Dr. Zeki Candan

Department of Forest Products Engineering

Istanbul University, Istanbul, TURKEY

Email: zekic@istanbul.edu.tr

Qualifications

2012 Ph.D., Department of Forest Products Engineering, Istanbul University, TURKEY

2007 M.S., Department of Forest Products Engineering, Istanbul University, TURKEY

2003 B.S., Department of Forest Products Engineering, Istanbul University, TURKEY

Publications (Selected)

1. Dalkilic, B., Özen, E., & Candan, Z. (2025). Development and characterization of sustainable cellulose nanofiber (CNF)-reinforced bio-adhesive films for wood-to-wood bonding. Wood Material Science & Engineering, 1-17.
2. Zor, M., Li, J., Şen, F., Can, A., Wang, X., Rodrigue, D., & Candan, Z. (2025). Characterization of phase-changing materials as stabilized thermal energy storage in impregnated biomaterial. Journal of Industrial Textiles, 55, 15280837241306131.
3. Yildirim, M., Mutlu, I., & Candan, Z. (2024). Thermal properties of cellulose nanofibrils and nickel-titanium alloy-reinforced sustainable smart composites. Wood Material Science & Engineering, 19(3), 557-563.
4. Zor, M., Şen, F., Candan, Z., Ivanov, E., Batakliev, T., Georgiev, V., & Menseidov, D. (2024). Preparation and characterization of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)/carbonized waste rubber biocomposite films. Polymers, 16(8), 1050.
5. Pizzi, A., Laborie, M. P., & Candan, Z. (2024). A Review on Sources, Extractions and Analysis Methods of a Sustainable Biomaterial: Tannins. Journal of Renewable Materials, 12(3).
6. Yildirim, M., & Candan, Z. (2023). Smart materials: The next generation in science and engineering. Materials Today: Proceedings.
7. Durmaz, E., Sertkaya, S., Yilmaz, H., Olgun, C., Ozcelik, O., Tozluoglu, A., & Candan, Z. (2023). Lignocellulosic bionanomaterials for biosensor applications. Micromachines, 14(7), 1450.
8. Kocaturk, E., Salan, T., Ozcelik, O., Alma, M. H., & Candan, Z. (2023). Recent advances in lignin-based biofuel production. Energies, 16(8), 3382.
9. Avci, A., Eker, A. A., Bodur, M. S., & Candan, Z. (2023). Water absorption characterization of boron compounds-reinforced PLA/flax fiber sustainable composite. International journal of biological macromolecules, 233, 123546.
10. Yildirim, M., & Candan, Z. (2023). An Insight into the Next-Generation Smart Membranes. Environmental Sciences Proceedings, 25(1), 19.
11. Tozluoglu, A., Ates, S., Durmaz, E., Sertkaya, S., Arslan, R., Ozcelik, O., & Candan, Z. (2022). Nanocellulose in paper and board coating. In Emerging nanomaterials: Opportunities and challenges in forestry sectors (pp. 197-298). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
12. Avci, A., Eker, A. A., Bodur, M. S., & Candan, Z. (2022). An experimental investigation on the thermal and mechanical characterization of boron/flax/PLA sustainable composite. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications, 236(12), 2561-2573.
13. Merzoug, A., Bouhamida, B., Sereir, Z., Bezazi, A., Kilic, A., & Candan, Z. (2022). Quasi-static and dynamic mechanical thermal performance of date palm/glass fiber hybrid composites. Journal of Industrial Textiles, 51(5_suppl), 7599S-7621S.
14. Candan, Z., Tozluoglu, A., Gonultas, O., Yildirim, M., Fidan, H., Alma, M. H., & Salan, T. (2022). Nanocellulose: Sustainable biomaterial for developing novel adhesives and composites. In Industrial applications of nanocellulose and its nanocomposites (pp. 49-137). Woodhead publishing.
15. Candan, Z., Gonultas, O., Gorgun, H. V., & Unsal, O. (2021). Examining parameters of surface quality performance of paulownia wood materials modified by thermal compression technique. Drvna industrija, 72(3), 231-236.
16. Yildirim, M., Candan, Z., & Gonultas, O. (2021). Chemical performance analysis of nanocellulose/boron-compound-reinforced hybrid UF resin. Green Materials, 10(2), 90-96.

Profile Details

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