The granted patent protects the preparation of silver(II) sulphate(VI) hydrate, which can take place by a controlled reaction between silver(II) sulphate(VI) and water, which can be in gaseous, liquid or solid form. [Ag(H2O)2]SO4 is the first example of an Ag2+ compound containing water molecules. It should be noted that Ag2+ is an extremely strong oxidant. The compound allows cross-coupling reactions of organic compounds in only one step. No prior modification or activation of organic reactants is required. Cross-coupling reactions are possible between both, the same and diverse organic molecules.
F.32 International patent
COBISS.SI-ID: 29699367Members of the Inorganic Chemistry and Technology program group are involved in all levels of education. Formal education takes place mainly within the Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School, where the members act as lecturers and mentors for master's and doctoral students. Another relatively strong influence on society is informal education of all age categories of Slovenian citizens, mainly through the activities of the School of Experimental Chemistry, which organizes courses in the field of chemical experimentation, demonstrations of experiments in schools, special events, etc. In the last two years we participated in the consortium of the EU project Researchers' Night (H2020 2019, 2020). We organized the event and with the help of colleagues from different departments of the Jožef Stefan Institute we also carried it out. With this kind of event we want to present science and researchers to the general public. In 2020, the activities within the project Researchers' Night took place online due to the Covid 19 epidemic.
D.10 Educational activities
COBISS.SI-ID: 56824579In order to bring the required elements to market, it is often necessary to use various hydrometallurgical methods to extract them from the ore. However, in order to set up a large-scale process, several steps must be taken to make the extraction practical and cost-effective. The best yield is usually the target stated in the scientific literature, but it is often obtained under the most extreme conditions and using the most expensive reagents, which cannot be used in the large-scale process. Therefore, an optimal yield/cost ratio is the goal of any type of industrial process. After the optimal laboratory conditions are achieved, it is necessary to design the pilot plant, which should provide the necessary details for the process, since many techniques used in the laboratory cannot be applied on a larger scale. One of the "small" details that are often neglected in small scale production is also waste. The entire process should be designed to produce as little waste as possible. All consumed fluids should be investigated for possible regeneration and reuse in the process to reduce the final waste volumes.
B.03 Paper at an international scientific conference
COBISS.SI-ID: 33113091The chapter discusses the chemical energetics (enthalpy, entropy, and free energy in the broadest sense) of "organohalogen" and "hypervalent" halosyl, halyl, and perhalyl species. The species can be described by general formulas ArXO, ArXO2 and ArXO3 (Ar = carbon-bound group, benzene based such as naphthyl; X = F, Cl, Br, I, At). Based on an extensive literature review of calorimetric measurements, ionisation potentials, equilibrium constants, and electrochemical quantities such as redox potentials of investigated species, we have not been able to propose a universal all-halogen explanation for their relative stability. More attention should be put on this area of research that could assist in suggesting a universal rule describing relative stability of these species.
D.11 Other
COBISS.SI-ID: 32590375In addition to research work, members of the program group are involved as editors or editorial board members of several international journals: Structural Chemistry, M. Ponikvar-Svet (since 2010 [COBISS.SI- ID 6682885]), Open Chemistry Z. Mazej (since 2014 [COBISS.SI- ID 28249383)), Acta Chim. Slovenica, M. Tramšek (2013–2019), G. Tavčar (since 2013 [COBISS.SI- ID 14086149]), Applied Sciences, M. Lozinšek (since 2019 [COBISS.SI- ID 1538092483]). In addition, members of the program group are often also reviewers of numerous articles for various journals in the field of chemistry and chemical technology. As editors, members of the program group have been involved in the preparation of publications: Total safety and the productivity challenge, M. Gerbec (2019, [COBISS.SI- ID 32269095]) and the Periodic Table of the Elements: Celebrating 150 Years, M. Lozinšek (2019, [COBISS . SI -ID 12485705]). It is also worth mentioning G. Tavčar's membership in the EURATOM Commission for the implementation of Article 37.
C.04 Editorial board of an international magazine
COBISS.SI-ID: 14086149