Assoc. Prof. Nikola Bilandžija, PhD
Associate Professor
Division of Agricultural Engineering
Department of Mechanization and Autonomous Systems in Agriculture
Office location: 4 pavilion, ground floor, room number 28
Email: nbilandzija ( at ) agr.hr
Languages: croatian, english
Academic qualifications
- 2009 - 2015: Doctoral thesis
University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture
The potential of Miscanthus x giganteus species as an energy crop in different technological and environmental conditions - 2000 - 2008: Graduate thesis
University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture
Convertive drying of rapeseed hybrid seeds
Employment and work experience
- 2016 - 2021: University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture
Assistant professor - 2015 - 2016: University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture
Postdoctoral researcher - 2009 - 2015: University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture
Asistent
Teaching
- Izabrana poglavlja mehanizacije poljoprivrede (169272)
- Primjena suvremene tehnike u uzgoju i berbi voća i grožđa (173836)
- Planiranje tehnike u podrumarstvu (169441)
- Biomasa poljoprivrednih kultura (144048)
- Tehnike u održivim agroekosustavima (185447)
- Tehnika u voćarstvu i vinogradarstvu (169444)
- Tehnika u uzgoju povrća i ukrasnog bilja (169435)
- Tehnika u hortikulturnoj proizvodnji (169227)
- Tehnika u proizvodnji energetskih kultura (269551)
- Tehnički aspekti bio-sustava u ekološkoj održivoj poljoprivredi (216298)
- Kruženje energije i dobavni sustavi poljoprivredne mase (269554)
- Održivo modeliranje uzgoja energetskih kultura (269564)
Research interests
- Agricultural biomass and energy crops
- Energy in agriculture (consumption / potential)
- Engineering in energy crops cultivatio
- Engineering in horticultural production
Projects
scientific
Title | Funding | Duration | AFZ role |
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Mitigation of climate change through advanced phytotechnology for military lands | NATO | 2023/09/27 - 2026/09/26 | partner |
Proizvodnja hrane, biokompozita i biogoriva iz žitarica u kružnom biogospodarstvu | Europski fond za regionalni razvoj - program Konkurentnost i Kohezija 2014. - 2020 | 2019/09/18 - 2023/06/01 | partner |
Zbrinjavanje mulja kroz proizvodnju energetskih kultura | Croatian science foundation | 2018/11/01 - 2022/10/31 | coordinator |
Growing Advanced industrial Crops on marginal lands for biorEfineries – GRACE | Horizon 2020 | 2017/06/01 - 2022/06/01 | partner |
Subsector analyses of Croatian Agriculture | World bank, Svjetska banka | 2019/09/12 - 2020/06/30 | coordinator |
Pretvorba ostataka poljoprivredne proizvodnje i energetskih kultura u energiju i proizvode dodane vrijednosti – proizvodnja bioulja i biougljena | Croatian science foundation | 2014/10/15 - 2018/10/14 | coordinator |
expert
Title | Funding | Duration | AFZ role |
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Izgradnja preduvjeta za primjenu viših razina metodologije Međuvladinog tijela o klimatskim promjenama (IPCC-a) u izračunu odliva/emisija stakleničkih plinova u sektoru Korištenja zemljišta, prenamjene zemljišta i šumarstva (LULUCF 3) | EKONERG - institut za energetiku i zaštitu okoliša, d.o.o. | 2020/06/15 - 2021/06/15 | partner |
Raspoloživost sirovina u Hrvatskojza proizvodnju biogoriva s fokusom na bioetanol deuge generacije | Suradnja s gospodarstvom | 2015/03/09 - 2015/03/30 | coordinator |
Uvođenje trave Miscanthus kao energetske kulture za grijanje plastenika na OPG-u | VIP - Vijeće za istraživanja u poljoprivredi | 2012/11/13 - 2014/11/13 | coordinator |
development
Title | Funding | Duration | AFZ role |
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Održiva proizvodnja bioplina zamjenom kukuruzne silaže poljoprivrednim energetskim kulturama | Europski strukturni i investicijski fondovi, Operativni program Konkurentnost i kohezija | 2020/12/24 - 2023/12/24 | coordinator |
„Razvoj inovativnih peleta iz šumske i/ili poljoprivredne biomase- INOPELET“ | Europski fond za regionalni razvoj - program Konkurentnost i Kohezija 2014. - 2020 | 2020/09/01 - 2023/09/01 | partner |
Dizajn naprednih biokompozita iz energetski održivih izvora (BIOKOMPOZITI) | Europski fond za regionalni razvoj - program Konkurentnost i Kohezija 2014. - 2020 | 2019/12/20 - 2022/12/20 | partner |
university support
Title | Funding | Duration | AFZ role |
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Mogućnosti smanjenja emisije ispušnih plinova kod traktorskih motora | Sveučilište u Zagrebu | 2017/01/01 - 2017/12/31 | coordinator |
Energetska svojstva posliježetvenih ostataka novih sorata soje - proizvodnja bioplina | Sveučilište u Zagrebu | 2016/01/01 - 2016/12/31 | coordinator |
Energetska svojstva posliježetvenih ostataka novih sorata soje | Sveučilište u Zagrebu | 2015/01/01 - 2015/12/31 | coordinator |
Iskoristivost ostataka buče kao komponente u proizvodnji bioplina za potrebe obnovljivih izvora energije | Sveučilište u Zagrebu | 2014/01/01 - 2014/12/31 | coordinator |
Publications
- Bilandžija, N., Fabijanić, G., Sito, S., Grubor, M., Koronc, Z., Čopec, K., Kovačev, I. (2020) Harvest systems of Miscanthus x giganteus biomass: A Review. Journal of Central European Agriculture, 21, 168-175. doi: https://doi.org/10.5513/JCEA01/21.1.2511
- Zgorelec, Z., Bilandzija, N., Knez, K., Galic, M. Zuzul, S. (2020) Cadmium and Mercury phytostabilization from soil using Miscanthus × giganteus. Scientific Reports, 10. doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-63488-5
- 5. Bilandžija N., Krička T., Matin A., Leto J., Grubor M. (2018). Effect of Harvest Season on the Fuel Properties of Sida hermaphrodita (L.) Rusby Biomass as Solid Biofuel. Energies, 11 (12). doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/en11123398
- Bilandzija N., Voca N., Jelcic B., Jurisic V., Matin A., Grubor M., Kricka T. (2018) Evaluation of Croatian agricultural solid biomass energy potential. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 93, 225–230. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2018.05.040
- Bilandžija, N., Voća, N., Leto, J., Jurišić, V., Grubor, M., Matin, A., Geršić, A., Krička T. (2018) Yield and biomass composition of Miscanthus x giganteus in the mountain area of Croatia. Transactions of FAMENA, 42, 51-60. doi: https://doi.org/10.21278/TOF.42Si105
- Bilandzija, N., Jurisic, V., Voca, N., Leto, J., Matin, A., Sito, S., Kricka, T. (2017) Combustion properties of Miscanthus x giganteus biomass – Optimization of harvest time. Journal of the Energy Institute, 90, 528 – 533. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joei.2016.05.009
Bibliography (CROSBI): https://www.bib.irb.hr/pregled/znanstvenici/319743
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ENn_-WYAAAAJ&hl=hr
Other professional activities
- 2021 - : Editorial Board member as Topic Editor of journal "Energies"
- - : Proceedings of the 47th International Symposium "Actual Tasks on Agricultural Engineering" (Editor-in-Chief)
- - : Proceedings of the 46th International Symposium "Actual Tasks on Agricultural Engineering" (Editor-in-Chief)
- - 2018: Proceedings of the 46th International Symposium "Actual Tasks on Agricultural Engineering" (Editor-in-Chief)
- - : Editorial board member of journal "INMATEH - Agricultural Engineering"