Vladan Desnica

Dr. Vladan Desnica


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Academic Career Length

19Years (2008-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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29 March 2008 in Applied Physics A
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VDVladan Desnica
Vladan Desnica
KŠK. Škarić
K. Škarić
DJD. Jembrih-Simbuerger
D. Jembrih-Simbuerger
SFS. Fazinić
S. Fazinić
MJM. Jakšić
M. Jakšić
MSM. Schreiner
M. Schreiner

25 March 2021 in Coatings
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DMDomagoj Mudronja
Domagoj Mudronja
FVFrederik Vanmeert
Frederik Vanmeert
SFStjepko Fazinić
Stjepko Fazinić
Koen Henri JanssensKoen Henri Janssens
Koen Henri Janssens
DTDarko Tibljas
Darko Tibljas
VDVladan Desnica
Vladan Desnica
Stone monuments and buildings are susceptible to weathering. Carbonate-based stones are especially vulnerable in acidic environments, whereas magmatic acidic stones are more susceptible to chemical weathering in basic environments. To slow down surface corrosion of limestone and marble artworks/buildings, protective coatings which inhibit calcite dissolution have been proposed. In this work, samples from two stone types with different porosity were treated with ammonium oxalate (AmOx) to create a protective layer of calcium oxalate (CaOx) using the previously developed brushing method. Two different synchrotron microscopy experiments were performed to determine its protective capability. X-ray powder diffraction (SR-μ-XRPD) in transmission geometry allowed visualization of the distributions of calcium carbonate and oxalates along the sample depths. In a second step, X-ray fluorescence (SR-μ-XRF) was used to check the efficiency/integrity of the protective surface coating layer. This was done by measuring the sulfur distribution on the stone surface after exposing the protected stones to sulfuric acid. XRPD showed the formation of a protective oxalate layer with a thickness of 5–15 µm on the less porous stone, while a 20–30 µm thick layer formed on the more porous stone. The XRF study showed that the optimal treatment time depends on the stone porosity. Increasing the treatment time from 1 to 3 h resulted in a decreased efficiency of the protective layer for the low porosity stone. We assume that this is due to the formation of vertical channels (cracks) in the protective layer.

16 January 2020 in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
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DDDorela Dujmušić
Dorela Dujmušić
VDVladan Desnica
Vladan Desnica
DŠDomagoj Šatović
Domagoj Šatović
SFStjepko Fazinić
Stjepko Fazinić