E-mail :

atapan@gazi.edu.tr

Room : 545
Tel : (312) 5823545


 
  Biography

Dr. Niyazi Alper TAPAN was born in Ankara in 1974. He finished his undergraduate education in Middle East Technical University Chemical Engineering Department in 1996 and got his M.Sc.degree from the same department in Middle East Technical University in 1999. He was admitted for a YÖK scholarship in 1999, and continued his academic life with a Ph.D degree in Illinois Institute of Technology in 2003. Dr. Tapan is now continuing his career life as an associate proffesor in Gazi University Chemical Engineering Department.


 
  Education
December 2003
Ph.D.
Illinois Institute of Technology Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Illinois, USA
Thesis: Investigation of Methanol Oxidation Electrokinetics on Catalytic Surfaces
August 1999
M.Sc.

Middle East Technical University Dep.t of Chemical Engineering , Ankara, Turkey
Thesis: Adsorption Dynamics and Reaction Kinetics at Gas-Solid Interfaces

August 1996
B.Sc.
Middle East Technical University Dep.t of Chemical Engineering , Ankara, Turkey

 
  Professional Experience
2010- Associate Proffesor Gazi University Department of Chemical Engineering
2007-2010 Assistant Proffesor Gazi University Department of Chemical Engineering
2005 -2007
Instructor
Gazi University Department of Chemical Engineering

1999 - 2005

Research Assistant
Gazi University Department of Chemical Engineering
1996 - 1999
Research Assistant
Middle East Technical University Department of Chemical Engineering

 
  Publications

International Publications

D. Uner, N. A. Tapan , I. Ozen, and M. Uner, Oxygen adsorption and spillover over Pt/TiO 2 catalysts. Applied Catalysis A: General , 251 (2), 225-234 (2003).

N.A. Tapan, William E. Mustain, Bogdan Gurau, Giselle Sandi and Jai Prakash, Investigation of Methanol Oxidation Electrokinetics on Pt in a DMFC Using the Asymmetric Electrode Technique. Journal of New Materials for Electrochemical Systems , 7 , 281-286(2004).

N.A.Tapan “A Mechanistic Approach to Elucidate Ethanol Electro-oxidation” Turkish Journal of Chemistry,31(2007)427-443.

Nalan Özbay, Nuray Oktar *, N. Alper Tapan, “Esteri.cation of free fatty acids in waste  cooking oils  (WCO): Role of ion-exchange resins” Fuel 87 (2008) 1789-1798.

Lemi Türker* , Selçuk Gümüs and Alper Tapan,"Biohydrogen production: molecular aspects" J SCI IND RES VOL 67 (2008) pp.994-1016

N.A.Tapan, Azem KOK, “Characterization of Cerium Oxide and Carbon Supported Ag-Cu Electrocatalysts for Anode Electrode in Direct Ethanol Fuel Cells” Chemical Engineering Communications, 196 (2009) 131-147.

Lemi Türker* ,Alper Tapan,and Selçuk Gümüs  "ELECTROLUMINESCENT PROPERTIES OF CERTAIN POLYAROMATIC COMPOUNDS:PART 1–CHARACTERISTICS OF OLED DEVICES BASED ON FLUORESCENT POLYAROMATIC DOPANTS" Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds 29 (2009) pp.123-138.

Lemi Türker* ,Alper Tapan,and Selçuk Gümüs "ELECTROLUMINESCENT PROPERTIES OF CERTAIN POLYAROMATIC COMPOUNDS: PART 2-ORGANIC EMITTERS"Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds 29 (2009) pp.139-159.

N.A. Tapan, Ezgi Öztürk,"Performance analysis for 2-propanol and direct methanol fuel cells based on Pt containing anode electrocatalysts" Turkish Journal of Chemistry 33 (2009),487-499.

National Publications

N.A. Tapan, Jai Prakash, “Investigation of Methanol Oxidation on Polycrystalline Pt: Importance of Water-gas shift Reaction”. Turkish Journal of Engineering and Environmental Sciences, 29(2005),129-142.

N.A. Tapan, Jai Prakash, “Determination of Methanol Decomposition Mechanism on Polycrystalline Platinum Electrode”. Turkish Journal of Engineering and Environmental Sciences, 29(2005),95-103.

 


 
  Congresses

National Conferences

Tapan, N.A., Öztürk, E., “Performance analysis for 2-propanol and direct methanol fuel cells based on Pt containing anode electrocatalysts” Second National Catalysis Conference (NCC-2) ,81, Erzurum, Palan Hotel, 2008.

Aydemir, B., Gülderen, A., Tapan, N.A.,Oktar, N., “Soya Yağından Biyodizel üretim Reaksiyon Kinetiğinin İncelenmesi”, 21. Ulusal Kimya Kongresi, Bildiri Özet CD’si, SIN006P, Malatya,2007.

Özbay, N., Oktar N., Tapan, N.A., “Atık Yağlardaki Serbest Yağ Asitlerinin Heterojen Katalizörler İle Esterifikasyonu”, 21. Ulusal Kimya Kongresi, Bildiri Özet CD’si, SIN008S, Malatya,2007.

Tapan, N.A., “A Mechanistic Approach To Elucidate Ethanol Electro-oxidation” First National Catalysis Conference (NCC-1),11, Güzelyurt, Northern Cyprus,2007.

Tapan, N.A.,“Platin Disk Elektrodlarda Etanol Elektro-oksidasyon mekanizmasının  modellenerek incelenmesi” 7. Ulusal Kimya Mühendisliği Kongresi, Bildiri Özetleri Kitabı,480-484, Eskişehir, 2006.

 

Tapan, N.A., Üner D.O., “Metal oksit gaz duyaçlarının saptama mekanizmasının incelenmesi” 3. Ulusal Kimya Mühendisliği Kongresi, Bildiri Kitabı, Cilt 2,1122-1130, Erzurum, 1998.

International Conferences

Tapan, N.A. and Uner, D.O., “From Catalysis to Gas Sensors: A Venue at Spillover”, 16th meeting of the North American Catalysis Society,p.PI-65, Boston ,MA,USA,1999.

 

Tapan, N. A., Gurau, B., Sandí, G. and Prakash, J., “Investigation of Methanol Oxidation Electrokinetics on Pt:Ru Anode Catalyst”, Extended Abstract to the 5th International Symposium on New Materials for Electrochemical Systems,Montréal, Canada, 2003.

Tapan, N. A., Mustain, W. E., Prakash, J., “Determination of  Anode Electrokinetic Mechanism in a Direct Methanol Fuel Cell by Assymmetric Electrode Technique”, Proceedings International Hydrogen Energy Congress and Exhibition IHEC2005,40, Istanbul, Turkey,2005.

Tapan, N.A., Azem Kök, “Characterization of Cerium Oxide and Carbon Supported Ag-Cu Electrocatalyts for Anode Electrode in Direct Ethanol Fuel Cells” Somer Symposium Series 1,91,Ankara,TURKEY,2007.

B. Dernaika, M.K. Demirkol, D. Uner, N.A. Tapan “Application of A Simplified Approach to Determine the Activation Energies of Soot Oxidation over a Novel Catalyst Formulation” Presented at AIChE Annual Meeting, 3-8 November 2002, Indianapolis , IN.

Niyazi Alper Tapan , William E. Mustain , Jai Prakash “ Determination of Anode Electrokinetic Mechanism in a Direct Methanol Fuel Cell by Assymmetric Electrode Technique” Presented at International Hydrogen Energy Congress and Exhibition IHEC2005, 13-15 July 2005, Istanbul, TURKEY

Posters

Derya Çeteçioğlu, N.Özbay, N.A. Tapan, N.Oktar "Transesterifikasyon Tepkimelerinde İkili Çözücülerin Kombine Etkisi" 2. AKMBB Proje Sergisi, 29 Mayıs 2009.
 
Öznur Ortakçı, N.A.Tapan, N.Özbay, N. Oktar "THF Homojen Katalizörün Transesterifikasyon Tepkimesi Üzerine Etkisinin Kinetik Bir Çalışma ile İncelenmesi" 1. AKMBB Proje Sergisi, 30 Mayıs 2008.
 
N.A. Tapan, B. Gurau, G. Sandi, J. Prakash “Investigation of Methanol Oxidation Elektrokinetics on Pt:Ru Anode Catalyst” 5 th International Symposium on New Materials for Electrochemical Systems. Montreal / CANADA
 
Buğçe Aydemir, Ayşe Gülderen, N.Alper TAPAN, Nuray Oktar "Soya yağından biyodizel üretim reaksiyon kinetiğinin incelenmesi" 21.Ulusal Kimya Kongresi, 23-27 Ağustos 2007, Malatya,TÜRKİYE.
 
N.A. Tapan, Ezgi Öztürk “Performance analysis for 2-propanol and direct methanol fuel cells based on Pt containing anode electrocatalysts” Second National Catalysis Conference (NCC-2) 18-21 June, Erzurum, Palan Hotel.
 
  Thesis Directed

Bölük, F.M., “Ereğli Yüksek Basınç Doğalgaz Boru Hattının Katodik Koruma Sisteminin Değişik Anot Materyalleri Kullanılarak Optimizasyonu”, Gazi Üniversitesi, 2006.

Yıldız, Ö., “Platin İçermeyen İkili Geçiş Metallerinin Doğrudan Etanol Yakıt Hücresinde Uygulanma Potansiyellerinin İncelenmesi”, Gazi Üniversitesi, 2009.

 
  Research Interests
  • Electrochemical Engineering
  • Fuel Cells
  • Surface Kinetics

 
  Projects

“Doğrudan Metanol Yakit Pillerinde Water-gas shift tepkimesini arttiran katalizörlerin geliştirilmesi ve karakterizasyonu.”  BAP, Project No: 06/2005-32

“ Doğrudan Etanol Yakıt Pillerinin Performanslarının Geliştirilmesi ve Etanol Oksidasyon Elektrokinetiğinin İmal Ettiğimiz ve Ticari Katalizörler Üzerinde Karşılaştırılması ve Elektrokinetik Mekanizma Tayini ” TUBITAK, Project No: 104M370


 
  Courses
  • KM280 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
  • KM380 Chemical Engineering Laboratories I.
  • KM 302 Mass Transfer I
  • KM 321 Heat Transfer I
  • KM 492 Undergraduate Research Project
  • KM 491 Research Project
  • ENF102  Basic Computer Science and Fortran Programming Language
 
 
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