The Department of Materials Engineering at the University of Technology awarded a master's degree to the student, Duaa Jabbar Mustaf, Department of Materials Engineering / University of Technology for her thesis titled

""”Green Synthesis and characterization of Nanocomposite particles of advanced concrete “

the discussion took place in the postgraduate hall located in Building B within the department on Thursday, 29/8/2024 at nine o'clock in the morning, and the discussion committee consisted of ladies and Gentlemen

Prof. Dr. Alaa Aladdin Abdel Hamid, Chairman Prof.

Asst. Prof. Dr. Basma Hashem Mohammed, member

Asst. Prof.  Dr., Wafaa Mahdi Saleh member

Prof. Dr., Farhad Muhammad Othman as a member and supervisor

 Prof. Dr., Alaa Aladdin Abdel Hamid as a member and supervisor

In addition, the thesis was scientifically evaluated by Prof. Dr. Basma Mohammed Fahd, Prof. Dr. Walid Abdul Razzaq Abbas and linguistically by Asst. prof. Dr. Jamal Jalal Daoud / University of Technology/Department of Materials Engineering.

After the examination committee recorded its comments on the thesis, which covered both explanation and correction, the student's defense of her thesis, and the conclusion of the discussion, the committee convened to evaluate the thesis. They decided to award the student a Master’s degree with a pass grade

Abstract

This study involved the green synthesis of copper oxide and iron oxide nanoparticles three times using peel extracts from orange, cherry, and sidr. It also included creating a nanocomposite of these oxides from cherry and sidr peels. The nanoparticles' structural, biological, physical, and toxicity properties were analyzed. The impact of adding these oxides on concrete’s mechanical and physical properties was examined. Electrochemical tests showed that copper-iron oxide nanoparticles significantly improved the corrosion resistance of reinforcing steel, with a corrosion efficiency of 86.8% and a 57% improvement in concrete containing this oxide.

The scientific symposium on sustainability included two parts, the first (sustainable resources and recycling of plastic waste) and the second parts entitled (recycling of construction and demolition waste and preparing green, environmentally friendly buildings), which was delivered by Prof. Dr. Aseel Basem Al-Zubaidi and Prof. Dr. Muhammad Abdul Hussein Al-Zuhairi, which was held in the Department of Materials Engineering in the Graduate Studies Hall in Building (B) on Sunday, 11/24/2024.