Mandla A. Tshabalala, PhD

Treesearch Publications

• Joseph Jakes, Xavier Arzola, Richard Bergman, Peter Ciesielski, Christopher G. Hunt, Nima Rahbar, Mandla A. Tshabalala, Alex C. Wiedenhoeft, Samuel L. Zelinka. 2016. Not just lumber--Using wood in the sustainable future of materials, chemicals, and fuels
• Yao Chen, Nicole M. Stark, Mandla A. Tshabalala, Jianmin Gao, Yongming Fan. 2016. Weathering characteristics of wood plastic composites reinforced with extracted or delignified wood flour
• Rongbo Zheng, Mandla A. Tshabalala, Qingyu Li, Hongyan Wang. 2016. Photocatalytic Degradation of Wood Coated with a Combination of Rutile TiO₂ Nanostructures and Low-Surface Free-Energy Materials
• Mei Li, Mandla A. Tshabalala, Gisela Buschle-Diller. 2016. Formulation and characterization of polysaccharide beads for controlled release of plant growth regulators
• Rongbo Zheng, Mandla A. Tshabalala, Qingyu Li, Hongyan Wang. 2015. Weathering Performance of Wood Coated with a Combination of Alkoxysilanes and Rutile TiO₂ Heirarchical Nanostructures
• Rongbo Zheng, Mandla A. Tshabalala, Qingyu Li, Hongyan Wang. 2015. Construction of hydrophobic wood surfaces by room temperature deposition of rutile (TiO₂) nanostructures
• Yao Chen, Nicole M. Stark, Mandla A. Tshabalala, Jianmin Gao, Yongming Fan. 2014. Moisture Performance of wood-plastic composites reinforced with extracted and delignified wood flour
• Yao Chen, Mandla A. Tshabalala, Jianmin Gao, Nicole M. Stark, Yongming Fan. 2014. Color and Surface Chemistry Changes of Pine Wood Flour after Extraction and Delignification
• Yao Chen, Nicole M. Stark, Mandla A. Tshabalala, Jianmin Gao, Yongming Fan. 2014. Properties of wood-plastic composites (WPCs) reinforced with extracted and delignified wood flour
• Yao Chen, Mandla A. Tshabalala, Jianmin Gao, Nicole M. Stark, Yongming Fan, Rebecca E. Ibach. 2014. Thermal behavior of extracted and delignified pine wood flour
• Rebecca E. Ibach, Yao Chen, Nicole M. Stark, Mandla A. Tshabalala, Yongming Fan, Jianmin Gao. 2014. Decay resistance of wood-plastic composites reinforced with extracted or delignified wood flour
• Yao Chen, Mandla A. Tshabalala, Jianmin Gao, Nicole M. Stark. 2013. Color and surface chemistry changes of extracted wood flour after heating at 120 °C
• Yucheng Peng, Douglas J. Gardner, Yousoo Han, Alper Kiziltas, Zhiyong Cai, Mandla A. Tshabalala. 2013. Influence of drying method on the material properties of nanocellulose I: thermostability and crystallinity
• Yucheng Peng, Douglas J. Gardner, Yousoo Han, Zhiyong Cai, Mandla A. Tshabalala. 2013. Influence of drying method on the surface energy of cellulose nanofibrils determined by inverse gas chromatography
• Mandla A. Tshabalala, Joseph Jakes, Mark R. VanLandingham, Shaoxia Wang, Jouko Peltonen. 2013. Chapter 8:Surface Characterization
• Yao Chen, Yongming Fan, Jianmin Gao, Mandla A. Tshabalala, Nicole M. Stark. 2012. Spectroscopic analysis of the role of extractives on heat-induced discoloration of black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia)
• Roger M. Rowell, Roger Pettersen, Mandla A. Tshabalala. 2012. Chapter 3 Cell Wall Chemistry
• Mandla A. Tshabalala, James McSweeny, Roger M. Rowell. 2012. Heat treatment of wet wood fiber: A study of the effect of reaction conditions on the formation of furfurals
• Muzaffer Ahmet Karaaslan, Mandla A. Tshabalala, Gisela Buschle-Diller. 2012. Semi-Interpenetrating polymer network hydrogels based on aspen hemicellulose and chitosan: Effect of crosslinking sequence on hydrogel properties
• Jianmin Gao, Yao Chen, Yongming Fan, Mandla A. Tshabalala, Nicole M. Stark. 2012. Heat-induced chemical and color changes of extractive-free Black Locust (Rosinia Pseudoacacia) wood
• Yao Chen, Yongming Fan, Mandla A. Tshabalala, Nicole M. Stark, Jianmin Gao. 2012. Optical property analysis of thermally and photolytically aged Eucalyptus Camaldulensis chemithermomechanical pulp (CTMP)
• Muzaffer Ahmet Karaaslan, Mandla A. Tshabalala, Daniel J. Yelle, Gisela Buschle-Diller. 2011. Nanoreinforced biocompatible hydrogels from wood hemicelluloses and cellulose whiskers
• Mandla A. Tshabalala, Ryan Libert, Christian M. Schaller. 2011. Photostability and moisture uptake properties of wood veneers coated with a combination of thin sol-gel films and light stabilizers
• Mandla A. Tshabalala, C. Starr, Nancy Ross-Sutherland. 2010. Weathering characteristics and moisture uptake properties of wood coated with water-borne sol-gel thin films
• Ahmet M. Karaaslan, Mandla A. Tshabalala, Gisela Buschle-Diller. 2010. Wood hemicellulose/chitosan-based semi-interpenetrating network hydrogels : mechanical swelling and controlled drug release properties
• Mandla A. Tshabalala, Ryan Libert, Nancy Ross Sutherland. 2009. Outdoor weathering of sol-gel-treated wood
• Mandla A. Tshabalala, Vina Yang, Ryan Libert. 2009. Surface modification of wood by alkoxysilane sol-gel deposition to create anti-mold and anti-fungal characteristics
• Mandla A. Tshabalala, Sam Williams. 2008. Sol-gel modification of wood substrates to retard weathering
• Mandla A. Tshabalala, Li-Piin Sung. 2007. Wood surface modification by in-situ sol-gel deposition of hybrid inorganic-organic thin films
• Miyoung Oh, Mandla A. Tshabalala. 2007. Pelletized ponderosa pine bark for adsorption of toxic heavy metals from water
• Eun Woo Shin, K. G. Karthikeyan, Mandla A. Tshabalala. 2007. Adsorption mechanism of cadmium on juniper bark and wood
• Mandla A. Tshabalala. 2006. Wood surface modification by in-situ sol-gel deposition of hybrid inorganic-organic thin films
• Mandla A. Tshabalala. 2006. Use of lignocellulosic materials as sorbents for pesticide and phosphate residues
• Roger M. Rowell, Roger Pettersen, James S. Han, Jeffrey S. Rowell, Mandla A. Tshabalala. 2005. Cell wall chemistry
• Eun Woo Shin, K. G. Karthikeyan, Mandla A. Tshabalala. 2005. Orthophosphate sorption onto lanthanum-treated lignocellulosic sorbents
• Mandla A. Tshabalala. 2005. Sol-Gel deposition of inorganic alkoxides on wood surfaces to enhance their durability under exposure to sunlight and moisture
• Mandla A. Tshabalala. 2005. Surface characterization
• K.G. Karthikeyan, Mandla A. Tshabalala, D. Wang, M. Kalbasi. 2004. Solution chemistry effects on orthophosphate adsorption by cationized solid wood residues
• Mandla A. Tshabalala, K.G. Karthikeyan, D. Wang. 2004. Cationized milled pine bark as an adsorbent for orthophosphate anions
• William Kenealy, John Klungness, Mandla A. Tshabalala, Eric Horn, Masood Akhtar, Roland L. Gleisner, Gisela Buschle-Diller. 2004. Laccase modification of the physical properties of bark and pulp of loblolly pine and spruce pulp
• Mandla A. Tshabalala, Peter Kingshott, Mark R. VanLandingham, David Plackett. 2003. Surface chemistry and moisture sorption properties of wood coated with multifunctional alkoxysilanes by sol-gel process
• Mandla A. Tshabalala, John Gangstad. 2003. Accelerated weathering of wood surfaces coated with multifunctional allkoxysilanes by sol-gel deposition
• Mandla A. Tshabalala. 2003. Use of modified pine bark for removal of pesticides from stormwater runoff
• William Kenealy, John Klungness, Mandla A. Tshabalala, Roland L. Gleisner, Eric Horn, Masood Akhtar, Hilda Zulaica-Villagomez, Gisela Buschle-Diller. 2003. Modification of lignocellulosic materials by laccase
• K.G. Karthikeyan, Mandla A. Tshabalala, Dongmei Wang. 2002. Use of lignocellulose materials as sorption media for phosphorus removal
• Mandla A. Tshabalala. 2002. Alternative technologies for water quality management
• Mandla A. Tshabalala, Agnes R. Denes, R. Sam Williams. 1999. Correlation of water vapor adsorption behavior of wood with surface thermodynamic properties

• Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, Ph.D., Chemistry
• Leningrad Institute of Technology, St. Petersburg, Russia, M.S., Chemical Engineering
• University of Fort Hare, Alice, South Africa, B.S., Chemistry and Physics