Metin Arslan

Selective removal of Cr(VI) ions from aqueous solutions including Cr(VI), Cu(II) and Cd(II) ions by 4-vinly pyridine/2-hydroxyethylmethacrylate monomer mixture grafted poly(ethylene terephthalate) fiber

In this study, a new reactively fibrous adsorbent was prepared by grafting 4-vinyl pyridine (4-VP) and 2-hydroxyethylmethacrylate (HEMA) monomer mixture onto poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) fibers for removal of Cr(VI), Cu(II) and Cd(II) metal ions from aqueous solution by using batch adsorption method. The influence of various parameters such as graft yield (GY), pH, adsorption time, initial ion concentration and adsorption temperature was investigated. The selectivity of the reactive fiber was also examined. The results show that the adsorbed amount of metal ions followed as given in the order Cr(VI)>Cd(II)>Cu(II). At pH 3, Cr(VI) was removed by 99% while the initial concentration of ions was at 5 mg L(-1) and by 94% at 400 mg L(-1). It was found that the grafted fiber is more selective for Cr(VI) ions in the mixed solution of Cr(VI)-Cu(II), Cr(VI)-Cd(II) and Cr(VI)-Cu(II)-Cd(II) at pH 3 and it was observed that the grafted fibers are stable and regenerable by acid and base without losing their activity.

Use of 4-vinylpyridine and 2-hydroxyethylmethacrylate monomer mixture grafted poly(ethylene terephthalate) fibers for removal of congo red from aqueous solution

Abstract In this study, a novel fibrous adsorbent made by grafting 4-vinyl pyridine (4-VP) and 2-hydroxyethylmethacrylate (HEMA) monomer mixture onto poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) fibers was used for removal of Congo red (CR) in aqueous solutions by a batch equilibration technique. The influence of treatment time, pH of solution, dyes concentration, and reaction temperature on adsorbed amount was investigated. Adsorption time of 60 min. was found sufficient to reach adsorption equilibrium for CR. It was found that the adsorption isotherm of CR fits to Langmuir type isotherms. The highest adsorption capacity was found to be 11.87 mg CR per gram adsorbent. The adsorption rate of CR is much higher on the comonomers grafted PET fibers than on the ungrafted PET fibers. CR was removed 97 % when the initial dye concentration was 5 mg L-1 and 38% at 150 mg L-1 by monomers mixture grafted PET fibers. The adsorption of the dye was endothermic in nature (ΔH°=45.3 KJmol-1). It was found that the reactive fibers are stable and regenerate by acid without losing its activity.

Adsorption Behaviour of Methylene Blue from Aqueous Solution on Poly(Ethylene Terephthalate)-g-4-Vinylpyridine/ 2-Hydroxyethylmethacrylate Fibers

Abstract In this study, a novel fibrous adsorbent obtained by grafting 4-vinyl pyridine (4-VP)/2-hydroxyethylmethacrylate (HEMA) comonomers onto poly (ethylene terephthalate) (PET) fibers was used for removal of methylene blue (MB) from aqueous solutions through a batch equilibration technique. The Influence of treatment time, pH of the solution, dye concentration, reaction temperature and percent graft yield on adsorbed amount were investigated. 300 min. of adsorption time was found sufficient to reach adsorption equilibrium for MB. It was found that the adsorption isotherm of MB fitted to Langmuir type isotherm. The highest adsorption capacity was found to be 55.33 mg MB per gram adsorbent. The adsorbed amount of MB was much higher on the comonomers grafted PET fibers than on the ungrafted PET fibers. MB was removed by 98 % while the initial dye concentration was at 5 mg L-1 and by 88% at 300 mg L-1 by monomers mixture grafted PET fibers. It was found that the reactive fibers were stable and regenerable by acid without loosing their activity.

Synthesis of modified poly(ethylene terephthalate) fibers with antibacterial properties and their characterization

Abstract Poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) fibers were grafted with vinyl monomers by utilizing benzoyl peroxide. Grafted PET fibers were modified in optimized conditions with several functional groups such as amine, chlorine, hydrogen peroxide, and triclosan to gain antibacterial feature. The second part of this study comprised examination of the antibacterial features of PET fibers via use of Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC 29213) and Escherichia coli (ATCC 25922) bacteria. Kirby-Bauer test is used to study antibacterial properties. The longest zone diameter for Trc-GMA-g-PET fibers was 56 mm for E. Coli whereas the biggest diameter for S. aureus bacteria was 130 mm with Trc-MMA-g-PET fibers. Graphical Abstract