Ilgi Karapinar Kapdan

Professor

Dokuz Eylul University; Dokuz Eylul Universitesi

Turkey

Professional Summary

Projects1. Fikret Kargi, Ilgi K.Kapdan, Serpil Ozmihci. Biohydrogen gas production from renewable Energy Sources (Biomass). Granted by Science and Technical Research Council of Turkey ( 2006-2009). 2. Ilgi K.Kapdan Hydrogen gas production from high strength wastewaters. Granted by Dokuz Eylul University Fund. (2005-2008)3. Ilgi K.Kapdan Treatment of vegetable oil containing wastewater under aerobic condition. Granted by Dokuz Eylul University Fund. ( 2004-2006) 4. Ilgi K.Kapdan Anaerobic treatment of saline wastewater by haloanaerobacter supplemented microbial culture in an anaerobic packed column reactor. Granted by Dokuz Eylul University (2003-2005)5. Ilgi K.Kapdan Nutrient removal from wastewater by algae culture (2003-2005). Granted by Dokuz Eylul University.6. Ilgi K.Kapdan Color removal from textile wastewater by anaerobic- aerobic sequential treatment systems, Granted by Dokuz Eylul University Fund. ( 2001-2003)7. Fusun Sengul, Ilgi Karapinar Kapdan, Ulusoy Bali, Neval Baycan Unal (1999-2001 ) Color removal from wastewaters by biological methods. Granted by Dokuz Eylul University Fund and Granted by Science and Technical Research Council of Turkey8. Fikret Kargi, Ilgi Karapinar (1995-1999). Simultaneous adsorptive biodegradation of textile dyestuffs in an activated sludge reactor. Granted by Dokuz Eylul University Foundation and Science and Technical Research Council of Turkey.9. Fikret Kargi, Ilgi Karapinar (1992-1995) Biological treatment of wastewaters in a continuously operating fluidized bed reactor containing metal mesh surrounded sponge particles. Granted by Science and Technical Research Council of Turkey.10. Aysen Muezzinoglu, Fusun Sengul, Remzi Seyfioglu, Ilgi Karapinar (1993-1995) Planning of urban system for progression and protection of the ecological balance. Granted by Science and Technical Research Council of Turkey. Publications ( Over 680 citation to international publications) 1. Sagnak, R., Kapdan, I.K., Kargi, F. Dark fermentation of acid hydrolyzed ground wheat starch for bio-hydrogen production by periodic feeding and effluent removal. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, In presss.2. Argun H., Kargi F., Kapdan I. K. Effects of the substrate and cell concentration on bio-hydrogen production from ground wheat by combined dark and photo-fermentation. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 34 (15),2009, pp. 6181-61883. Argun H., Kargi F., Kapdan I. K. Kapdan Hydrogen production by combined dark and light fermentation of ground wheat solution. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Volume 34, Issue 10, May 2009, Pages 4305-4311.4. Kapdan IK., Fikret Kargi, Rukiye Oztekin, Hidayet Argun. Biohydrogen Production From Hydrolyzed Wheat Starch By photofermentation. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy Volume 34, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 2201-2207.5. Argun H., Kargi F., Kapdan I.K Microbial culture selection for bio-hydrogen production from waste ground wheat by dark fermentation. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy Volume 34, Issue 5, March 2009, Pages 2195-2200.6. Argun H, Kargi F, Kapdan I.K., Light fermentation of dark fermentation effluent for biohydrogen production by different Rhodobacter species at different initial volatile fatty acid (VFA) concentrations. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (2008). Volume 33, 7405-74127. Argun H, Kargi F, Kapdan I.K., Oztekin R. Batch dark fermentation of powdered wheat starch to hydrogen gas: Effects of the initial substrate and biomass concentrations. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (2008). Volume 33, Issue 21, Pages 6109-61158. Kapdan I.K., Boylan B., Batch Treatment of Saline Wastewater by Halanaerobium lacusrosei in Anaerobic Packed Bed Reactor. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology (2008). 9. Oztekin R., Kapdan I.K.,, Kargi F, Argun H. Optimization of media composition for hydrogen gas production from hydrolyzed wheat starch by dark fermentation. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (2008). Volume 33, Issue 15, Pages 4083-409010. Kapdan I.K., Aslan S, Application of Stover Kincannon Kinetic Model To Nitrogen Removal By Chlorella Vulgaris In A Continuously Operated Immobilized Photobioreactor System. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology. 83:998-1005 ( 2008) 11. Argun H, Kargi F, Kapdan I.K., Oztekin R. Biohydrogen production by dark fermentation of wheat powder solution : Effects of C/N and C/P ratio on hydrogen yield and formation rate. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 33,1813-1819 (2008). 12. Kapdan I.K., Erten B. Anaerobic Treatment of Saline Wastewater By Halanaerobium Lacusrosei. Process Biochemistry,Volume 42, Issue 3,March 2007,Pages 449-45313. Aslan S, Kapdan I.K., Batch kinetics of nitrogen and phosphorus removal from synthetic wastewater by algae. Ecological Engineering Volume 28, Issue 1,1 November 2006,Pages 64-7014. Kapdan I.K., Oztekin R Effect of Hydraulic Retention Time and Initial COD Concentration on Color and COD Removal Performance of Anaerobic-Aerobic SBR System, Journal of Hazardous Materials, Volume 136, Issue 3,25 August 2006,Pages 896-90115. Kapdan I.K., Kargi F. Bio-hydrogen production from waste materials. Enzyme and Microbial Technology, Volume 38, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 569-58216. Kapdan I.K., Oztekin R. Effect of Operating Parameters on Color and COD Removal Performance of SBR: Sludge age and Initial Dyestuff Concentration. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2005, B123/1-3, 217-22217. Kapdan , I.K., Alparslan S., Application of Anaerobic-Aerobic Sequential Treatment System to Real Textile Wastewater for Color and COD Removal

Skills

Specialization

Wastewater and Environmental Biotech, Education and Research; Wastewater