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    Clarification of Apple Juice Using New Generation Nanocomposite Membranes Fabricated with TiO2 and Al2O3 Nanoparticles
    (SPRINGER, ONE NEW YORK PLAZA, SUITE 4600, NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, 2020) Severcan, Solmaz Sebnem; Uzal, Nigmet; Kahraman, Kevser; 0000-0002-2786-3944; AGÜ, Mühendislik Fakültesi, Malzeme Bilimi ve Nanoteknoloji Mühendisliği Bölümü
    To enhance anti-fouling properties of polymeric membranes during apple juice clarification, PSF/PEI (20/2 wt%) ultrafiltration (UF) membranes were modified with TiO2 and Al2O3 nanoparticles using the phase inversion method. Turbid apple juice samples were clarified using cross-flow membrane filtration system. All fabricated nanocomposite UF membranes had higher apple juice flux values than PSF/PEI membrane. Membrane prepared with 0.01% TiO2 (UFT1) had the highest apple juice flux (at steady state, 44.6 L/m(2)h). The FRR (%) value of TiO2 and Al2O3 incorporated UF membranes was between 90.9-94.0% and 79.6-97.6%, respectively, and these FRR values were higher than that of PSF/PEI membrane (UF2, 60.3%). Porosity and hydrophilicity of the UF membranes significantly increased with the addition of nanoparticles and the highest porosity and hydrophilicity was achieved in the 0.01% TiO2 incorporated UF membrane (UFT1) membrane. Higher flux recovery ratio (FRR) and lower relative flux reduction (RFR) values of Al2O3 and TiO2 incorporated nanocomposite membranes, compared with the unmodified membrane, demonstrated the enhancement in the anti-fouling properties of the PSF/PEI membrane. SEM images of the nanocomposite membranes also proved the nanoparticle incorporation to the PSF/PEI matrix. Color, turbidity, total soluble solid, total phenolic content, and antioxidant capacity of the samples using nanocomposite membranes were better than that of clarified using both commercial and unmodified membranes. TiO2 incorporated nanocomposite membranes had superior performance than Al2O3 incorporated nanocomposite membranes and among these membranes, the ones prepared with the addition of 0.01 wt% TiO2 exhibit the best performance in terms of clarification of apple juice.
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    Clarification of pomegranate juice using PSF microfiltration membranes fabricated with nano TiO(2)and Al2O3
    (WILEY, 111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN 07030-5774, NJ USA, 2020) Severcan, Solmaz Sebnem; Uzal, Nigmet; Kahraman, Kevser; 0000-0002-2786-3944; AGÜ, Mühendislik Fakültesi, Malzeme Bilimi ve Nanoteknoloji Mühendisliği Bölümü
    Microfiltration (MF) membranes were fabricated using PSF/PEI (17/2 wt%) with TiO(2)and Al(2)O(3)nanoparticles to enhance pomegranate juice clarification performance. The membrane performances were tested using dead-end filtration system. Membranes were characterized by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), porosity, water contact angle, and pure water flux experiments. All MF membranes had higher porosity, pure water flux, and hydrophilicity.SEMimages of the membranes proved the nanoparticle incorporation to the PSF/PEI matrix. The quality of clarified pomegranate juice samples using PSF/PEI nanocomposite membranes were better than that of clarified using both commercial and unmodified membranes. The highest performance for the clarification of pomegranate juice samples was obtained for 0.05% of Al(2)O(3)incorporated PSF/PEI membranes with the highest color (5,781 +/- 4 PtCo), total soluble solid (16.2 +/- 0.0 Brix), total phenolic content (2,642.1 +/- 46.4 mg GAE/L), antioxidant activity (ABTS: 62.4 +/- 0.2 TEAC/L, DPPH: 41.3 +/- 0.0 TEAC/L) and total monomeric anthocyanin (100.7 +/- 1.7 mg/L). Practical applications Utilization of membrane technology in food industry has been increased rapidly in the past two decades. Due to their advantage in terms of saving color pigments, MF membranes are more suitable than UF ones for clarification of pomegranate juice. Incorporation of nanoparticles to the membrane matrix is one of the methods to increase the antifouling character and the strength of the membranes modified with hydrophilic polymers. There are some studies investigating the effect of TiO(2)and Al(2)O(3)nanoparticles on the properties of polymeric membranes. However, there are no reported data on the utilization of TiO(2)and Al(2)O(3)nanocomposite membranes for clarifying pomegranate juice. In this study, TiO(2)and Al(2)O(3)incorporated new generation PSF/PEI membranes were utilized in the clarification process of pomegranate juice for the first time in the literature. The results showed that Al(2)O(3)incorporation seems to be a good alternative for clarifying pomegranate juice with enhanced quality parameters.