Research Summary
Research interests include inactivation/control of pathogenic microorganisms in foods by novel non-thermal processing technologies; bioconversion of agricultural raw and waste commodities into value added products such as antimicrobials and biofuels; microbial food safety engineering; industrial microbiology/fermentation; novel technologies such as electrolyzed oxiding water, ozone and pulsed UV; strain development; novel bioreactor designs; optimization; and downstream processing.
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Recent Publications
Scaling up biofilm bioreactors for enhanced menaquinone-7 production
Berenjian, A., Mahdinia, E. & Demirci, A., Jun 2025, In: Bioprocess and biosystems engineering. 48, 6, p. 971-979 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Fermentation and Bioprocess Engineering Processes
Demirci, A., Turhan, I. & Mahdinia, E., Mar 2025, In: Processes. 13, 3, 598.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
Sustainable menaquinone-7 production through continuous fermentation in biofilm bioreactors
Berenjian, A., Mahdinia, E. & Demirci, A., Jul 2024, In: Bioprocess and biosystems engineering. 47, 7, p. 1107-1116 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Approaches for Producing Fungal Cellulases Through Submerged Fermentation
Nazir, M., Iram, A., Cekmecelioglu, D. & Demirci, A., 2024, In: Frontiers in Bioscience - Elite. 16, 1, p. 1-13 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Comparison of common carbon sources with unhydrolyzed, dilute acid and steam hydrolyzed distillers’ dried grains with solubles for lignocellulolytic enzyme productions by fungal strains
Iram, A., Cekmecelioglu, D. & Demirci, A., May 15 2023, In: Fuel. 340, 127572.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Production of Value-Added Products as Food Ingredients via Microbial Fermentation
Iram, A., Ozcan, A., Turhan, I. & Demirci, A., Jun 2023, In: Processes. 11, 6, 1715.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
The Effects of Dilution, Aeration, and Agitation on Fungal Cellulase and Xylanase Production in the Fermentation Media Based on Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles Using Stirred Tank Bioreactors
Iram, A., Cekmecelioglu, D. & Demirci, A., Aug 1 2023, In: Industrial Biotechnology. 19, 4, p. 229-236 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Development of bioactive solid support for immobilized Lactobacillus casei biofilms and the production of lactic acid
Bastarrachea, L. J., Britt, D. W., Ward, R. E. & Demirci, A., Jan 2022, In: Bioprocess and biosystems engineering. 45, 1, p. 217-226 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Development of Bioactive Solid Support for Immobilized Lactococcus lactis Biofilms in Bioreactors for the Production of Nisin
Bastarrachea, L. J., Britt, D. W. & Demirci, A., Jan 2022, In: Food and Bioprocess Technology. 15, 1, p. 132-143 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Characterization of pulsed light for microbial inactivation
Cassar, J. R., Mills, E. W. & Demirci, A., Dec 2022, In: Journal of Food Engineering. 334, 111152.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Pulsed Ultraviolet Light Decontamination of Meat Conveyor Surfaces1
Cassar, J. R., Mills, E. W. & Demirci, A., Dec 2022, In: Food Science and Technology International. 28, 8, p. 663-671 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Kinetic modeling, sensitivity analysis, and techno-economic feasibility of ethanol fermentation from non-sterile carob extract-based media in Saccharomyces cerevisiae biofilm reactor under a repeated-batch fermentation process
Germec, M., Karhan, M., Demirci, A. & Turhan, I., Sep 15 2022, In: Fuel. 324, 124729.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Effects of pullulan additive and co-culture of Aureobasidium pullulans on bacterial cellulose produced by Komagataeibacter hansenii
Hu, H., Catchmark, J. M. & Demirci, A., Mar 2022, In: Bioprocess and biosystems engineering. 45, 3, p. 573-587 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Effect of Microparticles on Fungal Fermentation for Fermentation-Based Product Productions
Iram, A., Özcan, A., Yatmaz, E., Turhan, İ. & Demirci, A., Dec 2022, In: Processes. 10, 12, 2681.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Integrating 1G with 2G Bioethanol Production by Using Distillers’ Dried Grains with Solubles (DDGS) as the Feedstock for Lignocellulolytic Enzyme Production
Iram, A., Cekmecelioglu, D. & Demirci, A., Dec 2022, In: Fermentation. 8, 12, 705.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review