Burak Demirel
Biogas Engineering
Anaerobic Biotechnology for Wastewater and Waste Treatment
Solid Waste Management
Ph.D., Institute of Environmental Sciences, Boğaziçi University, TR, 2003
M.S., Institute of Environmental Sciences, Boğaziçi University, TR, 1996
B.S., Metallurgical Engineering Department, Istanbul Technical University, TR, 1994
Associate Professor, Institute of Environmental Sciences, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, 2011-Present
Assistant Professor, Institute of Environmental Sciences, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, 2009-2011
Post-Doctoral Researcher, DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (HAW Hamburg), Faculty of Life Sciences, Hamburg, 2005-2008
Research and Teaching Assistant Institute of Environmental Sciences, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, 1997- 2005
- “Sürdürülebilir Sulama için Disiplinler Arası Çok Kurumlu Ağ”, TÜBİTAK (The Scientific & Research Council of Turkey) - British Council, 2019-2022.
- “Removal and discharge of microplastics from wastewater treatment plants of Istanbul”, Boğaziçi University Research Fund, 2019-2021.
- “Influence of bio-organocolloids on aggregation behavior of engineered nanoparticles during light-initiated reactions in the environment”, Boğaziçi University Research Fund, 2018-2020.
- Vardar, S., Demirel, B., & Onay, T.T. (2022). Impacts of coal fired power plants for energy generation on environment and future implications of energy policy for Turkey. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 29, 40302-40318.
- Vardar, S., Demirel, B., & Onay, T.T. (2022). Degradability of bioplastics in anaerobic digestion systems and their effects on biogas production: a review. Reviews in Environmental Science and Biotechnology, 21, 205-223.
- Vardar, S., Demirel, B., Onay, T.T., & Kideys, A. (2021). Evaluation of microplastics removal efficiency at a wastewater treatment plant discharging to the Sea of Marmara. Environmental Pollution, 289, 117862.
- Karal, E., Küçüker, MA., Demirel, B., Copty, N.K. & Kuchta, K. (2021). Hydrometallurgical recovery of neodymium from spent hard disk magnets: A life cycle perspective. Journal of Cleaner Production, 288, 125087.
- Akyol, Ç., Ozbayram, E.G., Demirel, B., Onay, T.T., Ince, B. & Ince, O. (2019). Linking nano-ZnO contamination to microbial community profiling in sanitary landfill simulations. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 26, 13580-13591.
