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Open Access Particulate Filters for Internal Combustion Engines
Nurcan Çalış Açıkbaş, Gökhan Açıkbaş , Selçuk Özcan, Şeref Soylu
Ist International Symposium on Innovative Approaches in Scientific Studies Vol. 2 pp. 151–152 2026
Increasing number of motor vehicles together with economic development brings serious air pollution problems. Especially, Particle Matter emissions from Internal Combustion Engines are difficult to control and highly dangerous for human hea…
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Open Access Investigation of Usage of Waste Fine Fire Clay Ceramic Sanitaryware Products in Polymer Matrix Composite Production
Gökhan Açıkbaş , Hasan Göçmez
Ist International Symposium on Innovative Approaches in Scientific Studies Vol. 2 pp. 59–59 2026
In the ceramic sanitaryware sector two different slips are used for different products. These slips are VC (vitreous china) and fine fire clay (FFC). Large-sized products must have low firing deformation, like washbasin, shower tray etc. ar…
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Open Access The Influence of Wall Tile and Glass Fiber Waste Particle Sizes on the Wear Behavior of Hybrid Epoxy Matrix Composites
Nurcan Çalış Açıkbaş, Gökhan Açıkbaş , Bilge Yaman, Selçuk Özcan
Ist International Symposium on Innovative Approaches in Scientific Studies Vol. 2 pp. 60–60 2026
The study presents the tribological behavior of epoxy matrix composites containing two different fillers. Hybrid composites were produced with casting method. The composites contains fillers with different particle sizes (<90µm and in the r…
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Open Access Production of a Polymer Matrix Composite Material with Antibacterial Property
Selçuk Özcan, Gökhan Açıkbaş
Ist International Symposium on Innovative Approaches in Scientific Studies Vol. 2 pp. 73–73 2026
In this study, in an effort to develop polymer matrix composite materials, especially to be employed as workbench and kitchen bench usage, powdered waste porcelain was used as a filler to form satisfactory mechanical properties together wit…
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Open Access Investigation of Antibacterial Activity and Physico-Mechanical Properties of Boron and Porcelain Incorporated Polymer Matrix Composite Applications
Gökhan Açıkbaş
Ist International Symposium on Innovative Approaches in Scientific Studies Vol. 2 pp. 74–75 2026
Boron is a important element that can be used in many different fields such as the ceramic industry, fertilizers, insecticides, corrosion inhibitors and etc. Boric acid is a naturally occurring compound containing boron, oxygen and hydrogen…
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Open Access Properties of Porous Silicon Nitride Bonded-Silicon Carbide Ceramics For Diesel Particle Filter
Nurcan Çalış Açıkbaş, Şeref Soylu, Şahabettin Kırcalı, Gökhan Açıkbaş , Selçuk Özcan
Ist International Symposium on Innovative Approaches in Scientific Studies Vol. 2 pp. 77–77 2026
Diesel engines have been preferable engines for heavy, medium and light duty vehicle applications due to their superior performance and fuel economy. However, concerns with their emissions, which are highly toxic air pollutants, put some li…
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Open Access Environmental and Sustainable Biocomposite Materials Applications and Properties
Gökhan Açıkbaş , Selçuk Özcan
Ist International Symposium on Innovative Approaches in Scientific Studies Vol. 2 pp. 76–76 2026
Many well-known material structures, such as metals, ceramics or polymers, cannot meet all the technological demands. For this reason, there is ongoing research into new materials with advanced features. A composite material is consisting o…
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Open Access Superhyrophobic Surface, Theory, Applications and Technological Importance
Selçuk Özcan, Gökhan Açıkbaş , Nurcan Çalış Açıkbaş
Ist International Symposium on Innovative Approaches in Scientific Studies Vol. 2 pp. 79–79 2026
Superhydrophobic surfaces and materials received great attention of scientists and engineers due to their unwetting, self cleaning and antimicrobial properties. Hydrophobic surfaces are defined as having sessile water drop contact angle gre…
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Open Access Industrial Applications Of High Technology Ceramics In Wear
Nurcan Çalış Açıkbaş, Gökhan Açıkbaş
Ist International Symposium on Innovative Approaches in Scientific Studies Vol. 2 pp. 78–78 2026
Ceramic materials are characterized by outstanding hardness, extreme compressive strength and elastic modulus, wear resistance, thermal shock resistance, chemical stability and high temperature properties. Therefore they have potential mate…
