Kimya Mühendisliği: Recent submissions

  • Investigation of the bacterial uptake of fluorescently labeled peptides and motility studies using lab-on-a-chip technology 
    Yüce, Merve. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2019., 2019.)
    Bacterial resistance in pathogens is a worldwide challenge associated with high mortality. The aim was to use microfluidic technology for two different applications in the fight with bacterial resistance. In the first part ...
  • Kinetics of free radical bulk polymerization of methyl methacrylate 
    Hamurcu, Elif Gürel. (Thesis (M.S.)- Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 1990., 1990.)
    In this work, the free radical bulk polymerization of methyl methacrylate was studied at 22.5°C. Polymerization reactions were initiated by thermal decomposition of 2,2 -azobisisobutyronitrile (AIBN). Full range of conversion ...
  • Characterization of the effect of critical cathode design parameters on the lithium sulfur cell resistance using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy 
    Karakuş, Ayşegül. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2019., 2019.)
    Lithium-sulfur batteries have gained significant attention as an alternative for Li-ion batteries for electric vehicle applications in the recent years. This is due to their high theoretical specific energy (2600 Wh/kg) ...
  • A droplet-based platform for high throughput screening of drug administered cells 
    Kasım, Müge. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2019., 2019.)
    Droplet-based microfluidic systems move forward since 2000s having benefits compared to the conventional methods like improved sensitivity, automated and high throughput operation. This thesis involves a combined approach ...
  • Identification of the relations between synthesis conditions and compressive strength in geopolymer systems via statistical learning methods 
    Köse, Kadriye Deniz. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2019., 2019.)
    Geopolymers are inorganic amorphous materials, which can be used in construction industry, and their production is characterized by low CO2 emission. Compressive strength (CS) is a durability measure, which, in the case ...
  • Modeling of polymer / ceramic composites via molecular dynamics simulations 
    Göreke, Melike Dilara. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2019., 2019.)
    Polymer-calcium phosphate (CaP) composites arise as alternatives to biological bone substitutes and are widely used as biomaterials. Among various CaP ceramics, hydroxyapatite (HAp), β-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP) and their ...
  • Tetronic capped mesoporous silica nanoparticles for drug delivery 
    Yiğit, Sezi. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2019., 2019.)
    In this study, Tetronic capped mesoporous silica nanoparticles are synthesized and characterized. The efficiency of the gating mechanism is investigated for drug delivery purposes. For this reason, mesoporous silica ...
  • Data mining for methane adsorption over metal organic frameworks in literature 
    Gülsoy Şerif, Kadriye Zeynep. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2019., 2019.)
    A database containing 3000 data points for both gravimetric and volumetric CH4 storage/delivery in metal organic frameworks (MOFs) was analysed using machine learning tools via RStudio functions to extract knowledge for ...
  • Experimental study on droplet formation using a newtonian and a non-newtonian liquid flowing in a microchannel subject to an AC electric field 
    Ağanoğlu, Yiğit. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2019., 2019.)
    The aim of this work is to experimentally investigate the electrohydrodynamic instability and droplet formation between two immiscible liquids flowing in a microchannel. When two immiscible liquids are pumped into a ...
  • Ligand docking to proteins undergoing large conformational changes 
    Üçkan, Damla. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2019., 2019.)
    Conformational transitions and ligand binding to the enzyme adenylate kinase were investigated by computational docking. Autodock was used to investigate the dynamics of 92 atomistic conformers, which have been previously ...
  • Parametric investigation of Ru-based catalysts for CO2 reforming of glycerol 
    Özden, Mert. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2019., 2019.)
    Glycerol is the major side product of the biodiesel production via transesterifi cation. Reforming processes of glycerol has started to draw attention due to increased biodiesel demand in the world. Apart from conventional ...
  • Performance analysis of a controlled multi-purpose chemical plant 
    Konukman, Alp Er Şevki. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 1989., 1989.)
    An available package was used as the basis of this work and it was further developed to obtain the CHPDSC package introduced in this study to investigate the dynamic behaviour of a typical multi-purpose chemical plant at ...
  • Electrohydrodynamic instability in a microchannel under an AC field 
    Keklik, Berkay. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2019., 2019.)
    In this study, the electrohydrodynamic instability between two immiscible liquids for two different liquid couples, Newtonian/Newtonian and non-Newtonian/Newtonian is experimentally studied. The liquid couples are pumped ...
  • Production and characterization of hydroxyapatite-graphane oxide-chitosan scaffold for bone tissue engineering application 
    Yılmaz, Pelin. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2019., 2019.)
    Bone tissue engineering is a strategy to regenerate diseased or damaged bone tissues by providing the biological microenvironment with the use of appropriate scaffolds that can mimic the native extracellular matrix for ...
  • WGS activity and kinetics of ZrO2 supported tri-metallic catalysts 
    Gül, Gülşah. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Science and Engineering, 2018., 2018.)
    The current study is the part of an ongoing project aiming to design and develop high performance, steam tolerant, non-pyrophoric WGS catalyst(s) to be used in a demo-scale fuel processor producing PEM grade hydrogen for ...
  • Intensified dimethyl ether production from synthesis gas with CO2 
    Öztürk, Nusret Furkan. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2019., 2019.)
    Catalytic conversion of syngas to dimethyl ether (DME) is modeled in a mi crochannel reactor comprised of horizontal groups of rectangular shaped cooling and catalyst washcoated reaction channels involving counter–current ...
  • Identification of drug targets towards prostate canser 
    Esvap, Elif. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2018., 2018.)
    Prostate cancer (Pca) is one of the leading cause of cancer deaths and second common cancer type in men. Identifying novel diagnostics and drug targets specific for Pca is critical since early detection and treatment are ...
  • Knowledge extraction for fischer - tropsch synthesis using local learning approaches 
    Soylu, Ayça. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2018., 2018.)
    In this study, local empirical models for Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis (FTS) were constructed by using machine learning algorithms on the experimental data published in the literature. CO conversion in FTS was modeled as a ...
  • A parametric study on catalyst development for glycerol DRY reforming 
    Bilgi, Selin Baç. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2018., 2018.)
    Glycerol reforming to hydrogen and synthesis gas has drawn much attention re cently due to increased glycerol production related with the global biodiesel demand. Among several reforming techniques, dry reforming is more ...
  • Exploring functional motions of muscarinic acetlcholine M2 receptor 
    Yücel, Burcu Özden. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2018., 2018.)
    G-Protein Coupled Receptors (GPCRs) are the largest family of signaling pro teins and a better understanding of dynamics underlying functional mechanism is es sential in drug design. Although many studies have been performed ...