Dr. Irmak’s research focuses on three major areas: (1) Developing degradable film formulations for agricultural applications by utilizing low cost, renewable, abundant, and byproducts or waste materials from various industries, (2) Hydrogen gas production from lignocellulosic biomass compounds by hydrothermal conversion processes, and (3) Developing metal-based supported catalysts for conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to value-added products including gas biofuel, hydrogen.
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Recent Publications
Hydrothermal Conversion of Forest-Based Biomass to Hydrogen
Faluyi, M. O. & Irmak, S., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Developing N, S-doped hierarchical porous carbon-supported Pt catalysts for hydrothermal gasification of woody biomass to hydrogen
Hussain, S., Irmak, S. & Farid, M. U., Jul 2025, In: Next Energy. 8, 100257.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Evaluation of hardwood or softwood bark biomass as feed materials for aqueous-phase reforming gasification process
Meryemoglu, B., Kaya Ozsel, B. & Irmak, S., Jan 31 2024, In: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 53, p. 1044-1051 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Effect of temperature and relative humidity on ethylene oxide inactivation of Salmonella and Enterococcus faecium NRRL B-2354 on chia seeds and its influence on the quality of seeds
Wason, S., Irmak, S. & Subbiah, J., Dec 2024, In: Food Control. 166, 110768.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Northeastern American Forests: Natural Disturbances, Climate Change Impact, and the Utilization of Increasingly Damaged Forest Trees for Biofuel Production
Faluyi, M. O. & Irmak, S., Dec 2023, In: Forests. 14, 12, 2409.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Biobased Sprayable Mulch Films Suppressed Annual Weeds in Vegetable Crops
Gloeb, E., Irmak, S., Isom, L., Lindquist, J. L. & Wortman, S. E., Feb 1 2023, In: HortTechnology. 33, 1, p. 27-35 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Effect of storage on microbial reductions after gaseous chlorine dioxide treatment of black peppercorns, cumin seeds, and dried basil leaves
Wei, X., Verma, T., Irmak, S. & Subbiah, J., Jun 2023, In: Food Control. 148, 109627.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Preparation and properties of heteroatom-doped bacterial cellulose-derived carbonaceous materials
Zhang, K., Irmak, S. & Catchmark, J. M., Dec 2023, In: Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and Applications. 6, 100400.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Hypolipidemic, Antioxidant and Immunomodulatory Effects of Lactobacillus casei ATCC 7469-Fermented Wheat Bran and Spirulina maxima in Rats Fed a High-Fat Diet
Abdella, A., Fouad, M., Irmak, S. & Alamri, E. S., Nov 2022, In: Fermentation. 8, 11, 610.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Antioxidant and Antibacterial Activities of Silver Nanoparticles Biosynthesized by Moringa oleifera through Response Surface Methodology
Mohammed, A. B. A., Mohamed, A., El-Naggar, N. E. A., Mahrous, H., Nasr, G. M., Abdella, A., Ahmed, R. H., Irmak, S., Elsayed, M. S. A., Selim, S., Elkelish, A., Alkhalifah, D. H. M., Hozzein, W. N. & Ali, A. S., 2022, In: Journal of Nanomaterials. 2022, 9984308.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Enhancement of catalytic performance of graphene supported Pt catalysts by Ni and W for hydrogen gas production by hydrothermal gasification of biomass-derived compounds
Saquic, B. E. B., Irmak, S. & Wilkins, M., Jan 15 2022, In: Fuel. 308, 122079.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
In-package pasteurization of dried basil leaves using radiofrequency heating
Wason, S., Verma, T., Irmak, S. & Subbiah, J., Nov 2022, In: Food Control. 141, 109179.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Effect of precursors on graphene supported platinum monometalic catalysts for hydrothermal gasification of biomass compounds to hydrogen
Elias Bamaca Saquic, B., Irmak, S., Wilkins, M. & Smith, T., Apr 15 2021, In: Fuel. 290, 120079.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Pasteurization of dried basil leaves using radio frequency heating: A microbial challenge study and quality analysis
Verma, T., Chaves, B. D., Irmak, S. & Subbiah, J., Jun 2021, In: Food Control. 124, 107932.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Microbial challenge study and quality evaluation of cumin seeds pasteurized by continuous radio frequency processing
Chen, L., Irmak, S., Chaves, B. D. & Subbiah, J., May 2020, In: Food Control. 111, 107052.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review