Contact Dr Nathalie Mai
- Tel: +44 (0) 1793 785224
- Email: n.mai@cranfield.ac.uk
- ORCID
Background
- PhD in organic chemistry
- Post doc in pharmaceutical science
- Post doc in energetic material characterisation
Current activities
- Nitrocellulose characterisation
- Propellant ageing and characterisation
- HPLC, GPC, IC, GC-MS method development for energetic material
Clients
AWE, BAE system, Chemring, Roxel, dstlPublications
Articles In Journals
- Romero Jabalquinto A, Mai N, Mohammed Y & Gill PP (2023) Influence of humidity on the decomposition process of double base rocket propellant, Polymer Degradation and Stability, 218 (December) Article No. 110546.
- Ugbeh-Johnson J, Carpenter M, Okeke NE & Mai N (2023) Characterization of water droplets size distribution in aviation turbine fuel: ultrasonic homogeniser vs high shear speed mixer, Fuel, 332 (1) Article No. 125674. Dataset/s: 10.17862/cranfield.rd.19067666
- Ugbeh Johnson J, Carpenter M, Okeke NE, Nnabuife SG & Mai N (2022) Investigation of water droplet size distribution in conventional and sustainable aviation turbine fuels, SAE International Journal of Fuels and Lubricants, 15 (3). Dataset/s: 10.17862/cranfield.rd.19027403
- Galante EB, Mai N, Ladyman MK, Gill PP, Temple TJ & Coulon F (2021) Evaluation of small-scale combustion of an insensitive high explosive formulation containing 3-nitro-1,2,4-triazol-5-one (NTO), 2,4-dinitroanisole (DNAN) and 1,3,5-trinitroperhydro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX), Journal of Energetic Materials, 39 (1) 85-99.
- Lefferts MJ, Humphreys LH, Mai N, Murugappan K, Armitage BI, Pons JF & Castell MR (2021) ANFO vapour detection with conducting polymer percolation network sensors and GC/MS, The Analyst, 146 (7) 2186-2193.
- Temple T, Cipullo S, Galante E, Ladyman M, Mai N, Parry T & Coulon F (2019) The effect of soil type on the extraction of insensitive high explosive constituents using four conventional methods, Science of the Total Environment, 668 (June) 184-192.
- Luppi F, Mai N, Kister G, Gill PP, Gaulter SE, Stennett C & Dossi E (2019) Chemical modification of β-cyclodextrins: balancing soft and rigid domains in complex structures, Chemistry - A European journal, 25 (68) 15646-15655.
- Tennant M, Chew SC, Krämer T, Mai N, McAteer D & Pons JF (2019) Practical colorimetry of 3-Nitro-1,2,4-Triazol-5-One, Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics, 44 (2) 198-202.
- Temple T, Ladyman M, Mai N, Galante E, Ricamora M, Shirazi R & Coulon F (2018) Investigation into the environmental fate of the combined Insensitive High Explosive constituents 2,4-dinitroanisole (DNAN), 1-nitroguanidine (NQ) and nitrotriazolone (NTO) in soil, Science of the Total Environment, 625 (June) 1264-1271.
- Temple T, Goodwin C, Ladyman MK, Mai N & Coulon F (2018) Optimised accelerated solvent extraction of hexahydro‐1, 3, 5‐trinitro‐1, 3, 5 triazine (RDX) from polymer bonded explosives, Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics, 43 (11) 1171-1177.
- Chew SC, Tennant M, Mai N, McAteer D & Pons JF (2018) Practical remediation of 3-nitro-1,2,4-triazol-5-one wastewater, Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics, 43 (2) 198-202.
- Kumar M, Ladyman MK, Mai N, Temple T & Coulon F (2017) Release of 1,3,5-trinitroperhydro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX) from polymer-bonded explosives (PBXN 109) into water by artificial weathering, Chemosphere, 169 (February) 604-608.
- Ladyman M, Mai N & Temple T (2017) Estimating explosive contamination from live-fire munitions using multi-increment sampling in Alaska, Explosives Engineering (December).
- Walsh MR, Temple T, Big, MF, Tshabalala SF, Mai N & Ladyman M (2017) Investigation of energetic particle distribution from high-order detonations of munitions, Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics, 42 (8) 932-941.
- Contini AE, Flood N, McAteer D, Mai N & Akhavan J (2015) Low hazard small-scale synthesis and chemical analysis of high purity nitroglycerine (NG), RSC Advances, 5 (106) 87228-87232.
- Moniruzzaman M, Bellerby JM & Mai N (2011) The effect of light on the viscosity and molecular mass of nitrocellulose, Polymer Degradation and Stability, 96 (5) 929-935.
Conference Papers
- Mai M & Gill P (2012) ISO 17025 GPC analysis of NC. In: 5th International Nitrocellulose Symposium, Spiez, 17 April 2012.
- Mai N, Gill P, Bellerby J, Deacon P & Baker C (2010) Whole life assessment of nitrocellulose in double base rocket propellants. In: 41st International Annual Conference of ICT, Karlsruhe, 29 June 2010.
- Tucker J, Mai N, Gill P & Hand J (2010) Assessment of propellant stabilizer extraction methods. In: 41st International Annual Conference of ICT, Karlsruhe, 29 June 2010.
- Deacon P, Knight R, Macdonald A, Gill P, Mai N, Bohn M, Pontius H, van Hulst M, de Klerk W & Baker C (2010) Conclusions from the round robin evaluation of the nitrocellulose size exclusion chromatography method in STANAG 4178 (ed.2). In: 41st International Annual Conference of ICT, Karlsruhe, 29 June 2010.
- Tucker J, Mai N, Gill P & Hand J (2010) Effect of manufacturing processes on nitrocellulose in extruded double base propellant. In: 41st International Annual Conference of ICT, Karlsruhe, 29 June 2010.
- Deacon P, Macdonald A, Gill P, Mai N, Bohn M, Pontius H, van Hulst M, de Klerk W & Baker C (2009) An Update on the Round Robin Test to Evaluate the Nitrocellulose Size Exclusion Chromatography Method in STANAG 4178 (Ed. 2). In: 40th International Annual Conference of ICT, Karlsruhe, 23 June 2009.
- Moniruzzaman M, Mai N & Gill P (2009) Photo-induced changes in the viscosity and molecular weight of nitrocellulose. In: 1st Korean International Symposium on High Energy Materials (1st KISHEM), Incheon, 6 October 2009.
- Deacon P, Macdonald A, Gill P, Mai N, Bohn M & Pontius H (2008) A round robin evaluation of the nitrocellulose gel permeation chromatography method proposed for Stanag 4178 (ed.2). In: 39th International Annual Conference of ICT, Karlsruhe, 24 June 2008.
- Mai N, Agha A & Gill P (2007) An investigation into the safety of the continued use of old tetryl in munitions. In: 9th International Symposium on the Analysis and Detection of Explosives, Paris, 2 July 2007.
- Gill PP, Mai N, Deacon P, Macdonald A & Bohn M A Round robin evaluation of the nitrocellulose gel permeation chromatography method proposed for Stanag 4178 (ed.2). In: Proceedings of 39th International Annual conf of ICT, Karlsruhe.
