selected publications

• academic article

  • Flame retardancy of glass fiber reinforced high temperature polyamide by use of aluminum diethylphosphinate: thermal and thermo-oxidative effects.  Polymer International.  n/a-n/a. 2013
  • Fire retardancy effect of aluminium phosphinate and melamine polyphosphate in glass fibre reinforced polyamide 6.  E-polymers.  10. 2010
  • Fire retardant synergisms between nanometric Fe₂ O₃ and aluminum phosphinate in poly(butylene terephthalate).  Polymers for Advanced Technologies.  22:2382-2391. 2010
  • Fire risks of burning asphalt.  Fire and Materials.  34:333-340. 2010
  • Flame retarded epoxy resins by adding layered silicate in combination with the conventional protection-layer-building flame retardants melamine borate and ammonium polyphosphate.  Journal of Applied Polymer Science.  n/a-n/a. 2010
  • Halogen-free flame retarded poly(butylene terephthalate) (PBT) using metal oxides/PBT nanocomposites in combination with aluminium phosphinate.  Polymer Degradation and Stability.  94:1245-1253. 2009
  • Pyrolysis and fire behaviour of epoxy systems containing a novel 9,10-dihydro-9-oxa-10-phosphaphenanthrene-10-oxide-(DOPO)-based diamino hardener.  European Polymer Journal.  44:704-715. 2008
  • Mechanical, thermal, and fire behavior of bisphenol a polycarbonate/multiwall carbon nanotube nanocomposites.  Polymer Engineering and Science.  48:149-158. 2007
  • Novel phosphorus-containing hardeners with tailored chemical structures for epoxy resins: Synthesis and cured resin properties.  Journal of Applied Polymer Science.  105:2744-2759. 2007
  • Pyrolysis of epoxy resins and fire behavior of epoxy resin composites flame-retarded with 9,10-dihydro-9-oxa-10-phosphaphenanthrene-10-oxide additives.  Journal of Applied Polymer Science.  104:2260-2269. 2007
  • Influence of the oxidation state of phosphorus on the decomposition and fire behaviour of flame-retarded epoxy resin composites.  Polymer.  47:8495-8508. 2006
  • Flame Retardant Mechanisms of Red Phosphorus and Magnesium Hydroxide in High Impact Polystyrene.  Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics.  205:2185-2196. 2004
  • Comprehensive fire behaviour assessment of polymeric materials based on cone calorimeter investigations.  E-polymers.  3. 2003
  • Fire retardancy of polypropylene/flax blends.  Polymer.  44:6241-6250. 2003

• conference paper

  • Following nature, completing the cycle, properly utilizing our precious water – exploration of future urban water systems.  Ecology and the Environment. 2008