Doğukan Ünal

Doğukan Ünal is a chemist, engineering manager and technology entrepreneur with around twenty years of professional experience in industrial process engineering, hydrogen technologies and applied R&D. His work focuses in particular on hydrogen production technologies, electrolysis systems, process development and industrial applications.

A 2007 graduate of the Department of Chemistry at Hacettepe University, Ünal has worked on engineering projects across a range of sectors, including oil and gas, petrochemicals, energy, chemicals and mining. From 2010 to 2025 he served as General Manager of IPEC, managing the feasibility, basic and detailed engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning of industrial projects in Türkiye and international markets.

Water electrolysis and hydrogen production systems make up a major part of his work in hydrogen technologies. He led the Hydrogen Production by Alkaline Water Electrolysis project, supported by TÜBİTAK TEYDEB, managing the engineering design, development, installation and commissioning of a bipolar alkaline electrolyser system. He has also worked on the technical assessment, feasibility and industrial integration of green hydrogen and Power-to-X projects.

His academic work focuses on alternative hydrogen production technologies. His co-authored scientific papers have been published in Chemical Papers and the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. His research includes on-site hydrogen generation via the aluminium–water reaction, its comparison with water electrolysis, and its industrial feasibility. He is named as an inventor on national and international patent applications related to this technology.

He now continues his technology development work at ASRHÜR Kimya ve Makina Sanayi A.Ş., which he co-founded in 2025. His work there focuses on developing chemical systems that generate hydrogen at the point of use, aiming to reduce the need for hydrogen storage and transport.

Alongside his technical work, Ünal contributes to conferences, industry events and knowledge-sharing activities on hydrogen technologies. He is a registered expert in the expert databases of the European Commission and the United Nations, a member of the Turkish Chemical Society, and serves as an expert witness in chemistry and petrochemicals.

His engineering approach is based on assessing hydrogen technologies not only through their scientific principles but together with process design, operating conditions, safety, energy efficiency and industrial feasibility.