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Jayita Bandyopadhyay

Principal Researcher at CSIR

South Africa · Pretoria, South AfricaJoined January 2023

Summary

Dr Jayita Bandyopadhyay is an enthusiastic researcher, and her activities are focused on developing polymeric blends and nanocomposite materials for high-end industrial applications. She was born in India and received academic education in Physics (B.Sc and MSc) and later on completed her PhD studies in Chemical Engineering at the Université Laval in 2011. Her academic training and research experience have provided her with an excellent background in the field of polymer science and material characterization techniques such as thermal analysis, small angle X-ray scattering and rheology. She has joined CSIR in 2008 as a researcher studying the structure-property relationship in nanoclay-containing polymer nanocomposites. Over the years, she has progressed to principal researcher position at CSIR and associated professor at Université Laval and nurturing her skills towards knowledge generation, product development as well as human capital development via supervising students and interns. Currently she is leading a diversified team working on multiple polymer related projects. She is also associated with International Polymer Processing Society and Plastics|SA.

Work Experience (2)

Principal Researcher

CSIR

January 2023 - Present

Pretoria

My research focuses high performance nano-structured polymer composites from novel nanomaterials, their processing methods and polymer waste beneficiation products and processes.

Senior Researcher

CSIR

September 2008 - December 2022

Pretoria

Academic Studies (1)

PhD

Université Laval, Québec

September 2004 - July 2011

Chemical Engineering

Polymer blends and the nancomposites

Awards and achievements (7)

Exhibition at the BIO Africa Convention 2022

Technology Innovation Agency, South Africa

August 2022

Innovation Award

CSIR

June 2021

Business Development Award

CSIR

February 2021

Excellent Research Progress Certificate

CSIR

April 2020

Certificate of completion for PITCHING WITH CONFIDENCE

CSIR Licensing and Venture

August 2017

CSIR MSM Excellence Award-team category

CSIR

November 2016

Wirsum Light Microscopy Prize

Southern Africa Microscopy Society

June 2011

Research areas of interest (6)

  • Packaging / Handling
  • Packaging for materials
  • Nanomaterials
  • Polymer-based composites
  • Sustainability
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2. Superior flame retardancy, antidripping, and thermomechanical properties of polyamide nanocomposites with graphene‐based hybrid flame retardant.

Graphene is considered one of the most prominent halogen-free multifunctional flame retardants for polymers, and the resultant nanocomposites also display a good balance of properties. However, the biggest concern nowadays is thermal oxidative degradation, which mainly affects the flame retardant (FR) efficiency of graphene. To improve the flame retardancy and thermal oxidative degradation efficiency, graphene was functionalized with a combinat...

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4. Flow Characteristics, Mechanical, Thermal, and Thermomechanical Properties, and 3D Printability of Biodegradable Polylactide Containing Boehmite at Different Loadings.

This work investigates the effects of modification of polylactide (PLA) using dicumyl peroxide (DCP) as a crosslinker and Joncryl as a chain extender on boehmite distribution. The PLA/boehmite (PLA/BA) composites at various concentrations were prepared via a twin-screw extruder. Transmission electron microscopy showed more agglomerations of BA particles when Joncryl and DCP were added individually to the PLA matrix, with lesser agglomeration upon...

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20. Structural characterization of polymer nanocomposites

20. Structural characterization of polymer nanocomposites

The performance of a heterogeneous material, such as polymer nanocomposites (PNCs) is dictated by three main factors: (i) the inherent properties of the components; (ii) interfacial interactions; and (iii) structure of the PNCs. The structure of a PNC depends on the dispersion and distribution of the nanoparticles (NPs) in the polymer matrix. However, improving the dispersion by mechanical means or via chemical bonding can influence the propertie...

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39. Structural Analysis of Liquid Crystal Polymer Based Nanocomposites by X‐Ray Scattering.

The main theme of this work is to support the unusual melt-state rheological properties of the clay-containing nanocomposites of thermotropic liquid crystal polymers by small- and wideangle X-ray scattering. The changes of dispersion of silicate particles in the LCP matrix as well as change in crystal growth of LCP were extensively studied by X-ray scattering in both smalland wide-angle regions. The generalised indirect Fourier transformation ...

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Study on Nanoclay Dispersion in a Polymer Matrix by High-Resolution Electron Microscopy Combined with Electron Tomography

In this study, we choose poly[(butylene succinate)-co-adipate] (PBSA) as our model polymer. PBSA is a random copolymer of poly(butylene succinate) (PBS); which shows a variety of interesting physical properties, including biodegradability. The nanocomposite of PBSA with methyl tallow bis(2-hydroxylethyl) quaternary ammonium modified montmorillonite (MMT) (commercially known as C30B) were prepared by melt-mixing in a batch mixer. The nature of the...

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41. Thermal and rheological properties of biodegradable poly [(butylenesuccinate)-co-adipate] nanocomposites.

The thermal and rheological properties of clay-containing poly[(butylene succinate)-co-adipate] (PBSA) nanocomposites are reported. The nanocomposites of PBSA with various weight percentages of organically modified montmorillonite (OMMT) loadings have been prepared by melt-mixing in a batch-mixer. The melting and crystallization behaviours of PBSA and its nanocomposites have been studied using differential scanning calorimeter (DSC). The melt-sta...

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A New Approach for the Quantitative Analysis of Degree of Dispersion of Clay Particles in the Polymer Matrix by Electron Microscopy Combined with Smallangle X-ray Scattering

The main objective of this work is to propose a new approach for the quantitative analysis of the degree of dispersion of clay particles in the polymer matrix by small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) combined with electron microscopy. The dispersed structure of the clay particles in the poly[(butylene succinate)-co-adipate] (PBSA) matrix was studied by SAXS. The morphology of the nanocomposites was extensively studied by scanning transmission elect...

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43. The quantitative analysis of nano-clay dispersion in polymernanocomposites by small angle X-ray scattering combined with electronmicroscopy

The main objective of this work is to propose a new approach for the quantitative analysis of the degree of dispersion of clay particles in the polymer matrix by small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) combined with electron microscopy. Due to the low temperature processibility and good thermal stability, poly[(butylene succinate)-co-adipate] (PBSA) was chosen as a model polymer matrix for this study. The nanocomposites of PBSA with four different we...

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44. Viscoelastic Properties of Clay‐Containing Nanocomposites ofThermotropic Liquid‐Crystal Polymer.

The nanocomposites of liquid-crystal polymer (LCP) with two different weight per cents of claywere preparedviathe melt extrusion method. To investigate the properties of the materials inthe linear and non-linear viscoelastic regions, both oscillatory and rotational tests were carriedout. The results showed that the nanocompositewith higher clay content exhibited an almostdefectless partially cross-linked structure com-pared to the nanocomposite w...

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45. Influence of degree of intercalation on the crystal growth kinetics of poly [(butylene succinate)-co-adipate] nanocomposites

The influence of the degree of intercalation of polymer chains in the two dimensional silicate galleries on the crystallization behavior of poly[(butylene succinate)-co-adipate] (PBSA) is being reported on. The nanocomposites were prepared by melt-blending of PBSA and organically modified montmorillonite (OMMT) in a batch-mixer. Two different types of commercially available OMMTs, with different extents of miscibility of organic modifiers with PB...

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Nonisothermal crystallization kinetics of poly(ethylene terephthalate) nanocomposites

This article reports the nonisothermal crystallization kinetics of poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) nanocomposites. The non-isothermal crystallization behaviors of PET and the nanocomposite samples are studied by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Various models, namely the Avrami method, the Ozawa method, and the combined Avrami-Ozawa method, are applied to describe the kinetics of the non-isothermal crystallization. The combined Avrami ...

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Effect of Organoclay on the Orientation and Thermal Properties of Liquid-Crystalline Polymers

The preparation and thermal and thermo-mechanical properties of nanocomposites based on liquid-crystalline polymers (LCP) and organically-modified layered silicate (OMLS) is described. From XRD patterns, very little smectic ordering is present in the pure LCP; in the nanocomposites, the polymer chains tended to orient in the direction of the dispersed clay layers. According to the DSC results, during first heating, the first melting peak represe...

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Effect of Organoclay on the Morphology andProperties of Poly(propylene)/Poly[(butylenesuccinate)-co-adipate] Blends

The effect of organically modified clay on the morphology and properties of poly(propylene)(PP) and poly[(butylene succinate)-co-adipate] (PBSA) blends is studied. Virgin and organoclaymodified blends were prepared by melt-mixing of PP, PBSA and organoclay in a batch-mixer at1908C. Scanning electron microscopy studies revealed a significant change in morphology ofPP/PBSA blend in the presence of organoclay. The state of dispersion of silicate lay...

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Thermal and thermomechanical properties of poly[(butylene succinate)-co-adipate] nanocomposite

In this article the thermal and thermomechanical properties of neat poly[(butylene succinate)-co-adipate] (PBSA) and its nanocomposite are reported. Nanocomposite of PBSA with organically modified synthetic fluorine mica (OSFM) has been prepared by melt-mixing in a batch mixer. The structure of nanocomposite is characterized by X-ray diffraction patterns and transmission electron microscopic (TEM) observations that reveal homogeneous dispersion o...

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Thermal and Thermo-mechanical Properties of Poly(ethylene terephthalate) Nanocomposites

In this study poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET)/clay nanocomposites with two different weight percentages of montmorillonite (MMT) have been prepared by melt-extrusion technique. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns and transmission electron microscopic (TEM) images reveal the formation of intercalated nanocomposites. The melting and crystallization behaviors of neat polymer and nanocomposite samples have been investigated by using both conve...

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