Chemical Engineering / Kimya Mühendisliği
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Article Citation - WoS: 17Citation - Scopus: 20Preparation and Characterization of Antibacterial Cobalt-Exchanged Natural Zeolite/Poly(vinyl Alcohol) Hydrogels(Springer Verlag, 2014) Narin, Güler; Bulut Albayrak, Çisem; Ülkü, SemraIn the present study, potential application of the local clinoptilolite-rich natural zeolite in formulation of antibacterial hydrogels was investigated. The zeolite powder exchanged with cobalt(II) ions was used in preparation of the zeolite/poly(vinyl alcohol) hydrogel films in different amounts. The films were physically crosslinked by the freezing-thawing method and characterized for their crystallinity, surface and cross sectional morphology, chemical composition, thermal behaviour, mechanical properties, swelling and dissolution behaviours, and antibacterial activities against a Gram-negative bacteria. The films with 0.48 wt% and higher cobalt-exchanged zeolite contents showed antibacterial activity. Addition of the zeolite powder in the formulations did not cause significant changes in the other properties of the films.Article Citation - WoS: 2Citation - Scopus: 3Preparation and Characterization of Diphasic Sol-Gel Derived Unsupported Mullite Membranes(Springer Verlag, 2011) Topuz, Berna; Çiftçioglu, MuhsinDiphasic gels prepared by mixing freshly prepared polymeric silica and polymeric boehmite sols through a modified Al-alkoxide route in mullite compositions led to the crystallization of mullite upon heat treatment at 775°C. Mullite formation was observed at a 100°C higher temperature when diphasic gels were formed by mixing aged polymeric sols containing about 2 nm in diameter boehmite species. These relatively low mullite formation temperatures were attributed to the nanoscale sizes of the polymeric species of the two amorphous phases present in the diphasic gels.Article Citation - WoS: 12Citation - Scopus: 13Single Step Sol-Gel Made Silver Chloride on Titania Xerogels To Inhibit E. Coli Bacteria Growth: Effect of Preparation and Chloride Ion on Bactericidal Activity(Springer Verlag, 2011) Tuncer, Mert; Şeker, ErolWe report the antibacterial efficacies of silver and/or silver chloride containing titania xerogels synthesized with modified single step sol-gel methods against Escherichia coli bacteria. As the silver loading in TiO 2 increases, the amount of the xerogel required to inhibit the growth of the bacteria decreases and also we found that pure TiO2 was not bactericidal. Among modified single step sol-gel methods used in this study, the additional HCl treatment sol-gel route III was very effective to obtain only AgCl crystallites in TiO2. Based on viable cell count method, 0.125 g/L of 29%Ag/TiO2 (made with HNO3 sol-gel route I) was enough to inhibit the growth of E. coli whereas 0.6 g/L of 29%Ag/TiO2 (made with the additional HCl treatment sol-gel route III) was required. However, antibacterial activity of 29%Ag/TiO2 (made with HNO 3 sol-gel route I) after 6 usages was the same as 29%Ag/TiO 2 (made with the additional HCl treatment sol-gel route III).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.Article Citation - WoS: 47Citation - Scopus: 49Characterization of Hollow Chemical Garden Fibers From Metal Salts and Water Glass(Springer Verlag, 2002) Balköse, Devrim; Özkan, Fehime; Köktürk, Uğur; Ulutan, Sevgi; Ülkü, Semra; Nişli, GürelHollow fibers formed from water glass and metal salts of IIA(Ca), VIIB(Fe, Co, Ni) and IB(Cu) groups were characterised in this study. Fragile fibres obtained herein broke down into small pieces during isolation and drying. Quantitative information about morphology, chemical composition and surface structure of the fibres were obtained. The diameter and wall thickness of the fibers were around 50 μ and 3 μ. respectively. They had particulate inner and smooth outer surfaces. Fibers had variable composition with metal (II) oxide/SiO2 ratio in the range 0.31 to 1.02. While group VIIB metal (II) fibres were amorphous, group IIA and IB metal (II) fibers were partially crystalline All the fibres had pores both in micro pore and meso pore region. The B.E.T. surface area fron N2 adsorption data was in the range of 10-249 m3 g-1 and 8-176 m2 g-1 from Langmuir an B.E.T. models respectively.