THE R&D AND INNOVATION STUDIES SOCIETY ÜNIDES PROJECT, "PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE-BASED THERMAL INSULATION MATERIAL FROM RECYCLED NEWSPAPER," HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

AS PART OF THE "PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE-BASED THERMAL INSULATION MATERIAL FROM RECYCLED NEWSPAPER" PROJECT, CONDUCTED BY THE "R&D AND INNOVATION STUDIES COMMUNITY" OF ÇANKIRI KARATEKIN UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF ENGINEERING, THE PRODUCTION PROCESS WAS COMPLETED IN COLLABORATION WITH PARTNER ESMA ENGINEERING IN THE ÇERKEŞ ORGANIZED INDUSTRIAL ZONE IN ÇERKEŞ DISTRICT OF ÇANKIRI.

DURING THE PROJECT; IN LINE WITH THE PRIORITY AREA OBJECTIVES OF THE 6TH TERM UNIDES PROGRAM OF THE MINISTRY OF YOUTH AND SPORTS, THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY AND SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES HAS BEEN AIMED. IN THIS CONTEXT, WASTE NEWSPAPER PAPER, SELECTED AS RAW MATERIAL, HAS BEEN RECYCLED TO OBTAIN A CELLULOSE-BASED MATERIAL; THE PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY AND THE DEFINED FLOWCHART HAVE BEEN METICULOUSLY IMPLEMENTED.

TO MAXIMIZE THE PERFORMANCE, DURABILITY, AND SAFETY OF THE MATERIAL, BORON MINERALS AND SPECIAL CHEMICAL ADDITIVES WERE USED IN THE PRODUCTION PROCESS. AS PART OF THE CHARACTERIZATION OF THE RESULTING CELLULOSE-BASED THERMAL INSULATION MATERIAL, DSC (DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY) ANALYSES WERE PERFORMED, AND THE THERMAL TRANSFER, HEAT BEHAVIOR, AND THERMAL RESISTANCE OF THE MATERIAL WERE SUCCESSFULLY EVALUATED. THE THERMAL STABILITY OF THE MATERIAL WAS RECORDED BY EXAMINING ENDOTHERMIC PEAKS REPRESENTING WATER LOSS AND MELTING, AND EXOTHERMIC PEAKS SHOWING OXIDATION AND DECOMPOSITION REACTIONS IN THE ANALYZED DSC CURVES.

OUR PROJECT`S RESULTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS: AS A RESULT OF THE R&D STUDIES AND PRODUCTION STAGES, AN INNOVATIVE INSULATION MATERIAL THAT IS COMPLETELY NATURAL, ANTIBACTERIAL, PROVIDES SOUND INSULATION, AND EXHIBITS HIGH FIRE RESISTANCE THANKS TO ITS BORON COMPONENTS, HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY PRODUCED. THIS DEVELOPED PRODUCT, WITH ITS LOW THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COEFFICIENT, CONTRIBUTES TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY AT A HIGH LEVEL, WHILE SERVING AS AN EXEMPLARY MODEL IN TERMS OF THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY FOR THE TRANSFORMATION OF CELLULOSE-CONTAINING WASTE INTO VALUE-ADDED PRODUCTS.

WE WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS OUR GRATITUDE TO ESMA ENGINEERING, OWNER OF EŞREF SAFA ÇİLOĞLU, AND OUR ADVISOR, DR. ÖĞR., FOR THEIR STRONG CONTRIBUTIONS AND COLLABORATION IN THE PRODUCTION PROCESS, IN SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING THIS VALUABLE PROJECT. WE EXTEND OUR THANKS TO ZEHRA GÜLTEN YALÇIN, A MEMBER OF THE SOCIETY, AND ALL THE DEDICATED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE R&D AND INNOVATION STUDIES COMMUNITY.