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Cigdem Eskicioglu is affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada and has contributed extensively to the fields of Engineering and Environmental Science, with a primary focus on topics such as Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production, Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes, and Biofuel production and bioconversion.

Their research spans multiple interconnected areas including Membrane Separation Technologies, Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal, Phosphorus and nutrient management, and Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal.

Eskicioglu has published numerous papers in well-regarded venues, with frequent publications in:

  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Bioresource Technology
  • Renewable Energy
  • Proceedings of the Water Environment Federation

Some recent significant papers authored by Eskicioglu include:

  • "A critical review of pretreatment technologies to enhance anaerobic digestion and energy recovery" (2020, Fuel)
  • "A review on key design and operational parameters to optimize and develop hydrothermal liquefaction of biomass for biorefinery applications" (2021, Green Chemistry)
  • "Hydrochar derived from municipal sludge through hydrothermal processing: A critical review on its formation, characterization, and valorization" (2021, Water Research)
  • "Phosphorus recovery from municipal sludge-derived ash and hydrochar through wet-chemical technology: A review towards sustainable waste management" (2021, Chemical Engineering Journal)
  • "A review on two-stage anaerobic digestion options for optimizing municipal wastewater sludge treatment process" (2021, Journal of environmental chemical engineering)

Their work has involved collaboration with multiple frequent co-authors including İbrahim Alper Başar, Huan Liu, Ange Nzihou, Nathalie Lyczko, and Resty Nabaterega.

Eskicioglu's publication record also includes book contributions. These include titles published by UWA Publishing and the Water Environment Federation, such as:

  • "Anaerobic Digestate Management" (2022)
  • "Digestion optimization for removal of solids, micropollutants, and recalcitrant nutrients from BNR plant sludge" (2020)

Their subfields of study span Biomedical Engineering, Building and Construction, Water Science and Technology, Pollution, and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach within engineering and environmental sciences.

Best Publications

  • An overview of construction and demolition waste management in Canada: a lifecycle analysis approach to sustainability

    Muluken Yeheyis;Kasun Hewage;M. Shahria Alam;Cigdem Eskicioglu

  • Athermal microwave effects for enhancing digestibility of waste activated sludge.

    Cigdem Eskicioglu;Nicolas Terzian;Kevin J. Kennedy;Ronald L. Droste

  • A critical review of pretreatment technologies to enhance anaerobic digestion and energy recovery

    M.R. Atelge;M.R. Atelge;A.E. Atabani;J. Rajesh Banu;J. Rajesh Banu;David Krisa

  • Characterization of soluble organic matter of waste activated sludge before and after thermal pretreatment.

    Cigdem Eskicioglu;Kevin J. Kennedy;Ronald L. Droste

  • Fate of estrogenic hormones in wastewater and sludge treatment: A review of properties and analytical detection techniques in sludge matrix.

    Hanna Hamid;Cigdem Eskicioglu

  • Biogas Production from Organic Waste: Recent Progress and Perspectives

    M.R. Atelge;M.R. Atelge;David Krisa;Gopalakrishnan Kumar;Cigdem Eskicioglu

  • Synergetic pretreatment of sewage sludge by microwave irradiation in presence of H2O2 for enhanced anaerobic digestion.

    Cigdem Eskicioglu;Audrey Prorot;Juan Marin;Ronald L. Droste

  • Microwave, ultrasonic and chemo-mechanical pretreatments for enhancing methane potential of pulp mill wastewater treatment sludge.

    Mithun Saha;Cigdem Eskicioglu;Juan Marin

  • A review on key design and operational parameters to optimize and develop hydrothermal liquefaction of biomass for biorefinery applications

    Ibrahim Alper Basar;Huan Liu;Helene Carrere;Eric Trably

  • Recent developments on thermal municipal sludge pretreatment technologies for enhanced anaerobic digestion

    Gokce Kor-Bicakci;Gokce Kor-Bicakci;Cigdem Eskicioglu

  • Hydrochar derived from municipal sludge through hydrothermal processing: A critical review on its formation, characterization, and valorization.

    Huan Liu;Ibrahim Alper Basar;Ange Nzihou;Cigdem Eskicioglu

  • Phosphorus recovery from municipal sludge-derived ash and hydrochar through wet-chemical technology: A review towards sustainable waste management

    Huan Liu;Guangji Hu;Ibrahim Alper Basar;Jianbing Li;Jianbing Li

  • Effect of microwave irradiation on anaerobic degradability of model kitchen waste.

    Juan Marin;Kevin J. Kennedy;Cigdem Eskicioglu

  • Enhanced disinfection and methane production from sewage sludge by microwave irradiation.

    C. Eskicioglu;K.J. Kennedy;R.L. Droste

  • Enhancement of batch waste activated sludge digestion by microwave pretreatment.

    Cigdem Eskicioglu;Kevin J. Kennedy;Ronald L. Droste

  • Effect of inoculum/substrate ratio on mesophilic anaerobic digestion of bioethanol plant whole stillage in batch mode.

    Cigdem Eskicioglu;Maryam Ghorbani

  • Anaerobic co-digestion of microalgal biomass and wheat straw with and without thermo-alkaline pretreatment.

    Maria Solé-Bundó;Cigdem Eskicioglu;Marianna Garfí;Hélène Carrère

  • Performance of anaerobic waste activated sludge digesters after microwave pretreatment.

    Cigdem Eskicioglu;Ronald L. Droste;Kevin J. Kennedy

  • Health risk assessment of heavy metals through the consumption of food crops fertilized by biosolids: A probabilistic-based analysis.

    E. Hosseini Koupaie;C. Eskicioglu

  • Mesophilic batch anaerobic co-digestion of fruit-juice industrial waste and municipal waste sludge: process and cost-benefit analysis.

    E. Hosseini Koupaie;M. Barrantes Leiva;C. Eskicioglu;C. Dutil

  • High pressure homogenization and two-phased anaerobic digestion for enhanced biogas conversion from municipal waste sludge.

    Abdullahil K. Wahidunnabi;Cigdem Eskicioglu

Frequent Co-Authors

Kevin J. Kennedy
Kevin J. Kennedy University of Ottawa
Gopalakrishnan Kumar
Gopalakrishnan Kumar Yonsei University
A.E. Atabani
A.E. Atabani Yuan Ze University
Hélène Carrère
Hélène Carrère University of Montpellier
Abbas S. Milani
Abbas S. Milani University of British Columbia
Changsoo Lee
Changsoo Lee Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
Rehan Sadiq
Rehan Sadiq University of British Columbia
Ivet Ferrer
Ivet Ferrer Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Jianbing Li
Jianbing Li University of Northern British Columbia
Eric Trably
Eric Trably INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement

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