Microplastic contamination of chicken meat and fish through plastic cutting boards

RZ Habib, RA Kindi, FA Salem, WF Kittaneh… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Microplastic contamination was found in fish and chicken bought on the market, in food
stores and in chain supermarkets in the Middle East with the contamination ranging from …

Plastic cutting boards as a source of microplastics in meat

RZ Habib, V Poulose, R Alsaidi, R Al Kendi… - Food Additives & …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Plastic cutting boards were found to be the source of polythene microplastic contamination
in cut meat commercially available at butchers and a supermarket chain in the Middle East …

Impact strengthening of laminated kevlar/epoxy composites by nanoparticle reinforcement

AHI Mourad, N Cherupurakal, F Hafeez, I Barsoum… - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Herein, we report the fabrication and characterization of high-strength Kevlar epoxy
composite sheets for structural application. This process includes optimization of the curing …

Tire and rubber particles in the environment—A case study from a hot arid region

RZ Habib, R Al Kendi, F Ghebremedhin… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Materials made of rubber are a source of polymers released into the environment, where tire
abrasions are a major contributor. In many hot, arid environs, whole tire losses are more …

Chemical synthesis of nanocomposites via in-situ polymerization of aniline and iodoaniline using exchanged montmorillonite

M Abbas, A Hachemaoui, A Yahiaoui… - Polymers and …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
The focus of this research is to synthesis different nanocomposites by in situ chemical
polymerization. The nanocomposites were prepared by intercalating monomers such as …

Investigation of mechanical properties and biodegradability of compatibilized thermoplastic starch/high impact polystyrene blends reinforced by organophilic …

N El Houda Aouadi, A Hellati… - Polymers and …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
This work consists of preparation and characterization of composites produced from
thermoplastic starch (TPS) and high impact polystyrene (HIPS). Due to the immiscibility of …