Chemical Engineering / Kimya Mühendisliği

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  • Research Project
    Süperkritik Akışkan Ekstraksiyonu ile Bor Minerallerinden Borik Asit Üretimi
    (2014) Gönen, Mehmet; Akçil, Ata Utku; Pamukoğlu, Muhammet Yunus; Balköse, Devrim
    Süpekritik etanol ile tinkal mineralinden %32 verimle borik asit ayrıştırılmış; süperkritik karbondioksit ile su ortamında kolemanit mineralinden %98 verimle borik asit ekstraklanmıştır. Proje doğal kaynaklarımızdan temel bor kimyasalı, borik asit, üretiminde atmosferde sera gazı etkisi oluşturan CO2?nin kullanılması yönüyle önemlidir. Baca gazları içindeki CO2 kolemanit reaksiyonu sonucunda kararlı bir bileşik olan kalsite (CaCO3) dönüşmektedir. Bu proses kolemanit mineralinden borik asit üretiminin yanında CO2 tutulumu da sağladığından dolayı sürdürülebilir ve çevreci bir prosestir. SüperPro Designer programı ile hem geleneksel (kolemanit-H2SO4) hemde geliştirilen (kolemanit-süperkritik CO2) prosesler için proses dizayn yapılmış ve prosesler teknik ve ekonomik açıdan karşılaştırılmıştır.
  • Article
    Effects of Span 60 Template and Freeze Drying on Zinc Borate Produced From Zinc Nitrate Hexahydrate and Borax Decahydrate
    (Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2022) Alp, Burcu; Gönen, Mehmet; Atakul Savrık, Sevdiye; Balköse, Devrim
    Zinc borate is an important additive to polymers and lubricants. The process variables such as reactant concentration, presence of template in precipitating medium and drying method determine the composition and particle size of zinc borates. In the present study, zinc borate precipitate obtained by mixing aqueous zinc nitrate and borax decahydrate solutions was dried either by conventional method or by freeze drying. The products were well characterized by advanced methods. Zinc borate from 1 mol dm(-3) reactants had (2.1 +/- 0.5)x(2.5 +/- 0.5)x(1.3 +/- 0.2) mu m and (0.5 +/- 0.1)x(1.3 +/- 0.1)x(0.028 +/- 0.01) mu m dimensions by conventional and freeze drying respectively. Individual particles smaller in size is obtained since the particles are not agglomerated due to absence of surface tension of liquid water for case of freeze drying. Planar particles agglomerated into 20 to 60 mu m crystals in the presence of template Span 60 in 1 mol dm(-3) reactants for conventional drying. Nano zinc borate particles with primary particle size of (46 +/- 9) nm were obtained by decreasing the reactant concentration to 0.1 mol dm(-3). The primary particle size was decreased to (40 +/- 3) nm by addition of Span 60 to dilute solutions. However zinc borate nanoparticles obtained from dilute solutions adhered to each other forming agglomerates during conventional drying. Their freeze drying would allow formation of a freely flowing nano powder.
  • Book Part
    Calcium Soap Lubricants
    (Apple Academic Press, 2015) İzer, Alaz; Kahyaoğlu, Tuğçe Nefise; Balköse, Devrim
    The reparation and characterization of calcium stearate (CaSt2) and a lubricant by using calcium stearate were aimed at in this study. Calcium stearate powder was prepared from sodium stearate and calcium chloride by precipitation from aqueous solutions. CaSt2 and the Light Neutral Base oil were mixed together to obtain lubricating oil. It was found that CaSt2 had a melting temperature of 142.8 °C and in base oil it had a lower melting point, above 128 °C. It was dispersed as lamellar micelles as the optical micrographs had shown. From rate of settling the size of dispersed particles were found to be 1.88 ?m and 0.11 ?m for lubricants having 1% and 2% CaSt2, respectively. The friction coefficient and wear scar diameter of base oil 0.099 and 1402 nm were reduced to 0.0730 and 627.61 nm respectively for the lubricant having 1% CaSt2. Lower wear scar diameter (540 nm) was obtained for lubricant with 2% CaSt2. CaSt2 improved the lubricating property of the base oil but did not improve its oxidative and thermal stability. © 2015 by Apple Academic Press, Inc.
  • Book Part
    Citation - Scopus: 2
    Influence of Filler Surface Modification on the Properties of Pp Composites
    (Wiley, 2015) Balköse, Devrim
    This chapter reviews the fillers have been grouped as silica, glass, silicates, magnesium hydroxide and eggshell, cellulose and carbon, and their surface modification techniques. It explains the effects of the surface modification of fillers on the properties of composite materials having polypropylene as the matrix. The surface modification of fillers affects the properties of the polypropylene matrix composites in different aspects depending on the types of the filler and the modifications. The polypropylene phase was also functionalized by treating PP with MA or ammines. The properties most affected are the tensile strength, Young modulus, and elongation at break of the composites. If crosslinking occurs between the filler and functionalized PP, the tensile strength increases and elongation at break decreases owing to decrease in mobility. PP crystallite formation at the interface also increases the adhesion between filler and matrix. © 2015 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA. All rights reserved.
  • Book
    Citation - Scopus: 5
    Aluminium-Coated Polymer Films as Infrared Light Shields for Food Packing
    (Apple Academic Press, 2014) Hamrang, Abbas; Balköse, Devrim; Zaikov, Gennadij Efremovich; Haghi, A. K.
    This book covers a broad range of polymeric materials and provides industry professionals and researchers in polymer science and technology with a single, comprehensive book summarizing all aspects involved in the functional materials production chain. This volume presents the latest developments and trends in advanced polymer materials and structures. It discusses the developments of advanced polymers and respective tools to characterize and predict the material properties and behavior. This book has an important role in advancing polymer materials in macro and nanoscale. Its aim is to provide original, theoretical, and important experimental results that use non-routine methodologies. It also includes chapters on novel applications of more familiar experimental techniques and analyses of composite problems that indicate the need for new experimental approaches. This new book: • Provides a collection of articles that highlight some important areas of current interest in key polymeric materials and technology. • Gives an up-to-date and thorough exposition of the present state of the art of key polymeric materials and technology. • Describes the types of techniques now available to the engineers and technicians and discusses their capabilities, limitations, and applications. • Provides a balance between materials science and chemical aspects, basic and applied research. • Focuses on topics with more advanced methods. • Emphasizes precise mathematical development and actual experimental details. • Explains modification methods for changing of different materials properties. © 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
  • Article
    Citation - WoS: 5
    Citation - Scopus: 6
    Use, Preparation, and Characterization of Copper-Containing Silica Gel
    (American Chemical Society, 2020) Ulutan, Sevgi; Tüzüm Demir, Ayşe Pınar; Balköse, Devrim
    The preparation and characterization of humidity-indicating silica gel containing copper sulfate were aimed at in the present study. The equilibrium and kinetics of Cu(II) sorption were investigated by contacting 200-1600 mg dm(-3) Cu ion-containing solutions with silica hydrogel slabs having 10% silica. The diffusion coefficient of Cu(II) in silica hydrogel was determined to be on the order of 10(-10) m(2) s(-1). X-ray diffraction indicated that the gels contained mainly CuSO4 center dot 3H(2)O, CuSO4 center dot H2O, and small amounts of CuSO4 and CuSiO3 center dot 2H(2)O. The silica gel with Cu(II) can be used as a humidity indicator since its color changes from light blue to dark blue upon moisture adsorption.
  • Article
    Citation - WoS: 6
    Citation - Scopus: 9
    Preparation and Characterization of Flexible Polyvinylchloride-Copper Composite Films
    (Smithers Rapra Technology, 2013) Kurt, Emrah; Özçelik, Cenk Yağız; Yetgin, Senem; Özmıhçı Ömürlü, Filiz; Balköse, Devrim
    Flexible PVC films are statically charged due to their low electrical conductivity. This creates fire threat during its handling. Conductive materials are added to films to prevent this. In the present study it was aimed to prepare PVC- copper composite films by sol gel technique and characterize the prepared films. It was aimed to increase the electrical conductivity of the films by adding copper powder. However, the copper particles settled down to bottom instead of forming a conductive network that covers the whole cross section. Thus at the film crosssection a plastic upper phase and a copper rich lower phase were present. The film did not conduct electricity due to this uneven distribution. The minimum volumetric and surface resistivities of the films were at the order of 109 ohm-cm and 1010 ohm square respectively.
  • Article
    Citation - WoS: 2
    Citation - Scopus: 10
    Water and Water Vapor Sorption Studies in Poly(propylene)-Zeolite Composites
    (John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2003) Pehlivan, Hilal; Özmıhçı, Filiz; Tıhmınlıoğlu, Funda; Balköse, Devrim; Ülkü, Semra
    Water and water vapor sorption to porous poly(propylene)zeolite composites prepared by hot pressing have been studied as a function of zeolite loading. This work presents the first report on the effect of the zeolite as a filler on the water sorption properties of PP composites. Water swelling experiments were conducted at 25°C using pure PP and PP-zeolite film samples having different zeolite loadings (6-40 wt%). Since PP is a hydrophobic polymer, it does not sorp any water, but the composites having 10, 20, 30, and 40% zeolite sorbed 0.63, 1.00, 1.72 and 3.74 wt% water, respectively. The zeolite itself at the same conditions sorbed 24.5 wt% water. As the filler loading in the composites increased, equilibrium uptake values increased too. On the other hand, water vapor sorption and kinetics has been studied using a Cahn 2000 gravimetric sorption system. Within in the range 0.35-0.95%, water vapor was adsorbed by the composites containing 10-40 wt% zeolite. Experimental effective water vapor diffusivities of the composite films were about one order of magnitude higher than the experimental water diffusion coefficient in composites. The transport of water in composites was slower than that in the liquid water due to the longer diffusion pathway and adsorption on the surface of the composites. Although the liquid water may fill all the voids in the composite, water vapor is adsorbed on the surface of the zeolite only.
  • Article
    Citation - Scopus: 5
    Nano Zinc Borate as a Lubricant Additive
    (Turkish Chemical Society, 2018) Savrık, Sevdiye Atakul; Üstün, Fatma; Alp, Burcu; Balköse, Devrim
    Lubricants consist of base oils and chemical additives such as dispersants, surfactants, oxidation inhibitors, and antiwear agents. Organic and inorganic boron-based additives increase wear resistance and decreases friction. Hexagonal boron nitride and metal borates are used for this purpose. Zinc borate is a synthetic hydrated metal borate. The production techniques of zinc borate generally include the reaction between zinc source materials (zinc oxide, zinc salts, zinc hydroxide) and the boron source materials (boric acid and borax). The nano zinc borate particles were prepared from zinc nitrate and borax in the present study by using low initial zinc and borate concentrations and low temperature to prevent particle growth. The templates span 60 and PEG 4000 were used to control the particle size. The particles were separated from mother liquor by centrifugation, washed with ethanol, dried and ground and used as additive to base oil. The particles have H2O and B(3)-O vibrations in their FTIR spectra. The empirical formula of the nanoparticles was approximately 3ZnO.2B2O3.4H2O from EDX and TGA analysis. X-ray diffraction diagram indicated the particles were in amorphous state. When the nanoparticles were added to light neutral oil the wear scar diameter and friction coefficient was lowered 50% and 20% respectively.
  • Article
    Citation - WoS: 4
    Citation - Scopus: 5
    Dynamic Heat of Adsorption of Water Vapour on Zeolitic Tuff and Zeolite 4a by Flow Microcalorimetry
    (Scibulcom Ltd., 2006) Ülkü, Semra; Balköse, Devrim; Alp, Burcu
    In this study a practical method for measurement of heat of adsorption of water vapour on adsorbents was developed to evaluate the feasibility of substitution of a zeolitic tuff with zeolite 4A in air drying and heat pumps. The change of heat of adsorption with inlet humidity of the air passing through the calorimeter was investigated. Samples were characterised by X-ray diffraction and thermal gravimetric analysis techniques. Specific heats of the zeolitic tuff and zeolite 4A were measured as 1.01 and 1.42 J/g K, respectively. Adsorption isotherms fitted to the Langmuir model with regression coefficient 0.93 and 0.94 with monolayer capacities, Xm 9.68% and 26.35% H 2O for the zeolitic tuff and zeolite 4A, respectively. The energy storage intensity was measured in the range 48-97 J/g and 464-201 J/g for the tuff and zeolite 4A, respectively. Heat of adsorption of zeolite decreased with surface coverage and it was in the range 1750-2835 and 1104-2640 J/g H 2O for the zeolitic tuff and zeolite 4A, respectively.