[HTML][HTML] Agricultural plastics as a potential threat to food security, health, and environment through soil pollution by microplastics: Problem definition

D Briassoulis - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
The dynamic expansion of the Agricultural Plastics (AP) use has allowed for improved
agricultural products quality, yields, and enhanced sustainability along with multiple benefits …

A comprehensive review on optimal welding conditions for friction stir welding of thermoplastic polymers and their composites

SH Iftikhar, AHI Mourad, J Sheikh-Ahmad, F Almaskari… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Friction stir welding (FSW) and friction stir spot welding (FSSW) techniques are becoming
widely popular joining techniques because of their increasing potential applications in …

Hydrothermal Processing of Multilayer Plastic Film for Cascaded Valorization of Nonrecyclable Waste

R Darzi, Y Dubowski, JL Goldfarb… - ACS Sustainable …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Mixed polymer plastics cannot undergo mechanical recycling, resulting in heterogeneous
low-quality recycled products. Multilayered mulch film, used in agriculture, is an example of …

Investigation on the durability of E-Glass/Epoxy composite exposed to seawater at elevated temperature

AH Idrisi, AHI Mourad, BM Abdel-Magid, B Shivamurty - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this manuscript, the durability of the E-glass/epoxy composite was determined under a
seawater environment. The effect of harsh environment was investigated in terms of …

Changes in air quality and tropospheric composition due to depletion of stratospheric ozone and interactions with changing climate: implications for human and …

S Madronich, M Shao, SR Wilson… - Photochemical & …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
UV radiation is an essential driver for the formation of photochemical smog, which includes
ground-level ozone and particulate matter (PM). Recent analyses support earlier work …

Novel fibers preparation technique for manufacturing of rice straw based fiberboards and their characterization

AM El-Kassas, AHI Mourad - Materials & Design, 2013 - Elsevier
The present work introduces a novel fibers preparation technique for manufacturing of dry-
formed rice straw based medium density fiberboard (RSMDF). The properties and the quality …

Anisotropy evolution of low density polyethylene greenhouse covering films during their service life

MI Babaghayou, AHI Mourad, V Lorenzo, SF Chabira… - Polymer Testing, 2018 - Elsevier
The primary focus of this work is to investigate the effect of service life photoageing on the
anisotropy of the properties of the low density polyethylene greenhouse covering films. As …

Photodegradation characterization and heterogeneity evaluation of the exposed and unexposed faces of stabilized and unstabilized LDPE films

MI Babaghayou, AHI Mourad, V Lorenzo… - Materials & Design, 2016 - Elsevier
The impact of climatic ageing on the characteristics of both unexposed and exposed faces of
unstabilized and stabilized LDPE films was investigated. The effects on chemical and …

Study on the thermal stability of stabilized and unstabilized low-density polyethylene films

MI Babaghayou, AHI Mourad, A Ochoa, F Beltrán… - Polymer Bulletin, 2021 - Springer
The oxidation and thermal stability of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) films (stabilized and
unstabilized) used as greenhouse covering have been investigated. A mixture of kaolin, UV …

Degradation of thermomechanical performance and lifetime estimation of multilayer greenhouse polyethylene films under simulated climatic conditions

A Dehbi, AHI Mourad, K Djakhdane… - Polymer Engineering …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The main objective of this work is to investigate the impact of degradation of low‐density
polyethylene multilayer films, used as greenhouses covers, under some desert simulated …