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Sila Ozkan, a PhD student in Chemical Engineering at Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), obtained her bachelor's and master's degrees in chemical engineering at Kocaeli University, Turkey. Also, she is a former Erasmus student at Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa (ISEL) and concluded her master thesis at ISEL on "Development of Renewable Based on Fuels for Aviation, Using Heterogeneous Catalysis.". She has become a member of CERENA and is working as a researcher on the "Use of Liquefied Biomass in Water Co-electrolysis in Order to Produce Synthesis Gas in a Pilot Unit" CLEANFOREST project. She has 5 published articles and 2 articles that are under submission at the moment; 1 book, 1 book chapter, and 5 conference posters. Works in the areas of green technology, renewable energy, biofuels, biodiesel production, bioenergy, biofuel production, heterogeneous catalysis, raw materials, liquefaction, and biomass conversion, with an emphasis on chemical engineering.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Sila Ozkan

Citation names

  • Ozkan, Sila

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
FA1A-61D8-C5E4
ORCID iD
0000-0003-1608-1063
Google Scholar ID
nNozD08AAAAJ
Scopus Author Id
57212133333

Email addresses

  • sila.ozkan@tecnico.ulisboa.pt (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Chemical Engineering - Chemical Engineering

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Turkish (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Portuguese Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Elementary (A2)
German Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2020/01/17 - 2024/12
Ongoing
 Engenharia Química (Doutoramento)
Major in Ramo: Engenharia Química
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
"Use of Liquefied Biomass in order to Produce Synthesis Gas in a Pilot Unit" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2016/09 - 2019/07/25
Concluded
 Master in Chemical Engineering (Master)
Kocaeli Üniversitesi, Turkey
 3,46/4,00
2018/10/04 - 2019/07/11
Concluded
 Master in Chemical Engineering - ERASMUS+ (Outros)
Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal
 17/20
2009/09 - 2014/02
Concluded
 Chemical Engineering (Bachelor)
Kocaeli Üniversitesi, Turkey
"Biotechnology in Turkey" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 2,73/4,00
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/06/10 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Recursos Naturais e Ambiente, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2022/07 - 2023/06 BetterPlastics - Plastics in a Circular Economy
LISBOA-01-0247-FEDER-046091
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Recursos Naturais e Ambiente
2021/06/10 - 2022/06 Gestão e valorização dos resíduos florestais na perspectiva dupla da prevenção de incêndios e na produção de bioenergia sustentável e competitiva para as regiões do interior
PCIF/GVB/0167/2018
PhD Student Fellow
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Recursos Naturais e Ambiente, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal
Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT
Ongoing

Other

Designation Funders
2023/07 - Current UNPRECEDENTED Unrevealing the mechanisms involved when producing biodiesel from waste oil using a combined experimental and theoretical methodology
101086363
Researcher
EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Ozkan, Sila; Gomes, J. F. P.; Puna, J. F.. Development of renewable based fuels for aviation – A heterogeneous catalysis approach. Latvia: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. 2019.
    Published
  2. Ozkan, Sila. Development of renewable based fuels for aviation – A heterogeneous catalysis approach. Latvia: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. 2019.
    10.13140/RG.2.2.21126.32324
Book chapter
  1. João Gomes; Jaime Puna; António Marques; Jorge Gominho; Ana Lourenço; Rui Galhano; Sila Ozkan. "Clean Forest – Project concept and preliminary results". 1597-1600. Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra, 2022.
    10.14195/978-989-26-2298-9_243
Conference poster
  1. Rui Galhano dos Santos; Bordado, João; Cristino, Ana; Paulo, Ivo; Ozkan, Sila; Almeida, Suzete; Teresa Arlete. Corresponding author: Rui Galhano dos Santos. "Acid-catalyzed liquefaction of biomass as a central process for sustainable and renewable products". Paper presented in WIRE MC Meeting & 2nd WGs Workshop, 2023.
  2. Sila Ozkan; Joao Gomes; Jaime Puna; Ana Carvalho. "Use of Liquefied Biomass in order to Produce Synthesis Gas in a Pilot Unit". 2022.
    10.13140/RG.2.2.20533.14567
  3. Ozkan, Sila; Gomes, J. F. P.; Puna, J. F.; Carvalho, Ana. "Thermochemical Liquefaction of Burnt Pine Heartwood - Preliminary Results". Paper presented in PhD Open Days of IST (Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon), 2021.
  4. Ozkan, Sila. "Valorisation of liquid and solid wastes in biodiesel production". 2019.
    10.13140/RG.2.2.30330.44487
Journal article
  1. Sila Ozkan; Henrique Sousa; Diogo Gonçalves; Jaime Puna; Ana Carvalho; João Bordado; Rui Galhano dos Santos; João Gomes. "Unlocking Nature’s Potential: Modelling Acacia melanoxylon as a Renewable Resource for Bio-Oil Production through Thermochemical Liquefaction". Energies (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/en17194899.
    10.3390/en17194899
  2. Teresa Arlete; Sila Ozkan; Ana Paula Ribeiro; Ana F. Cristino; Rui Galhano dos Santos. "Thermochemical liquefaction of biomass with ionic liquids: Exploring a sustainable pathway for a cleaner bio-oils production". Journal of Cleaner Production (2024): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.140114.
    10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.140114
  3. Sila Ozkan; Diogo Gonçalves; Ivo Paulo; Carla S. G. P. Queirós; Ana Carvalho; Jaime Puna; João Gomes; João Bordado; Rui Galhano dos Santos. "Modelling of Burnt Pine Heartwood Acid-Catalysed Liquefaction". Resources (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/resources12010011.
    10.3390/resources12010011
  4. João Gomes; Jaime Puna; António Marques; Jorge Gominho; Ana Lourenço; Rui Galhano; Sila Ozkan. "Clean Forest—Project Concept and Early Results". Energies (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/en15249294.
    10.3390/en15249294
  5. Suzete Almeida; Sila Ozkan; Diogo Gonçalves; Ivo Paulo; Carla S. G. P. Queirós; Olga Ferreira; João Bordado; Rui Galhano dos Santos. "A Brief Evaluation of Antioxidants, Antistatics, and Plasticizers Additives from Natural Sources for Polymers Formulation". Polymers (2022): https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/15/1/6.
    10.3390/polym15010006
  6. Ozkan, Sila. "Preliminary Study on the Use of Biodiesel Obtained from Waste Vegetable Oils for Blending with Hydrotreated Kerosene Fossil Fuel Using Calcium Oxide (CaO) from Natural Waste Materials as Heterogeneous Catalyst". Energies (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en12224306.
    10.3390/en12224306
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Ozkan, Sila. "Development of Renewable Based on Fuels for Aviation, using Heterogeneous Catalysis". Master, Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, 2019. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/338714537_Development_of_Renewable_Based_on_Fuels_for_Aviation_using_Heterogeneous_Catalysis.
Activities

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2023/12/15 - 2023/12/15 CLEAN FOREST WORKSHOP - Management and valorization of forestry waste from the dual perspective of fire prevention and the production of sustainable and competitive bioenergy for inland regions (2023/12/15 - 2023/12/15)
Workshop (Member of the Scientific Committee)
 Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Recursos Naturais e Ambiente, Portugal
2023/11/21 - 2023/11/21 Presentation of UNPRECEDENTED Project Preliminary Results (2023/11/21 - 2023/11/21)
Workshop (Member of the Scientific Committee)
 Norges miljø- og biovitenskapelige universitet, Norway
2023/06/29 - 2023/06/29 Public Presentation of Results of the IPaintS Project (2023/06/29 - 2023/06/29)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Recursos Naturais e Ambiente, Portugal
2023/06/27 - 2023/06/27 Public Presentation of SmokeClean Project Results (2023/06/27 - 2023/06/27)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Recursos Naturais e Ambiente, Portugal
2023/06/19 - 2023/06/19 UNPRECEDENTED - Unrevealing the mechanisms involved when producing biodiesel from waste oil using a combined experimental and theoretical methodology (2023/06/19 - 2023/06/19)
Workshop (Member of the Scientific Committee)
 Norges miljø- og biovitenskapelige universitet, Norway
2023/05/29 - 2023/05/29 Public Presentation of PS4 Results from the BetterPlastics Project (2023/05/29 - 2023/05/29)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2023/06/21 - 2023/06/21 Public Presentation of the General Results of the Better Plastics Project
Congress
 Public Session to Present the Results of the R&DT Mobilizing Project "Better Plastics: Plastics in a Circular Economy"
2023/02/20 - 2023/02/20 The Waste to Hydrogen project integrates a set of knowledge transfer activities, networking opportunities, and collaboration between institutions and companies in the involved countries.
Workshop
 WASTE2H2 project’s 3rd Workshop "Waste-to-Gas cutting-edge technologies"
Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre, Portugal