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    Shallow Shell Ssta63 Resin: a Rapid Approach To Remediation of Hazardous Nitrate
    (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2024) Cendik, Elif; Saygi, Mugenur; Recepoğlu, Yaşar Kemal; Arar, Ozgur
    This study examines the potential of Purolite Shallow Shell (TM) SSTA63 anion exchange resin for mitigating nitrate ion (NO3-) contamination in aqueous environments. Through systematic experimentation, including dosage optimization, pH dependency, kinetic and desorption studies, we investigate the sorption behavior and practical applications of the resin. Results indicate that the resin effectively removes NO3- ions, with maximum efficiency achieved within 10 minutes. When 0.025 g of resin was used, 75% of NO3- was removed, whereas with 0.05 g, 89% was removed, and with 0.1 g of resin, 95% was removed. At pH 1, approximately 50% of NO3- ions were removed, with removal efficiency reaching 97% between pH 4 and 10. Sorption isotherms affirm the suitability of the Langmuir model for the current investigation. The monolayer maximum sorption capacity (qmax) value was found to be 53.65 mg g-1. The resin demonstrates robust desorption capabilities using 0.1 M hydrochloric acid (HCl), effectively desorbing NO3- above 99%, indicating easy NO3- desorption and resin regeneration. The presence of coexisting ions such as chloride (Cl-), sulfate (SO42-), and phosphate (PO43-) showed a minimal impact on NO3- removal in individual binary mixtures, with efficiencies exceeding 93%, suggesting a strong selectivity of the resin towards NO3-. Purolite SSTA63 anion exchange resin exhibited a high affinity for NO3- ions, even over other competing ions, despite the general trend of ion exchange resins to favor ions with a higher atomic number and valence. Overall, this resin presents a promising solution for NO3- removal, with implications for water treatment and environmental remediation. This study explores the potential of Purolite Shallow Shell (TM) SSTA63 anion exchange resin for mitigating nitrate ion (NO3-) contamination in aqueous environments.
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    Mini modular plant design for ethylene production using Martian atmosphere on Mars
    (Elsevier, 2024) Deliismail, Özgün; Şeker, Erol
    A main shift in the competitive landscape of technology development is in 3D printing of complex articles made of variety of materials due to faster manufacturing and less human error in the production. In fact, it seems to be a viable candidate for the construction of structures for terrestrial and extraterrestrial life in future. Thus, new or damaged equipment in space explorations could be replaced instantly, and habitats could be manufactured using 3D printing in varying gravitational fields in the solar system. Among 3D printing materials, HDPE is commonly used in the projects, such as a prototype manufacturing or pipes or damp-proof membrane. This study initially focused on the preliminary design of the self-sustaining mini ethylene production plant from Martian atmosphere with scale-out architecture. UniSIM® was integrated with MATLAB® via CAPE-OPEN extension to design mini-ethylene production plant at low gravity. Ethylene capacity was found as 17.71 tons/year for 100 modules. © 2023 COSPAR
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    Breakthrough Curve Analysis of Phosphorylated Hazelnut Shell Waste in Column Operation for Continuous Harvesting of Lithium From Water
    (Elsevier, 2024) Recepoğlu, Yaşar Kemal; Arar, Ozguer; Yuksel, Asli
    In batch-scale operations, biosorption employing phosphorylated hazelnut shell waste (FHS) revealed excellent lithium removal and recovery efficiency. Scaling up and implementing packed bed column systems necessitates further design and performance optimization. Lithium biosorption via FHS was investigated utilizing a continuous-flow packed-bed column operated under various flow rates and bed heights to remove Li to ultra-low levels and recover it. The Li biosorption capacity of the FHS column was unaffected by the bed height, however, when the flow rate was increased, the capacity of the FHS column decreased. The breakthrough time, exhaustion time, and uptake capacity of the column bed increased with increasing column bed height, whereas they decreased with increasing influent flow rate. At flow rates of 0.25, 0.5, and 1.0 mL/min, bed volumes (BVs, mL solution/mL biosorbent) at the breakthrough point were found to be 477, 369, and 347, respectively, with the required BVs for total saturation point of 941, 911, and 829, while the total capacity was calculated as 22.29, 20.07, and 17.69 mg Li/g sorbent. In the 1.0, 1.5, and 2.0 cm height columns filled with FHS, the breakthrough times were 282, 366, and 433 min, respectively, whereas the periods required for saturation were 781, 897, and 1033 min. The three conventional breakthrough models of the Thomas, Yoon-Nelson, and Modified Dose-Response (MDR) were used to properly estimate the whole breakthrough behavior of the FHS column and the characteristic model parameters. Li's extremely favorable separation utilizing FHS was evidenced by the steep S-shape of the breakthrough curves for both parameters flow rate and bed height. The reusability of FHS was demonstrated by operating the packed bed column in multi-cycle mode, with no appreciable loss in column performance.
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    Citation - WoS: 4
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    Atomic-Scale Insights Into Carbon Dioxide Hydrogenation Over Bimetallic Iron-Cobalt Catalysts: a Density Functional Theory Study
    (MDPI, 2023) Tuncer, Dilan; Kızılkaya, Ali Can
    The conversion of carbon dioxide to fuels and chemicals is a promising long-term approach for mitigating CO2 emissions. Despite extensive experimental efforts, a fundamental understanding of the bimetallic catalytic structures that selectively produce the desired products is still lacking. Here, we report on a computational surface science approach into the effect of the Fe doping of Co(111) surfaces in relation to CO2 hydrogenation to C1 products. Our results indicate that Fe doping increases the binding strength of surface species but slightly decreases the overall catalytic activity due to an increase in the rate-limiting step of CO dissociation. FeCo(111) surfaces hinder hydrogenation reactions due to lower H coverages and higher activation energies. These effects are linked to the Lewis basic character of the Fe atoms in FeCo(111), leading to an increased charge on the adsorbates. The main effect of Fe doping is identified as the inhibition of oxygen removal from cobalt surfaces, which can be expected to lead to the formation of oxidic phases on bimetallic FeCo catalysts. Overall, our study provides comprehensive mechanistic insights related to the effect of Fe doping on the catalytic behavior and structural evolution of FeCo bimetallic catalysts, which can contribute to the rational design of bimetallic catalysts.
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    Fabrication of Helix Aspersa Extract Loaded Gradient Scaffold With an Integrated Architecture for Osteochondral Tissue Regeneration: Morphology, Structure, and in Vitro Bioactivity [2]
    (American Chemical Society, 2023) Tamburacı, Sedef; Perpelek, Merve; Aydemir, Selma; Baykara, Başak; Havıtçıoğlu, Hasan; Tıhmınlıoğlu, Funda
    Regeneration of osteochondral tissue with its layered complex structure and limited self-repair capacity has come into prominence as an application area for biomaterial design. Thus, literature studies have aimed to design multilayered scaffolds using natural polymers to mimic its unique structure. In this study, fabricated scaffolds are composed of transition layers both chemically and morphologically to mimic the gradient structure of osteochondral tissue. The aim of this study is to produce gradient chitosan (CHI) scaffolds with bioactive snail (Helix aspersa) mucus (M) and slime (S) extract and investigate the structures regarding their physicochemical, mechanical, and morphological characteristics as well as in vitro cytocompatibility and bioactivity. Gradient scaffolds (CHI-M and CHI-S) were fabricated via a layer-by-layer freezing and lyophilization technique. Highly porous and continuous 3D structures were obtained and observed with SEM analysis. In addition, scaffolds were physically characterized with water uptake test, micro-CT, mechanical analysis (compression tests), and XRD analysis. In vitro bioactivity of scaffolds was investigated by co-culturing Saos-2 and SW1353 cells on each compartment of gradient scaffolds. Osteogenic activity of Saos-2 cells on extract loaded gradient scaffolds was investigated in terms of ALP secretion, osteocalcin (OC) production, and biomineralization. Chondrogenic bioactivity of SW1353 cells was investigated regarding COMP and GAG production and observed with Alcian Blue staining. Both mucus and slime incorporation in the chitosan matrix increased the osteogenic differentiation of Saos-2 and SW1353 cells in comparison to the pristine matrix. In addition, histological and immunohistological staining was performed to investigate ECM formation on gradient scaffolds. Both characterization and in vitro bioactivity results indicated that CHI-M and CHI-S scaffolds show potential for osteochondral tissue regeneration, mimicking the structure as well as enhancing physical characteristics and bioactivity. © 2023 The Authors. Published by American Chemical Society.
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    Inhibition of Caco3 Growth and Synthesis of Submicron Particles by Preferential Adsorption of Additive Ca2+ Ions on Fresh Precipitates
    (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2022) Majekodunmi, Olukayode T.; Kılıç Özdemir, Sevgi; Özdemir, Ekrem
    This study demonstrates a method to inhibit the growth of CaCO3 and synthesize submicron particles in a chemical precipitation process under ambient and high supersaturation conditions. Equimolar CaCl2 and Na2CO3 solutions were mixed in a model tubular reactor at a constant flow rate, and the precipitates were continuously dispersed in stirred 250 mL of 10 mM Ca(OH)2 solution. This approach resulted in the synthesis of colloidally stable submicron CaCO3 particles for a precipitant concentration ≤75 mM. Varying the precipitates’ retention time in the tubular reactor had no significant effects on the particle size and colloidal stability. Time-dependent changes in the mean size, crystal form, morphology and specific surface area of the synthesized particles were also studied. For a precipitant concentration of 75 mM, the particles were monodispersed and porous spindle-like scalenohedral crystals which gradually grew in all faces as more precipitates were fed into the Ca(OH)2 solution. The mean hydrodynamic size of the particles was ∼850 nm at the 8th minute. However, in the absence of additive Ca2+ ions, the particles obtained at the 8th minute were polydisperse mixtures of vaterite and rhombohedral calcite particles greater than 4 μm in size. The results show that free additive Ca2+ ions are irreversibly adsorbed onto the particles as the precipitates dissolve and recrystallize into smaller crystals upon reaching the Ca(OH)2 solution.
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    Microfluidic-Assisted Preparation of Nano and Microscale Chitosan Based 3d Composite Materials: Comparison With Conventional Methods
    (Wiley, 2022) Kimna, Ceren; Değer, Sibel; Tamburacı, Sedef; Tıhmınlıoğlu, Funda
    Although nanofillers contribute to improved physical characteristics and biological functionalities of polymer-based biomaterials, their dispersion in polymer matrices is still a challenging issue in terms of obtaining consistency for the inherent properties. To tackle this problem, homogenization techniques are applied to disperse the nanofillers in such polymers, however, these methods can cause undesired changes especially in the rheological properties and the physical structure of the biopolymer matrices. Recently, as a novel homogenization technique, microfluidization has been used to homogenize polymer nanocomposites to minimize these limitations. In this study, two different nanocomposite structures as chitosan/montmorillonite (CS/MMT) and chitosan/polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane nanocages (CS/POSS) were homogenized with microfluidization and investigated in terms of physical alterations. Furthermore, the effect of microfluidizer technique on material characteristics was compared with conventional homogenization techniques, i.e., ultrasonic bath and sonication in terms of solution, nano – (e.g., hydrodynamic size, drug encapsulation) and macroscopic material characteristics (e.g., porosity, mechanical properties, swelling and thermal degradation). It was found that the microfluidizer homogenization improves the physical characteristics in both nano and macroscale materials: Nanospheres obtained from CS/MMT composites showed enhanced stability, uniform size distribution (<100 nm, PDI: [removed]50%) whereas 3D porous CS/POSS scaffolds showed improved structural uniformity (i.e., homogeneous and interconnected microstructure) and enhanced thermal and mechanical properties. The obtained results indicate that the microfluidizer homogenization ensures a successful nanofiller dispersion in polymer matrices, thereby improving the biomaterial characteristics impressively compared to the sonication methods.
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    Citation - WoS: 16
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    Ultrasound-Assisted Dopamine Polymerization: Rapid and Oxidizing Agent-Free Polydopamine Coatings on Membrane Surfaces
    (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2021) Cihanoğlu, Aydın; Schiffman, Jessica D.; Alsoy Altınkaya, Sacide
    Herein, we report a controllable pathway to accelerate the polymerization kinetics of dopamine using ultrasound as a trigger. The use of ultrasound was demonstrated to dramatically accelerate the slow liquid phase reaction kinetics and increase the deposition rate of the polydopamine coating on the surface of polymeric membranes.
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    Citation - WoS: 21
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    A Promising Catalyst for the Dehydrogenation of Perhydro-Dibenzyltoluene: Pt/Al2 O3 Prepared by Supercritical Co2 Deposition
    (MDPI, 2022) Modisha, Phillimon; Garidzirai, Rudaviro; Güneş, Hande; Bozbağ, Selmi Erim; Rommel, Sarshad; Uzunlar, Erdal; Aindow, Mark; Erkey, Can; Bessarabov, Dmitri
    Pt/Al2 O3 catalysts prepared via supercritical deposition (SCD), with supercritical CO2, wet impregnation (WI) methods and a selected benchmark catalyst, were evaluated for the dehydrogenation of perhydro-dibenzyltoluene (H18-DBT) at 300◦ C in a batch reactor. After ten dehydrogenation runs, the average performance of the catalyst prepared using SCD was the highest compared to the benchmark and WI-prepared catalysts. The pre-treatment of the catalysts with the product (dibenzyltoluene) indicated that the deactivation observed is mainly due to the adsorbed H0-DBT blocking the active sites for the reactant (H18-DBT). Furthermore, the SCD method afforded a catalyst with a higher dispersion of smaller sized Pt particles, thus improving catalytic performance towards the dehydrogenation of H18-DBT. The particle diameters of the SCD-and WI-prepared catalysts varied in the ranges of 0.6–2.2 nm and 0.8–3.4 nm and had average particle sizes of 1.1 nm and 1.7 nm, respectively. Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy analysis of the catalysts after ten dehydrogenation runs revealed the presence of carbon. In this study, improved catalyst performance led to the production of more liquid-based by-products and carbon material compared to catalysts with low catalytic performance.
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    Enhanced Model Protein Adsorption of Nanoparticulate Hydroxyapatite Thin Films on Silk Sericin and Fibroin Surfaces
    (Springer, 2022) Özcan, Selçuk; Çiftçioğlu, Muhsin
    Hydroxyapatite coated metallic implants favorably combine the required biocompatibility with the mechanical properties. As an alternative to the industrial coating method of plasma spraying with inherently potential deleterious effects, sol-gel methods have attracted much attention. In this study, the effects of intermediate silk fibroin and silk sericin layers on the protein adsorption capacity of hydroxyapatite films formed by a particulate sol-gel method were determined experimentally. The preparation of the layered silk protein/hydroxyapatite structures on glass substrates, and the effects of the underlying silk proteins on the topography of the hydroxyapatite coatings were described. The topography of the hydroxyapatite layer fabricated on the silk sericin was such that the hydroxyapatite particles were oriented forming an oriented crystalline surface. The model protein (bovine serum albumin) adsorption increased to 2.62 µg/cm2 on the latter surface as compared to 1.37 µg/cm2 of hydroxyapatite on glass without an intermediate silk sericin layer. [Figure not available: see fulltext.].