Handbook of Biodegradable Materials

Dr. Gomaa A. M. Ali is an Associate Professor at the Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Assiut, Egypt. He has 14 years of experience working in the research areas of materials science, nanocomposites, humidity sensing, graphene, supercapacitors, water treatment, and drug delivery. He was awarded his Ph.D. in Advanced Nanomaterials for Energy Storage from UMP, Malaysia. He is the recipient of some national and international prizes and awards such as TWAS-AREP (2018), Obada International Prize (2021), Gold Medal (Archimedes, Russia, 2014), Green Technology Award (CITREX, Malaysia, 2015), Gold Medal (British Invention Show, UK, 2015). Dr. Gomaa has published over 100 journal articles and 16 book chapters on a broad range of crossdisciplinary research fields, including advanced multifunctional materials, nanotechnology, supercapacitor, water treatment, humidity sensing, biosensing, corrosion, drug delivery, and materials for energy applications. So far, he has more than 2500 citations and an h-index of 28. Dr. Gomaa has served as both Senior xiv Editors and Contributors Editor and board member of many international journals and a reviewer for more than 50 WoS journals. Dr. Gomaa is a member of some national and international scientific societies, such as the American Chemical Society (ACS) and the Egyptian Young Academy of Sciences (EYAS). Dr. Gomaa is an Editor of the handbook “Waste recycling technologies for nanomaterials manufacturing” Springer, 2021. Professor Makhlouf is an internationally recognized leader in the field of materials science and engineering with more than 28 years of independent research project management, teaching, and consulting. He has been included in Stanford University’s List of World’s Top 2% of Scientists, USA, 2020. He has a blend of both industrial and academic leadership as a President of EMC3, Full Professor at Central Metallurgical Research and Development Institute, Egypt, and a Former Full Professor of Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering at the University of Texas, USA. He is the recipient of numerous national and international prizes and awards including the Humboldt Research Award for Experienced Scientists, at Max Planck Institute, Germany; Fulbright Scholar, NSF, and Dept. of Energy Fellowships, USA; Shoman Award in Engineering Science; and the State Prize of Egypt in Advanced Science and Technology, and more. He is a member of TMS-USA, EPSRC-UK, European Science Foundation - College of Expert Reviewers, Fulbright Alumni, Max Planck Institute Alumni, Alexander von Humboldt Alumni. He has served as both a Senior Editor and board member of many international journals, as well as a reviewer for several international funding agencies. He has excellent knowledge of USA, EU, and UK research landscape. He is a Consultant and Reviewer for several universities, and Advisory Editor for Elsevier USA. Dr. Makhlouf is the author of over^ 4764 citations. Many of his publications have been ranked among the World’s Best in the fields of Nanostructures, Nanomaterials, Biomedical Engineering, Materials Science, Coatings, Environmental Science, Nuclear Materials.

Basic background, fundamentals.- Different methods of biodegradation.- Different types Microorganism for Biodegradation.- Biodegradable plastic and Examples of biodegradable plastics.- Nanocomposites (metals and metal oxides).- Biodegradable Matrices and Composites.- Aromatic copolyesters.- Polyamides and poly(ester-amide)s.- Polyurethanes.- Synthetic polymers with carbon backbones.- Biodegradable materials in medicine.- Biodegradation products on the tissue response.- Polyurethanes waste in the medical, automotive, and industrial fields.- Biodegradation of industrial materials.- Extraction of Heavy Metals.- Biodegradable Chelating Agents.- Biodegradation of Agricultural materials.- Fabrics-polyester amide composites.- Prevention or minimization in generation.- Material recovery.- Recycling.- Incineration.- Disposal in controlled landfills.- Hydrolysis Acidogenesis Acetogenesis Methanogenesis.- Hydrolysis Acidogenesis Acetogenesis Methanogenesis.- Cultivation of Microorganisms.- EDB Biodegradation.- Biodegradation by Composting, Surface Modification, Blended Films.- Environmental Impact of  Biodegradation, Packaging Waste Utilization.- Non-ionic surfactants.- Anionic surfactants.- Biodegradation of Carbon Nanotubes.- Mg-biodegradable alloys.- Construction Materials.- Polyurethane foams.- Wood fiber.- Marine Oil Biodegradation.- Crude Oil Biodegradation.- Biostimulation and Bioaugmentation of Groundwater.-  Intrinsic Bioremediation and Modeling.- Optimizing the environmental benefits.- Agroindustrial residues.- Recycling and reprocessing.- Incineration with energy recovery.- Landfill.- Need for complete biodegradability.