Hilal Ezgi Toraman
Assistant Professor of Energy Engineering and Chemical Engineering

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155 Hosler
University Park, PA - hzt5148@psu.edu
Research Summary
Chemical reaction engineering and catalysis with a focus on developing new processes, materials and technologies for efficient and sustainable use of non-traditional feedstocks such as shale gas, biogas, biomass and plastic waste
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Most Recent Publications
Programmable Heating and Quenching for Efficient Thermochemical Synthesis
Qi Dong, Yonggang Yao, Sichao Cheng, Konstantinos Alexopoulos, Jinlong Gao, Sanjana Srinivas, Yifan Wang, Yong Pei, Chaolun Zheng, Alexandra Brozena, Hao Zhao, Xizheng Wang, Hilal Ezgi Toraman, Bao Yang, Ioannis Kevrekidis, Yiguang Ju, Dionisios Vlachos, Dongxia Liu, Liangbing Hu, Nature on p. 470–476
Fundamental understanding of interaction effects in mixed plastic waste pyrolysis
Hilal Ezgi Toraman, American Chemical Society Fall 2022 Symposium
Catalytic Co-Pyrolysis of LDPE and PET with HZSM-5, H-Beta, and HY: Experiments and Kinetic Modeling
Hilal Ezgi Toraman, 2022 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting
Characterization of polyolefins-based pyrolysis oils: A comparison between one-dimensional gas chromatography and two-dimensional gas chromatography
Barbara Alejandra Perez, J. V.Jayarama Krishna, Hilal Ezgi Toraman, 2025, Journal of Chromatography
Effect of pyrolysis operating conditions on the catalytic co-pyrolysis of low-density polyethylene and polyethylene terephthalate with zeolite catalysts
Sean Timothy Okonsky, Neil Robert Hogan, Hilal Ezgi Toraman, 2024, AICHE Journal
Comparative analysis of additive decomposition using one-dimensional and two-dimensional gas chromatography: Part I - Irganox 1010, Irganox 1076, and BHT
Rowfi Khan, Barbara Alejandra Perez, Hilal Ezgi Toraman, 2024, Journal of Chromatography
Comparative analysis of additive decomposition using one-dimensional and two–dimensional gas chromatography: Part II - Irgafos 168 and zinc stearate
Rowfi Khan, Barbara Alejandra Perez, Hilal Ezgi Toraman, 2024, Journal of Chromatography
Parametric Study of Polyethylene Primary Decomposition Using a Micropyrolyzer Coupled with Two-Dimensional Gas Chromatography
J. V. Jayarama Krishna, Barbara Alejandra Perez, Hilal Ezgi Toraman, 2024, ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering on p. 7508-7518
Conversion of Polypropylene into Light Hydrocarbons and Aromatics by Metal Exchanged Zeolite Catalysts
Ozge Deniz Bozkurt, Hilal Ezgi Toraman, 2024, Langmuir on p. 9636-9650
PEaCE: A Chemistry-Oriented Dataset for Optical Character Recognition on Scientific Documents
Nan Zhang, Connor Heaton, Sean Timothy Okonsky, Prasenjit Mitra, Hilal Ezgi Toraman, 2024, on p. 12679-12689
Most-Cited Papers
Characterization and Comparison of Fast Pyrolysis Bio-oils from Pinewood, Rapeseed Cake, and Wheat Straw Using <sup>13</sup>C NMR and Comprehensive GC × GC
Leila Negahdar, Arturo Gonzalez-Quiroga, Daria Otyuskaya, Hilal E. Toraman, Li Liu, Johann T.B.H. Jastrzebski, Kevin M. Van Geem, Guy B. Marin, Joris W. Thybaut, Bert M. Weckhuysen, 2016, ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering on p. 4974-4985
Programmable heating and quenching for efficient thermochemical synthesis
Qi Dong, Yonggang Yao, Sichao Cheng, Konstantinos Alexopoulos, Jinlong Gao, Sanjana Srinivas, Yifan Wang, Yong Pei, Chaolun Zheng, Alexandra H. Brozena, Hao Zhao, Xizheng Wang, Hilal Ezgi Toraman, Bao Yang, Ioannis G. Kevrekidis, Yiguang Ju, Dionisios G. Vlachos, Dongxia Liu, Liangbing Hu, 2022, Nature on p. 470-476
Quantitative analysis of nitrogen containing compounds in microalgae based bio-oils using comprehensive two-dimensional gas-chromatography coupled to nitrogen chemiluminescence detector and time of flight mass spectrometer
Hilal E. Toraman, Kristina Franz, Frederik Ronsse, Kevin M. Van Geem, Guy B. Marin, 2016, Journal of Chromatography on p. 135-146
In situ performance of various metal doped catalysts in micro-pyrolysis and continuous fast pyrolysis
Güray Yildiz, Frederik Ronsse, Jop Vercruysse, Jalle Daels, Hilal Ezgi Toraman, Kevin M. Van Geem, Guy B. Marin, Ruben Van Duren, Wolter Prins, 2016, Fuel Processing Technology on p. 312-322
Potential of genetically engineered hybrid poplar for pyrolytic production of bio-based phenolic compounds
Hilal E. Toraman, Ruben Vanholme, Eleonora Borén, Yumi Vanwonterghem, Marko R. Djokic, Guray Yildiz, Frederik Ronsse, Wolter Prins, Wout Boerjan, Kevin M. Van Geem, Guy B. Marin, 2016, Agricultural Wastes on p. 229-236
Ethylene production by direct conversion of methane over isolated single active centers
Hilal Ezgi Toraman, Konstantinos Alexopoulos, Su Cheun Oh, Sichao Cheng, Dongxia Liu, Dionisios G. Vlachos, 2021, Chemical Engineering Journal on p. 130493
Catalytic co-pyrolysis of LDPE and PET with HZSM-5, H-beta, and HY: experiments and kinetic modelling
Sean Timothy Okonsky, J. V.Jayarama Krishna, Hilal Ezgi Toraman, 2022, Reaction Chemistry and Engineering on p. 2175-2191
Application of Py-GC/MS coupled with PARAFAC2 and PLS-DA to study fast pyrolysis of genetically engineered poplars
Hilal E. Toraman, Victor Abrahamsson, Ruben Vanholme, Rebecca Van Acker, Frederik Ronsse, Gilles Pilate, Wout Boerjan, Kevin M. Van Geem, Guy B. Marin, 2018, Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis on p. 101-111
Insights into co-pyrolysis of polyethylene terephthalate and polyamide 6 mixture through experiments, kinetic modeling and machine learning
Barbara Alejandra Perez, J. V. Jayarama Krishna, Hilal Ezgi Toraman, 2023, Chemical Engineering Journal
Analytical Py-GC/MS of Genetically Modified Poplar for the Increased Production of Bio-aromatics
Gorugantu SriBala, Hilal Ezgi Toraman, Steffen Symoens, Annabelle Déjardin, Gilles Pilate, Wout Boerjan, Frederik Ronsse, Kevin M. Van Geem, Guy B. Marin, 2019, Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal on p. 599-610