Browsing by Author "Mesci, Basak"
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Adsorption of copper and zinc ions on illite: Determination of the optimal conditions by the statistical design of experiments
Turan, N. Gamze; Elevli, Sermin; Mesci, Basak (Elsevier, 2011)In this study, a full factorial experimental design was utilized to assess the effect of three factors on the adsorption of copper (II) and zinc (II) ions in an aqueous leachate of an industrial waste with illite as ... -
Adsorption of Copper(Ii) and Zinc(Ii) Ions By Various Agricultural By-Products. Experimental Studies and Modelling
Turan, N. Gamze; Mesci, Basak (Technical Univ Wroclaw, 2011)Effective removal of heavy metals from aqueous solutions belongs to the most important issues for many industrialized countries. Removal of copper(II) and zinc(II) ions from leaching solution of industrial waste were studied ... -
Adsorptive Removal of Zinc By Bentonite: Application of Time Series Modeling Method
Mesci, Basak (Polish Acad Sciences, Inst Environmental Engineering, 2011)Zinc (II) removal using low-cost sorbents requires a proper process parametric study to determine its optimal performance characteristics. In this respect, the present study proposes a new modeling and simulation procedure ... -
Analysis of mechanical properties of cement containing boron waste and rice husk ash using full factorial design
Mutuk, Tugba; Mesci, Basak (Elsevier Sci Ltd, 2014)In the present study, utilization of industrial wastes, namely boron waste (BW) and agricultural wastes, namely rice husk ash (RHA) were investigated. RHA and BW were added separately and together to cement samples in ... -
Artificial neural network (ANN) approach for modeling Zn(II) adsorption from leachate using a new biosorbent
Turan, N. Gamze; Mesci, Basak; Ozgonenel, Okan (Elsevier Science Sa, 2011)In this study, an artificial neural network (ANN) based classification technique is applied for the prediction of percentage adsorption efficiency for the removal of Zn(II) ions from leachate by hazelnut shell. The effect ... -
Investigation of the Possibility of Copper Removal from Industrial Leachate by Raw and Calcined Phosphogypsum: D-Optimal and Taguchi Designs
Mesci, Basak; Turan, Nurdan Gamze; Ozgonenel, Okan (Wiley, 2012)In the present study, the removal of Cu(II) was evaluated by raw and calcined phosphogypsum (PG) as an industrial product. The role of experimental factors on the removal of Cu(II) was examined by using D-optimal and Taguchi ... -
Leaching behaviour and mechanical properties of copper flotation waste in stabilized/solidified products
Mesci, Basak; Coruh, Semra; Ergun, Osman Nuri (Sage Publications Ltd, 2009)This research describes the investigation of a cement-based solidification/stabilization process for the safe disposal of copper flotation waste and the effect on cement properties of the addition of copper flotation waste ... -
A NOVEL APPROACH FOR MODELING Cu2+ AND Zn2+ ADSORPTION FROM INDUSTRIAL LEACHATE BY PEANUT SHELLS
Mesci, Basak (Gh Asachi Technical Univ Iasi, 2013)In this work the adsorption of Cu2+ and Zn2+ from industrial wastewater by peanut shells without any pretreatment was investigated through optimization techniques such as a feed-forward back-propagation artificial neural ... -
Response Surface Modeling of Cu(II) Removal from Electroplating Waste by Adsorption: Application of BoxBehnken Experimental Design
Turan, Nurdan Gamze; Mesci, Basak; Ozgonenel, Okan (Wiley, 2013)The use of kaolinite-based clay minerals as a low-cost natural adsorbent for the removal of Cu(II) from electroplating waste leachate was studied. Batch experiments were conducted to determine the effects of varying adsorbent ... -
The use of artificial neural networks (ANN) for modeling of adsorption of Cu(II) from industrial leachate by pumice
Turan, N. Gamze; Mesci, Basak; Ozgonenel, Okan (Elsevier Science Sa, 2011)In this present work, artificial neural networks (ANN) are applied for the prediction of percentage adsorption efficiency for the removal of Cu(II) ions from industrial leachate by pumice. The effect of operational parameters ... -
Use of Pistachio Shells as an Adsorbent for the Removal of Zinc(II) Ion
Turan, Nurdan Gamze; Mesci, Basak (Wiley, 2011)In this study, the removal of zinc(II) ion from an aqueous solution by pistachio shells (PS) is investigated. The dynamic behavior of the adsorption is examined on the effects of pH, adsorbent dosage, and contact time. The ... -
Use of Selected Industrial Waste Materials in Concrete Mixture
Mesci, Basak; Coruh, Semra; Ergun, Osman Nuri (Wiley, 2011)In this study, chromite industry waste and red mud were used in the production of concrete. They were ground and incoporated into concrete with the levels of 5%, 10% and 15% by the weight of binder. Ten mixtures were ...