Semih Eser

Affiliate Researcher
Titles and Affiliations
Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)

Research Summary

Carbon materials from petroleum and coal, undesirable carbon deposition in engine fuel and lubrication systems and in-process units, preparation of activated carbons, upgrading petroleum residua, and atalytic oxidation of solid carbons. 

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Recent Publications

Laboratory Coking and a New Optical Texture Classification Parameter: Screening of Petroleum Refinery Streams for Premium Needle Coke Production

Andreoli, S., Brown, S. H., Uppili, S. & Eser, S., Sep 15 2022, In: Energy and Fuels. 36, 18, p. 10910-10919 10 p.

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Composition of surface groups and adsorption properties of activated carbons derived from different bio-precursors

Andreoli, S. & Eser, S., 2021, In: Chemical Engineering Transactions. 86, p. 637-642 6 p.

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Relating reactivity to structure in cokes and carbon materials: Temperature-programmed oxidation and microscopy techniques

Andreoli, S. & Eser, S., Oct 30 2020, In: Carbon. 168, p. 362-371 10 p.

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Selectivity to Olefins in the Hydrodechlorination of Chloroform with Activated Carbon-Supported Palladium Catalysts

Fernandez-Ruiz, C., Bedia, J., Andreoli, S., Eser, S., Rodriguez, J. J. & Gómez-Sainero, L. M., Nov 13 2019, In: Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research. 58, 45, p. 20592-20600 9 p.

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Effect of structural ordering of the carbon support on the behavior of Pd catalysts in aqueous-phase hydrodechlorination

Baeza, J. A., Calvo, L., Alonso-Morales, N., Heras, F., Eser, S., Rodriguez, J. J. & Gilarranz, M. A., Feb 2 2018, In: Chemical Engineering Science. 176, p. 400-408 9 p.

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Effects of catalyst properties on hydrodesulfurization activity for sulfur removal from fluid catalytic cracking decant oils

Abrahamson, J. P., Wincek, R. T. & Eser, S., Sep 15 2016, In: Energy and Fuels. 30, 9, p. 7173-7179 7 p.

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Scheme for Hydrotreatment of Fluid Catalytic Cracking Decant Oil with Reduced Hydrogen Consumption and High Needle Coke Yield upon Carbonization

Abrahamson, J. P., Wincek, R. T. & Eser, S., Oct 20 2016, In: Energy and Fuels. 30, 10, p. 8150-8155 6 p.

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On the performance of Pd and Rh catalysts over different supports in the hydrodechlorination of the MCPA herbicide

Diaz, E., Mohedano, A. F., Casas, J. A., Shalaby, C., Eser, S. & Rodriguez, J. J., Jun 5 2016, In: Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 186, p. 151-156 6 p.

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Hydrodesulfurization of Fluid Catalytic Cracking Decant Oils in a Laboratory Flow Reactor and Effect of Hydrodesulfurization on Subsequent Coking

Wincek, R. T., Abrahamson, J. P. & Eser, S., Aug 18 2016, In: Energy and Fuels. 30, 8, p. 6281-6289 9 p.

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Deactivation behavior of Pd/C and Pt/C catalysts in the gas-phase hydrodechlorination of chloromethanes: Structure-reactivity relationship

Martin-Martinez, M., Álvarez-Montero, A., Gómez-Sainero, L. M., Baker, R. T., Palomar, J., Omar, S., Eser, S. & Rodriguez, J. J., Jan 2015, In: Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 162, p. 532-543 12 p.

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Oxidation reactivity and structure of LDPE-derived solid carbons: A temperature-programmed oxidation study

Alonso-Morales, N., Gilarranz, M. A., Heras, F., Rodriguez, J. J. & Eser, S., Feb 21 2013, In: Energy and Fuels. 27, 2, p. 1151-1161 11 p.

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1H-NMR Monitoring of the transesterification process of Jatropha oil

Kouame, S. D. B., Perez, J., Eser, S. & Benesi, A., May 2012, In: Fuel processing technology. 97, p. 60-64 5 p.

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Effects of heat treatment on the structure of LDPE-derived solid carbons

Alonso-Morales, N., Gilarranz, M. A., Heras, F., Rodriguez, J. J. & Eser, S., Aug 15 2011, In: Chemical Engineering Journal. 172, 2-3, p. 1126-1136 11 p.

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Effectiveness of low-pressure metal-organic chemical vapor deposition coatings on metal surfaces for the mitigation of fouling from heated jet fuel

Ram Mohan, A. & Eser, S., Jun 15 2011, In: Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research. 50, 12, p. 7290-7304 15 p.

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Chemistry of carbonaceous mesophase development and petroleum coke texture

Eser, S., Wang, G. & Wincek, R. T., 2010, In: ACS National Meeting Book of Abstracts.

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