Mohamad Midani
Bio
Research
Dr. Midani’s research mostly focuses on natural fibers and their composites, as well as sustainable product development, circular bioeconomy and biorefineries. His research approach is based on development and commercialization of new technologies that help in the valorization of the underutilized local resources for sustainable development. He co-invented PalmFil fiber technology, which is the world’s first textile fiber and reinforcement extracted from the byproducts of pruning of date palms.
Read more about his research team at Intexive website
Organization
- PDMA Egypt Chapter – Co-founder and member of the board
- Product Development and Management Association (PDMA) – Member
- International Association of Palm Byproducts (ByPalma) – Co-founder and Secretary General
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Education
Ph.D. Fiber and Polymer Science North Carolina State University 2016
M.T. Textile and Apparel Technology and Management North Carolina State University 2012
B.S. Mechanical Engineering Ain Shams University 2006
Publications
- Proceedings of 2nd World Conference on Byproducts of Palms and Their Applications , Springer Nature Singapore (2023)
- Comparison of coconut coir and date palm coir (sheath fiber) and their composites , Coir Fiber and its Composites (2022)
- Critical evaluation of date palm sheath fibre characteristics as a reinforcement for developing sustainable cementitious composites from waste materials , Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery (2022)
- Polylactic Acid (PLA) Reinforced with Date Palm Sheath Fiber Bio-Composites: Evaluation of Fiber Density, Geometry, and Content on the Physical and Mechanical Properties , Journal of Natural Fibers (2022)
- Tensile, Thermal and Physical Properties of Washightonia Trunk Fibres/Pineapple Fibre Biophenolic Hybrid Composites , JOURNAL OF POLYMERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT (2022)
- Date palm fibre geometry and its effect on the physical and mechanical properties of recycled polyvinyl chloride composite , Industrial Crops and Products (2021)
- Future Trends in Natural Fiber Composites in the Automotive Industry , Manufacturing Automotive Components from Sustainable Natural Fiber Composites (2021)
- Green, Natural Fibre and Hybrid Composites , Advances in Machining of Composite Materials (2021)
- Manufacturing Automotive Components from Sustainable Natural Fiber Composites , Springer International Publishing (2021)
- Modeling tensile behavior of 3D orthogonal woven green composites considering variability of natural fibers , JOURNAL OF THE TEXTILE INSTITUTE (2021)