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Baljinder K. Kandola

Baljinder K. Kandola

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Materials Science

D-Index
51
Citations
8491
World Ranking
9986
National Ranking
400

Overview

Baljinder K. Kandola is affiliated with the University of Bolton in the United Kingdom and has a research focus primarily in Materials Science and Engineering. Their work emphasizes polymers and plastics, with additional investigations in biomedical engineering, safety, risk, reliability, quality, biomaterials, and mechanical engineering.

Their research output encompasses significant topics including flame retardant materials and properties, fire dynamics and safety research, fiber-reinforced polymer composites, biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties, lignin and wood chemistry, natural fiber reinforced composites, and surface modification and superhydrophobicity.

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Kandola illustrate these areas of interest. Notable papers include:

  • Flame retardants for epoxy resins: Application-related challenges and solutions (2022) published in Journal of Vinyl and Additive Technology

Kandola has also co-authored works with several frequent collaborators, highlighting a network of research partnerships. These frequent coauthors include:

  • A. Richard Horrocks
  • John R. Ebdon
  • Emmajane L. Erskine
  • Wiwat Pornwannachai
  • Annan Xiang

Their contributions have been published repeatedly in key venues such as:

  • Polymer Degradation and Stability
  • Polymers
  • Fibers
  • Molecules
  • International Journal of Biological Macromolecules

Their research covers flame retardant materials extensively, reflecting in over 56 publications linked to this topic, with further work on fire safety dynamics, biodegradable polymers, and composite materials.

Through their scholarly work, Kandola has contributed knowledge in both fundamental material properties and applied safety research, underlining ongoing advancements within polymer science and engineering disciplines.

Best Publications

  • Developments in flame retardant textiles – a review

    A.R. Horrocks;B.K. Kandola;P.J. Davies;S. Zhang

  • Flame-Retardant Treatments of Cellulose and Their Influence on the Mechanism of Cellulose Pyrolysis

    B. K. Kandola;A. R. Horrocks;D. Price;G. V. Coleman

  • Simultaneous reduction and surface functionalization of graphene oxide with POSS for reducing fire hazards in epoxy composites

    Xin Wang;Lei Song;Hongyu Yang;Weiyi Xing

  • Flame Retardancy Index for Thermoplastic Composites.

    Henri Vahabi;Baljinder K. Kandola;Mohammad Reza Saeb

  • Synthesis and characterization of a functional polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane and its flame retardancy in epoxy resin

    Kun Wu;Lei Song;Yuan Hu;Hongdian Lu;Hongdian Lu

  • The effect of graphene presence in flame retarded epoxy resin matrix on the mechanical and flammability properties of glass fiber-reinforced composites

    Xin Wang;Lei Song;Wiwat Pornwannchai;Yuan Hu

  • Complex char formation in flame-retarded fibre-intumescent combinations—II. Thermal analytical studies

    Baljinder K. Kandola;A.Richard Horrocks

  • Flame‐retardant unsaturated polyester resin incorporating nanoclays

    S. Nazaré;B. K. Kandola;A. R. Horrocks

  • Studies on the effect of different levels of toughener and flame retardants on thermal stability of epoxy resin

    Baljinder K. Kandola;Bhaskar Biswas;Dennis Price;A. Richard Horrocks

  • Understanding the thermal and dielectric response of organosolv and modified kraft lignin as a carbon fibre precursor

    Mario Culebras;Maria J. Sanchis;Anne Beaucamp;Marta Carsí

  • Flame retardants for epoxy resins: Application‐related challenges and solutions

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  • Study of the thermal decomposition of flame-retarded unsaturated polyester resins by thermogravimetric analysis and Py-GC/MS

    Everson Kandare;Baljinder K. Kandola;Dennis Price;Shonali Nazaré

  • Thermal degradation of DNA, an all-in-one natural intumescent flame retardant

    Jenny Alongi;Alessandro Di Blasio;John Milnes;Giulio Malucelli

  • Comparative study on the synergistic effect of POSS and graphene with melamine phosphate on the flame retardance of poly(butylene succinate)

    Xin Wang;Yuan Hu;Lei Song;Hongyu Yang

  • Use of cone calorimetry to quantify the burning hazard of apparel fabrics

    Shonali Nazaré;Baljinder Kandola;A. Richard Horrocks

  • Fire Retardancy of Polymers: New Strategies and Mechanisms

    T Richard Hull;Baljinder K Kandola

  • Mechanical performance of heat/fire damaged novel flame retardant glass - reinforced epoxy composites

    B.K. Kandola;A.R. Horrocks;P. Myler;D. Blair

  • Towards the design of sandwich panel composites with enhanced mechanical and thermal properties by variation of the in-plane Poisson's ratios

    J. P. M. Whitty;Andrew Alderson;Peter Myler;Baljinder K. Kandola

  • The Potential for Volatile Phosphorus-containing Flame Retardants in Textile Back-coatings

    A.R. Horrocks;P.J. Davies;B.K. Kandola;A. Alderson

  • An investigation into the mechanism of flame retardancy and smoke suppression by melamine in flexible polyurethane foam

    Dennis Price;Yan Liu;G. John Milnes;Richard Hull

  • The effect of intumescents on the burning behaviour of polyester-resin-containing composites

    B.K. Kandola;A.R. Horrocks;P. Myler;D. Blair

Frequent Co-Authors

A. Richard Horrocks
A. Richard Horrocks University of Bolton
T. Richard Hull
T. Richard Hull University of Central Lancashire
Yuan Hu
Yuan Hu University of Science and Technology of China
Lei Song
Lei Song University of Science and Technology of China
Serge Bourbigot
Serge Bourbigot University of Lille
Henri Vahabi
Henri Vahabi University of Lorraine
Mohammad Reza Saeb
Mohammad Reza Saeb Gdańsk Medical University
Jenny Alongi
Jenny Alongi University of Milan
Giulio Malucelli
Giulio Malucelli Polytechnic University of Turin
Xin Wang
Xin Wang University of Science and Technology of China

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