijeka, Hrvatska, 09.07.2026-11.07.2026
8. Parlov Vuković, Jelena; Tišma, Marina; Novak, Predrag; Jednačak, Tomislav. Solid State NMR and ATR-FTIR characterization of Croatian Wine Grape Pomace // XII International Forum on Industrial Bioprocesses. Braga, Portugal, 09.09.2026-12.09.2026

BSc thesis

1. Brkić, Katarina; Matić, Anđela; Tišma, Marina: Proizvodnja, pročišćavanje i karakterizacija enzima endo-1,4- β-ksilanaza iz Thermomyces lanuginosus. Meetings of Young Chemical Engineers. Zagreb, February 22-23, 2024.
2. Gajšt,Lana; Urbancl, Danijela; Petrovič, Aleksandra (2024): Analysis of the energy potential of waste food. 

Master thesis

1. Horvat, Željka (2024): Oksidacija katehola lakazom iz Trametes versicolor u šaržnom reaktoru i mikroreaktoru, diplomski rad. Prehrambeno-tehnološki fakultet Osijek (mentor: Prof. dr. sc. Marina Tišma)

2. Vuran, Alma. (2024): Detailed characterization of edible oils and their binary mixtures using NMR spectroscopy. Department of chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb. (mentor: dr. sc. Jelena Parlov Vuković)

3. Nina Travnikar (2024): The use of deep eutectic solvent in hydrothermal carbonization (mentor: Prof. dr. sc. Aleksandra Petrovič)

PhD thesis

Public presentations