Assoc. Prof. Dr Murat Solak | Düzce University | Turkey
Murat Solak is an Associate Professor of Environmental Engineering at Düzce University, affiliated with the Department of Environmental Technologies. His academic training encompasses undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral studies in environmental engineering, with research expertise centered on electrocoagulation processes, wastewater treatment, nutrient removal, and the optimization of electrochemical treatment systems for industrial and municipal effluents. His graduate research focused on phosphate removal and marble wastewater treatment using electrocoagulation, contributing to sustainable and efficient pollution control technologies. Throughout his academic career, he has undertaken progressive roles in higher education, including lecturer and assistant professor positions, and has played an active role in teaching, research supervision, and curriculum development in environmental protection, pollution control, and environmental technologies. His scientific output includes peer-reviewed journal articles that have gained recognition within the environmental engineering and water treatment research communities. According to international bibliometric databases, his scholarly impact is reflected by 346 citations in Google Scholar and 107 citations in Scopus, an h-index of 5 in both databases, and an i10-index of 5 in Google Scholar and 4 in Scopus, indicating consistent research productivity and citation influence in electrochemical wastewater treatment and environmental process engineering.
Featured Publications
Solak, M., Kılıç, M., Hüseyin, Y., & Şencan, A. (2009). Removal of suspended solids and turbidity from marble processing wastewaters by electrocoagulation: Comparison of electrode materials and electrode connection systems. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 172(1), 345–352.
Yazıcı, M. S. H., & Kılıç, M. (2008). Biosorption of copper(II) by Marrubium globosum subsp. globosum leaves powder: Effect of chemical pretreatment. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 151(2), 669–675.
Kılıç, M., Yazıcı, H., & Solak, M. (2008). A comprehensive study on removal and recovery of copper(II) from aqueous solutions by NaOH-pretreated Marrubium globosum ssp. globosum leaves powder: Potential for utilizing biosorbents. Bioresource Technology, 100(7), 2130–2137.
Solak, M. (2023). Cost-effective processes for denim production wastewater: Dual criterial optimization of techno-economical parameters by RSM and minimization of energy consumption of photo-processes. Processes, 11(9), 1903.
Solak, M. (2007). Elektrokoagülasyon prosesi ile mermer atıksularının arıtılması (Master’s thesis). Süleyman Demirel University, Institute of Science.
Solak, M. (2023). Application of classical Fenton process and advanced photo electro-Fenton process for the degradation of COD from wood processing wastewater: A comparative study. Sakarya University Journal of Science, 27(3), 512.
Solak, M. (2023). Technoeconomic analysis of hybrid advanced-oxidation processes for the treatment of ultrafiltration filtrate wastewaters, a byprocess of yeast production. Journal of Environmental Engineering, 149(10).
Solak, M. (2019). Hibrit elektrokoagülasyon/elektrooksidasyon prosesleri ile denim ürün üretim atıksularının arıtımı. Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi, 23(3), 780–786.
Solak, M., Baldan Pakdil, N., & Kılıç, M. (2018). Removal of phosphorus from potato chips processing wastewater by electrocoagulation process: Comparison of electrode material. Sakarya University Journal of Science.
Solak, M., & Tekin Karaköse, R. (2023). Modeling of E. coli inactivation from solutions using GInaFiT via hybrid electrode-connected electro-disinfection process. Bilge International Journal of Science and Technology Research, 7(2), 142–155.