Veysel Benek

Dr. Veysel Benek


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Academic Career Length

10Years (2017-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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7 June 2025 in Molecules
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EDEsra Demirdağ
Esra Demirdağ
MDMehmet Ferit Demirel
Mehmet Ferit Demirel
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Veysel Benek
EDElif Doğru
Elif Doğru
YOYunus Onal
Yunus Onal
Ihsan AlacabeyIhsan Alacabey
Ihsan Alacabey
Activated carbon is widely recognized as an effective material for removing pollutants, especially pharmaceutical residues, from water. In this study, high-surface-area activated carbon derived from rice husks (RHAC) was synthesized via KOH activation and used for the adsorption of ciprofloxacin, a widely used fluoroquinolone antibiotic. Its adsorption behavior was systematically investigated through batch experiments varying the pH, adsorbent dosage, contact time, initial concentration, and temperature. The RHAC exhibited a high surface area of 1539.7 m2/g and achieved a maximum adsorption capacity of 398.4 mg·g−1. The Freundlich isotherm best describes its adsorption equilibrium, suggesting multilayer adsorption on a heterogeneous surface. Kinetic modeling revealed that the adsorption process followed a pseudo second-order model (R2 = 0.9981), indicating chemisorption as the rate-limiting mechanism. Thermodynamic parameters (ΔH° = 6.61 kJ/mol, ΔG° < 0) confirmed that the process was endothermic and spontaneous. These findings demonstrate that RHAC is a highly efficient, low-cost, and sustainable adsorbent for removing ciprofloxacin from aqueous environments.

5 April 2024 in Environmental Research, Engineering and Management
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YKYusuf Kızıl
Yusuf Kızıl
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Veysel Benek
İTİbrahim Teğin
İbrahim Teğin
YOYunus Onal
Yunus Onal
KEKadir EROL
Kadir EROL
Ihsan AlacabeyIhsan Alacabey
Ihsan Alacabey
In this study, the removal of Reactive Blue 19 dyestuffs in aqueous systems was investigated by adsorption method using activated carbon obtained from the pumpkin seed waste. Activated carbon obtained from pumpkin seed waste functionalized with ZnCl2 was used as an absorbent. Pumpkin seed hydrochar was characterized by FT-IR, SEM, TGA-DTA, BET, and XPS. In the experimental stages, the adsorption equilibrium time was determined as 45 minutes, the adsorbent dosage was 0.8 g and the optimum pH was 6.0. After this step, the adsorption parameters of Langmuir, Freundlich, Temkin, and Dubinin-Radushkevich isotherms were investigated. It has been pointed out that the adsorption process fits better with the Freundlich isotherm model, and the adhesion occurs in a multilayered manner and on a heterogeneous surface. Freundlich and Dubinin-Radushkevich isotherms support that the bonding mechanism is realized by physical interactions. When the kinetic data were evaluated, it was found to be compatible with the pseudo-second-order kinetic model. The thermodynamic parameters of adsorption indicate that the system is endothermic, and the adsorption of Reactive Blue 19 on activated carbon is a spontaneous process.

4 April 2017 in Journal of the Turkish Chemical Society Section A: Chemistry
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AKAli Rıza Kul
Ali Rıza Kul
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Veysel Benek
ASAhmet Selçuk
Ahmet Selçuk
NONilgün ONURSAL
Nilgün ONURSAL

29 December 2023
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AKAli Rıza Kul
Ali Rıza Kul
SYSaadet Yeşiltaş
Saadet Yeşiltaş
NANeşegül Aybar
Neşegül Aybar
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Veysel Benek
CDCanan Demir
Canan Demir
AKAyşe Gülbin Kavak
Ayşe Gülbin Kavak
Dyes are substances that produce color in the most appropriate way and cause changes in the structure of substances. In leather, pharmaceutical, food, cosmetics, textile factories , etc. It is widely used. Although it is estimated that around 7x105 tons of dyestuffs are produced annually worldwide, the majority of dyestuffs produced (54%) are used in the textile industry. As a result, approximately 10-15% of the paint used in the dyeing process ends up in wastewater. Dyes, It is resistant to light, temperature and oxidative deterioration. Therefore, dyes are not biodegradable, which causes negative toxic effects in wastewater, the environment and human health. The decrease in the amount of dissolved oxygen in water negatively affects the habitat of aquatic life. This materials are not biodegradable , live potentially for organisms toxic to be And some of dyes carcinogenic to be It poses a serious threat to human health due to threatening. In this study, the usage areas, physicochemical structures and health effects of malachite green, crystal violet and methylene blue dyes were examined in detail.

1 January 2023 in Afyon Kocatepe University Journal of Sciences and Engineering
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Ali Rıza Kul
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Veysel Benek
Araştırmamızda, kanserojen etkisi de bilinen boyar maddelerden biri olan kristal viyoletin sulu çözeltilerden Siirt/Koçpınar kili ile uzaklaştırılması çalışıldı. Birinci aşamada kil modifikasyona maruz bırakılmadan doğal şekliyle (KO) kullanıldı, ikinci aşamada ise aynı işlemler HNO3 ile aktifleştirilen Siirt/Koçpınar kili (KA) ile tekrar edildi. Adsorpsiyon neticesinde veriler D-R, Langmuir ve Freundlich izoterm modellerine uygulandı. Hesaplamalar sonucunda en iyi verim, 0.4 g adsorbent dozajı ile pH 5 ortamında elde edildi. Çalışma neticesinde optimum koşullarda KO adsorbenti için % 59.48, KA adsorbentin de % 83.97 giderim sağlandı. Korelasyon katsayısının 0.99’dan büyük olarak hesaplandığı Freundlich izoterm modeli, çalışmamızın uygun olduğu izoterm modeli oldu. Ayrıca D-R izoterm modeli için bulunan D-R adsorpsiyon serbest enerjisi, hem doğal hem de aktifleştirilmiş kil için 8 kJ/mol değerinden küçük bulundu. Bu sonuç adsorpsiyon işleminin fiziksel olduğunu gösterdi. Termodinamik hesaplamalar neticesinde hesaplanan Gibbs serbest enerji değerlerinin sıfırdan küçük çıkması bizlere çalışmamızın istemli meydana geldiğini gösterdi.

26 December 2025 in Kafkas Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi
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VAVedat Avcı
Vedat Avcı
AKAli Rıza Kul
Ali Rıza Kul
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Veysel Benek
Bu çalışmada, elma kabuğu esaslı adsorban malzeme (EKA-VM) kullanılarak metilen mavisinin (MM) sulu çözeltilerden giderimi incelenmiştir. Adsorpsiyon deneyleri 298 K, 308 K ve 318 K sıcaklıklarda ve 25, 35 ve 45 mg/L başlangıç derişimlerinde gerçekleştirilmiştir. Deney sonuçları, adsorpsiyon sürecinin yaklaşık 90 dakika içinde dengeye ulaştığını göstermiştir. Adsorpsiyon veriminin sıcaklık, başlangıç derişimi ve karıştırma süresi gibi parametrelere bağlı olarak değiştiği belirlenmiştir. İzoterm modelleri incelendiğinde, elde edilen korelasyon katsayılarının (R² = 0.9983, 0.8896 ve 0.9115) Freundlich izotermine Langmuir izotermine kıyasla daha iyi uyum sağladığı tespit edilmiştir. Termodinamik parametrelerin değerlendirilmesi sonucunda, pozitif entalpi (ΔH) değerleri adsorpsiyon sürecinin endotermik karakterde olduğunu, pozitif entropi (ΔS) değerleri sistemdeki düzensizliğin arttığını, negatif Gibbs serbest enerji (ΔG) değerleri ise adsorpsiyonun kendiliğinden gerçekleştiğini ortaya koymuştur. Elde edilen bulgular, EKA-VM’nin metilen mavisinin gideriminde etkili ve sürdürülebilir bir adsorban olarak değerlendirilebileceğini göstermektedir.