Publications:  2010- present

Patents Granted

1. G Akay and J Vickers  (2010) Methods for separating oil and water, US Patent, 7780854.
2. M Dogru and G Akay (2010). Catalytic gasification, Australian Patent, 2004-88845.
3. G Akay, ZZ Noor, OF Calkan, T Ndlovu and D Burke, (2010). Process for preparing a functionalised PolyHIPE Polymers, US Patent 7820729.
4. M Dogru and G Akay (2011). Catalytic gasification, Japanese Patent, 2006-53894.
5. G Akay and J Vickers  (2012) Oil-water separation. European Patent EP 1307402.
6.  G Akay and J Vickers  (2012) Methods for separating oil and water, US Patent, US 8177985. 

Patents Granted – in press

1. G Akay,  B Calkan,  H Hasan, R Mohamed (2013).  Preparation of nano-structured microporous composite foams, International Patent Publication PCT WO/ 2010/041014. European Patent to be granted after splitting the original application into 3.
2. G Akay, S Downes, VJ Price (2013).  Microcellular Polymers as Cell Growth Media and Novel Polymers, International Patent Publication  PCT/WO/ 34454 . European and Japan applications
3. G Akay (2013). Nanostructured Microporous Composite Foams, International Patent Publication  PCT/GB2009/002403. 

 

Patents Published

1. G Akay, DR Burke (2010). Synthetic symbiotic system as soil additives to deliver active ingredients through plant roots for enhanced plant and crop yield. International  Patent Publication PCT WO/2010/040996
2. G Akay, B Calkan, H Hasan and R Mohamed (2010). Preparation of nano-structured microporous composite foams, International Patent Publication PCT WO/ 2010/041014
3. G. Akay (2012). Ammonia production by integrated intensified processes, International Patent Publication PCT WO 2012/025767.

 

Patents Applied

1. Process intensification in the catalytic synthesis of supported catalysts with hierarchic pore structure, PCT/GB2013/050122 (Jan 2013)
2. Integrated intensified biorefinery for gas-to-liquid conversion, PCT/GB2013/050125 (Jan 2013).

Journal Papers

1. DR Burke and G Akay (2010). Development of novel polymeric materials for agroprocess intensification. J. Appl. Polymer Sci., 118: 3292-3299.
2. G Akay, B Dissanayake and A Morgan (2011). Process intensification in particle technology: Production of powder coatings produced by nonisothermal flow- induced phase inversion. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 50: 3239-3246.
3. L Liu, G Akay and L Tong (2011). Population balance modeling for a flow induced phase inversion based granulation in a two dimensional rotating agglomerator.  Chem. Eng. Res. Des., 89: 39-47.
4. G Akay and AC Jordan (2011). Gasification of fuel cane bagasse in a downdraft gasifier: influence of lignocellulosic composition and fuel particle size on syngas composition and yield.  Energy and Fuel 25: 2274-2283.
5. B. Dissanayake, A. Morgan and G. Akay (2012), Process intensification in particle technology: Characteristics of powder coatings produced by nonisothermal flow- induced phase inversion. AIChE Journal, 58: 1060-1068.
6. G Akay, T Pekdemir, A M  Shakorfow,  J Vickers (2012).  Intensified demulsification and separation of thermal oxide reprocessing interfacial crud (THORP-IFC) simulants.  Green Synthesis and Processing. 1:109-127.
7. CA Jordan and G Akay (2012) Speciation and distribution of alkali, alkali earth metals and major ash forming elements during gasification of fuel cane bagasse. Fuel, 91: 253-263.
8. CA Jordan and G Akay (2012). Occurrence, composition and dew point of tars produced during gasification of fuel cane bagasse in a downdraft gasifier. Biomass and Bioenergy. 42:51-58
9. G Akay and DR Burke (2012) AgroProcess intensification through synthetic rhizosphere media for nitrogen fixation and yield enhancement. Am. J. Agricultural Biological Sci., 7: 150-172.
10. G. Akay and S. Fleming (2012). AgroProcess Intensification: Micro-bioreactors as soil additives with nitrogen fixing bacterium  Azospirillum brasilense to enhance its potential as  self-sustaining biofertiliser.  Green Processing and Synthesis. 1: 227-237.
11. CA Jordan and G Akay (2013). Effect of CaO on Tar Production and Dew Point Depression during Gasification of Fuel Cane Bagasse in a Novel Downdraft Gasifier. Fuel Processing Technology.  106:654-660
12. G. Akay,  CA Jordan,  AH Mohammed (2013),   Syngas cleaning with nano-structured micro-porous ion exchange polymers in biomass gasification using a novel downdraft gasifier,  J. Energy Chemistry, in press.

 

Book Chapters

1. G Akay and S Fleming (2011). Engineered ecosystem development for AgroProcess Intensification. In: Y Villacampa and CA Brebbia (Eds.) Ecosystems and Sustainable Development, pp. 485-496, WIT Press, Southampton (UK).
2. EM Akay, Z Okumus, OS Yildirim, MA Bokhari, G Akay, (2011). Synthetic organs for transplant and bio-mimic reactors for process intensification using nano-structured micro-porous materials.  In: CA Brebbia et al (Eds.), Environmental Health and Biomedicine, pp.383-394, WIT Press, Southampton (UK).

Plenary Conference Presentations

1. Agro-, Bio-, Chemical- and Energy-Process Intensifications and Their Applications in Intensified Integrated Plants and Engineered Ecosystems, AIChE Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City,  Nov 2010.
2. Intensified Chemical-Biochemical Plant and Ecosystem Development to Combat Food-Energy-Water Shortages and Global Warming, International Workshop on Process Intensification 2010 (IWPI-2010) – Kyushu University, Japan, December 2010.
3. Development of Integrated Intensified Bio-Refinery Technology to Combat Global Warming: Power, Biofuel and Bio-Ammonia Production from Biomass. 19th IUPAC International Conference on Chemical Research Applied to World Needs (CHEMRAWN XIX) September 27-29, Putra World Trade Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, September 27-29, 2011.
4. Combating Global Warming through Ecosystem Engineering and Intensified-Intensified Power-Fuel- Chemicals Production from Biomass, 6th International Ege Energy Symposium and Exhibition Ege University, Izmir, Turkey: June, 28 – 30, 2012.

Keynote Conference Presentations

1. DSTI Congress on ‘Prepare for the Future’, Amersfoort, The Netherlands, 25 June 2010.
2. Invited keynote speaker for the interdisciplinary session: World Congress on Oleo Science, Nagasaki, Japan. 30 Sep - 4 Oct, 2012.