Department of Chemical Engineering Research


  1. Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Cem Levent Altan
  2. Prof. Dr. Erde Can
  3. Prof. Dr. Tuğba Davran Candan
  4. Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Semin Funda Oğuz
  5. Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Levent Organ
  6. Prof. Dr. Nihan Çelebi Ölçüm
  7. Doç. Dr. Betül Ünlüsü

 


(2006 -2022)---YEDİTEPE UNVERSİTESI CHEMISTRY ENGINEERING

Nihan Çelebi Ölçüm (Yürütücü), Katalitik Seçimsiz Lipazların Morita-Baylis-Hillman ve Aldol Ürün Dağılımını Yönlendirecek Şekilde Hesaplamalı Yeniden Yapılandırılması, 122Z506, TÜBİTAK 2515 - COST, 15.09.2022-devam ediyor

S.Sibel Erdem (Medipol Üniversitesi - Yürütücü), Cem L. Altan (Yeditepe Üniversitesi - Araştırmacı), “Mikro Tümörlere Karşı Seçici, Hedefli, Ikili Teranostik Ilaç Taşıma Sisteminin Geliştirilmesi”, 118S299, TÜBİTAK 1001.

Development of nanophotocatalytic materials for indoor air purification and odour elimination, Murat Oluş Özbek (Araştırmacı), ARÇELİK, 04.02.2019 - 04.07.2019

Mikro Tümörlere Karşı Seçici, Hedefli, Ikili Teranostik Ilaç Taşıma Sisteminin Geliştirilmesi, Cem Levent Altan (Araştırmacı), TÜBİTAK, 01.02.2019-devam ediyor

Sürekli Akış Yöntemine Uygun Mikroreaktör Üretimi ile Fonksiyonelleştirilmiş Demir Oksit Nanopartiküllerin Sentezlenmesi, Cem Levent Altan (Araştırmacı), TÜBİTAK, 15.09.2018-devam ediyor

Manyetik Nanoparçacıkların Seçici DNA Nanoparçacıklarıyla Modifikasyonu Ve Manyetik Hipertermi Uygulamaları, Cem Levent Altan (Yürütücü), TÜBİTAK, 01.11.2017- devam ediyor

Hidrolaz Enzim Mimikleri Küçük Organik Moleküllerin Hesapsal Tasarımı, Nihan Çelebi Ölçüm (Yürütücü), TÜBİTAK, 01.02.2017-01.08.2019

DC Döküm ve İkiz Merdane Döküm Teknikleriyle Üretilmiş 1050 ve 5005 Alaşım Levhalarının Çukurcuk Korozyonu Dayanımlarının Karşılaştırılması, Levent Organ (Yürütücü), TÜBİTAK, 01.05.2016-01.05.2018.

Etkin Organokatalizörlerin Hesaplamalı Yöntemlerle Belirlenmesi,  Nihan Çelebi Ölçüm( Yürütücü), Semin Funda Oğuz (Araştırmacı), TÜBİTAK, 15.05.2015-15.11.2018.

Poli(propilen fumarat) (PPF) - Vinil Fosfonik Asit (VPA) ve Vinil Fosfonik Asid Di-Etil Esteri (VPES) Bazlı Kemik Doku Mühendisliği Malzemelerinin Geliştirilmesi, Erde Can (Yürütücü), TÜBİTAK, 15.11.2014-15.11.2017.

Doğal Proteinlerin Morita-Baylis-Hillman Aktivitesi için Hesaplamalı Yöntemlerle Yeniden Yapılandırılması, Nihan Çelebi Ölçüm  (Yürütücü), TÜBİTAK,  01.04.2014-01.04.2017

Kanser İlaçlarının Manyetik Nanoparçacıklar İle Kanserli Bölgeye Yönlendirilmesi, Seyda Bucak (Yürütücü), TÜBİTAK, 01.11.2013-15.10.2016

Şekil Hafızalı Polimerlerin Geliştirilmesi için Metal Nanoparçacık/Polimer Sistemlerinin Fototermal Etki ile Aktifleştirilmesi, Seyda Bucak (Yürütücü), TÜBİTAK, 15.07.2013- 15.07.2015

Karbondioksit ve İyonik Sıvı Bileşenlerinden Oluşan Yüksek Basınçtaki Sistemlerin Taşınım Özelliklerinin Teorik ve Deneysel Olarak Çalışılması, Betül Ünlüsü (Yürütücü), TÜBİTAK, 15.07.2011-15.01.2014

PEM yakıt pilleri için kompozit embranlar ve elektrokatalizörlerin geliştirilmesi ve uzun dönem performanslarının belirlenmesi, Nurcan Baç (Araştırmacı), TÜBİTAK, 11.2009-11.2012

İşlevselleştirilmiş Altın Kaplı Manyetik Nano-Parçacıklar ile Yenilebilir Örüntülerin Oluşturulması , Seyda Bucak (Araştırmacı), TÜBİTAK, 01.02.2008-01.02.2010

İlaç salan biyobozunur polimerik stent üretimi ,   Seyda Bucak  (Araştırmacı), Erde Can (Araştırmacı), SAN-TEZ, 01.01.2008-01.06.2010.

Manyetik Nanoakışkanlarda Isı Transferinin Artırılmasında Boyut ve Manyetik Alanın İncelenmesi, Seyda Bucak (Yürütücü),  TÜBİTAK, 01.09.2006-01.09.2008.


(2005 -2024)---Department of Chemical Engineering Research--ARTICLES

E. Kinaci, J. J. La Scala, E. Can, G. R. Palmese, Preparation and characterization of cardanol based vinyl ester resins as cross-linker units, J. Appl. Polym. Sci. (2024).

Nihan Verimli, S İrem Goralı, Beyza Abisoglu, Cem Levent Altan, Bilgesu Onur Sucu, Ersin Karatas, Ahmet Tulek, Cigdem Bayraktaroglu, Mustafa Caglar Beker, S Sibel Erdem, Development of light and pH-dual responsive self-quenching theranostic SPION to make EGFR overexpressing micro tumors glow and destroy, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology, 248, 112797 (2023).

T. Ütnier, N. Çelebi-Ölçüm, “Morita-Baylis-Hillman Reaction: How do optimal active sites compare with organocatalysts” Catal. Sci. Technol., 2023, 13, 329-34.

Sekerci‐Cetin, M., Emek, O. B., Yildiz, E. E., Unlusu, B. (2023). Diffusion coefficients and phase equilibria of carbon dioxide–ionic liquid, 1‐butyl‐3‐methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate ([bmim][PF6]) system. The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering. 

Cemali, G., Okutan, B., Şafak, E.C., Köse, G.T.  In vitro investigation of poly(propylene fumarate) cured with phosphonic acid based monomers as scaffolds for bone tissue engineering. J Polym Res 30, 347 (2023).

N Akkurt, CL Altan, MF Sarac, Continuous Flow–Assisted Polyol Synthesis of Citric Acid Functionalized Iron Oxide Nanoparticles, Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism 35 (2), 615-623, (2022).

Başaran, K., Topçubaşı, B.U., Davran-Candan, T., "Theoretical investigation of CO2 adsorption mechanism over amine-functionalized mesoporous silica", Journal of CO2 Utilization, vol 47, (2021).

Öner, A.,  Çelebi-Olcum, N., "Rapid computational evaluation of small‐molecule hydrolase mimics for preorganized H‐bond networks", International Journal of Quantum Chemistry, vol 121 (2), (2021).

Gurten, B., Yenigul, E., Sezer, A.D., Altan, C. L.,  Bucak, S., "Targeting of temozolomide using magnetic nanobeads: an in vitro study", Braz. J. Pharm. Sci., vol 56, (2020). 

Kınacı, E., Can, E., La Scala, J.J., Palmese, G. R., "Epoxidation of Cardanol’s Terminal Double Bond" , Polymers, vol 12 (9), pp 2104, (2020).

Kınacı, E., Can, E., La Scala, J.J., Palmese, G. R., "Influence of Epoxidized Cardanol Functionality and Reactivity on Network Formation and Properties" , Polymers, vol 12 (9), pp 1956, (2020).

Cemali, G., Aruh, A., Kose, G.T., Can,E., "Biodegradable Polymeric Networks of Poly(propylene fumarate) and Phosphonic Acid Based Monomers", Polymer Internationals, vol 69 (12), 1283-1296, (2020).

Emek, O. B., Yildiz, E. E., Sekerci-Cetin, M., Unlusu, B. “Diffusion coefficients of carbon dioxide—ionic liquid, 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ([bmim][BF4]) system at temperatures of 313 K and 323 K and pressures of 5 MPa and 8 MPa”,  Chemical Engineering Communications, 1–9  (2019).

Yildiz, M. G., Davran-Candan, T., Gunay, M. E., Yildirim R. “CO2 capture over amine-functionalized MCM-41 and SBA-15: Exploratory analysis and decision tree classification of past data”, Journal of CO2 Utilization, Vol. 31, pg. 27-42, (2019). 

Yilmaz, E., Can, E. “Cross-linked poly(aryl ether sulfone) membranes for direct methanol fuel cell applications. Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics, 56(7), 558–575, (2018). 

Yavuzturk, B., Bucak, S., Ozilgen, M. “Waste generation, product yield evaluation and exergy analysis during bisphosphonate synthesis and medical drug production processes”, Journal of Cleaner Production, 198, 242–257, (2018). 

Seyhan, M., Altan, C. L., Gurten, B., Bucak, S. “The effect of functionalized silver nanoparticles over the thermal conductivity of base fluids”, AIP Advances, 7, 045101, (2017). 

Seyhan, M., Kucharczyk, W., Yarar, U. E., Rickard, K., Rende, D., Baysal, N., Bucak, S.,  Ozisik, R. “Interfacial  surfactant competition and its impact on poly(ethylene oxide)/Au and poly(ethylene oxide)/Ag nanocomposite properties”, Nanotechnology, Science and Applications, 10, 69–77, (2017). 

Sekerci-Cetin M., Emek, O. B., Yildiz, E. E., Unlusu, B. “Numerical study of the dissolution of carbon dioxide in an ionic liquid”, Chemical Engineering Science, 147, 173–179, (2016). 

Altan, C. L., Gurten, B., Sadza, R., Yenigul, E., Sommerdijk, N. A. J. M., Bucak, S. “Poly(acrylic acid)-directed synthesis of colloidally stable single domain magnetite nanoparticles via partial oxidation.”, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 416, 366–372, (2016).

Tekin, R., Bac, N. “Antimicrobial behavior of ion-exchanged zeolite X containing fragrance”, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 234, 55–60, (2016).

Zhang, S., Melzer, M. M., Sen, S. N., Çelebi-Olcum, N., Warren, T. H. “A motif for reversible nitric oxide interactions in metalloenzymes. “, Nature Chemistry, 8(7), 663–669, (2016). 

Erginer, M., Akcay, A., Coskunkan, B., Morova, T., Rende, D., Bucak, S., Oner, E. T. “Sulfated levan from Halomonas smyrnensis as a bioactive, heparin-mimetic glycan for cardiac tissue engineering applications”, Carbohydrate Polymers, 149, 289–296, (2016). 

Altan, C. L., Lenders, J. J. M., Bomans, P.H.H., de With, G., Friedrich, H., Bucak, S.,Sommerdijk, N. A. J. M.  “Partial Oxidation as a Rational Approach to Kinetic Control in Bioinspired Magnetite Synthesis”, Chemistry - A European Journal, 21, 6150-6156, (2015) .

Tekin, R., Bac, N., Warzywoda, J., Sacco, A. “Effect of reaction mixture composition and silica source on size distribution of zeolite X crystals”, Journal of Crystal Growth, 411, 45–48, (2015). 

Can, E. , Kinaci, E. , Palmese, G. R. “Preparation and characterization of novel vinyl ester formulations derived from cardanol”,  European Polymer Journal (72), 129-147, (2015). 

Richmond, E., Ling, K. B., Duguet, N., Manton, L. B., Celebi-Olcum, N., Lam, Y. –H., Alsancak, S., Slawin, A. M. Z., Houk, K. N. , Smith, A. D. “An asymmetric pericyclic cascade approach to 2-alkyl-3-aryloxindoles: generality, applications and mechanistic investigations”, Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 13,  1807-1817, (2015).

Davran-Candan, T., “DFT modeling of CO2 interaction with various aqueous amine structures”, Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 118, 4582-4590, (2014).

Altan, C. L., Gurten, B., Sommerdijk, N. A. J. M., Bucak, S. “Deterioration in effective thermal conductivity of aqueous magnetic nanofluids”, Journal of Applied Physics, 116, 224904 (2014).

Lenders, J. J. M., Altan, C. L., Bomans, P. H. H., Arakaki, A., Bucak, S., de With, G., Sommerdijk, N. A. J. M.   “A bio-inspired co-precipitation method for the controlled synthesis of magnetite nanoparticles”, Crystal Growth Design, 14(11), 5561-5568, (2014). 

Cenker, C. C., Bucak, S., Olsson, U. “Aqueous Self-assembly within the Homologous Peptide Series A(n)K”, Langmuir, 30 (33), 10072–10079 (2014).

Kleine, A., Altan, C. L., Yarar, U. E., Sommerdijk, N. A. J. M., Bucak, S., Holder, S. J. “The polymerisation of oligo(ethylene glycol methyl ether) methacrylate from a multifunctional poly(ethylene imine) derived amide: a stabiliser for the synthesis and dispersion of magnetite nanoparticles”, Polymer Chemistry, 5, 524-534 (2014).

Demirci, S., Ustaoglu, Z., Yilmazer, G. A., Sahin, F., Bac, N. “Antimicrobial Properties of Zeolite-X and Zeolite-A Ion-Exchanged with Silver, Copper, and Zinc Against a Broad Range of Microorganisms”, Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Vol. 172 Issue: 3, 1652-1662, (2014). 

Can, E., Bucak, S., Kinaci, E. , Colalikoglu, A. C., Kose, G. T.  “Polybutylene Succinate (PBS) – Polycaprolactone (PCL) Blends Compatibilized with Poly(ethylene oxide)-block -poly(propylene oxide)-block -poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO-PPO-PEO) Copolymer for Biomaterial Applications”,  Polymer-Plastics Technology and Engineering, 53(11), 1178-1193, (2014).

Ozilgen, S., Bucak, S., Ozilgen, M. “Improvement of the safety of the red pepper spice with FMEA and post processing EWMA quality control charts” Journal of Food Science & Technology, 50, 466-476, (2013).

Zhang, S., Celebi-Olcum, N. , Melzer, M.M., Houk, K. N., Warren, T. H. “Copper(I) Nitrosyls from Reaction of Copper(II) Thiolates with S-Nitrosothiols: Mechanism of NO Release from RSNOs at Cu”, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 135, 16746-16749, (2013).

Kiss, G., Celebi-Olcum, N., Moretti, R., Baker, D., Houk, K. N. “Computational Enzyme Design”, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 52, 5700-5725, (2013). 

Bjelic, S., Nivon, L. G., Celebi-Olcum, N. , Kiss, G., Rosewall, C. F., Lovick, H. M. , Ingalls, E. L. , Gallaher, J. L. , Seetharaman, J. , Lew, S., Montelione, G. T. , Hunt, J. F., Michael, F., Houk, K. N., Baker, D. “Computational Design of Enone-Binding Proteins with Catalytic Activity for the Morita-Baylis-Hillman Reaction” , ACS Chemical Biology, 8, 749-757, (2013).

Devrim, Y., Erkan, S., Bac, N., Eroglu, I. “Nafion/titanium silicon oxide nanocomposite membranes for PEM fuel cells”, Journal of Applied Polymer Sci, vol. 37, 435-442, Special Issue: Clean Energy Technologies, (2013).

Yuan, Y., Rende, D., Altan, C. L., Bucak, S., Ozisik, R., Borca-Tasciuc, D.A. “Effect of surface modification on magnetization of iron oxide nanoparticle colloids”, Langmuir, 28, 13051-13059, (2012).

Cenker, C. C., Bomans, P. H. H., Friedrich, H., Aviyente, V. , Dedeoglu, B., Olsson, U., Sommerdijk, N. A. J. M., Bucak, S. “Peptide Nanotube Formation: A Crystal Growth Process”, Soft Matter, 8, 7463-7470, (2012).

Cuculayev, R., Sanyal, A., Atay, Z. N., Culha, M., Bucak, S. “The Effect of the Strength and Direction of Magnetic Field on the Assembly of Magnetic Nanoparticles Into Higher Structures”, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 12, 2761-2766, (2012).

Devrim, Y., Erkan, S., Bac, N., Eroğlu, İ. “Improvement of PEMFC performance with Nafion/inorganic nanocomposite membrane electrode assembly prepared by ultrasonic coating technique” International Journal  Energy Res. , Vol. 37 Issue: 21, 16748-16758, (2012). 

Ergun, D, Devrim, Y, Bac, N., Eroglu, I. “Phosphoric Acid Doped Polybenzimidazole Membrane for High Temperature PEM Fuel Cell” Journal of Applied Polymer Sci, vol.124, E267-E277, Special Issue: Membranes,  (2012). 

Pelvan, E., Alasavar, C., Uzman, S. “Effects of Roasting on the Antioxidant Status and Phenolic Profiles of Commercial Turkish Hazelnut Varieties (Corylus avellana L.)”, J. Agric. Food Chem., 60 (5), pp 1218–1223, (2012).

Altan, C. L., Elkatmis, A., Yuksel, M., Aslan, N., Bucak, S. “Enhancement of Thermal Conductivity upon Application of Magnetic Field to Fe3O4 Nanofluids”, Journal of Applied Physics, 110, 093917, (2011).

Can, E., Udenir, G., Kanneci A. I., Kose, G., Bucak, S. “Investigation of PLLA/PCL Blends and Paclitaxel Release Profiles”, AAPS PharmSciTech, 12, 1442-1453, (2011).

Altan, C. L., Bucak, S. “The effect of Fe3O4 nanoparticles on the thermal conductivities of various base fluids”, Nanotechnology, 22: 285713, (2011).

Cenker, C. , Bucak, S., Olsson, U. “Nanotubes and Bilayers in a Model Peptide System”, Soft Matter, 7, 4868-4875, (2011).

Bucak, S., Sharpe, A. S., Kuhn, S., T. A. Hatton,  “Cell Clarification and Size Separation Using Continuous Countercurrent Magnetophoresis”, Biotechnology Progress, 27, 744-750, (2011).

Cagdas, F. M., Ertugral, N., Bucak, S., Atay, N. Z. “Effect of preparation method and cholesterol on drug encapsulation studies by phospholipid liposomes”, Pharmaceutical Development and Technology, 16(4), 408–414, (2011).

Bucak, S., Kadirgan, N., “Influence of gender in choosing a career amongst engineering fields: a survey study from Turkey”, European Journal of Engineering Education, 36, 449-460, (2011).

Rende, D., Baysal, N., Kirdar, B., “A novel integrative network approach to understand the interplay between cardiovascular disease and other complex disorders”, Molecular Biosystems, 7, 2205-2219, (2011).

Bucak, S., Wang, C., Laibinis, P. E.,  Hatton, T. A., “Dynamics of supported lipid bilayer deposition from vesicle suspensions”, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 348, 608-614, (2010).

 Castelletto, V.,  Nutt, D. R.,   Hamley, I. W.,  Bucak, S.,  Cenker, C.,   Olsson, U., “Structure of single-wall peptidenanotubes: in situ flow aligning X-ray diffraction”, Chemical Communications, 46, 6270-6272, (2010).

Ozdemir, T., Sandal, D., Culha, M., Sanyal, A.,  Atay, N. Z.,   Bucak, S., “Assembly of magnetic nanoparticles into higher structures on patterned magnetic beads under the influence of magnetic field”, Nanotechnology, 21, 125603, (2010).

Rende, D., Baysal, N., Ozisik, R., “Carbon dioxide sequestration by carbon nanotubes: Application of graph theoretical approach”, Computational Materials Science, 48, 402-408, (2010).

Bucak, S., Cenker, C., Nasir, I., Olsson, U., Zackrisson, M., “Peptide Nanotube Nematic Phase”, Langmuir, 25, 4262-4265, (2009).

Devrim, Y., Erkan, S., Bac, N., Eroglu, I., “Preparation and characterization of sulfonated polysulfone/titanium dioxide composite membranes for proton exchange membrane fuel cells”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 34, 3467-3475, (2009).

Şengül, E., Erdener, H., Akay, R. G.,Yücel, H.,  Baç, N., Eroğlu, İ., “Effects of sulfonated polyether-etherketone (SPEEK) and composite membranes on the proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) performance”, International journal of hydrogen energy 34 , 4645-4652, (2009).

Turhan, K., Uzman, S., “Removal of phenol from water using ozone”, Desalination, 229, 257-263, (2008).

Şengül E., Erkan, S., Eroğlu, İ., Baç, N., “Effect of gas diffusion layer characteristics and addition of pore-forming agents on the performance of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells”, Chemical Engineering Communications 196, 161-170, (2008).

Kamışoğlu, K., Aksoy, E. A.,  Akata, B.,  Hasirci, N.,   Baç, N., “Preparation and characterization of antibacterial zeolite–polyurethane composites”,  Journal of Applied Polymer Science 110 , 2854-2861, (2008).

Turhan, K., Uzman, S., “The Degradation Products of Aniline in the Solutions with Ozone and Kinetic Investigations”, Annali di Chimica, 97, 1129-1138, (2007).

Bucak, S., Tuiebakhova, Z., Kadırgan, N., Bridging the Gap Between Chemical Engineering Education and Industrial Practice”, International Journal of Engineering Education, 23, 1219-1231, (2007). 

Alakent, B.,  Camurdan, M. C.,  Doruker, P., “Mimicking Protein Dynamics by the Integration of Elastic Network Model with Time Series Analysis”,  International journal of high performance computing, 21, 59-65, (2007).

Aksoy, E. A.,  Akata, B., Bac, N.,  Hasirci, N., “Preparation and characterization of zeolite beta–polyurethane composite membranes”, Journal of applied polymer science,  104, 3378-3387,      (2007).

Rogerson, M.L., Robinson, B. H., Bucak, S., Walde, P., “Kinetic studies of the interaction of fatty acids with phosphatidylcholine vesicles (liposomes)”, Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces,48, 24-34, (2006).

Kantarcı, N., Borak, F., Ulgen, K., “Bubble Column Reactors”, Process Biochemistry, 40, 2263-2283, (2005).

Kantarcı, N., Ulgen, K., Borak, F., “A Study on Hydrodynamics and Heat Transfer in a Bubble Column Reactor with Yeast and Bacterial Cell Suspensions”, Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, 83, 764-773, (2005).

Pabuccuoglu, H., Borak, F., “Alternative Fragmentation Theory for a Melt Droplet”, Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, 19, 172, (2005).