Microplastics in wastewater treatment plants: sources, properties, removal efficiency, removal mechanisms, and interactions with pollutants

S Acarer - Water Science & Technology, 2023 - iwaponline.com
Since wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) cannot completely remove microplastics (MPs)
from wastewater, WWTPs are responsible for the release of millions of MPs into the …

Garlic peel based mesoporous carbon nanospheres for an effective removal of malachite green dye from aqueous solutions: Detailed isotherms and kinetics

D Pathania, VS Bhat, JM Shivanna, G Sriram… - … Acta Part A: Molecular …, 2022 - Elsevier
Biowaste based nanoadsorbents have gained much attention in the recent times for
wastewater decolourization owing to their low cost, high surface area and high adsorption …

Halloysite nanotube-enhanced polyacrylonitrile ultrafiltration membranes: fabrication, characterization, and performance evaluation

S Acarer, İ Pir, M Tüfekci, T Erkoç… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
This research focuses on the production and characterization of pristine polyacrylonitrile
(PAN) as well as halloysite nanotube (HNT)-doped PAN ultrafiltration (UF) membranes via …

Heavy Metal Rejection Performance and Mechanical Performance of Cellulose-Nanofibril-Reinforced Cellulose Acetate Membranes

S Acarer-Arat, İ Pir, M Tufekci, S Güneş-Durak… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
In this research, cellulose acetate (CA) and CA nanocomposite membranes, reinforced with
mass fractions of cellulose nanofibrils (CNF), are prepared using the phase separation …

[HTML][HTML] Strain-rate-dependent mechanics and impact performance of epoxy-based nanocomposites

M Tüfekci, B Özkal, C Maharaj, H Liu, JP Dear… - … Science and Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
Strain-rate-dependent mechanical properties and impact performance of manufactured
epoxy-based nanocomposites are investigated. As reinforcements, fumed silica (FS) and …

Characterisation and mechanical modelling of polyacrylonitrile-based nanocomposite membranes reinforced with silica nanoparticles

S Acarer, İ Pir, M Tüfekci, T Erkoç, V Öztekin… - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this study, neat polyacrylonitrile (PAN) and fumed silica (FS)-doped PAN membranes (0.1,
0.5 and 1 wt% doped PAN/FS) are prepared using the phase inversion method and are …

Potential and Design Parameters of Polyvinylidene Fluoride in Gear Applications

E Muratović, A Muminović, M Delić, N Pervan… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
(1) Background: With the ever-increasing number of polymer materials and limited data on
polymer gear calculations, designers are often required to perform extensive experimental …

Fabrication and evaporation time investigation of water treatment membranes using green solvents and recycled polyethylene terephthalate

D Lu, P Babaniamansour, A Williams… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Many materials traditionally used for polymeric membrane fabrication incur significant
environmental impacts and limit sustainability of the process; therefore, more eco‐friendly …

[HTML][HTML] Fabrication of PSf/P84-blended membranes with low P84 content: Characteristics and gas separation performance

V Kayadoe, N Widiastuti, T Gunawan… - Case Studies in …, 2024 - Elsevier
The demand for efficient and sustainable gas separation technologies is ever-increasing in
various industries, including petrochemicals, natural gas processing, and carbon capture …

Multifaceted role of nanocomposite hydrogels in diabetic wound healing: enhanced biomedical applications and detailed molecular mechanisms

G Xiong, Q Chen, Q Wang, X Wang, Y Xiao, L Jin… - Biomaterials …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The complex microenvironment of diabetic wounds, which is characterized by persistent
hyperglycemia, excessive inflammatory responses, and hypoxic conditions, significantly …