2014. - 2018. Research project: Bioinspired Materials - Formation Mechanisms and Interactions, supported by Croatian Science Foundation, Principal Investigator dr. sc. Damir Kralj - associate

2007. - 2013. Mechanism of precipitation of inorganic biocompatible and related materials financially supported by the Ministry of Science, Education and Sports of the Republic of Croatia. Principal Investigator dr. sc. Damir Kralj - associate

2009. research project for Hrvatske vode (water menagement): Basic physico-chemical and geological characterization of river sediments from selected Neretva River Lower Stream locations, Principal Investigator dr. sc. Damir Kralj - associate

2004. - 2006. International project (bilateral Croatian-Slovenian co-operation): The effect of the magnetic field on the precipitation of calcium carbonate, Principal Investigator dr. sc. Damir Kralj- associate

2002. - 2006. Technology project funded by the Ministry of Science, Education and Sports of the Republic of Croatia: Development of adaptive technological process for preparation of precipitated calcium carbonate, Principal Investigator dr. sc. Damir Kralj - associate

2002. - 2005. Scientific research project “Processes and interactions in heterogeneous solid/liquid systems”, financially supported by Ministry of Science, Education and Sports, Principal Investigator dr. sc. Ljerka Brečević - associate

1998. Application of liquid membranes for the removal heavy metal ions from calcium sulfate; scientific and research projects for young scientists supported by Ministry of science, education and sport - principal investigator

• STIM-REI 2.0 (Research (R), Innovation (I) and Education (E)) - STIM-REI 2.0

  01.12.2023 - 01.12.2026 | 1,416,207.02 EUR

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• Što je mogući uzrok povećane ugradnje mikroplastike u skelet vodenih organizama? ADRIS projekt

  20.10.2022 - 01.04.2025 | 13,272.28 EUR

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• Development of a laboratory model of tufa deposition at Plitvice Lakes under conditions of increased organic matter concentration and anthropogenic pollution

  01.12.2020 - 30.11.2021 | 4,000.00 HRK

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• Advanced monitoring system for agroecosystems threatened by salinization and pollution. - DELTASAL

  17.01.2020 - 17.01.2023 | 2,853,372.01 HRK

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• Precipitation of calcium oxalate hydrate in hyperoxaluria with the addition of amino acids - HAZU

  12.06.2017 - 12.06.2019 | 5,000.00 HRK

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Original scientific paper

• Matijaković Mlinarić, Nives; Mirosavljević, Marija; Kosanović, Jelena; Kajan, Katarina; Selmani, Atid̵a; Kontrec, Jasminka; Brozinčević, Andrijana; Kralj, Damir | Plitvice Lakes as a Case Study for Developing a Laboratory Model of Tufa Formation with Future Relevance to Environmental and Anthropogenic Impacts // ACS ES & T water, 6 (2026), 4; 2468-2481. doi: 10.1021/acsestwater.5c01480

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• Kontrec, Jasminka; Matijaković Mlinarić, Nives; Kralj, Damir; Falini, Giuseppe; Selmani, Atiđa; Goffredo, Stefano; Njegić Džakula, Branka | The Precipitation of Calcium Carbonate in the Presence of Macromolecules Isolated from Corals // Colloids and interfaces, 9 (2025), 4; 50, 18. doi: 10.3390/colloids9040050

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• Selmani, Atiđa; Zeiringer, Scarlett; Šarić, Ankica; Stanković, Anamarija; Učakar, Aleksander; Vidmar, Janja; Abram, Anže; Njegić Džakula, Branka; Kontrec, Jasminka; Zore, Anamarija et al. | ZnO Nanoparticle-Infused Vaterite Coatings: A Novel Approach for Antimicrobial Titanium Implant Surfaces // Journal of functional biomaterials, 16 (2025), 3; 108, 29. doi: 10.3390/jfb16030108

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• Vojtkuf, Iva; Andrašić, Marko; Kralj, Damir; Kontrec, Jasminka; Njegić Džakula, Branka | Synergistic Effect of Additives in CaCO3 Precipitation System at Different Initial pH // Croatica chemica acta, 97 (2024), 4; 175-187. doi: 10.5562/cca4098

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• Stanković, Anamarija; Matijaković Mlinarić, Nives; Kontrec, Jasminka; Njegić Džakula, Branka; Lyons, Daniel M.; Marković, Berislav; Kralj, Damir | Influence of Amino Acids on Calcium Oxalate Precipitation in Systems of Different Chemical Complexity // Crystals, 14 (2024), 7; 599, 18. doi: 10.3390/cryst14070599

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• Matijaković Mlinarić, Nives; Marušić, Katarina; Brkić, Antun; Marciuš, Marijan; Aleksandrov Fabijanić, Tamara; Tomašić, Nenad; Selmani, Atiđa; Roblegg, Eva; Kralj, Damir; Stanić, Ivana et al. | Microplastics encapsulation in aragonite: efficiency, detection and insight into potential environmental impacts // Environmental Science-Processes & Impacts, 26 (2024), 1116, 14. doi: 10.1039/d4em00004h

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• Goman, Dominik; Stanković, Anamarija; Galović, Olivera; Njegić Džakula, Branka; Kontrec, Jasminka; Medvidović-Kosanović, Martina | Complexation of gallic acid with calcium: electrochemical, potentiometric, and UV-VIS studies // Analytical methods, 16 (2024), 391-395. doi: 10.1039/d3ay01586f

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• Erceg, Ina ; Strasser, Vida ; Somers, Nicolas ; Jurković, Marta ; Kontrec, Jamsinka ; Kralj, Damir ; Barbir, Rinea ; Vinković Vrček, Ivana ; Lasgorceix, Marie ; Leriche, Anne et al. | Insight into the interactions of albumin with TiO2 nanomaterials and calcium phosphate-based biomaterials by kinetic adsorption and spectroscopic studies // Journal of molecular liquids, 383 (2023), 122122, 13. doi: 10.1016/j.molliq.2023.122122

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• Erceg, Ina ; Kontrec, Jasminka ; Strasser, Vida ; Selmani, Atiđa ; Domazet Jurašin, Darija ; Ćurlin, Marija ; Njegić Džakula, Branka ; Matijaković Mlinarić, Nives ; Šegota, Suzana ; Lyons, Daniel M. et al. | Precipitation of Calcium Phosphates and Calcium Carbonates in the Presence of Differently Charged Liposomes // Minerals, 12 (2022), 2; 208-227. doi: 10.3390/min12020208

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• Matijaković Mlinarić, Nives ; Selmani, Atiđa ; Brkić, Antun Lovro ; Njegić Džakula, Branka ; Kralj, Damir ; Kontrec, Jasminka | Exposure of microplastics to organic matter in waters enhances microplastic encapsulation into calcium carbonate // Environmental chemistry letters, 20 (2022), 2235-2242. doi: 10.1007/s10311-022-01433-w

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• Mlinarić Matijaković, Nives ; Šafranko, Silvija ; Vidas, Bernarda ; Goman, Dominik ; Jokić, Stela ; Kontrec, Jasminka ; Njegić Džakula, Branka ; Delač Marion, Ida ; Medvidović-Kosanović, Martina ; Stanković, Anamarija | Precipitation of Calcium Oxalate Monohydrate Under Nearly the Same Initial Supersaturation // Croatica chemica acta, 94 (2021), 1; 59-66. doi: 10.5562/cca3806

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• Kontrec, Jasminka ; Tomašić, Nenad ; Matijaković Mlinarić, Nives ; Kralj, Damir ; Njegić Džakula, Branka | Effect of pH and Type of Stirring on the Spontaneous Precipitation of CaCO3 at Identical Initial Supersaturation, Ionic Strength and a(Ca2+)/a(CO32−) Ratio // Crystals, 11 (2021), 9; 1075-1088. doi: 10.3390/cryst11091075

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• Sharifi, Tayebeh ; Crmarić, Dora ; Kovačić, Marin ; Popović, Marin ; Kraljić Roković, Marijana ; Kušić, Hrvoje ; Jozić, Dražan ; Ambrožić, Gabriela ; Kralj, Damir ; Kontrec, Jasminka et al. | Tailored BiVO4 for enhanced visible-light photocatalytic performance // Journal of environmental chemical engineering, 9 (2021), 5; 106025, 15. doi: 10.1016/j.jece.2021.106025

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• Erceg, Ina; Selmani, Atiđa; Gajović, Andreja; Radatović, Borna; Šegota, Suzana; Ćurlin, Marija; Strasser, Vida; Kontrec, Jasminka; Kralj, Damir; Maltar-Strmečki, Nadica et al. | Precipitation at room temperature as a fast and versatile method for calcium phosphate/TiO2 nanocomposites synthesis // Nanomaterials, 11 (2021), 6; 1523, 23. doi: 10.3390/nano11061523

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• Matijaković Mlinarić, Nives ; Kontrec, Jasminka ; Njegić Džakula, Branka ; Falini, Giuseppe ; Kralj, Damir | Role of Hydrodynamics, Li+ Addition and Transformation Kinetics on the Formation of Plate- Like {;;;;001};;;; Calcite Crystals // Crystals, 11 (2021), 3; 250, 16. doi: 10.3390/cryst11030250

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• Erceg, Ina ; Selmani, Atiđa ; Gajović, Andreja ; Panžić, Ivana ; Iveković, Damir ; Faraguna, Fabio ; Šegota, Suzana ; Ćurlin, Marija ; Strasser, Vida ; Kontrec, Jasminka et al. | Calcium phosphate formation on TiO2 nanomaterials of different dimensionality // Colloids and surfaces. A, Physicochemical and engineering aspects, 593 (2020), 124615, 13. doi: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2020.124615

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• Strasser, Vida ; Matijaković, Nives ; Mihelj Josipović, Tea ; Kontrec, Jasminka ; Lyons, Daniel M. ; Kralj, Damir ; Dutour Sikirić, Maja | Factors affecting calcium phosphate mineralization within bulk alginate hydrogels // Journal of polymer research, 26 (2019), 12; 262, 11. doi: 10.1007/s10965-019-1942-y

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• Stanković, Anamarija ; Šafranko, Silvija ; Kontrec, Jasminka ; Njegić Džakula, Branka ; Lyons, Daniel M. ; Marković, Berislav ; Kralj, Damir | Calcium oxalate precipitation in model systems mimicking the conditions of hyperoxaluria // Crystal research and technology, 54 (2019), 6; 1800210, 11. doi: 10.1002/crat.201800210

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• Buljan Meić, Iva ; Kontrec, Jasminka ; Domazet Jurašin, Darija ; Selmani, Atiđa ; Njegić Džakula, Branka ; Maltar-Strmečki, Nadica ; Lyons, Daniel Mark ; Plodinec, Milivoj ; Čeh, Miran ; Gajović, Andreja et al. | How similar are amorphous calcium carbonate and calcium phosphate? A comparative study of amorphous phases formation conditions // Crystengcomm, 20 (2018), 1; 35-50. doi: 10.1039/C7CE01693J

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• Stanković, Anamarija ; Kontrec, Jasminka ; Njegić Džakula, Branka ; Kovačević, Davor ; Marković, Berislav ; Kralj, Damir | Preparation and characterization of calcium oxalate dihydrate seeds suitable for crystal growth kinetic analyses // Journal of crystal growth, 500 (2018), 91-97. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2018.08.020

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• Štajner, Lara⁠ ; Kontrec⁠, Jasminka ; Njegić Džakula⁠, Branka ; Maltar-Strmečki⁠, Nadica ; Plodinec, Milivoj ; Lyons, Daniel Mark ; Kralj⁠, Damir | The effect of different amino acids on spontaneous precipitation of calcium carbonate polymorphs // Journal of crystal growth, 486 (2018), 71-81. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2018.01.023

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• Buljan Meić, Iva ; Kontrec, Jasminka ; Domazet Jurašin, Darija ; Njegić Džakula, Branka ; Štajner, Lara ; Lyons, Daniel Mark ; Dutour Sikirić, Maja ; Kralj, Damir | Comparative study of calcium carbonates and calcium phosphates precipitation in model systems mimicking the inorganic environment for biomineralization // Crystal growth & design, 17 (2017), 3; 1103-1117. doi: 10.1021/acs.cgd.6b01501

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• Kralj, Damir ; Romić, Davor ; Romić, Marija ; Cukrov, Neven ; Mlakar, Marina ; Kontrec, Jasminka ; Barišić, Delko ; Širac, Siniša | Geochemistry of stream sediments within the reclaimed coastal floodplain as indicator of anthropogenic impact (River Neretva, Croatia) // Journal of soils and sediments, 16 (2016), 4; 1150-1167. doi: 10.1007/s11368-015-1194-3

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• Palčić, Ana ; Bosnar, Sanja ; Bosnar, Damir ; Kontrec, Jasminka ; Bronić, Josip | Relation of the Aged Gels Microstructure on the Zeolite A Particulate Properties // Acta chimica slovenica, 62 (2015), 130-135. doi: 10.17344/acsi.2014.801

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• Njegić Džakula, Branka ; Kontrec, Jasminka ; Ukrainczyk, Marko ; Sviben, Sanja ; Kralj, Damir | Polymorphic composition and morphology of calcium carbonate as a function of ultrasonic irradiation // Crystal research and technology, 49 (2014), 4; 244-256. doi: 10.1002/crat.201300388

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• Kontrec, Jasminka ; Ukrainczyk, Marko ; Njegić Džakula, Branka ; Kralj, Damir | Precipitation and characterization of hollow calcite nanoparticles // Crystal research and technology, 48 (2013), 9; 622-626. doi: 10.1002/crat.201300178

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• Kontrec, Jasminka ; Ukrainczyk, Marko ; Babić-Ivančić, Vesna ; Kralj, Damir | Synthesis of Calcium Carbonate by Semicontinuous Carbonation Method in the Presence of Dextrans // Croatica chemica acta, 84 (2011), 1; 25-32

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• Ukrainczyk, Marko ; Kontrec, Jasminka ; Kralj, Damir | Precipitation of different calcite crystal morphologies in the presence of sodium stearate // Journal of colloid and interface science, 329 (2009), 1; 89-96. doi: 10.1016/j.jcis.2008.09.045

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• Bronić, Josip ; Antonić Jelić, Tatjana ; Krznarić, Ivan ; Kontrec, Jasminka ; Subotić, Boris ; Mali, Gregor | Influence of Alkali Cations (Me = Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs) on Physico-chemical Properties of the Liquid and Solid Phases of Me-aluminosilicate Hydrogels // Acta chimica slovenica, 55 (2008), 4; 918-927

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• Kontrec, Jasminka ; Kralj, Damir ; Brečević, Ljerka ; Falini, Giuseppe | Influence of some polysaccharides on the production of calcium carbonate filler particles // Journal of crystal growth, 310 (2008), 21; 4554-4560. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2008.07.106

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• Bronić, Josip ; Mužić, Ana ; Antonić Jelić, Tatjana ; Kontrec, Jasminka ; Subotić, Boris | Mechanism of crystallization of zeolite A microcrystals from initially clear aluminosilicate solution: A population balance analysis // Journal of crystal growth, 310 (2008), 22; 4656-4665. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2008.08.044

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• Ukrainczyk, Marko ; Kontrec, Jasminka ; Babić-Ivančić, Vesna ; Brečević, Ljerka ; Kralj, Damir | Experimental design approach to calcium carbonate precipitation in a semicontinuous process // Powder technology, 171 (2007), 3; 192-199-x

• Ukrainczyk, Marko ; Kontrec, Jasminka ; Babić-Ivančić, Vesna ; Brečević, Ljerka ; Kralj, Damir | Precipitated Calcium Carbonate Prepared by Batch and Semicontinuous Processes // Kemija u industriji : časopis kemičara i tehnologa Hrvatske, 56 (2007), 07-08; 385-390

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• Babić-Ivančić, Vesna ; Kontrec, Jasminka ; Brečević, Ljerka ; Kralj, Damir | Kinetics of struvite to newberyite transformation in the precipitation system MgC_l2-NH_4H_2PO_4-NaOH-H_2O // Water research, 40 (2006), 3447-3455-x

• Bronić, Josip ; Sekovanić, Lavoslav ; Mužic, Ana ; Biljan, Tomislav ; Kontrec, Jasminka ; Subotić, Boris | Host-Guest Interaction of Iodine with Zeolite A. // Acta chimica slovenica, 53 (2006), 2; 166-171-x

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• Babić-Ivančić, Vesna ; Cvijetić Avdagić, Selma ; Šerić, Vatroslav ; Kontrec, Jasminka ; Tucak, Antun ; Furedi-Milhofer, Helga ; Marković, Milenko | Metabolic Evaluation of Urolithiasis Patients from Eastern Croatia // Collegium antropologicum, 28 (2004), 2; 655-666-x

• Kontrec, Jasminka ; Kralj, Damir ; Brečević, Ljerka ; Falini, Giuseppe ; Fermani, Simona ; Noethig-Laslo, Vesna ; Mirosavljević, Krunoslav | Incorporation of inorganic anions in calcite // European journal of inorganic chemistry, 23 (2004), 4579-4585-x

• Babić-Ivančić, Vesna ; Kontrec, Jasminka ; Brečević, Ljerka | Formation and transformation of struvite and newberyite in aqueous solutions under conditions similar to physiological // Urological research, 32 (2004), 5; 350-356-x

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• Kralj, Damir ; Kontrec, Jasminka ; Brečević, Ljerka ; Falini, Giuseppe ; Noethig-Laslo, Vesna | Effect of inorganic anions on the morphology and structure of magnesium calcite // Chemistry : a European journal, 10 (2004), 1647-1656-x

• Kontrec, Jasminka ; Kralj, Damir ; Brečević, Ljerka | Cadmium removal from calcium sulphate suspension by liquid membrane extraction during recrystallization of calcium sulphate anhydrite // Colloids and surfaces. A, Physicochemical and engineering aspects, 223 (2003), 1-3; 239-249-x

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• Kontrec, Jasminka ; Kralj, Damir ; Brečević, Ljerka | Transformation of anhydrous calcium sulphate into calcium sulphate dihydrate in aqueous solutions // Journal of crystal growth, 240 (2002), 203-211-x

• Babić-Ivančić, Vesna ; Kontrec, Jasminka ; Kralj, Damir ; Brečević, Ljerka | Precipitation Diagrams of Struvite and Dissolution Kinetics of Different Struvite Morphologies // Croatica chemica acta, 75 (2002), 1; 89-106-x

• Kontrec, Jasminka ; Svetličić, Vesna | The redox change and phase transformation in monolayer films of phenothiazines // Electrochimica acta, 43 (1998), 5-6; 589-598-x

• Kralj, Damir ; Brečević, Ljerka ; Kontrec, Jasminka | Vaterite growth and dissolution in aqueous solution III. Kinetics of transformation // Journal of crystal growth, 177 (1997), 3-4; 248-257. doi: 10.1016/S0022-0248(96)01128-1

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• Svetličić, Vesna ; Mikac-Dadić, Višnja ; Lugarić, Jasminka | Phase transition and redox change in monolayer films of methylene blue // Progress in colloid & polymer science, 93 (1993), 361-362. doi: 10.1007/BFb0118617

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Editorial

• Stanković, Anamarija ; Medvidović-Kosanović, Martina ; Kontrec, Jasminka ; Njegić Džakula, Branka | Green Approach in Synthesis of Bio-Inspired Materials // Crystals, 11 (2021), 10; 1243, 3. doi: 10.3390/cryst11101243

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Conference abstract

• Babić-Ivančić, Vesna ; Ivančić, Marija ; Kralj, Damir ; Kontrec, Jasminka ; Dutour Sikirić, Maja | Influence of the anionic and non-ionic surfactants on precipitation and transformation of the struvite to the newberyite // Colloids and surfaces. A, Physicochemical and engineering aspects, 2011

Unpublished conference paper

• Goman, Dominik; Stanković, Anamarija; Galović, Olivera; Njegić Džakula, Branka; Kontrec, Jasminka; Medvidović-Kosanović, Martina | Electrochemical, potentiometric, UV/VIS and precipitation study in the system containing calcium and gallic acid // 36th Topical Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry | Šibenik, Hrvatska, 26.05.2024-29.05.2024

• Kontrec, Jasminka; Buljan Meić, Iva; Njegić Džakula, Branka; Štajner, Lara; Lyons, Daniel Mark; Maltar-Strmečki, Nadica; Plodinec, Milivoj; Gajović, Andreja; Čeh, Miran; Kralj, Damir | Precipitation of amorphous and metastable CaCO3 phases in the systems with different chemical complexity // 20th International Symposium on Industrial Crystallization (ISIC20) | Dublin, Irska, 03.09.2017-06.09.2017

Doctoral thesis

• Kontrec, Jasminka | Uklanjanje primjesa kovinskih iona iz slabo topljivih soli pomoću tekućih membrana / Brečević, Ljerka (mentor); Kralj, Damir (neposredni voditelj) . | Zagreb, Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet, Zagreb, 2001

Bachelor's thesis (university)

• Vidas, Bernarda | The effect of thermodynamic factors on the precipitation of calcium oxalate monohydrate / Stanković, Anamarija ; Kontrec, Jasminka (mentor); Njegić Džakula, Branka (neposredni voditelj) . | Osijek, Sveučilište Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku, Odjel za kemiju, 2021

Master's thesis (university)

• Vojtkuf, Iva | Utjecaj pH na spontano taloženje kalcijeva karbonata uz dodatak poli-L-asparaginske kiseline ; Kemija u kapljici tvrde vode / Kontrec, Jasminka; Mrvoš-Sermek, Draginja (mentor); Njegić Džakula, Branka (neposredni voditelj) . | Zagreb, Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet, Zagreb, 2021

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• Vojtkuf, Iva | Utjecaj pH vrijednosti na spontano taloženje kalcijeva karbonata uz dodatak poli-L-asparginske kiseline ; Kemija u kapljici tvrde vode / Kontrec, Jasminka (mentor); Njegić Džakula, Branka (neposredni voditelj) . | Zagreb, Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet, Zagreb, 2021

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Study

• Cukrov, Neven ; Kontrec, Jasminka ; Kralj, Damir ; Mlakar, Marina, Romić, Davor ; Romić, Marija | Temeljna fiziklano-kemijska i geološka karakterizacija riječnog sedimenta s odabranih lokacija donjeg toka rijeke Neretve // Agronomski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, 2009