NONE 20251217123429273 wseas/wseas content-registration-form+ja@crossref.org content-registration-form WSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT 1790-5079 2224-3496 Ahmad M. Al-Diabat Department of Physics, Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan, Amman, JORDAN Natheer A. Algadri Department of Physics, Isra University, Amman, JORDAN Naser M. Ahmed Department of Laser and Optoelectronics Engineering, Dijlah University College, Baghdad, IRAQ Tariq Alzoubi College of Engineering and Technology, American University of the Middle East, Egaila, 54200, KUWAIT Ghaseb N. Makhadmeh General Education Department, Skyline University College, Sharjah, P.O. Box 1797, UAE Abdulsalam Abuelsamen Medical Imaging and Radiography Department, Aqaba University of Technology, Aqaba 910122, JORDAN Osama Abu Noqta MEU Research Unit, Middle East University, Amman 11831, JORDAN Amal Mohamed Ahmed Ali Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Alkharj 11942, SAUDI ARABIA This study presents a cost-effective and straightforward approach for fabricating a highly effective sensor to hydrogen (H2) gas using carbon nanotubes (CNTs), which were synthesized by a conventional microwave oven. To optimize CNT properties, a series of five purification processes were employed to eliminate impurities such as metal particles and support material from the carbon nanotubes produced. Then CNT was deposited onto a polyethylene thermal (PET) substrate through the application of a dielectrophoretic method. The gas sensors which fabricated have many significant exceptional characteristics, including high flexibility, remarkable conformability, and cost-effectiveness. 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