Polymers are the backbone of modern life — from the materials that power clean energy technologies to those that protect our health and environment. Their versatility enables innovations in energy storage, water purification, air filtration, catalysis, and sustainable packaging, making them indispensable to global progress.
At FPM (Future Polymers and Materials Research Group), we explore the next generation of functional and sustainable polymers designed to address humanity’s most pressing challenges: clean energy transition, climate change mitigation, and environmental protection. By transforming natural resources and waste into high-value functional materials, we aim to contribute to a more sustainable and resilient future.
Our vision is simple yet ambitious — to design polymers that don’t just serve today’s needs but shape tomorrow’s world.
Research Highlights
Laboratory infrastructure has been completed to conduct experiments and studies on the following topics by the second half of 2025. Currently, studies are actively being conducted on hydrogen gas production, dye adsorption, VOC adsorption and filtration, and microbiology. Organic and polymer synthesis infrastructures were completed in 2023.
🔹 1. Polymer Design, Synthesis, Modification, and Characterization
We design and synthesize novel functional polymers with tunable chemical architectures. Through structural modification and advanced characterization, we create materials with tailored surface chemistry, porosity, and reactivity to address environmental and energy-related challenges.
🔹 2. Dye and Heavy Metal Adsorption and Filtration
Our research focuses on developing efficient polymer-based adsorbents for the removal of dyes and heavy metals from aqueous media. Both batch and filtration systems are utilized to evaluate adsorption performance and regeneration potential under real environmental conditions.
🔹 3. VOC Adsorption and Filtration
We produce highly porous and functionalized polymers to capture volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from air. Using dynamic adsorption setups, we study gas–polymer interactions and develop advanced filter materials for indoor air purification and industrial emission control.
🔹 4. Recovery of Valuable Metals
FPM investigates selective adsorption and separation strategies for recovering critical metals such as Li, Co, and Ni from waste batteries and electronic residues. Our polymeric materials are designed to combine high selectivity, reusability, and environmental safety.
🔹 5. Production of Filter Papers
We engineer cellulose-based filter papers reinforced with biopolymers and crosslinkers to achieve superior mechanical strength and filtration efficiency. These sustainable materials are developed for air purification, VOC capture, and pathogen filtration applications.
🔹 6. Sensor Applications
Functional polymers and coordination networks synthesized in our lab are integrated into sensing platforms for detecting gases, dyes, and biomolecules. By tuning polymer–analyte interactions, we aim to develop responsive, selective, and reusable sensor systems.
🔹 7. Design, Synthesis, and Characterization of Organic Molecules and Monomers
We design and synthesize innovative organic molecules and monomers that serve as building blocks for advanced polymers. Molecular engineering enables control over polymer functionality, enabling tailored performance for catalysis, adsorption, and sensing applications.
🔹 8. Microbiologic Research
FPM explores the interface between polymer science and microbiology to combat antimicrobial resistance. We investigate biofilm formation, efflux pump mechanisms, and identify novel antimicrobial, antioxidant activity and antibiofilm agents, contributing to next-generation therapeutic materials.
🔹9. Hydrogen Gas Production
Developing polymer-based catalysts and functional materials for efficient hydrogen generation through NaBH₄ methanolysis and related processes. Our work focuses on achieving higher catalytic activity, stability, and reusability to support the transition toward a clean hydrogen economy.News and Announcements
Milestone for Air Filtration!
We have passed a significant milestone with our three-stage filtration system, which we designed and have been testing on for a long time!!
Developed by our research group, this system consists of thre...
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Events
We were in IX. Polymer Congress!
We attended the IX. Polymer Science and Technology Congress with International Participation (PolimerTR 2024) with Prof. Dr. Vural Bütün's Polymer Group.
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