Highly Stretchable and Rapid Self-Recoverable Cryogels Based on Butyl Rubber as Reusable Sorbent
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Swelling Behavior and Porosity of the Cryogels
2.2. Amount of Unfrozen Solvent during Cryogelation
2.3. Morphological Properties of Cryogels
2.4. Mechanical Properties and Self-Recoverability of Cryogels
3. Conclusions
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Materials
4.2. Preparation of the Cryogels
4.3. Characterization of the Cryogels
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Cryogel Code | Solvent | BR% (w/v) | S2Cl2% (v/w) | Tcry (°C) |
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BR-C | Cyclohexane | 5–20 | 0–20 | −2 and −18 |
BR-B | Benzene | 5–20 | 0–20 | −18 |
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Muslumova, S.; Yetiskin, B.; Okay, O. Highly Stretchable and Rapid Self-Recoverable Cryogels Based on Butyl Rubber as Reusable Sorbent. Gels 2019, 5, 1. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels5010001
Muslumova S, Yetiskin B, Okay O. Highly Stretchable and Rapid Self-Recoverable Cryogels Based on Butyl Rubber as Reusable Sorbent. Gels. 2019; 5(1):1. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels5010001
Chicago/Turabian StyleMuslumova, Sevil, Berkant Yetiskin, and Oguz Okay. 2019. "Highly Stretchable and Rapid Self-Recoverable Cryogels Based on Butyl Rubber as Reusable Sorbent" Gels 5, no. 1: 1. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels5010001