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Zümriye Aksu is a researcher affiliated with Hacettepe University in Turkey, specializing in materials science with a focus on materials chemistry. Their academic work spans several interconnected subfields including renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, molecular biology, analytical chemistry, and biomedical engineering.

Their research primarily addresses topics related to nanoparticles synthesis and applications, enzyme catalysis and immobilization, algal biology and biofuel production, advanced nanomaterials in catalysis, TiO2 photocatalysis and solar cells, muscle metabolism and nutrition, as well as antioxidant activity and oxidative stress.

Recent publications by Zümriye Aksu include:

  • "A Novel Approach to Synthesize TiO2 Nanoparticles: Biosynthesis by Using Streptomyces sp. HC1," 2020, Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials
  • "Use of different kinds of wastes for lipase production: Inductive effect of waste cooking oil on activity," 2021, Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering
  • "Valorization of food wastes with a sequential two-step process for microbial β-carotene production: A zero waste approach," 2023, Journal of Environmental Management
  • "Modelling of Remazol Black-B adsorption on chemically modified waste orange peel: pH shifting effect of acidic treatment," 2020, Sakarya University Journal of Science
  • "Biosynthesis of Zirconium dioxide nanoparticles by Streptomyces sp. HC1: Characterization and Bioactivity," 2023, Erzincan Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi

These publications reflect an interdisciplinary approach that integrates biological processes with materials chemistry to develop novel nanomaterials and enhance sustainable biotechnological processes.

Frequent co-authors in Zümriye Aksu's research include:

  • Gözde Koşarsoy Ağçeli
  • Nilüfer Cihangir
  • Hamideh Hammachi
  • Süheyla Pınar Kodal
  • Şeyda Çağatay

The common venues for publishing their work cover a range of scientific journals dedicated to materials science, environmental management, and biotechnology, including:

  • Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials
  • Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering
  • Journal of Environmental Management
  • Sakarya University Journal of Science
  • Erzincan Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi

Best Publications

  • Application of biosorption for the removal of organic pollutants: a review

    Zümriye Aksu

  • Biosorption of phenol by immobilized activated sludge in a continuous packed bed: prediction of breakthrough curves

    Zümriye Aksu;Ferda Gönen

  • Determination of the equilibrium, kinetic and thermodynamic parameters of the batch biosorption of nickel(II) ions onto Chlorella vulgaris

    Z. Aksu

  • Equilibrium and kinetic modelling of cadmium(II) biosorption by C. vulgaris in a batch system: effect of temperature

    Z Aksu

  • A comparative study on heavy metal biosorption characteristics of some algae

    G Çetinkaya Dönmez;Z Aksu;A Öztürk;T Kutsal

  • Biosorption of reactive dyes on the green alga Chlorella vulgaris

    Zümriye Aksu;Sevilay Tezer

  • Equilibrium and kinetic modelling of biosorption of Remazol Black B by Rhizopus arrhizus in a batch system: effect of temperature

    Zümriye Aksu;Sevilay Tezer

  • Removal of chromium(VI) from saline wastewaters by Dunaliella species

    Gönül Dönmez;Zümriye Aksu

  • Biosorption of reactive dyes by dried activated sludge: equilibrium and kinetic modelling

    Zümriye Aksu

  • A comparative adsorption/biosorption study of mono-chlorinated phenols onto various sorbents.

    Zümriye Aksu;Jülide Yener

  • Removal of copper(II) ions from aqueous solution by biosorption onto agricultural waste sugar beet pulp

    Zümriye Aksu;I. Alper İşoğlu

  • A comparative study on the biosorption characteristics of some yeasts for Remazol Blue reactive dye.

    Zümriye Aksu;Gönül Dönmez

  • Batch adsorption of 2,4-dichlorophenoxy-acetic acid (2,4-D) from aqueous solution by granular activated carbon

    Z. Aksu;E. Kabasakal

  • A comparative study of various biosorbents for removal of chromium(VI) ions from industrial waste waters

    M. Nourbakhsh;Y. Sag̃;D. Özer;Z. Aksu

  • The biosorpnon of copperod by C. vulgaris and Z. ramigera

    Zumriye Aksu;Yesim Sag;Tulin Kutsal

  • Application of biosorption for penicillin G removal: comparison with activated carbon

    Zümriye Aksu;Özlem Tunç

  • Potential use of cotton plant wastes for the removal of Remazol Black B reactive dye.

    Özlem Tunç;Hacer Tanacı;Zümriye Aksu

  • Carotenoids production by the yeast Rhodotorula mucilaginosa: Use of agricultural wastes as a carbon source

    Z. Aksu;A. Tuğba Eren

  • Equilibrium modelling of individual and simultaneous biosorption of chromium(VI) and nickel(II) onto dried activated sludge.

    Z Aksu;Ui Açikel;E Kabasakal;S Tezer

  • Bioaccumulation of copper(II), lead(II) and chromium(VI) by growing Aspergillus niger

    A.Y. Dursun;G. Uslu;Y. Cuci;Z. Aksu

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