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Prof. Dr. Rana KIDAK

Faculty of Engineering/Environmental Engineering
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rkidak@ciu.edu.tr
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+90 392 671 11 11
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İstanbul Technical University

Environmental Engineering (Undergraduate , 1993)

Marmara University

Environmental Engineering (Master , 1997)

Boğaziçi University

Environmental Technologies (PhD , 2005)

    Articles published in peer reviewed international journals (SCI,SSCI,Arts and Humanities)
  • Seasonal and Spatial Variation of Microplastics on Alagadi Beach, Northern Cyprus, Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences - 2026
  • Murad Khamayseh, Rana Kıdak ,“Thermodynamic Modelling Studies on Biosorption of Reactive Amoxicillin Antibiotic by Pithophora Macroalgae in Aqueous Solution” Nature Environment and Pollution Technology. Vol. 24, No. 2 (June 2025). - 2025
  • Ismail Abiodun Eweje, Sam Yav Munongo, Rana Kıdak, Ime Akanyeti, Ultrasound-assisted nanofiltration for remazol brilliant blue reactive removal: elucidating the role of pH in efficacy and by-product formation - 2025
  • Murad M. Khamayseh, Rana Kidak. "Biosorption of reactive amoxicillin antibiotic on Pithophora macroalgae in aqueous solution: Equilibrium and kinetic studies", Desalination and Water Treatment, vol. 320, p.100669, 2024. - 2024
  • Murad M. Khamayseh and Rana Kidak, "Equilibrium, kinetics, and thermodynamics study on the biosorption of reactive levofloxacin antibiotic on Pithophora macroalgae in aqueous solution". Environmental Monitoring Assessment, vol.195, p.301 , 2023 - 2023
  • Rana Kidak, Mohammed Nadhim Qadir, Farhad Hasan Aziz, “Optimization of H2O2 and ozone-based advanced oxidation processes as pretreatment of sanitary landfill leachate”, Desalination and Water Treatment, 2020, 203, p. 119–128 - 2020
  • A A Musa, S M Hamza, R Kidak, “Street dust heavy metal pollution implication on human health in Nicosia, North Cyprus”, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019, 26, p. 28993–29002 - 2019
  • Rana Kidak, Sifa Dogan, “Medium-High Frequency Ultrasound and Ozone based Advanced Oxidation for Amoxicillin Removal in Water”, Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 2018, 40, p. 131–139 - 2018
  • Rana Kidak, Sifa Dogan, Medium-High Frequency Ultrasound and Ozone based Advanced Oxidation for Amoxicillin Removal in Water, Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, in press, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ultsonch.2017.01.033 - 2017
  • Rana Kidak, Sifa Dogan, 'Plug Flow Reactor Model for UV based Oxidation of Amoxicillin", Desalination and Water Treatment, 2016, 57, 29, p. 13586-13599. - 2016
  • Rana Kidak, Sifa Dogan, 'Degradation of trace concentrations of alachlor by medium frequency ultrasound', Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification 2015, 89, p. 19-27. - 2015
  • Asu Ziylan, Sifa Dogan, Sesil Agopcan, Rana Kidak, Viktorya Aviyente, Nilsun H Ince, 'Sonochemical degradation of diclofenac: byproduct assessment, reaction mechanisms and environmental considerations', Environmental Science and Pollution Research 2014, 21, p. 5929'5939. - 2014
  • Anne-Marie Wilhelm, Fréderic Laugier, Rana Kıdak, Berthe Ratsimba, Henri Delmas, 'Ultrasound to Enhance a Liquid-Liquid Reaction', Journal of Chemical Engineering of Japan, 2010, 43(9), p. 751. - 2010
  • Rana Kidak, Anne-Marie Wilhelm, Henri Delmas, 'Effect of process parameters on the energy requirement in ultrasonical treatment of waste sludge', Chemical Engineering and Processing, 2009, 48, p. 1346. - 2009
  • R. Kidak, N. H. Ince, 'A novel adsorption/saturation approach to ultrasonic degradation of phenol', Journal of Advanced Oxidation Technologies, 2008, 11 (3) p. 583. - 2008
  • R. Kidak, N. H. Ince, 'Catalysis of Advanced Oxidation Reactions by Ultrasound: A Study with Phenol', Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2007,146 (3), p. 630. - 2007
  • R. Kidak, N. H. Ince, 'Ultrasonic Destruction of Phenol and Substituted Phenols: A review of Current Research', Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 2006, 13 (3), p.195. - 2006
  • R. Kidak, N. H. Ince, 'Effects of Operating Conditions on Sonochemical Decomposition of Phenol' Journal of Hazardous Materials B, 2006, 137, p. 1453. - 2006
  • N. H. Ince, G. Tezcanli, R. Kidak, I. G. Apikyan, 'Ultrasound as a Catalyzer of Aqueous Reaction Systems: the State of the Art and Environmental Applications', Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2001, 29, p.167. - 2001
  • N. H. Ince, R. B. Kidak, 'Aqueous Phase Disinfection with Power Ultrasound: Process Kinetics and Effect of Solid Catalysts', Environmental Science and Technology, 2001, 35, p.1885. - 2001
    • Articles published in other peer reviewed international journals
  • Enhancement of biogas production by means of ultrasonic pre-treatment: State of art and review - 2025
  • Rana Kidak, 'Seasonal Assessment of Heavy Metal Pollution in Street Dust of Nicosia City in North Cyprus', European Journal of Sustainable Development 2017, 6, 4, p. 126-136. - 2017
    • Other Publications
  • Rana Kıdak, 'Protection of Water Resources and the Significance of Water in Human Life', Cypriot Journal of Science and Technology, Year:2, Volume:2, September 2014 - 2014
    • Books and books chapters published internationally
  • Chapter 11 - Sources of dissipation: An outlook into the effects of operational conditions in “Energy Aspects of Acoustic Cavitation and Sonochemistry Fundamentals and Engineering”, editörler: Oualid Hamdaoui and Kaouther Kerboua, ISBN, 978-0-323-91937-1, Pages 183-193, 2022 - 2022
  • Chapter 9 Destruction of Organic compounds in Sewage Sludge Suspensions by Ultrasound and Catalytic Wet Air Oxidation in 'Reduction, Modification and Valorisation of Sludge (REMOVALS)', ISBN13:9781843393450, eISBN:9781780400846, editor: Christophe Bengoa, Azael Fabregat, Josep Font, Frank Stueber, European Commission, IWA Publishing, London New York, 2011. - 2011
    • Papers presented in international conferences and printed as proceedings
  • Application of Disinfection Methods on CIU Campus Wastewater in Nicosia, North Cyprus and Comparison with the Global Microbial Water Quality Standards for Non-food Crop Irrigation, Rana Kidak, Mohammed Nadhim Qadir, Peshawa Hassan Mahmood, 2nd International Conference of Environment: Survival and Sustainability, Nicosia, October7-11, 2019. - 2019
  • Optimization of Medium-High Frequency Ultrasonic Irradiation for Amoxicillin removal, Rana Kıdak, Sifa Dogan, 15th Meeting of European Society of Sonochemistry, Istanbul, 27 June-1 July 2016. - 2016
  • Effect of Alkalinity and Humic acid on the Removal of Amoxicillin by Medium-High Frequeny Ultrasonic Irradiation, Rana Kıdak, Sifa Dogan, 15th Meeting of European Society of Sonochemistry, Istanbul, 27 June-1 July 2016. - 2016
  • Efficiency of UV and UVH2O2 Processes for Amoxicillin Treatment, International Conference on Civil and Environmental Engineering (ICOCEE), Sifa Dogan, Rana Kıdak, Cappadocia, 05/2015. - 2015
  • Flow Reactor Model for UV Treatment of Amoxicillin, International, Conference on Civil and Environmental Engineering (ICOCEE), Rana Kıdak, Sifa Dogan, Cappadocia, 05/2015. - 2015
  • Sifa Dogan, Rana Kıdak, 'Improved Techniques to Remove Pesticide Residues from Water Medium', 4th International Congress on Green Process Engineering, GPE 2014, Sevilla, Spain; 04/2014 - 2014
  • Sifa Dogan, Rana Kıdak, 'Treatment of Aqueous Atrazine Mixtures by Selected AOPs', 14th Meeting of the European Society of Sonochemistry, ESS 2014, Avignon, France; 06/2014 - 2014
  • R. Kidak, S. Doğan, 'Removal of Trace Concentrations of Dissolved Diuron from Aqueous Media by Advanced Oxidation Techniques', 6th International Perspective on Water Resources & the Environment', IPWE2013, 7-9 January 2013, Izmir, Turkey - 2013
  • Sifa Dogan, Rana Kıdak, 'Treatment of Pentachlorophenol from Aqueous Solutions by Medium Frequency Ultrasound and TiO2 Combined Ultrasonic Irradiation', Istanbul International Solid Waste, Water and Wastewater Congress, 22-24 May 2013, İstanbul, Turkey. - 2013
  • Sifa Dogan, Rana Kıdak, 'Degradation of Isoproturon by Advanced Oxidation Processes and Analysis of Toxicity of Byproducts', Istanbul International Solid Waste, Water and Wastewater Congress, 22-24 May 2013, İstanbul, Turkey - 2013
  • Asu Ziylan, Sifa Dogan, Rana Kidak, N. H. Ince, 'The Elimination of single and binary solutions of Diclofenac (DCF) and Ibuprofen (IBP) in the presence and absence of humic acid (HA) by ultrasound and ultrasound assisted processes', 19th International Conference on Advanced Oxidation Technologies for Treatment of Water, Air and Soil, 11/2013San Diego, California; USA. - 2013
  • R. Kidak, S. Doğan, 'Degradation of Atrazine by Advanced Oxidation Processes',16th International Water Technology Conference, IWTC16, 6-10 May 2012, Istanbul, Turkey. - 2012
  • R. Kidak, S. Doğan, 'Degradation of Alachlor by Ultrasound, Ozone and Their Combination', 13th European Society of Sonochemistry Meeting, ESS13, 1-5 July 2012, Lviv, Ukraine. - 2012
  • Asu Ziylan, Sifa Dogan, Rana Kidak, Nilsun Ince 'Byproduct formation of Diclofenac in the absence and presence of humic acid under high frequency ultrasound', 18th International Conference on Advanced Oxidation Technologies for Treatment of Water, Air and Soil (AOTs-18), 11/2012, USA. - 2012
  • R. Kidak, B. Ratsimba, A.M. Wilhelm, F. Di Gregorio, C. Descorme, M. Besson, 'Ultrasonic Pre-Treatment of Waste Activated Sludge and its Effect on Catalytic Wet Air Oxidation', Proceedings of 11th Meeting of the European Society of Sonochemistry ,1-5 June, 2008, La Grande - Motte , France. - 2008
  • R. Kidak, F. Laugier, D. De Castro, H. Delmas and A.M. Wilhelm, 'Effect of ultrasound on liquid-liquid reaction", Proceedings of 11th Meeting of the European Society of Sonochemistry ,1-5 June, 2008, La Grande - Motte , France. - 2008
  • Marco Bernardi, Michèle Besson, Stéphane Deleris, Claude Descorme, François Di Gregorio, Rana Kidak, Berthe Ratsimba, Alexandra Sourzat , Anne-Marie Wilhelm, 'Efficiency of soluble and heterogeneous catalysts in the Catalytic Wet Air Oxidation of sewage sludge', Proceedings of 14th International Congress on Catalysis, Seoul, Korea, 13-18 July 2008. - 2008
  • A. M. Wilhelm, F. Laugier, D. De Castro, R. Kidak And H. Delmas, 'Ultrasound To Enhance A Liquid-Liquid Reaction', Proceedings of 20th International Symposium on Chemical Reaction Engineering, Green Chemical Reaction Engineering for a Sustainable Future, 7'10 September 2008, Kyoto International Conference Center, Kyoto, Japan. - 2008
  • R. Kidak, B. Ratsimba, A.M. Wilhelm, H. Delmas, 'Pretreatment of Activated Sludge by Ultrasonic Irradiation', Proceedings of 13th World Water Congress, 1-4 Oct. 2008, Montpellier, France. - 2008
  • Rana Kidak, Berthe Ratsimba, Henri Delmas, Anne-Marie Wilhelm, 'Pre-Traitement de Boues Activees par Ultrasons', 10èmes Journées Cathala-Letort de prospective scientifique et technique, Société Française de Génie des Procédés, Le Génie des Procédés au service de l'Environnement - Enjeux et défis, 1-2 Oct. 2008, INSA Toulouse, France. - 2008
  • R. Kidak, N. H. Ince, 'Effect of ultrasound on degradation reactions in Advanced Oxidation Systems', Proceedings of 1st International Congress on Green Process Engineering , 24-26 April 2007, Toulouse, France - 2007
  • Rana Kidak and Nilsun H. Ince, 'Oxidative Destruction of Phenol by Ultrasound and its Combinations with Ozone and UV Irradiation', Proceedings of AOP4 - 4th Conference on Oxidation Technologies for Water and Wastewater Treatment May 2006, Goslar/Germany. - 2006
  • R. Kidak, N. H. Ince, 'Ultrasonic Decomposition and Toxicity Reduction of 4-Nitrophenol and 2-Chlorophenol', Proceedings of Environmental Applications of Advanced Oxidation Processes 1, 7-9 Sep. 2006, Chania, Greece. - 2006
  • R. Kidak, N. H. Ince, 'Catalysis of Advanced Oxidation Reactions by Ultrasound: A Study with Phenol', Proceedings of Environmental Applications of Advanced Oxidation Processes 1, 7-9 Sep. 2006, Chania, Greece. - 2006
  • R. Kidak, N. H. Ince, 'Detoxification of Phenolic compounds by ultrasound', Proceedings of Ultrasonics International 2003, 30 June-3 July 2003, Granada, Spain. - 2003
    • Papers presented in National conferences and printed as proceedings
  • Micro/Macro Pollutants and Endocrine Disruptors in TRNC - 2024
  • Researcher: Low/Medium Frequency Ultrasonic Treatment of Micropollutants and Assessment of Their Toxicity, Boğaziçi University Research Fund, Istanbul (Grant No. 01Y104) 2002.
  • Researcher: Destruction and Detoxification of Phenolic Micropollutants by Low and Medium Frequency Ultrasound, Boğaziçi University Research Fund, 2004.
  • Researcher: Elimination of Micropollutants using Ultrasound and Combined Processes: İÇTAG-Ç098/PIA, 103I049, 2004.
  • Researcher: Removals, Reduction Modification & Valorisation of Sludge. STREP Contract no: FP6-018525, 2007-2008.
  • Supervisor: Advanced Oxidation Processes for Removal of Pesticides, Tübitak 1001 Project, Project No: 110Y151, September 2010- December 2012.
  • Supervisor: Yüzey ve yeraltı sularında organik ve mikrobiyolojik kirlilik taraması ve UV ışınının kullanımına dayalı yöntemlerle arıtma çalışmaları, KKTC- MEB projesi, October 2010- November 2011.
  • Detection and Removal of Residual Thiamethoxam in Güzelyurt Aquifer by Hybrid Ultrasound and Nanofiltration Techniques - 2023
  • Water treatment, wastewater treatment, advanced oxidation, sonolysis, physical chemical treatment
    Master Thesis Supervised

  • Şifa Doğan, Degradation of Special Pesticides By Advanced Oxidation Processes, June 2012 - 2012

  • Oluwadara O. Oke, Advanced Oxidation Processes for Treatment of EDC's, February 2013 - 2013

  • Isa U. Musa, Investigation of Soil and Water Characteristics of Northern Cyprus, June 2013 - 2013

  • Aminu Abdulrazak Yusuf, Biosorption of Lithium Using Chitosan and Pine Cone, June 2013 - 2013

  • Fryad Sharif, Drinking Water Treatment and Quality Improvement of University Campus, June 2013 - 2013

  • Bilqis Audu, Degradation of the Pesticide Atrazine by Means of UV based Advanced Oxidation Techniques, June 2014 - 2014

  • Oladipo Elegbeleye, Oxidative Degradation of Methylene Blue Using Fenton Reagent, June 2014 - 2014

  • Indira Iskandarova, Life Cycle Analysis of Sweetened Condensed Milk, June 2014 - 2014

  • Shuaibu Musa, Solid Waste Management of Kano State, Nigeria: The case of Nassarawa Local Government Area, June 2014 - 2014

  • Abubakar Abdullahi, Seasonal Assessment of Heavy Metal Pollution in Street Dust of Nicosia City North Cyprus, February 2015 - 2015

  • Muhammad Nazm, Microbial Disinfection of Wastewater by Chlorination, Ozonation and Ultraviolet Methods and Comparing the Disinfection Efficiency Among the Processes in CIU Compus Wastewater Treatment Plant, Nicosia, North Cyprus, June 2015 - 2015

  • Olabimpe Genevieve Badru, Degradation of Phenol by Ozonation, January 2017 - 2017

  • OLUSEYI AJAYI, Investigation of waste management practices in processing factories: a case study of small holder factories in northern cyprus, 2019 - 2019

  • Semen Ibrahim Gangpete, OPTIMIZATION OF THE CHLORINE DOSE FOR CIU CAMPUS WASTEWATER AND COMPARISON WITH TWO STEPS CHLORINATION METHOD, 2019 - 2019

  • Clive Banele, The Use of Ozone in The Degradation of Methyl Red Dye - 2019

  • Oluseyi Ayotide Ajayi, Exploration of Factors Affecting Waste Management Practices in Processing Factories: A Case Study of Smallholder Factories in North Cyprus, 2019. - 2019

  • Adam Shaaban Mgana, The Use of Microwave to Enhance Helianthine Degradation by Ozone Treatment, 2020 - 2020

  • Benjamin Franck Mukadi, Machine Learning Model (Software) For Wastewater Characterization, 2021 - 2021

  • Hammad Yousuf, Optimization of Industrial Textile Wastewater Treatment Process Via Coagulation and Flocculation, 2021 - 2021

  • Eunan Chiemeziem Emeribe, The Effects of Industrial Activities on the Groundwater Resources: A Case Study of Haspolat Industrial Area, Nicosia North Cyprus, 2022 - 2022

  • Ibrahim Fofana, Investigation of the effects of stone quarrying on the environment and human health in North Cyprus, 2022 - 2022

  • Samuel Julius Kargbo, Impacts and Analysis of Eutrophication on Canakkale Lake in Northern Cyprus, 2022 - 2022

  • Sedem Augustine Quashigah, Green Audit of Food Service Wastewater for FOF Determination Via EPA Method 1664b And GC-MS as Part of Compliance Monitoring - 2024

  • Mark Kalombo, Investvestigation of malachite green removal by comparing CuFe2O4/Biochar and CoFe2O4/Biochar activated persulfate - 2024

  • Sammy Lupika Sangwa, Optimization of physical parameters for Remazol Brilliant Blue Reactive removal onto Commercial Activated Charcoal by Adsorption - 2024

  • AUGUSTIN MWEMA NSHIMBA, VALORISATION OF ORANGE PEEL WASTE IN THE REMOVAL OF METHYLENE BLUE BY ADSORPTION PROCESS - 2024

  • Cynthia Banigo, THE ROLE OF GREEN HOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND WATER DYNAMICS ON PM 2.5 LEVELS IN NIGERIA - 2025

  • Hodan Ahmed Hassan, DETECTION AND QUANTIFICATION OF PLASTICS IN THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACTS OF TWO COMMERCIAL FISH SPECIES IN NORTHERN CYPRUS - 2026

  • Ismail Abiodun Eweje, ULTRASOUND REMOVAL OF REMAZOL BRILLIANT BLUE REACTIVE TEXTILE DYE IN WASTEWATER - 2023

  • Lawal Akorede Fatai, THE PRESENCE AND CHARACTERIZATION OF PLASTIC POLLUTION OF SEA WATER AND SHORELINE IN NORTH CYPRUS - 2024

  • MAHMOOD BAIT AL SWAISI, ASSESSMENT OF THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN AMBIENT AIR LEAD CONCENTRATIONS AND METEOROLOGICAL PARAMETERS IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS OF SALALAH, OMAN - 2026

  • MINNIE MAE CHRISTIANA JUSU, AN INVESTIGATION ON THE PRESENCE OF MICROPLASTICS IN TOURISTIC BEACHES OF NORTH CYPRUS - 2025

  • NGUNGU KIBULANGONGO YANNE, SUSTAINABLE AND RESPONSIBLE MANAGEMENT OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO ECOSYSTEM IN THE FACE OF CLIMATE CHANGE - 2025

  • NGOIE WA MUTEBA YVES, DETECTION AND QUANTIFICATION OF MICROPLASTICS IN SOIL IN NORTHERN CYPRUS - 2026

  • Thomas Kargbo,Assessing the Empirical Analysis of Urbanization and Its Influence on Environmental Degradation in Sierra Leone, - 2025

    • Doctorate Thesis Supervised

  • Şifa Doğan, Pharmaceuticals Removal by Advanced Oxidation Techniques, June 2015. - 2015

  • Oxidative Degradation of Pharmaceuticals by Free Radicals - 2015

  • Muhammad Qadir, Advanced Oxidation Processes as Pretreatment of Sanitary Landfıll Leachate, 2020. - 2020

  • Murad Mahmoud Mohammad Khamayseh, Equilibrium, Kinetics and Thermodynamics Study on the Biosorption of Reactive Amoxicillin and Levofloxacin Antibiotics on Green Pithophora Macroalgae in Aqueous Solution, 2023. - 2023

Cyprus International University, Head of Department of Environmental Engineering, September 2011- 2019.

2011 - 2019

Cyprus International University ,Vice Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, September 2012- October 2017.

2012 - 2017

Cyprus International University, Manager of the Environmental Research Center: September 2014- 2017

2014 - 2017

Cyprus International University, Program coordinator of Environmental Engineering 2019- February 2023

2019 - 2022

Senate Member (Representative of Faculty of Engineering)

2022 - Ongoing

Member of Ethical Committee

2022 - Ongoing

Engineering Faculty, Quality Comittee Memember

2023 - Ongoing

Laboratories Coordinator of Engineering Faculty

2023 - 2025

Çevre araştırmaları Merkezi Müdürü

2026 - Ongoing