Elastomer-Based Composites and Nanocomposites: Fundamentals, Recycling and Applications

Hamid ESSABIR is a qualified higher education professor who has been Head of the Department of Mechanical and Civil Engineering at the National School of Applied Sciences, AGADIR, MOROCCO, since 2018. He is also an associated researcher at the Moroccan Foundation for Advanced Science, Innovation and Research (MAScIR), Institute of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology (NANOTECH), Rabat, Morocco.He received his Ph.D. in Engineering Sciences and Techniques in 2015. His research areas include hybrid reinforced/filled polymer composites, and advance materials: graphene/nanoclay, lignocellulosic reinforced/filled polymer composites, modification and treatment of lignocellulosic fibers, nanocomposites and nanocellulose fibers, as well as polymer blends. So far, he has published more than 50 international journal papers and 10 Book chapters with 6 patents to his credit. He is also a reviewer for several high impact ISI journals of Elsevier, Springer, and Wiley.

Prof. Rachid Bouhfid is currently working as an Associate Professor at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P), Benguerir, Morocco. Before joining UM6P, he served as the Director of Research at the Moroccan Foundation for Advanced Science, Innovation, and Research (MAScIR) in Rabat, Morocco, and as an Assistant Professor at Artois University, France. Prof. Bouhfid earned his doctoral degree from Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco. He has over fifteen years of experience in teaching and research in organic chemistry, materials science, nanotechnology, and polymer chemistry. His main research interests include hybrid nanomaterials, reinforced polymer nanocomposites, and advanced materials such as graphene, nanoclay, cellulose nanocrystals, and nanocomposites. Throughout his career, he has developed various nanostructured materials for wastewater treatment, packaging, sensing, and biomedical applications. He has authored more than 200 research papers in SCI-indexed journals, edited six books, and co-authored over 54 book chapters.

Prof. Abou el kacem Qaiss is currently working as Director of the Composites Nanocomposites Centre at the Moroccan Foundation for Advanced Science, Innovation and Research (MAScIR), Institute of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology (Nanotech) in Rabat (Morocco). His research areas include: hybrid reinforced/filled polymer composites, advance materials: graphene/nanoclay, lignocellulosic reinforced/filled polymer composites, modification and treatment of lignocellulosic fibres, nanocomposites and nanocellulose fibres, as well as polymer blends. So far, he has published three books, 30 chapters and more than 75 international journal papers with 25 patents to his credit.