Chemical Oxidation Laboratory

Laboratory Name

 Chemical Oxidation Laboratory

Laboratory Responsible

Assoc. Prof. Dr. H. Cengiz Yatmaz

Department

Environmental Engineering Department

Telephone

+90 0262 6053216

Address

Gebze Institute of Technology Environmental Engineering Department 41400 Gebze/KOCAELİ

General Information

In this laboratory, research and development activities are performed on various oxidation technologies as well as production of heterogeneous catalysts from semi conductor oxides (TiO2 ve ZnO) and natural minerals (zeolite anad beydellite) and application of catalysts for photocatalytic degradation of organic solutions. 

Laboratory Staff

Assoc. Prof. Dr. H. Cengiz Yatmaz
Mehmet Konyar (PhD Student)
Hesna Akçeşme Özdemir (PhD Student)
Yakup Meydanlıoğlu (MS Student)
Nurdan Doruk (MS Student)

Applications

Development of TiO2 and ZnO surface and composite plates
Utilizing natural minerals (zeolites and beidellites) as heterogeneous catalysts by modifying Fe, Ce, Cu and Mn like metals
Application of photocatalytic processes in batch, column type and thin film photoreactors
Photocatalytic oxidation of dye chemicals, pesticides and antibiotics from organic solutions and wastewaters

Equipment

Spectrophotometers (Hach Lange 3800)
TOC (Hach Lange)
pH, Temp. & Conductivity Meter (WTW, 2 pcs.)
Centrifuge (Hettich EBA 20.)
Thermo reactor (Grant QBH2, 1 pcs.)
Sensitive Balance (OHAUS, 1 pcs.)
Peristaltic Pump (Heidolph, 1 pcs.)
Magnetic Stirrers (3 pcs.)
Vacuum pump
Several Photoreactors

Projects

Developing heterogeneous catalysts by modifying natural rock minerals in plates with Fe, Cu, Mn, and Ce ions and utilize them in photocatalytic Fenton oxidation for organic contaminant degradation (BAP)
Heterogeneous photo-Fenton oxidation of reactive azo dye solutions using iron exchanged zeolite as a catalyst (BAP)
Photocatalytic Degradation of Textile and Dye solutions (BAP)
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