Prof. Dr. Danka Katrakova-Krüger

Dipl.-Ing.
Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering Science

Institute of General Mechanical Engineering

Prof. Dr. Danka Katrakova-Krüger

Campus Gummersbach
Steinmüllerallee 1
51643 Gummersbach
Mailing address


  • Phone: +49 2261-8196-6351

Positions

  • Lab supervisor

Research fields

  • Material, Process and Test Method Development
  • Rotgänger, Philippe; Spanheimer, Vanessa; Katrakova-Krüger, Danka; Giese, Ulrich (2026): Aging Behavior of EPDM Compounds with Ground Tire Rubber (GTR) as a Functional Substitute for Calcium Carbonate. In: Polymers. Vol. 18. (peer-reviewed/Open Access)https://doi.org/10.3390/polym18030367
  • Leng, Yuchen; Spanheimer, Vanessa; Katrakova-Krüger, Danka; Giese, Ulrich (2026): Effect of Devulcanized Reclaimed Rubber Content on Structure, Mechanical Properties, and Thermo-oxidative Aging Behavior of Ethylene-propylene-dien-monomer (EPDM) Rubber. In: Scientific Reports. Vol. 16 (2026). (peer-reviewed/Open Access)https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-36961-w
  • Barbosa, Leonardo; Spanheimer, Vanessa; Kuhmann, Luba; Hartl, Christoph; Özbiyik, Taner; Mao, Haifei; Katrakova-Krüger, Danka (2026): Improved Recyclability of Rubber-metal Composites Using Localized Inductive Thermal Separation. In: Waste Management Bulletin. Vol. 4. (peer-reviewed/Open Access)https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wmb.2026.100296
  • Rech, Julian; Leng, Yuchen; Reinholz, Stefan; Dresbach, Christian; Katrakova-Krüger, Danka; Hartl, Christoph (2026): Characterizing the Anisotropic Elastic Properties of Auxetic Structures by Impulse Excitation Technique Combined with Inverse Parameter Identification. In: Materials. Vol. 19. (peer-reviewed/Open Access)https://doi.org/10.3390/ma19122479
  • Budach, Christoph; von Taschitzki, Naima; Katrakova-Krüger, Danka; Erdmann, Peter (2026): Ergebnisse des LCPC-Ringversuchs zur Ermittlung der Abrasivität von Lockergestein. In: Geotechnik. (peer-reviewed)https://doi.org/10.1002/gete.70042
  • Zambrano, Dario F.; Espinoza, Bastián; Castillo, Cristian; Munir, Sana; Speiser, Philipp; Barbosa, Leonardo; Rotgänger, Philippe; Sessing, Jan; Araya-Hermosilla, Esteban; González, Jessica Gutiérrez; Pineda, Fabiola; Katrakova-Krüger, Danka; Rosenkranz, Andreas (2026): Unlocking Tribolayer-Controlled Durability in Polyurethane Coatings induced by Ti3C2Tx Reinforcement. In: Surfaces and Interfaces. (peer-reviewed)https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfin.2026.110477
  • Katrakova-Krüger, Danka; Weichert, Sabine; Hartl, Christoph (2025): Influence of the Oscillation Parameters Amplitude and Frequency on the Microstructure of Laser-Welded Thin Nitinol Foils. In: Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing. Vol. 9. (peer-reviewed/Open Access)https://doi.org/10.3390/jmmp9020032
  • Bogdahn, Sebastian; Malek, Christian; Koch, Edwin; Katrakova-Krüger, Danka (2025): Production and Characterization of Recovered Carbon Black (rCB) by Waste Tire Pyrolysis as a Potential Carbon Black (CB) Substitute. In: Advanced Materials & Sustainable Manufacturing : An Official Journal of Hubei Digital Textile Equipment Key Laboratory. Vol. 2. (peer-reviewed/Open Access)https://doi.org/10.70322/amsm.2025.10007
  • Bogdahn, Sebastian; Koch, Edwin; Katrakova-Krüger, Danka; Malek, Christian (2025): Application of recovered Carbon Black (rCB) by Waste Tire Pyrolysis as an Alternative Filler in Elastomer Products. In: Advanced Materials & Sustainable Manufacturing : An Official Journal of Hubei Digital Textile Equipment Key Laboratory. Vol. 2. (peer-reviewed/Open Access)https://doi.org/10.70322/amsm.2025.10008
  • Spanheimer, Vanessa; Simic, Dino; Katrakova-Krüger, Danka; Giese, Ulrich (2025): Thermo‐Oxidative Aging and Performance Comparison of Recovered, Sustainable, and Virgin Carbon Black in Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer‐Based Elastomers. In: Macromolecular Materials and Engineering. (peer-reviewed/Open Access)https://doi.org/10.1002/mame.202500034

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