Publications : Erdogan Kiran

• Member, AIChE High-Pressure Committee (1986 - 1996)
• Organizer and Chair, Symposium on Biopolymers in Supercritical Fluids, 199th ACS National Meeting, Boston, 1990.
• Co-chair, Symposium on Supercritical Fluids, AIChE Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, 1991.
• Director and Co-organizer, NATO ASI on Supercritical Fluids, Kemer, Antalya, Turkey, 1993.
• Co-chair, ";Experimental Techniques and Special Topics on Supercritical Fluids";, AIChE Annual Meeting, 1994.
• Organizer and Chair, Symposium on ";Thermosetting Polymers";, Princeton University, 1995.
• Organizing Committee, 4th International Symposium on Supercritical Fluids, Sendai, Japan, 1997.
• Director and Co-organizer, NATO ASI on Supercritical Fluids II, Kemer, Antalya, Turkey, 1998.
• Organizing Committee Member, 4th International Symposium on High Pressure Process Technology and Chemical Engineering, Venice, Italy, 2002.
• Organizer and Co-chair, Sessions on ";Thermodynamics under High Pressure"; at the AIChE Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, 2002.
• Scientific Committee, 3rd International Meeting on High Pressure Chemical Engineering, 2006, Erlangen, Germany
• Scientific Committee, 1st Iberoamerican Conference on Supercritical Fluids- PROSCIBA 2007, Iguassu Falls (Brazil / Argentina), 2007.

Publications

• Journal of Supercritical Fluids.
  (E. Kiran, Editor-in-Chief and founding editor).

The journal was established in 1987, and is currently a publication of Elsevier Science. It has one of the highest impact factors (2.275 in 2004) among the Chemical Engineering Journals. It currently ranks 3rd among 116 journals that publish 100 or more articles per year.
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• Edited Books


• E. Kiran and J. F. Brennecke (Editors), Supercritical Fluid Engineering Science, ACS Symposium Series, No. 514, American Chemical Society: Washington, D.C., 1993. [410 pages].
• E. Kiran and J. M. H. Levelt Sengers (Editors), Supercritical Fluids-Fundamentals for Application, Kluwer Academic Publishers: Dordrecht, Netherlands, 1994. [796 pages].
• E. Kiran, P. G. Debenedetti and C. J. Peters, Supercritical Fluids: Fundamentals and Applications, Kluwer Academic Publishers: Dordrecht, Netherlands, 2000. [596 pages].
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• Book Chapters
• E. Kiran and J. F. Brennecke (Editors), Supercritical Fluid Engineering Science, ACS Symposium Series, No. 514, American Chemical Society: Washington, D.C., 1993. [410 pages].
• E. Kiran and J. M. H. Levelt Sengers (Editors), Supercritical Fluids-Fundamentals for Application, Kluwer Academic Publishers: Dordrecht, Netherlands, 1994. [796 pages].
• E. Kiran, P. G. Debenedetti and C. J. Peters, Supercritical Fluids: Fundamentals and Applications, Kluwer Academic Publishers: Dordrecht, Netherlands, 2000. [596 pages].
• E. Kiran and F. Rodriguez, "The crosslinking of aqueous polymer solutions by gamma radiation", in IUPAC 23 rd International Congress of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Volume 8, Butterworths, London, 1971.
• E. Kiran and J. K. Gillham, "Pyrolysis-molecular weight chromatography of polymers", in Polymer Characterization by Thermal methods of Analysis (J.Chiu, editor), Marcel Dekker, New York, 1974.
• E. Kiran and J. K. Gillham, "Pyrolysis-molecular weight chromatography-vapor phase infrared spectrophotometry: An on-line system for analysis of polymers", Chapter 1 in Developments in Polymer Degradation-2 (N. Grassie, editor), Applied Science, London, 1979.
• E. Kiran, "Thermal decomposition of wood pulps at different degrees of delignification", Chapter 20 in Cellulose: Structure, Modification, and Hydrolysis (R.A. Young and R.M. Rowell, editors), John Wiley, New York, 1986.
• L. Li and E. Kiran, "Supercritical fluid extraction of lignin from wood", Chapter 4 in Lignin: Properties & Materials (W.G. Glasser and S. Sarkanen, editors), ACS Symposium Series No. 397, American Chemical Society, Washington, D.C., 1989.
• L. Li and E. Kiran, "A kinetic model for supercritical delignification of wood", Chapter 21 in Supercritical Fluid Science and Technology (K.P. Johnston and J.M.L. Penninger, editors), ACS Symposium Series No. 406, American Chemical Society, Washington, D.C., 1989.
• E. Kiran and J. F. Brennecke, "Current state of supercritical fluid science and technology", Chapter 1 in Supercritical Fluid Engineering Science (E. Kiran and J. F. Brennecke, editors), ACS Symposium Series No. 514, American Chemical Society, Washington, D.C., 1993.
• E. Kiran and Y. L. Sen, ";Viscosity of polymer solutions in near-critical and supercritical fluids. Polystyrene/n-Butane", Chapter 9 in Supercritical Fluid Engineering Science ( E. Kiran and J.F. Brennecke, Editors), ACS Symposium Series No. 514, American Chemical Society, Washington, D.C., 1993.
• E. Kiran, ";Supercritical Fluids";, in McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science and Technology, McGraw-Hill: New York (1993), pp.369-399.
• E. Kiran, "; Polymer formation, modifications and processing in or with supercritical fluids"; in Supercritical Fluids-Fundamentals for Application (E. Kiran and J. M. H. Levelt Sengers, Editors.), Kluwer Academic Publishers: Dordrecht, 1994, pp.541-588.
• E. Kiran, ";Supercritical fluid processing in the pulp and paper and the forest products industries', in Innovations in Supercritical Fluid Science and Technology, (K. Hutchenson and N. R. Foster, Editors), ACS Symposium Series 608, American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 1995; pp. 380-401.
• E. Kiran and W. Zhuang, ";Miscibility and phase separation of polymers in near- and supercritical fluids";, Ch. 1 in Supercritical Fluids- Extraction and Pollution Prevention, (M. Abraham and A. K. Sunol, Eds.), ACS Symposium Series 670. American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 1997, pp.2-36. E. Kiran, Polymer miscibility and kinetics of pressure-induced phase separation in near-critical and supercritical fluids, in Supercritical Fluids (E. Kiran, P. G. Debenedetti, C. J. Peters, Eds), Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 2000; pp. 167-192.
• E. Kiran, Polymerization and polymer modification reactions in near and supercritical fluids, in Supercritical Fluids (E. Kiran, P. G. Debenedetti, C. J. Peters, Eds.), Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 2000; pp. 253-276.
• Y. B. Melnichenko, G. D. Wignal, W. Brown, E. Kiran, H. D. Cochran, S. Salaniwal, K. Heath, W. A. van Hook, and M. Stamm, "; Thermodynamics and dynamic properties of polymers in liquid and supercritical solvents";, in Computational Studies, Nanotechnology, and Solution Thermodynamics of Polymer Systems (M. D. Dadmun, et.al. Eds), Kluwer Academic / Plenum Publishers, New York, 2000; pp. 15-27.
• Y. B. Melnichenko, E. Kiran, K. Heath, S. Salaniwal, H. D. Cochran, M. Stamm, W. A. van Hook and G. D. Wignal , "; SANS studies of polymers in organic solvents and supercritical fluids in the poor, theta, and good solvent domains";, in Scattering from Polymers- Characterization by X-Rays, Neutrons and Light (P. Cebe, B. S. Hsiao and D. J. Lohse, Eds.), ACS Symposium Series No 739, American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, 2000; Chapter 20.
• E. Kiran, K. Liu, and Z. Bayraktar, Polymer solutions at high pressures: Pressure-induced miscibility and phase separation in near-critical and supercritical fluids, in Computational Studies, Nanotechnology, and Solution Thermodynamics of Polymer Systems (M. D. Dadmun, et.al., Eds.), Kluwer Academic / Plenum Publishers, New York, 2000; pp. 55-68.
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• Refereed Journal Articles



• E. Kiran, "Significance of molecular architecture in turbulent drag reduction", Nature-Physical Science, 239, 29-31 (1972).
• E. Kiran and F. Rodriguez, "Effects of gamma radiation on aqueous polymer solutions - A comparative study", Journal of Macromolecular Science-Physics, B7 (2), 209-214 (1973).
• E. Kiran, J. K.Gillham and E. Gipstein, "Thermomechanical behavior of amorphous tactic methacrylate polymers", Journal of Macromolecular Science-Physics, B9 (2), 341-366 (1974).
• E. Kiran and J. K. Gillham, "Pyrolysis-molecular weight chromatography of polymers. A new technique", Journal of Macromolecular Science-Chemistry, A8 (1), 211-239 (1974).
• E. Kiran and J. K. Gillham, "The gas density balance and the mass chromatograph", Analytical Chemistry, 47, 983-995 (1975).
• E. Kiran and J. K. Gillham, "Pyrolysis-molecular weight chromatography-vapor phase infrared spectrophotometry I. Instrumentation", Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 20, 931-947 (1976).
• E. Kiran and J. K. Gillham, "Pyrolysis-molecular weight chromatography. An on-line system for analysis of polymers II. Thermal decomposition of polyolefins: Polyethylene, polypropylene, polyisobutylene", Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 20, 2045-2068 (1976).
• E. Kiran, J. K. Gillham and E. Gipstein, "Pyrolysis-molecular weight chromatography-vapor phase infrared spectrophotometry. An on-line system for analysis of polymers III. Thermal decomposition of polysulfones and polystyrenes", Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 21, 1159-1176 (1977).
• E. Kiran and J. K. Gillham, "Pyrolysis-molecular weight chromatography-vapor phase infrared spectrophotometry. An on-line system for analysis of polymers. A review", Polymer Engineering and Science, 10, 699-708 (1979).
• E. Kiran, "Production and recycling of paper and cardboard in Turkey", Cevre Haberleri, 4, 23-30 (1979). (in Turkish).
• E. Kiran and K. C. Guven, "Studies on seaweeds for paper production", Botanica Marina, 23, 205-208 (1980).
• E. Kiran, ";Stereoregular association in macromolecular systems. The phenomenon of stereocomplex formation in tactic methacrylate polymers", Bogazici University Journal, Chemistry Section, 8-9, 45-55 (1980-1981).
• E. Kiran, "A realistic and practical energy alternative for Turkey. Utilization of agricultural and forest residues", Cevre Haberleri, 9, 18-23 (1981). (in Turkish).
• E. Kiran, "The non-linear behavior of a gas density detector. A theoretical basis", Journal of Chromatography, 280, 201-218 (1983).
• M. A. Masse, E. Kiran and A. L. Fricke, ";Freezing and glass transition phenomena in polymer-diluent mixture";, Polymer, 27, 619-622 (1986).
• M.A. Masse, E. Kiran and A. L. Fricke, ";A thermodynamic model for the heat capacity of compositionally complex multi-component polymer solutions";, Chemical Engineering Communications, 50, 81-91 (1987).
• E. Kiran, ";Supercritical fluids and their interactions with lignocellulosic materials and polymers";, Explorations-Journal of Research at the University of Maine, 3(2), 24-32 (1987).
• E. Kiran, ";Supercritical pulping: A new concept";, American Papermaker, 11, 26-28 (1987).
• E. Kiran, ";New supercritical fluid processing concepts hold industry potential";, Tappi Journal, 70(11), 23-24 (1987).
• N. Apte, E. Kiran, J. C. Hassler and J. V. Chernosky, ";Kinetic modeling of thermal decomposition of aluminum sulfate";, Chemical Engineering Communications, 74, 47-61 (1988).
• N. Apte, E. Kiran and J. V. Chernosky, ";Thermal decomposition of aluminum bearing compounds";, Journal of Thermal Analysis, 34, 975-981 (1988).
• L. Li and E. Kiran, ";Interaction of supercritical fluids with lignocellulosic materials";, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry-Research, 27, 1301-1312 (1988).
• L. Li and E. Kiran, ";The gas-liquid critical properties of methylamine + nitrous oxide and methyl amine + ethylene binary mixtures";, Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data, 33, 342-344 (1988).
• V. P. Saraf and E. Kiran, ";Supercritical fluid-polymer interactions. Phase equilibrium data for solutions of polystyrenes in n-butane and n-pentane";, Polymer, 29, 2061-2065 (1988).
• E. Kiran and V. P. Saraf, ";Solubility of polystyrenes in supercritical fluids";, Journal of Supercritical Fluids, 1(1), 37-44 (1988).
• E. Kiran, V. P. Saraf and Y. L Sen, ";Solubility of polymers in supercritical fluids";, International Journal of Thermophysics, 10(2), 437-446 (1989).
• L. Li and E. Kiran, ";Delignification of red spruce by supercritical methylamine and methylamine-nitrous oxide mixtures";, Tappi Journal, 72(4), 183-190 (1989).
• L. Li and E. Kiran, ";Estimation of critical properties of binary mixtures using group contribution methods";, Chemical Engineering Communications, 94, 131-141 (1990).
• Y. L. Sen and E. Kiran, ";A new experimental system to study the temperature and pressure dependence of viscosity, density and phase behavior of pure fluids and solutions";, Journal of Supercritical Fluids, 3(2), 91-99 (1990).
• E. Kiran and V. P. Saraf, ";Polymerization of styrene in supercritical n-Butane";, Journal of Supercritical Fluids, 3(4), 198-204 (1990).
• E. Kiran and Y. L. Sen, ";High Pressure viscosity and density of n-alkane";, International Journal of Thermophysics, 13(3), 411-442 (1992).
• E. Kiran and W. Zhuang, ";Solubility of polyethylene in n-pentane at high pressures";, Polymer, 33(24), 5259-5263 (1992).
• E. Kiran, W. Zhuang and Y. L. Sen, ";Solubility and demixing of polyethylene in supercritical binary fluid mixture";, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 47, 895-909 (1993).
• E. Kiran and R. R. Iyer, ";Cure behavior of paper-phenolic composite systems. Assessment of the progress of cure by differential scanning calorimetry";, Tappi Journal 76(10), 128-134 (1993).
• E. Kiran, Y. Xiong and W. Zhuang, ";Modeling polyethylene solutions in near- and supercritical fluids using the Sanchez-Lacombe model";, Journal of Supercritical Fluids, 6(4), 193-203 (1993).
• E. Kiran and R. R. Iyer, ";Cure behavior of paper-phenolic composite systems. Kinetic modeling";, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 51, 353-364 (1994).
• E. Kiran and W. Zhuang, ";A new experimental method to study kinetics of phase separation in high-pressure polymer solutions. Multiple Rapid Pressure-Drop Technique-MRPD";, J. Supercritical Fluids, 7(1), 1-8 (1994).
• Y. Xiong and E. Kiran, ";High-pressure phase behavior in polyethylene/n-butane binary and polyethylene/n-butane/carbon dioxide ternary systems";, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 53, 1179-1190 (1994).
• Y. Xiong and E. Kiran, ";Prediction of high-pressure phase behavior in polyethylene/n-pentane/carbon dioxide ternary system with the Sanchez-Lacombe model";, Polymer, 35, 4408-415(1994).
• E. Kiran and H. Balkan, ";High pressure extraction and delignification of red spruce with binary and ternary mixtures of acetic acid, water, and supercritical carbon dioxide";, Journal of Supercritical Fluids, 7, 75-86, 1994.
• E. Kiran, Y. Xiong and W. Zhuang, ";Effect of polydispersity on the demixing pressures of polyethylene in near- or supercritical alkanes";, Journal of Supercritical Fluids, 7(4), 283-287 (1994).
• Y. Xiong and E. Kiran, ";Comparison of Sanchez-Lacombe and SAFT Model in predicting solubility of polyethylene in high-pressure fluids";, Journal of Applied Polymer Science., 55, 1805-1818 (1995).
• E. Kiran and Z. Gokmenoglu, ";High-pressure viscosity and density of polyethylene solutions in n-pentane";, Journal of Applied Polymer Science., 58, 2307-2324 (1995).
• Y. Xiong and E. Kiran, ";Miscibility, density and viscosity of polydimethylsiloxane in supercritical carbon dioxide";, Polymer, 36(25), 4817-4826 (1995).
• Z. Gokmenoglu, Y. Xiong and E. Kiran, ";Volumetric properties of carbon dioxide + sulfur hexafluoride at high pressures";, Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data, 41, 354-360 (1996).
• E. Kiran, H. Pöhler, Y. Xiong, ";Volumetric properties of pentane + carbon dioxide at high pressures";, Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data, 41, 158-165 (1996).
• H. Pöhler and E. Kiran, ";Volumetric properties of carbon dioxide + toluene at high pressures";, Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data, 41, 482-486 (1996).
• W. Zhuang and E. Kiran, ";An automated pVT apparatus for continuous recording of density and isothermal compressibility of fluids";, Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data, 67, 244-250 (1996).
• H. Pöhler and E. Kiran, ";Volumetric properties of carbon dioxide + acetone at high pressures";, Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data, 42, 379-383 (1997).
• H. Pöhler and E. Kiran, ";Volumetric properties of carbon dioxide + ethanol at high pressures";, Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data, 42, 383-388 (1997).
• H. Pöhler and E. Kiran, ";Volumetric properties of sulfur hexafluoride + pentane and sulfur hexafluoride +toluene at high pressures";, Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data, 42, 389-394 (1997).
• Y. Xiong and E. Kiran, ";Miscibility, density, and viscosity of polystyrene in n-hexane at high pressures";, Polymer, 38, 5185-5193 (1997).
• W. Zhuang and E. Kiran, ";Kinetics of pressure-induced phase separation (PIPS) from polymer solutions by time-resolved light scattering. Polyethylene + n-Pentane";, Polymer, 39, 2903-2915 (1998).
• E. Kiran and Y. Xiong, ";Miscibility of isotactic polypropylene in n-pentane and n-pentane + carbon dioxide mixtures at high pressures";, Journal of Supercritical Fluids, 11, 173-177 (1998).
• Y. Xiong and E. Kiran, ";A high-pressure light scattering apparatus to study pressure-induced phase separation in polymer solutions";, Review of Scientific Instruments. 69 (3), 1463-1471 (1998).
• E. Kiran and H. Pöhler, ";Alternative solvents for Cellulose Derivatives: Miscibility and density of Cellulosic polymers in carbon dioxide + acetone and carbon dioxide + ethanol binary fluid mixtures";, Journal of Supercritical Fluids, 13, 135-147 (1998).
• S. Yeo and E. Kiran, ";High pressure density and viscosity of polystyrene solutions in methylcyclohexane";, Journal of Supercritical Fluids, 15, 261-272 (1999).
• S. Yeo and E. Kiran, ";Viscosity reduction of polystyrene solutions in toluene with supercritical carbon dioxide";, Macromolecules, 32, 7325-7328 (1999).
• K. Liu and E. Kiran, ";Kinetics of pressure-induced phase separation (PIPS) in solutions of polydimethylsiloxane in supercritical carbon dioxide: Crossover from nucleation and growth to spinodal decomposition mechanism";, Journal of Supercritical Fluids, 16, 59-79 (1999).
• J. Li, M. Zhang, E. Kiran, ";Dynamics of pressure-induced phase separation in polymer solutions. The dependence of the demixing pressures on the rate of pressure quench in solutions of poly (dimethylsiloxane) in supercritical carbon dioxide";, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry- Research. 38, 4486-4490 (1999).
• Y. B. Melnichenko, E. Kiran, G. D. Wignall, K. D. Heath, S. Salaniwal, H. D. Cochran, and M. Stamm, ";Pressure-and temperature-induced transitions in solutions of poly (dimethylsiloxane) in supercritical carbon dioxide";, Macromolecules, 32, 5344-5347 (1999).
• Y. Xiong and E. Kiran, ";Kinetics of pressure-induced phase separation (PIPS) in polystyrene + methylcyclohexane solutions at high pressure";, Polymer, 41, 3759-3777 (2000).
• Z. Bayraktar and E. Kiran, ";Miscibility, phase separation, and volumetric properties of solutions in poly (dimethylsiloxane) in supercritical carbon dioxide";, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 75, 1379-1403 (2000).
• Y. B. Melnichenko, E. Kiran , K. D. Heath, S. Salaniwal, H. D. Cochran, M. Stamm, W. A. van Hook, and G. D. Wignall, ";Comparison of the behavior of polymers in supercritical fluids and organic solvents via small angle neutron scattering";, Journal of Applied Crystallography, 33, 682-685 (2000).
• S. Yeo and E. Kiran, ";High-pressure viscosity of polystyrene solutions in toluene + carbon dioxide binary mixtures";, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 75, 306-315 (2000).
• K. Liu and E. Kiran, ";Pressure-induced phase separation in polymer solutions. Kinetics of phase separation and crossover from nucleation and growth to spinodal decomposition in solutions of polyethylene in n-pentane";, Macromolecules, 34, 3060-3068 (2001).
• E. Kiran and K. Liu, ";The miscibility and phase separation of polyethylene with poly(dimethylsiloxane) in near-critical pentane";, Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, 19, 153-159 (2002).
• C. Dindar and E. Kiran, ";High-pressure viscosity and density of polymer solutions at the critical polymer concentration in near-critical and supercritical fluids";, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry- Research. 41, 6354-6362 (2002).
• C. Dindar and E. Kiran, ";Reliable method for determination of the velocity of a sinker in a high-pressure falling body type viscometer";, Review of Scientific Instruments, 73, 3664-3670 (2002).
• W. Zhang and E. Kiran, ";Phase behavior and density of polysulfone in binary fluid mixtures of tetrahydrofuran and carbon dioxide under high pressure: Miscibility windows";, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 86, 2357-2362 (2002).
• S. Yeo, I. Kang and E. Kiran, ";Critical polymer concentrations of polyethylene solutions in pentane";, Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data, 47, 571-574 (2002).
• W. Zhang and E. Kiran, ";PVT behavior and miscibility of ternary system polysulfone +THF + CO2 at high pressures";, Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics, 35(4), 597-615 (2003).
• W. Zhang, C. Dindar, Z. Bayraktar, and E. Kiran, ";The phase behavior, density and crystallization of polyethylene in n-pentane and in n-pentane + CO2 at high pressures";, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 89, 2201-2209 (2003).
• S.-D. Yeo and E. Kiran, ";Copolymerization of acrylonitrile with methyl methacrylate and 2-chlorostyrene in supercritical CO2";, Macromolecules, 37(22), 8239-8248 (2004).
• S.-D. Yeo and E. Kiran, ";Formation of polymer particles with supercritical fluids";, Journal of Supercritical Fluids, 34(3), 287-308 (2005). [This paper has gained the distinction of being the ";most frequently downloaded paper"; published in the Journal for more than 6 months].
• G. Upper, W. Zhang, D. Beckel, S. Shon, K. Liu and E. Kiran, ";Phase boundaries and crystallization in polyethylene in-n-pentane and n-pentane + carbon dioxide fluid mixtures";, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry-Research, 45, 1478-1492 (2005).
• K. Liu, F. Schuch, E. Kiran, ";High pressure viscosity and density of poly(methyl methacrylate) + acetone and poly(methyl methacrylate) + acetone + CO2 systems";, Journal of Supercritical Fluids, in press (available on line Feb 15, 06).
• W. Zhang and E. Kiran, ";High pressure crystallization and melting of polyethylene in n-pentane";, Journal of Supercritical Fluids, in press (avalaible on-line, Feb 15, 06).
• K. Liu and E. Kiran, ";Miscibility, viscosity and density of poly(e-caprolactone) in acetone + carbon dioxide binary fluid mixtures";, Journal of Supercritical Fluids, in press ( available on line May 6, 06).
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• Conference Preprints



• E. Kiran and F. Rodriguez, ";The crosslinking of aqueous polymer solutions by gamma radiation";, 23rd International Congress of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Macromolecular Reprints, 1, 440-442 (1971).
• E. Gipstein, E. Kiran and J. K. Gillham, ";Thermomechanical behavior of tactic methacrylate polymers";, ACS Polymer Preprints, 13(2), 1212-1217 (1972).
• E. Kiran and J. K.Gillham, ";Pyrolysis-mass chromatography of polymers";, ACS Polymer Preprints, 14(1), 580-586 (1973).
• E. Kiran and J. K. Gillham, ";Application of pyrolysis mass chromatography to polymer degradation";, SPE Technical Papers, 18, 502-507 (1973).
• E. Kiran and K. C. Guven, ";Studies on the chemical properties of algae of Turkey";, TUBITAK 7th Scientific Congress Preprints, Biology Section, 69 (1980). [in Turkish].
• M. A. Masse, E. Kiran, and A. L. Fricke, ";A thermodynamic model of heat capacity of polymer solutions";, ACS Polymer Preprints, 26(2), 68-69 (1985).
• E. Kiran, ";Polymer science option program in the chemical engineering curriculum at the University of Maine";, ACS Polymer Preprints, 27(A), 404-405 (1986).
• N. G. Apte, E. Kiran, and J. C. Hassler, ";Effective temperature control in dynamic thermogravimetry";, Proceedings of the 15th NATAS Conference, 391-396 (1986).
• N. G. Apte, E. Kiran, J. V. Chernosky and J. C. Hassler, ";Kinetic modeling of thermal decomposition of aluminum sulfate";, Proceedings of the 15th NATAS Conference, 377-382 (1986).
• V. P. Saraf and E. Kiran, ";Supercritical fluid-polymer interactions. An apparatus for demixing studies at high pressures and temperatures";, ACS Polymer Preprints, 28(2), 397-398 (1987).
• E. Kiran and V. P. Saraf, ";Polymer solutions in supercritical fluids";, Proceedings of the International Symposium on Supercritical Fluids (Nice-France), Vol. I, 43-50, (1988).
• V. P. Saraf and E. Kiran, ";Free radical polymerization of styrene in supercritical fluids";, ACS Polymer Preprints, 31(1), 687-688 (1990).
• Y. L. Sen and E. Kiran, ";A novel apparatus for simultaneous measurement of solubility, density, and viscosity of polymer solutions at high pressures and temperatures";, ACS Polymer Preprints, 31(1), 556-557 (1990).
• Y. L. Sen and E. Kiran, ";Viscosity and density of polystyrene solutions in near and supercritical n-butane and n-pentane";, Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Supercritical Fluids, Boston, pp. 29-32 (1991).
• E. Kiran and Y. Xiong, ";Solubility of polyethylene in n-butane and n-butane /carbon dioxide mixtures"; Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium on Supercritical Fluids, Strasbourg, France, 17-19 October, 1994, Vol 3, 271-276 (1994).
• E. Kiran, K. Malki, and H. Pöhler, ";High-pressure miscibility and extraction of polymeric coatings and hot-melt adhesives with carbon dioxide + pentane mixtures. Towards supercritical recycling of paper-plastic waste";, Proc. ACS. Div. Polym. Mat. Sci. & Eng., 74, 231-232 (1996).
• E. Kiran and Z. Gokmenoglu, ";Density modulated supercritical levitation polymerization";, Proc. ACS. Div. Polym. Mat. Sci. & Eng., 74, 406-407, (1996).
• W. Zhuang and E. Kiran, ";Kinetics of pressure-induced phase separation (PIPS) from near-critical solutions of polyethylene in n-pentane";, Proceedings of the 1st Joint Topical Conference on Processing, Structure and Properties of Polymeric Materials, AIChE, Chicago, November 10-15, 1996, pp. 177-179.
• E. Kiran, ";Kinetics of pressure-induced phase separation (PIPS) in polymer solutions";, Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Supercritical Fluids, Sendai, Japan, May 11-14, 1997.
• E. Kiran and H. Pöhler, ";Miscibility and density of solutions of cellulose acetate derivatives in carbon dioxide +acetone and carbon dioxide +ethanol binary fluid mixtures";, Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Supercritical Fluids, Sendai, Japan, May 11-14, 1997.
• E. Kiran, ";Professor Dr. Gerhard M. Schneider - A Distinguished scientist";, Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Supercritical Fluids, Sendai, Japan, May 11-14, 1997.
• E. Kiran and H. Pöhler, ";Pressure-induced phase separation for formation of polymeric porous substrates and scaffolds";, Proceedings of the Topical Conference on Biomaterials, Carriers for Drug Delivery, and Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering, (N. A. Peppas, et. al. Editors), AIChE, Los Angeles, CA, November 17-19, 1997; pp. 80.
• E. Kiran, ";Polymerization and polymer modifications in near- and supercritical fluids";, Proceedings of the International Meeting on High Pressure Chemical Engineering, March 3-5, 1999, Karlsruhe, Germany; pp. 3-12.
• K. Liu and E. Kiran, ";Pressure-induced phase separation (PIPS) in polymer solutions. Kinetics of phase separation and crossover from nucleation and growth to spinodal decomposition in solutions of polyethylene in n-pentane";, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Supercritical Fluids, ISSF 2000, April 9-11, 2000 Atlanta, Georgia. [Compact disk].
• Z. Bayraktar and E. Kiran, ";Polymer blending by pressure-induced swelling, impregnation and phase separation in supercritical fluids. Gradient blending and phase localization of poly(dimethylsiloxane) in polystyrene and polyethylene";, Proceedings of the 2nd International Meeting on High Pressure Chemical Engineering, March 7-9, 2001, Hamburg, Germany. [Compact disk].
• E. Kiran, ";Miscibility of mutually incompatible polymers in near-critical fluids: Solution blending";, Proceedings of the 10th International Symposium on Supercritical Fluid Chromatography, Extraction and Processing, August 19-22, 2001, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; pp L25-26.
• E. Kiran, ";Pressure-induced miscibility and kinetics of phase separation in polymer solutions: Microstructured polymers and blends";, Proceedings of the 6th Conference on Supercritical Fluids and their applications, September 9-12, 2001, Maiori, Italy; pp. 7-16.
• C. Dindar and E. Kiran, ";High Pressure viscosity of polymer solutions at the critical polymer concentration";, Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on High Pressure Process Technology and Chemical Engineering, September 22-25, 2002, Venice, Italy; pp. 429-434.
• W. Zhang and E. Kiran, ";Misicbility of polymers in binary fluid mixtures at high pressures: Polysulfone + THF + CO2";, Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on High Pressure Process Technology and Chemical Engineering, September 22-25, 2002, Venice, Italy; pp. 791-796.
• G. Upper, D. Beckel, W. Zhang, and E. Kiran, ";High pressure crystallization in supercritical or dense fluids";, in Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on Supercritical Fluids, April 28-30, 2003, Versailles, France; Volume 3-Materials Processing, pp. 1509-1514.
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