Browsing by Author "Sirin K."

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    Thermal and mechanical properties of LDPE by the effects of organic peroxides
    (John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2017) Sirin K.; Cengel Ö.; Canli M.
    In this study, the effect of different organic peroxides on different types of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) was investigated. LDPE products like F2-21T, F5-21T, and I22-19T were mixed in different proportions with dialkyl peroxide, dibenzoyl peroxide, and dilauroyl peroxide. Melt flow rates, mechanical properties (tensile strength at yield, tensile strength at break, elongation at break, and stress-strain effect), thermal analysis (differential scanning calorimetric and thermogravimetric analysis), and scanning electron microscopy images of the prepared mixtures were examined. Cross-linking occurred in the structure of LDPE types having different molecular weight distribution by the addition of even small amounts of peroxide (e.g. 0–0.12 wt%). Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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    Characterization and determination of thermal and radioluminescence properties of low-density polyethylene (LDPE)-(nanozeolite + Y2O3) composite
    (SAGE Publications Ltd, 2020) Çanlı M.; Keskin İ.Ç.; Türemiş M.; Sirin K.; Katı M.İ.
    Nanotechnology has become one of the most popular areas of interdisciplinary research. In the vast majority of nanotechnology applications, polymer-based matrices were used as the dispersing medium of nanoparticles. The combination of polymer–zeolite nanocomposite has the potential to come out with the advantages of polymers and zeolites while coping with the deficiencies of both materials. In this study, the synthesis and properties of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) composites with nanozeolite + Y2O3 are investigated. Polyethylene nanocomposite fibers containing nanozeolite + Y2O3 at 5% by mass using a melt extrusion method were composed in a laboratory type twin screw extruder. The thermal properties of the composite fibers were determined by analysis of both thermal gravimetric and differential thermal spectra. Their structural properties were enlightened by scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared, and ultraviolet absorption. According to the results of X-ray diffraction tests, the samples contain crystals in semicrystalline and α form. The mechanical properties of LDPE matrices increased with the addition of nanoparticles. In addition, radioluminescence properties of the polymer were also improved after composing with nanozeolite and Y2O3. © The Author(s) 2019.
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    Effect of gamma irradiation on the thermal and mechanical behaviour of polypropylene and polyethylene blends
    (Elsevier Ltd, 2022) Sirin M.; Zeybek M.S.; Sirin K.; Abali Y.
    This study investigates the effect of radiation over polypropylene and polyethylene blends samples with different weight ratios. 10, 30, 50, 70, and 100 kGy doses of radiation were applied from the 60Co source on the polymer blends obtained by mixing polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (LDPE) samples with different molecular weights in different ratios by weight. Melting flow rates (MFI), hardness, tensile strength at yield, tensile strength at break, elongation at break, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and thermogravimetric analysis (TG) of the samples were examined. When melting flow index of the samples was examined, it was determined that there was a significant increase in the speed of melting flow in connection with increasing radiation doses. When the mechanical analyses of the samples were examined, there was a significant decrease in tensile strength at yield, tensile strength at break, and elongation at break values. Particularly, as the samples with 100 kGy dose had deformation, there was no reading for these values. When DSC analysis of the samples was examined, depending on the increasing radiation dose, there was a decrease in melting temperature Tm, crystallization temperature Tc, melting enthalpy ΔHf, crystallization enthalpy ΔHc and the rate of crystallization Xc values. It was observed that there was a mass loss against heat in TG analysis of samples. © 2022
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    Preparation, characterization, and antistatic applications of high-density polyethylene/polyaniline blends
    (John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2024) Ozkan A.N.; Sirin K.
    To obtain electrostatic charge dissipative (ESD) materials, high-density polyethylene (HDPE) and polyaniline (PANI) blends are synthesized by the solution blending method. To prepare the blends, 0.5, 1.0, and 3.0 wt% of PANI are introduced into the HDPE matrix. The prepared blends are investigated by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and scanning electron microscope (SEM). Additionally, stress–strain curves are used to examine the blends' mechanical properties. Polyaniline additions indicated an increase in thermal stability by approximately 1°C in the blends but decrease in mechanical properties. The four-probe technique is used to determine the electrical conductivity of blends, which is found to be between 10−7 and 10−10 S/cm. The results of the conductivity values have indicated that all blends have great potential to be used as antistatic materials. For antistatic applications, the ESD performance of the blends is determined at different corona voltages. Blends achieved the antistatic requirements with a 10% cutoff decay time of approximately 2.0 s and a 1/e time of approximately 1.0 s, demonstrating quick dissipation of static charges. According to antistatic decay times, it has been shown that all blends obtained in this study can be used as antistatic material at 3 kV corona voltage. © 2024 The Author(s). Polymers for Advanced Technologies published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.