What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Composite material
- Polymer
- Organic chemistry
His main research concerns Composite material, High-density polyethylene, Wood flour, Fiber and Polyethylene.
His study on Ultimate tensile strength, Composite number and Contact angle is often connected to Cell morphology and Ultraviolet as part of broader study in Composite material.
Laurent M. Matuana has included themes like Flexural strength, Extrusion, Pressed wood and Porosity in his High-density polyethylene study.
In his study, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Cellulose and Polymer chemistry is strongly linked to Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, which falls under the umbrella field of Wood flour.
His work deals with themes such as Surface modification, Polypropylene and Polymer, which intersect with Fiber.
Laurent M. Matuana interconnects Crystallinity, Chromated copper arsenate, Urea-formaldehyde and Natural fiber in the investigation of issues within Polyethylene.
His most cited work include:
- Surface modification and adhesion mechanisms in woodfiber-polypropylene composites (319 citations)
- Surface chemistry changes of weathered HDPE/wood-flour composites studied by XPS and FTIR spectroscopy ☆ (241 citations)
- Cell morphology and property relationships of microcellular foamed pvc/wood‐fiber composites (211 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
Composite material, Wood flour, Composite number, High-density polyethylene and Extrusion are his primary areas of study.
His research in the fields of Flexural strength, Ultimate tensile strength, Polyethylene and Fiber overlaps with other disciplines such as Cell morphology.
Laurent M. Matuana focuses mostly in the field of Polyethylene, narrowing it down to matters related to Polypropylene and, in some cases, Surface modification.
His Wood flour research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Moisture, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and Flexural modulus.
His studies deal with areas such as Polyvinyl chloride, Contact angle and Chitosan as well as Composite number.
His studies in Extrusion integrate themes in fields like Plastics extrusion, Elasticity, Rheology and Plasticizer.
He most often published in these fields:
- Composite material (79.53%)
- Wood flour (35.43%)
- Composite number (22.05%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2014-2021)?
- Composite material (79.53%)
- Lactic acid (12.60%)
- Cellulose (7.87%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
His primary areas of investigation include Composite material, Lactic acid, Cellulose, Extrusion and Nanocomposite.
He works mostly in the field of Composite material, limiting it down to topics relating to Activation energy and, in certain cases, Biocomposite, as a part of the same area of interest.
His Extrusion study incorporates themes from Plastics extrusion, Amorphous solid, Rheology and Shear.
His research investigates the connection with Nanocomposite and areas like Crystallinity which intersect with concerns in Contact angle, Chemical modification and Thermal stability.
His research investigates the connection between Ultimate tensile strength and topics such as Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy that intersect with issues in Raw material.
His work carried out in the field of Fiber brings together such families of science as Durability and Wood flour.
Between 2014 and 2021, his most popular works were:
- Chemical modification of nanocellulose with canola oil fatty acid methyl ester. (39 citations)
- Fabrication and characteristics of cellulose nanofibril films from coconut palm petiole prepared by different mechanical processing (31 citations)
- Performance of high lignin content cellulose nanocrystals in poly(lactic acid) (28 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Composite material
- Polymer
- Organic chemistry
The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Crystallinity, Composite material, Polymer chemistry, Lignin and Nanocomposite.
As a member of one scientific family, Laurent M. Matuana mostly works in the field of Crystallinity, focusing on Contact angle and, on occasion, Chemical modification.
His work in the fields of Composite material, such as Extrusion, Fiber, Durability and Wood flour, intersects with other areas such as New materials.
His Polymer chemistry study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Nanocellulose, Epoxidized soybean oil, Plasticizer and Thermal stability.
While the research belongs to areas of Lignin, Laurent M. Matuana spends his time largely on the problem of Sonication, intersecting his research to questions surrounding Cellulose and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy.
The Nanocomposite study combines topics in areas such as Biocomposite and Activation energy.
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