Hanzade Açma

Hanzade Açma is a Professor at the Department of Chemical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University. Her research focuses on energy conversion, environmental remediation, and sustainable materials development using lignocellulosic biomass and industrial byproducts.

• University: Istanbul Technical University
• Department: Chemical Engineering
• Email: hanzade@itu.edu.tr

Key research areas include:

• Thermal reactivity of lignocellulosic materials
• Co-combustion technologies
• Production of bio-pellets and carbon materials
• Heavy metal removal via biosorption
• Oil/water separation using carbon aerogels
• Hybrid nanocomposite materials

Recent publications highlight her work in:

• Developing hierarchical porous carbon from agricultural waste for supercapacitor applications
• Creating tannin-based biosorbents for precious metal recovery
• Enhancing mechanical properties of carbon fiber composites with graphene and CNTs
• Optimizing torrefaction processes for improved biofuel characteristics