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Introduction
Prof. Makhlouf is a globally recognized materials science expert and President of EMC3 LLC (USA), with over 31 years of experience in research, development, and consulting. Previously, he served as Vice President of Advanced Material Research at Stanley Black & Decker and held full professorships at the University of Texas and Central Metallurgical Research Institute. A recipient of prestigious awards including the Humboldt Research Award (Germany), Fulbright Scholarship (USA), and NSF Fellow.
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EMC3 LLC
Current position
- President
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May 2017 - May 2020
Integrated Mechanical Material Corrosion Consulting
Position
- Vice President
Description
- • Supervised a team of materials science experts, engineers, and professors • Provided training courses, consultation, and project management for leading national and international companies • Solved several technical problems related to materials performance, selection, failure analysis, coatings, and development • Consultant and Reviewer for several universities, funding agencies, and international consultancy firms
June 2020 - September 2021
EMC3
Position
- President
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- • Spearheaded a team of senior engineers, professors, and scientists, with in-depth experience in project management • Proven track records of critical problem solving and consultations for different industrial sectors including automotive, oil and gas, aerospace, and chemical industries for many leading companies in China, Germany, USA, Egypt, and more • Provided on-demand training courses for managers, engineers, chemists, and scientists in industrial companies • Consultant, Advisor, and Revie
October 2021 - September 2022
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- Vice President of Advanced Material Research
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- • Championed the whole materials science, ML and AI in a $4.3B business and provided forward-leaning direction to the various material experts, product engineers, and business leaders • Supervised 3 groups of PhD scientists: Materials Science, Digital and Mechanical Simulation, and Artificial Intelligence • Initiated, supervised, or managed 51 projects related to advanced coatings, carbides, ESG, bioplastics, materials recycling, additive manufacturing, mechanical simulations, and digital and co
Education
July 2009 - December 2010
March 2006 - August 2007
October 1998 - February 2003
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Renewable energy is one of the major global challenges towards a clean environment. In solar collectors, high absorption with low thermal emittance represents the main performance parameter during the characterization of the absorber films. This article provides an in-depth study of the co-deposition of Cr and Ni-doped by ZnO coatings and their inf...
Thanks to the members of RG, all Researchers and the work carried out by the Cormat Team, this pape, reached 184 recommendations, 127 reads, and 40 citations; we are very happy with these results.
The search for costs reduction for renewable energies through parameters optimization is among the priorities in manufacturing technology. In solar collectors, high absorption in low emittance represents the main performance parameter during the characterization of the absorber films. This article provides in-depth study for the co-deposition of Cr...
Thanks to the members of RG and the work carried out by the Research Team, this paper reached 100 reads, 157 recommendations, and 2 citations; we are very happy with these results.
Thanks to the members of RG and the work carried out by the Research Team, this paper reached 150 recommendations, 137 reads and 58 citations; we are very happy with this result.
This book discusses the advances in sensor technologies and sensing efficiency. It highlights different sensor applications, including humidity, gas, fluorescent, biological, optical, radiation, etc. The chapters discuss recycled and biodegradable materials-based sensors as well as sensing techniques and theories. The different approaches employed...
Manufacturing Mg and Mg‐based alloys with controllable degradation rate has always been a challenge. Surface modification is one of the best ways to acquire protection against corrosion. Previously, many approaches such as phosphating (Na 3 PO 4 ), fluoridation (HF), and alkalization (NaOH) treatments have been used to regulate the corrosion rate....
Thanks to the members of RG, all Researchers and the work carried out by the Cormat Team, this pape, reached 150 recommendations, 100 reads, and 35 citations; we are very happy with this result.
Thanks to the members of RG, all Researchers and the work carried out by the Cormat Team, this pape, reached 100 reads, 148 recommendations and 35 citations; we are very happy with this result.
This chapter covers the fundamentals of the biodegradation process, including its importance and impacts on many strategic areas, such as the environment, health, industry, technology, food, and agriculture. The future trends in this area were also discussed. Significant advancements have been achieved in biomaterials in the last few decades. These...
This chapter covers the fundamentals of the biodegradation process, including its importance and impacts on many strategic areas, such as the environment, health, industry, technology, food, and agriculture. The future trends in this area were also discussed. Significant advancements have been achieved in biomaterials in the last few decades. These...
This Handbook discusses the recent advances in biodegradation technologies and highlights emerging sustainable materials, including environmentally friendly nano-based materials for replacing plastics. This Handbook is useful to scientists, engineers, biologists, medical doctors and provides alternative eco-friendly materials to replace the ordinar...
Different nanostructures responsiveness and processability in exact shapes or dimensions are becoming increasingly important in a variety of applications, including environmental remediation (e.g., wastewater treatment), energy generation, and storage (e.g., biomedicine).Nanotechnology and nanoscience have risen to the top of the list of the most i...
Electrochemically Fabricated Nanostructures in Energy Storage and Conversion Applications
Nowadays, nanomaterials are used in many areas and applications, including medicine, energy, and environment. The initial cost of the nanomaterials is high; thus, finding another cheap source is required. In addition, waste accumulation is a serious environmental problem. Therefore, recycling waste into valuable nanomaterials is highly required, wh...
Energy storage electrode materials suffer from high-cost production. For example, cobalt oxide price was increased from 20 to 60 USD per kg in 1998 and 2017, respectively. Consequently, seeking low-cost production methods is essential. Over the years, the ownership of electronic devices has transformed from a human luxury to basic requirements. Fol...
Since the bioactive surface needs hydrophilic coating; and the high corrosion resistance needs a hydrophobic one, it is a challenge to design a bioactive film that exhibits corrosion protection. In this article, Hexa-Methylene Diamine Tetra-Methylene Phosphonic Acid (HMDTMPA) film was deposited on Mg substrate at different heat treatment conditions...
This work was mainly aimed to synthesize new ceramic composites based on nano-bioactive glass (nBG) and magnesium phosphate ceramic (MgP) with different ratios using the sol-gel approach in order to overcome the limitations of both materials. The glass was based on 85SiO2-10CaO-5P2O5 (mole %), and MgP was based on the formula; Mg3(PO4)2. The obtain...
This book discusses the recent advances in the wastes recycling technologies to provide low-cost and alternative ways for nanomaterials production. It shows how carbon nanomaterials can be synthesized from different waste sources such as banana fibers, argan (Argania spinosa) seed shells, corn grains, camellia oleifera shell, sugar cane bagasse, oi...
Magnesium and its alloys are promising biodegradable materials because of their light weight and superior mechanical properties. However, the high corrosion susceptibility of magnesium is the main obstacle that hinders the application of Mg in biomedical applications. In this article, two approaches have been employed to fabricate hybrid films of h...
The polymerized Hydroxyquinoline (HQ) coatings incorporated with corrosion inhibitor nano-Graphene Oxide (GO) particles were fabricated on treated magnesium AZ31 alloy. The effect of surface treatment of AZ31 using either oxidation or phosphating was much more effective than GO embedment on the corrosion resistance and self-healing functionality. S...
The purpose of this chapter is to shine a light on the research being done on smart polymers within biomedicine and, more specifically, for drug delivering applications. There are several triggering mechanisms that smart polymers react to in order to release or suppress the delivery of drugs, including responsiveness to certain stimuli such as temp...
Taguchi orthogonal array (L9 OA) experimental design was used to determine the optimum conditions for the removal of methylene blue (MB) dye using single-walled carbon nanotubes functionalized with an amine group (SWCNT-NH2). The effects of the experimental parameters (MB initial concentration, SWCNT-NH2 dosage, temperature and pH) on the removal e...
Book Description: Handbook of Materials Failure Analysis: With Case Studies From the Electronics and Textiles Industries examines the reasons why materials fail in certain situations, including material defects and mechanical failures as a result of various causes. The book was divided to two parts. Part 1 covers the challenges of materials failure...
Book Description: Advances in Smart Coatings and Thin Films for Future Industrial and Biomedical Engineering Applications, discusses, in detail, the recent trends in designing, fabricating and manufacturing of smart coatings and thin films for Hi-Tech future’s industrial applications related to transportation, aerospace and biomedical engineering....
This Handbook covers all aspects related to Nanofibers, from the experimental set-up for their fabrication to their potential industrial applications. It describes several kinds of nanostructured fibers such as metal oxides, natural polymers, synthetic polymers and hybrid inorganic-polymers or carbon-based materials.
The first part of the Handboo...
A. Barhoum, M. Bechelany, A.S. Hamdy Makhlouf (Editors): Handbook of Nanofibers. Vol. I: Fundamental aspects and experimental setup, Springer, ISBN: 9783319536545, 2018
Eco-friendly, non-toxic protective coatings deposited from molybdate–based solutions have been developed as undercoat thin-films (for subsequent organic top coats) for AZ31D magnesium alloy. Direct treatment of Mg AZ31D substrates with molybdate–based solutions has no significant effect on the overall surface resistance (charge transfer resistance)...
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Stimuli Responsive Polymeric Nanocarriers for Drug Delivery Applications: Volume Two: Advanced Nanocarriers for Therapeutics discusses, in detail, the recent trends in designing dual and multi-responsive polymers and nanoparticles for safe drug delivery. Chapters cover dual-responsive polymeric nanocarriers for drug delivery and their d...
This study aimed to design an adhesive biodegradable polymer layer on the surface of titanium (Ti) implants for enhanced surface bioactivity. To this end, a coating of magnesium-particles doped biodegradable polyurethane (PU) was introduced as a composite layer on Ti surfaces using a simple spin coating technique. The coating’s performance and char...
14. A.S. Hamdy Makhlouf and N. Y. Abu-Thabit (Editors): “Stimuli Responsive Polymeric Nanocarriers for Drug Delivery Applications”, Vol. 1: Types & Triggers, Elsevier, ISBN: 9780081019979, 2018 – 700 pages.
15. A.S. Hamdy Makhlouf and N. Y. Abu-Thabit (Editors): “Stimuli Responsive Polymeric Nanocarriers for Drug Delivery Applications”, Vol. 2: Advanced Nanocarriers for Therapeutics, Elsevier, ISBN: 9780081019955, 2018 – 700 pages.
A. Barhoum, M. Bechelany, A.S. Hamdy Makhlouf (Editors): Handbook of Nanofibers. Vol: II: Emerging Applications, Springer, ISBN 9783319536545, 2018
A.S. Hamdy Makhlouf and M. Aliofkhazraei (Editors): Handbook of materials failure analysis with case studies from the construction industry, Butterworth-Heinemann, Elsevier, ISBN: 9780081019283, 2018
A. Barhoum, A.S. Hamdy Makhlouf (Editors): Fundamentals of Nanoparticles: Classifications, Synthesis Methods, Properties and Characterization, Elsevier, ISBN: 9780323512558, 2018.
Emerging Applications of Nanoparticles and Architecture Nanostructures: Current Prospects and Future Trends discusses the most important current applications of nanoparticles and architecture nanostructures in a comprehensive, detailed manner. The book covers major applications of nanoparticles and architecture nanostructures, taking into account t...
Magnetic carbon nanotubes composite (MWCNTs-Fe3O4) was successfully prepared and characterized using different techniques. MWCNTs-Fe3O4 displays entangled network of oxidized MWCNTs attached with Fe3O4 clusters with specific surface area of 92 m 2 g-1. The adsorption performance of as prepared composite was investigated for Hg(II) removal. Several...
Highlights major applications of nanoparticles, and architectural of nanostructured materials, with an eye to emerging developments.
• Provides an in-depth look at the properties of nanoparticles and architectural nanostructures in terms of their applicability for industrial uses.
• Analyses the most recent advances, and industrial applications o...
This chapter overviews the historical progress and development in drug delivery systems (DDSs) that based on polymeric carriers over the last 50 years. It discusses the main drug release mechanisms from polymeric carriers via diffusion, chemical, solvent, and responsive (on-demand) control. The breakthrough steps for the development of DDSs from ma...
In-situ synthesized novel nanocomposite graphene oxide–β-cyclodextrin (GO–CD) was applied as adsorbent for swift adsorption and elimination of hazardous endocrine disrupting compounds, such as bisphenol A (BPA), from the solvent phase of an aqueous solution. Endocrine disrupting compounds are highly toxic substances that cannot be removed from trea...
Nanomaterials have been extensively studied for heavy metal ions and dye removals from wastewater. This article reviews the role of nanomaterials as effective adsorbents for wastewater purification. In recent years, numerous novel nanomaterial adsorbents have been developed for enhancing the efficiency and adsorption capacities of removing contamin...
A new method was developed for the efficient spectrophotometric determination of methylene blue (MB) dye in solutions. The method is based on a combined dispersive solid phase and cloud point extraction using Cu(OH)2 nanoflakes (as an adsorbent). Cu(OH)2 nanoflakes were synthesized by facile and fast methods and characterized using various techniqu...
Development of bioinspired or biomimetic materials is currently a challenge in the field of tissue regeneration. In-situ 3D biomimetic microporous nanocomposite scaffold has been developed using a simple lyophilization post hydrothermal reaction for bone healing applications. The fabricated 3D porous scaffold possesses advantages of good bonelike a...
Plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) process is proved to be an effective technique for forming highly protective oxide film on Mg alloy AZ31. A comparative study has been done to investigate the PEO films deposited from silicate solution with NaF, Al2O3 nano-additives. The surface morphology feature, phase composition and elemental composition were...
This article introduces a novel, facile, and simple technique for synthesis of AgCl nanorods modified activated carbon (AgCl–NRs–AC) for the first time as a new sorbent for removal of hazardous methylene blue (MB) dye from aqueous solution. Different characterization methods including field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), X-Ray diffr...
The evolution in the synthesis of smart polymers broadens new horizons for their potent application in medicine, especially in drug delivery. Many synthetic polymers that exhibit environmentally responsive behavior are potential smart carrier candidates that allow for controlled therapeutic delivery. These materials can be loaded with specific drug...
This article demonstrates the use of hybrid nanofibers to improve the biodegradation rate and biocompatibility of AM50 magnesium alloy. Biodegradable hybrid membrane fiber layers containing nano-hydroxyapatite (nHA) particles and poly(lactide)(PLA) nanofibers were coated layer-by-layer (LbL) on AM50 coupons using a facile single-step air jet spinni...
This book is a comprehensive collaboration on intelligent polymers and coatings for industrial applications by worldwide researchers and specialists. The authors cover the basis and fundamental aspects of intelligent polymers and coatings, challenges, and potential mechanisms and properties. They include recent and emerging industrial applications...
Removal of bromothymol blue (BTB) and methylene blue (MB) from wastewater using polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) has been elucidated in the present work.PVA exhibited high adsorption capacity and more active sites for the highly efficient removal of these toxic dyes. The impact of several variables such as concentration, contact time, pH and temperature wer...
This edited book is devoted to different electrochemical aspects of nano materials. This comprehensive reference text is basically divided in 3 parts: Electrochemical synthesis routes for nanosized materials, electrochemical properties of nano materials and electrochemical characterization methods for nanostructures. The Handbook is a reference wor...
Nanocomposite coatings have shown increasing interest in recent years in many strategic industries such as automotive, aerospace, petroleum, and electronics. Nanocomposite coatings are engineered to provide attractive and cost-effective functional surface coatings with superior properties for anticorrosion, antimicrobial, antifogging, and adhesive...
Over the last few years, the development of nanotechnology has resulted in generation of new materials and innovation for a wide range of applications and products. Among these applications, textile industry is expected to hold a considerable potential for the development of advanced nano-based materials. For example, nanotechnology enabled the pro...
This review provides a comprehensive discussion and highlights the recent progress for the utilization of Polyelectrolyte Multilayers (PEMs) as stimuli-responsive components for fabrication of coatings with smart self-healing functionality. The demand for self-healing coatings is rapidly growing due to their great potential to diminish degradation...
Handbook of Materials Failure Analysis: With Case Studies from the Aerospace and Automotive Industries provides a thorough understanding of the reasons materials fail in certain situations, covering important scenarios, including material defects, mechanical failure as a result of improper design, corrosion, surface fracture, and other environmenta...
Handbook of Materials Failure Analysis: With Case Studies from the Chemicals, Concrete and Power Industries provides an in-depth examination of materials failure in specific situations, a vital component in both developing and engineering new solutions. This handbook covers analysis of materials failure in the chemical, power, and structures arenas...
Handbook of Materials Failure Analysis: With Case Studies from the Oil and Gas Industry provides an updated understanding on why materials fail in specific situations, a vital element in developing and engineering new alternatives. This handbook covers analysis of materials failure in the oil and gas industry, where a single failed pipe can result...
In one of the front bearing support of LARZAC engine from one of the factories in Egypt; a case of material failure occurred in six bolts due to a synergistic effect between corrosion and vibration (corrosion fatigue). This chapter studies the reasons for the failure and investigates the possible reasons for corrosion and stresses. Materials examin...
In one of the #4 gas flow pipeline “T” joints at one of the petroleum companies in Egypt, a case of carbon steel material failure occurred. The gas flow pipeline “T” joint was put in service for only 2 months. An investigation was made into the failure of “T” joint and a variety of possible failure mechanisms were considered: design of the joint, d...
This paper explores the possibility of employing Oxidized Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes (MWCNT-COOH) for the removal of toxic Linear Alkyl benzene Sulfonate (LAS). LAS is among the most toxic industrial and house hold waste surfactants. This study discusses the feasibility of removing LAS from aqueous solutions using MWCNT-COOH. The effects of opera...
This paper is a part from a running project aiming at optimizing the permanganate coating treatment for rare-earth (RE) containing magnesium alloys. Alloying of Mg alloys with RE elements enhances the galvanic corrosion and decreases the overall resistance. The objective of this paper is to optimize the permanganate treatment time that can provide...
This paper introduces a novel coating process based on micro-arc oxidation (MAO) for formation of ceramic MgO layer over some newly developed magnesium alloys in an environmentally friendly electrolyte by anodization. Electrochemical corrosion testing showed that the corrosion resistance of bare AMS4429 is much better than that of AZ31HP-O and MZ d...
Removal of noxious materials such as heavy metal ions (which are hazardous above certain ppm concentration) from wastewater is one of the biggest environmental challenges that suffers the economy nowadays. On the basis of their versatility, environmental friendliness, the adsorption was proved to be a most economical and efficient technology, which...
This chapter discusses a modified microarc oxidation (MAO) process using two kinds of nano-additives (Al2O3 and NaF) doped in the alkaline electrolyte system in order to improve the performance of MAO ceramic coatings formed on magnesium alloy AMS4429. The surface morphology, phase composition, and elemental composition of the MAO ceramic coating w...
Nanotechnology-based coatings have shown remarkable growth in recent years in many strategic industries such as automotive, aerospace, petroleum, electronics, etc. The unique characteristics that can be offered from nanotechnology are one of the main driving forces for the sharp innovation in coatings technology nowadays. Nanocoatings have recently...
A.S. Hamdy Makhlouf and D. Scharnweber (Editors): “Handbook of nanoceramic and nanocomposite coatings and materials”, Butterworth-Heinemann, Elsevier, ISBN: 9780127999470, 2015 - 688 pages.
A facile synthesis approach was successfully used for the fabrication of Ag/SiO2 (nanofibers, NFs and nanoparticles, NPs) composite using a simple hydrothermal plasma method with the aid of stabilizing function and reducing agent of triethoxyvinylsilane (C8H18O3Si) and black carbon powder, respectively. The new synthesis approach proposed in this s...
Rapid removal of noxious synthetic dyes from wastewater is of great concern in the scientific research field, this is due to the expansion of harmful effects of synthetic dyes traces in water streams on the environment and human health with the exponential rise in concentration of synthetic dye globally and demand in various industries that coincid...
Novel photocatalyst membrane materials were successfully fabricated by an air jet spinning (AJS) technique from polyvinyl acetate (PVAc) solutions containing nanoparticles (NPs) of titanium dioxide (TiO2). Our innovative strategy for the production of composite nanofibres is based on stretching a solution of polymer with a high-speed compressed air...
Rapid removal of noxious synthetic dyes from wastewater is of great concern in the scientific research field, this is due to the expansion of harmful effects of synthetic dyes traces in water streams on the environment and human health with the exponential rise in concentration of synthetic dye globally and demand in various industries that coincid...
This chapter discusses a novel approach for facile synthesis of biocompatible poly(vinyl alcohol) PVA-coated polylactide (PLA) as composite membrane scaffolds for enhanced osteoblast proliferation. The composite scaffolds combined from PLA nanofiber-based materials coated with PVA thin layer were fabricated using hydrothermal treatment. The effects...
A number of potent adsorbents have been developed from carbon and oxide based nanoparticles for enhancing the adsorption capacity and removal capacity of hazardous impurities from the aqueous sources. The exclusive surface morphological, textural and structural properties of nanoparticles proved it an capable and excellent adsorbent which can be po...
A new, simple chemical route was developed for the synthesis of pure nanocalcite crystals by controlling the reaction of an aqueous solution of CaO and CO2 gas. Results revealed formation of well-defined and pure nanocalcite crystals with controlled crystallite and particle size, without additives or organic solvents. The crystallite and particle s...
The corrosion resistance of the permanganate conversion coating formed on ZE41- Mg alloy as affected by coating time and pH was studied by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), cyclic voltammetry (CV) and polarization methods in order to find the optimum treatment conditions. The morphology of the coated and uncoated (as-abraded) samples wa...
Nanocelluloses, including nanocrystalline cellulose, nanofibrillated cellulose and bacterial cellulose nanofibers, have become fascinating building blocks for the design of new biomaterials. Derived from the must abundant and renewable biopolymer, they are drawing a tremendous level of attention, which certainly will continue to grow in the future...
Stannate conversion coating treatment has been proposed to improve the corrosion resistance of magnesium alloys in corrosive chloride media. This coating treatment is easy to apply at a relatively low cost and without the need of significant safety equipment. A new stannate coating formulation has been designed to add self-healing functionality to...
Air jet spinning (AJS) method has been successfully used for manufacturing of micro/nanofibers. AJS method offers a fiber production rate that is several times higher than those produced by electrospinning. This paper discusses the preparation of TiO2 in two different morphological structures using a one-step AJS based on sol–gel blends of alkoxide...
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I am about to edit a book for Elsevier about " Advances in smart coatings and thin films for future industrial applications", Elsevier. If you are interested to contribute with a chapter, please send your abstract to my email: asalam85@yahoo.com
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· The first draft of your chapter due September 1, 2018
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