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Ahmet Sari
KFUPM Chair Professor
Mechanical Engineering Department
Email sari@kfupm.edu.sa
Google Scholar: Citations: 29,593, H-Index: 96

Research Interest:

Physical Chemistry, Functional Polymers, Chemical Kinetics, Composites, Nanocomposites, Polymeric Materials, Thermodynamics, Natural Sciences, Thermal Energy Storage, and Phase Change Materials.


Education:
    1. 1996 – 2000 Doctorate, Karadeniz Technical University, Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Kimya, Turkey
    2. 1994 – 1996 Postgraduate, Karadeniz Technical University, Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Kimya, Turkey
    3. 1989 – 1993 Undergraduate, Karadeniz Technical University, Fen Edebiyat Fakültesi, Kimya, Turkey


A Few Top Publications:
    1. Thermal conductivity and latent heat thermal energy storage characteristics of paraffin/expanded graphite composite as phase change material

      RA Anayurt, A Sari, M Tuzen

      Chemical Engineering Journal 151 (1-3), 255-261.

    2. Polyethylene glycol (PEG)/diatomite composite as a novel form-stable phase change material for thermal energy storage

      S Karaman, A Karaipekli, A Sarı, A Bicer

      Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 95 (7), 1647-1653

    3. Form-stable paraffin/high density polyethylene composites as solid–liquid phase change material for thermal energy storage: preparation and thermal properties

      A Sari

      Energy Conversion and Management 45 (13-14), 2033-2042.

    4. Kinetic and equilibrium studies of biosorption of Pb (II) and Cd (II) from aqueous solution by macrofungus (Amanita rubescens) biomass

      A Sarı, M Tuzen

      Journal of hazardous materials 164 (2-3), 1004-1011.

    5. Equilibrium, kinetic and thermodynamic studies of adsorption of Pb (II) from aqueous solution onto Turkish kaolinite clay

      A Sari, M Tuzen, D Citak, M Soylak

      Journal of hazardous materials 149 (2), 283-291.

    6. Preparation, characterization, and thermal properties of microencapsulated phase change material for thermal energy storage

      C Alkan, A Sarı, A Karaipekli, O Uzun

      Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 93 (1), 143-147

    7. Removal of ammonium ion from aqueous solution by natural Turkish (Yıldızeli) zeolite for environmental quality

      K Saltalı, A Sarı, M Aydın

      Journal of hazardous materials 141 (1), 258-263.

    8. Equilibrium, thermodynamic and kinetic studies on biosorption of Pb (II) and Cd (II) from aqueous solution by macrofungus (Lactarius scrobiculatus) biomass

      RA Anayurt, A Sari, M Tuzen

      Chemical Engineering Journal 151 (1-3), 255-261