Güler, Enver

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G.,Enver Guler, Enver G., Enver E., Güler E.,Güler Güler,E. Enver, Güler E., Guler Guler,E. Enver, Guler Guler E. Güler E. Güler, Enver E.,Guler Guler, E.
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Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques
Membrane Separation Technologies
Fuel Cells and Related Materials
Advanced battery technologies research
Nanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies

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Journal of Membrane Science and Research4
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International Journal of Hydrogen Energy2
Current Trends and Future Developments on (Bio-) Membranes: Recent Achievements for Ion-Exchange Membranes1
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  • Article
    The Impact of Quaternization Degree in Polyepichlorohydrin-Based Anion Exchange Membranes on Salinity Gradient Energy Generation by Reverse Electrodialysis
    (Elsevier, 2025-10) Cihanoglu, Aydin; Guler, Enver; Kabay, Nalan
    Anion exchange membranes with tailored fixed-charge densities can improve monovalent ion selectivity and performance in reverse electrodialysis for salinity gradient power generation. In this study, poly(epichlorohydrin) was blended with polyacrylonitrile and quaternized with 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane at three different molar ratios to produce AEMs with systematically varied quaternization degrees via a one-step amination/ crosslinking procedure. The resulting membranes were characterized for their physicochemical, electrochemical, and RED performance using ATR-FTIR, XPS, SEM, AFM, water uptake, swelling degree, contact angle, surface zeta potential, ion exchange capacity, fixed charge density, and electrical resistance. Higher quaternization increased the IEC, reduced resistance, and shifted surface charge, leading to improved stack power output in model NaCl solutions. In the presence of Na2SO4, power loss was reduced for more highly quaternized membranes, indicating enhanced exclusion of divalent anions (SO42-) and reduced uphill transport. Fouling tests with humic acid/fulvic acid mixtures showed greater stability for quaternized membranes compared to a commercial benchmark. Moreover, stability tests conducted on fouled membranes revealed that the tailor-made membrane exhibits superior durability and lower fouling-induced power loss than commercial Fujifilm Type II AEMs. Overall, these results demonstrate that tuning the degree of quaternization is an effective strategy to balance conductivity and ion selectivity in AEMs for RED applications.
  • Article
    Citation - WoS: 12
    Citation - Scopus: 15
    Characterization and Fuel Cell Performance of Divinylbenzene Crosslinked Phosphoric Acid Doped Membranes Based on 4-Vinylpyridine Grafting Onto Poly(ethylene-Co Films
    (Pergamon-elsevier Science Ltd, 2018-04) Guler, Enver; Sadeghi, Sahl; Gursel, Selmiye Alkan; Alkan Gürsel, Selmiye
    The effect of divinylbenzene (DVB) as crosslinker on the graft polymerization of 4-vinylpyridine (4VP) from poly(ethylene-co-tetrafluoroethylene) (ETFE) films was studied. The resulted films were doped with phosphoric acid (PA) and characterized for mechanical, surface, thermal properties, and fuel cell performance. The crosslinked membrane obtained from grafting a mixture of 4VP with 1% DVB improved the polymerization kinetics and resulted in about 50% graft level depending on graft conditions. The crosslinked membranes were also found to have better mechanical properties compared to its non-crosslinked counterpart. The resulted membrane exhibited proton conductivity as high as 75 mS/cm under 50% relative humidity (RH) at 120 degrees C, besides almost doubling the power output of fuel cell compared to a non-crosslinked membrane. To the best of our knowledge, DVB crosslinked 4VP based ETFE membranes were, for the first time, tested in practical fuel cell test station correlating their performance to operating temperature. Furthermore, surface properties of produced membranes were additionally correlated to the degree of crosslinking. Humidity dependence is less pronounced in the produced membranes resulting in strong potential for testing at intermediate temperature (80-120 degrees C) polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells. (C) 2018 Hydrogen Energy Publications LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
  • Master Thesis
    Alkali Yakıt Hücreleri için Yarı-iç İçe Geçen Polietersülfon Kuaternize Nişasta Polimer Ağına Dayalı Anyon Değişim Membranı
    (2021) Almurumudhe, Osamah Kadhım Hılal; Güler, Enver
    Zehirli emisyonlar olmadan güç üretmeye yönelik birçok etkili cihaz ortaya çıkmış ve geliştirilmiştir. Proton değişim membranlı yakıt hücresi (PEMFC) bu etkili cihazlardan biridir. Elektrokatalizör olarak platine tamamen bağımlı olması son derece rekabetçi olan pazardaki uygulamasını sınırlandırmıştır. Değerli olmayan metal katalizörün potansiyel kullanımı, anyon değişim membranlı yakıt hücresinin (AEMFC) yeniden dikkati çekmesini sağlamıştır. Anyon değişim membranı (AEM), AEMFC'nin kalbi olarak kabul edilir ve aynı zamanda AEM´lerin hazırlanması, bu yakıt hücrelerin geliştirilmesindeki en büyük zorluk olarak kabul edilmiştir. Yüksek iletkenliğe ve yüksek alkali direncine sahip anyon değişim membranların üretimi, bu alanda aktif bir araştırma alanı haline gelmiştir. Bu çalışmada, alkali yakıt hücreleri için iki tür anyon değişim membranı, basit ve yeni bir stratejiye göre tek aşamalı kuaternizasyon yöntemi ile üretilmiştir, Nişastanin kolin klorür ve epiklorohidrin ile kuaternizasyonu ̸ çapraz bağlanması ve ardından polietersülfon (PES) ile karıştırılması, iç içe geçen bir polimer ağıyla (IPN) sonuçlanmıştır. Birinci tip, 133.33 μm kalınlığa sahip gözenekli polieter sülfon AEM, % 376.7 su alımı ve % 5.3 şişmevi oranı sergilemiştir. İkinci tip ise, 55.48 μm ile yoğun polieter sülfon AEM, % 69.9 su alımı ve % 7.5 şişme oranı sergilemiştir. Karakterizasyon sonuçları, üretim rotamızın çok başarılı olduğunu ve üretilen anyon değiştirici membranlarımızın alkali yakıt hücresi uygulamaları için umut verici olduğunu doğrulamıştır.
  • Book Part
    Citation - Scopus: 4
    Ion Exchange Membranes in Electrodialysis Process for Wastewater Treatment
    (Elsevier, 2024) Altıok,E.; Cihanoğlu,A.; Güler,E.; Kabay,N.
    Water is the most important natural resource on earth. Survival without water is impossible and industries cannot operate without water as well. Availability of safe and reliable source of water is therefore essential. Different practical solutions are needed for sustainable preservation of water resources as freshwater resources are limited in terms of technical and economical aspects. Membrane technologies can be applied to water and wastewater treatment for removal of various unwanted substances from water. Recently, the utilization of membrane technologies in the water purification sector has grown exponentially. Compared to conventional reclamation methods, membrane technologies are much more efficient for removal of various contaminants and they are able to overcome more stringent water regulations. Membrane separation processes employed for water treatment include reverse osmosis, nanofiltration, ultrafiltration, microfiltration, and electrodialysis (ED). In this chapter, we reviewed the basic principles of electromembrane processes, such as ED, electrodeionization, electrodialysis reversal, and bipolar membrane ED based on ion exchange membranes (IEMs) along with few examples of the use of these processes in water and wastewater treatment. In addition, fouling of IEMs is also discussed. © 2024 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Article
    Citation - WoS: 7
    Citation - Scopus: 7
    Salinity Gradient Energy Conversion by Custom-Made Interpolymer Ion Exchange Membranes Utilized in Reverse Electrodialysis System
    (Elsevier Sci Ltd, 2023-04) Altiok, Esra; Kaya, Tugce Zeynep; Smolinska-Kempisty, Katarzyna; Guler, Enver; Kabay, Nalan; Tomaszewska, Barbara; Bryjak, Marek
    Reverse electrodialysis (RED) is one of methods to extract salinity gradient energy between two aqueous solu-tions with different salt concentrations. In this work, custom-made interpolymer ion exchange membranes were employed in the RED stack. The effects of divalent (Mg2+, Ca2+ , SO42-) and monovalent (Li+, K+ and Cl-) ions in the feed solutions prepared from NaCl salt as a function of such process parameters as number of membrane pairs, flow rate , salinity ratio on power generation by the RED method were studied. It was shown that the maximum power density of 0.561 W/m2 was reached by using three membrane pairs using 1:45 of salt ratio with a feed flow rate of 120 mL/min using only NaCl salt in the feed solutions. The maximum power density was 0.398 W/m2 at 120 mL/min of the flow rate of the feed solutions composed of 90 wt% NaCl and 10 wt% KCl by using a salt ratio of 1:30 while the lowest power density of 0.246 W/m2 was obtained with a feed flow rate of 30 mL/min in the presence of SO42-ions with a similar salt ratio. Consequently, it was seen that while the presence of divalent ions in NaCl solutions had negative impact on power generation by RED system, the addition of monovalent ions having smaller hydrated radius than that of the Na+ ions contributed positively to the power generation.
  • Article
    Citation - WoS: 6
    Citation - Scopus: 7
    Further Development of Polyepichlorohydrin Based Anion Exchange Membranes for Reverse Electrodialysis by Tuning Cast Solution Properties
    (Mdpi, 2022-11-26) Eti, Mine; Cihanoglu, Aydin; Guler, Enver; Gomez-Coma, Lucia; Altiok, Esra; Arda, Muserref; Kabay, Nalan
    Recently, there have been several studies done regarding anion exchange membranes (AEMs) based on polyepichlorohydrin (PECH), an attractive polymer enabling safe membrane fabrication due to its inherent chloromethyl groups. However, there are still undiscovered properties of these membranes emerging from different compositions of cast solutions. Thus, it is vital to explore new membrane properties for sustainable energy generation by reverse electrodialysis (RED). In this study, the cast solution composition was easily tuned by varying the ratio of active polymer (i.e., blend ratio) and quaternary agent (i.e., excess diamine ratio) in the range of 1.07-2.00, and 1.00-4.00, respectively. The membrane synthesized with excess diamine ratio of 4.00 and blend ratio of 1.07 provided the best results in terms of ion exchange capacity, 3.47 mmol/g, with satisfactory conductive properties (area resistance: 2.4 omega center dot cm(2), electrical conductivity: 6.44 mS/cm) and high hydrophilicity. RED tests were performed by AEMs coupled with the commercially available Neosepta CMX cation exchange membrane (CEMs).
  • Doctoral Thesis
    Baraj Rezervuarlarında Sediment Oksijen İhtiyacı ile Su Kalitesi ve Besin Madde İlişkisinin Modellenmesi
    (2022) Abdulqader, Noor N.; Güler, Enver; Genç, Aslı Numanoğlu
    Burada sunulan çalışma, Ankara'daki Kurtboğazı baraj rezervuarının yüzey ve dip çökellerindeki kirleticileri temsil etmek üzere simüle edilen bir su kalitesi modeli olan WASP8'e (Su analizi simülasyon programı) dayalı bir model yaklaşımıdır. Çalışmada yeralan su kalitesi değişkenleri şunlardır: sıcaklık, nitrat, toplam fosfor, toplam Kjeldahl, çözünmüş oksijen, Klorofil a ve amonyum. Rezervuardaki gerçek durumu temsil etmesini sağlamak için simülasyon modelimizin sonuçları Kurtboğazı baraj sahasından alınan gerçek veriler kullanılarak kalibre edilmiş ve istatiksel verilerden yararlanılmıştır. Bu çalışmada özgün olarak, su kütlesinde meydana gelen durum değişkenlerinin tepkilerini, birbirleriyle nasıl etkileşime girdiklerini ve bunların Kurtboğazı rezervuarının genel kalite durumu üzerindeki etkilerini tahmin etmek için bir kalite modelinin geliştirilmesi araştırılmıştır. Modelin doğruluğu, simüle edilmiş modelimizin rezervuar alanındaki özellikleri temsil edebildiğini gösteren mükemmel sonuç aralıkları üreten belirleme katsayısı ve bağıl hata biçimindeki istatistik teknikleri kullanılarak kontrol edilmiştir. Kurtboğazı baraj rezervuarı, tabakalaşma dönemlerinde hipolimnetik tabakada çözülmüş oksijen tükenmesi gibi olumsuz etkilerden etkilenmiştir. Bununla birlikte, tortu-su arayüzündeki oksijen tüketimi süreçlerini kavramak hala zordur. Temel olarak, tortu oksijen tükenmesi ve tortu oksijen talebi SOD ile bağlantılıdır. Bu nedenle, bu model, su yöneticileri için anoksik durumu ve bentik akıyı etkileyen parametrelerin tahmini için faydalı bir araç olarak hizmet edebilir.
  • Article
    Citation - WoS: 3
    Citation - Scopus: 3
    Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticle-Immobilized Antibacterial Anion-Exchange Membranes for Salinity Gradient Energy Production by Reverse Electrodialysis
    (Amer Chemical Soc, 2024-03-01) Eti, Mine; Cihanoglu, Aydin; Hamaloglu, Kadriye Ozlem; Altiok, Esra; Guler, Enver; Tuncel, Ali; Kabay, Nalan
    Biofouling, stemming from the attachment of living microorganisms, such as bacteria, which form resilient biofilms on membrane surfaces, presents a significant challenge that hampers the efficiency of anion-exchange membranes (AEMs) in reverse electrodialysis (RED) applications. This limitation curtails the generation of electrical power from salinity gradients, which notably is a sustainable form of energy known as osmotic energy. RED stands as a clean and promising process to harness this renewable energy source. This study aimed to impart antibacterial activity to synthesized AEMs by using silver nanoparticles (AgNPs). For that purpose, AgNPs were synthesized at 30 degree celsius using two different pH values (6.0 and 9.0) and immobilized into synthesized AEMs using the dip-coating technique. In nanoparticle synthesis, ascorbic acid and trisodium citrate were used as a reductant and a stabilizer, respectively, to take control of the particle size and agglomeration behavior. The results indicated that AgNPs synthesized at pH 6.0 were dispersed on the AEM surface without agglomeration. The stability of AgNPs immobilized on the membrane surface was tested under low- and high-saline solutions. The antibacterial activities of AEMs were determined with the colony-counting method using Gram-negative (Escherichia coli) bacterial suspension. The viability of bacteria dramatically decreased after the immobilization of AgNPs in the AEMs. In the short- and long-term RED tests, it has been observed that the AEMs having AgNPs have high energy-generating potentials, and power density up to 0.372 W/m(2) can be obtained.
  • Master Thesis
    Etilen Oksidasyonuyla Asetik Asit Üretiminin Aspen Plus Kullanılarak Modellenmesi
    (2018) Maıuf, Abır Abdelftah Alı; Güler, Enver
    Bu çalışmada etilenin oksidasyonu ile asetik asit üretiminin tasarım ve optimizasyon modeli Aspen Plus yazılımı kullanılarak incelenmiştir. Simülasyon işleminde girdi alt akış olarak CO2, N2 ile gaz fazı besleme akışı, üst girdi akışı olarak ise H2O'dur. Araştırma, asetik asit üretim sürecini anlamayı ve incelemeyi ve buna ek olarak operasyonel değişkenleri ve bunların üretim üzerindeki etkilerini incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Simülasyon modeline göre, asetik asit absorber içinde altı aşamadan sonra alt akışta sıvı olarak üretilmiştir. Ayrıca akış hızı, sıcaklık ve basınç kontrol edilmiş ve hassasiyet parametreleri olarak analiz edilmiştir. Elde edilen temel ürün, 30.3 °C sıcaklıkta ve 10 bar basınçta mol akışı yaklaşık 0.6 kmol/saat ve mol oranı yaklaşık 0.004 olan asetik asittir.
  • Article
    Citation - WoS: 16
    Metal-Salt Enhanced Grafting of Vinylpyridine and Vinylimidazole Monomer Combinations in Radiation Grafted Membranes for High-Temperature PEM Fuel Cells
    (Amer Chemical Soc, 2019-12-20) Mojarrad, Naeimeh Rajabalizadeh; Sadeghi, Sahl; Kaplan, Begum Yarar; Guler, Enver; Gursel, Selmiye Alkan
    Proton exchange membranes were prepared and characterized for utilization in high-temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cells, HT-PEMFCs. 1-vinylimidazole (1-VIm) and 4-vinylpyridine (4VP) monomers were simultaneously grafted onto pre-irradiated ETFE (ethylene-co-tetrafluoroethylene) films which were prepared using gamma-rays with a dose of 100 kGy, as a robust substrate to prepare acid-base composite membranes. The grafting reaction was performed at 60 degrees C for 24 h followed by protonation via phosphoric acid doping in the subsequent step. The effect of adding ferrous salts as promoters in grafting was investigated by characterization of resultant membranes via thermal gravimetric analysis and mechanical tests. The fuel cell tests were conducted under different relative humidities (RHs) and applied temperatures. Membranes prepared with salt addition exhibited superior proton conductivities. Results including up to 80 mS cm(-1) conductivity at 110 degrees C in 60% RH and excellent thermal stability, even at 300 degrees C, suggest these membranes are promising for HT-PEMFC applications.