Mustafa Abu Ghalia

Background

PhD (2017), MEng(2011), BSc (2000)

Research interests

• Sustainable materials, biopolymers, and circular economy solutions
• Environmental engineering, waste valorization, and pollution remediation
• Green polymers, advanced composites, and sustainable manufacturing

Teaching interests

• Environmental engineering and industrial wastewater treatment
• Sustainable engineering, green technologies, and circular economy
• Chemical reaction engineering and process design
• Polymer engineering, materials science, and advanced manufacturing
• Thermodynamics, transport phenomena, and engineering fundamentals

Selected publications

Abu Ghalia, M. (2026). Biobased polymer coatings for controlled-release fertilizers: Materials, processes, and environmental performance. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 14(5), 123973.

Abu Ghalia, M., Najar, N., Najar, A., Elakrami, E., & Shawisha, K. (2026). Valorization of Posidonia oceanica leaves as a sustainable biosorbent for petroleum hydrocarbon spill cleanup. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 33(11), 5186–5198.

Alhanish, A., & Abu Ghalia, M. (2023). Mechanical and biodegradability of porous PCL/PEG copolymer reinforced with cellulose nanofibers for soft tissue engineering applications. Medical Engineering & Physics, 120, 104055.

Husainie, S., Abu Ghalia, M., Robson, J., & Naguib, H. (2021). Natural fibers as reinforcement for closed-molded polyurethane foam plaques. Materials Today Communications, 27, 102187.

Alhanish, A., & Abu Ghalia, M. (2021). Developments of biobased plasticizers for compostable polymers in green packaging applications: A review. Biotechnology Progress, 37(6), e3210.

Abu Ghalia, M., & Dahman, Y. (2018). Comparative investigations on different optimum polymerization conditions for the synthesis of sustainable poly(lactic acid). Journal of Polymers and the Environment, 26(5), 1903–1919.