Hesham Abdulhamed Alhumade

Scopus Publications

Enhanced Absorption Dominated Electromagnetic Interference Shielding Enabled by Carbon Nanotube and Graphene Reinforced Electrospun PVDF Nanocomposite
Hisham Bamufleh, Usman Saeed, Abdulrahim Alzahrani, Aqeel Ahmad Taimoor, Sami-ullah Rather, et al.
Polymers, 2026
The increasing density of wireless and wearable electronic devices necessitates the development of lightweight, flexible, and absorption-dominated electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding materials. In this study, electrospun poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) composite mats reinforced with carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and graphene nanosheets at low filler loadings (1–3 wt.%) were fabricated and systematically investigated for X-band (8.0–12.5 GHz) EMI shielding performance. Raman, FTIR, and thermal analyses confirm enhanced electroactive β-phase formation and improved thermal stability upon nanofiller incorporation. The formation of interconnected conductive networks within the electrospun fibrous architecture leads to a significant increase in electrical conductivity from 10−7 S·cm−1 for pure PVDF to 10−2 S·cm−1 and 10−1 S·cm−1 for CNT/PVDF and Graphene/PVDF composites, respectively, at 3 wt.% loading. Consequently, the total EMI shielding effectiveness (SET) increases from 2.5 dB for pure PVDF to 40 dB for CNT/PVDF and 42 dB for graphene/PVDF composites at 3 wt.%. The shielding effectiveness arising from absorption (SEA) dominates the overall EMI shielding performance, contributing more than 85% of the total shielding effectiveness (SET), which clearly indicates an absorption-controlled shielding mechanism. The combination of high absorption-dominated EMI shielding, low filler content, and mechanical flexibility highlights these electrospun CNT/PVDF and graphene/PVDF composites as promising candidates for next-generation flexible, wearable, and biomedical EMI shielding applications.
Photothermal carbon black coatings enable efficient solar-driven membrane distillation
Mubark Alshareef, Amr Mohamed Mahmoud, Ahmed S. AL-Ghamdi, Hesham Alhumade, Ibrahim Mustafa, et al.
Rsc Advances, 2026
Membrane distillation (MD) is a promising thermally driven desalination technology; however, its practical implementation remains limited by low vapor flux and pronounced temperature polarization.
An Integrated Kinetic Modeling Framework for Copyrolysis of Biomass and Plastic Waste
Hui Liu, Hesham Alhumade, Ali Elkamel
ACS Omega, 2025
Energy storage systems: Comparisons, environmental impacts, selection criteria, and bibliometric analysis for large-scale applications
Hegazy Rezk, Hesham Alhumade, Montaser Mahmoud, Enas Taha Sayed, Mohammad Ali Abdelkareem, et al.
Sustainable Horizons, 2025
NiCr NPs-decorated carbon nanofibers for efficient nitrogenous pollutants electro oxidation
Nasser A.M. Barakat, Ibrahim Mustafa, Hesham Alhumade
Materials Letters, 2025
Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Electrospun Biodegradable Polybutylene Succinate: Electromagnetic Shielding, Thermal and Mechanical Properties
Usman Saeed, Hisham Bamufleh, Abdulrahim Alzahrani, Aqeel Ahmad Taimoor, Sami Ullah Rather, et al.
Polymers, 2025
An environmentally friendly biodegradable and flexible polymer with exceptional mechanical, thermal and electromagnetic interference shielding is urgently needed to reduce environmental pollutants and electromagnetic waves to preserve human health. The paper presents our study where we developed biodegradable electrospun nanocomposite by employing polybutylene succinate (PBS) with multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs). The crystallization temperature Tc and melting temperature Tm of electrospun PBS/MWCNT composites with 3 wt% of MWCNTs was increased noticeably by 4 °C and 5 °C. The tensile strength increased by about 2.61 ± 0.15 MPA and the elastic modulus increased by about 0.72 ± 0.02 GPa with the addition of 3% MWCNT in polybutylene succinate. The increase in MWCNT content from 0.5 to 3 wt% led to an enhanced storage modulus and electrical properties 5 to 8 times higher in comparison to PBS. Moreover, the MWCNT was tested in different concentrations in PBS for electromagnetic interference shielding (EMI) and the most applicable results were obtained when the MWCNT was 3% which is capable of providing 25.5 db EMI shielding efficiency. The percolation threshold capability of PBS/MWCNT electrospun nanocomposites was 0.94 wt% and has significant entanglement of the MWCNTs and MWCNT network in the PBS matrix for conductive pathways. The study offers a viable process for creating an electrospun PBS/MWCNT composite that is lightweight, biodegradable and has exceptional electromagnetic shielding capabilities.
Ni-NiCr nanoparticles incorporated carbon nanofibers as robust electrocatalysts for efficient glycerol oxidation
Nasser A. M. Barakat, Shimaa Hamada, Ibrahim Mustafa, Hesham Alhumade
Materials Advances, 2025
Ni–NiCr alloy nanoparticles in carbon nanofibers exhibit high activity and stability for glycerol oxidation, valorizing biomass-derived glycerol into valuable products, outperforming precious-metal catalysts in alkaline media.
Advanced Parameter Identification in Electric Vehicles Lithium-Ion Batteries With Marine Predators Algorithm-Based Optimization
Houssam Eddine Ghadbane, Hegazy Rezk, Hesham Alhumade
International Journal of Energy Research, 2025
Accurate parameter identification of lithium‐ion (Li‐ion) battery models is critical for understanding battery behavior and optimizing performance in electric vehicle (EV) applications. Traditional methods often rely on manual adjustments or trial‐and‐error processes, leading to inefficiencies and suboptimal outcomes. This study introduces a novel parameter identification approach using the marine predators algorithm (MPA), applied to a Shepherd model for EV applications. The proposed technique was validated under various dynamic test conditions, including the urban dynamic driving cycle (UDDC), the new European driving cycle (NEDC), and the worldwide harmonized light vehicles test procedure (WLTP). The MPA‐based method systematically identifies optimal parameters, achieving a voltage error of 2.743 × 10−3, a state of charge (SOC) error of 0.7693 × 10−3, and a root mean square error (RMSE) of 8.37 × 10−3 between the model and real data. Compared to other optimization techniques, the MPA demonstrated superior performance, achieving an optimization efficiency of 97.69%. These results validate the robustness and reliability of the method for accurately capturing battery dynamics under realistic driving conditions. These results highlight the potential of the MPA‐based approach in improving the accuracy of Li‐ion battery parameter identification, leading to more efficient energy management in EVs and contributing to enhanced battery performance and reliability.
Seawater Reverse Osmosis Desalination-Based Renewable Energy: Classifications, Challenges, Methods of Driving, and Future Prospects
Mohamed R. Gomaa, Ala’a K. Al-Bawwat, Hesham Alhumade, Hegazy Rezk
International Journal of Energy Research, 2025
Water shortage is one of the biggest defiances in the world. Desalination becomes an essential strategy to secure fresh water. Reverse osmosis (RO) prevails the desalination market worldwide in terms of installed numbers and revenue. The fossil fuel‐powered desalination process has harmful environmental impacts and is expensive. Renewable and abundant energy sources are an auspicious substitutional for powering the RO process. This review focuses on the RO process, its classifications, challenges (including membrane fouling and large‐scale issues), integration of RO with other desalination processes, and integration with energy recovery devices (ERDs). Hybridization of RO with various renewable energy sources (RESs), focusing on solar, wind, and ocean energy, is also demonstrated, and a cost comparison between the different systems is presented. Environmental impacts and assessment of different RO systems, as well as the design of renewable power systems to operate seawater RO (SWRO) desalination systems using hybrid optimization model for electrical renewable (HOMER) software, were discussed.
Reducing peak thermo-electricity energy demand in building: Insights from sensible and latent storage – Applicable in hot and arid regions
Wajdi Rajhi, Noreen Izza Arshad, Naoufel Kraiem, Ahmed Mir, Lioua Kolsi, et al.
Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2025
Increment of solidification rate due to radiation and conduction mechanism in existence of porous container filled with nanomaterial
Nidhal Becheikh, Ali Basem, Ahmad H. Milyani, Hussein A.Z. AL-bonsrulah, Mohammed N. Ajour, et al.
Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2024
Retraction notice to “Increasing electricity generation—Installing photovoltaic cells coupled to a battery pack, to provide the electricity” [J. Energy Storage 54 (2022) 105264](S2352152X22012622)(10.1016/j.est.2022.105264)
Ahmad H. Milyani, Elias M. Salilih, Mohammed N. Ajour, Hesham A. Alhumade, Nidal H. Abu-Hamdeh, et al.
Journal of Energy Storage, 2024
Highly Efficient PtSn/Al2O3 and PtSnZnCa/Al2O3 Catalysts for Ethane Dehydrogenation: Influence of Catalyst Pretreatment Atmosphere
Seetharamulu Podila, Abdulrahim A. Al-Zahrani, Muhammad A. Daous, Hesham Alhumade
Catalysts, 2024
CO2-FT activity of Fe7C3 in FeZnK/ZrO2 catalysts synthesized by using citric acid: Effect of pretreatment gas
Nagaraju Pasupulety, Abdurahim A. Alzahrani, Muhammad A. Daous, Hesham Alhumade
Fuel, 2024
Thermal analysis of condensation-induced vacuum and its feasibility for operating a vacuum membrane distillation system
Akram Nahri, Elias M. Salilih, Omar Bamaga, Eydhah Almatrafi, Hani Abulkhair, et al.
Desalination, 2024
Electrochemical oxidative difunctionalization of diazo compounds with two different nucleophiles
Dongfeng Yang, Zhipeng Guan, Yanan Peng, Shuxiang Zhu, Pengjie Wang, et al.
Nature Communications, 2023
Performance analysis of a novel absorption-refrigeration driven membrane condenser system for recovery of water and waste heat from flue gas
Elias M. Salilih, Omar Bamaga, Eydhah Almatrafi, Hani Abulkhair, Hesham Alhumade, et al.
International Journal of Refrigeration, 2023
Valve turning towards on-cycle in cobalt-catalyzed Negishi-type cross-coupling
Xu Luo, Dali Yang, Xiaoqian He, Shengchun Wang, Dongchao Zhang, et al.
Nature Communications, 2023
A combined scheme of parallel-reaction kinetic model and multi-layer artificial neural network model on pyrolysis of Reed Canary
Hui Liu, Hesham Alhumade, Ali Elkamel
Chemical Engineering Science, 2023
Synthesis of Zn2TiO4 via solid-state method as a promising additive for dehydrogenation properties of NaAlH4
N.A. Ali, M. Ismail, Sami-ullah Rather, Hisham S. Bamufleh, Hesham Alhumade, et al.
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2023
Marine predators optimization and ANFIS as an effective tools for maximization of specific capacity of G-NiO electrode for electrochemical energy storage
Hesham Alhumade, A.G. Olabi, Hegazy Rezk, Pragati A. Shinde, Mohammad Ali Abdelkareem
Ain Shams Engineering Journal, 2023
Investigation of physical properties and carbon dioxide solubility in tetramethylammonium bromide and tetraethylammonium bromide ionic liquids solutions
Sami-ullah Rather, Aliyu Adebayo Sulaimon, Azmi M. Shariff, Ali Qasim, Hisham Saeed Bamufleh, et al.
Chemosphere, 2023
Thermal analysis of integrated hydrate-based desalination system with intermediate fluid type LNG vaporizer
Elias M. Salilih, Muhammad Naveed Khan, Omar Bamaga, Iqbal Ahmed, Mohammad Albeirutty, et al.
Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023
Locating Multiple Equivalent Feature Subsets in Feature Selection for Imbalanced Classification
Shoufei Han, Kun Zhu, MengChu Zhou, Hesham Alhumade, Abdullah Abusorrah
IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering, 2023
Thermal management of lithium battery packs affected by phase change materials as the heat stored in the residential heating unit
Ahmad H. Milyani, Mohammed N. Ajour, Hesham A. Alhumade, Nidal H. Abu-Hamdeh
Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 2023

Publications

Journal articles:
1- Ahmad, M. S., Liu, H., Alhumade, H., Tahir, M. H., Çakman, G., Yıldız, A., & Shen, B. (2020). A modified DAEM: To study the bioenergy potential of invasive Staghorn Sumac through pyrolysis, ANN, TGA, kinetic modeling, FTIR and GC–MS analysis. Energy Conversion and Management, 221, 113173.
2- Liu, H., Ahmad, M. S., Alhumade, H., Elkamel, A., Sammak, S., & Shen, B. (2020). A hybrid kinetic and optimization approach for biomass pyrolysis: The hybrid scheme of the isoconversional methods, DAEM, and a parallel-reaction mechanism. Energy Conversion and Management, 208, 112531.
3- Alhumade, Hesham, Hegazy Rezk, Ahmed M. Nassef, and Mujahed Al-Dhaifallah. "Fuzzy Logic Based-Modeling and Parameter Optimization for Improving the Corrosion Protection of Stainless Steel 304 by Epoxy-Graphene IEEE Access 7 (2019): 100899-100909.
4- Alhumade, Hesham, et al. "Investigation of pyrolysis kinetics and thermal behavior of Invasive Reed Canary (Phalaris arundinacea) for bioenergy Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis (2019).
5-Liu, Hui, Muhammad Sajjad Ahmad, Hesham Alhumade, Ali Elkamel, and Robert J. Cattolica. "Three pseudo-components kinetic modeling and nonlinear dynamic optimization of Rhus Typhina pyrolysis with the distributed activation energy Applied Thermal Engineering 157 (2019): 113633.
6- Alhumade, H., Nogueira, R. P., Yu, A., Elkamel, A., Simon, L., & Abdala, A. (2018). Role of surface functionalization on corrosion resistance and thermal stability of epoxy/glass flake composite coating on cold rolled steel. Progress in Organic Coatings, 122, 180-188.
7- Um, Jun Geun, Yun-Seok Jun, Hesham Alhumade, Hariharan Krithivasan, Gregory Lui, and Aiping Yu. "Investigation of the size effect of graphene nano-platelets (GnPs) on the anti-corrosion performance of polyurethane/GnP RSC Advances 8, no. 31 (2018): 17091-17100.
8-Hesham Alhumade, Ahmed Abdala, Aiping Yu, Ali Elkamel, and Leonardo Simon. "Corrosion inhibition of copper in sodium chloride solution using polyetherimide/graphene The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering (2016).
9-Alhumade, H., Yu, A., Elkamel, A., Simon, L., & Abdala, A. (2016) “Enhanced protective properties and UV stability of epoxy/graphene nanocomposite coating on stainless steel”. Express Polymer Letters, 4, 7.
10-H. Alhumade and J. Azaiez, “Numerical Simulations of Gravity Driven Reversible Reactive Flows in Homogeneous Porous Media” J. Math. Prob. Eng. Vol. 2015 (2015).
11-H. Alhumade and J. Azaiez. “Numerical Simulations of Reversible Reactive Flows in Homogeneous Porous Media”, Journal of Porous Media V.17, no.4 (2014).
12-H. Alhumade and J. Azaiez. “Stability Analysis of Reversible Reactive Flow Displacements in Porous Media”, Chemical Engineering Science V.101 (2013).

Conference papers:
1- Alhumade, H., Yu, A., Elkamel, A., & Simon, L. Optimizing Corrosion Protection of Stainless Steel 304 by Epoxy-Graphene Composite using Factorial Experimental Design IEOM, 2016.
2-Hesham Alhumade, Erij Elkamel, Hiba Nauman, Aiping Yu, Ali Elkamel “GRAPHENE BASED COMPOSITES FOR CORROSION INHIBITION OF STAINLESS STEEL 304” International Journal of Technical Research and Applications, Special Issue 28, 33-38 (2015).
3-H. Alhumade and J. Azaiez. "Reversible Reactive Flow Displacements in Homogeneous Porous Proceedings of the World Congress on Engineering. Vol. 3. 2013.

Book chapters:
1-H. Alhumade and J. Azaiez, “Viscous Fingering of Reversible Reactive Flows in Porous Media” Transactions on Engineering Technologies, 1-15, G. Yang, S. Ao and L. Gelman (Ed), Springer, New York (2014).
2-Alhumade, H., Nogueira, R. P., Yu, A., Simon, L., & Elkamel, A. (2019). Functional Graphene Oxide/Epoxy Nanocomposite Coatings with Enhanced Protection Properties. Handbook of Graphene, Volume 4: Composites, 419.

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