Kimya Mühendisliği: Recent submissions

  • Integrated neurovascular coupling (NVC) model: an fNIRS study on migraine 
    Taşdöğen, Selin. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2007., 2007.)
    Functional imaging techniques play a major role in monitoring the changes in brain hemodynamics. Migraine is one of the weirdest illnesses that have ever been described. It does not leave any symptom in patients like the ...
  • Metabolite footprinting and fingerprinting in Saccharomyces cerevisiae 
    Aygök, Ali Erdem. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2007., 2007.)
    The metabolic response of S. cerevisiae cells of galactose metabolic pathway genes, hexose transporter genes, transcription regulation and respiration related genes were investigated. Homozygous deletion mutants rgt1Δ/ ...
  • A computational approach for analysis of communication in proteins 
    Özel, Sinem. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2007., 2007.)
    Allostery and communication in proteins are crucial for the regulation of protein functions. The binding of a ligand changes the affinity of the protein at a distal ligand binding site and leads to conformational changes ...
  • Numerical investigation of hydrogen production from methane for small scale stationary PEM fuel cell applications 
    Tan, Özgür. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2007., 2007.)
    The steady-state behaviour of the fuel processor system consisting of a catalytic indirect partial oxidation reactor (combined total oxidation/steam reforming), a water-gas shift converter and a preferential carbon monoxide ...
  • Design of bench-scale methane processing reactors for hydrogen-driven PEM fuel cells 
    Maşalacı, Emre. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2007., 2007.)
    The steady state behaviour of conversion of methane to hydrogen in the fuel processor system is investigated using computer-based modeling/simulation techniques for use in small scale fuel cell applications. The fuel ...
  • Carbon dioxide adsorption on flat Pt3Sn surfaces 
    Başaran, Duygu. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2007., 2007.)
    The experimental studies have shown that the PROX activity of the Pt{Sn/AC catalyst is either unaffected or positively affected from the presence of carbon dioxide in the feed mixture. The catalyst characterization studies ...
  • Cleaning of contaminated soils using ionic liquids and supercritical carbon dioxide 
    Keskin, Seda. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2006., 2006.)
    The aim of this research was to utilize the ability of ionic liquids (IL) to dissolve contaminants at near ambient conditions from soil along with the ability of scCO2 to recover the contaminants from the IL extract, in ...
  • Allosteric communication in biding domain of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor 
    Tuna, Levent. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2006., 2006.)
    Allosteric interactions have been thought to be of great importance in regulating the gating mechanism of the receptors. The term allostery comes from the Greek words allos, "other," and stereos, "shape”, meaning that ...
  • Optimization of transferable molecular step potentials 
    Üçyiğitler, Sinan. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2006., 2006.)
    To study thermodynamic properties for hydrocarbons and oxygenated compounds, discontinuous molecular dynamics and thermodynamic perturbation theory have been used. Accurate thermodynamic predictions require realistic and ...
  • Activation of some Turkish clays to be used in bleaching of edible oils 
    Taner, Meral. (Thesis (M.S.) - Robert College. Faculty of Graduate School of Engineering, 1968., 1968.)
  • Physical properties and preferential CO oxidation performance of Pt-Co-Ce/Al2O3 catalysts 
    Gözaçan, Zehra Tuğçe. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2006., 2006.)
    The objective of this study was to examine the effects of design parameters on the physical properties and on preferential CO oxidation (PROX) activity of Pt-Co-Ce/Al2O3 catalysts. The major catalyst design parameters ...
  • Gating mechanism in nicotinic acetylcholine receptor channel 
    Karadağ, Serkan. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2006., 2006.)
    Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) is a ligand gated ion channel. Aberrations of nAChR is the primary reason of many congenital myasthenic syndromes. The mechanism behind the function of nAChRs is still unclear. In ...
  • Hinge prediction using elastic network models 
    Emekli, Uğur. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2006., 2006.)
    The motion and interaction of rigid parts in a protein connected by hingers are important for the function of the protein. This makes identification of the hinge region particularly important. In this work a method and web ...
  • Experimental studies to determine the effect of protein characteristics on translocation of fusion proteins in Escherichia Coli 
    Ütkür, Fatma Özde. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2006., 2006.)
    Previous experimental work to translocate maltose binding protein-glucose isomarasefusion protein from the cytoplasmic to the periplasmic space have shown that the fusionprotein mainly remained in the cytoplasm and only ...
  • Dynamic simulation of an indirect partial oxidation reactor for methane conversion to hydrogen 
    Karakaya, Mustafa. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2006., 2006.)
    The steady and dynamic behavior of a catalytic indirect partial oxidation (combinedtotal oxidation/steam reforming) reactor for the conversion of methane to hydrogen isinvestigated using computer-based modeling/simulation ...
  • Identification of perturbation-responsive key transcription factors in transcriptional regulatory networks 
    Kınıkoğlu, Fatma Beste. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2006., 2006.)
    In eukaryotic cells, most genes are found to be regulated by various temporary andpermanent transcription factors whose activity levels change as response to perturbations.Discovering the underlying mechanism of complex ...
  • Experimental studies for production of cytoplasmic and periplasmic thermostable glucose isomerase in recombinant escherichia coli 
    Öztürk, Burcu. (Thesis (M.S)-Bogazici University.Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2006., 2006.)
    Glucose isomerase (GI), which catalyzes the reversible isomerization of Glucose toFructose, is of commercial importance in the production of high fructose corn syrup. Athigh temperature, equilibrium for the isomerisation ...
  • A fuzzy logic approach for regulation in flux balance analysis 
    Tepeli, Aris. (Thesis (M.S)-Bogazici University.Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2006., 2006.)
    Technological advances in experimental observations give the ability to examinecomplex biological systems and the chance to forecast the bacterial behaviour in silico. In this thesis, the experimentally observed behavior ...
  • Beneficiation of the oolitic mineral of the Çamdağ iron deposits 
    Dereboylu, Günseli. (Thesis (M.S.) - Robert College. Faculty of Graduate School of Engineering, 1967., 1967.)
  • Kinetics of selective CO oxidation in hydrogen-rich streams over Pt-Co-Ce/Al2O3 catalyst 
    Özyönüm, Göktuğ Nezihi. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2005., 2005.)
    Kinetics of low temperature CO oxidation was studied in hydrogen-rich streams witha realistic gas composition using cobalt and ceria promoted Pt/Al2O3 catalyst prepared byincipient-to-wetness impregnation. All plausible ...