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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Engineering and Technology D-index 37 Citations 8,467 101 World Ranking 4386 National Ranking 20

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Organic chemistry
  • Oxygen
  • Metallurgy

Ata Akcil mainly focuses on Waste management, Hydrometallurgy, Metallurgy, Leaching and Cyanide. His studies deal with areas such as Raw material and Biohydrometallurgy as well as Waste management. His Hydrometallurgy research focuses on Zinc and how it relates to Dissolution and Thermophile.

Ata Akcil works on Metallurgy which deals in particular with Bioleaching. He regularly ties together related areas like Hazardous waste in his Leaching studies. His Cyanide study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Tailings, Gold mining and Effluent.

His most cited work include:

  • Acid Mine Drainage (AMD): causes, treatment and case studies (856 citations)
  • Aqueous metal recovery techniques from e-scrap: Hydrometallurgy in recycling (405 citations)
  • A review of approaches and techniques used in aquatic contaminated sediments: metal removal and stabilization by chemical and biotechnological processes (205 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary areas of investigation include Metallurgy, Leaching, Waste management, Nuclear chemistry and Bioleaching. Ata Akcil has researched Metallurgy in several fields, including Raw material and Dissolution. His specific area of interest is Leaching, where Ata Akcil studies Hydrometallurgy.

His studies in Waste management integrate themes in fields like Acid mine drainage and Cyanide. His Nuclear chemistry research incorporates themes from Tributyl phosphate, Nitric acid and Arsenic. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Ferrous, Biochemical engineering, Extraction and Heap leaching.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Metallurgy (35.83%)
  • Leaching (35.00%)
  • Waste management (20.00%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2018-2021)?

  • Waste management (20.00%)
  • Rare earth (5.00%)
  • Bioleaching (16.67%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Ata Akcil focuses on Waste management, Rare earth, Bioleaching, Raw material and Metallurgy. Waste management combines with fields such as Electronic equipment and Printed circuit board in his investigation. His Bioleaching study frequently intersects with other fields, such as Scientific method.

His Raw material study also includes fields such as

  • Renewable energy which is related to area like Waste generation and Environmental issue,
  • Resource, which have a strong connection to Bauxite and Hazardous waste. Ata Akcil combines subjects such as Lithium and Sorption with his study of Metallurgy. His Red mud study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Industrial waste and Process chemistry.

Between 2018 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Biotechnological strategies for the recovery of valuable and critical raw materials from waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) – A review (79 citations)
  • Recent advances on hydrometallurgical recovery of critical and precious elements from end of life electronic wastes - a review (60 citations)
  • Acidophilic bioleaching: A Review on the Process and Effect of Organic–inorganic Reagents and Materials on its Efficiency (24 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Organic chemistry
  • Oxygen
  • Carbon dioxide

His primary areas of study are Electronic equipment, Waste management, Bioleaching, Renewable energy and Raw material. Electronic equipment is intertwined with Base metal, Rare earth, Hydrometallurgy, Sustainable materials and Electronic waste in his research. His Waste management study frequently draws connections between related disciplines such as Heavy metals.

Ata Akcil interconnects Scientific method, Reagent and Pulp and paper industry in the investigation of issues within Bioleaching. His work carried out in the field of Renewable energy brings together such families of science as Circular economy, Waste generation and Environmental issue. His study connects Resource and Raw material.

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Best Publications

Acid Mine Drainage (AMD): causes, treatment and case studies

Ata Akcil;Soner Koldas.
Journal of Cleaner Production (2006)

1773 Citations

Aqueous metal recovery techniques from e-scrap: Hydrometallurgy in recycling

A. Tuncuk;V. Stazi;A. Akcil;E.Y. Yazici.
Minerals Engineering (2012)

737 Citations

Precious metal recovery from waste printed circuit boards using cyanide and non-cyanide lixiviants: a review

Ata Akcil;Ceren Erust;Chandra Sekhar Gahan;Chandra Sekhar Gahan;Mehmet Ozgun.
Waste Management (2015)

360 Citations

A review of approaches and techniques used in aquatic contaminated sediments: metal removal and stabilization by chemical and biotechnological processes

Ata Akcil;Ceren Erust;Sevda Ozdemiroglu;Viviana Fonti.
Journal of Cleaner Production (2015)

352 Citations

Destruction of cyanide in gold mill effluents: biological versus chemical treatments.

Ata Akcil.
Biotechnology Advances (2003)

348 Citations

A review of technologies for the recovery of metals from spent alkaline and zinc-carbon batteries

Emine Sayilgan;T. Kukrer;Gökhan Civelekoglu;F. Ferella.
Hydrometallurgy (2009)

299 Citations

Cyanide and removal options from effluents in gold mining and metallurgical processes

Nural Kuyucak;Ata Akcil.
Minerals Engineering (2013)

273 Citations

Microbial destruction of cyanide wastes in gold mining: process review.

Ata Akcil;Terry Mudder.
Biotechnology Letters (2003)

251 Citations

A review of metal recovery from spent petroleum catalysts and ash

Ata Akcil;Francesco Vegliò;Francesco Ferella;Mediha Demet Okudan.
Waste Management (2015)

227 Citations

Biological treatment of cyanide by natural isolated bacteria (Pseudomonas sp.)

A Akcil;AG Karahan;H Ciftci;Osman Sagdic.
Minerals Engineering (2003)

213 Citations

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