Prof. Mikael S. Hedenqvist

Physical properties of synthetic and renewable polymers

Projects and Interests

Polymers from renewable resources (proteins and polyaccharides), mass transport and mechanical properties, modelling of polymers and polymer properties, packaging, ageing properties, magnetic materials, blends, micro- and nanocomposites, foams, processing of polymers, electrospinning.

Publications

2012

• Anomalous high temperature oxidation of Sm2(Fe,Co,Cu,Zr)17 particles - Corrosion Science; DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2011.03.031

• Improved oxidation resistance of SmCo magnetic alloy powders by silanization - Progress in Organic Coatings; DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2011.03.031

• Properties of plasticized composite films prepared from nanofibrillated cellulose and birch wood xylan - Cellulose; DOI: 10.1007/s10570-012-9764-7

• Predicting solubility and diffusivity using models free from adjustable interaction parameters; applications including N2 sorption at very high pressure (67 MPa) in polycarbonate and poly(ether-ether-ketone) - Ind. Eng. Chem. Res.; DOI: 10.1021/ie300975h.

• Antimicrobial compression-moulded wheat gluten films containing potassium sorbate - Food Res. Int., 45, 109-115.

• The effect of water activity on the sorption and diffusion of water in thermosets based on polyester, vinyl ester, and novolac resins,- Polym. Eng. Sci. 52, 718-724.

• Biobased Materials Production from Biodiesel Residuals of Rapeseed - ISRN Mater. Sci. vol. 2012, Article ID 193541, 6 pages.

• Thermal Conductivity and Combustion Properties of Wheat Gluten Foams - ACS Appl. Mater. Interf. 4, 1629-1635.

• Wheat Gluten-Laminated Paperboard with Improved Moisture Barrier Properties: A New Concept Using a Plasticizer (Glycerol) Containing a Hydrophobic Component (Oleic Acid) - Intern. J. Polymer Sci. Volume 2012, Article ID 454359, 9 pages.

• Modelling tie chains and trapped entanglements in polyethylene - Polymer, 53, 3594-3601.

• Novel freeze-dried foams from glutenin- and gliadin-rich fractions- RSC Advances, 2, (2012) 6617-6627.

• Composite Films of Arabinoxylan and Fibrous Sepiolite: Morphological, Mechanical, and Barrier Properties - ACS Appl. Mater. Interf., 4, (2012) 3378-3386.

• Crystallization and Melting Behavior of Monodisperse Oligomers of ϵ-Caprolactone - J. Macrom. Sci., Phys.

• Micromechanical Tensile Testing of Cellulose-Reinforced Electrospun Fibers Using a Template Transfer Method (TTM) - J. Polym. Environ.

• Properties of Wheat-Gluten/Montmorillonite Nanocomposite Films Obtained by a Solvent-Free Extrusion Process - J. Polym. Environ.

Prior to 2012

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Courses

• KF2250 Mechanical properties of materials (for material designers)

• KF2500 Polymer Engineering

• KF2110 Mechanical properties of materials (for chemists)

• F3E5052 Transport properties of polymers

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