In our research group we explore new ways of fabricating membranes using naturally abundant materials, controllable and designable fabrication processes and simple process modifications. We collaborate with researchers from Chemistry, Chemical, Environmental and Food Engineering disciplines to merge our expertise for finding solutions to technological problems and extending our understanding of these problems.
- We are interested in membrane applications in extreme environments, such as organic solvents. We develop membranes based on cellulose, a very solvent-resistant polymer, and try to understand their transport behaviour and performance in example applications.
- We develop membranes with modified surface properties or geometry, and membrane processes suited for avoiding membrane fouling or rendering it easily removable. We aim at improving membrane performance in water treatment, food and biotechnology applications.
- We work on novel membrane fabrication technologies with relatively well-defined relationships between fabrication parameters and membrane properties. To this end, we develop membranes by controlled deposition of colloidal materials, such as cellulose nanocrystals, and layer-by-layer assembly.
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Our video on phase inversion for the Film Your Research Contest of the Journal of Visualized Experiments (2017):
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Our podcast on the World Water Day 2023 (in Turkish):
