Scientific Advisory Board
PROFESSOR IGNACY JAKUBOWICZ
Associate Professor of Physical Chemistry, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Professional quality assurance lead auditor - ISO 9000
Technical auditor for accreditation of laboratories - EN 17025
Current Projects
- Kinetics of thermo-oxidative degradation of biodegradable plastics
- Properties, durability and recycling of polymeric clay nanocomposites
- Development of a test method for evaluation of disintegration of polymeric materials.
- Quantitative determination of starch content in plastics
- A holistic system for handling of polymeric waste
- Investigation of the effects of reburial of materials used at archaeological excavations
- Chemical resistance of polymer modified bitumen sealants
Prof. Jakubowicz is a Member of the Swedish national standardisation committee for plastics MMS 2740 since 1985
Swedish delegate in ISO TC 61 Plastics since 1985
Convenor for CEN TC 249 SC 1 WG 6 -"Plastic Materials, Ageing, Chemical and Environmental Resistance" 1991-1998
Convenor for the national standardisation committee for plastics SIS TK 156 since 1998
Convenor for ISO TC 61 SC 6 WG 3- "Various exposures" since 2000
Swedish delegate in CEN TC 227 WG 3-"Materials for roads including joint fillers and sealants"
Publications
- 17 peer reviewed scientific papers
- 14 SP technical reports
- 15 popular scientific publications
- 16 peer reviewed proceedings at international scientific conferences
- 5 invited papers at international scientific conferences
- 6 poster presentations at international scientific conferences
- 15 lectures at other conferences and seminars
Short List of peer reviewed scientific papers
JAKUBOWICZ Ignacy. "Effects of artificial and natural ageing on impact modified polyvinyl
chloride (PVC)". Polymer Testing, vol. 20 no. 5 (2001), p. 545-551
YARAHMADI Nazdaneh, JAKUBOWICZ Ignacy, GEVERT Thomas. "Effects of repeated extrusion on the properties and durability of rigid PVC". Polymer Degradation and Stability, 73 (2001) p. 93-99
YARAHMADI Nazdaneh, JAKUBOWICZ Ignacy, MARTINSSON Lars, "PVC floorings as postconsumer products for mechanical recycling and energy recovery", Polymer Degradation and Stability, 79 (2003), p. 439-448
JAKUBOWICZ Ignacy, "Evaluation of degradability of biodegradable polyethylene (PE)", Polymer Degradation and Stability, 80/1, (2003) p. 39-43
YARAHMADI Nazdaneh, JAKUBOWICZ Ignacy, HJERTBERG Thomas. "Effects of heat treatment and ageing on mechanical properties of rigid PVC". Polymer Degradation and Stability, 82 (2003), p.59-72
JAKUBOWICZ Ignacy, "Research, standardisation and practice in accelerated ageing tests",
Polymery, 2004, 49, nr. 5, p. 11-16
JAKUBOWICZ Ignacy, "Evaluation of the rate of abiotic degradation of biodegradable polyethylene in various environments", Polymer Degradation and Stability, (2005) p.1-7