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Article Citation - Scopus: 4One-step hydrothermal synthesis of spinel manganese oxide ion-sieve from commercial Γ-Mno2 and its uptake performance for lithium(Elsevier Ltd, 2024) Toprak, Seyra; Demir, Mustafa MuammerThe selective extraction of lithium from aqueous systems necessitates efficient sorbent materials. Spinel-type lithium manganese oxide ion sieves (LMOs) have been bee recognized for their high performance in this application. However, the elevated market cost of the spinel form (λ-MnO2) raises economic concerns, posing challenges to the feasibility of the extraction process. In this study, the one-step hydrothermal synthesis of Li1.33Mn1.67O4 was carried out at 200 °C for 7 days using commercial γ-MnO2 powder and aqueous LiOH solution as reactants. The synthesized powder exhibited characteristic XRD reflections consistent with spinel Li1.33Mn1.67O4. Lithium ion-sieve (H1.33Mn1.67O4) was obtained by leaching the LMO product with dilute hydrochloric acid solution. The sorption capacity of γ-MnO2 is increased from 8.4 to 23.1 mg/g (C0=200 mg/L), this capacity is very close to the one of the commercial λ-MnO2. The synthesized spinel HMO sorbent achieved a maximum Langmuir adsorption capacity of 52.1 mg/g. The extraction efficiency reached 94% at the sorbent dose of 20 g/L. The distribution coefficients of metal ions were in the order Li+ > Ca2+ > K+ > Na+, emphasizing selective Li+ extraction from brines with high Na+ content. These findings highlight the successful development of a spinel-type lithium manganese oxide ion sieve from γ-MnO2 polymorph, which is nearly an order of magnitude cheaper than the selective λ-MnO2. The study addresses critical issue of economic feasibility in lithium extraction processes, providing a potential solution for the selective recovery of bulk lithium. © 2024 Elsevier LtdBook Part Citation - Scopus: 1A Recycling Route of Plastics Via Electrospinning: From Daily Wastes To Functional Fibers(Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2019) Isık, Tuğba; Horzum,N.; Demir, Mustafa MuammerSince large-scale plastic production has begun in the 1940s, plastics have been produced and used globally, bringing many advantages to modern life. The consumption of plastics has increased exponentially due to their low cost, chemical resistance, lightness, durability and ability to combine with other materials. However, plastic materials represent high tonnage in urban wastes, and it is known that these plastics discarded at the end of their useful life by filling the landfill sites. Electrospinning is a well-established and versatile technique for the fabrication of submicron fibers. In addition, it is a promising approach for the recycling of waste polymers without using complex methodologies. In this chapter, utilization of electrospinning approach for the recycling of daily wastes will be discussed. The literature about the daily wastes of both synthetic materials and natural/agricultural materials will be analyzed, and the applications of these materials will be given in detail. © 2019 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston. All rights reserved.Article Citation - Scopus: 3A Brief Overview on Geothermal Scaling(General Directorate of Mineral Research and Exploration (MTA), 2023) Isık, Tuğba; Baba, Alper; Chandrasekharam, Dornadula; Demir, Mustafa M.; Isık, Tuğba; Baba, Alper; Demir, Mustafa MuammerHot spring waters are rich in terms of minerals. Since there are dramatic changes in thermodynamic parameters in geothermal power plants, such as a decrease in temperature and pressure, severe precipitation occurs throughout the system components in an uncontrolled manner. There are three main chemistries in deposits: carbonates (mainly calcium carbonates), silicates (metal silicates), and sulphides (antimony sulphide-stibnite). Energy harvesting is remarkably reduced out of the insulating nature of the deposit. Various actions need to be taken to mitigate this undesirable issue of scaling in geothermal systems. Geothermal systems are in fact quite complex, and the composition of brine and, accordingly, the chemistry of the deposit are not identical. Therefore, each system should be studied individually, and a tailor-made remedy should be developed. In this overview, the types of deposits in terms of chemistry and the actions (pH modification or antiscalant dosing) that should be taken to reduce scaling are mentioned, and potential chemistries of antiscalants are given.Research Project Jeotermal Sahalara Yönelik Yüksek Basınç ve Sıcaklık Altında Yapay Metal (fe, Mg) Silikat Eldesi ve Metal Silikat Kabuklaşmasına Yönelik Polimerik İnhibitör Geliştirilmesi(2017) ; Demir, Mustafa Muammerİnsanlığın enerji ihtiyacının her geçen gün artmasıyla, ülkeler yeni enerji kaynakları arayışına girmişlerdir. Ülkemiz de bu anlamda enerji için büyük yatırımlar gerçekleştirmektedir. Jeotermal enerji yenilenebilir bir enerji türüdür. Çok genel itibariyle magmaya yakın ısıtıcı kayaçların fay kırıkları arasındaki mineralce doygun yeraltı sularının ısınması sonucunda eldesi olarak tanımlanabilir. Türkiye, jeotermal enerji sahaları bakımından oldukça zengindir. Jeotermal enerji üretimi konusunda en büyük engellerden bir tanesi metal-silikat kabuklaşmasıdır. Bu kabuklaşma yeraltından çıkan tuzlarca aşırı doymuş akışkanın, hem basıncını hem de sıcaklığını kaybetmesi nedeniyle çözünürlüğünün düşmesi ile oluşmaktadır. Oluşan metal-silikat yapıları bulunduğu rezerve göre farklı kimyasal yapılarda meydana gelebilmektedir. Bu yapılar enerji üretim sahalarında hat borularını tıkamasının yanı sıra ısıl iletkenliği düşürdüğünden enerji eldesi için büyük bir problemdir. Bu proje kapsamında; Tuzla Jeotermal Sahası (Çanakkale) temsili rezerv alanı olarak seçilerek, yüksek sıcaklık ve basınçlı otoklav sistem ile laboratuvar ortamında sahada bulunan jeotermal akışkan ve metal- silikat kabuk yapay olarak sentezlenmiştir. Tuzla jeotermal akışkanı elementel kompozisyonuna yakın sentetik çözelti hazırlanmış ve saha koşullarına benzer koşullarda (140 °C ve 3,5 bar) kabuk sentezi gerçekleştirilmiştir. Elde edilen katı çökelti ve süzüntü santrifüj yöntemi ile ayrılmıştır. Sıvı faz İndüktif Eşleşmiş Plazma Kütle Spektroskopisi (ICP- MS) ve UV-spektrometre ile analiz edilirken, çökelti (kabuk) Taramalı Elektron Mikroskobu (SEM), X-ışını Kırınımı Spektroskopisi (XRD), X-ışını Florosans Spektroskopisi (XRF), X-ışını Fotoelektron Spektroskopisi (XPS), Elektron Paramanyetik Rezonans Spektroskopisi (EPR) yöntemleri kullanılmıştır. Kabuklaşmanın engellenmesi amacıyla inhibitör özelliği gösterebilecek organik polimerik moleküller sentezlenerek, yapay kabuk sentezi bu moleküller varlığında gerçekleştirilmiştir. İyon derişiminin dekantant içerisinde artması kabuk miktarının azalması inhibitör etkinliğini belirlemektedir. Akrilamid (AM), Vinil Sülfonik Asit (VSA) ve Vinil Fosfonik Asit (VPA) moleküllerinden 3 homo polimer, 3 kopolimer ve 1 ter polimer elde edilerek, bu sistem içerisinde metal-silikat oluşumu üzerinde etkileri incelenmiştir. Sentezlenen polimerlerin yanı sıra PEG ve PVA polimerleri de aynı sistem içerisinde denenerek metal-silikat oluşumu üzerinde etkileri araştırılmıştır. Yapılan tüm polimer kimyası ve dozaj denemeleri sonucunda PEG ve PVSA?nın ortak kullanımının 130 ppm olan silika çözünürlüğünü 420 ppm?e çıkardığı, kabuk miktarını ise kütlece %20 azalttığı görülmüştür.Article Citation - WoS: 9Citation - Scopus: 18Improvement of Photophysical Properties of Cspbbr3 and Mn2+:cspb(br,cl)(3) Perovskite Nanocrystals by Sr2+ Doping for White Light-Emitting Diodes(American Chemical Society, 2022) Yüce, Hürriyet; Mandal, Mukunda; Yalçınkaya, Yenal; Andrienko, Denis; Demir, Mustafa MuammerAll-inorganic metal halide perovskite nanocrystals (NCs) having the general formula ABX(3), where A is a monovalent cation, for example, Cs+, B is a divalent cation, typically Pb2+, and X is Cl-, Br-, I-, or their binary mixture, show potential in optoelectronic devices. In this work, we explore the effect of B-site doping on the optoelectronic properties of CsPbX3 NCs (X = Br, Cl). First, the Pb2+ ions in the pristine CsPbBr3 NC are partially substituted by Mn2+ ions. The alkaline earth metal strontium is then doped on both pristine and the Mn2+-substituted NCs. We found that a small percentage of Sr2+ doping remarkably improves the photoluminescence quantum yield of CsPbBr3 and Mn2+-state emission in Mn2+:CsPb(Br,Cl)(3) NCs. Perovskite NC film/ poly(methyl methacrylate) composites with all four NC variants were used in a white light-emitting diode (WLED), where Sr2+ doping increased the luminous efficiency of the WLED by similar to 4.7%. We attribute this performance enhancement to a reduced defect density and an attenuated microstrain in the local NC structure.Article Citation - WoS: 2Citation - Scopus: 5Experimental Modeling of Antimony Sulfides-Rich Geothermal Deposits and Their Solubility in the Presence of Polymeric Antiscalants(Elsevier, 2022) Karaburun, Emre; Sözen, Yiğit; Çiftçi, Celal; Şahin, Hasan; Baba, Alper; Akbey, Ümit; Yeşilnacar, Mehmet İrfan; Erdim, Eray; Regenspurg, Simona; Demir, Mustafa MuammerAntimony (Sb)-rich geothermal deposits have been observed in many geothermal power plants worldwide. They occur as red-colored, sulfidic precipitates disturbing energy-harvesting by clogging the geothermal installations. In order to prevent the formation of this scale, information on its physicochemical features is needed. For this purpose, Sb-rich sulfide-based deposits were synthesized at controlled conditions in a pressurized glass reactor at geothermal conditions (135 °C and 3.5 bar). Various polymeric antiscalants with different functional groups, such as acrylic acid, sulphonic acid, and phosphonic acid groups were tested for their effect on Sb sulfide solubility. An additional computational study was performed to determine the binding energy of Sb and S atoms to these groups. The results suggest that sulfonic acid groups are the most affective. Therefore, it was concluded that these macromolecule containing sulfonic acid groups and poly (vinyl sulfonic acid) derivatives could potentially act as antiscalants for the formation of antimony sulfide.Article Citation - WoS: 4Citation - Scopus: 6Electrospinning of Fatty Acid-Based and Metal Incorporated Polymers for the Fabrication of Eco-Friendly Fibers(Wiley, 2022) Erdem, Çağlar; Isık, Tuğba; Horzum, Nesrin; Hazer, Baki; Demir, Mustafa MuammerAccumulation of plastic wastes occupies large space in gyres of the oceans called the 7th continent. This high-level concentration of toxic plastic wastes causes harmful consequences for marine life, therefore petroleum-originated plastics must be replaced (or at least partially) with natural resources. The environmental trends in material preparation promote the utilization of greener methods and materials when the limited primary sources are considered. Starting from the fatty acid macroperoxide initiators, synthesis of bio-based polymers using less commercial chemicals and stepwise green synthesis schemes could be possible in the near future. In this research, autoxidized vegetable oil initiators (castor, limonene, and soybean oil) containing metal nanoparticles (silver, platinum, and gold) are employed for free radical polymerization of vinyl monomers. The metal loaded and vegetable oil-based polymers are processed by electrospinning and end up with the successful fabrication of continuous fibers. Ag-loaded ricinoleic acid based polymers show notable antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli. This approach offers a remarkable minimization of the initiator consumption in the synthesis of such synthetic macromolecules as well as nanoparticle containing polymer composites while still maintaining the ease of processing. Transforming the obtained graft copolymers to electrospun nanofibers facilitates the use as support materials for antibacterial surfaces.Article Citation - WoS: 7Citation - Scopus: 10Enhanced Light–matter Interaction in a Hybrid Photonic–plasmonic Cavity(Springer, 2021) Gökbulut, Belkıs; İnanç, Arda; Topçu, Gökhan; Özçelik, Serdar; Demir, Mustafa Muammer; İnci, Mehmet NaciStrongly concentrated optical fields around a metal nanoparticle in the close vicinity of a dipole noticeably facilitate dramatic changes in the localized density of states due to hybrid photonic–plasmonic mode couplings as compared to that of the pure cavity mode fields. Significant variations of the field intensity in the presence of the metal nanoparticle elucidate enhanced light–matter interaction in a hybrid structure. The enhancement factor of the light–matter interaction is studied through the single-atom cooperativity parameter, which is directly proportional to the ratio of the fluorescence lifetimes of the off-resonant and on-resonant emission. A compact and cost-effective hybrid device, which includes a microfiber cavity, supporting whispering gallery modes, and a well-defined solid nanostructure, consisting of a gold nanoparticle core, overcoated by a silica shell, and decorated with CdS/CdSe quantum dots, is demonstrated to offer an outstanding potential for the enhancement of light–matter interaction. Surface plasmons of a gold nanoparticle, placed inside a hollow cylindrical nanostructure at the surface of a microfiber, are activated upon excitation of the dipoles of the quantum emitters, which are on-resonance with the whispering gallery mode. Time-resolved experiments demonstrate that the single-atom cooperativity parameter of the quantum dots is enhanced by a factor of about 4.8 in the presence of the gold nanoparticle being simultaneously in strong interaction with the cavity mode field and the metal nanoparticle’s surface plasmons.Correction Correction To: Enhanced Light–matter Interaction in a Hybrid Photonic–plasmonic Cavity(Springer, 2022) Gökbulut, Belkıs; İnanç, Arda; Topçu, Gökhan; Özçelik, Serdar; Demir, Mustafa Muammer; İnci, Mehmet NaciIn this article the statement in the Funding information section was incorrect. The correct Funding information is as follows. ‘Dr Belkıs Gökbulut acknowledges TUBITAK for the financial support provided under Contract Number 120F323’.Article Citation - WoS: 4Citation - Scopus: 4Effects of Alkaline Earth Metal Additives on Methylammonium-Free Lead Halide Perovskite Thin Films and Solar Cells(Wiley, 2022) Yüce, Hürriyet; LaFollette, Diana K.; Demir, Mustafa Muammer; Perini, Carlo A.R.; Correa-Baena, Juan-PabloOrganic–inorganic lead halide perovskite solar cells are regarded as one of the most promising technologies for the next generation of photovoltaics due to their high power conversion efficiency (PCE) and simple solution manufacturing. Among the different compositions, the formamidinium lead iodide (FAPbI3) photoactive phase has a bandgap of 1.4 eV, which enables the corresponding higher PCEs according to the Shockley–Queisser limit. However, the photoactive crystal phase of FAPbI3 is not stable at room temperature. The most high-performing compositions to date have reduced this problem by incorporating the methylammonium (MA) cation into the FAPbI3 composition, although MA has poor stability at high temperatures and in humid environments, which can limit the lifetime of FAxMA1−xPbI3 films. CsxFA1−xPbI3 perovskites are also explored, but despite better stability they still lag in performance. Herein, the additive engineering of MA-free organic−inorganic lead halide perovskites using divalent cations Sr2+ and Ca2+to enhance the performances of CsxFA1−xPbI3 perovskite compositions is explored. It is revealed that the addition of up to 0.5% of Sr2+ and Ca2+ leads to improvements in morphology and reduction in microstrain. The structural improvements observed correlate with improved solar cell performances at low additive concentrations.