I speak Turkish (native language), English and German.
MY MAJOR PUBLICATIONS
Book (2011):
Ferhan Çeçen, Özgür Aktaş. Activated Carbon for Water and Wastewater Treatment: Integration of Adsorption and Biological Treatment, 388 pages, ISBN: 978-3-527-32471-2, Wiley-VCH, September 2011.
Content: http://www.wiley-vch.de/books/sample/3527324712_ftoc.pdf
Edited Book (2017):
Ferhan Çeçen and Ulaş Tezel (eds.) (2017) Hazardous Pollutants in Biological Treatment Systems: Fundamentals and a Guide to Experimental Research, IWA Publishing; ISBN: 9781780407708, 386 pages. Paperback.
Encyclopedia chapters:
Ferhan Çeçen, “ACTIVATED CARBON”,
Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (April 2014). 10.1002/0471238961.0103200902011105.a01.pub3.
Ferhan Çeçen, “ACTIVATED CARBON”, Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology. 2024 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
DOI: 10.1002/0471238961.0103200902011105.a01.pub4
Research report
F.Çeçen (1990) Biologische und weitergehende Reinigung von Abwässern aus der Zellstoff-Chlorbleiche – Literaturüberblick und Laborversuche nach dem Belebtschlammverfahren und anschliessender Ozonung/Bestrahlung, Fällung/Flockung und Adsorption an Aktivkohle. Institut für Wasservorsorge, Gewässergüte und Fischereiwirtschaft, Abteilung für Siedlungswasserbau, Industriewirtschaft und Gewässerschutz, Universität für Bodenkultur, Wien.
Journal publications:
1) F.Çeçen, W.Urban, R.Haberl, G.Gehringer (1991) Reinigung der Chlorbleicheabwässer der Zellstoffindustrie, I -Untersuchungen zur Reinigung mit dem Belebtschlammverfahren und nachfolgender Ozonung/Bestrahlung, Österreichische Wasserwirtschaft, ISSN 0029-9588, Heft 9/10. 221-227.
2) F.Çeçen, W.Urban, R.Haberl (1991) Reinigung der Chlorbleicheabwässer der Zellstoffindustrie, II – Weitergehende Reinigung von biologisch gereinigten Abwässern durch Fällung/Flockung und Adsorption an Aktivkohle, Österreichische Wasserwirtschaft, ISSN 0029-9588 ,Heft 9/10, 228-233.
Publications in International Journals:
1) F.Çeçen, W.Urban and R.Haberl (1992) Biological and advanced treatment of sulfate pulp bleaching effluents, Water Science and Technology, Vol.26 (1/2). 435-444. http://wst.iwaponline.com/ppiwawst/26/1-2/435.full.pdf
2) F.Çeçen (1992) Physicochemical and biological treatment on surfactant wastewaters, Water Science and Technology, Vol.26 (1/2), 377-386. http://wst.iwaponline.com/ppiwawst/26/1-2/377.full.pdf
3) F.Çeçen and E.Gönenç (1992) Nitrification-denitrification of high-strength nitrogen wastes in two upflow submerged filters, Water Science and Technology, Vol.26, (9/11), 2225-2228. http://wst.iwaponline.com/ppiwawst/26/9-11/2225.full.pdf
4) F.Çeçen (1993) Adsorption characteristics of a biotreated pulp mill effluent, Water Science and Technology, Vol.28 (2), pp.1-10. http://wst.iwaponline.com/ppiwawst/28/2/1.full.pdf
5) F.Çeçen and I.E.Gönenç (1994) Nitrogen removal characteristics of nitrification and denitrification filters, Water Science and Technology, Vol.29 (10/11), pp.409-416. http://wst.iwaponline.com/ppiwawst/29/10-11/409.full.pdf
6) F.Çeçen (1994) Activated carbon addition to activated sludge in the treatment of kraft pulp bleaching wastes. Water Science and Technology, Vol.3, pp. 183-192. http://wst.iwaponline.com/ppiwawst/30/3/183.full.pdf
7) F.Çeçen and E.Gönenç (1995) Criteria for nitrification and denitrification of high-strength wastes in two upflow submerged filters. Water Environment Research, Vol.67, No.2, 132-142. http://www.jstor.org/stable/25044530
8) F.Çeçen, E.Orak, P.Gökçin (1995) Nitrification studies on fertilizer wastewaters in activated sludge and biofilm reactors. Water Science and Technology, Vol.32 (12), pp.141-148. doi:10.1016/0273-1223(96)00148-5
9) F.Çeçen, E.Orak (1996) Nitrification of fertilizer wastewaters in a biofilm reactor . Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, Vol.65, 229-238. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4660(199603)65:33.0.CO;2-3
10) F. Çeçen (1996) Investigation of partial and full nitrification characteristics of fertilizer wastewaters in a submerged biofilm reactor. Water Science and Technology, Vol.34 (11), pp.77-85. doi:10.1016/S0273-1223(96)00823-2
11) M.Bekbölet, F.Çeçen, G.Özkösemen (1996) Photocatalytic oxidation and subsequent adsorption characteristics of humic acids. Water Science and Technology, Vol.34 (9), pp.65-72. doi:10.1016/S0273-1223(96)00788-3
12) F.Çeçen and S.Ipek (1998) Determination of the inhibition of ammonia-N and urea-N oxidation by the fed-batch reactor (FBR) technique. Water Science and Technology, Vol.38 (1), pp.141-148. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0273-1223(98)00398-9.
13) I.Akmehmet Balcıoğlu , F.Çeçen (1999) Treatability of Kraft pulp bleaching wastewater by biochemical and photocatalytic oxidation. Water Science and Technology Vol.40 (1), pp.281-288. doi:10.1016/S0273-1223(99)00396-0
14) F.Çeçen (1999) Determination of biotreatability of a kraft pulp bleaching wastewater based on conventional and spectrophotometric parameters. Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry, Vol.71, pp.51-62. DOI:10.1080/02772249909358780.
15) F.Çeçen (1999) Investigation of substrate degradation and nonbiodegradable portion in several pulp bleaching wastes.Water Science and Technology, Vol.40, (11/12) ,pp.305-312. doi:10.1016/S0273-1223(99)00732-5
16) F.Çeçen and G.Gürsoy (2000) Characterization of landfill leachates and studies on heavy metal removal. Journal of Environmental Monitoring. Vol 2, pp.436-442. DOI: 10.1039/B004729P
17) F.Çeçen and Ç.Yangın (2000) Comparison of BOD results obtained by dilution and manometric methods in sanitary landfill leachates. Journal of Environmental Monitoring, Vol.2, No.6, pp.628-633. DOI: 10.1039/B003244L
18) F.Çeçen and D.Çakıroğlu (2001) Impact of landfill leachate on the co-treatment of domestic wastewater. Biotechnology Letters, Vol.23, pp.821-826. doi:10.1023/A:1010317823529
19) F.Çeçen and Ç.Yangın (2001) Application of various BOD test methods in landfill leachates . Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A. Vol.A36, No.4, pp.545-564. doi: 10.1081/ESE-100103483
20) F.Çeçen and Ö.Aktaş (2001) Effect of PAC addition in combined treatment of landfill leachate and domestic wastewater in semi-continuously fed batch and continuous-flow reactors.Water SA, Vol.27, No.2, pp.177-188. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/wsa.v27i2.4991
21) Ö.Aktaş, F.Çeçen (2001) Addition of activated carbon to batch activated sludge reactors in the treatment of landfill leachate and domestic wastewater, Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, Vol.76, No.8, pp.793-802. doi: 10.1002/jctb.450
22) F.Çeçen and G.Gürsoy (2001) Biosorption of heavy metals from landfill leachate onto activated sludge. Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A, Vol.A36, No.6, pp.987-998. doi: 10.1081/ESE-100104126
23) Ö.Aktaş, F.Çeçen (2001) Nitrification inhibition in landfill leachate treatment and impact of activated carbon addition. Biotechnology Letters, Vol.23, pp.1607-1611. Ddoi:10.1023/A:1011939312889
24) F.Çeçen and Ö.Aktaş (2001) Powdered activated carbon-assisted biotreatment of a chemical synthesis wastewater Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, Vol.76, pp.1249-1259. doi: 10.1002/jctb.513
25) F.Çeçen, A.Erdinçler, E.Kılıç (2003) Effect of powdered activated carbon addition on sludge dewaterability and substrate removal in landfill leachate treatment. Advances in Environmental Research , 7, pp.707-713. doi:10.1016/S1093-0191(02)00033-3
26) F. Çeçen, Ö. Aktaş (2004) Upgrading of the biotreatment in a pharmaceutical industry with powdered activated carbon addition, Water Science and Technology Vol. 48, No. 11-12, pp.437-444. http://wst.iwaponline.com/ppiwawst/48/11-12/437.full.pdf
27) F.Çeçen, Ö. Aktaş (2004) Aerobic co-treatment of landfill leachate with domestic wastewater and impact of carbon addition on effluent quality. Environmental Engineering Science, Vol.21, No:3, pp. 303-312. doi:10.1089/109287504323066941.
28) B.Kocamemi, F.Çeçen (2005) Cometabolic Degradation of TCE in Enriched Nitrifying Batch Systems, Journal of Hazardous Materials, B124, pp.260-265. doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2005.06.002
29) Aktaş, Ö., Çeçen, F. (2006). Effect of Type of Carbon Activation on Adsorption and its Reversibility, Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 81, 94-101. doi: 10.1002/jctb.1363
30) Ö.Aktaş, F.Çeçen (2006) Effect of activation type on bioregeneration of various activated carbons loaded with phenol, Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 81, 1081-1092. doi: 10.1002/jctb.1472
31) B.Kocamemi, F.Çeçen (2007) Kinetic Analysis of the Inhibitory Effect of Trichloroetylene (TCE) on Nitrification in Cometabolic Degradation, Biodegradation, 18:71-81. doi:10.1007/s10532-005-9037-3
32) Ö.Aktaş, F.Çeçen (2007) Adsorption, desorption and bioregeneration in the treatment of 2-chlorophenol with activated carbon, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 141, 769-777. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2006.07.050
33) N.Semerci, F.Çeçen (2006) Importance of free Zn species in batch nitrification systems. Proceedings of IWA World Water Congress , 10-14 September 2006, Beijing/China. Printed in the online journal: Water Practice and Technology 2006 Sep, 1 (3) doi: 10.2166/wpt.2006.053
34) Ö.Aktaş, F.Çeçen (2007) Adsorption reversibility and bioregeneration of activated carbon in the treatment of phenol. Water Science and Technology, Vol. 55, No.10, pp. 237-244. doi: 10.2166/wst.2007.327
35) B.Kocamemi, F.Çeçen (2007) Inhibitory Effect of the Xenobiotic 1,2-DCA in a Nitrifying Reactor. Water Science and Technology Vol.55 (8-9), pp.67-73. doi: 10.2166/wst.2007.243.
36) Ö.Aktaş, F.Çeçen (2007) Bioregeneration of Activated Carbon: A Review, International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 59, pp.257-272. doi:10.1016/j.ibiod.2007.01.003
37) N.Semerci, F.Çeçen (2007) Importance of Cadmium Speciation in Nitrification Inhibition, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 147, 503-512. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2007.01.041.
38) Ö.Aktaş, F.Çeçen (2007) Competitive Adsorption and Desorption of a Bi-Solute Mixture: Effect of Activated Carbon Type, Adsorption, 13, 159–169. doi: 10.1007/s10450-007-9017-5
39) Bulent Mertoglu, Neslihan Semerci, Nuray Guler, Baris Calli, Ferhan Çeçen , Ahmet Mete Saatci (2008) Monitoring of population shifts in an enriched nitrifying system under gradually increased cadmium loading , Journal of Hazardous Materials, 160, pp.495-501. doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.03.056
40) Neslihan Semerci, Ferhan Çeçen (2009) Effect of continuous Cd feeding on the performance of a nitrification reactor, Biodegradation, 20, 155–164. doi: 10.1007/s10532-008-9209-z.
41) Yapsaklı, K., Çeçen, F., Aktaş, Ö., Can, Z.S. (2009). Impact of surface properties of granular activated carbon and preozonation on adsorption and desorption of natural organic matter. Environmental Engineering Science, Vol.26, No.3, pp.489-500. doi:10.1089/ees.2008.0005.
42) Alpaslan Kocamemi, B., Çeçen, F., (2009) Biodegradation of 1,2-dichloroethane (1,2-DCA) by cometabolism in a nitrifying biofilm reactor, International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 63, 717-726. doi:10.1016/j.ibiod.2009.04.008
43) Özgür Aktas, Ferhan Çeçen (2009). Cometabolic bioregeneration of activated carbons loaded with 2-chlorophenol, Bioresource Technology, 100, 4604–4610. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2009.04.053
44) K.Yapsaklı, F.Çeçen (2009) Use of an Enriched Inoculum for Determination of Biodegradable Dissolved Organic Carbon (BDOC) in Drinking Water, Water Science and Technology: Water Supply, WSTWS, 9 (2) 149-157; DOI: 10.2166/ws.2009.158
45) Sacan, MT; Cecen, F; Erturk, MD, Semerci N. (2009) Modelling the relative toxicity of metals on respiration of nitrifiers using ion characteristics. SAR AND QSAR IN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH, 20 (7-8), 727-740. Doi:10.1080/10629360903438594
46) B. Alpaslan Kocamemi, F. Çeçen (2010) Biological removal of the xenobiotic trichloroethylene (TCE) through cometabolism in nitrifying systems, Bioresource Technology, 101, 1, pp. 430-433. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2009.07.079
47) Yapsaklı, K.,Çeçen, F. (2010) Effect of Type of Granular Activated Carbon on DOC Biodegradation in Biological Activated Carbon Filters, Process Biochemistry , 45, 355–362. doi:10.1016/j.procbio.2009.10.005
48) Özgür Aktas, Ferhan Çeçen (2010) Adsorption and cometabolic bioregeneration in activated carbon treatment of 2-nitrophenol. Journal of Hazardous Materials,177, 956–961. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.01.011
49) Ferhan Çeçen, Neslihan Semerci, Ayşe Gül Geyik (2010 ) Inhibitory effects of Cu, Zn, Ni and Co on nitrification and relevance of speciation Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology , 85, 520-528. DOI: 10.1002/jctb.2321
50) B.Kocamemi, F.Çeçen (2010) Cometabolic degradation and inhibition kinetics of 1,2-dichloroethane (1,2-DCA) in suspended-growth nitrifying systems, Environmental Technology, 31 (3), 295-305. DOI:10.1080/09593330903470677
51) Ferhan Çeçen, Neslihan Semerci, Ayşe Gül Geyik (2010) Inhibition of respiration and distribution of Cd, Pb, Hg, Ag and Cr species in a nitrifying sludge. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 178, 619–627. doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.01.130
52) Yapsakli,K., Mertoğlu, B., Çeçen, F. (2010) Identification of nitrifiers and nitrification performance in drinking water biological activated carbon (BAC) filtration. Process Biochemistry, 45, 1543–1549. doi: 10.1016/j.procbio.2010.06.004.
53) A.G. Geyik, F. Çeçen (2015) Variations in extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) during adaptation of activated sludges to new feeding conditions, International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation ,105, 137-145. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibiod.2015.08.021.
54) A.G. Geyik, F. Çeçen (2016) Production of protein- and carbohydrate-EPS in activated sludge reactors operated at different carbon to nitrogen ratios, J. Chem. Technol. Biotechnol., 91: 522–531, doi: 10.1002/jctb.4608.
55) F.Çeçen, B.Kılıç (2016) Inhibitory effect of silver on activated sludge: effect of organic substrate and the carbon to nitrogen ratio, J. Chem. Technol. Biotechnol, 91: 1190–1198, doi: 10.1002/jctb.4709.
56) A.G. Geyik, B. Kılıç, F. Çeçen (2016) Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) and surface properties of activated sludges: effect of organic carbon sources, Environmental Sciences and Pollution Research, 23: 1653–1663, doi:10.1007/s11356-015-5347-0.
57) A.G. Geyik, F. Çeçen (2016) Exposure of activated sludge to nanosilver and silver ion: Inhibitory effects and binding to the fractions of Extracellular Polymeric Substances,
Bioresource Technology, 211, pp. 691-697, doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2016.03.157.
58) Çeçen, F., Geyik, A.G. & Kılıç, B. (2020) Response of Activated Sludge to Long-Term Nanosilver Input and Changes in Extracellular Polymeric Substances (EPS). Water Air Soil Pollut 231, 501 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-020-04882-7
59) Çeçen, F., Gül, G. Biodegradation of five pharmaceuticals: estimation by predictive models and comparison with activated sludge data. Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol. (2021)
18: 237-340. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-020-02820-y
60) Kılıç, B., Çeçen, F. (2023) Review of experimental biodegradation data on pharmaceuticals and comparison with predictive BIOWIN models. Journal of Environmental Management 344 (2023) 118310, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118310
