Research Areas: Chemical Engineering
Fuels & Catalysis Science
Materials Science & Engineering
Renewable Energy
Unconventional Oil & Gas
Clean Fuels & Catalysis
Nanomaterials
Sustainable Energy
Education Background: • Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Ghent University, Belgium, 2016
• M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Turkey, 2012
• B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Turkey, 2010
About:
Toraman is the Virginia S. and Philip L. Walker Jr. Faculty Fellow and an assistant professor of energy engineering and chemical engineering. She began her career at Penn State in 2019. She received her B.S. and M.S. in chemical engineering from the Middle East Technical University in Turkey. She received her Ph.D. in chemical engineering from Ghent University in Belgium. 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. Prior to joining the Penn State faculty, Toraman served as a postdoctoral researcher with the Delaware Energy Institute at the University of Delaware.
Research Interests:
• Alternative energy resources
• Biomass and plastic waste conversion
• Shale gas upgrading
• Reaction kinetics
• Compositional analysis of (bio-)oils
• Data science
Memberships & Committees:
• American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
• Catalysis Club of Philadelphia (CCP), 2017-2019
Honors & Awards:
• Virginia S. and Philip L. Walker, Jr. Faculty Fellowship
• North American Symposium for Chemical Reaction Engineering (NASCRE) 4 Travel Award
• Ghent University Graduate Research Fellow, Belgium
• Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) personal scholarship for M.Sc. study
Toraman, H. E., K. Alexopoulos, S. C. Oh, S. Cheng, D. Liu, and D. G. Vlachos, (2021). Ethylene production by direct conversion of methane over isolated single active centers, Chemical Engineering Journal, v. 420, [130493], https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2021.130493.
SriBala, G., H. E. Toraman, S. Symoens, A. Déjardin, G. Pilate, W. Boerjan, F. Ronsse, K. M. Van Geem, and G. B.Marin, (2019). Analytical Py-GC/MS of Genetically Modified Poplar for the Increased Production of Bio-aromatics, Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, v. 17, pp. 599-610.
Toraman, H. E., V. Abrahamsson, R. Vanholme, R. Van Acker, F. Ronsse, G. Pilate, W. Boerjan, K. M. Van Geem, and G. B.Marin, (2018). Application of Py-GC/MS coupled with PARAFAC2 and PLS-DA to study fast pyrolysis of genetically engineered poplars, Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, v. 129, pp. 101-111.
Negahdar, L., A. Gonzalez-Quiroga, D. Otyuskaya, H. E. Toraman, L. Liu, J. T. Jastrzebski, K. M. Van Geem, G. B. Marin, J. W.Thybaut, and B. M. Weckhuysen, (2016). Characterization and comparison of fast pyrolysis bio-oils from pinewood, rapeseed cake, and wheat straw using 13C NMR and comprehensive GC× GC, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, v. 4 (9), pp. 4974-4985.
Toraman, H. E., K. Franz, F. Ronsse, K. M. Van Geem, and G. B. Marin, (2016). 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, Journal of Chromatography A, v. 1460, pp.135-146.
Toraman, H. E., R. Vanholme, E. Borén, Y. Vanwonterghem, M. R. Djokic, G. Yildiz, F. Ronsse, W. Prins, W. Boerjan, K. M. Van Geem, and G. B. Marin, (2016). Potential of genetically engineered hybrid poplar for pyrolytic production of bio-based phenolic compounds, Bioresource Technology, v. 207, pp.229-236.
Yildiz, G., F. Ronsse, J. Vercruysse, J. Daels, H. E. Toraman, K. M. van Geem, G. B. Marin, R. Van Duren, and W. Prins, (2016). In situ performance of various metal doped catalysts in micro-pyrolysis and continuous fast pyrolysis, Fuel Processing Technology, v. 144, pp. 312-322.
Bahcegul, E., H. E. Toraman, D. Erdemir, B. Akinalan, N. Ozkan, and U. Bakir, (2014). An unconventional approach for improving the integrity and mechanical properties of xylan type hemicellulose based films, RSC Advances, v. 4(64), pp.34117-34126.
Toraman, H. E., T. Dijkmans, M. R. Djokic, K. M. Van Geem, and G .B. Marin, (2014). Detailed compositional characterization of plastic waste pyrolysis oil by comprehensive two-dimensional gas-chromatography coupled to multiple detectors, Journal of Chromatography A, v. 1359, pp. 237-246.
Yildiz, G., T. Lathouwers, H. E. Toraman, K. M. van Geem, G. B. Marin, F. Ronsse, R. van Duren, S. R. Kersten, and W. Prins, (2014). Catalytic fast pyrolysis of pine wood: effect of successive catalyst regeneration, Energy & Fuels, v. 28 (7), pp. 4560-4572.
