Aliaksandr Ivanavich Balabanovich

Background

Aliaksandr Ivanavich Balabanovich was born on April 25, 1965. He is Belarusian and pursued a scientific career in chemistry centered on polymeric materials, thermal degradation, combustion behavior, and fire-retardant systems.

Education

Balabanovich studied chemistry at Belarusian State University, completing a Diploma in 1989 after beginning his university education in 1984. He continued his training at the same university and completed a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1992. His academic development provided the foundation for later research on polymer chemistry, pyrolysis, flame retardancy, and materials recycling.

Career

Balabanovich began his professional research career in November 1992 as a junior researcher at the Research Institute for Chemical Problems, where he worked on chemical and materials-science problems involving polymeric systems. In January 1999 he advanced to a scientist position at the same institute and continued there through 2011. His research examined the combustion and thermal decomposition of polymers and polymer composites, including polyamides, polybutylene terephthalate, polystyrene blends, epoxy resins, and phosphorus-containing polyesters. He investigated halogen-free flame retardants, red phosphorus, melamine and its salts, organophosphorus compounds, cross-linking under irradiation, and the formation and composition of protective char. His work also addressed the pyrolysis of brominated epoxy resins and the recovery and recycling of waste from electrical and electronic equipment. Balabanovich collaborated internationally with researchers and institutions in Germany, Italy, and other countries, including the Hahn-Meitner Institute in Berlin, the University of Turin, the Karlsruhe research institutions, and the Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden.

Achievements

• Developed and patented approaches to halogen-free flame retardancy of polymeric materials.

• Developed and patented approaches for the dehalogenation of bromine-containing compounds.

• Conducted research on the pyrolysis and thermal decomposition of phosphorus-, nitrogen-, and bromine-containing compounds.

• Conducted research on recycling waste from electrical and electronic equipment.

• Demonstrated the fire-retardant effects and degradation mechanisms of phosphorus- and nitrogen-containing additives in polymer systems, including polyamide, polybutylene terephthalate, high-impact polystyrene, and epoxy resins.

Works

• journal article

  • The effect of a curing agent on the thermal degradation of fire retardant brominated epoxy resins

    (Co-authored investigation of the thermal degradation and ...)

    2004
  • Fire Retardant Effect of 2-methyl-1,2-oxaphospholan-5-one 2-oxide in the PPO/HIPS Blend

    (Co-authored study of a phosphorus-rich oxaphospholan comp...)

    2002
  • The effect of melamine on the combustion and thermal decomposition behaviour of poly(butylene terephthalate)

    (Study of melamine as a flame-retardant additive for polyb...)

    2004
  • Mechanistic study of combustion performance and thermal decomposition behaviour of nylon 6 with added halogen-free fire retardants

    (Co-authored research on the combustion and thermal-decomp...)

    1996
  • Effect of melamine and its salts on combustion and thermal decomposition of polyamide 6

    (Co-authored study of melamine and melamine salts as fire-...)

    1997
  • Poly(butylene terephthalate) fire retarded by bisphenol A bis(diphenyl phosphate)

    (Study of the effect of bisphenol A bis(diphenyl phosphate...)

    2004
  • Influence of the Oxidation State of Phosphorus on the Decomposition and Fire Behaviour of Flame-Retarded Epoxy Resin Composites

    (Co-authored comparative study of phosphine oxide, phosphi...)

    2006
  • Thermal decomposition study of 2-methyl-1,2-oxaphospholan-5-one 2-oxide

    (Study of the thermal decomposition and pyrolysis products...)

    2004
  • Thermal decomposition of fire retardant brominated epoxy resins cured with different nitrogen containing hardeners

    (Co-authored comparison of brominated epoxy resins cured w...)

    2007
  • Novel phosphorus-modified polysulfone as a combined flame retardant and toughness modifier for epoxy resins

    (Co-authored research on a phosphorus-modified polysulfone...)

    2007
  • Fire Retardance in Polyamide-6,6. The Effects of Red Phosphorus and Radiation-Induced Cross-Links

    (Co-authored research showing how red phosphorus and radia...)

    2002
  • Pyrolysis behavior of phosphorus polyesters

    (Co-authored study of the pyrolysis behavior and decomposi...)

    2009

Connections

Balabanovich is documented as the son of Nina and Ivan and the father of Iryna.

Father:

Ivan

Mother:

Nina

child:

Iryna

References

• ScienceDirect author profile: Aliaksandr I. Balabanovich Author profile documenting Balabanovich's research publications and affiliation with Belarusian State University.
• Journal of Fire Sciences: Fire Retardant Effect of 2-methyl-1,2-oxaphospholan-5-one 2-oxide in the PPO/HIPS Blend Documents Balabanovich's co-authored research on flame-retardant performance, combustion behavior, and degradation mechanisms in polymer blends.
  2002
• Thermochimica Acta: Thermal decomposition study of 2-methyl-1,2-oxaphospholan-5-one 2-oxide Documents Balabanovich's research on thermal decomposition, pyrolysis products, and flame-retardant mechanisms of an organophosphorus compound.
  2004