GRANTED RESEARCH PROJECTS
  1. “Hydrogen Purification Efficiency: Uncovering Molecular Constraints in State-of-the-Art Membranes (HYPERMEM)” funded by TUBITAK-MAECI, Türkiye-Italy Bilateral Cooperation Program, Grant No: …, Principal Investigator-Türkiye: Sadiye Velioğlu, Researcher-Türkiye: Hasan Topaçlı, Principal Investigator-Italy: Elena Tocci, 2025.
  2. “Investigation of Organic Solvent Separation Performance of MXene Membranes Specifically for Dye and Pharmaceutical Industries for the Economic Growth and Environmental Sustainability” funded by TUBITAK 1001, Grant No: 223M298, Principal Investigator: Sadiye Velioğlu, Researchers: S. Birgül Tantekin-Ersolmaz and Rong Wang, 2024-2027.
  3. “Investigation of Natural Gas Purification Potentials of Hypothetical MXene Structures by Combining High Throughput Computational Screening and Machine Learning Approaches” funded by TUBITAK 1001, Grant No: 123M410, Principal Investigator: Sadiye Velioğlu, Researcher: Yakup Genç, 2024-2026.
  4. “Combining Zero Waste and Sustainable Design Principles to Reduce Microplastics and Nanoplastics in Seas: Chitosan Recycling Application” funded by TUBITAK 1001, Grant No: 124Y277, Principal Investigator: Hatice Onay, Researchers: Sadiye Velioğlu, Tuğba Baysal, and Barış Karslı, 2024-2027.
  5. “Investigating the Destructive Effects of Ghost Nets: A Revolutionary Approach for Marine Environments” funded by TUBITAK 3501, Grant No: 124Y397, Principal Investigator: Hatice Onay, Researchers: Sadiye Velioğlu, Göktuğ Dalgıç, and Tolga Akdemir, 2025-2027.
  6. “Organic Solvent Recovery Potential of Boron-based Membranes from Disperse Dye-Containing Solutions” funded by TÜBA-GEBİP 2023, Principal Investigator: Sadiye Velioğlu, 2023-2026.
  7. “Natural gas purification with hybrid carbon molecular sieve membranes” funded by 2023 GTU113 BAP ADEP, Grant No: 2023-A-113-15, Principal Investigator: Sadiye Velioğlu, 2023-2025.
  8. “MXene-based highly sensitive, cost-effective, scalable, and biodegradable chemosensor for detection of poisonous gases” funded by 2023 GTU113 BAP ADEP, Grant No: 2023-A-113-20, Principal Investigator: Nihan Aydemir, Researcher: Sadiye Velioğlu, 2023-2026.
  9. “Nanocomposite membranes of novel high-free volume polymers for separation of helium, nitrogen, CO2, and C2-C4 hydrocarbons from natural gas/biogas” funded by TUBITAK 1071, Grant No: 220N057, Principal Investigator: S. Birgül Tantekin-Ersolmaz, Researcher: Sadiye Velioğlu, 2021-2024
  10. “Molecular investigation of hydrogen separation potential of MXene nanomaterials for efficient and economical energy production” funded by TUBITAK 3501, Grant No: 120M180, Principal Investigator: Sadiye Velioğlu, 2020-2022.

PATENTS

William Bernard Krantz; Sadiye Velioğlu; Süer Kürklü; Mehmet Göktuğ Ahunbay; Serife Birgül Ersolmaz; Concurrent Desalination and Boron Removal (CDBR) Process, Patent Owner: Istanbul Technical University, Spain Patent No. 2672787, Oficina Española de Patentes Y Marcas España: Date: 07.02.2019; Israel Patent No. 257497, State of Israel Patent Office: Date: 02.03.2022.

Hatice Onay; Sadiye Velioğlu; Tuğba Baysal; Barış Karslı; MXene-Enhanced Chitosan Membranes for Microplastic and Nanoplastic Separation, Patent No: 2025/012131, Patent Owner: Gebze Technical University and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University.