Research

Currently funded projects

Utilization of electrostatically flocked electrodes for hydrogen and methane production in bioelectrochemical systems
Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi (ANKARA) Office of Sponsored Research - ADEP
Dr. Yilmazel’s Role: Principal Investigator
2023-05 to 2025-05 | grant
Approximate budget: 1,320,000 TL

Enhanced biohydrogen production from agro-industry wastes by electro-fermentation
Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştırma Kurumu (TÜBİTAK-ANKARA)- 1001
Dr. Yilmazel’s Role: Principal Investigator
2022-09 to 2025-04 | grant
Approximate budget: 1,200,000 TL

SUIT | Sustainable Urbanization Through Innovative Technologies
Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştırma Kurumu (TÜBİTAK-ANKARA) - 1004
Dr. Yilmazel’s Role: Principal Investigator of a project within consortium
2022-12 to 2025-12 | grant
Approximate budget: 55,000,000 TL (total budget of the consortium)

Investigation of the Effect of Helical Hollow Fiber Membranes on Membrane Fouling and Reactor Performance in Anaerobic Fluidized Bed Membrane Bioreactors
Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi (ANKARA) Office of Sponsored Research
Dr. Yilmazel’s Role: Researcher
2022-12 to 2023-12 | grant
Approximate budget: 80,000 TL



Completed Research Projects

The impact of buffer on methane production in AD-MEC systems
Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi (ANKARA) Office of Sponsored Research
Dr. Yilmazel’s Role: Principal Investigator
2023-01 to 2024-01 | grant
Approximate budget: 11,500 TL

Nutrient recovery and high-value fertilizer production from biogas plant wastes
Royal Academy of Engineering (UK)
Dr. Yilmazel’s Role: Lead Applicant (Principal Investigator)
Co-investigators: Dr. Imma Bortone, Cranfield University and Dr. Emrah Alkaya, GTE Carbon
2020-04 to 2023-02 | grant
Approximate budget: £79,600

An Integrated System of Anaerobic Digestion and Microbial Electrolysis Cell for high efficiency Biogas
Production from Renewable Biomass

Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştırma Kurumu (TÜBİTAK-ANKARA)
Dr. Yilmazel’s Role: Principal Investigator
2020-02 to 2022-11 | grant
Approximate budget: 770,000 TL

Enhanced biohydrogen production from cattle manure under hyperthermophilic conditions
Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi (ANKARA) Office of Sponsored Research
Dr. Yilmazel’s Role: Principal Investigator
2021-01 to 2023-02 | grant
Approximate budget: 12,000 TL

Methane Production from Cow Manure in Electromethanogenic Reactors
Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi (ANKARA) Office of Sponsored Research
Dr. Yilmazel’s Role: Principal Investigator
2021-02 to 2022-04 | grant
Approximate budget: 11,500 TL

Energy Recovery from Dark Fermentation Effluents using Bioelectrochemical Reactors
Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi (ANKARA) Office of Sponsored Research
Dr. Yilmazel’s Role: Principal Investigator
2019-12 to 2021-12 | grant
Approximate budget: 50,000 TL

Production of Electricity and Hydrogen in Microbial Electrolysis Cells by Hyperthermophilic Microorganisms
Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştirma Kurumu (TÜBİTAK-ANKARA)
Dr. Yilmazel’s Role: Principal Investigator
2019-04 to 2021-04 | grant
Approximate budget: 114,000 TL

Development of a two-stage hydrogen production process from agro wastes by combining
hyperthermophilic dark fermentation with a microbial electrolysis cell

The World Academy of Sciences (Trieste)
Dr. Yilmazel’s Role: Principal Investigator
2018-12 to 2020-06 | award
Approximate budget: $3k

Thermophilic Bio-electrochemical Systems for Conversion of Carbon Dioxide to Valuable Organic Compounds
Rochester Institute of Technology (Rochester)
Dr. Yilmazel’s Role: Principal Investigator
2016-01 to 2017-01 | grant
Approximate budget: $5k