Education
2019 - 2024
2019 - 2024Doctorate
Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Kimya, Turkey
2015 - 2019
2015 - 2019Postgraduate
Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Kimya, Turkey
2008 - 2012
2008 - 2012Undergraduate
Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Fen Edebiyat Fakültesi, Kimya, Turkey
Dissertations
2019
2019Postgraduate
FOSFORİK ASİTLE KİMYASAL AKTİVE EDİLMİŞ ATIK ÇAY ÇALISINDAN AKTİF KARBON ÜRETİMİ
Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Kimya
Certificates, Courses and Trainings
2021
2021Basics of Gas Adsorption: Physisorption Technique
Vocational Training
ANTON PAAR
2021
2021Tozların ve Gözenekli Malzemelerin Gaz Adsorpsiyonu İle Yüzey Alanı Ölçümü Nasıl Yapılır?
Vocational Training
ANTON PAAR
2021
2021TÜBİTAK 1071 Programı Çevrim İçi Proje Yazma Eğitimi
Project Management
TÜBİTAK
2021
2021Kişisel Gelişim ve Koçluk Eğitimi
Personal Evolution
Lab Akademi
2020
2020Partikül Boyut Analizinin Önemi Webinar
Vocational Training
Atomika Teknik
2018
2018Mikronize Malzeme Karakterizasyon Metodları ve Teknolojileri
Vocational Course
Atomika Teknik
2013
2013TS EN ISO 14001
Quality Management
EYD Elit Yönetim ve Kalite Danışmanlık Kalite Direktörlüğü
2013
2013ISO 9001:2008
Quality Management
EYD Elit Yönetim ve Kalite Danışmanlık Kalite Direktörlüğü
2012
2012TS EN ISO/IEC 17025:2005
Education Management and Planning
Kimyagerler Derneği
2011
2011OHSAS 18001:2007
Occupational Health and Safety
Kimyagerler Derneği
2011
2011ISO 22000:2005
Quality Management
Kimyagerler Derneği
Research Areas
Material Characterization
Chemistry
Physical Chemistry
Electrochemistry
Surface Chemistry
Natural Sciences
Academic Positions
2025 - Continues
2025 - ContinuesAssistant Professor
Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Fen Edebiyat Fakültesi, Kimya Bölümü
2020 - 2025
2020 - 2025Research Assistant
Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Fen Edebiyat Fakültesi, Kimya Bölümü
Courses
Journal articles indexed in SCI, SSCI, and AHCI
2025
2025Occurrence and evaluation of microplastics in honeys: Dietary intake and risk assessment
ÖZÇİFÇİ Z., DİZMAN S., BAŞARAN B., Aliu H., AKÇAY H. T.
Journal of Food Composition and Analysis
, vol.145, 2025 (SCI-Expanded)
2025
2025Pd nanocatalyst supported on chitosan–waste oil microspheres for efficient degradation of industrial pollutants in water
Karaoğlu K., Baran N. Y., Özçifçi Z., Akçay H. T., Baran T.
CELLULOSE
, vol.32, pp.1-15, 2025 (SCI-Expanded)
2024
2024Novel phthalocyanines bearing fluoro-methylquinolin substituents: Synthesis, characterization, photophysical and photochemical properties
DEMİRBAŞ Ü., ÖZÇİFÇİ Z., AKÇAY H. T.
JOURNAL OF ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY
, vol.1022, 2024 (SCI-Expanded)
2024
2024Microplastics in honey from Türkiye: Occurrence, characteristic, human exposure, and risk assessment
Başaran B., Özçifçi Z., Kanbur E. D., Akçay H. T., Gül S., Bektaş Y., et al.
JOURNAL OF FOOD COMPOSITION AND ANALYSIS
, vol.135, 2024 (SCI-Expanded)
2024
2024Microplastic contamination in some beverages marketed in türkiye: Characteristics, dietary exposure and risk assessment
BAŞARAN B., AYTAN Ü., ŞENTÜRK Y., ÖZÇİFÇİ Z., AKÇAY H. T.
FOOD AND CHEMICAL TOXICOLOGY
, vol.189, 2024 (SCI-Expanded)
2024
2024Production and characterization of activated carbon foams with various activation agents for electrochemical double layer capacitors (EDLCs) applications
ÖZÇİFÇİ Z., EMİRİK M., AKÇAY H. T., Yumak T.
COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
, vol.690, 2024 (SCI-Expanded)
2024
2024The effective polymeric macromolecule as peroxymonosulfate activator as an alternative to metal oxides in the treatment of organic dye pollutants
Demir A., Akçay H. T., Özçifçi Z., Keleş T.
MATERIALS TODAY COMMUNICATIONS
, vol.39, 2024 (SCI-Expanded)
2023
2023Microplastics in branded milk: Dietary exposure and risk assessment
BAŞARAN B., ÖZÇİFÇİ Z., AKÇAY H. T., AYTAN Ü.
JOURNAL OF FOOD COMPOSITION AND ANALYSIS
, vol.123, 2023 (SCI-Expanded)
2023
2023Treatment of wastewater containing organic pollutants in the presence of N-doped graphitic carbon and Co3O4/peroxymonosulfate
AKÇAY H. T., DEMİR A., ÖZÇİFÇİ Z., Yumak T., KELEŞ T.
CARBON LETTERS
, vol.33, no.5, pp.1445-1460, 2023 (SCI-Expanded)
2023
2023A new activated carbon-supported Pd-ZnO catalyst for Heck Cross-coupling reactions
Karaoğlu K., Özçifçi Z., Çalışkan M., Türker Akçay H. T., Baran T.
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY COMMUNICATIONS
, vol.154, 2023 (SCI-Expanded)
2023
2023Sucrose-based activated carbon foams as an electrode active material for supercapacitors
Özçifçi Z., Ozsanli M. A., Akçay H. T., Yumak T.
JOURNAL OF POROUS MATERIALS
, vol.30, no.3, pp.797-810, 2023 (SCI-Expanded)
2023
2023Microplastic contamination and risk assessment in table salts: Turkey
ÖZÇİFÇİ Z., BAŞARAN B., AKÇAY H. T.
FOOD AND CHEMICAL TOXICOLOGY
, vol.175, 2023 (SCI-Expanded)
2022
2022Novel peripheral and non-peripheral oxobenzo[d]thiazol substituted cobalt phthalocyanines: Synthesis, electrochemistry, spectroelectrochemistry, electrocatalytic hydrogen production in alkaline medium
Akyuz D., ÖZÇİFÇİ Z., MENTEŞE E., AKÇAY H. T.
JOURNAL OF ELECTROANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
, vol.924, 2022 (SCI-Expanded)
2022
2022Occurrence of Microplastics in Herpetological Museum Collection: Grass Snake (Natrix natrix [Linnaeus, 1758]) and Dice Snake (Natrix tessellata [Laurenti, 1769]) as Model Organisms
GÜL S., KARAOĞLU K., ÖZÇİFÇİ Z., CANDAN K., ILGAZ Ç., KUMLUTAŞ Y.
WATER AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION
, vol.233, no.5, 2022 (SCI-Expanded)
2022
2022Catalytic activity of palladium doped activated carbon from waste coffee on some environmental pollutants
KARAOĞLU K., ÖZÇİFÇİ Z., caliskan M., BARAN T., AKÇAY H. T.
MATERIALS CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS
, vol.282, 2022 (SCI-Expanded)
2021
2021Mesoporous chromium oxide doped palladium catalysis for cyanation reaction of some aryl halides
KARAOĞLU K., AKÇAY H. T., ÖZÇİFÇİ Z., Caliskan M., BARAN T.
CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
, vol.47, no.19, pp.27816-27821, 2021 (SCI-Expanded)
2020
2020Activated carbon derived from tea waste: A promising supporting material for metal nanoparticles used as catalysts in hydrolysis of ammonia borane
AKBAYRAK S., ÖZÇİFÇİ Z., TABAK A.
BIOMASS & BIOENERGY
, vol.138, 2020 (SCI-Expanded)
2020
2020Novel phthalocyanines bearing 1,2,4 triazole substituents: Synthesis, characterization, photophysical and photochemical properties
DEMİRBAŞ Ü., Ozcifci Z., Akcay H. T., MENTESE E.
POLYHEDRON
, vol.181, 2020 (SCI-Expanded)
2019
2019Noble metal nanoparticles supported on activated carbon: Highly recyclable catalysts in hydrogen generation from the hydrolysis of ammonia borane
Akbayrak S., Ozcifci Z., Tabak A.
JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
, vol.546, pp.324-332, 2019 (SCI-Expanded)
Papers Presented at Peer-Reviewed Scientific Conferences
2016
2016Synthesis and Characterization of Cellulose Based Aerogel Compsite Bio Polymer Material Isolated from Wasteof Blueberry Tree Vaccinium Myrtillus-Sözlü Sunum
Kaya M., Sungur Ö., Sevimli K., Özçifçi Z., Tabak A.
28. ULUSAL KİMYA KONGRESİ-MERSİN-2016, Mersin, Turkey, 15 - 21 August 2016, vol.3, pp.1-11, (Full Text)
Funded Projects
2024 - 2026
2024 - 2026
Türkiyede Satışa Sunulan Bazı Yenilebilir Yağlardaki Mikroplastiklerin Ftalatların İncelenmesi ve Risk Değerlendirmesi
Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions
Başaran B. (Executive), Akçay H. T., Özçifçi Z.
2023 - 2024
2023 - 2024Sukroz temelli mikro gözenek yoğunluğu yüksek Pd0 katkılı karbon malzemenin katalitik performansının incelenmesi
Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions
AKÇAY H. T. (Executive), ÖZÇİFÇİ Z., BARAN T.
2021 - 2022
2021 - 2022
Yeni Ftalosiyaninlerin Sentezi Karakterizasyonu ve Kanserin Fotodinamik Tedavisinde Kullanılabilme Potansiyellerinin İncelenmesi
Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions
Demirbaş Ü.(Executive), Akçay H. T., Özçifçi Z.
2020 - 2022
2020 - 2022Sukroz temelli mikro gözenekli aktif karbon eldesi ve prototip süperkapasitör olarak hazırlanması
Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions
AKÇAY H. T. (Executive), ÖZÇİFÇİ Z., YUMAK T., ÖZŞANLI M. A.
2018 - 2020
2018 - 2020