Research at the Department of Chemistry
The Department of Chemistry developes new tools for the needs of drug development and diagnostics as well as new solutions for sensors, energy storage and energy transfer.
Chemistry is a very practical field of science, which helps finding solutions to many globally essential problems. The research carried out at the Department of Chemistry currently seeks answers to for example the following questions:
- How to store and utilize Solar energy more efficiently?
- Can drugs be targeted in the body by attaching chemical address tags in them?
- Can the defense compounds of plants be used to slow down the climate change and also as anti-parasite drugs?
- How to make the penetration of antiviral drugs into the desired parts of cells more efficient?
- Is it possible to manufacture functional and biocompatible films for sensor, drug delivery, reaction and bio applications?
- Why do all plants produce a different variety of defense compounds?
- How to use bioinspire molecules and solvents in biodegradable electronics and environmentally friendly electrochemical applications? What is the physical basis of these processes?
- How to convert carbon dioxide to fuel?
- How to produce efficient energy storage materials?
Research groups
Newest Publications
Pilot scale hydrodynamic cavitation and hot-water extraction of Norway spruce bark yield antimicrobial and polyphenol-rich fractions (2025)
Separation and Purification Technology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Graphene nanoplatelet-coated electrodes with cellulose binders for 4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine 1-oxyl-based aqueous posolyte (2025)
Fullerenes, Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Promoting university students' situational engagement in online learning for climate education (2025)
Internet and Higher Education
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Investigation of Fe(II) Complexes with 1,10-Phenanthroline and 2,2′;6′,2“-Terpyridine for Aqueous Flow Battery Applications (2025)
ChemElectroChem
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Dry methane reforming over lanthanide-doped Co-Al catalysts prepared via a solution combustion method (2025)
Materials Advances
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Recovery of rare earth elements from mining wastewater with aminomethylphosphonic acid functionalized 3D-printed filters (2025)
Separation and Purification Technology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
ADP-ribosyltransferase-based biocatalysis of non-hydrolyzable NAD+ analogs (2025)
Journal of Biological Chemistry
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
mer-[InCl3(C5D5N)3]2·C5D5N: A New d5-pyridine Derivative of Indium(III) Chloride Complex (2025)
Journal of the Turkish Chemical Society Section A: Chemistry
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Transforming conventional fabrics into effective UV-sensing wearables: Photochromic coatings for repeatable UV detection (2025)
(Abstract)Crystalline nanoxylan from hot water extracted wood xylan at multi-length scale : Molecular assembly from nanocluster hydrocolloids to submicron spheroids (2024)
Carbohydrate Polymers
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))