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    Citation - WoS: 12
    Citation - Scopus: 14
    Zinc Electrode Morphology Evolution in High Energy Density Nickel-Zinc Batteries
    (Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2016) Payer, Gizem; Ebil, Özgenç
    Prismatic Nickel-Zinc (NiZn) batteries with energy densities higher than 100 Wh kg-1 were prepared using Zn electrodes with different initial morphologies. The effect of initial morphology of zinc electrode on battery capacity was investigated. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) reveal that initial morphology of zinc electrode changes drastically after a few charge/discharge cycles regardless of initial ZnO powder used. ZnO electrodes prepared using ZnO powders synthesized from ZnCl2 and Zn(NO3)2 lead to average battery energy densities ranging between 92 Wh kg-1 and 109 Wh kg-1 while using conventional ZnO powder leads to a higher energy density, 118 Wh kg-1. Average discharge capacities of zinc electrodes vary between 270 and 345 mA g-1, much lower than reported values for nano ZnO powders in literature. Higher electrode surface area or higher electrode discharge capacity does not necessarily translate to higher battery energy density.
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    Citation - WoS: 5
    Citation - Scopus: 4
    Characterization of a Cdna From Beta Maritima That Confers Nickel Tolerance in Yeast
    (Elsevier Ltd., 2014) Bozdağ, Gönensin Ozan; Kaya, Alaattin; Koç, Ahmet; Noll, Gundula A.; Prüfer, Dirk; Karakaya, Hüseyin Çağlar
    Nickel is an essential micronutrient due to its involvement in many enzymatic reactions as a cofactor. However, excess of this element is toxic to biological systems. Here, we constructed a cDNA library from Beta maritima and screened it in the yeast system to identify genes that confer resistance to toxic levels of nickel. A cDNA clone (NIC6), which encodes for a putative membrane protein with unknown function, was found to help yeast cells to tolerate toxic levels of nickel. A GFP fused form of Nic6 protein was localized to multivesicular structures in tobacco epidermal cells. Thus, our results suggest a possible role of Nic6 in nickel and intracellular ion homeostasis.
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    Citation - WoS: 28
    Citation - Scopus: 37
    Bioleaching of Nickel From Equilibrium Fluid Catalytic Cracking Catalysts
    (Springer Verlag, 2005) Bayraktar, Oğuz
    This study investigates the possibility of reusing metal-contaminated equilibrium fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) catalyst after bioleaching. Leaching with Aspergillus niger culture was found to be more effective in the mobilization of nickel from the catalyst particles compared to chemical leaching with citric acid. Bioleaching achieved 32% nickel removal whereas chemical leaching achieved only 21% nickel removal from catalyst particles. The enhanced nickel removal from the catalysts in the presence of A. niger culture was attributed to the biosorption ability of the fungal mycelium and to the higher local concentration of citric acid on the catalyst surface. It was found that 9% of solubilized nickel in the liquid medium was biosorbed to fungal biomass. After nickel leaching with A. niger culture, the hydrogen-to-methane molar ratio and coke yield, which are the measures of dehydrogenation reactions catalysed by nickel during cracking reactions, decreased significantly.
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    Citation - WoS: 24
    Citation - Scopus: 25
    Temperature-Programmed Reduction of Metal-Contaminated Fluid Catalytic Cracking (fcc) Catalysts
    (Elsevier Ltd., 2004) Bayraktar, Oğuz; Kugler, Edwin L.
    A temperature-programmed reduction study of equilibrium fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) catalysts has shown three hydrogen-consumption peaks associated with contaminanted metals. A low-temperature peak, located near 510°C, is produced by the reduction of several components in the catalyst. Highly-dispersed vanadium contributes to this peak. A high-temperature peak, located near 800°C, is produced by reduction of nickel aluminate or nickel silicate compounds. A linear relationship exists between the area of the high-temperature peak and nickel concentration on equilibrium catalysts. An intermediate-temperature peak, located near 690°C, appears to be related to some form of vanadium compound. The intermediate-temperature peak does not occur on low-vanadium-concentration equilibrium catalysts, but is observed at higher vanadium-contamination levels. The presence of the 690°C peak was found by deconvoluting hydrogen-consumption data. The existence of this intermediate-temperature peak was proven by external reduction of highly-contaminated equilibrium catalyst at 500 and 700°C. External reduction at 500°C removes the low-temperature peak from the temperature-programmed reduction (TPR) spectrum. External reduction at 700°C removes both the low-temperature and intermediate-temperature peaks from the TPR spectrum. The difference in spectrum between calcined and 700°C reduced samples shows a clear spectrum with only the low and intermediate-temperature peaks present.