Elastomer-Based Composite Materials

Nikolay Dishovsky, PhD, DSc, is a Full Professor who has been Head of the Department of Polymer Engineering at the University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, Sofia, Bulgaria since 2003. He obtained his PhD in 1983, working on the synthesis and application of elastomer based microgels. In 1991 he became an Associate Professor in macromolecular chemistry. In 1997 N. Dishovsky earned his Doctor of Science degree defending a thesis on rubber composites containing specific functional fillers. Before his appointment as a Full Professor in Rubber Technology in 2000, he held DAAD and NATO Science Committee fellowships in Germany and Spain. He is particularly interested in rubber magnetic modification, rubber-based composite materials, absorbing electro-magnetic waves, and functional fillers. He has more than 200 publications in IF and SJR indexed journals and holds 41 patents. In 2001 his name was inscribed in the Golden Book of the Bulgarian inventors. In 2015 he was chosen as Inventor of the Year in Bulgaria, category "Chemistry and Biotechnology". He has authored two books (Iv. Ivanov, N. Dishovsky, Patent Analyses, Sofia, IP Bulgaria, 2004; N. Dishovsky, G. Tsenkov, Rubber Handbook, Sofia, EC Print, 2006) and six textbooks (N. Dishovsky, Il. Radulov, Transport Phenomena in Rubbers, Sofia, EC Print, 2007; N. Dishovsky, I. Radulov, R. Dimitrov, Reinforcing of Elastomers, Sofia, EC Print, 2005; N. Dishovsky, Ingredients for Rubber Compounds, Sofia, UCTM, 2004; N. Dishovsky, Ageing and Stabilisation of Elastomers, Sofia, Informa, 1998; St. Andreev, R. Peshleevsky, N. Dishovsky, Materials and Coatings Absorbing Ultra High Frequency Electromagnetic Waves, Sofia, VMT, 1991; Iv. Mladenov, N. Dishovsky, Photooxidation and Stabilization of Polyolephines, Sofia, Technika, 1987) for students from the BSc, MSc, and PhD programs in polymeric engineering and polymer materials. He has supervised 20 PhD students and more than 70 BSc and MSc students. He has been project leader of more than 60 national and international projects, with the results from many of those projects having application in real-life practice. Mihail Mihaylov, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Polymer Engineering at the University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, Sofia, Bulgaria, since 2011. He obtained his PhD in 2010, working on the possibilities for recycling waste tires and rubber goods. He is particularly interested in rubber modification; modification of fillers, recycling of waste tires, rubber-based composite materials, absorbing electro-magnetic waves, and functional fillers. He has more than 25 publications in IF and SJR indexed journals and one patent.

Elastomer-Based Composite Materials. Opportunities for Their Broader Engineering Application. Ingredients for Elastomer-Based Composite Materials. Requirements and Ecological Concerns. Fillers for Elastomer-Based Composite Materials. Synthesis and Characterization. Elastomer-Based Composite Materials Comprising Hybrid Fillers Obtained by Different Techniques. Composite Materials Comprising Pyrolysis Carbon Black. Elastomer-Based Composite Materials Comprising Carbon Nanostructures. Elastomer-Based Composite Materials Comprising Modified Activated Carbons. Elastomer-Based Composite Materials Comprising Ferrites. Elastomer-Based Composite Materials Comprising Carbide and Boride Ceramics. Elastomer-Based Composite Materials Comprising Calcined Kaolin. Elastomer-Based Composites with Reduced Zinc Oxide Level.