Nazanin Alipour
Research project
Qualitative characterization of particle emissions from nanomaterials during simulated service life
Supervisors
, Inger Odnevall Wallinder , Jonas Enebro
Financing
Formas
Project description
Nanomaterials are a large and heterogeneous group of compounds, natural or manufactured containing particles in an unbound state or as an aggregate, or as agglomerate with size distribution in the size range of 1-100 nm. There is little known about the fate of nanocomposites during service life and end-of-life. In general, polymers will degrade at a slow rate during exposure to indoor/outdoor environments, resulting in a gradual loss of material properties and a slow release of low molecular weight compounds and presumably micro- and nanoparticles into its surroundings. The objective of the project is to investigate how nanosized particles are formed/released during degradation of polymer nanocomposite. In order to manage this, an exposure chamber needs to be designed where the nanocomposite materials can be exposed to various deteriorating environments where the formed/released particles can be collected in a control manner prior to characterization. The method will allow for a controlled sampling of the formed particles at the degraded material surface and subsequent analysis (e.g. size, shape, composition, surface chemistry).
Research interests
- Polymer composites, Micro- and nanoparticles
- Characterization of Polymeric Materials
- Degradation of polyolefin materials
- Morphology and properties of polyolefin materials
Academic background
Licentiate degree in the subject area of Fibre and Polymer Technology (KTH): “Structure and properties of films made of ultrathin polyolefin layers”
MSc. Materials’ Science with the emphasis on polymeric materials from Royal Institute of Technology (Stockholm-Sweden) 2009-2011
BSc. Petrochemical engineering from Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran-Iran) 1996-2001
Personal background
Born in Tehran, Iran.
- Quality control supervisor of receiving parts including polymeric material at IKCO (car manufacturer), Tehran, 2002 –2008
Publications
N. Alipour, R.L. Andersson, R.T. Olsson, U.W. Gedde, M.S. Hedenqvist (2016). VOC-Induced flexing of single and multilayer polyethylene films as gas sensors - ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 8, 9946-9953
S. Nawaz, N. Alipour, M. Headenqvist and U. W. Gedde (2013). Migration and chemical consumption of Deltamethrin and Piperonyl Butoxide from polyethylene in aqueous media - Polymers from Renewable Resources, 4(1), 1-18
N. Alipour, U.W. Gedde, M.S. Hedenqvist, S. Yu, S. Roth, K. Brüning, A. Vieyres, K. Schneider (2015). Structure and properties of polyethylene-based and EVOH-based multilayered films with layer thicknesses of 150 nm and greater - European Polymer Journal, 64, 36-51
Conferences
NPD, Nordic Polymer Days, 2011, Stockholm, Sweden (Oral presentation)
NPD, Nordic Polymer Days, 2012, Copenhagen, Denmark (Oral presentation)
NPD, Nordic Polymer Days, 2013, Helsinki, Finland (Poster presentation)
NPD, Nordic Polymer Days, 2014, Göteborg, Sweden (Poster presentation)
20th International Conference on Composite Materials, 2015, Copenhagen, Denmark (Poster presentation)
Contact information
e-mail: nalipour@kth.se
phone: +46 (0) 8 790 7522