Articles

1. Esra Meşe Erdoğan, Hilal Yılmaz, Pınar Ergenekon, Elif Erhan, Melek Özkan*. (2025). Utilization of Substrate Specific Membrane Channels in Liposome Based Biosensors: A Nitrite Biosensor with NirC Nitrite Channels, Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. Volume 144, Pages 565-574, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiec.2024.09.056.

2.Esra Meşe Erdoğan, Hilal Yılmaz, Emel Topuz, Melek Özkan*. (2024). Decision Making with Analytical Hierarchy Process Approach to Select Feedstock Type for Bioethanol Production: Is 3G More Sustainable than Others?, Renewable Energy, Volume 236, 121464.

3. Esra Meşe Erdoğan, Ramazan Keyikoğlu, Melek Özkan, Yeojoon Yoon, Alireza Khataee. (2024). Toxicity of CuFe and co-doped CuFe layered double hydroxides on algae: Insights into synthesis, growth inhibition, morphological changes, and antioxidative enzyme responses, Environmental Technology Innovation, 36,103790

4. Aybike Gül Karaoğlu, Mehmet Kobya, Ayşegül Yağmur Gören, Esra Meşe Erdoğan, Melike Tepe. (2024). Assessment of heavy metal contamination and removal using Ceratophyllum demersum L.: a case study, International Journal of Global Warming, 3(4):330-348.

5. Melek Özkan*, Hilal Yımaz, Pınar Ergenekon, Esra Meşe Erdoğan, Mustafa Erbakan. (2024). Microbial membrane transport proteins and their biotechnological applications, World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 40:71.160

6. Esra Meşe Erdoğan, Melek Özkan* 2023. Chromium and Lead Phytoremediation with Water Hyacinth and Use of Contaminated Biomass as Feedstock for Biofuel Production, Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery

7. Hilal Yılmaz, Esra Meşe Erdoğan, Pınar Ergenekon, Melek Özkan*. (2023). Comparison of ion selectivities of nitrite channel NirC and water channel aquaporin. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology.

8. Hilal Yılmaz, Hilal Nisanur İbici, Esra Meşe Erdoğan, Zeynep Türedi, Pınar Ergenekon, Melek Özkan*. 2022. Nitrite is reduced by nitrite reductase NirB without small subunit NirD in Escherichia coli. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering, 134(5):393-398.

9. Esra Meşe, Aysel Kantürk Figen, Bilge Coşkuner Filiz, Sabriye Pişkin. (2018), 'Cobalt-boron loaded thermal activated Turkish sepiolite composites (Co-B@tSe) as a catalyst for hydrogen delivery' Applied Clay Science, 153:95-106.

10. Esra Meşe Erdoğan, Pınar Karagöz, Melek Özkan* 2023. Bioethanol Production From Lignocellulosic wastes: Potentials and Challenges; In Bioethanol: A Green Energy Substitute for Fossil Fuels. Eds. Eriola Betiku, Mofoluwake M. Ishola. Chp.6. Springer.

11. Erdoğan E.M. Karagöz P., Yılmaz E., Özkan M. Chapter 18.5. ''Biofuel Production from Agricultural Waste» in Biodegradable Waste Management in the Circular Economy: Challenges and Opportunities'', 1st Edition Edt by Kacprzak M., Attard E., Lyng K-A, Raclavska H., Singh B., tesfamariam E., Vandenbulcke F. Wiley 2022.

Proceedings

1. Esra Meşe Erdoğan, Hilal Yılmaz, Melek Özkan* (2024).Bio-Mimicking with Membrane Proteins for Biotechnological Applications, The 1st International Congress on Biotech Solutions for Sustainability, May 7-10th, 2024, Kocaeli, TURKIYE

2. Hilal Yılmaz, Esra Meşe Erdoğan, Melek Özkan* (2023). Determination of Electrokinetic Properties of Nitrite Reductase (NirB) Enzyme by Protein Film Voltammetry (PFV), 6th International Conference on Biological and Chemical Sciences (EuresianBioChem2023), Ankara, Türkiye.

3. Esra Meşe Erdoğan, Melek Özkan* (2023). Bioethanol Production from Heavy Metal Contaminated Plant Biomass, 5th International Conference on Natural and Applied Science and Engineering (ICNASEN-2023), 26-28 May 2023, Nevşehir Türkiye.

4. Melek Özkan , Hilal Yılmaz , Esra Meşe Erdoğan and Pınar Ergenekon. Development of Enzyme-Based Amperometric Nitrite Biosensor Using Films of Chitosan and Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes. 11-15 June. International Conference on Chemistry and Environment 2023. Venice Italy.

5. Zeynep Türedi, H. Nisanur İbici, Hilal Yılmaz, Esra Meşe Erdoğan, Melek Özkan, Pınar Ergenekon, ‘A nitrite biosensor based on the immobilization of Nitrite Reductase NirB on polyglutaraldehyde/polypyrrole film glassy carbon electrode.’ 5th International Congress on Biosensors, 21-23 September 2022, Çanakkale Türkiye.

6. Meşe Erdoğan E., Özkan M., (2020), “Use of Lead Contaminated Water Hyacinth Plant in Biobutanol Fermentation by Clostridium acetobutylicum DSM 1732”, ISPEC 9nd International Conference on Engineering and Natural Sciences, 298-303, 13-15 Kasım, Ankara Türkiye.

7. Meşe E., Kantürk Figen A., Pişkin S., (2014), 'Katalizör Desteği Olarak Kullanılan Sepiyolit Kilinin Karakterizasyonu ve NaBH4 Hidroliz Aktivitesi' 11. Ulusal Kimya Mühendisliği Kongresi (1Eylül 2014), Eskişehir Türkiye.

Gebze Teknik Üniversitesi Çevre Mühendisliği-2021 'Fitoremediasyon İşleminde Kullanılan Su Sümbülü Bitkisinin Biyobutanol Üretiminde Değerlendirilmesi'

Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi Kimya Mühendisliği-2017 'Sodyum Borhidrür Hidroliz ve Alkolizi için Katalizör Hazırlanması ve Aktivitelerinin İncelenmesi

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• Doktora: 2021-Halen: Gebze Teknik Üniversitesi-Çevre Mühendisliği
• Yüksek lisans: 2018-2021:Gebze Teknik Üniversitesi-Çevre Mühendisliği
• Lisans: 2010-2012 Kocaeli Üniversitesi-Çevre Mühendisliği
  2008-2012: Kocaeli Üniversitesi-Kimya Mühendisliği