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A review of nanotechnology development in the Arab World

Bassam Alfeeli, Ma’moun Al-Rawashdeh, Ali Bumajdad, Haider Al Lawati, Mohamed Abdelgawad, Zouhair M. Baccar, Issam Ben Salem, Faysal Benaskar

Nanotechnology Reviews· Volume 2· Issue 3
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Abstract A growing number of initiatives on nanotechnology research, education, and industry have been recently launched by several Arab countries to quickly build scientific capacity and track worldwide developments in nanotechnology. Some countries, namely, the oil-rich countries, have allocated large funds to support these initiatives, which are intended to serve the national interests in energy, water and food supply, medicine, and local industry. The other Arab countries are also pursuing nanotechnology, however, with fewer funds but with more human resources. This study assesses the current status of nanotechnology in the Arab Republic of Egypt, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Kingdom of Morocco, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Republic of Tunisia, State of Kuwait, State of Qatar, Sultanate of Oman, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The study is aimed at having a top-level overview of the status of existing, underdevelopment, and planed educational and research programs relevant to nanotechnology. The overview also includes nanotechnology research focus areas, challenges, and opportunities.
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Nanomaterials

OpenAlex topics: TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells · Nanotechnology research and applications · Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications

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Affiliations

1Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials Program, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, P.O. Box 24885, Safat 13109, Kuwait

2Laboratory of Chemical Reactor Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, Den Dolech 2, 5612 AZ, P.O. Box 513, Helix STW 1.23, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands

3Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 5969, Safat 13060, Kuwait

4Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O. Box 36, Al-Khodh, P.C. 123, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman

5Department, of Mechanical Engineering Assiut University, University Street, Assiut 71515, Egypt

6Nanobioengineering Group, National Institute of Research and Physicochemical Analysis, Biotechnopôle de Sidi Thabet, Sidi Thabet 2020, Tunisia

7Medical and Agricultural Applications of Nuclear Techniques Research Unit, National Center for Nuclear Sciences and Technology, Sidi Thabet Technopark, Sidi Thabet 2020, Tunisia

8School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Queen’s University Belfast, Stranmillis Road, BT9 5AG Belfast, UK

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