Dr. Ahmet Erhan Aksoylu  

  • Professor of Chemical Engineering, Bogazici University

     CONTACT DETAILS:
    Address: Department of Chemical Engineering, Bogazici University, Bebek 34342, Istanbul-TURKEY
    Phone: +90-212-3597336
    Fax: +90-212-2872460
    e-mail: aksoylu@boun.edu.tr
    Personal web page:  

    • EDUCATION:

    1997 Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Bogazici University
    1992 M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering, Bogazici University
    1990 B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering, Bogazici University

    RESEARCH INTERESTS

    Design and testing of heterogeneous catalysts 

    Hydrogen production from various hydrocarbons 

    Hydrogen purification  

    Dry reforming of methane 

    QM modeling of metal/alloy surfaces and surface/adsorbate interaction

    PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

    November 2000-present: Associate Professor, Bogazici University, Department of Chemical Engineering, 80815, Bebek, Istanbul, Turkey 

    September 2001- November 2004: Director, Bogazici University, Advanced Technologies R&D Center 

    February 2000-November 2000: Assistant Professor, Bogazici University, Department of Chemical Engineering, 80815, Bebek, Istanbul, Turkey 

    September 1999-February 2000: Post Doctoral researcher, Texas A&M University, Department of Chemistry, College Station, TX, USA (in Prof. D. Wayne Goodman’s group)

    March 1998-September 1999: Post Doctoral researcher, University of Porto, Department of Chemical Engineering, Porto, Portugal (in Prof. Jose L. Figueiredo’s group) 

    October 1997-February 1998: Part time faculty, Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey 

    October 1997-March 1998: Specialist Researcher, Turkish National Science and Research Council, TUBITAK (Turkish NSF), Marmara Research Center, Gebze, Turkey 

    Spring 1995: Joint research with Prof. David L.Trimm (visiting Prof. at Bogazici University) 

    September 1990-September 1997: Teaching and Research Assistant, Bogazici University, Department of Chemical Engineering, Istanbul, Turkey

    LECTURES:

    ChE 211 Chemical Engineering Calculations

    ChE 342 Chemical Reaction Kinetics and Reactor Design 

    ChE 440 Heterogeneous Catalysis 

    ChE 492 Project  

    ChE 579 Graduate Seminar 

    ChE 581 Catalysis for Sustainable Development 

    ChE 584 Applicability Analysis of Sustainable Technologies for Turkey 

    ChE 592 The Characterization Methods in Heterogeneous Catalysis 

    ChE 691 Special Studies in Advanced Chemical Engineering: Advanced Heterogeneous Catalysis

    JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS:

    A. Sumer, M. A. Gulmen and A. E. Aksoylu, "A theoretical investigation on Pt3Sn(1 0 2) surface alloy and CO–Pt3Sn(1 0 2) system", Surface Science, 600, (2006), 2026-2039. PDF Link

    B. S. Caglayan, A. K. Avci, Z. I Onsan, A. E. Aksoylu, "Production of hydrogen over bimetallic Pt–Ni/δ-Al2O3: I. Indirect partial oxidation of propane", Applied Catalysis A: General, 280, (2005), 181-188. PDF Link

    S. Ozkara, A. N. Akin, Z. Misirli, A. E. Aksoylu, “The Effect of Metal Loading on Structural Characteristics and Low Temperature CO Oxidation Activity of Coprecipitated Co/Al2O3”, Turkish Journal of Chemistry, 29, (2005), 219-224.

    B. S. Caglayan, Z. I Onsan, A. E. Aksoylu, “Production of Hydrogen over Bimetallic Pt-Ni/δAl2O3: II. Indirect Partial Oxidation of LPG”, Catalysis Letters, 102, (2005), 63-67.

    A. K. Avci, D. L. Trimm, A. E. Aksoylu, Z. I. Onsan, "Hydrogen production by steam reforming of n-butane over supported Ni and Pt-Ni catalysts", Applied Catalysis A: General, 258, (2004), 235-240. PDF Link

     S. Ozkara, A. E. Aksoylu, "Selective low temperature carbon monoxide oxidation in H2-rich gas streams over activated carbon supported catalysts", Applied Catalysis A: General,  251, (2003), 75-83. PDF Link

    A. K. Avci, D. L. Trimm, A. E. Aksoylu, Z. I. Onsan, "Ignition characteristics of Pt, Ni and Pt-Ni catalysts used for autothermal fuel processing", Catalysis Letters, 88, (2003), 17-22.

    A. E. Aksoylu, J. L. Faria, M. F. R. Pereira, J. L. Figueiredo, P. Serp, J. -C. Hierso, R. Feurer, Y. Kihn, P. Kalck, "Highly dispersed activated carbon supported platinum catalysts prepared by OMCVD: a comparison with wet impregnated catalysts", Applied Catalysis A: General, 243, (2003), 357-365. PDF Link

    T.V. Choudhary, A. E. Aksoylu, D. W. Goodman, “Non-Oxidative Activation of Methane”, Catalysis Reviews-Science and Engineering, 45, (2003), 151-203

    A. N. Akin, M. Ataman, A. E. Aksoylu, Z. I. Onsan, "CO2 fixation by hydrogenation over Co-precipitated Co/Al2O3”, Reaction Kinetics and Catalysis Letters, 76 (2), (2002), 265-270.

    A. E. Aksoylu, M. Madalena, A. Freitas, M. Fernando R. Pereira, J. L. Figueiredo, "The effects of different activated carbon supports and support modifications on the properties of Pt/AC catalysts", Carbon, 39, (2001), 175-185. PDF Link

    T. Bulbul, A. I. Isli, A. E. Aksoylu, Z. I. Onsan, "Investigation of alternative support materials for monometallic and bimetallic catalysts of CO hydrogenation", Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis, 130, (2000), 3723-3728.

    A. E. Aksoylu, M. Madalena, A. Freitas,  J. L. Figueiredo,"Bimetallic Pt–Sn catalysts supported on activated carbon. II. CO oxidation", Catalysis Today, 62, (2000), 337-346.  PDF Link

    R. Karaselcuk,  A. I. Isli, A. E. Aksoylu, Z. I. Onsan, "CO hydrogenation over bimetallic Nickel-Vanadium catalysts", Applied Catalysis A: General, 192, (2000), 263-271. PDF Link

    A. E. Aksoylu, M. Madalena, A. Freitas,  J. L. Figueiredo, "Bimetallic Pt–Sn catalysts supported on activated carbon: I. The effects of support modification and impregnation strategy", Applied Catalysis A: General, 192, (2000), 29-42. PDF Link "

    A. N. Akin, A. E. Aksoylu, Z. I. Onsan, "Adsorption and reaction studies on Cobalt-Alumina catalysts prepared by changing pH coprecipitation", Reaction Kinetics and Catalysis Letters, 66 (2), (1999), 393-399.

    A. E. Aksoylu, A. I. Isli, Z. I. Onsan, "Interaction between Nickel and Molybdenum in Ni-Mo/Al2O3 Catalysts: III. Effect of impregnation strategy", Applied Catalysis A: General, 183, (1999), 357-364. PDF Link

    A. E. Aksoylu, Z. I. Onsan, "Hydrogenation of carbon oxides over Ni-Mo/Alumina catalysts with and without K promotion", Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 37, (1998), 2397-2403.

    A. E. Aksoylu, Z. Misirli, Z. I. Onsan, "Interaction between Nickel and Molybdenum in bimetallic Ni-Mo/Alumina catalysts: I. CO2 methanation and SEM-TEM studies",  Applied Catalysis A: General, 168(2), (1998), 385-397. PDF Link

    A. E. Aksoylu, Z. I. Onsan,  "Interaction between Nickel and Molybdenum in bimetallic Ni-Mo/Alumina catalysts: II. CO hydrogenation", Applied Catalysis A: General, 168(2), (1998), 399-407. PDF Link

    I. Isli, A. E. Aksoylu,  Z. I. Onsan, " The effect of Lanthanum and Barium additives on the thermal stabilization of g-Al2O3", Turkish Journal of Chemistry, 22, (1998), 253-260.

    A. N. Akin, A. E. Aksoylu, Z. I. Onsan,  "The effect of preparation variables on the CO hydrogenation activity of coprecipitated Co/Al2O3 catalysts", Journal of  Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, 69, (1997), 337-344.

    A. N. Akin, A. E. Aksoylu, Z.I . Onsan, "Kinetics of CO hydrogenation over coprecipitated Cobalt-Alumina", Journal of  Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, 70, (1997), 304-310.

    A. E. Aksoylu, Z. I. Onsan, "Hydrogenation of carbon oxides using coprecipitated and impregnated Nickel-Alumina catalysts", Applied Catalysis A: General, 164, (1997), 1-11. PDF Link

    A. N. Akin, A. E. Aksoylu, Z. I. Onsan, D. L. Trimm, "Structure/activity relationships in coprecipitated Nickel/Alumina catalysts using CO2 adsorption and methanation", Applied Catalysis A: General, 145 (1996) 185-193.

    A. E. Aksoylu, A. N. Akin, S. Sunol, Z. I. Onsan, "The effect of metal loading on the adsorption parameters of Carbon Dioxide on coprecipitated Nickel-Alumina catalysts", Turkish Journal of Chemistry, 20 (1996) 88-94.

    CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS:

    B. S. Caglayan, F. Gokaliler, E. Orucu, Z. I. Onsan, A. E. Aksoylu, “Hydrogen production from propane, LPG and ethanol over Bimetallic Catalysts”, 2nd European Hydrogen Energy Conference, 22-25 Kasim 2005, Zaragoza-Ispanya.   
    B. S. Caglayan, F. Gokaliler, Z. I. Onsan, A. E. Aksoylu “Hydrogen production from LPG via Indirect Partial Oxidation”, European Catalysis Congress-EUROPACAT-VII Catalysis:a key to a richer and cleaner society,  28 Agustos-1 Eylul 2005, Sofya, Bulgaristan
    E. Orucu, F. Gokaliler, A. E. Aksoylu, Z. I. Onsan “Hydrogen production by ethanol steam reforming over bimetallic catalysts”, European Catalysis Congress-EUROPACAT-VII. Catalysis:a key to a richer and cleaner society, 28 Agustos-1 Eylul 2005, Sofya, Bulgaristan 

    B. S. Caglayan, F. Gokaliler, Z. I. Onsan, A. E. Aksoylu  “Indirect Partial Oxidation over Bimetallic Pt-Ni Catalyst: Production of Hydrogen from LPG”,  Hydrogen Energy Congress & Exhibition (IHEC-2005), 13-15 Temmuz 2005, Istanbul, Turkiye  

    E. Orucu, F. Gokaliler, A. E. Aksoylu, Z. I. Onsan “Hydrogen Production by Ethanol Steam Reforming”, Hydrogen Energy Congress & Exhibition (IHEC-2005), 13-15 Temmuz 2005, Istanbul, Turkiye 

    A. Sumer, M. A. Gulmen, A. E. Aksoylu, “An Investigation on The Properties of Pt-Sn Surface Alloys via Computational QM Methods” The Sixth International Conference on Chemical Physics (Chemical Physics VI), 15-17 Kasim  2004, Sile, Istanbul, Turkiye

    M. A. Gulmen, A. Sumer, A. E. Aksoylu, “A QM Study on the Interactions of CO with Low-Index Crystal Planes of Pt3Sn” The Sixth International Conference on Chemical Physics (Chemical Physics VI), 15-17 Kasim  2004, Sile, Istanbul, Turkiye 

    T. Davran, A. E. Aksoylu, R. Yildirim, “Quantum Mechanical Modelling of CO Oxidation over Anionic Gold Hexamer, The Sixth International Conference on Chemical Physics (Chemical Physics VI), 15-17 Kasim  2004, Sile, Istanbul, Turkiye  

    B. Selen, S. Gurdag, Z. I. Onsan, A. E. Aksoylu, “The modification and characterization of activated carbon and its use as the support in Pt-Cu CO oxidation catalysts”, International Symposium on Carbon for Catalysis (CarboCat 2004), 18-20 Temmuz 2004, Lozan, Isvicre  

    S. Ozkara, A. E. Aksoylu, “The Use of Activated Carbon Supported Catalysts for Selective Low Temperature Carbon Monoxide Oxidation in Hydrogen Rich Streams”, presented at AIChE 2003 Annual Meeting, 16-21 Kasim 2003, San Francisco-ABD 

    A. K. Avci, D. L. Trimm, A. E. Aksoylu,  Z. I. Onsan,“Catalytic Combustion of Light Hydrocarbons under Fuel Rich Conditions”, AIChE 2003 Annual Meeting, 16-21 Kasim 2003, San Francisco-ABD

    B. Selen, A. K. Avci, Z. I. Onsan, A. E. Aksoylu “Autothermal Reforming of Propane over Pt-Ni Bimetallic System”, The European Catalysis Forum-EUROPACAT-VI, 30 Agustos- 5 Eylul 2003, Innsbruck , Avusturya 

    B. Selen, A. K. Avci, Z. I. Onsan, A. E. Aksoylu,  “Production of Hydrogen from Light Hydrocarbons via Indirect Partial Oxidation on Bimetallic Catalysts”, The Third Chemical Engineering Conference for Collaborative Research in Eastern Mediterranean (EMCC-3), 12-16 Mayis 2003, Selanik, Yunanistan

    A. K. Avci, D. L. Trimm, A. E. Aksoylu, Z. I. Onsan, “Butane Steam Reforming over Monometallic and Bimetallic Catalysts”, The Third Chemical Engineering Conference for Collaborative Research in Eastern Mediterranean (EMCC-3), 12-16 Mayis 2003, Selanik, Yunanistan

    M. Yildiz, A. Aytac, S. Ozkara, A. E. Aksoylu, A. N. Akin “Preparation and Characterization of Supported Gold Catalysts Prepared by Varying pH Coprecipitation” The Third Chemical Engineering Conference for Collaborative Research in Eastern Mediterranean (EMCC-3), 12-16 Mayis 2003, Selanik, Yunanistan 

    A. K. Avci, Trimm, D.L., A. E. Aksoylu, Onsan, Z.I., “C3-C4 Hidrokarbonlardan Katalitik Oksidasyon ve Buharli Reformlama Ile Hidrojen Uretimi”, UKMK 5, Ankara Universitesi, Ankara, 2-5 Eylul 2002 

    A. K. Avci, Aksoylu , A. E., Z. I. Onsan, “Ignition Characteristics of Catalytic Propane and n-butane Oxidation”, Fuel Cells Science & Technology 2002: Scientific Advances in Fuel Cell Systems, 25-26 Eylul 2002, Amsterdam, Hollanda 

    S. Ozkara, A. E. Aksoylu, “The Use of  Pt and Au based Catalysts for Selective Low Temperature CO Oxidation in Hydrogen-Rich Streams”, Fuel Cells Science & Technology 2002: Scientific Advances in Fuel Cell Systems, 25-26 Eylul 2002, Amsterdam, Hollanda 

    S. Ozkara, A. K. Uguz, Z. I. Onsan, A. E. Aksoylu, “Removal of CO in Hydrogen Streams by Low Temperature Catalytic Oxidation”, 224th American Chemical Society (ACS) Meeting, 18-22 Agustos 2002, Boston, ABD 

    A. K. Avci, D. L. Trimm, A. E. Aksoylu, Z. I. Onsan “Catalytic oxidation and steam reforming of propane and n-butane for hydrogen production”, 224th American Chemical Society (ACS) Meeting, 18-22 Agustos 2002, Boston, ABD 

    A. E. Aksoylu, Z. I. Onsan., “CO Hydrogenation by Ni-based Monometallic and Bimetallic Catalysts Supported on Al2O3 and Activated Carbon”, ICS-UNIDO Workshop on Catalysis for Environmentally Friendly Processes and Products, 24-27 Eylul 2001, Istanbul, Turkiye 

    S. Ozkara, A. E. Aksoylu, Z. I. Onsan, A.N. Akin , “The Use of Coprecipitated Co/Al2O3 Supported Pt Catalysts in Low Temperature CO Oxidation”, ICS-UNIDO Workshop on Catalysis for Environmentally Friendly Processes and Products, 24-27 Eylul 2001, Istanbul, Turkiye 

    Işli, A. I., A. K. Avci, S. Gurdag, Z. I. Onsan, A. E. Aksoylu, “Activated carbon as a Support for Ni-Mo Catalyst Used in CO Hydrogenation”, EuropaCat V, Fifth European Congress on Catalysis, 2-7 Eylul 2001, Limerick, Irlanda. 

    S. Ozkara, A. E. Aksoylu, Z. I. Onsan, A. N. Akin, “Low-Temperature CO Oxidation Activity of Pt Supported on Coprecipitated Co/Al2O3”, EuropaCat V, Fifth European Congress on Catalysis, 2-7 Eylul 2001, Limerick, Irlanda. 

    S. Ozkara, A. E. Aksoylu, Z. I. Onsan,  A. N. Akin, “Low Temperature CO Oxidation Activity of Pt Supported on Coprecipitated Co/Al2O3”, Second Chemical Engineering Conference for Collaborative Research in Eastern Mediterranean, 20-24 Mayis 2001, Ankara, Turkiye.  

    S. Ozkara, G. H. Guvelioglu, A. K. Uguz, A. N. Akin, A. E. Aksoylu, Z. I. Onsan, “Low-Temperature CO Oxidation over Pt-SnO2/γ-Al2O3 Prepared by The Sol-Gel Method”, The Third European Workshop on Environmental Catalysis, 2-5 Mayis 2001, Maiori, Italya. 

    A. E. Aksoylu, M. M. A. Freitas, Z. I. Onsan, J. L. Figueiredo, “An investigation on the use of activated carbon as a catalyst support”, American Institute for Chemical Engineers (AICHE) 2000 Annual Meeting, 12-17 Kasim 2000, Los Angeles, ABD 

    A. E. Aksoylu, M. M. A. Freitas, M. F. Pereira, J. L. Figueiredo, “Preparation and Characterization of Pt and Pt-Sn Catalysts Supported on Activated Carbon”, 17th Ibero-American Symposium on Catalysis, 16-21 Temmuz 2000, Porto, Portekiz 

    T. Bulbul, A. I. Isli, A. E. Aksoylu, Z. I. Onsan, “Investigation of Alternative Support Materials for Monometallic and Bimetallic Catalysts of CO Hydrogenation”, The 12th International Congress on Catalysis, Temmuz 2000, Granada, Ispanya. 

    Serp, Ph., Hierso, J-C., Feurer, R., Corratge, R., Kihn, Y., Kalck, Ph., A. E. Aksoylu, Faria, J. L, Pacheco, A. M. T., J. L. Figueiredo, “Characterisation and Reactivity of Activated Carbon Supported Platinum Catalysts Prepared by Fluidised Bed Organometallic Chemical Vapour Deposition (FBOMCVD)”, The 12th International Congress on Catalysis, Temmuz 2000, Granada, Ispanya. 

    A. E. Aksoylu, M. M. A. Freitas, J. L. Figuerido, “ The Effects of Different Activated Carbon Supports and Oxidation Treatments on the Properties of Pt Based Catalysts” 217th American Chemical Society (ACS) Meeting, 22-26 Agustos 1999, New Orleans, ABD. 

    A. E. Aksoylu, M. M. A. Freitas, M. F. Pereira, J. L. Figueiredo, “An Investigation on The Use of Activated Carbon as a Support for Monometallic and Bimetallic Pt-Based Catalysts” NATO-ASI on “Combinatorial Methods for High Throughput Catalyst Design and Testing”, 11-24 Temmuz 1999, Algarve-Portekiz. 

    A. E. Aksoylu, M. M. A. Freitas, J. L. Figueiredo, “Characterization of Bimetallic Pt-Sn Catalysts Supported on Unmodified and Modified Activated Carbon”, American Carbon Society 24th Biennial Conference on Carbon, 11-16 Temmuz 1999, South Caroline, ABD 

    A. E. Aksoylu, Z. I. Onsan, “Synergetic Interactions in Bimetallic Nickel Catalysts: Hydrogenation of Carbon Oxides”, Turkey-USA-Israel Tri-national Conference in Chemical Engineering, 9-11 Mart 1999, Technion-Haifa-Israil 

    Serp, Ph., Hierso, J-C., Feurer, R., Kihn, Y., Kalck, Ph., Faria, J. L., A. E. Aksoylu, Pacheco, A. M. T., J. L. Figueiredo, “Preparation of Pt Catalysts Supported on Activated Carbon by Organo Metallic CVD”, XII Luso-Galego Chemical Congress, 11-13 Kasim 1998, Matosinhos, Portekiz 

    R. Karaselcuk, A. I. Isli , A. E. Aksoylu, Z. I. Onsan, “ CO Hydrogenation on Ni-V/Alumina Catalysts ”, 48th  Canadian  Chemical Engineering Conference, 4-7 Ekim 1998, London- Ontario, Kanada.  

    A. I. Isli, A. E. Aksoylu, Z. I. Onsan, “ Hazirlama stratejisinin cift metalli CO2 metanasyon katalizörlerinin özelliklerine etkisi”, Ucuncu Ulusal Kimya Muhendisligi Kongresi Bildiri Kitabi, Cilt 1, sayfa 416-421, Erzurum, 1998 

    A. E. Aksoylu, Z. I. Onsan, ”A Parametric Study on CO2 Hydrogenation by Ni-based Monometallic and Bimetallic Catalysts”, 215th American Chemical Society Meeting, 29 Mart-2 Nisan 1998, Dallas-Texas, ABD 

    A. E. Aksoylu, Z. I. Onsan, “The Effect of Mo on the Structure and Activity of Ni/Al2O3 Catalysts: Hydrogenation of Carbon Oxides”, Third European Congress on Catalysis, 31 Agustos-6 Eylul 1997, Krakow-Polonya  

    A. E. Aksoylu, A.N. Akin , Z. I. Onsan, “Hydrogenation of Carbon Oxides for the Production of  C1-C4 Hydrocarbons using Nickel and Cobalt Based Catalysts”, NATO-ASI on “Advances and Challenges in the Catalytic Activation and Functionalisaton of Light Alkanes”, 25 Mayis-7 Haziran 1997, Algarve-Portekiz. 

    A. E. Aksoylu, A. N. Akin, S. G.Sunol, Z. I. Onsan, “Kobalt ve nikel bazli alumina destekli katalizörler ile karbon monoksit hidrojenasyonu”, Ikinci Ulusal Kimya Muhendisligi Kongresi Bildiri Kitabi, Cilt 1, sayfa.63-68, Istanbul, 1996. 

    A.N. Akin , A. E. Aksoylu, S. G. Sunol, Z. I. Onsan, "Hydrocarbon Synthesis by Carbon Monoxide Hydrogenation on Coprecipitated Cobalt Catalysts", 35th  IUPAC Congress , Abstract Book, Vol. 1 , p.308, Istanbul, 1995. 

    A. E. Aksoylu, A.N. Akin , S. G. Sunol, Z. I. Onsan, "Preparation and Characterization of Coprecipitated Nickel-Alumina Catalysts", 35th  IUPAC Congress, Abstract Book, Vol.1, p.505, Istanbul, 1995. 

    A. N. Akin, A. E. Aksoylu, S. G. Sunol, Z. I. Onsan, “Kobalt-Alumina katalizörlerinde hazirlama yönteminin katalizör özelliklerine etkisi”, Birinci Ulusal Kimya Muhendisligi Kongresi Teblig Kitabi, Cilt 1, sayfa.179-188, Ankara, 1994.