Faculty Profile
Dr. Yavuz TOPKAYA
Professor of Metallurgical and Materials Eng.
E-Block, Room 219
(+90)312 210 2538 (room)
(+90)312 210 5896 (lab)
(+90)312 210 1330 (fax)
E-mail: topkaya@metu.edu.tr
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Research Interests:
  • Extractive Metallurgy in General
  • Hydrometallurgy
  • Pretreatment Processes
  • Mineral Processing
  • Use of Computers in Extractive Metallurgy in Particular
Journal Articles and Publications:
  1. Topkaya Y, Sevinc N, Gunaydin A, Slag treatment at Kardemir integrated iron and steel works, International Journal of Mineral Processing 74 (1-4): 31-39 Nov 19 2004
  2. Geveci A, Topkaya Y, Ayhan E, Sulfuric acid leaching of Turkish chromite concentrate Minerals Engineering 15 (11): 885-888 Sp. Ýss. Si Nov 2002
  3. Topkaya Y, Akkurt S, Acid curing and baking of bastnaesite ore and concentrate Materials Science Forum 315-3: 530-536 1999
  4. Topkaya Y, Hydrochloric acid pressure-oxidation of a pyrite concentrate from the Vaal Reefs East Gold Mine Cim Bulletin 92 (1029): 70-74 Apr 1999
  5. Guresin N, Topkaya Y Dechlorination of a Zinc Dress Hydrometallurgy 49 (1-2): 179-187 Jun 1998
  6. Buttinelli D, Lavecchia R, Pochetti F, Et Al., Leaching By Ferric Sulfate of Raw and Concentrated Copper-Zinc Complex Sulfide Ores International Journal of Mineral Processing 36 (3-4): 245-257 Oct 1992
  7. Cokgor O, Topkaya Y, Extraction of Cobalt and Copper from Kure Pyrite Concentrate Minerals Engineering 1 (3): 213-223 1988
  8. Topkaya Y, Recent Evaluation Of Sart Placer Gold Deposit Journal of Metals 35 (12): 33-34 1983
  9. Topkaya Y, Laboratory Studies for the Calcination of Colemanite Concentrate Cim Bulletin 76 (854): 68-68 1983
  10. Topkaya Y, Lu Wk, Nature of Reactions Between Sodium Sulfide Slag and Carbon-Saturated Iron and Copper-Alloys, Journal of the Electrochemical Society 122 (3): C91-C91 1975