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Article Citation - WoS: 48Citation - Scopus: 49The Effect of Rare Earth Element Doping on the Microstructural Evolution of Sol-Gel Titania Powders(Elsevier Ltd., 2017) Yurtsever, Hüsnü Arda; Çiftçioğlu, MuhsinThe development of a better understanding of the low temperature nanophase evolution of high surface area titania (TiO2) based powders is essential for their use in photocatalytic applications. A series of rare earth (RE) element doped TiO2 powders were prepared by sol-gel processing. The effects of RE doping level, ionic size and heat treatment temperature on the nanophase structure evolution and the dopant ion location in TiO2 main matrix were investigated. Anatase was determined to be the main phase up to 900 °C at all doping levels for all REs. Anatase to rutile phase transformation was inhibited by RE doping. The inhibitory effect of REs increased with increasing ionic radius. Oxide phases of La, Nd, Pr, Sm were not present up to 5% and Nd4Ti9O24 phase was formed at 10% doping level at 800 °C. The formation of RE2Ti2O7 phases were determined for the REs with relatively lower ionic radii at 800 °C.Article Citation - WoS: 6Citation - Scopus: 7Influence of Calcination Temperature on Microstructure and Surface Charge of Membrane Top Layers Composed of Zirconia Nanoparticles(Springer Verlag, 2015) Erdem, İlker; Çiftçioğlu, MuhsinThe purpose of the research is to investigate the changes in microstructure and physicochemical characteristics, mainly surface charge (i.e. zeta potential) of zirconia membrane top layer during calcination. Zirconia is one of the most commonly preferred materials for ceramic membrane top layers due to its superior durability. The physicochemical properties of the top layer composed of submicron / nano particles is necessary not only for Donnan exclusion but also for dynamics of membrane fouling. In the present research the possibility of preparation of zirconia top layers with varying surface charge with changing calcination temperature was shown and a correlation between phase transformation and surface charge was determined.Article Citation - WoS: 15Citation - Scopus: 17Preparation of Particulate/Polymeric Sol-Gel Derived Microporous Silica Membranes and Determination of Their Gas Permeation Properties(Elsevier Ltd., 2010) Topuz, Berna; Çiftçioğlu, MuhsinMonodisperse silica sols with well-defined spherical particles ranging in size from 5 to 310 nm were prepared through Stober process. Both particulate and polymeric sol-gel routes were employed for the preparation of stable silica sols. The use of polymeric species in combination with particulate silica spheres may allow the design of predefined membrane pore structures with high thermal stability by cubic/random/close packing of monodisperse spherical particles incorporated into the polymeric network. The size and volume content of spheres were varied in order to modify the consolidation behaviour of 2-structural silica membranes which would enhance the thermal stability. The low shrinkage level for sphere loaded 2-structural systems compared to the pure polymeric counterparts might be explained by the decrease in the structural free energy of the polymeric/particulate 2-structural system. The thermal stability of the microporous membranes may thus be improved by incorporating particulates into the polymeric network through the formation of a lower extent of thermally induced microcrack formation. The N2 permeation through 90 nm silica sphere added silica membranes remained constant when they were heat treated in the 250-400 °C range indicating the stability of the pore network. © 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.Article Citation - WoS: 36Citation - Scopus: 42Sol-Gel Derived Mesoporous and Microporous Alumina Membranes(Springer Verlag, 2010) Topuz, Berna; Çiftçioğlu, MuhsinStable polymeric and colloidal boehmite sols were prepared by sol-gel process through controlled hydrolysis/condensation reactions. The particle sizes of the colloidal sols were in the 12-25 nm range depending on the process parameters and about 2 nm for polymeric sols. The presence of a significant increase in the microporosity content of the heat treated polymeric membranes relative to the mesoporous colloidal membranes might make the design of thermally stable microporous alumina membranes with controlled pore structures possible. The phase structure evolution in the 600-800 °C range had shown that the crystallization of the gamma alumina in the amorphous matrix starts at about 800 °C. This indicated that the pore structure stability may be enhanced through processing up to this relatively high temperature in polymeric alumina derived unsupported membranes. The permeance values of the two and three layered colloidal alumina membranes were observed to be independent of pressure which implies that the dominant gas transport mechanism is Knudsen diffusion in these structures. This was also supported by the 2.8 nm BJH pore sizes of the colloidal membranes. The Knudsen diffusion equation derived permeances of the polymeric alumina membranes with thicknesses of about 300 nm were determined to be very close to the experimentally determined permeance values. © 2010 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.Conference Object Citation - WoS: 2Citation - Scopus: 2Investigation of the Permeability of Pure Gases in Sol-Gel Derived Al 2o 3 Membrane(Trans Tech Publications, 2004) Topuz, Berna; Çiftçioğlu, Muhsin; Özkan, FehimeThe preparation, characterization and pure gas permeation of sol-gel derived alumina membranes were investigated in this work. The effects of acid concentration/type and water content on the particle size in the sols and pore size distributions of the unsupported membrane were investigated by N 2 adsorption/desorption isotherms and Dynamic Light Scattering. Increasing the H +/Al 3+ mole ratio from 0.1 to 0.25 caused the hydrodynamic sol particle size and BJH pore size to decrease from 65 to 30 nm and 3.6 to 2.9 nm, respectively. The pore size increased from 2.8 nm to 3 nm upon increasing the calcination temperature from 500 to 600°C. Unsupported membranes were heat treated in the 200 to 1200 °C range for the characterization of the phase structure. Pinhole and crack free alumina membranes about 3 μm (2-layer) in thickness was observed from the SEM pictures with insignificant infiltration. The CO 2 permeability through the double layer γ-Al 2O 3 membrane calcined at 600 °C was 2.25*10 -7 mol/m 2.s.Pa, and had a slight pressure dependence indicating Knudsen Diffusion and Laminar Flow being the effective transport mechanisms. Upon the calcination of a similar 2-layer alumina membrane at 500°C, the CO 2 permeability decreased to 1.51 *10 -8 mol/m 2.s.Pa. without pressure dependence.Conference Object Citation - Scopus: 1Effects of Processing on the Properties and Permeability of Pure Gases Through Sol-Gel Silica Membranes(Trans Tech Publications, 2004) Topuz, Berna; Çiftçioğlu, Muhsin; Özkan, FehimeN2, O2 and CO2 pure gas permeation through sol-gel derived silica membranes were determined and the effects of processing parameters on the microstructure of the membrane was investigated. Silica sols were prepared in an alcoholic solution by hydrolysis and condensation of TEOS as a function of acid content. The thickness of the silica membranes was determined to be about 2μm and significant infiltration into the support was observed from the SEM pictures. The supported membranes were heat treated in the 50-400°C. The N2 permeabilities of silica membranes varied in the 2.2*10-10-2.7*10-8 mol/m2.s.Pa range for single layer membranes dipped for 10s. in the sol. The CO2 permeability of these membranes varied in the 1.2*10-9-6.95 *10-8 mol/m2.s.Pa range. The sols became viscous and gelled at 50°C in 16 hours. The O2 permeability increased with aging time. The optimum dipping time during processing was determined to be 10 seconds. The increase in the acid content of the sols were observed to increase permeabilities of the membranes significantly.Conference Object Citation - WoS: 5Citation - Scopus: 5Preparation and Microstuructural Development of Nanocrystalline Titania and Alumina(Trans Tech Publications, 2004) Çağlar Duvarcı, Özlem; Çiftçioğlu, Muhsin; Güden, Mustafa; Arıkut, G.The preparation of nanocrystalline titania and alumina was investigated by sol-gel methods using titanium isopropoxide, boehmite and aluminum isopropoxide. Various drying control chemical additives like oxalic acid, acetic acid and polyacrylic acid were used for modifying the drying behaviour and shrinkage of the gels. The sintered densities of the ceramics prepared by sol-gel processing and the dried gels were in the 79-99% of theoretical density for rutile. The green and sintered densities of the pellets prepared by uniaxial pressing of powders derived from sols, gels and precipitation techniques for titania were in the 40-52% and 55-83% respectively. The titania ceramics were observed to experience anatase-rutile phase transformation upon heat treatment at 650oC. The grain size of the sintered ceramics at 650oC was determined to be about 26 nm. Grain size of titania increased to 213 nm. at 850oC. The mechanical properties of these nanocrystalline ceramics were investigated by using microhardness testing.