Dr. Goksel N. Demirer
ProfessorMiddle East Technical University, Turkiye
Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from Vanderbilt University, USA
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Middle East Technical University, Turkiye
Biography
Dr. Goksel N. Demirer is Professor in the Department of Environmental Engineering at Middle East Technical University, Turkey. His areas of interests include topics such as Anaerobic Environmental Biotechnology, Wastewater Engineering, Sustainability, Cleaner Production/Pollution Prevention, Industrial Symbiosis, Environmental Management, Natural Treatment Systems, Bioenergy and Biobased Products. He has studied at the Universities of Vanderbilt University (PhD in Environmental Engineering Department) and Middle East Technical University (M.Sc. in Environmental Engineering). He is the author of 87 peer-reviewed journal articles, 138 conference proceeding articles, a published book and book chapter in Turkish. Previously he was appointed at Tuzla University and Washington State University as Visiting Professor, Trier University of Applied Sciences (Germany) and Akdeniz University (Turkey) as Lecturer. He also conducted 26 national and international projects as primary investigator and co-primary investigator. He successfully completed 26 MSc and PhD thesis.
Area of Interest:
Environmental Sciences
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Wastewater Engineering
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Sustainability
90%
Environmental Management
75%
Bioenergy
55%
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Selected Publications
- Alkaya, E., M. Bogurcu, F. Ulutas and G.N. Demirer, 2015. Adaptation to climate change in industry: Improving resource efficiency through sustainable production applications. Water Environ. Res., 87: 14-25.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Erguder, T.H. and G.N. Demirer, 2014. Organic acid production from the organic fraction of municipal solid waste and cow manure in leaching bed reactors. Environ. Eng. Manage. J., (In Press). .
Direct Link | - Alkaya, E. and G.N. Demirer, 2014. Sustainable textile production: A case study from a woven fabric manufacturing mill in Turkey. J. Cleaner Prod., 65: 595-603.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Alkaya, E. and G.N. Demirer, 2014. Sectoral assessment of the Turkish textile industry for the diffusion of sustainable production approach. J. Text. Inst., (In Press). 10.1080/00405000.2014.985880.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Alkaya, E. and G.N. Demirer, 2014. Improving resource efficiency in surface coating/painting industry: Practical experiences from a small-sized enterprise. Clean Technol. Environ. Policy, 16: 1565-1575.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Yilmazel, Y.D. and G.N. Demirer, 2013. Nitrogen and phosphorus recovery from anaerobic co-digestion residues of poultry manure and maize silage via struvite precipitation. Waste Manage. Res., 31: 792-804.
CrossRef | PubMed | - Uludag-Demirer, S., M. Duran and G.N. Demirer, 2013. Nutrient enrichment of the anaerobic sludge by co-precipitating N and P in the mesophilic anaerobic digester. J. Polish Miner. Eng. Soc., 32: 63-67.
Direct Link | - Sarikaya, E. and G.N. Demirer, 2013. Biogas production from broiler manure, wastewater treatment plant sludge, and greenhouse waste by anaerobic co-digestion. J. Renew. Sustain. Energy, Vol. 5, No. 4. 10.1063/1.4818771.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Demirer, S.U., B. Taskin, G.N. Demirer and M. Duran, 2013. The effect of managing nutrients in the performance of anaerobic digesters of municipal wastewater treatment plants. Applied Microbiol. Biotechnol., 97: 7899-7907.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Alkaya, E. and G.N. Demirer, 2013. Greening of production in metal processing industry through process modifications and improved management practices. Resour. Conserv. Recycling, 77: 89-96.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Ulutas, F., E. Alkaya, M. Bogurcu and G.N. Demirer, 2012. The national capacity assessment on cleaner (sustainable) production in Turkey. Sustain. Cities Soc., 5: 30-36.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Ulutas, F., E. Alkaya, M. Bogurcu and G.N. Demirer, 2012. Determination of the framework conditions and research-development needs for the dissemination of cleaner (sustainable) production applications in Turkey. Int. J. Sustain. Dev. World Ecol., 19: 203-209.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Dogan, E. and G.N. Demirer, 2012. Biogas generation by two-phase anaerobic digestion of organic fraction of municipal solid waste. J. Renew. Sustain. Energy, Vol. 4, No. 6. 10.1063/1.4769203.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Yilmazel, Y.D. and G.N. Demirer, 2011. Removal and recovery of nutrients as struvite from anaerobic digestion residues of poultry manure. Environ. Technol., 32: 783-794.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Ulutas, F., E. Alkaya, M. Bogurcu and G.N. Demirer, 2011. A comparative analysis of Turkish and European Union environmental legislation regarding cleaner (sustainable) production concept. Int. J. Environ. Sustain. Dev., 10: 246-266.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Raposo, F., V. Fernandez-Cegri, M.A. De la Rubia, R. Borja and F. Beline et al., 2011. Biochemical Methane Potential (BMP) of solid organic substrates: Evaluation of anaerobic biodegradability using data from an international interlaboratory study. J. Chem. Technol. Biotechnol., 86: 1088-1098.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Ozkan, L., T.H. Erguder and G.N. Demirer, 2011. Effects of pretreatment methods on solubilization of beet-pulp and bio-hydrogen production yield. Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, 36: 382-389.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Alkaya, E., M. Bogurcu, F. Ulutas and G.N. Demirer, 2011. Cleaner (Sustainable) Production in Textile Wet Processing. In: Non-Conventional Textile Waste Water Treatment, El Nemr, A. (Ed.). Chapter 8, Nova Science Publishers Inc., New York, USA., ISBN: 978-1-62100-228-4.
- Alkaya, E. and G.N. Demirer, 2011. Anaerobic-fed and sequencing-batch treatment of sugar-beet processing wastes: A comparative study. Water Environ. Res., 83: 247-255.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Alkaya, E. and G.N. Demirer, 2011. Anaerobic mesophilic co-digestion of sugar-beet processing wastewater and beet-pulp in batch reactors. Renew. Energy, 36: 971-975.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Alkaya, E. and G.N. Demirer, 2011. Anaerobic acidification of sugar-beet processing wastes: Effect of operational parameters. Biomass Bioenergy, 35: 32-39.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Uysal, A., Y.D. Yilmazel and G.N. Demirer, 2010. The determination of fertilizer quality of the formed struvite from effluent of a sewage sludge anaerobic digester. J. Hazard. Mater., 181: 248-254.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Raposo, F., V. Fernandez-Cegri, M.A. De la Rubia, R. Borja and J. Beltran et al., 2010. Quality improvement in determination of chemical oxygen demand in samples considered difficult to analyze, through participation in proficiency-testing schemes. TrAC Trends Anal. Chem., 29: 1082-1091.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Ozkan, L., T.H. Erguder and G.N. Demirer, 2010. Investigation of the effect of culture type on biological hydrogen production from sugar industry wastes. Waste Manage., 30: 792-798.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Othman, M.Z., S. Uludag-Demirer and G.N. Demirer, 2010. Enhanced nutrients removal in conventional anaerobic digestion processes. Int. J. Civil Environ. Eng., 2: 203-209.
Direct Link | - Erguder, T.H. and G.N. Demirer, 2010. Biological Treatment of Micropollutants. In: Treatment of Micropollutants in Water and Wastewater, Virkutyte, J., R.S. Varma and V. Jegatheesan (Eds.). Chapter 7, IWA Publishing, London, UK., ISBN-13: 9781843393160, pp: 239-294.
- Bural, C.B., G.N. Demirer, O. Kantoglu and F.B. Dilek, 2010. Treatment of opium alkaloid containing wastewater in Sequencing Batch Reactor (SBR)-effect of gamma irradiation. Radiat. Phys. Chem., 79: 519-526.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Alkaya, E., T.H. Erguder and G.N. Demirer, 2010. Effect of operational parameters on anaerobic co‐digestion of dairy cattle manure and agricultural residues: A case study for the Kahramanmaras region in Turkey. Eng. Life Sci., 10: 552-559.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Uludag-Demirer, S., G.N. Demirer and M. Othman, 2009. Modification of a conventional anaerobic digester for improving the effluent and sludge characteristics. Water Environ. Res., 81: 2447-2454.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Raposo, F., M.A. de la Rubia, R. Borja, M. Alaiz and J. Beltran et al., 2009. An interlaboratory study as useful tool for proficiency testing of chemical oxygen demand measurements using solid substrates and liquid samples with high suspended solid content. Talanta, 80: 329-337.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Ozturk, E., U. Yetis, F.B. Dilek and G.N. Demirer, 2009. A chemical substitution study for a wet processing textile mill in Turkey. J. Cleaner Prod., 17: 239-247.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Dogan, E., T. Dunaev, T.H. Erguder and G.N. Demirer, 2009. Performance of leaching bed reactor converting the organic fraction of municipal solid waste to organic acids and alcohols. Chemosphere, 74: 797-803.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Dogan, E. and G.N. Demirer, 2009. Volatile fatty acid production from organic fraction of municipal solid waste through anaerobic acidogenic digestion. Environ. Eng. Sci., 26: 1443-1450.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Alkaya, E., S. Kaptan, L. Ozkan, S. Uludag-Demirer and G.N. Demirer, 2009. Recovery of acids from anaerobic acidification broth by liquid-liquid extraction. Chemosphere, 77: 1137-1142.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Yilmaz, V. and G.N. Demirer, 2008. Improved anaerobic acidification of unscreened dairy manure. Environ. Eng. Sci., 25: 309-318.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Yilmaz, V. and G.N. Demirer, 2008. Enhancing the performance of anaerobic digestion of dairy manure through phase-separation. Clean-Soil Air Water, 36: 760-766.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Uludag-Demirer, S., G.N. Demirer, C. Frear and S. Chen, 2008. Anaerobic digestion of dairy manure with enhanced ammonia removal. J. Environ. Manage., 86: 193-200.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Erguder, T.H. and G.N. Demirer, 2008. Low-strength wastewater treatment with combined granular anaerobic and suspended aerobic cultures in upflow sludge blanket reactors. J. Environ. Eng., 134: 295-303.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Demirer, G.N. and S. Chen, 2008. Anaerobic biogasification of undiluted dairy manure in leaching bed reactors. Waste Manage., 28: 112-119.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Demirer, G.N. and M. Othman, 2008. Two-phase thermophilic acidification and mesophilic methanogenesis anaerobic digestion of waste-activated sludge. Environ. Eng. Sci., 25: 1291-1300.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Avsar, E. and G.N. Demirer, 2008. Cleaner production opportunity assessment study in SEKA Balikesir pulp and paper mill. J. Cleaner Prod., 16: 422-431.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Piskin, F.Y. and G.N. Demirer, 2007. Evaluation of the hazardous waste landfill cap system design and clay layer thickness criteria of the Turkish Regulation on the Control of Hazardous Waste (RCHW) using the Hydrological Evaluation of Landfill Performance (HELP) model. Int. J. Environ. Pollut., 31: 178-192.
Direct Link | - Ozbay, A. and G.N. Demirer, 2007. Cleaner production opportunity assessment for a milk processing facility. J. Environ. Manage., 84: 484-493.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Korkusuz, E.A., M. Beklioglu and G.N. Demirer, 2007. Use of blast furnace granulated slag as a substrate in vertical flow reed beds: Field application. Bioresour. Technol., 98: 2089-2101.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Isci, A. and G.N. Demirer, 2007. Biogas production potential from cotton wastes. Renewable Energy, 32: 750-757.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Ozeler, D., U. Yetis and G.N. Demirer, 2006. Life cycle assesment of municipal solid waste management methods: Ankara case study. Environ. Int., 32: 405-411.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Uludag-Demirer, S., G.N. Demirer and S. Chen, 2005. Ammonia removal from anaerobically digested dairy manure by struvite precipitation. Process Biochem., 40: 3667-3674.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Tezel, U., G.N. Demirer and S. Uludag-Demirer, 2005. Control of trichloroethylene emissions from sparging systems by horizontal bio-and chemo-barriers. Environ. Technol., 26: 171-178.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Korkusuz, E.A., M. Beklioglu and G.N. Demirer, 2005. Comparison of the treatment performances of blast furnace slag-based and gravel-based vertical flow wetlands operated identically for domestic wastewater treatment in Turkey. Ecol. Eng., 24: 185-198.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Erguder, T.H. and G.N. Demirer, 2005. Investigation of granulation of a mixture of suspended anaerobic and aerobic cultures under alternating anaerobic/microaerobic/aerobic conditions. Process Biochem., 40: 3732-3741.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Erguder, T.H. and G.N. Demirer, 2005. Granulation of a mixture of suspended anaerobic and aerobic cultures under alternating anaerobic/microaerobic/aerobic conditions: A preliminary study. J. Chem. Technol. Biotechnol., 80: 837-842.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Demirer, G.N. and S. Chen, 2005. Two-phase anaerobic digestion of unscreened dairy manure. Process Biochem., 40: 3542-3549.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Demirer, G.N. and S. Chen, 2005. Anaerobic digestion of dairy manure in a hybrid reactor with biogas recirculation. World J. Microbiol. Biotechnol., 21: 1509-1514.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Tezel, U., G.N. Demirer and S. Uludag-Demirer, 2004. Treatment of gaseous trichloroethylene by a sequential (biological/chemical) reactor system. Turk. J. Eng. Environ. Sci., 28: 289-296.
Direct Link | - Korkusuz, E.A., M. Beklioglu and G.N. Demirer, 2004. Treatment efficiencies of the vertical flow pilot-scale constructed wetlands for domestic wastewater treatment. Turk. J. Eng. Environ. Sci., 28: 333-344.
Direct Link | - Gungor-Demirci, G. and G.N. Demirer, 2004. Effect of initial COD concentration, nutrient addition, temperature and microbial acclimation on anaerobic treatability of broiler and cattle manure. Bioresour. Technol., 93: 109-117.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Demirer, G.N. and S. Chen, 2004. Effect of retention time and organic loading rate on anaerobic acidification and biogasification of dairy manure. J. Chem. Technol. Biotechnol., 79: 1381-1387.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Arikan, Y., N. Uzal, M. Oguz and G.N. Demirer, 2004. Characterization of the Mamak municipal solid waste dump site leachate and its effects on the Imrahor creek. UCTEA-CEE Environ. Sci. Technol., 2: 102-116, (In Turkish).
- Uzal, N., C.F. Gokcay and G.N. Demirer, 2003. Sequential (anaerobic/aerobic) biological treatment of malt whisky wastewater. Process Biochem., 39: 279-286.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Sen, S. and G.N. Demirer, 2003. Anaerobic treatment of synthetic textile wastewater containing a reactive azo dye. J. Environ. Eng., 129: 595-601.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Sen, S. and G.N. Demirer, 2003. Anaerobic treatment of real textile wastewater with a fluidized bed reactor. Water Res., 37: 1868-1878.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Erguder, T.H., E. Guven and G.N. Demirer, 2003. The inhibitory effects of lindane in batch and upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactors. Chemosphere, 50: 165-169.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Erguder, T.H., E. Guven and G.N. Demirer, 2003. The inhibitory effects and removal of dieldrin in continuous upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactors. Bioresour. Technol., 89: 191-197.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Demirer, G.N., S. Uludag-Demirer and Y. Arikan, 2003. Integrated preventive environmental management training for municipalities: A case study from Turkey. Environ. Qual. Manage., 13: 67-75.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Yalcin, F. and G. Demirer, 2002. Performance evaluation of landfills with the HELP (hydrologic evaluation of landfill performance) model: Izmit case study. Environ. Geol., 42: 793-799.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Uludag-Demirer, S., G.N. Demirer and A.R. Bowers, 2001. Comparison of methods for estimating carbonaceous BOD parameters. Environ. Technol., 22: 915-926.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Tezel, U., E. Guven, T.H. Erguder and G.N. Demirer, 2001. Sequential (anaerobic/aerobic) biological treatment of Dalaman SEKA Pulp and Paper Industry effluent. Waste Manage., 21: 717-724.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Haytogiu, B., G. Demirer and U. Yetis, 2001. Effectiveness of anaerobic biomass in adsorbing heavy metals. Water Sci. Technol., 44: 245-252.
Direct Link | - Erguder, T.H., U. Tezel, E. Guven and G.N. Demirer, 2001. Anaerobic biotransformation and methane generation potential of cheese whey in batch and UASB reactors. Waste Manage., 21: 643-650.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Capar, G., G.N. Demirer, F. Dilek and U. Yetis, 2001. Removal of trihalomethane precursors by granular activated carbon treatment. Fresenius Environ. Bull., 10: 197-202.