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Serge Bourbigot

Serge Bourbigot

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Materials Science
France
2022

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
93
Citations
28566
World Ranking
1474
National Ranking
17

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in France Leader Award

Overview

Serge Bourbigot is affiliated with the University of Lille in France and works primarily in the fields of Materials Science and Engineering. Their research focuses extensively on polymers and plastics, with significant interest in flame retardant materials and properties, as well as fire dynamics and safety research.

The scientist's main areas of study include:

  • Materials Science
  • Engineering

Bourbigot's subfields of study highlight a concentration on polymers, safety, and biomedical applications, specifically:

  • Polymers and Plastics
  • Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
  • Biomaterials
  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Biomedical Engineering

The key topics explored through their publications reflect a broad investigation into polymer science and fire safety:

  • Flame retardant materials and properties
  • Fire dynamics and safety research
  • Biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
  • Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties
  • Synthesis and properties of polymers
  • Polymer composites and self-healing
  • Concrete and Cement Materials Research

They have published research in a variety of scientific journals. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Polymer Degradation and Stability
  • Journal of Fire Sciences
  • Fire Safety Journal
  • Composites Part B Engineering
  • ACS Applied Polymer Materials

Bourbigot has coauthored numerous articles with other researchers, with frequent collaborators including:

  • Gaëlle Fontaine
  • Johan Sarazin
  • Maude Jimenez
  • Fanny Bonnet
  • Fabienne Samyn

Some notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Bourbigot are:

  • Lignin-derived bio-based flame retardants toward high-performance sustainable polymeric materials, 2020, Green Chemistry
  • Fire-retardant unsaturated polyester thermosets: The state-of-the-art, challenges and opportunities, 2021, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • A Si-containing polyphosphoramide via green chemistry for fire-retardant polylactide with well-preserved mechanical and transparent properties, 2021, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • High-strength, thermal-insulating, fire-safe bio-based organic lightweight aerogel based on 3D network construction of natural tubular fibers, 2023, Composites Part B Engineering
  • Flame resistance of geopolymer foam coatings for the fire protection of steel, 2021, Composites Part B Engineering

Best Publications

  • Recent Advances for Intumescent Polymers

    Serge Bourbigot;Michel Le Bras;Sophie Duquesne;Maryline Rochery

  • Fire retardant polymers : recent developments and opportunities

    Serge Bourbigot;Sophie Duquesne

  • Intumescence: Tradition versus novelty. A comprehensive review

    Jenny Alongi;Zhidong Han;Serge Bourbigot

  • PA-6 clay nanocomposite hybrid as char forming agent in intumescent formulations

    Serge Bourbigot;Michel Le Bras;François Dabrowski;Jeffrey W. Gilman

  • Intumescent fire protective coating: Toward a better understanding of their mechanism of action

    M. Jimenez;S. Duquesne;S. Bourbigot

  • Lignin-derived bio-based flame retardants toward high-performance sustainable polymeric materials

    Haitang Yang;Haitang Yang;Bin Yu;Xiaodong Xu;Serge Bourbigot

  • Flammability properties of intumescent PLA including starch and lignin

    C. Réti;M. Casetta;S. Duquesne;S. Bourbigot

  • Carbonization mechanisms resulting from intumescence-part II. Association with an ethylene terpolymer and the ammonium polyphosphate-pentaerythritol fire retardant system

    Serge Bourbigot;Michel Le Bras;René Delobel;Patrice Bréant

  • The production and properties of polylactide composites filled with expanded graphite

    Marius Murariu;Anne Laure Dechief;Leila Bonnaud;Yoann Paint

  • Characterization of the performance of an intumescent fire protective coating

    M. Jimenez;S. Duquesne;S. Bourbigot

  • 4A zeolite synergistic agent in new flame retardant intumescent formulations of polyethylenic polymers — study of the effect of the constituent monomers

    Serge Bourbigot;Michel Le Bras;René Delobel;Patrice Bréant

  • Flame retardancy of polylactide: an overview

    Serge Bourbigot;Gaëlle Fontaine

  • Heat resistance and flammability of high performance fibres: A review

    Serge Bourbigot;Xavier Flambard

  • Effect of fillers on the fire retardancy of intumescent polypropylene compounds

    X Almeras;M Le Bras;P Hornsby;S Bourbigot

  • Thermal degradation of polyurethane and polyurethane/expandable graphite coatings

    Sophie Duquesne;Michel Le Bras;Serge Bourbigot;René Delobel

  • Recent advances in the use of zinc borates in flame retardancy of EVA

    Serge Bourbigot;Michel Le Bras;Robert Leeuwendal;Kelvin K. Shen

  • Kinetic analysis of the thermal degradation of polystyrene–montmorillonite nanocomposite

    Serge Bourbigot;Jeffrey W. Gilman;Charles A. Wilkie

  • Flammability of polyamide-6/clay hybrid nanocomposite textiles

    Serge Bourbigot;Eric Devaux;Xavier Flambard

  • Preparation of Homogeneously Dispersed Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube/Polystyrene Nanocomposites via Melt Extrusion Using Trialkyl Imidazolium Compatibilizer

    S. Bellayer;J. W. Gilman;N. Eidelman;N. Eidelman;S. Bourbigot

  • Polyurethane/clay and polyurethane/POSS nanocomposites as flame retarded coating for polyester and cotton fabrics

    Eric Devaux;Eric Devaux;Maryline Rochery;Serge Bourbigot

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles A. Wilkie
Charles A. Wilkie Marquette University
Jun Sun
Jun Sun Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Giovanni Camino
Giovanni Camino Polytechnic University of Turin
Xiaoyu Gu
Xiaoyu Gu Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Michaël Alexandre
Michaël Alexandre University of Liège
Jenny Alongi
Jenny Alongi University of Milan
Jeffrey W. Gilman
Jeffrey W. Gilman National Institute of Standards and Technology
Philippe Dubois
Philippe Dubois University of Mons
Christian Bailly
Christian Bailly Université Catholique de Louvain
Christine Jérôme
Christine Jérôme University of Liège

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