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    Citation - WoS: 91
    Citation - Scopus: 113
    Rheological and Dynamic-Mechanical Behavior of Carbon Nanotube/Vinyl Ester-Polyester Suspensions and Their Nanocomposites
    (Elsevier Ltd., 2007) Seyhan, Abdullah Tuğrul; Gojny, F. H.; Tanoğlu, Metin; Schulte, K.; 03.10. Department of Mechanical Engineering; 03. Faculty of Engineering; 01. Izmir Institute of Technology
    Rheological properties of vinyl ester-polyester resin suspensions containing various amounts (0.05, 0.1 and 0.3 wt.%) of multi walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) with and without amine functional groups (-NH2) were investigated by utilization of oscillatory rheometer with parallel plate geometry. Dispersion of corresponding carbon nanotubes within the resin blend was accomplished employing high shear mixing technique (3-roll milling). Based on the dynamic viscoelastic measurements, it was observed that at 0.3 wt.% of CNT loadings, storage modulus (G′) values of suspensions containing MWCNTs and MWCNT-NH2 exhibited frequency-independent pseudo solid like behavior especially at lower frequencies. Moreover, the loss modulus (G″) values of the resin suspensions with respect to frequency were observed to increase with an increase in contents of CNTs within the resin blend. In addition, steady shear viscosity measurements implied that at each given loading rate, the resin suspensions demonstrated shear thinning behavior regardless of amine functional groups, while the neat resin blend was almost the Newtonian fluid. Furthermore, dynamic mechanical behavior of the nanocomposites achieved by polymerizing the resin blend suspensions with MWCNTs and MWCNT-NH2 was investigated through dynamic mechanical thermal analyzer (DMTA). It was revealed that storage modulus (E′) and the loss modulus (E″) values of the resulting nanocomposites increased with regard to carbon nanotubes incorporated into the resin blend. In addition, at each given loading rate, nanocomposites containing MWCNT-NH2 possessed larger loss and storage modulus values as well as higher glass transition temperatures (Tg) as compared to those with MWCNTs. These findings were attributed to evidences for contribution of amine functional groups to chemical interactions at the interface between CNTs and the resin blend matrix. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) studies performed on the cured resin samples approved that the dispersion state of carbon nanotubes with and without amine functional groups within the matrix resin blend was adequate. This implies that 3-roll milling process described herein is very appropriate technique for blending of carbon nanotubes with a liquid thermoset resin to manufacture nanocomposites with enhanced final properties.
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    Citation - WoS: 42
    Citation - Scopus: 42
    Natural Zeolite Polypropylene Composite Film Preparation and Characterization
    (John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2001) Özmıhçı, Filiz; Balköse, Devrim; Balköse, Devrim; Ülkü, Semra; Özmıhçı, Filiz; 03.02. Department of Chemical Engineering; 03. Faculty of Engineering; 01. Izmir Institute of Technology
    In this research, the preparation and characterization of polypropylene (PP) and natural zeolite composites were studied. Natural zeolite mined in Gördes, Turkey was used as an alternative filler to CaCO3. Films were prepared by the extrusion of PP, and surface-modified zeolite was made by polyethylene glycol 4000 with 2-4% zeolite. Zeolite-filled composites had densities between 0.73 and 0.83 g/cm3 and had void fractions of 0.07-0.20. Although the permeability of water vapour through 2% zeolite-filled composites was very small, 4% zeolite-filled films had very high permeabilities. The yield stresses of 2-4% zeolite-containing films were around 26-27 N/mm2 and were lower than that of PP, which indicated no adhesion between PP and zeolite. The effect of zeolite on the thermal degradation behaviour in air and in a N2 atmosphere was also studied. In air, zeolites did not cause the oxidation of PP. In a N2 atmosphere, although the start of the thermal degradation of PP was retarded by zeolite, composites degraded at a faster rate than PP once the degradation started. At a processing temperature of 200°C, zeolites had no effect on the degradation of PP.
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    Citation - WoS: 60
    Citation - Scopus: 70
    Foam Glass Processing Using a Polishing Glass Powder Residue
    (Elsevier Ltd., 2013) Attila, Yiğit; Güden, Mustafa; Taşdemirci, Alper; Taşdemirci, Alper; 03.10. Department of Mechanical Engineering; 03. Faculty of Engineering; 01. Izmir Institute of Technology
    The foaming behavior of a powder residue/waste of a soda-lime window glass polishing facility was investigated at the temperatures between 700 and 950 °C. The results showed that the foaming of the glass powder started at a characteristic temperature between 670 and 680 °C. The maximum volume expansions of the glass powder and the density of the foams varied between 600% and 750% and 0.206 and 0.378 g cm−3, respectively. The expansion of the studied glass powder residue resulted from the decomposition of the organic compounds on the surfaces of the glass powder particles, derived from an oil-based coolant used in the polishing. The collapse stress of the foams ranged between ∼1 and 4 MPa and the thermal conductivity between 0.048 and 0.079 W K−1 m−1. Both the collapse stress and thermal conductivity increased with increasing the foam density. The foams showed the characteristics of the compression deformation of the open cell brittle foams, which was attributed to the relatively thick cell edges.