Dragana D Cerovic

Dr. Dragana D Cerovic

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Academic Career Length

14Years (2013-Present)

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

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1 November 2019 in Industrial Crops and Products
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Aleksandra IvanovskaAleksandra Ivanovska
Aleksandra Ivanovska
DCDragana D Cerovic
Dragana D Cerovic
NTNenad Tadic
Nenad Tadic
IJIvona Jankovic-Castvan
Ivona Jankovic-Castvan
KAKoviljka A. Asanović
Koviljka A. Asanović
Mirjana KosticMirjana Kostic
Mirjana Kostic

30 June 2013 in Composites Part B: Engineering
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DCDragana D Cerovic
Dragana D Cerovic
KAKoviljka A. Asanovic
Koviljka A. Asanovic
SMSlavica B. Maletic
Slavica B. Maletic
JDJablan R. Dojcilovic
Jablan R. Dojcilovic

10 January 2014 in Polymers for Advanced Technologies
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DCDragana D Cerovic
Dragana D Cerovic
IPIvan Petronijevic
Ivan Petronijevic
JDJablan R. Dojcilovic
Jablan R. Dojcilovic

27 April 2018 in Polymers for Advanced Technologies
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IPIvan M. Petronijevic
Ivan M. Petronijevic
DCDragana D Cerovic
Dragana D Cerovic
DDDusko Dudic
Dusko Dudic
JDJablan R. Dojcilovic
Jablan R. Dojcilovic
BDBiljana Dojcinovic
Biljana Dojcinovic
MPMarija Pergal
Marija Pergal

4 September 2019 in Journal of Applied Polymer Science
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DCDragana D Cerovic
Dragana D Cerovic
KAKoviljka A. Asanović
Koviljka A. Asanović
SMSlavica Bogoljub Maletic
Slavica Bogoljub Maletic
FMFilip S. Marinkovic
Filip S. Marinkovic
IPIvan M. Petronijevic
Ivan M. Petronijevic
JDJablan R. Dojcilovic
Jablan R. Dojcilovic

4 April 2025 in Materials
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DCDragana D Cerovic
Dragana D Cerovic
Ivan M PetronijevićIvan M Petronijević
Ivan M Petronijević
FMFilip S. Marinkovic
Filip S. Marinkovic
SMSlavica Bogoljub Maletic
Slavica Bogoljub Maletic
DPDusan Popovic
Dusan Popovic
The ecological aspect of substituting synthetic materials with natural materials is of great interest nowadays. This paper examines the percentage of lignocellulose-based fillers that can be added to a synthetic polymer matrix to ensure the resulting biocomposite maintains its dielectric properties. Biocomposites were made from isotactic polypropylene (iPP) and various proportions (20%, 30%, and 40%) of oats, rye, wheat, and barley bran and granules from corn cobs using a Brabender plastograph and a hydraulic hot press. From a morphological analysis, it was noted that the particles were well incorporated into the polymer matrix. The frequency-dependent behavior of the dielectric properties was analyzed across a frequency range from 30 Hz to 60 kHz at a room temperature of 23 °C and 35% relative humidity. The obtained results showed that the incorporation of biomasses into the iPP matrix increased the values of the dielectric properties across the entire measured frequency range. The samples with wheat showed the most stable values of the dielectric parameters with frequency changes, for all three concentrations. A linear regression analysis showed a very high coefficient of determination (R2 = 0.997) between the effective dielectric permeability and filler concentration at 30 Hz for the samples with wheat. Furthermore, the biocomposite iPP/20% wheat showed a desirable balance of dielectric properties for electronic applications. The results showed that biocomposites obtained by adding cheap lignocellulose-based biomass, such as bran or granules from corn cobs, to a synthetic polymer matrix have a great potential for use as electrically insulating materials because their dielectric parameters are comparable to those of standard insulating materials.