Uzal, Niğmet
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Master Thesis Doğal Taş Endüstrisinde Eko-Verimliliği Artırmak için Kapsamlı Yaşam Döngüsü Değerlendirmesi(2024) Yıldız, Engin; Uzal, Niğmet; Dilek, Filiz BengüDoğal taş, madencilik ve inşaat sektörlerinin kesişim noktasında yer alarak hem ekonomik büyümede hem de çevresel sürdürülebilirlikte önemli bir role sahiptir. Dayanıklılığı, düşük bakım gereksinimi ve daha çevreci bir ürün olma potansiyeli ile değerlendirilen doğal taş, çevre dostu yapı uygulamalarının temel unsurlarından biri olmaya devam etmektedir. Ancak, doğal taş sektörünün kaynak yoğun doğası, önemli çevresel sorumluluklar getirmektedir. Dünyanın önde gelen doğal taş ihracatçılarından biri olan Türkiye, bu sektörden önemli ekonomik faydalar sağlamakta olup, çevresel etkilerin ele alınması ile küresel piyasada rekabet gücünün korunması kritik bir öneme sahiptir. Bu çalışma, doğal taş ürünlerinin yaşam döngüsü boyunca çevresel etkilerini değerlendirmek için Yaşam Döngüsü Değerlendirmesi (LCA) yöntemini kullanmakta, çevresel etki yoğun noktalarını belirlemekte ve çevresel performansı iyileştirme senaryolarını test etmektedir. Çalışmada, CML-IA Baseline metodu kullanılarak küresel ısınma potansiyeli, kaynak tükenmesi ve ekotoksisite gibi temel çevresel etkiler nicel olarak değerlendirilmiştir. Normalizasyon sonuçlarına göre, deniz suyu ekotoksisitesi doğal taş ürünlerinin yaşam döngüsü boyunca en çok etkilenen kategori olarak belirlenmiştir. Kesme, yüzey işleme ve kullanım aşamaları en çevresel etki yoğum yaşam döngüsü aşamaları olarak öne çıkmaktadır. Senaryo analizleri, çevresel performansta %60'a varan iyileştirmelerin mümkün olduğunu göstermekte ve doğal taş sektörünün küresel standartlara uyum sağlaması için sürdürülebilir üretim stratejilerinin kritik önemini vurgulamaktadır.Article Citation - WoS: 17Citation - Scopus: 16A Holistic Sustainability Assessment of a University Campus Using Life Cycle Approach(Springer, 2022-05-10) Gulcimen, S.; Qadri, S.; Donmez, R. O.; Uzal, N.The sustainability performances of campuses are of importance as it could model the effective sustainable initiatives that could be then applied to campuses by decision-makers and designers. Studies have been conducted on the environmental and economic assessment of campuses in specification with the identification of their carbon footprint and cost analysis, respectively. The studies have lacked a showcase of an ideal sustainable campus along with its urban and architectural features, facilities, and services through analyzing their social aspects as well. The objective of this study was to evaluate the sustainability of the Abdullah Gul University Sumer Campus to model a sustainable campus integrating the Environmental Life Cycle Assessment(E-LCA), the Life Cycle Costing (LCC) and the Social Life Cycle Assessment using life cycle sustainability assessment approaches for the use-phase analysis of the campus. E-LCA was applied to quantify the global warming potential and cumulative energy demand based on International Organization for Standardization 14,040 and 14,044 by considering the gate-to-gate approach. The environmental assessment results showed that the global warming potential of the campus was 2.92 tCO(2) eq./person, and the cumulative energy demand was found as 15.4 GJ/person. In LCC, the total cost of the campus was calculated as 200 US Dollars/person, and the energy cost is found as a major contributor with 86% of the total cost for the year of 2019. In the social performance assessment, it is found that the university has a weak social performance for the local community, the consumer, the worker, and the society.Article Citation - WoS: 11Citation - Scopus: 13Evaluation of Diatomite Substitute With Thermal Power Plant Waste Fly Ash in Sustainable Geopolymer Through Life Cycle Assessment(Springer, 2025-02-28) Ilkentapar, Serhan; Orklemez, Ezgi; Durak, Ugur; Gulcimen, Sedat; Bayram, Savas; Uzal, Nigmet; Atis, Cengiz DuranThis research demonstrates the potential of diatomite as a fly ash replacement to improve mechanical properties and environmental sustainability and presents it as a viable alternative for sustainable construction. Additionally, a life cycle assessment (LCA) was conducted on the produced mortars to quantitatively compare their environmental impacts using a cradle-to-gate approach. In mixtures, it was used by replacing the diatomite in the ratios of 1%, 2%, 3%, 4%, and 5% by weight of the fly ash. Workability, unit weight, flexural and compressive strength, abrasion resistance, elevated temperature resistance and microstructure analysis were carried out. The results indicated that replacing 1%, 2%, and 3% diatomite increased the compressive and flexural strength of mortars due to their higher specific surface area. Two percent replacement of diatomite provided the best results. FESEM results of 3% diatomite inclusion showed more intense and compact microstructure of geopolymer. Diatomite inclusion increased the abrasion resistance of geopolymer. Since 2% diatomite replacement was found to be optimum, the LCA results showed that geopolymer mortar with 2% diatomite has 25% lower impacts in terms of global warming potential and 10% lower impacts in terms of terrestrial ecotoxicity than conventional Portland cement mortar.Article Citation - WoS: 10Ni-Zn Metal-Organic Framework Based Membranes for Rejection of Pb (II) Ions(Elsevier, 2022-12) Senol-Arslan, Dilek; Gul, Ayse; Uzal, Nigmet; Yavuz, EmreThe present paper describes a sustainable and affordable supply of clean, and safe water approach to investigate Ni-Zn MOF embedded membrane for rejection of Pb (II) ions in aqueous solution. Ni-Zn MOF powder was prepared by solvo-thermal method, and then the Ni-Zn MOF embedded membranes with various concentrations (0.025 wt%, 0.05 wt% and 0.1 wt%). The membranes were fabricated by a common phase inversion method. Phase solutions of Pb(II) prepared with PVP at different concentrations in aqueous solutions. Water filtration and Pb (II) rejection tests were operated on a batch scale. The prepared Ni-Zn MOF powder characterized by FTIR, SEM-EDX analyses and zeta potential measurements. Ni-Zn MOF membranes were characterized by FTIR, SEM-EDX analysis, contact angle, and water permeability measurements. The effects of important parameters on adsorption including concentration and pH were investigated. The obtained results indicated that the maximum rejection of Pb(II) was 98% for a feed solution containing 80 mg Pb/L at pH 8 and assistance with 2 % PVP for 0.05 wt% Ni-Zn MOF membrane. Additionally, it was detected that blend membranes revealed better Pb(II) rejection than pure PSF membrane.Article Citation - WoS: 2Citation - Scopus: 2Integration of Direct Microfiltration and Reverse Osmosis Process for Resource Recovery From Municipal Wastewater(Elsevier Science inc, 2023-08) Ozcan, Ozlem; Sahinkaya, Erkan; Uzal, NigmetFor the sustainability of water resources, the recovery of water, organic matter (OM), energy, and nutrients from municipal wastewater become very attractive resources. As direct application of water, nutrient, and energy recovery from municipal wastewater cannot be feasible, the wastewater needed to be concentrated. In this study, the molecular weight distribution of OM content was determined in wastewater samples, up-concentration potential of direct microfiltration (DMF) of municipal wastewater and water recovery were investigated. In OM fractionation studies, around 52% of the chemical oxygen demand (COD) in wastewater was particulate or colloidal (>10 kDa) and 48% was soluble (<300 Da). In DMF tests, the COD concentration was concentrated up to 1,573 mg/L after sequential DMF experiments. Additionally, the theoretic total energy requirement of the DMF process was found around 0.3 kWh/m3 and it would be potentially energy positive. In crossflow experiments, the reverse osmosis (RO) process was performed using DMF effluent. When microfiltration and RO membranes were chemically cleaned, flux recovery rates of 100% and 99% were achieved, respectively. However, the foulants could not be completely removed during the cleaning according to scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, and attenuated total reflection-Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy results of the virgin, fouled, and cleaned membranes. This study reveals that the DMF+RO process is a promising technology for the recovery of OM and water from municipal wastewater.Article Citation - WoS: 7Citation - Scopus: 8Sustainability Assessment of Denim Fabric Made of PET Fiber and Recycled Fiber From Postconsumer PET Bottles Using LCA and LCC Approach With the EDAS Method(Wiley, 2024-11-01) Fidan, Fatma Sener; Aydogan, Emel Kizilkaya; Uzal, NigmetThe textile industry is under pressure to adopt sustainable production methods because its contribution to global warming is expected to rise by 50% by 2030. One solution is to increase the use of recycled raw material. The use of recycled raw material must be considered holistically, including its environmental and economic impacts. This study examined eight scenarios for sustainable denim fabric made from recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET) fiber, conventional PET fiber, and cotton fiber. The evaluation based on the distance from average solution (EDAS) multicriteria decision-making method was used to rank scenarios according to their environmental and economic impacts, which are assessed using life cycle assessment and life cycle costing. Allocation, a crucial part of evaluating the environmental impact of recycled products, was done using cut-off and waste value. Life cycle assessments reveal that recycled PET fiber has lower freshwater ecotoxicity and fewer eutrophication and acidification impacts. Cotton outperformed PET fibers in human toxicity. Only the cut-off method reduces potential global warming with recycled PET. These findings indicated that recycled raw-material life cycle assessment requires allocation. Life cycle cost analysis revealed that conventional PET is less economically damaging than cotton and recycled PET. The scenarios were ranked by environmental and economic impacts using EDAS. This ranking demonstrated that sustainable denim fabric production must consider both economic and environmental impacts. Integr Environ Assess Manag 2024;00:1-19. (c) 2024 The Author(s). Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Society of Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry (SETAC).Conference Object Sustainable Water Management and Rehabilitation in the Mining Lakes, Ilgin-Konya, Turkey(Agro Arge Danismanlik San ve Tic As, 2016) Delibalta, M. S.; Uzal, N.; Lermi, A.The processes during the search, production and enrichment of mining operations naturally affects the air, soil, water resources in turn the natural environment and living organisms. In general, the environmental impact of coal opencast mining operations is much more significant than that of underground mining and mineral processing. After stripping of the material filling the holes in coal opencast production, with the rise of surface water and ground water level is composed of large or small ponds. Low pH (acidic characteristic) and high metal concentrations (Al, Ca, Mn, Fe, Cu, Zn, Pb) of these ponds, containing sulfide minerals and the waste materials, for the sustainability of natural resources is one of the biggest environmental problems. This paper is to investigate geochemical characteristics of the pond waters in the Ilgm Coal deposit area. Geochemical analyses were made by ICP-MS in waters taken from ponds in each three-month periods. Highest heavy metal contents 1839 ppb Mn and 9777 ppb Fe, the average pH values 6.49-7.81, turbidity (NTU) 0.1263.6, sulphate content 0.05-2.67 mg SO4/L, chemical oxygen demand 4-136 mg O-2/L, and electrical conductivity 285 mu S/cm4.68 mS/cm have been measured during the monitoring study of five different lignite opencast mine post-production lakes of the TKI GLI Ilgm. Analyses were performed in three-month periods. The results were evaluated within the framework of relevant laws and regulations.Article Citation - WoS: 3Citation - Scopus: 3Investigation of the Treatability of Pre-Coagulated Slaughterhouse Wastewater Using Dead-End Filtration(Wiley, 2021-03-15) Ozdemir, Safiye; Uzal, Nigmet; Gokcek, Oznur BegumBACKGROUND In the present study, the performance of the membrane process, one of the advanced treatment methods that can enable the reuse of slaughterhouse wastewater, was evaluated. The wastewater was treated using ultrafiltration (UF) (10, 50 kDa), nanofiltration (NF) (150-300 DA) and reverse osmosis (RO) (500 kDa) membranes alone, and UF + NF, UF + RO membrane combinations at different pressures. In addition to rejection and permeate flux considerations, it was attempted to select the most effective membrane by performing scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared, contact angle, and atomic force microscopy analyses of the membranes used. RESULTS As a result of the experiments, the highest flux was observed at 5 bar for the 50 kDa UF membrane. When the performances of the sequential application of 10 and 50 kDa UF membranes followed by NF and RO membranes were evaluated, the highest flux was obtained for the sequential application of the 50 kDa UF membrane with the NF membrane as 19.68 and 9.05 L m(-2) h, respectively. CONCLUSION The highest chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal was obtained for the RO membrane at 20 bar as 88.67%, and for the 50 kDa UF + RO sequential application, the COD removal was increased from 70% to 88.67%. (c) 2021 Society of Chemical Industry (SCI).Article Citation - WoS: 1Citation - Scopus: 1Pre-Concentration of Municipal Wastewater Using Flocculation-Assisted Direct Ceramic Microfiltration Process: Optimization of Operational Conditions(Springer int Publ Ag, 2022-10) Ozcan, Ozlem; Sahinkaya, Erkan; Uzal, NigmetDirect ceramic microfiltration (DCMF) is an effective technology to pre-concentrate organic matter (OM) for the subsequent anaerobic energy-recovering processes and a fast, cost-effective, easy treatment process for municipal wastewater. The major problem in DCMF is the rapid fouling of the membrane. In this study, to maximize OM recovery rates and prevent membrane fouling, the DCMF process was alternately paired with dosing of a cationic polyacrylamide (PAM) flocculant and chemically enhanced primary sedimentation (CEPS). The DCMF process tested in three stages: (i) optimization of flocculant concentration (0.5, 1, 1.5, and 2 mg/L PAM) and dosing point, (ii) optimization of operational conditions (pH, filtration/backwash duration, flux, and recovery rate) to control membrane fouling, and (iii) long-term operation of the DCMF process. The influence of PAM dosage points on DCMF fouling behavior was explored, and system operating parameters in terms of OM recovery and TMP change were optimized. The CEPS + DCMF setup was discovered to be a potential option for overcoming fouling. The highest chemical oxygen demand (COD) was 520 +/- 20 mg/L in the concentrated wastewater using CEPS + DCMF experiments for 0.5 mg/L PAM. The highest OM pre-concentration was achieved at 90% recovery rate. After the optimization, COD concentration in the concentrate of the DCMF process reached 822 mg/L for the long-term (20 days) operation. The net potential energy production was calculated as 0.28 kWh/m(3) considering the theoretical COD of 1432 mg/L in the concentrate stream. As a novel approach, the CEPS + DCMF process can be used in place of conventional municipal wastewater treatment processes due to its acceptable OM removal performance, simple operation, small footprint, and potential energy generation.Article Citation - WoS: 17Citation - Scopus: 17Removal of Pesticides From Secondary Treated Urban Wastewater by Reverse Osmosis(Springer Heidelberg, 2022-04-11) Ates, Nuray; Uzal, Nigmet; Yetis, Ulku; Dilek, Filiz B.The residues of pesticides that reach water resources from agricultural activities in several ways contaminate drinking water resources and threaten aquatic life. This study aimed to investigate the performance of three reverse osmosis (RO) membranes (BW30-LE, SW30-XLE, and GE-AD) in rejecting four different pesticides (tributyl phosphate, flutriafol, dicofol, and irgarol) from secondary treated urban wastewater and also to elucidate the mechanisms underlying the rejection of these pesticides. RO experiments were conducted using pesticide-spiked wastewater samples under 10 and 20 bar transmembrane pressures (TMP) and membrane performances were evaluated. Overall, all the membranes tested exhibited over 95% rejection performances for all pesticides at both TMPs. The highest rejections for tributyl phosphate (99.0%) and irgarol (98.3%) were obtained with the BW30-LE membrane, while for flutriafol (99.9%) and dicofol (99.1%) with the GE-AD membrane. The increase in TMP from 10 to 20 bar did not significantly affect the rejections of all pesticides. The rejection performances of RO membranes were found to be governed by projection area as well as molecular weight and hydrophobicity/hydrophilicity of pesticides. Among the membranes tested, the SW30-XLE membrane was the most prone to fouling due to the higher roughness.