User:Douglas M. Fox
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- Douglas M. Fox
- American University
- Department of Chemistry
- Beeghly Bldg. - Room 206
- Washington, DC 20016
- TEL:(202)885-1735 FAX:(202)885-1752
- Email me through OpenWetWare
I am an environmental physical chemist at American University. I learned about OpenWetWare from Colleagues, and I've joined because Open lab notebooks to support the new advanced chemistry laboratory courses.
Education
- 2001, PhD Chemistry, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI
- 1995, BS Chemical Engineering, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI
Course Notebooks
2011 - 2012 Biomaterials Design Lab Support
2012 - 2013 Biomaterials Design Lab Support
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Research interests
- Sustainable Flame Retardants for Biobased & Biodegradable Polymers
- Physical, Chemical, & Solvent Properties of Alternative, Green Solvents
- Properties & Applications of Ionic Liquids
- Equilibria & Kinetic Properties of Ion Exchange Systems
Publications
- D. M. Fox, J. Lee, C. Citro, and M. Novy, “Flame Retarded Poly(lactic acid) Using POSS-Modified Cellulose. 1. Thermal and Combustion Properties of Intumescing Composites,” Polym. Degrad. Stab., 2012, submitted.
- D. M. Fox, J. Lee, M. Zammarano, D. Katsoulis, D. V. Eldred, L. Haverhals, P. C. Trulove, H. C. De Long, and J. W. Gilman, “Char – Forming Behavior of Nanofibrillated Cellulose Treated with Glycidyl Phenyl POSS,” Carbohydr. Polym., 88(3), 2012, 847-858.
- D. M. Fox, R. H. Harris, Jr., S. Bellayer, J. W. Gilman, M. Y. Gelfer, B. S. Hsaio, P. H. Maupin, P. C. Trulove, and H. C. De Long, “The Pillaring Effect of the 1,2-Dimethyl-3(benzyl ethyl iso-butyl POSS) Imidazolium Cation in Polymer/Montmorillonite Nanocomposites,” Polym., 52(23), 2011, 5335-5343.
- M. Zammarano, P. H. Maupin, L. P. Sung, J. W. Gilman, E. D. McCarthy, Y. S. Kim, and D. M. Fox, "Revealing the interface in polymer composites," ACS Nano, 5(4), 2011, 3391-3399.
- D. M. Fox, J. W. Gilman, A. B. Morgan, J. R. Shields, P. H. Maupin, R. E. Lyon, H. C. De Long, and P. C. Trulove, "Flammability and thermal analysis characterization of imidazolium-based ionic liquids," Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 47(16), 2008, 6327-6332.
- D. M. Fox, P. H. Maupin, R. H. Harris, J. W. Gilman, D. V. Eldred, D. Katsoulis, P. C. Trulove, and H. C. De Long, "Use of a polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) - imidazolium cation as an organic modifier for montmorillonite," Langmuir, 23(14), 2007, 7707-7714.
