Prof. Dr. Selçuk Yildirim

Leitungsfunktion

• Leitung Zentrum für Lebensmittelherstellung und -Verpackung

www.zhaw.ch/ilgi

Lehrtätigkeit in der Weiterbildung

Lebensmitteltagung 2018

Arbeits- und Forschungsschwerpunkte, Spezialkenntnisse

Active Packaging: Development of active packaging technologies such as antimicrobial films, oxygen scavengers, moisture absorbers, ethylene absorbers etc. to preserve the quality, improve the safety and extent the shelf life of the packaged food

Shelf life Designed Packaging: Development of simulation program simulating the shelf-life of packaged food to optimize the packaging material, dimension and packaging process

New Packaging Materials: Development of packaging materials, edible coatings

Aus- und Fortbildung

2017 Konfliktmanagement für Führungspersonen, ZHAW, Wädenswil, Switzerland

2015 Führungsausbildung, ZHAW, Switzerland

2013 CAS Hochschuldidaktik, PHZH, Zurich, Switzerland

2004 Dr. sc. ETH Zurich, Institute für Biotechnologie, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

1999 Master of Science in Process Engineering, Department of Process Engineering, Technical University of Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH), Hamburg, Germany

1997 Bachelor of Science in Food Engineering, Department of Food Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey

Beruflicher Werdegang

2018 - Leiter Zentrum für Lebensmittelherstellung und -Verpackung, Institute für Lebensmittel- und Getränkeinnovation, Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften, Wädenswil, Schweiz

2018 - Leiter Forschungsgruppe Lebensmittelverpackung, Institute für Lebensmittel- und Getränkeinnovation, Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften, Wädenswil, Schweiz

2017 - Dozent, Institut für Lebensmittelwissenschaften, Ernährung und Gesundheit, Departement Gesundheitswissenschaften und Technologie, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Schweiz

2013 – Professor, Institute für Lebensmittel- und Getränkeinnovation, Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften, Wädenswil, Schweiz

2010 - 2017 Leiter Zentrum für Lebensmitteltechnologie und Verpackung, Institute für Lebensmittel- und Getränkeinnovation, Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften, Wädenswil, Schweiz

2010 – Dozent, Institute für Lebensmittel- und Getränkeinnovation, Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften, Wädenswil, Schweiz

2007 – 2009 Projektleiter “Active Packaging”, European Research and Development Centre, Alcan Packaging, Neuhausen, Schweiz

2006 – 2007 Oberassistent, Laboratory of Food Biotechnology, Institute of Food Science and Nutrition, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Schweiz

2005 – 2006 Post-Doc, Laboratory of Food Biotechnology, Institute of Food Science and Nutrition, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Schweiz

Mitglied in Netzwerken

• IAPRI (International Association of Packaging Research Institutes)
• Packaging Innovation Network Switzerland, Co-founder, Academic Lead
• Cost Action, FP1405, Active and intelligent fibre-based packaging - innovation and market introduction, Leader of the Working Group "Development and Innovation"
• Food and Agriculture (FA) COST Action FA0904
  Eco-sustainable Food Packaging Based on Polymer Nanomaterials
• Materials, Physical and Nanosciences (MP)COST Action MP1206 Electrospun Nano-fibres for bio inspired composite materials and innovative industrial applications

• Simulation Haltbarkeit LM / Co-ProjektleiterIn / 01.09.2013
• Multifunctional bakery bioingredients / Teammitglied / 01.09.2009

• Yildirim, Selçuk; Röcker, Bettina;

  2018.

  Chapter 7 - active packaging

  .

  In:

  Cerqueira, Miguel Ângelo; Hrsg., Lagaron, Jose Maria; Hrsg., Pastrana Castro, Lorenzo Miguel; Hrsg., Vicente, António Augusto, Hrsg.,

  Nanomaterials for Food Packaging: Materials, Processing Technologies, and Safety Issues.

  Elsevier.

  S. 173-202.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-51271-8.00007-3

• Yildirim, Selçuk; Röcker, Bettina; Kvalvåg Pettersen, Marit; Nilsen‐Nygaard, Julie; Ayhan, Zehra; Rutkaite, Ramune; Radusin, Tanja; Suminska, Patrycja; Marcos, Begonya; Coma, Véronique,

  2017.

  Active packaging applications for food

  .

  Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety.

  17(1),

  S. 165-199.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1111/1541-4337.12322

• Röcker, Bettina; Rüegg, Nadine; Glöss, Alexia N.; Yeretzian, Chahan; Yildirim, Selçuk,

  2017.

  Inactivation of palladium-based oxygen scavenger system by volatile sulphur compounds present in the headspace of packaged food

  [Paper].

  In:

  27th IAPRI Symposium on Packaging 2016, Sao Paulo, 12 - 15 June 2016.

  Wiley.

  427-442.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4261

• Rüegg, Nadine; Blum, Thomas; Röcker, Bettina; Kleinert, Michael; Yildirim, Selçuk,

  2016.

  Application of palladium-based oxygen scavenger to extend the shelf life of bakery products

  .

  In:

  ILSI Europe's 6th International Symposium on Food Packaging: Scientific Developments Supporting Safety and Innovation, Barcelona, Spain, November 16–18, 2016.

• Hutter, Simon; Rüegg, Nadine; Yildirim, Selçuk,

  2016.

  Use of palladium based oxygen scavenger to prevent discoloration of ham

  .

  Food Packaging and Shelf Life.

  8,

  S. 56-62.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fpsl.2016.02.004

• Yildirim, Selçuk; Röcker, Bettina;

  2016.

  Intelligente und smarte Verpackungen

  .

  Lebensmittel-Industrie : Fachmagazin für das Managenment der Nahrungsmittel- und Getränkeindustrie.

  1/2,

  S. 19.

  Verfügbar unter: http://www.lebensmittelindustrie.com/archiv-redaktion/2016/ausgabe-12/intelligente-und-smarte-verpackungen/

• Miescher, Susanna; Brombach, Christine; Artigas, Gràcia; Järvenpää, Eila; Steinemann, Nina; Ziesemer, Katrin; Yildirim, Selçuk,

  2016.

  Evaluation of the accessibility of selected packaging by comparison of quantitative measurements of the opening forces and qualitative surveys through focus group studies

  .

  Packaging Technology and Science : an International Journal.

  29(11),

  S. 559-570.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-2682

• Yildirim, Selçuk; Wolfram, Evelyn; Rüegg, Nadine,

  2016.

  Polysaccharide and essential oils coatings for active food packaging materials

  [Paper].

  In:

  Baltic polymer symposium 2016: Klaipėda, September 21-24, 2016 : programme and abstracts.

  16th Baltic Polymer Symposium, Klaipėda, September 21–24, 2016.

  Kaunas:

  Kaunas University of Technology.

  88.

• Yildirim, Selçuk; Röcker, Bettina; Rüegg, Nadine; Lohwasser, Wolfgang,

  2015.

  Development of palladium-based oxygen scavenger : optimization of substrate and palladium layer thickness

  [Paper].

  In:

  27th IAPRI Symposium on Packaging 2015, Valencia, June 8-11, 2015.

  Wiley.

  710-718.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4262

• Yildirim, Selçuk,

  2014.

  Prediction of shelf life – future possibilities

  .

  In:

  Zukunft des Brotes : Fakten zwischen Romantik, Technologie und Wissenschaft, Wädenswiler Lebensmitteltagung, Schweiz, 20. November 2014.

• Rüegg, Nadine; Cornu, Jeannette; Yildirim, Selçuk,

  2014.

  Optimierung von modifizierten Atmosphärenverpackungen von Cherry Tomaten mittels Mikroperforation

  [Poster].

  In:

  7. GDL-Kongress Lebensmitteltechnologie, Rodgau, Deutschland, 16.-18. Oktober 2014.

• Yildirim, Selçuk; Hasler, Bettina; Renke, Nadine,

  2014.

  Critical interactions between palladium based oxygen scavenger and the food

  .

  In:

  Eco-sustainable Food Packaging Based on Polymer Nanomaterials, International Conference, Food and Agriculture COST Action FA0904, Rome, Italy, 28-29 March 2014.

• Rüegg, Nadine; Yildirim, Selçuk; Kinner, Mathias; Kleinert, Michael;

  2014.

  Optimale Verpackung

  .

  Backtechnik Europe.

  (4),

  S. 30-35.

• Brombach, Christine; Miescher, Susanna; Yildirim, Selçuk,

  2014.

  OPTIFEL – Altersgerechte Verpackungen

  .

  Newsletter TRANSFER.

  (3),

  Verfügbar unter: https://www.zhaw.ch/storage/lsfm/forschung/transfer/2014-3-ilgi.pdf

• Rüegg, Nadine; Kinner, Mathias; Kündig, René; Kleinert, Michael; Yildirim, Selçuk,

  2014.

  Einfluss von modifizierter Atmosphärenverpackung und Lagertemperatur auf die Haltbarkeit und Qualität teilgebackener Brötchen

  .

  cereal technology (Getreidetechnologie).

  (2),

  S. 66-75.

• Yildirim, Selçuk; Rüegg, Nadine,

  2014.

  Effect of storage conditions and sulphur compounds on the activity of palladium based oxygen scavenging films

  [Paper].

  In:

  Sek, M.A.; Hrsg., Rouillard, V.; Hrsg., Bigger, S.W., Hrsg.,

  Responsible packaging for a global market : proceedings of the 19th IAPRI World Conference on Packaging, Melbourne, Australia, 15 – 18 June 2014.

  19th IAPRI World Conference on Packaging, Melbourne, Australia, June 15–18 2014.

  Melbourne:

  Victoria University.

• Lamberti, Manuela; Bärtschi, Katharina; Yildirim, Selçuk,

  2013.

  Potential of pre-treatments to reduce unacceptable colour and texture changes of chicken breasts occurring due to high pressure processing

  [Poster].

  In:

  iFood13 - Innovation Food Conference, Hannover, Germany, October 8–10 2013.

  Hannover:

• Flury, Christine; Kinner, Mathias; Yildirim, Selçuk; Kleinert, Michael; Schönlechner, Regine,

  2013.

  Optimisation of gluten-free pasta – improvement of the nutritional quality

  [Poster].

  In:

  3rd International Symposium on Gluten-Free Cereal Products and Beverages (GF13), Vienna, Austria, 12-14 June 2013.

• Kündig, Rene; Renke, Nadine; Wahrenberger, Priska; Kleinert, Michael; Kinner, Mathias; Yildirim, Selçuk,

  2013.

  Use of an oxygen scavenger to prolong the shelf life of part baked bread

  [Poster].

  In:

  26th IAPRI Symposium on Packaging, Espoo, Finland, 10-13 June 2013.

• Renke, Nadine; Kündig, Rene; Kinner, Mathias; Kleinert, Michael; Yildirim, Selçuk,

  2013.

  «Bake & pack» - Backwarenverpackungen unter der Lupe

  .

  In:

  easyFairs Verpackung Schweiz 2013, Zürich, Schweiz, 17.-18. April 2013.

• Yildirim, Selçuk; Eberhard, Sandra; Gsell, Vanessa; Renke, Nadine,

  2013.

  Development and characterization of palladium based oxygen scavenger packaging film

  .

  In:

  Development of safe PNFP and development of strategies to identify any critical interaction of PNFP with food, International Workshop, Food and Agriculture COST Action FA0904 Meeting, ZHAW, Wädenswil, 21-22 March 2013.

• Adlhart, Christian; Renke, Nadine; Yildirim, Selçuk; Staudenmaier, Reto,

  2013.

  High gas permeable food contact layer by electrospun nanofibers

  [Poster].

  In:

  Proceedings of the International Workshop : Development of safe PNFP and development of strategies to identify any critical interaction of PNFP with food.

  International Workshop : Development of safe PNFP and development of strategies to identify any critical interaction of PNFP with food, ZHAW, Wädenswil, 2013.

• Adlhart, Christian; Yildirim, Selçuk,

  2013.

  Highly oxygen permeable electrospun webs as functional food contact layer for Pd-based oxygen scavenger films

  .

  In:

  International Workshop in Electrospinning Applied to Food Packaging, Valencia, 2013.

  CSIC.

• Yildirim, Selçuk; Kündig, Rene; Renke, Nadine; Kinner, Mathias; Kleinert, Michael,

  2013.

  Untersuchung der Einflüsse von MAP und Lagerungstemperatur auf die Haltbarkeit von teilgebackenen Brötchen und Muffins

  .

  In:

  Tagung für Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Getreideforschung AGF, Bingen, Deutschland, 2013.

• Yildirim, Selçuk; Renke, Nadine,

  2013.

  Packaging gets active : development of a novel oxygen scavenging film for food packaging

  .

  In:

  International Food Packaging Congress, Chamber of Chemical Engineers, Izmir, Turkey, 10 April 2013.

• Yildirim, Selçuk,

  2012.

  Verpackung gegen Lebensmittelverschwendung

  .

  In:

  Zibelemärit-Tagung, Bern, Schweiz, 27. November 2012.

• Yildirim, Selçuk,

  2012.

  Future Directions in Food Packaging

  .

  In:

  Wädenswiler Lebensmitteltagung : Zukunftsfähige Lebensmittel und demographischer Wandel, Wädenswil, Schweiz, 15. November 2012.

• Renke, Nadine; Gsell, Vanessa; Yildirim, Selçuk,

  2012.

  Application of oxygen scavengers to prevent the discolouration of ham

  [Poster].

  In:

  5th International Symposium on Food Packaging – Scientific Developments Supporting Safety and Innovation, ILSI Europe, Berlin, Germany, 14-16 November 2012.

• Malang, Saskia; Grattepanche, Frank; Mendez, Viktoria; Yildirim, Selçuk; Lacroix, Christophe,

  2012.

  Application of a novel bioingredient based on co-fermentation of Weissella confusa and Propionibacterium freudenreichii to improve shelf-life and quality of bakery products

  .

  In:

  V. Symposium on Sourdough, Cereal Fermentation for Future Foods, Helsinki, Finland, 10-12 October 2012.

• Kündig, Rene; Renke, Nadine; Wahrenberger, Priska; Yildirim, Selçuk,

  2012.

  Einflüsse von modifizierter Atmosphärenverpackung auf die Qualität und Haltbarkeit von Muffins

  [Poster].

  In:

  6. GDL-Kongress Lebensmitteltechnologie, Dresden, Deutschland, 27.-29. September 2012.

• Yildirim, Selçuk; Kündig, Rene; Gsell, Vanessa; Renke, Nadine,

  2012.

  Packaging gets active : improvement of preservation of food quality by using a novel oxygen scavenging film

  .

  In:

  6. GDL-Kongress Lebensmitteltechnologie, Dresden, Deutschland, 27.-29. September 2012.

• Yildirim, Selçuk; Eberhard, Vanessa; Renke, Nadine,

  2012.

  Development of palladium based oxygen scavenging films for food packaging

  .

  In:

  Processing technologies and functional properties of polymer nanomaterials for food packaging, Food and Agriculture COST Action FA0904 Workshop, Wroclaw, Poland, 11-12 September 2012.

• Yildirim, Selçuk; Lohwasser, Wolfgang; Gsell, Vanessa; Renke, Nadine,

  2012.

  Development of palladium based oxygen scavenging film for food packaging

  .

  In:

  18th International Association of Packaging Research Institutes (IAPRI) Conference, San Luis Obispo, USA, 17-21 June 2012.

• Yildirim, Selçuk,

  2012.

  Innovations in packaging through the application of nanotechnology

  .

  In:

  Nanopack, Seminar on Nanotechnologies for Packaging, Barcelona, Spain, 5 May 2012.

• Yildirim, Selçuk; Miescher, Susanna,

  2012.

  Verpackung gegen Lebensmittelverschwendung

  .

  In:

  61. Energie und Umwelt Symposium, Winterthur, Schweiz, 2012.

• Yildirim, Selçuk,

  2011.

  Preservation of quality and safety of food through packaging : opportunities, potentials and challenges for improved, active and intelligent polymer nanomaterials

  .

  In:

  Food and Agriculture COST Action FA0904 Meeting , Summerschool, University of Skopje, Macedonia, 3 October 2011.

• Yildirim, Selçuk,

  2011.

  Active packaging for food

  .

  In:

  Verpackung von Lebensmitteln, gemeinsame Tagung der Fachgesellschaften SGLH, SGLUC, SGLWT und des Berufsverbandes SVIAL, Freiburg, Deutschland, 8.-9. September 2011.

• Yildirim, Selçuk,

  2011.

  Recent Developments in Active and Intelligent Packaging (AIP)

  .

  In:

  35. Informationstag "Fleischtechnologie" and 3. Tagung "Nanotechnologie", Berlin, Deutschland, 6. Mai 2011.

• Yildirim, Selçuk; Grabherr, Patrizia Margrith,

  2011.

  Packaging for olive oil: is there an optimal packaging?

  .

  In:

  10th international Olive Oil Congress, Wädenswil, Switzerland, 14 April 2011.

• Yildirim, Selçuk; Renke, Nadine,

  2011.

  Aktive Verpackungen für Lebensmittel

  .

  Swiss Engineering.

  (11),

  S. 17-.

• Yildirim, Selçuk,

  2011.

  Active packaging for food biopreservation

  .

  In:

  Lacroix, Christophe, Hrsg.,

  Protective cultures, antimicrobial metabolites and bacteriophages for food and beverage biopreservation.

  Cambridge:

  Woodhead Publishing.

  S. 460-489.

  Woodhead Publishing Series in Food Science, Technology and Nutrition.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1533/9780857090522.3.460

• Yildirim, Selçuk; Renke, Nadine,

  2011.

  Mehr als nur Einpacken

  .

  Früchte und Gemüse.

  (5),

  S. 14-.

• Yildirim, Selçuk; Borer, Martine E.; Wenk, Esther; Meinel, Lorenz; Lacroix, Christophe,

  2010.

  Development of silk fibroin-based beads for immobilized cell fermentation

  .

  Journal of Microencapsulation.

  27(1),

  S. 1-9.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.3109/02652040802217516

• Yildirim, Selçuk; Konrad, Daniel; Calvez, Ségolène; Drider, Djamel; Prévost, Hervé; Lacroix, Christophe,

  2007.

  Production of recombinant bacteriocin divercin V41 by high cell density Escherichia coli batch and fed-batch cultures

  .

  Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology.

  77(3),

  S. 525-531.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-007-1188-1

• Lacroix, Christophe; Yildirim, Selçuk,

  2007.

  Fermentation technologies for the production of probiotics with high viability and functionality

  .

  Current Opinion in Biotechnology.

  18(2),

  S. 176-183.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copbio.2007.02.002

• Yildirim, Selçuk; Djamel, Drider,

  2006.

  Heterologous production of recombinant divercin RV41 in Escherichia coli and scale-up production

  .

  In:

  First International Symposium on Antimicrobial Peptides: Food, Veterinary and Medical Applications, Nantes, France, 21-23 June 2006.

• Yildirim, Selçuk; Ruinatscha, Reto; Gross, Rainer; Wohlgemuth, Roland; Kohler, Hans-Peter E.; Witholt, Bernard; Schmid, Andreas,

  2006.

  Selective hydrolysis of the nitrile group of cis-dihydrodiols from aromatic nitriles

  .

  Journal of Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic.

  38(2),

  S. 76-83.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molcatb.2005.11.006

• Yildirim, Selçuk,

  2005.

  Selective hydroxylation of aromatic nitriles with tailored Escherichia coli

  [Dissertation].

  Zurich:

  ETH Zurich.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-a-004945595

• Yildirim, Selçuk; Franko, Telma T.; Wohlgemuth, Roland; Kohler, Hans-Peter E.; Witholt, Bernard; Schmid, Andreas,

  2005.

  Recombinant chlorobenzene dioxygenase from Pseudomonas sp. P51: a biocatalyst for regioselective oxidation of aromatic nitriles

  .

  Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis.

  347(7-8),

  S. 1060-1072.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1002/adsc.200505075

• Yildirim, Selçuk; Franco, T. T.; Witholt, B.; Kohler, H. E.; Schmid, A.,

  2004.

  Integrated enzyme reactors with whole cells

  .

  In:

  12th International Biotechnology Symposium and Exhibition, Santiago, Chile, 17-22 October 2004.

• Yildirim, Selçuk; Gross, R.; Ruinatscha, R.; Wohlgemuth, R.; Schmid, A.,

  2004.

  Selective hydrolysis of cis-dihydrodiols from aromatic nitriles

  .

  In:

  BioPerspectives 2004 Conference, Wiesbaden, Germany, 4-6 May 2004.

• Yildirim, Selçuk; Ruinatscha, R; Wohlgemuth, R.; Kohler, H. E.; Witholt, B.; Schmid, A.,

  2003.

  Biotransformation of aromatic nitriles to cis-dihydrodiols using chlorobenzene dioxygenase in E. coli as biocatalyst

  .

  In:

  11th European Congress on Biotechnology, Basel, Switzerland, 24-29 August 2003.

• Yildirim, Selçuk; Franco, T. T.; Kohler, H.E.; Witholt, B.; Schmid, A.,

  2003.

  Process development for enzymatic synthesis of chiral diols using chlorobenzene dioxygenase in E. coli as biocatalyst

  .

  In:

  Joining Forces : intersections between biology, chemistry, engineering and informatics, Mini-Symposium, Zurich, Switzerland, 2003.

• Yildirim, Selçuk; Kohler, H. E.; Wohlgemuth, R.; Witholt, B.; Schmid, A.,

  2003.

  Development for the production of cis-diols using chlorobenzene dioxygenase

  .

  In:

  6th International Symposium on Biocatalysis and Biotransformations, Olomouc, Czech Republic, 28 June - 3 July 2003.

• Yildirim, Selçuk,

  2002.

  Process development for enzymatic synthesis of chiral diols using chlorobenzene dioxygenase in E. coli as biocatalyst

  .

  In:

  biocat 2002, International Congress on Biocatalysis, Hamburg, Germany, 28-31 July 2002.

Beiträge, peer-reviewed

• Yildirim, Selcuk (2004).

  Asymmetric Dihydroxylation of Cinnamonitrile to 1-(trans-2-cyanoethenyl)-(2R,3S)-dihydroxycyclohex-4,6-diene using Chlorobenzene Dioxygenase in Escherichia coli (pTEZ30).

  .

  Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis, 346. 933-942. Peer reviewed.

Beiträge, nicht peer-reviewed

• Yildirim, Selçuk; Adlhart, Christian (2013).

  Electrospun Nanofibers for Functional Food Packaging

  .

  In: Chimica. (589). (67. Aufl.) Chimica: Chimica.