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Refik Arat

PhD: Chemistry

Work Experience

Istanbul University / 2022 – continue

                               Sabanci University Nanotechnology Research and Application Center SUNUM / 2021 – 2022

                               Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (Leibniz-IPHT) / 2020 - 2021

       Istanbul Kultur University / 2010 – 2021

Research Interests

Water treatment, photo-degradation, photo-catalyst, flame-retardants, transparent and conductive films, conductive textile, carbon derivatives, polymer nanocomposites, aerogels, electrospinning, and surface chemistry.

Last 5 Publications

  1. R Arat, G Jia, J Plentz, “Wet chemical method for highly flexible and conductive fabrics for smart textile applications”, The Journal of the Textile Institute, 2023, 114 (4), 639-644.
  2. M Lalikoglu, YS Aşçı, B Sırma Tarım, M Yıldız, R Arat, “Hydrophobic deep eutectic solvent effect on acrylic acid separation from aqueous media by using reactive extraction and modelling with response surface methodology”, Separation Science and Technology, 2022, 57 (10), 1563-1574.
  3. M Lalikoglu, YS Aşçı, B Sırma Tarım, M Yıldız, R Arat, “Hydrophobic silica-aerogel integrated polyacrylonitrile nanofibers”, Journal of Industrial Textiles, (2022), 51 (3_suppl), 4740S-4756S.
  4. K Doldolova, M Bener, M Lalikoğlu, YS Aşçı, R Arat, R Apak, “Optimization and modeling of microwave-assisted extraction of curcumin and antioxidant compounds from turmeric by using natural deep eutectic solvents”, Food Chemistry, 2021, 353, 129337.
  5. R Arat, G Jia, J Dellith, A Dellith, J Plentz, “Solution processed transparent conductive hybrid thin films based on silver nanowires, zinc oxide and graphene”, Materials Today Communications, 2021, 26, 102162.