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 Papers

  1. E.S. Umdu, M. Tuncer and E. Seker, “Transesterification of Nannochloropsis oculata microalga’s lipid to biodiesel on Al2O3 supported CaO and MgO catalysts”, Bioresource Technology, 100, 2828 (2009).

  2. E. Seker, “The catalytic reforming of bio-ethanol over SiO2 supported ZnO catalysts:The role of ZnO loading and the steam reforming of acetaldehyde”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 33(8), 2044 (2008).

  3. E. Seker and E. Gulari, “Single-Step Sol-Gel Made Gold/Alumina Catalyst for Selective Reduction of NOx under Oxidizing Conditions:  Effect of Gold Precursor and Reaction Conditions”, Applied Catalysis A:General, 232, 203 (2002).

  4. E. Seker, N. Yasyerli, E. Gulari, Christine Lambert and Robert H. Hammerle, “NO reduction by Urea under Lean Conditions over Single Step Sol-Gel Cu/Alumina Catalyst”, Journal of Catalysis, 208, 1520 (2002).

  5. E. Seker, N. Yasyerli, E. Gulari, Christine Lambert and Robert H. Hammerle, “NOX reduction by urea under lean conditions over single step sol–gel Pt/alumina catalyst”, Applied Catalysis B:Environmental, 37, 27 (2002).

  6. E. Seker, E. Gulari, Robert H. Hammerle, Christine Lambert, Jiraporn Leerat and S. Osuwan, “NO reduction by urea under lean conditions over alumina supported catalysts”, Applied Catalysis A:General, 226, 183 (2002).

  7. E. Seker and E. Gulari, “Activity and N2 Selectivity of Sol-Gel prepared Pt/Alumina Catalysts for Selective NOx Reduction”, Journal of Catalysis, 194, 4 (2000).

  8. E. Seker, J. Cavataio, E. Gulari, P. Lorpongpaiboon, S. Osuwan, “Nitric Oxide Reduction by Propene over Silver Alumina and Silver-Gold/Alumina Catalysts: Effect of Preparation Methods”, Applied Catalysis A:General, 183, 121 (1999).

  9. E. Seker and E. Gulari, “Improved N2 Selectivity for Platinum on Alumina Prepared by Sol-Gel Technique in the Reduction of NOx by Propene”, Journal of Catalysis, 179, 339 (1998).

  10. E. Seker and T.G. Somer, “Vapor-Liquid-Equilibrium Still-A New Design”, Measurement Science & Technology, 4, 776 (1993).

 

 Oral Presentations

  1. M. Tuncer, E.S. Umdu, E. Kursat, G. Yilmaz, Y. Durmaz, S. Gokpinar and E. Seker, “Biodiesel Production from Microalgae over Heterogeneous Catalysts”, Global Conference on Global Warming, July 6-10 (2008), Istanbul Turkey.

  2. I. Onal, D. Duzenli, A. Seubsai, M. Kahn, E. Seker and E. Senkan, “Propylene epoxidation: High-throughput screening of supported metal catalysts combinatorially prepared by rapid sol-gel method”, 1st International Combinatorial Catalysis Symposium (ICCS), (2008), Daejon Korea.

  3. E.S. Umdu, S.C. Sofuoglu and E. Seker, “Biodiesel production over solid catalysts”, Biofuels and Biofuels Technologies Symposium, December 12-14 (2007), Ankara Turkey.

  4. C. Aksakal, E. Seker and G. Gokcen, “Hydrogen Production by using Photovoltaic Module Powered PEM Electrolyzers at Izmir Institute of Technology”, 2nd International Hydrogen Energy Congress and Exhibition, 13-15 July (2007), Istanbul Turkey.

  5. E. Seker and E. Gulari, “Hydrogen Production from Bio-Ethanol over ZnO-SiO2 Supported Metal Catalysts”, 28th Annual Spring Symposium of the Michigan Catalysis Society, May 25 (2006), Midland, Michigan USA.

  6. E. Seker, E. Gulari, N. Yasyerli, C. Lambert and R. Hammerle, “NOx Reduction by Urea under Lean Conditions over Cu/Alumina Catalyst”, 2005 Annual Meeting of American Institute of Chemical Engineers, October 30-November 4 (2005), Cincinnati, Ohio USA.

  7. E. Seker and E. Gulari, “Hydrogen Production from Ethanol and Methanol over Sol-Gel Synthesized Mixed Oxides Catalysts”, 2005 Annual Meeting of American Institute of Chemical Engineers, October 30-November 4 (2005), Cincinnati, Ohio USA.

  8. H.O. Olcay, H. Demir, E. Seker and D. Uner, “Steam Reforming of Ethanol over Sol-Gel Synthesized Mixed Oxide Catalysts”, 19th North American Catalysis Society Meeting, May 22-27 (2005), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

  9. C. J. Brown, E. Gulari and E. Seker, “Methanol Decomposition and Steam Reforming over Sol-Gel Prepared Promoted Pt on Alumina Catalysts”, 2002 Annual Meeting of American Institute of Chemical Engineers, November 3-8 (2002), Indianapolis USA.

  10. E. Gulari, N. Yasyerli and E. Seker, “Selective Reduction of NOx by Urea with a Copper Oxide Catalyst”, 2001 Annual Meeting of American Institute of Chemical Engineers, November 4-9 (2001), Reno, Nevada USA.

  11. E. Seker, E. Gulari, R. Hammerle and J. Cavataio, “Sol-Gel Catalysts for NO Reduction by Urea under Lean Conditions”, 17th North American Catalysis Society Meeting, June 3-8 (2001), Toronto Canada.

  12. E. Gulari and E. Seker, “Unusually Active Gold/Alumina Catalysts for Selective Reduction of NOx with Propene”, 2000 Annual Meeting of American Institute of Chemical Engineers, November 12-17 (2000), Los Angeles, California USA.

  13. R. Hammerle, J. Cavataio, E. Gulari and E. Seker, “Catalytic Reduction of NO with Urea”, 2000 Annual Meeting of American Institute of Chemical Engineers, November 12-17 (2000), Los Angeles, California USA.

  14. E. Seker and E. Gulari, “Activity and Selectivity of Sol-Gel prepared Pt/Alumina Catalysts for Reduction NOx with Propene under Oxidizing Conditions”, 1999 Annual Meeting of American Institute of Chemical Engineers, November 7-12 (1999), Dallas, Texas USA.

  15. E. Seker and E. Gulari, “Sol-Gel Prepared Pt/Alumina Catalysts for NOx Reduction with Propene under Oxidizing Conditions”, 21th Annual Spring Symposium of The Michigan Catalysis Society, May 20 (1999), Midland, Michigan USA.

  16. J. Cavataio, E. Seker and E. Gulari, “Selective Reduction of NOx by Hydrocarbons over 5% Silver Sol-Gel Alumina Catalyst: Effect of Hydrocarbon Type, Oxygen Content, Sulfur Dioxide and Water”, 21th Annual Spring Symposium of the Michigan Catalysis Society, May 20 (1999), Midland, Michigan USA.

  17. E. Seker, P. Lorponpaiboon and E. Gulari, “NO Reduction by Propene under an Oxidizing Condition on Alumina Supported Silver and Gold Catalysts Prepared by a Sol-Gel Technique”, 20th Annual Spring Symposium of The Michigan Catalysis Society, May 14 (1998), Detroit, Michigan USA.

 

 Poster Presentations

  1. E.S. Umdu, S.C. Sofuoglu and E. Seker, “Biodiesel Production from Canola Oil over Basic Heterogeneous Catalysts”, 2nd National Catalysis Conference (NCC-2), June 18-21 (2008) Erzurum Turkey.

  2. I. Onal, D. Duzenli, A. Seubsai, M. Kahn, E. Seker and E. Senkan, “Propylene Epoxidation: High-throughput Screening of Silica and Alumina Supported Silver and Copper Catalysts Combinatorially Prepared by Rapid Sol-Gel Method”, 2nd National Catalysis Conference (NCC-2), June 18-21 (2008) Erzurum Turkey.

  3. H. Gurboyoglu, S. Ergunsen, I. Polatoglu and E. Seker,, “Evaluation of Armfield Batch Distillation for Undergrad Education”, 8th National Chemical Engineering Congress, August 26-29 (2008), Malatya Turkey.

  4. M. Tuncer, F. Tihminlioglu and E. Seker, “Preparation and Characterization of Silver Chloride Containing Antibacterial Polyethylene Materials”, Somer Symposium Series, May 14-15 (2007) Ankara Turkey.

  5. H.O. Olcay, H. Demir, D. Uner and E. Seker, “Ethanol steam reforming over mixed oxides prepared by a sol-gel method“, 6th National meeting of chemical engineering, September 7-10 (2004), Izmir, Turkey.

  6. P. Nebol, M. Tuncer, A. Top, D. Demirbuker, F. Tihminlioglu and E. Seker, “The preparation of Ag/TiO2 by a sol-gel method and its antibacterial activity study“, 6th National meeting of chemical engineering, September 7-10 (2004), Izmir, Turkey.

  7. J. Cavataio, R. Hammerle, E. Seker and E. Gulari, “Dynamic Response of Silver/Alumina Catalysts for Selective NOx Reduction at High Space Velocities”, 16th Meeting of the North American Catalysis Society, May 30 – June 4 (1999), Boston, Massachusetts USA.

  8. E. Seker and E. Gulari, “Improving N2 Selectivity of Pt/Alumina Catalysts for Selective NOx Reduction through a Sol-Gel Preparation Technique”, 16th Meeting of the North American Catalysis Society, May 30 – June 4 (1999), Boston, Massachusetts USA.

  9. E. Seker and E. Gulari, “Ag/Alumina and Pt/Alumina Sol-Gel Catalysts for NOx Reduction with Propene under Oxidizing Conditions”, Mini-Symposium of Institute for Environmental Sciences, Engineering and Technology, September 8 (1998), Ann Arbor, Michigan USA.