Research Activities of Semih Eser

Research Interest Areas:

• Carbon materials from petroleum and coal
• Carbon deposition on metal surfaces
• Preparation of activated carbons
• Upgrading petroleum residua
• Microscopy and image analysis of cokes and carbons
• Catalytic oxidation of solid carbons

Selected Publications:

R. Venkataraman and S. Eser, “Characterization of Solid Deposits from the Thermal-oxidative Degradation of Jet Fuel,  Int. J. Oil, Gas and Coal Technology, 1(1/2), 2008.

J. P. Mathews, S. Eser, P. G. Hatcher, A. W. Scaroni, “The shape of Pulverized Bituminous Vitrinite Coal Particles,” KONA Powder and Particle 25, 145-152, 2007.

G. Wang and S. Eser, “Molecular Composition of the High-Boiling Components of Needle Coke Feedstocks and Mesophase Development,” Energy Fuels 21, 3563-3572, 2007.
 
S. Eser and G. Wang, “A Laboratory Study of a Pretreatment Approach To Accommodate High-Sulfur FCC Decant Oils as Feedstocks for Commercial Needle Coke,” Energy Fuels 21, 3573-3582, 2007.
 
D. González, O. Altin, S. Eser, and A. B. Garcia, “Temperature-programmed Oxidation Studies of Carbon Materials Prepared from Anthracites by High Temperature Treatment,” Mater. Chem. Phys.  101(1), 137-141, 2007.
 
S. Eser, R. Venkataraman, and O. Altin, “Utility of Temperature-Programmed Oxidation for Characterization of Carbonaceous Deposits from Heated Jet Fuel,” Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 45(26), 8956-8962, 2006.
 
S. Eser , R. Venkataraman, and O. Altin, “Deposition of Carbonaceous Solids on Different Substrates from Thermal Stressing of JP-8 and Jet A Fuels,” Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 45(26), 8946-8955, 2006.
 
O. Altin and S. Eser, “Pre-oxidation of Inconel Alloys for Inhibition of Carbon Deposition from Heated Jet Fuel,” Oxid. Met. 65, 75-99, 2006.
 
H. Groenzin, O. C. Mullins, S. Eser, J. Mathews, M. G. Yang, D, Jones,  “Molecular Size of Asphaltene Solubility Fractions,” Energy Fuels 17, 498-503, 2003.
 
J. Xie, P. K. Sharma, V.V. Varadan , V.K. Varadan, B. K. Pradhan , S. Eser, “Thermal, Raman and Surface Area Studies of Microcoiled Carbon Fiber Synthesized by CVD Microwave System,” Mater. Chem. Phys. 76, 217-223, 2002.

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