PROF. DR. FİKRET KARGI

2.2.1951

MALATYA

 

CONTACT

Tel : +90 232 4531008 / 1109 int.

Fax : +90 232 4531153

E-mail : fikret.kargi@deu.edu.tr

RESEARCH AREA

Bioprocessing of wastes

Environmental biotechnology

Wastewater treatment

 

 

Degrees :

 

 

Major

Minor

Institution

Dates

BSc

Chemical Eng.

Chem.Eng.

Hacettepe U

1973

MSc

Chemical Eng.

Chemical Eng.

Hacettepe U

1973

PhD

Chemical Eng.

Biochemical Eng.

Cornell U, USA

1979

 

 

Number of years of service on this faculty : 13

 

 

Date of original appointment : SEPT.1991

 

 

Advancement in rank :

 

                                                           Dates

Assistant       :                       1973 (HACETTEPE U)

Instructor        :

Assis.Prof.    :                       1980 ( LEHIGH U, USA)

Assoc.Prof.   :                       1986 (WASHINGTON U, USA)

Prof.               :                       1992 (DOKUZ EYLUL U)

 

 

Other Related Experience          :

 

Teaching       :  1973-2004

 

Industry          :

 

Others            : 

 

 

 

Consulting, patent            :  Pennsylvanıa power & Lıght Co (USA) 1982-84

                                   Houston Power & Lıght Co (USA)  1983

                                   Shell Research Co (USA) 1984

                                   Good Year Tire Co (USA)  1988

                                   ENVIROTEK (IZMIR, Turkey) 1995

                                 Izmir Tavukculuk (Izmir, Turkey) 1996

 

 

Principle publications of last five years :

 

1. Kapdan, I.K, Kargi,F., McMullan,G, Marchant,R. 2000. Comparison of white-rot fungi cultures for decolorization of textile dyestuffs. Bioprocess Eng. 22:347-351.

2. Kapdan, I.K , Kargi, F., McMullan, G., Marchant, R. 2000. Decolorization of textile dyestuffs by a mixed bacterial consortium. Biotechnology Letters 22:1179-1181.

3. Kapdan, IK, Kargi, F., McMullan,G., Marchant, R. 2000. Effect of environmental conditions on biological decolorization of textile dyestuff by C. versicolor. Enzyme & Microbial Technol. 26: 381-387.

4. Kapdan, I.K, Kargi, F., McMullan,G, Marchant,R. 2000. Biological decolorization of textile dyestuff by Coriolus versicolor in a packed column reactor. Environmental Technol. 21: 231-236

5. Dincer, A.R., Kargi, F. 2000. Effects of operating parameters on performances of nitrification and denitrification processes. Bioprocess Eng. 23:75-80.

6. Dincer, A.R., Kargi, F.  2000. Kinetics of sequential nitrification and denitrification processes. Enzyme & Microbial Technol. 27: 37-42.

7. Kargi, F., Dincer, A.R. 2000. Use of halophilic bacteria in biological treatment of saline wastewater by fed-batch operation. Water. Environ. Res. (WEF). 72(2): 170-174.

8. Dincer, AR., Kargi,F. 2000. Characterization and biological treatment of ceramic industry wastewater. Bioprocess Eng. 23: 209-212.

9. Kargi, F., Dincer, AR., Pala, A. 2000. Characterization and biological treatment of pickling industry wastewater. Bioprocess Eng. 23: 371-374

10. Dincer, AR, Kargi, F. 2001. Performance of rotating biological disc system treating saline wastewater. Process Biochemistry, 36: 901-906.

11. Dincer,A.R, Kargi, F. 2001. Salt inhibition kinetics in nitrification of synthetic saline wastewater. Enzyme & Microbial Technol. 28: 661-665.

12. Kargi, F., Eker, S. 2001. Rotating perforated tubes biofilm reactor for high strength wastewater treatment. J. Environ. Eng. (ASCE). 127(10): 959- 963.

13. Kargi,F., Eker, S. 2002. Wastewater treatment performance of rotating perforated tubes biofilm reactor with liquid phase aeration. Water, Air, Soil Pollution. 38: 375-386.

14. Kargi,F., Eker, S. 2002. Comparison of performances of rotating perforated tubes and rotating biodiscs biofilm reactors for wastewater treatment. Process Biochemistry 37: 1201-1206.

15. Kapdan, IK., Kargi,F. 2002. Simultaneous biodegradation and adsorption of textile dyestuff in an activated sludge unit. Process Biochemistry. 37(9): 973-981.

16. Kapdan, IK., Kargi,F. 2002. Biological decolorization of textile dyestuff containing wastewater by Coriolus versicolor in a rotating biological contactor. Enzyme & Microbial Technol. 30(2): 195-199.

17. Kargi,F., Ozmıhcı,S. 2002. Improved biological treatment of nitrogen-deficient wastewater by incorporation of N2-fixing bacteria. Biotechnol. Lett. 24:1281-1284.

 18. Kargi,F., Ozmıhcı,S. 2002. Performance of Azotobacter supplemented activated sludge  in biological treatment of nitrogen deficient wastewater. Process Biochemistry 38(1): 57-64.

19. Kargi, F. 2002. Empirical models for biological treatment of saline wastewater in rotating biodisc contactor. Process Biochemistry. 38(3): 399-403

20. Kargi, F. 2002. Enhanced biological treatment of saline wastewater by using halophilic bacteria. Biotechnol. Lett. 24:1569-1572.

21. Kargi, F., Uygur, A. 2002. Nutrient removal performance of a sequencing batch reactor as a function of the sludge age. Enzyme Microb. Technol. 31: 842-847.

22. Kargi, F., Uygur, A. 2003. Nutrient removal performance of a five-step sequencing  batch reactor as a function of wastewater composition. Process Biochemistry.38(7):1039-1045.

23. Kargi, F. Eker, S. 2003. Performance of rotating perforated tubes biofilm reactor in biological wastewater treatment. Enzyme Microb. Technol. 32: 464-471.

24. Kargı, F., Pamukoglu, MY. 2003. Simultaneous adsorption and biological treatment of pre-treated landfill leachate by fed-batch operation. Process Biochemistry 38(10):1413-1420.

25. Kargi, F., Uygur, A. 2003. Effect of carbon source on biological nutrient removal in a sequencing batch reactor. Bioresource Technol. 89(1): 89-93.

26. Kargı,F., Pamukoglu, MY. 2003. Aerobic biological treatment of pretreated landfill  leachate by fed-batch operation. Enzyme Microb.Technol. 33: 588-595.

 

27. Kargı, F., Pamukoglu, MY. 2003. Powdered activated carbon added biological

      treatment of pre-treated landfill leachate in a fed-batch reactor. Biotechnol. Letters

      25: 695-699.

28. Kargı,F., Uygur, A. 2003. Nutrient loading rate effects on nutrient removal in a five-step sequencing batch reactor. Process Biochemistry. 39: 507-512.

29. Kargi, F. 2003. Closure to ‘ Rotating perforated tubes biofilm reactor for high strength wastewater treatment’ J Environ. Eng. ASCE. 129(1): 93-96.

30. Kargi,F., Uygur, A. 2003. Biological nutrient removal in sequencing batch reactor with different number of steps. Clean Technol. & Environ. Policy. 6: 61-65.

31. Kargi, F., Uygur, A. 2004. Hydraulic residence time effects in biological nutrient removal using five-step sequencing batch reactor. Enzyme Microb.Technol. 35:167-172.

 

32.Uygur, A., Kargi, F. 2004. Salt inhibition on biological nutrient removal from

     saline  wastewater in a sequencing batch reactor. Enzyme & Microbial Technol.

     34: 313-318.

 

33. Kargi, F., Ozmıhcı, S. 2004. Batch biological treatment of nitrogen deficient

      synthetic wastewater by using Azotobacter supplemented activated sludge.

      Bioresource Technol. 94: 113-117. 

 

34. Kargi,F., Pamukoglu, MY. 2004. Repeated fed-batch biological treatment of pre-

      treated landfill leachate by powdered activated carbon addition. Enzyme &

      Microbial Technol. 34: 422-428.

35. Kargı, F., Pamukoglu, MY. 2004. Adsorbent supplemented biological treatment of pre-treated landfill leachate by fed-batch operation. Bioresource Technol. 94: 285-291.

36. Kargi, F., Uygur, A. 2004. Biological nutrient removal from pretreated landfill leachate in sequencing batch reactor. J Environ. Manag. 71: 9-14.

37. Kargi, F., Ozmıhcı, S. 2004. Biosorption performance of powdered activated sludge for removal of different dyestuffs. Enzyme Microb.Technol. 35:267-271.

38. Uygur, A., Kargi, F. 2004. Biological nutrient removal from synthetic wastewater containing 2,4 dichlorophenol in a sequencing batch reactor. Environ. Eng. Science 21(5): 569-574.

39. Uygur, A., Kargi, F. 2004. Phenol inhibition of biological nutrient removal in a four step sequencing batch reactor. Process Biochemistry. 39: 2123-2128.

40. Uygur, A., Kargı, F. 2004. Nutrient removal in a three-step sequencing batch reactor with different carbon sources. Water, Air, Soil Pollution. 156:71-82.

41. Kargi, F. and Eker, S. 2004.Toxicity and batch biodegradation kinetics of 2,4 dichlorophenol by pure Pseudomonas putida. Enzyme Microb. Technol. 35:424-428.

 

 

Scientific and professional societies of which a member :

 

 Society for Water Pollution Control (Turkey)

 

 

Prizes : Scholarship (1967-72) .Scientific and Technical Research Council of

              Turkey (STRCT or TUBITAK)

              Scholarship (1976-77): Fulbright, USA ( PhD studies at Cornell U, USA)

              Engineering Science Award (1977): Scientific and Technical Research

              Council of Turkey (STRCT, TUBITAK

               

 

Institutional and professional service in the last five years :

 

 

Professional development activities in the last five years :

 

Research project management: Projects supported by the State Planning organization, Dokuz Eylul University and TUBITAK.

 

Symposium organization: Turkish-Germain Symposium on Wastewater Treatment

(Oct. 2001)

 

Symposium participations and presentations in Turkey