Spiro Drushku

University of Tirana | UT · Department of Industrial Chemistry

Coastal areas are characterized by a high population and a wide range of industrial and agricultural activities, which puts them under high pressure and continuous pollution from anthropogenic activities. This research focuses on the application of HYDROLAB HL7 multiparameter sonde equipped with smart sensors for the measurement of physical–chemica...

This paper describes the implementation aspects in Albania of the Interreg ADRION project SEAVIEWS (SEctor Adaptive VIrtual Early Warning System for marine pollution), for developing an early warning system for preventing and mitigating the marine pollution. 6 countries participated in the project: Greece as the lead partner, Albania, Croatia, Ital...

Brief introduction. The marine environment is exposed to different contamination forms, such as oil spills, marine litter, industrial and wastewater discharges, agricultural activities, aquaculture, soil contamination, etc. They contribute significantly to the alteration of the physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of the coastal areas...

Leather has limited uses in smart or advanced applications because it doesn't conduct electricity. Applying double in situ-polymerization of pyrrole gives leather conductive properties. The treated leather changes its natural color into black color going through this double in-situ polymerization method and show very good conductivity. The problem...

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Aluminium Recycling industry in Albania

Përmbledhje Kërkesa për alumin për përdorim si një material i lehtë, me performancë të lartë po rritet gjatë gjithë kohës. Alumini gjithnjë e më shumë po zë vendin e materialeve konvencionale, të tilla si çeliku, për të kursyer peshë dhe për këtë arsye energji, veçanërisht në prodhimin e automjeteve. Kjo e bën rikuperimin e këtij metali me interes...

e development of low-cost adsorbent coal FA (Kosovo A) for pesticide removal is an important area of scientific research. With this study, we show the potential of adsorption of coal FA (Kosovo A) for the removal of benalaxyl and atrazine from water. We have found that the amount of adsorbed benalaxyl and atrazine increases with an increasing amoun...

The use of clays is well known in the treatment and purification of water discharges and the recycling of hydrocarbon products. Various branches of industry, agriculture and transport, use significant amounts of lubricating oils in the various machinery and vehicles they use. The quality of lubricating oils plays an important role in the safety and...

SADRŽAJ – CONTENT Scientific papers Gaber El-Enany Supercapacitive properties of Electropolymerized Poly(3,4-ethylene dioxythiophene) and Poly(aniline) Copolymer electrodes........................................................................ 93 Majlinda Hylli, Genti Guxho, Spiro Drushku Determination of some chemical and physico – mechanical ind...

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The purpose of this study is to compare the theoretical results which are calculated according to the DFT model, DFT calculations were performed using the code DMol3. To optimize the geometry, the triple numerical set plus the polarization base (TNP) was used. It was also used in combination with the M11L function within the generalized meta gradie...

The development of low-cost adsorbent coal FA (Kosovo A) for pesticide removal is an important area of scientific research. With this study, we show the potential of adsorption of coal FA (Kosovo A) for removal of Benalaxyl and Atrazine from water. We have found that the amount of adsorbed Benalaxyl and Atrazine increases with an increasing amount...

Clay minerals are natural products with very high absorbent, ion-exchange and catalytic properties; chemical nature and pore structure have an important impact on these properties. In this paper, it is proposed to modify the Bentonite clay of Kosovo (Goshica region) by acid and alkali activation to be used for oil recycling. Acid and alkali activat...

The aim of this research was to study the adsorption progress of Benalaxyl from natural and activated clays of Brari and Dardha, so that these clays can be used for practical purposes fof soil and water purification. The natural clay materials originated from the regions of Brari (Tirana) 41° 21′14.49″ N; 19° 50′17.74.E and Dardha (Korça) 40° 31′16...

In this abstract we are presenting the study of adsorption of benalaxyl and atrazine in natural Brary clays (Tirana) 41 ° 21′14.49 ″ N; 19 ° 50′17.74 ″ E and Dardha (Korça) 40 ° 31′16.59 ″ N; 20 ° 49′33.69 ″ E, from aqueous solutions with a concentration of 5 mg / ml. For the study we took the fractions ≤0.600 mm of natural brary and pear clays, Th...

Goshica's (Kosovo) bentonite was activated with three activation methods, namely, acid, alkaline and combined acid-alkaline activation, and their regeneration efficiency of used motor oil (UMO) having run about 15,000-20,000 km was evaluated. Optimal activation conditions of Goshica's bentonite with the employed oil and each of the three activation...

The aim of this research was to study the adsorption progress of Benalaxyl from natural and activated clays of Brari and Dardha, so that these clays can be used for practical purposes fof soil and water purification. The natural clay materials originated from the regions of Brari (Tirana) 41 ° 21′14.49 ″ N; 19 ° 50′17.74.E and Dardha (Korça) 40 ° 3...

The use of clays is well known in the treatment and purification of water discharges and the recycling of hydrocarbon products. Various branches of industry, agriculture and transport, use significant amounts of lubricating oils in the various machinery and vehicles they use. The quality of lubricating oils plays an important role in the safety and...

Leather has limited uses in smart or advanced applications because it doesn’t conduct electricity. Applying double in situ–polymerization of pyrrole gives leather conductive properties. The treated leather changes its natural color into black color going through this double in–situ polymerization method and show very good conductivity. The problem...

The main objective of this publication is to handle the recycling of used motor oil, introducing optimal methods of processing acidic and basic activated bentonite compared with natural bentonite. Comparative results of chemical analysis of the oil samples analysed after treatment with these absorbent enabled significant estimates issued on changes...

Colouration of fabrics is a major process in the production of textile material. But due to the environmental and health hazard problems caused by synthetic dyes, now people are more concerned about using natural dyes. Nowadays natural dyes are used broadly in many applications such as textile and carpet industry. In this work is investigated the d...

Coloration of fabrics with natural colorants in the production of textile material, is a process that is revived nowadays. In this work, natural dye was extracted from saffron petals and used to dye wool fabrics. Different selected mordants were used in the dyeing process of wool fibers under three different mordanting techniques; pre-mordanting, s...

The essential oil of juniper berries (Juniperus communis L., Cupressaceae) is traditionally used for medicinal and flavoring purposes. The aim of the present study was to contribute to the knowledge of the essential-oil composition of J. communis, which was performed by capillary GC-MS with an HP-5 column and with an EI detector. Identification of...

Recently the awareness of the demand on eco-friendly dyes in textile applications is increased, since the natural dyes can reveal better biodegradability and generally have a higher compatibility with the environment. This study was conduct on the natural dyes of Crocus Sativus (saffron), growing in Dumre (Elbasan Region). As a natural dye, saffron...

Use of natural dyes has increased several folds in the past few years due to the eco-friendly approach of the people. In this paper we present the experimental results of a dyeing process of cotton fabrics with natural colouring matter extracted from Crocus Sativus (saffron). The natural dye was extracted by aqueous method at boiling conditions. Tw...

We present results of an experimental study of effects of organic additives in the polymeric properties. The additives used are natural and synthetic textile fibers of wool, cotton, acetate, polyester and a composition of polyacrylate-polyurethane. They are used as fillers in polypropylene, polyethylene, and polystyrene matrices. The polymeric fibe...

The raw material, alu miniu m scraps, is collected from the inner Albanian market at a percentage of 60-70%, while the rest (30-40%) is imported. The alumin iu m content in the non-imported scraps is 92-96%, whereas the imported ones have a content of 96-99%. After collection, the materials are separated from other substances, especially ferrous ma...

Oil and Gas Processing Industry in Albania is installed near major crude oil resources of the country. Mallakastra region (Ballesh) occupies an important place in this national asset, in which are present not only limestone deposits of oil but also Oil Refinery Plant and Lubricant Plant in Ballsh. Oil Refinery Plant, with a processing capacity of 1...

Gjanica River emanates from Shpiragu Mountain and it has got a length of 70 km, with a catchment basin of 234.07 km 2. Its flow is characterized from big changes, during different seasons of the year, as well as multi-year period. They range from 0.146 to 124 m 3 /sec. In its valley are installed the two refineries that Albania has today in functio...

The object of our work is the study of effect of inorganic additives in physical and mechanical properties of polymeric fibers. Calcium carbonate CaCO 3 and silica SiO 2 are added as fillers in polypropylene and polystyrene polymeric matrixes, within the range 5-25%. Industrially virgin polypropylene and polystyrene is supplied from recycling compa...

During the recent years a lot of studies have been focused on obtaining new composite materials used mainly in construction works in order to make profit of useful characteristics of each separate material, which when combined produce a composite material with different characteristics than the initial ones. This composite may be stronger, lighter...

Albanian oil industry actually in low capacity operation is widespread in the country territory. The environmental pollution in these areas due to this activity has a great impact on the ecosystem as well as on the local communities inhabitants health. Crude oil contribution is considerable to the domestic economy. Its importance was properly evalu...

Transition from the centralised economy to the open market in Albania has flourished impressive development in the transport sector and the construction industry. The vehicles number increased significantly: it was 128 096 in 1993, while in 2009, the number reached 380 000. After 2000, the hydrocarbons retail market was intensified along the main h...

One of the most important renewable resources of energy nowadays is biofuel. Biofuels can be defined as solid, liquid, or gas fuel derived from recently dead biological material which differ it from fossil fuels. They are categorised into two types: biofuels that are produced from agriculture products including crops, plants and current forests. Ag...

After the 90's the transport sector in Albania took a rapid development and according to Albanian Institute of Statistics, until the end of 2001 the vehicles number reached 214 505, of these 133 288 were autocars. Diesel vehicles contribute by approx. 75-80% of the total vehicles number. Based on the vehicles structure, the oil by-product 'diesel'...

The purpose of our research is the study of surface structures and chemistry of plastic recyclable materials. It comprises the microscopic structure description of polymers, separation of component phases and determination of chemical elements of additives that we use. For this purpose we have used scanning electronic microscope (SEM) JEOL6380LV eq...

The economical growth during the last 20 years is characterised by high demands for fossil fuels not only as energetic source but as raw material for many industrial activities, such as: transport, construction industry, agriculture, plastic industry, etc. The demands on oil by-products by the economics are accomplished through the domestic product...

In the last 3 years, in Albania, a significant increase in the number of gasoline vehicles is noticed, which is accompanied by an increase in the quantity of the gasoline imported: there has been an average of 100 0001 gasoline, compared to the average quantity of over 500 0001 of diesel consumed annually in the country. Various samples of gasoline...

SYNOPSIS The aim of this research was to assess the sulfur content in the Diesel samples for a relatively long time period: 2004-2010 and to evaluate the impact that this sulfur content in fuels has had on the SO 2 urban air concentrations in Albanian cities. Results have shown that Diesels' quality in Albania has been always lower than in all EU c...

Among the Balkan countries, Albania shows a high diversity for natural energetic sources. The intense use for some of them shows high productivity. The geological structure of the area, geographical position, diversity of relief as well as presence of enormous hydric systems, have brought to the combination of geological processes by the guaranteed...

This paper presents an analysis of the ash fusion temperatures (AFTs) for 17 Albanian coals. The contribution of oxides to AFTs is investigated by considering oxides from various perspectives: as discrete species, acids and bases, crystal components, fluxing agents, and cement constituents, and in accordance with the periodic table. Empirical corre...

After the '90s, the Albanian Economy felt in the stagnation. Despite that fact the market demands for oil's by-products like: fuels, lubricants, combustible fuels and liquid pressure gas (L.P.G), is grown continuously. Combustible liquid fossil fuels serve like energy sources not only in the Industry and Agriculture, but also for residential servic...

The Liquid Pressure Gas (LPG) is one of the main by-products of the oil refinery. It is used not only as raw material for petrochemical industry, but also as energetic supply for residencies due to the efficacy in the utilization. In Albania the LPG is produced for the first time by KPTHN, Ballshi in 1978. Initially it was used as energetic supply...