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Prof.Mohammad Ali Abdelkareem Academic RankProfessor

Specialization:

  • PhD Chemical Engineering, Gunma University, Japan

Research Interests:

  • Development of nanosized catalyst, i.e, nanoparticels, nanofibers and graphene, for the application in DMFC, Urea fuel cells, microbial fuel cell, and solid oxide fuel cell, application of the nanosized materials in the Hydrogen release.Development of an integrated system for electricity production from biogas and solid oxide fuel cell.

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Ph.D. Degree: June, 2008 (Gunma University, Japan) Ph.D. Degree in Fuel cells under the title "Novel Electrode Structure for the Reduction of Methanol Crossover in a Passive DMFC "M.Sc. Degree: May, 2002 (El-Minia University, Egypt) M.Sc. Degree in Chemical Engineering, under the thesis title “Evaluation of Pack Aluminizing of Steel in Various Corrosive Media”. B.Sc. Degree: May, 1998 (El-Minia University, Egypt) B.Sc., Chemical Engineering Final year grade (Distinction, 90.5%), The average grade (Very good with honors degree, 78%)
June, 1999- Jan., 2000 Chemical Engineer, Egyptian Fertilizer Company Feb., 2000-March, 2002 Demonstrator, El-Minia University, Faculty of Engineering, Chemical Engineering Department, Egypt April, 2002- Dec., 2004 Teaching Assistant, El-Minia University, Faculty of Engineering, Chemical Engineering Department, Egypt July, 2008- Jan., 2009 Lecturer, El-Minia University, Faculty of Engineering, Chemical Engineering Department, Egypt Feb., 2008- March, 2011 Post doctor fellowship in Advanced Technology Center (ATEC), Gunma University, Gunma, Japan June, 2011- March, 2012 Researcher in Graduate school of Eng., Gunma University, Gunma, Japan April, 2012 – March 2013 JSPS fellowship in Gunma University, Gunma, Japan Oct., 2013 - Aug. 2015 Assocaite Professor, , El-Minia University, Faculty of Engineering, Chemical Engineering Department, Egypt
Establishment of laboratories: During the last two years, from January 2013 tell Aug. 2015, Dr Mohammad used the available fund from the different projects in the preparation of two advanced laboratories for the preparation of the different catalysts for the application in the different types of the fuel cells and their electrochemical evaluation.
Dr Mohammad is involved in different national and international projects for the developments of fuel cells: 1) Consultant in KSA in the project entitled “Development and commercialization of fuel cells based on industrial and sewage waters using nanotechnological approach", funded by The National Plan for Sciences & Technology (NPST), King Saud University, Saudi Arabia (February 1, 2014 – January 31, 2016) (Project # 11ENE1917-02). 2) Consultant in KSA in the project entitled “Non-Precious Metallic Nanofibers As Novel, Cheap and Effective Electrodes For Scaling Up Fuel Cells Manufacturing Technology", funded by The National Plan for Sciences & Technology (NPST), King Saud University, Saudi Arabia (February 1, 2012 – January 31, 2014) (Project # 11ENE1721-02). 3) Principal invistigator (PI) in national project for electricity production from wastes using an integrated system from Biogas and Solid Oxide Fuel Cells funded by the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT). 4) The contacting person and member of an international project funded from the European Union for the development of the microbial fuel cell for the simultaneous electricity generation and wastewater treatment.
1.N.AM Barakat, E.Ahmed, M. A. Abdelkareem, AA Farghali, MM Nassar, M. H El-Newehy, S. S Al-Deyab, Ag, Zn and Cd-doped titanium oxide nanofibers as effective photocatalysts for hydrogen extraction from ammonium phosphates, Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical 409 (2015) 117-126. 2. B. M Thamer, M. H El-Newehy, N. AM Barakat, M. A. Abdelkareem, S. S Al-Deyab, H. Y. Kim, In-situ synthesis of Ni/N-doped CNFs-supported graphite disk as effective immobilized catalyst for methanol electrooxidation, J. Hydrogen Energy 40 (2015) 14845-14856. 3. N. AM Barakat, H. M Moustafa, MM Nassar, M. A. Abdelkareem, MS Mahmoud, A. A Almajid, K. A. k Khalil, Distinct influence for carbon nano-morphology on the activity and optimum metal loading of Ni/C composite used for ethanol oxidation, Electrochimica acta 182 (2015), Pages 143–155. 4. A. Allagui, M. A. Abdelkareem, A. Alwakil, H. Alawadi, Reduced Graphene Oxide Thin Film on Conductive Substrates by Bipolar Electrochemistry, Scientific Reports, 6 (2016) 21282. 38. A. Allagui, A. E. Rojas, T. Bonny, A. S. Elwakil, and M. A. Abdelkareem, Nonlinear time-series analysis of current signal in cathodic contact glow discharge electrolysis, J. of applied physics 119(2016) 203303. 39. M. A. Abdelkareem, A. Allagui, T. Tsujiguchi, N. Nakagawa, Effect of the Ratio Carbon Nanofiber/Carbon Black in the Anodic Microporous Layer on the Performance of Passive Direct Methanol Fuel Cell, J. Electrochem. Soc. 163 (2016) F1011-F1016.
Dr Mohammad currently supervise several master students 1. Development of nanosized catalyst, i.e, nanoparticels, nanofibers and graphene, for the application in DMFC, Urea fuel cells, microbial fuel cell, and solid oxide fuel cell. 2. The application of the nanosized materials in the Hydrogen release. 3. Development of an integrated system for electricity production from biogas and solid oxide fuel cell.
Awards 1. National scholarship for PhD study in Japan, Dec. 2004 to June 2008. 2. Postdoctoral fellowship for the development of DMFC based on novel elecrod structure. From the advanced technology Center, Gunma university Japan. Feb., 2009 to March 2011. 3. Postdoctoral fellowship for the development of cathode alternatives to the Pt catalyst. April 2001 to March, 2012. 4. Postdoctoral fellowship from April 2012 to Dec. 2012, Japan for the development of metal carbides and Nitrides for fuel cell applications. Best presented Paper Second International Conference for Energy, ICEE2010, Aswan, Egypt 27-29 Dec., 2010. Title of the paper Role of Air Cathode Filter on the Intermediate Products in a Vapor Feed Passive DMFC Operated with High Methanol Concentration. Minia University scientific reward for publishing, 2014 and 2015. State price in advanced Engineering Applications 2015.
Refree in the following journals: 1. Chemical Engineering Journal. 2. Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 3. Advanced Composite Materials. 4. Applied Catalysis A. 5. African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology
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