Hilal Ezgi Toraman

IEE Faculty Member
Titles and Affiliations
Assistant Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)

Dr. Toraman’s research is in the field of chemical reaction engineering with a focus on developing new processes, materials, and technologies for efficient and sustainable use of energy resources such as shale gas, biomass, and plastic waste.

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Recent Publications

Conversion of Polypropylene into Light Hydrocarbons and Aromatics by Metal Exchanged Zeolite Catalysts

Bozkurt, O. D. & Toraman, H. E., May 7 2024, In: Langmuir. 40, 18, p. 9636-9650 15 p.

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Parametric Study of Polyethylene Primary Decomposition Using a Micropyrolyzer Coupled with Two-Dimensional Gas Chromatography

Jayarama Krishna, J. V., Perez, B. A. & Toraman, H. E., May 13 2024, In: ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering. 12, 19, p. 7508-7518 11 p.

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Effect of pyrolysis operating conditions on the catalytic co-pyrolysis of low-density polyethylene and polyethylene terephthalate with zeolite catalysts

Okonsky, S. T., Hogan, N. R. & Toraman, H. E., Dec 2024, In: AIChE Journal. 70, 12, e18548.

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Investigating primary decomposition of polypropylene through detailed compositional analysis using two-dimensional gas chromatography and principal component analysis

Perez, B. A. & Toraman, H. E., Jan 2024, In: Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis. 177, 106376.

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Insights into co-pyrolysis of polyethylene terephthalate and polyamide 6 mixture through experiments, kinetic modeling and machine learning

Perez, B. A., Jayarama Krishna, J. V. & Toraman, H. E., Jul 15 2023, In: Chemical Engineering Journal. 468, 143637.

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Programmable heating and quenching for efficient thermochemical synthesis

Dong, Q., Yao, Y., Cheng, S., Alexopoulos, K., Gao, J., Srinivas, S., Wang, Y., Pei, Y., Zheng, C., Brozena, A. H., Zhao, H., Wang, X., Toraman, H. E., Yang, B., Kevrekidis, I. G., Ju, Y., Vlachos, D. G., Liu, D. & Hu, L., May 19 2022, In: Nature. 605, 7910, p. 470-476 7 p.

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Catalytic co-pyrolysis of LDPE and PET with HZSM-5, H-beta, and HY: experiments and kinetic modelling

Okonsky, S. T., Krishna, J. V. J. & Toraman, H. E., Jun 30 2022, In: Reaction Chemistry and Engineering. 7, 10, p. 2175-2191 17 p.

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Ethylene production by direct conversion of methane over isolated single active centers

Toraman, H. E., Alexopoulos, K., Oh, S. C., Cheng, S., Liu, D. & Vlachos, D. G., Sep 15 2021, In: Chemical Engineering Journal. 420, 130493.

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Analytical Py-GC/MS of Genetically Modified Poplar for the Increased Production of Bio-aromatics

SriBala, G., Toraman, H. E., Symoens, S., Déjardin, A., Pilate, G., Boerjan, W., Ronsse, F., Van Geem, K. M. & Marin, G. B., 2019, In: Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal. 17, p. 599-610 12 p.

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Application of Py-GC/MS coupled with PARAFAC2 and PLS-DA to study fast pyrolysis of genetically engineered poplars

Toraman, H. E., Abrahamsson, V., Vanholme, R., Van Acker, R., Ronsse, F., Pilate, G., Boerjan, W., Van Geem, K. M. & Marin, G. B., Jan 2018, In: Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis. 129, p. 101-111 11 p.

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Characterization and Comparison of Fast Pyrolysis Bio-oils from Pinewood, Rapeseed Cake, and Wheat Straw Using 13C NMR and Comprehensive GC × GC

Negahdar, L., Gonzalez-Quiroga, A., Otyuskaya, D., Toraman, H. E., Liu, L., Jastrzebski, J. T. B. H., Van Geem, K. M., Marin, G. B., Thybaut, J. W. & Weckhuysen, B. M., Sep 6 2016, In: ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering. 4, 9, p. 4974-4985 12 p.

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Potential of genetically engineered hybrid poplar for pyrolytic production of bio-based phenolic compounds

Toraman, H. E., Vanholme, R., Borén, E., Vanwonterghem, Y., Djokic, M. R., Yildiz, G., Ronsse, F., Prins, W., Boerjan, W., Van Geem, K. M. & Marin, G. B., May 1 2016, In: Bioresource technology. 207, p. 229-236 8 p.

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Quantitative analysis of nitrogen containing compounds in microalgae based bio-oils using comprehensive two-dimensional gas-chromatography coupled to nitrogen chemiluminescence detector and time of flight mass spectrometer

Toraman, H. E., Franz, K., Ronsse, F., Van Geem, K. M. & Marin, G. B., Aug 19 2016, In: Journal of Chromatography A. 1460, p. 135-146 12 p.

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In situ performance of various metal doped catalysts in micro-pyrolysis and continuous fast pyrolysis

Yildiz, G., Ronsse, F., Vercruysse, J., Daels, J., Toraman, H. E., Van Geem, K. M., Marin, G. B., Van Duren, R. & Prins, W., Apr 1 2016, In: Fuel processing technology. 144, p. 312-322 11 p.

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An unconventional approach for improving the integrity and mechanical properties of xylan type hemicellulose based films

Bahcegul, E., Toraman, H. E., Erdemir, D., Akinalan, B., Ozkan, N. & Bakir, U., 2014, In: RSC Advances. 4, 64, p. 34117-34126 10 p.

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