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Title: 
Instr. Dr.
Surname: 
Okaygün
Status: 
Title: 
Instr. Dr.
Email: 
okaygun
Educational Background: 
  • B.S., University Of Petroleum; M.S. UTexas A & M University, Texas, USA, Ph.D., A & M University, Texas, USA
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Title: 
Instr.
Surname: 
SERTKAYA
Status: 
Title: 
Instr.
Educational Background: 
  • B.S., Ege University M.S., Ege University, Ph.D., Ege University
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Title: 
Instr.
Surname: 
YAZGIN
Status: 
Title: 
Instr.
Telephone: 
+90 392 661 29 70
Email: 
okyanus@metu.edu.tr
Room: 
s-142
Educational Background: 
  • B.S., Ege University; M.S., TU Delft; Ph.D., TU Berlin(in progress)
Research Interests: 
  • Industrial biotechnology
  • Bioprocess design
  • Modelling and simulation
Courses Taught: 
  • Fundamentals of Biochemical Engineering
Selected Publications: 
  • YAZGIN, O., & Keskin-Gundogdu, T. (2020). Production of biogas and astaxanthin from fruit and vegetable wastes using an integrated system. International Journal of Secondary Metabolite, 7(1), 35-46.
  • Abubackar, H. N., Keskin, T., Yazgin, O., Gunay, B., Arslan, K., & Azbar, N. (2019). Biohydrogen production from autoclaved fruit and vegetable wastes by dry fermentation under thermophilic condition. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 44(34), 18776-18784.
  • Keskin, T., Abubackar, H. N., Yazgin, O., Gunay, B., & Azbar, N. (2019). Effect of percolation frequency on biohydrogen production from fruit and vegetable wastes by dry fermentation. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 44(34), 18767-18775.
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Title: 
Prof. Dr.
Surname: 
KARAKAŞ
Status: 
Title: 
Prof. Dr.
Telephone: 
2021
Email: 
karakas@metu.edu.tr
Educational Background: 
  • B.S., M.S., Ph.D., METU (METU-Ankara)
Research Interests: 
  • Reaction Engineering, Heterogeneous Catalysis, Photocatalytic Materials
Courses Taught: 
  • CHME 312 Chemical Reaction Engineering
  • CHME 417 Chemical Engineering Design I
  • CHME 418 Chemical Engineering Design II
  • CHME 482 Chemical Process Safety
Selected Publications: 
  • Yürüm A., Karakaş, G. Synthesis of Na, Fe, and Co promoted TiO2/multiwalled carbon nanotube composites and their use as a photocatalyst. Turkish Journal of Chemistry, Vol.41, 440-454, 2017
  • Erdural B, Bölükbaşı U., Karakaş G. Photocatalytic antibacterial activity of TiO2–SiO2 thin films: The effect of composition on cell adhesion and antibacterial activity. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A-Chemistry, 283, 29-37, 2014.
  • Karakas G., Yetişemeyen P. Room Temperature Photocatalytic Oxidation of Carbon Monoxide Over Pd/TiO2–SiO2 Catalysts. Topics in Catalysis, 56(18-20), 1883-1891, 2013.
  • Yurtsever A.O., Karakaş G., Uludağ Y., Modeling and computational simulation of adsorption based chemical heat pumps. Applied Thermal Engineering, 50(1), 401-407, 2013.
  • Munteanu C., Caldararu M., Bratan V., Yetisemiyen P., Karakas G., Ionescu N. I. Electrical and catalytic properties of SnO2/TiO2 measured in operando conditions. Reaction Kinetics, Mechanisms and Catalysis, 105(1), 13-22, 2012.
  • Erdural B., Yurum A., Bakir U., Karakaş G. Hydrothermal Synthesis of Nanostructured TiO2 Particles and Characterization of Their Photocatalytic Antimicrobial Activity. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 8(2), 878-886, 2008.
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Title: 
Asst. Instructor
Surname: 
EREN ESAT
Status: 
Title: 
Asst. Instructor
Telephone: 
2900
Email: 
erenesat@metu.edu.tr
Educational Background: 
  • B.S., Gazi University; M.S., Loughborough University
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Title: 
Prof. Dr.
Surname: 
GÜRKAN
Status: 
Title: 
Prof. Dr.
Telephone: 
+90 392 661 2992
Email: 
tgurkan@metu.edu.tr
Room: 
S-221
Educational Background: 
  • B.S., M.S., METU; Ph.D., Missouri University of S&T
Research Interests: 
  • Mass Transfer and Separation Proceses; Process Synthesis and Design
Courses Taught: 
  • Process Calculations, Thermodynamics, Mass Transfer and Separation Processes, Process Design, Resources Engineering 1&2
Selected Publications: 
  • Marti, M, E., Gurkan, T., Selective Recovery of Pyruvic Acid from Two and Three Acid Aqueous Solutions by Reactive Extraction, Separation and Purification Technology, 156, Part: 2 , 148-157 (2015)
  • Marti, M.E., Gurkan,T., Doraiswamy,L.K., Equilibrium and Kinetic Studies on Reactive Extraction of Pyruvic Acid with Trioctylamine in 1-Octanol, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 50, 13518-13525 (2011)
  • Sener, T., Okumus, E.,Gurkan,T., Yilmaz,L., The Effect of Different Solvents on the Performance of Zeolite-Filled Composite Pervaporation Membranes, Desalination, 261, 181-185 (2010)
  • Aydogan,N., Gurkan,T., Yilmaz,L., Treatment by Nano Filtration of the Bleed Stream of a Continuous Alcohol Fermentor,Separation Science and Technology, 39(5), 1059-1072 (2004)
  • Okumus,E., Gurkan,T., Yilmaz,L., Effect of Fabrication and Process Parameters on the Morphology and Performance of a Pan Based Zeolite Filled Pervaporation Membrane, Journal of Membrane Science, 223, 23-38 (2003)
  • Mutlu,S.H., Yetis,U., Gurkan,T., Yilmaz,L., Decolorization of Wastewater of a Baker's Yeast Plant by Membrane Processes, Water Research, 36, 609-616 (2002)
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