Browsing by Author "Soydal, U."

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Production and Characterization of Novel Biodegradable Films Using Fruit Industrial Waste and Aloe Vera Gel
(Springer, 2024) Soydal, U.; Ahmetli, G.; Yıldırım, M.; Isik, M.; Okcuoglu, M. C.; Bul, M. M.
One of the huge volumes of fruit waste that is a concern for waste management challenges today is the fruit juice industry sour cherry kernel (SCK) waste. The gel obtained by processing the leaf extract of aloe vera (AVG) is the most commercial aloe species and has become a major industry worldwide. This study used AVG and SCK as an additive in acrylated epoxidized soybean oil (AESO) to prepare biobased film materials. Two types of processes were used in curing the films: UV curing from acrylate groups and thermal curing from epoxide groups of AESO. The effect of additive type and amount on antibacterial activity, mechanical, swelling, mass loss, and water vapor permeability properties of the films were investigated. The produced films were characterized using FTIR spectra. Thermal properties were investigated by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The biodegradability of AESO was determined as 7.095%. In comparison, the highest biodegradation was observed in films with 50% additive content and this value was measured as 8.89% and 39.95% for AVG- and SCK-containing films, respectively. In addition, the corrosion tests of the films were also carried out and the films with SCK additives were more resistant to corrosive environments. Data were analyzed using an ANOVA test.
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Sustainable Production of Recycled Rubber Waste Composites With Various Epoxy Systems: a Comparative Study on Mechanical and Thermal Properties
(Elsevier B.V., 2023) Turkben, M.; Kocaman, S.; Özmeral, N.; Soydal, U.; Cerit, A.; Ahmetli, G.
In this study, ethylene-propylene-diene monomer rubber (EPDM) and tire waste powder (TW) were selected as filling materials for toughening various epoxy matrices, lowering composite materials costs and converting these wastes into valuable resources. Two types of bisphenol-A epoxy resins (ER1 and ER1diluted), and three types of epoxy resin blend systems with ER1diluted, CTBN rubber modified (ER2), and polyurethane modified (ER3) epoxies in 1:1 wt ratio were used as matrices. The effects of the rubber ratio and type, also the epoxy matrix on the composite properties were investigated. The TW composites' mechanical and thermal properties were higher than those of the EPDM composites. The best results for resin mixtures were obtained with ER3. The most suitable filling ratio of EPDM and TW varied between 20% and 30% by weight, depending on the matrix type. TW addition increased the impact strength of the ER1diluted and ER3-ER1diluted epoxy matrices. In terms of mechanical properties, the low ambient temperature was found to be more suitable than an aqueous medium. © 2023 Elsevier B.V.