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Kinetic analysis of solid fuel combustion in chemical looping for clean energy conversion (2024)
Journal Article
Güleç, F. (2024). Kinetic analysis of solid fuel combustion in chemical looping for clean energy conversion. Fuel, 378, Article 132911. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2024.132911

Chemical looping combustion (CLC) offers an advanced, eco-friendly method for converting solid fuels into energy with inherent CO2 capture, presenting a cost-efficient solution. The kinetics of solid fuel CLC, crucial for reactor design, are not well... Read More about Kinetic analysis of solid fuel combustion in chemical looping for clean energy conversion.

Status and Progress of Nanomaterials Application in Hydrogen Storage (2024)
Book Chapter
Güleç, F., Oakley, W., Liu, X., Nayebossadri, S., Wang, F., Smith, E. K., Barakat, S. M., & Lester, E. H. (2024). Status and Progress of Nanomaterials Application in Hydrogen Storage. In J. A. Okolie, E. I. Epelle, A. Mukherjee, & A. El Din Mahmoud (Eds.), Nanomaterials for Sustainable Hydrogen Production and Storage (136-165). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003371007-8

Hydrogen could be one of the long-term environmentally friendly solutions for a sustainable and clean energy future. The fundamental elements of a hydrogen economy are sustainable and clean hydrogen production, low-cost/high-capacity storage, wide di... Read More about Status and Progress of Nanomaterials Application in Hydrogen Storage.

Generalizability of empirical correlations for predicting higher heating values of biomass (2024)
Journal Article
Daskin, M., Erdoğan, A., Güleç, F., & Okolie, J. A. (2024). Generalizability of empirical correlations for predicting higher heating values of biomass. Energy Sources, Part A, 46(1), 5434-5450. https://doi.org/10.1080/15567036.2024.2332472

Designing efficient biomass energy systems requires a thorough understanding of the physicochemical, thermodynamic, and physical properties of biomass. One crucial parameter in assessing biomass energy potential is the higher heating value (HHV), whi... Read More about Generalizability of empirical correlations for predicting higher heating values of biomass.

A CFD study on the start-up hydrodynamics of fluid catalytic cracking regenerator integrated with chemical looping combustion (2024)
Journal Article
Erdoğan, A., & Güleç, F. (in press). A CFD study on the start-up hydrodynamics of fluid catalytic cracking regenerator integrated with chemical looping combustion. Energy Sources, Part A, 46(1), 2941-2956. https://doi.org/10.1080/15567036.2024.2311327

The integration of chemical looping combustion with fluid catalytic cracking (CLC-FCC) is an innovative concept that serves as a cost-effective method for CO2 capture in refineries. This approach has the potential to reduce refinery CO2 emissions by... Read More about A CFD study on the start-up hydrodynamics of fluid catalytic cracking regenerator integrated with chemical looping combustion.

Exploring the Utilisation of Natural Biosorbents for Effective Methylene Blue Removal (2023)
Journal Article
Güleç, F., Williams, O., Samson, A., Kostas, E., Stevens, L. A., & Lester, E. (2023). Exploring the Utilisation of Natural Biosorbents for Effective Methylene Blue Removal. Applied Sciences, 14(1), Article 81. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14010081

This paper presents a comprehensive analysis of the adsorbent capacity of five distinctly different biosorbents derived from untreated biomasses. The optimal adsorption capacity of seaweed (Laminaria digitata), horse chestnut husk, hazelnut husk, rap... Read More about Exploring the Utilisation of Natural Biosorbents for Effective Methylene Blue Removal.

Utilisation of coal tar naphthalene oil fractions for the synthesis of value-added chemicals: alternative paths to mono- and di-methylnaphthalenes (2023)
Journal Article
Güleç, F., Koçkan, A., & Karaduman, A. (2023). Utilisation of coal tar naphthalene oil fractions for the synthesis of value-added chemicals: alternative paths to mono- and di-methylnaphthalenes. Research on Chemical Intermediates, 50(2), 881-903. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11164-023-05158-5

This study investigates the utilisation of coal tar naphthalene oil fraction (CTNOF), an economical by-product derived from the iron-steel industry, for the production of valuable chemicals, with a particular focus on methylnaphthalenes (MNs) and dim... Read More about Utilisation of coal tar naphthalene oil fractions for the synthesis of value-added chemicals: alternative paths to mono- and di-methylnaphthalenes.

Progress in lignocellulosic biomass valorization for biofuels and value‐added chemical production in the EU: A focus on thermochemical conversion processes (2023)
Journal Article
Güleç, F., Parthiban, A., Umenweke, G. C., Musa, U., Williams, O., Mortezaei, Y., Suk‐Oh, H., Lester, E., Ogbaga, C. C., Gunes, B., & Okolie, J. A. (2023). Progress in lignocellulosic biomass valorization for biofuels and value‐added chemical production in the EU: A focus on thermochemical conversion processes. Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, https://doi.org/10.1002/bbb.2544

The demand for sustainable energy sources has increased owing to environmental concerns, such as climate change, rising energy demand and rapid industrialization. Biomass utilization for bioenergy and value‐added chemical production has become essent... Read More about Progress in lignocellulosic biomass valorization for biofuels and value‐added chemical production in the EU: A focus on thermochemical conversion processes.

Decarbonising bioenergy through biomass utilisation in chemical looping combustion and gasification: a review (2023)
Journal Article
Güleç, F., & Okolie, J. A. (2024). Decarbonising bioenergy through biomass utilisation in chemical looping combustion and gasification: a review. Environmental Chemistry Letters, 22, 121-147. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10311-023-01656-5

Biomass valorisation for bioenergy is crucial for establishing a sustainable low-carbon circular bioeconomy and addressing societal and environmental challenges. As global demand for renewable energy grows, effective waste management using biomass be... Read More about Decarbonising bioenergy through biomass utilisation in chemical looping combustion and gasification: a review.

Sustainability of bioenergy – Mapping the risks & benefits to inform future bioenergy systems (2023)
Journal Article
Welfle, A. J., Almena, A., Arshad, M. N., Banks, S. W., Butnar, I., Chong, K. J., Cooper, S. J., Daly, H., Garcia Freites, S., Güleç, F., Hardacre, C., Holland, R., Lan, L., Lee, C. S., Robertson, P., Rowe, R., Shepherd, A., Skillen, N., Tedesco, S., Thornley, P., …Röder, M. (2023). Sustainability of bioenergy – Mapping the risks & benefits to inform future bioenergy systems. Biomass and Bioenergy, 177, Article 106919. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2023.106919

Bioenergy is widely included in energy strategies for its GHG mitigation potential. Bioenergy technologies will likely have to be deployed at scale to meet decarbonisation targets, and consequently biomass will have to be increasingly grown/mobilised... Read More about Sustainability of bioenergy – Mapping the risks & benefits to inform future bioenergy systems.