On Tuesday, October 1, 2024, the Head of the Materials Engineering Department, Prof. Dr. Jawad Kazim Aliwi, welcomed an engineering delegation from the Building Research Department-Ministry of Construction. This visit is a continuation of the dual cooperation agreement established with the University of Technology earlier this year.

The meeting was attended by Asst. Prof. Dr. Jamal Jalal Daoud, Head of the General Materials Engineering Branch, and Asst. Prof. Dr. Khaled Khadir Abbas, Director of Laboratories. Representing the delegation was Senior Chief Engineer Mrs. Zeina Faisal Khadir. Discussions focused on the potential development of construction materials, aiming to enhance their mechanical, physical, and chemical properties. Following the discussions, the delegation visited the department's specialized laboratories to observe their work and explore available equipment and laboratory procedures.

At the end of the visit, the delegation expressed their interest in further collaboration with the department and benefiting from its expertise to advance and extend the scope of joint cooperation.

Prof. Dr. Kazim Matar Shabib, the scientific assistant of the Head of the Department (Department of Materials Engineering/Technological University), in cooperation Prof. Dr. Ouda Jabar Brehi and the researcher Zahraa Salah, (College of materials Engineering) published a research paper entitled:

(Performance of Graphene Oxide–Titanium Dioxide, Polyethersulphone Membranes for Industrial Wastewater Treatment) in Ecological Engineering & Environmental Technology Journal.

The journal is indexed in Scopus and clavate with an impact factor of 1.3. The publisher is Polish Society of Ecological Engineering

Abstract:

The research dealt with the preparation of ultrafiltration membranes using polyethersulfone and composite additives of titanium dioxide and graphene oxide.  It was characterized by using a scanning electron microscope, measuring porosity and contact angle. It's performance was tested through industrial wastewater. Efficiency results appeared in the treatment of industrial wastewater.

The lecturer, Prof. Dr. Alaa Alaa El-Din Abdel Hamid, in the Department of Materials Engineering at the University of Technology, published a research entitled:

"Preparation of Nano-alumina by green synthesis and study their structural properties"

"With the participation of researchers Prof. Dr. Farhad Muhammad Othman from the Department of Materials Engineering / University of Technology, Alaa Saadi Dawood from the Department of Materials Engineering / University of Technology. in Scopus-indexed conference 

Abstract:

The need for manufacturing nanomaterial has increased, and because the manufacturing processes, in general, have led to an increase in pollution and damage to the environment, the tendency for green chemistry has increased to extract nanomaterial from natural and available sources. In this research, a safe, environmentally friendly, and inexpensive method was used to synthesize Nano-alumina particles, where the Nano-alumina was extracted from four different types of leaves of local plants that are widely available, which were leaves of Mentha, Buckthorn, Damask Rose, and Myrtus communis, using aluminium nitrate as a precursor. The powders extracted from the mixture of Damask Rose, Mentha, Myrtus communis, and Buckthorn leaves have particle sizes of 231.7 nm, 14.2 nm, 78.5 nm, 12.9 nm, and 166.9 nm, respectively. The results showed that the pure alpha-alumina was procured from all leaves with various morphologies within the nano-size.

The lecturer, Prof. Dr. Alaa Alaa El-Din Abdel Hamid, in the Department of Materials Engineering at the University of Technology, published the research entitled:

Green synthesis and characterization of CuO, Fe2O3 and CuO/Fe2O3 compounds investigation

In the journal Results in Engineering, which is a solid scientific journal within Clarivate Containers Q1, and is affiliated with the publishing house ELSEVIER, RADARWEG 29, AMSTERDAM, Netherlands ISSN / 25901230, Volume 22, June 2024, 102282 and SJR 0.79

With the participation of researchers

Prof. Dr. Farhad Muhammad Othman from the Department of Materials Engineering / University of Technology,

Duaa Jabbar Mustafa from the Department of Materials Engineering / University of Technology.

Abstract:

Green chemistry techniques are increasingly used to produce nanomaterials from easily accessible natural resources. The present study utilized a cost-effective and environmentally sustainable method to separately synthesize copper oxide, iron oxide, and mixed oxide nanoparticles,   with the help of fruit peel extracts. The nano-oxides were synthesized from the local fruit peels, specifically orange, cherry, and sidra (Ziziphus jujuba). The findings from scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and particle size analysis (PSA) revealed that the nanoparticles are semi-spherical, with particle sizes ranging from 83.9 to 118.7 nm for CuO, from 95.2 to 119.8 nm for Fe2O3, and from 60.6 to 90.4 nm for mixed oxides extracted from three fruit peels. The conducted experiments on bacterial and fungal resistance revealed that the produced oxides are effective antibacterial and antifungal particles. The synthesized nanoparticles were also analyzed through AFM and Toxicity.

The Department of Materials Engineering held a tree planting campaign in reference to the letter directed by the Presidency of the University of Technology No 802 dated 9/29/2024, and in implementation of the letter of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research No. 9246 dated 9/22/2024 and on the occasion of National Tree Planting Day, the Department of Materials Engineering held a voluntary tree planting campaign on Tuesday, 10/1/2024 at 10:30 am and under the direct supervision of the respected Head of the Department, Prof. Dr. Jawad Kadhum Aliwi, and with the participation of a group of students from the department’s students and instructors to encourage a group of seedlings in the department’s gardens.