Curriculum Vitae Research
Prof Riaan (AS) Luyt
Position	Q Professor
Department	Chemistry
Address	QWA QWA UFS
Email
Telephone	+27-(0)58 7185313/
Office	UNKN

Short CV

Highest qualification: D.Sc. (Chemistry)

Present position: Professor in Chemistry & Natural Sciences Programme Head (Qwaqwa Campus)

Research: Topic: "Physical properties of polymer blends, composites and nanocomposites"

Supervisor for 8 masters, 7 doctoral and 1 post-doctoral students

NRF rating: C1

Author or co-author of 100 papers in international accredited scientific journals

Author or co-author of 92 conference lectures or posters, of which four were invited lectures at international conferences in Slovakia, India and Japan, and one was a keynote lecture at an international conference in South Africa

International collaborator with research groups in Slovakia, Hungary, Serbia & Montinegro, and Italy

Regular reviewer of manuscripts submitted for publication in a number of polymer-related journals

Fax no. (058)718-5444

Cell no. 083-631-4242

E-mail: LUYTAS@QWA.UFS.AC.ZA

Area of Expertise

Physical Chemistry

Polymer Science

Research Group

Courses Presented

2nd and 3rd Year Physical Chemistry

Honours Polymer Science

Publications (Short List)

Last two years' publications - for others see CV:

Pothan LA, Luyt AS & Thomas S, “Polyolefin/natural fibre composites” published in Polyolefin Composites (edited by D Nwabunma and T Kyu), Wiley-Interscience, Hoboken (NJ) (2008) (DOI 10.1002/9780470199039.ch3)

Luyt AS & Krupa I, “Thermal behaviour of low and high molecular weight paraffin waxes used for designing phase change materials”, Thermochimica Acta, 467, 117-120 (2008) (DOI 10.1016/j.tca.2007.11.001)

Mishra AK & Luyt AS, “Effect of sol-gel derived nano-silica and organic peroxide on the thermal and mechanical properties of low-density polyethylene/wood flour composites”, Polymer Degradation and Stability, 93, 1-8 (2008) (DOI 18819, 35400016187677.0010)

Geethamma VG & Luyt AS, “Oxidized wax as compatibilizer in LLDPE-clay nanocomposites: X-ray diffraction and dynamic mechanical analysis”, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotecnology, 8, 1886-1894 (2008)

Guduri BR & Luyt AS, “Structure and mechanical properties of polycarbonate – modified clay nanocomposites”, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 8, 1880-1885 (2008) (PMID 18572589)

Makhatha ME, Sinha Ray S, Hato J & Luyt AS, “Thermal and thermomechanical properties of poly(butylenes succinate) nanocomposites”, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotecnology, 8, 1679-1689 (2008) (PMID 18572565)

Luyt AS, “Role of polymers in developing phase change materials for energy storage”, Editorial in eXPRESS Polymer Letters, 2(3), 147 (2008) (DOI 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2008.19)

Mishra SB & Luyt AS, “Effect of organic peroxides on the morphological, thermal and tensile properties of EVA-organoclay nanocomposites”, eXPRESS Polymer Letters, 4, 256-264 (2008) (DOI 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2008.31)

RadhakrishnanT, GeorgesMK, Sreekumari NairP, LuytAS & Djokoviæ V, “Composites comprising CdS nanoparticles and poly(ethylene oxide): optical properties and influence of the nanofiller content on the thermal behaviour of the host matrix”, Colloid and Polymer Science, 286, 683-689 (2008) (DOI 10.1007/500396-007-1819-1)

Hato MJ, Sinha Ray S & Luyt AS, “Nanocomposites based on polyethylene and polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes, 1 – Microstructure, thermal and thermomechanical properties”, Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, 293, 752-762 (2008) (DOI 10.1002/mame.200800146)

Dramiæanin MD, Viana B, Andriæ Ž, Djokoviæ V & Luyt AS, “Synthesis of Y₂SiO₅:Eu³⁺ nanoparticles from a hydrothermally prepared silica sol”, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 464, 357-360 (2008) (DOI 10.1016/j.jallcom.2007.09.135)

Luyt AS & Krupa I, “Phase change materials formed by UV curable epoxy matrix and Fischer-Tropsch paraffin wax”, Energy Conversion & Management, 50, 57-61 (2009) (DOI 10.1016/j.enconman.2008.08.026)

Mishra SB & Luyt AS, "Effect of organic peroxides on the morphology and properties of EVA/Cloisite 15A nanocomposites", Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 112, 218-225 (2009) (DOI 10.1002/app.29400)

Dikobe DG & Luyt AS, “Morphology and properties of polypropylene/ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer/wood powder blend composites”, eXPRESS Polymer Letters, 3, 190-199 (2009) (DOI 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2009.24)

Meera AP, Said S_, Grohens Y, Luyt AS, Thomas S, “Tensile stress relaxation studies of TiO₂ and natural rubber composites”, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 48(7), 3410-3416 (2009) (DOI 120 F, 35400018596750.0200)

Luyt AS, Dramiæanin MD, Andriæ Ž & Djokoviæ V, “Morphology, mechanical and thermal properties of composites of polypropylene and nanostructured wollastonite filler”, Polymer Testing, 28(3), 348-356 (2009) (DOI 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2009.01.010)

Ochigbo SS, Luyt AS & Focke WW, “Latex derived blends of poly(vinyl acetate) and natural rubber: thermal and mechanical properties”, Journal of Materials Science, 44(12), 3248-3254 (2009) (DOI 10.1007/510853-009-3435-6)

Molefi JA, Luyt AS & Krupa I, “Comparison of the influence of Cu micro- and nano-particles on the thermal properties of polyethylene/Cu composites”, eXPRESS Polymer Letters, 3, 639-649 (2009) (DOI 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2009.80)

Matabola KP, De Vries AR, Moolman FS & Luyt AS, "Single Polymer Composites: A Review", Journal of Materials Science, 44, 6213-6222 (2009) (DOI 10.1007/s10853-009-3792-1)

Bem DB, Luyt AS, Dejene FB, Botha, JR & Swart HC, “Structural, luminescent and thermal properties of blue SrAl₂O₄:Eu²⁺, Dy³⁺ phosphor filled low-density polyethylene composites”, Physica B, 404, 4504-4508 (2009) (DOI:10.1016/j.physb.2009.09.050)

Ramontja J, Sinha Ray S, Pillai SK & Luyt AS, “High-Performance carbon nanotube-reinforced bioplastic”, Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, 494, 839-846 (2009)

Mishra SB, Mishra AK, Luyt AS, Revaprasadu N, Hillie KT, Steyn WJvdM, Coetsee E & Swart HC, “Ethyl vinyl acetate copolymer - SrAl₂O₄:Eu,Dy and Sr₄Al₁₄O₂₅:Eu,Dy phosphors based composites: Preparation and material properties”, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 115, 579-587 (2010) (DOI 10.1002/app.30976)

Motaung TE & Luyt AS, “Effect of maleic anhydride grafting and the presence of oxidised wax on the thermal and mechanical behaviour of LDPE/silica nanocomposites”, Materials Science & Engineering A, 527, 761-768 (2010) (DOI:10.1016/j.msea.2009.08.065)

Molefi JA, Luyt AS & Krupa I, “Comparison of the influence of copper micro- and nano-particles on the mechanical properties of polyethylene/copper composites”, Journal of Materials Science, 45(1), 82-88 (2010) (DOI: 10.1007/s10853-009-3894-9)

Luyt AS, Krupa I, Assumption HJ, Ahmad EEM & Mofokeng JP, “Blends of polyamide 12 and maleic anhydride grafted paraffin wax as potential phase change materials”, Polymer Testing, 29, 100-106 (2010) (DOI:10.1016/j.polymertesting.2009.09.010)