International Journal of Composite Materials

The International Journal of Composite Materials is a bimonthly peer-reviewed scientific journal. The journal covers all scientific and technological aspects of composite materials and their structures, including physical, chemical, artificial, mechanical, and other properties of Composite Materials as well as microscopic to macroscopic behavior studied both experimentally and theoretically.

Münir Taşdemİr

Editorial Board Member of International Journal of Composite Materials

Professor, Marmara University, Technology Faculty, Metallurgy and Materials Engineering Department, Istanbul, Turkey

Research Areas

Polymeric material characterization, mechanical testing of polymeric materials, polymer alloys and blends, engineering polymers

Experience

2010-2012Assos. Prof. Dr., Marmara University, Technology Faculty, Metallurgy and Materials Engineering Department
2007-2008Assist. Prof. Dr., Michigan Technological University, Chemical Eng. Faculty
2001-2010Assist. Prof. Dr., Marmara University, Technical Education Faculty, Materials Science Department
1998-2001Lecturer, Marmara University, Technical Education Faculty, Materials Science Department
1994-1998Research Assistant, Marmara University, Technical Education Faculty, Materials Science Department, Göztepe - Istanbul / TURKEY

Membership

Turkish Plastic Research, Development and Education Association - Turkey (Member)

Publications: Journals

[1]  Taşdemir, M., Yıldırım, H. ‘Achieving Compatibility in Blends of Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE)/Polyamid-6 (PA6) With Addition of Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA)’, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 82, 1748-1754, (2001).
[2]  Taşdemir, M., Yıldırım, H. ‘Effect of Styrene-Butadiene-Styrene Addition on Polystyrene/High-Density Polyethylene Blends’, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 83, 2967–2975,(2002).
[3]  Taşdemir, M. ‘Mechanical, Thermal and Micro structural Properties of PP/PA6/SEBS Polymer Alloys’, Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 89, 3485-3491, (2003).
[4]  Taşdemir, M. ‘Properties of Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene (ABS) / Polycarbonate (PC) Blends with Styrene-Butadiene-Styrene (SBS) Block Copolymer’, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 93, 2521-2527 USA, (2004).
[5]  Taşdemir, M., Gülsoy, H.Ö. ‘Physical and Mechanical Properties of Iron Powder Filled Polystyrene Composites’, the Journal Polymer-Plastics Technology and Engineering, 45, 1207-1211, (2006).
[6]  Gülsoy, H. Ö., Taşdemir, M. ‘Physical and Mechanical Properties of Polypropylene Reinforced with Fe Particles, International Journal of Polymeric Materials’, 55, 619 – 626 (2006).
[7]  Taşdemir. M., Topsakaloğlu M.‘Dynamically Vulcanized EPDM / PP Blends’, International Journal of Polymeric Materials, 55, 1065-1073, (2006).
[8]  Taşdemir, M., Karatop, Ş. ‘Effect of Styrene-Isoprene-Styrene Addition on the Recycled Polycarbonate/Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene Polymer Blends’, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 101, 559-566, (2006).
[9]  Taşdemir, M., Topsakaloğlu, M.’ Properties of Dynamically Vulcanized EPDM/PP Blends’, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 104, 3895-3902, (2007).
[10]  Gülsoy, Ö. Taşdemir, M., ‘The Effect of Bronze Particles on the Physical and Mechanical Properties of Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene Copolymer’, the Journal Polymer-Plastics Technology and Engineering, 46,789-793, (2007)
[11]  Taşdemir, M., Koçak, D., Usta, İ., Akalin, M., Merdan, N. ,‘ Properties of Polypropylene Composite Produced with Silk and Cotton Fiber Waste as Reinforcement’, International Journal of Polymeric Materials, 56, 12, 1155-1165 (2007)
[12]  Taşdemir, M., Gülsoy, Ö. ‘Mechanical properties of Polymers Filled with Iron Powder’, International Journal of Polymeric Materials, 57, 3, 258-265 (2008)
[13]  Taşdemir, M., Koçak, D., Usta, İ., Akalin, M., Merdan, N. ‘ Properties of Recycled Polycarbonate/Waste Silk and Cotton Fiber Polymer Composites’ International Journal of Polymeric Materials, 57, 797-805 (2008).
[14]  Koçak, D., Taşdemir, M., Usta, İ., Merdan, N.,Akalin, M. ‘ Mechanical, Thermal and Microstructure Analysis of Silk and Cotton Waste Fiber reinforced High Density Polyethylene Composites’ Polymer-Plastics Technology and Engineering, 47,502-507, (2008)
[15]  Taşdemir, M., Biltekin, H., Caneba, G.T., ‘ Preparation and Characterization of LDPE and PP-Wood Fiber Composites’ Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 112, 3095-3102, (2009).
[16]  Taşdemir, M., Koçak, D., Akalin, M., Usta, İ., Merdan, N. ‘Investigation of Properties of Polymer/Textile Fiber Composites’ International Journal of Polymeric Materials , 59, Issue:3, 200-214 (2010)
[17]  Taşdemir. M., Topsakaloğlu, M., Caneba, G.T., ‘Dynamically Vulcanized EPDM (ethylene-propylene-diene copolymer) / PP (polypropylene) Polymer Blend: Performance Index (PI)’ Journal of Polymer Materials 27, Issue:4, 347-359 (2010)
[18]  Uluğ, E., Taşdemir, M., ‘Effects of HIPS on the mechanical, thermal and morphological properties of SEBS and SIS type elastomers’ Procedia Engineering, Vol. 10, Page:3101-3106 (2011)
[19]  Taşdemir, M., Caneba, G.T., ‘Modification of morphology of PS/LDPE/ Mg(OH)2 and PS/LDPE/SBS/Mg(OH)2 polymer blends by supercritical CO2’ Journal of Polymer Materials, vol:28 No:2, 205-215 (2011)
[20]  Taşdemir, M., Caneba, G.T., Tiwari, R., Wang,B., ‘ Characterization of PP/Clay/ Mg (OH)2 polymer composites with supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO2)’ The Journal Polymer-Plastics Technology and Engineering,vol:50 Issue:10, 1064-1070 (2011)
[21]  Ersoy, S., Uluğ, E., Taşdemir, M., ‘Sound adsorption and morphological properties of SIS/HIPS/CaCO3 polymer composites, Journal of Polymer Materials, vol. 28, no. 2, pp.551-560 (2011)
[22]  Uluğ, E., Taşdemir, M., Ersoy, S., ‘Investigation of sound absorption and impedance ratio of SBR/HIPS polymer blends’, Polymer-Plastics Technology and Engineering, vol. 51, 170-174 (2012)
[23]  Taşdemir, M., Uluğ, E., ‘Mechanical, morphological and thermal properties of SEBS, SIS and SBR type thermoplastic elastomers toughened high impact polystyrene ’ Polymer-Plastics Technology and Engineering, vol. 51, 164-169 (2012)
[24]  Taşdemir, M., Caneba, G.T., ‘Extrusion with carbon dioxide (CO2) and characterization of ABS/Mg (OH)2 /nano clay polymer composites’ International Journal of Polymeric , vol. 61, pp.116-123 (2012)
[25]  Taşdemir, M., Saçaklı, Y., ‘The Properties of Polymer Composites Filled with Mg(OH)2 Powder’ Journal of Polymer Materials, vol.29, no:2, pp. 9-20 (2012)
[26]  Taşdemir, M, Çöl, F., ‘Effects of particle size on mechanical, thermal and morphological properties of untreated nano and micro calcium carbonate powder (CaCO3 ) filled HDPE polymer composites’, Journal of Polymer Materials , vol. 29, no:2, pp. 49-61 (2012)
[27]  Taşdemir, M, Ersoy, S., Uluğ, E., ‘Effects of HIPS on the sound absorption and impedance ratio of SEBS/HIPS/CaCO3 polymer composites’, The Journal Polymer-Plastics Technology and Engineering, 51,952-956 (2012)

Publications: Conferences/Workshops/Symposiums

[1]  M. Öksüz, M. Taşdemir, H. Yıldırım and İ. Yükler, Effects of Flow Lines on the Strength of Short Glass Fiber Reinforced Polypropylene, Turkish Speaking Countries 4th Polymer Symposium, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul- Turkey, 18-20 September 1996 (in Turkish)
[2]  M. Taşdemir, M. Öksüz, and H. Yıldırım, Investigation of Mechanical Properties of LDPE/PA6/EVA Polymer Blends, 2nd International Advanced Technologies Symposium, Marmara University Istanbul-Turkey, March 8-10 1999 (in Turkish)
[3]  M. Öksüz, M. Taşdemir, H. Demirer and H. Yıldırım, Plastic Powders Used in Protective Surface Coating, 2nd International Advanced Technologies Symposium, Marmara University, Istanbul-Turkey, March 8-10 1999 (in Turkish)
[4]  M. Taşdemir, N.Merdan, D. Koçak and M. Akalın, Investigation of Mechanical and Flow Properties of PC/Waste Silk Polymer Composites, 11th International Metallurgy & Materials Congress, Istanbul-Turkey, 05-08 June 2002 (in Turkish)
[5]  M. Taşdemir and M. Cansever, Effect of Styrene-Isoprene-Styrene (SBS) Addition on the Polycarbonate (PC) / Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene (ABS) Polymer Blends, 11th International Metallurgy & Materials Congress, Istanbul-Turkey, 05-08 June 2002 (in Turkish)
[6]  M.Akalın, D. Koçak, İ. Usta, M. Taşdemir and N. Merdan, Effects of Different Quantities of Silk and Cotton Waste Used as Fiber Reinforced Composites with Recycled PA, PC and PP, HDPE on the Resultant Composite Structure , 1st International Textile, Clothing and Design Conference, Dubrovnik- Croatia, October 6-9 2002
[7]  İ. Usta, D. Koçak, M. Taşdemir, M. Akalın and N.Merdan, Investigation of Mechanical and Flow Properties of PC/Waste Cotton Polymer Composites, 3rd International Advanced Technology Symposium, Gazi University, Ankara-Turkey, 18-20 August 2003 (in Turkish)
[8]  D. Koçak, İ. Usta, M. Taşdemir, N.Merdan and M. Akalın, Investigation of Mechanical and Flow Properties of HDPE/Waste Cotton Polymer Composites, 3rd International Advanced Technology Symposium, Gazi University, Ankara - Turkey, 18-20 August 2003 (in Turkish)
[9]  Taşdemir, M., Caneba, G.T., Wang, B., Hwang, J.Y., ‘ Effects of Supercritical CO2 on the properties of PP/Clay/ Mg (OH)2 Polymer Composites’ pp.406-411, Cellular Materials, 27-30 October, Dresden, Germany (2010).
[10]  Uluğ, E., Taşdemir, M., ‘Effects of HIPS on the mechanical, thermal and morphological properties of SEBS and SIS type elastomers’ 11th International Conference on the Mechanical Behavior of Materials June 5-9, Como- Italy (2011).
[11]  Saçaklı, Y., Taşdemir, M., ‘Effects of particle size on mechanical, thermal and morphological properties of nano-magnesium hydroxide powder [Mg(OH)2] filled PP polymer composites’ pp. 251-256, Euro PM2011 Congress October 9-12, 2011 Barcelona (Spain)
[12]  Cöl, F., Taşdemir, M., ‘Calcium carbonate powder filled high density polyethylene: Effects of particle size and loading’ Sustainability in polymer materials, Kerkrade- Netherlands, May 20-23, 2012.
[13]  Ersoy, S., Taşdemir, M., ‘Zinc oxide (ZnO), magnesium hydroxide [Mg(OH)2] and carbonate (CaCO3) nano powder filled HDPE polymer composites: Mechanical, thermal and morphological properties’, Conference Mechanics of Composite Materials, Riga- Latvia, May 28-June1 2012.
[14]  Taşdemir, M., Ersoy, S., ‘Properties of polymer composites filled with SiO2, ZnO and Mg(OH)2 nano powder’67 th ABM Congress, Rio de Janeiro – Brazil, 31 July -3 August, 2012.
[15]  N.Merdan, D. Koçak, M. Taşdemir and M. Akalın, Mechanical and Thermal Properties of HDPE/Silk (waste) Polymer Composites, 9th Materials Symposium, Pamukkale University Denizli-Turkey, 08–10 May 2002 (in Turkish)
[16]  D. Koçak, M. Taşdemir, N.Merdan and M. Akalın, Investigation of Mechanical and Thermal Properties of PP/Silk (waste) Polymer Composites, 9th Materials Symposium, Pamukkale University Denizli-Turkey, 08–10 May 2002 ( in Turkish)
[17]  M.Taşdemir and H. Yıldırım, Achieving Compatibility in Blends of Polystyrene (PS)/High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) With Addition of Styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS), 8th Materials Symposium, Pamukkale University Denizli-Turkey 26–28 April 2000 (in Turkish)
[18]  M.Taşdemir and H. Yıldırım, Investigation of Mechanical Properties of Different Quantities PS/HDPE/SBS Polymer Alloys, 14th National Chemistry Congress, Dicle University, Diyarbakır-Turkey 10–15 Sep. 2000 ( in Turkish)
[19]  M. Taşdemir, H. Demirer and H. Yıldırım, Properties of Polymer alloys and Blends, Denizli Science Days , Denizli-Turkey 5-7 May 1999 ( in Turkish)
[20]  M. Cansever, M. Taşdemir and H. Yıldırım, Investigation of Mechanical and Physical Properties of the PA6 (30% glass fiber) with Different Quantities Antioxidants, 13th National Chemistry Congress, 19 May University, Samsun-Turkey, 31 Aug. - 4 Sep. 1999 (in Turkish)
[21]  M. Taşdemir, H. Yıldırım and M. Orbay, Investigation of Mechanical Properties of PS/HDPE and PS/HDPE/SBS Polymer Blends, 13th National Chemistry Congress, 19 May University, Samsun-Turkey, 31 Aug. - 4 Sep. 1999 (in Turkish)
[22]  M. Taşdemir, H. Yıldırım and İ. Yükler, Achieving Compatibility in Blends of Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE)/Polyamid-6 (PA6) With Addition of Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA), 12th National Chemistry Congress, Trakya University, Edirne-Turkey, 7-11 Sep. 1998 ( in Turkish )
[23]  M. Taşdemir, H. Yıldırım, M. Koz, and İ. Yükler, Recycle and Re-use of Plastic Materials, 3rd National Chemistry Engineering Congress, Ataturk University, Erzurum-Turkey, 1-4 Sep.1998 (in Turkish)