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Overview

Sevim Z. Erhan is affiliated with the United States Department of Agriculture in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with significant contributions to subfields such as Mechanical Engineering, Polymers and Plastics, Biomaterials, Automotive Engineering, and Mechanics of Materials.

The main topics of Sevim Z. Erhan's work include:

  • Lubricants and Their Additives
  • Polymer composites and self-healing
  • Tribology and Wear Analysis
  • Biodiesel Production and Applications
  • Biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
  • Textile materials and evaluations
  • Collagen: Extraction and Characterization

They have published articles in several scientific venues, frequently appearing in:

  • Bailey's Industrial Oil and Fat Products
  • Polymers
  • International Journal of Environmental Health Research
  • Energies

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by them include:

  • A Short Review on Polymeric Biomaterials as Additives for Lubricants (2021), published in Polymers
  • Leather and Textile Uses of Fats and Oils (2020), published in Bailey's Industrial Oil and Fat Products
  • Soaps (2020), published in Bailey's Industrial Oil and Fat Products
  • Effects of nutrition education on dietary quality and prediabetes-related metabolic parameters in female University students (2025), published in International Journal of Environmental Health Research
  • Potential of Natural Esters as Immersion Coolant in Electric Vehicles (2025), published in Energies

Sevim Z. Erhan frequently collaborates with other researchers, including Gobinda Karmakar, Brajendra K. Sharma, Pranab Ghosh, K. Dey, and Kirtika Kohli. Notably, Gobinda Karmakar and Brajendra K. Sharma have been co-authors on multiple occasions.

Their research involves interdisciplinary approaches within materials and mechanical engineering domains, addressing subjects related to tribology, polymer science, and sustainable applications in automotive and energy sectors.

Best Publications

  • Epoxidized soybean oil as a potential source of high-temperature lubricants

    A Adhvaryu;A Adhvaryu;S.Z Erhan

  • Lubricant basestocks from vegetable oils

    Sevim Z Erhan;Svajus Asadauskas

  • Oxidation and low temperature stability of vegetable oil-based lubricants

    Sevim Z. Erhan;Brajendra K. Sharma;Brajendra K. Sharma;Joseph Manuel Sr Perez

  • A new polymer-lipid hybrid nanoparticle system increases cytotoxicity of doxorubicin against multidrug-resistant human breast cancer cells.

    Ho Lun Wong;Andrew M. Rauth;Reina Bendayan;Janet L. Manias

  • Tribological studies of thermally and chemically modified vegetable oils for use as environmentally friendly lubricants

    A Adhvaryu;A Adhvaryu;S.Z Erhan;J.M Perez

  • Oxidation kinetic studies of oils derived from unmodified and genetically modified vegetables using pressurized differential scanning calorimetry and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy

    A. Adhvaryu;S.Z. Erhan;Z.S. Liu;J.M. Perez

  • Chemical modification of vegetable oils for lubricant applications

    Brajendra K. Sharma;Atanu Adhvaryu;Zengshe Liu;Sevim Z. Erhan

  • Lubricant base stock potential of chemically modified vegetable oils.

    Sevim Z. Erhan;Brajendra Kumar Sharma;Zengshe Liu;Atanu Adhvaryu

  • Modification of epoxidized soybean oil for lubricant formulations with improved oxidative stability and low pour point

    Hong-Sik Hwang;Sevim Z. Erhan

  • Synthesis of novel alkoxylated triacylglycerols and their lubricant base oil properties

    A. Adhvaryu;A. Adhvaryu;Z. Liu;S.Z. Erhan

  • Biodegradation Behavior of Some Vegetable Oil-Based Polymers

    Randal L. Shogren;Zoran Petrovic;Zengshe Liu;Sevim Z. Erhan

  • "Green" composites from renewable resources: preparation of epoxidized soybean oil and flax fiber composites.

    Zengshe Liu;Sevim Z Erhan;Danny E Akin;Franklin E Barton

  • Depression of pour points of vegetable oils by blending with diluents used for biodegradable lubricants

    Svajus Asadauskas;Sevim Z. Erhan

  • Ester hydroxy derivatives of methyl oleate: tribological, oxidation and low temperature properties.

    Brajendra Kumar Sharma;Kenneth M. Doll;Sevim Z. Erhan

  • Preparation, characterization and mechanical properties of epoxidized soybean oil/clay nanocomposites

    Zengshe Liu;Sevim Z. Erhan;Jingyuan Xu

  • The improved synthesis of carbonated soybean oil using supercritical carbon dioxide at a reduced reaction time

    Kenneth M. Doll;Sevim Z. Erhan

  • Friction and wear behavior of thioether hydroxy vegetable oil

    Brajendra K. Sharma;Brajendra K. Sharma;A. Adhvaryu;A. Adhvaryu;Sevim Z. Erhan

  • Synthesis of diethylamine-functionalized soybean oil.

    Atanu Biswas;Atanu Adhvaryu;Sherald H Gordon;Sevim Z Erhan

  • Synthetic lubricant basestocks from epoxidized soybean oil and Guerbet alcohols

    Hong-Sik Hwang;Sevim Z. Erhan

  • Evaluation of partially hydrogenated methyl esters of soybean oil as biodiesel

    Bryan R. Moser;Michael J. Haas;Jill K. Winkler;Michael A. Jackson

  • Preparation and properties of lubricant basestocks from epoxidized soybean oil and 2-ethylhexanol

    Hong-Sik Hwang;Atanu Adhvaryu;Atanu Adhvaryu;Sevim Z. Erhan

Frequent Co-Authors

Bryan R. Moser
Bryan R. Moser National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research
Paul Calvert
Paul Calvert University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Danny E. Akin
Danny E. Akin United States Department of Agriculture
Zoran S. Petrović
Zoran S. Petrović Pittsburg State University
Weinong Chen
Weinong Chen Purdue University West Lafayette
Farooq Anwar
Farooq Anwar University of Sargodha
Gerhard Knothe
Gerhard Knothe National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research

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