Recent Publications

Patent Granted/Applications 2017

1. Golam Rabbani,  Amit Verma, Reza Nekovei, Mahmoud M. Khader, Anantram Patent entitled “Photodetector Cell And Solar Panel With Dual Metal Contacts And Related Methods” U.S. Patent, ADDMG File No. 0124551, Application Serial No. 14/972,693, filed December 17, 2015.
2. Aditya C.S. Ratcha,  Amit Verma, Reza Nekovei, Mahmoud M. Khader, Patent entitled “Heterojunction Schottky Gate Bipolar Transistor ”, US Patent No. 9,793,430.                      

Books and Book Chapters 2017

1. Al-Khalid, T. and M. H. El-Naas, “Organic Contaminants in Refinery Wastewater: Characterization and Novel Approaches for Biotreatment”, in Petroleum Science and Engineering, Editor: M. Zoveidavianpoor, InTech (2017).  ISBN 978-953-51-5321-4
2. Benamor Abdelbaki, Mustafa Nasser, and Mohammed J Al-Marri, “Gas Processing Technology-Treatment and Utilization”, In: Encyclopedia of Sustainable Technologies, Abraham, M.A. (Ed.), Elsevier, pp. 359–387. ISBN: 9780128046777.
3. El-Naas, M. H., Hussein A. Mousa and Maisa El Gamal, Microbial Degradation of Chlorophenols, in Microbe-induced Degradation of Pesticides, Edited by: S. N. Singh, Springer (2017), ISBN: 978-3-319-45155-8.
4. Moussa, D. T.  and M. H. El-Naas, Electrochemical technologies for produced water treatment, Chapter 13 in Inorganic Pollutants in Wastewater: Methods of Analysis, Removal and Treatment, Editors: Inamuddin, Abdullah M. Asiri and Ali Mohammad, Materials Research Forum (2017). ISBN 978-1-945291-34-0.
5. Zhien Z., T. N. G. Borhani, M. H. El-Naas, CO2 Capture, in Exergetic, Energetic and Environmental Dimensions, Editors: Ibrahim Dincer, Can Ozgur Colpan, Onder Kizilkan, Elsevier (2017).  ISBN 978-0128137345.
6. Zacharia R, El-Naas M, Al-Marri, M. J., Adsorptive removal of non-acid oxygenates from GTL Water, in Water Management: Social and Technological Perspective, CRC Press (In Press).

Journal Publications 2017

1. Abotaleb, A., M. H. El-Naas, A. Amhamed, Enhancing gas loading and reducing energy consumption in acid gas removal systems:  A simulation study based on real NGL plant data, Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering (2017). Doi.org/10.1016/j.jngse.2017.08.011
2. Al-Ketife, A.M.D., Judd, S.J., and Znad, H. (2017). Optimization of cultivation conditions for nutrient removal and CO2 fixation in a batch photobioreactor, J. Chem. Tech. Biotech. 92(5)1085-1093.
3. Al-Ketife, A.M.D., Judd, S.J., and Znad, H. Synergistic effects and optimization of nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations on the growth and nutrient uptake of a freshwater Chlorella vulgaris, Environ. Technol. 38(1) (2017) 94-102.
4. Al-Khalid, T., M. H. El-Naas, Biodegradation of 2, 4 Dichlorophenol, American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 2017, 10 (1) 175-191.
5. Al-Marri MJ, Al-Saad KA, Saleh MA, Cortes DJ and Khader MM “  Thermodynamics of CO2 Adsorption on Polyethyleneimine Mesoporous Silica and Activated Carbon” J Phys Chem Biophys 2017, 7:1, DOI: 10.4172/2161-0398.1000239
6. Al-Saydeh, S. A., M. H. El-Naas, S. J. Zaidi, Copper removal from industrial wastewater: A comprehensive review, Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 56 (2017) 35–44.
7. Altamash, T., M. Atilhan, et al. (2017). "Rheological, Thermodynamic, and Gas Solubility Properties of Phenylacetic Acid-Based Deep Eutectic Solvents." Chemical Engineering and Technology 40(4): 778-790.
8. Ang, W. L., D. Nordin, A. W. Mohammad, A. Benamor, and N. Hilal. "Effect of membrane performance including fouling on cost optimization in brackish water desalination process." Chemical Engineering Research and Design 117 (2017): 401-413.
9. Ashfaq, Y., Wang, T., Qiblawey, H., Reesh, I.A, and Judd S. (2017). Recycling of hospital laundry wastewater using membrane technology, Desal. Water Technol. 60 122-128.
10. Ba-Abbad, M. M., M. S. Takriff, et al. (2017). "Photocatalytic Degradation of Pentachlorophenol Using ZnO Nanoparticles: Study of Intermediates and Toxicity." International Journal of Environmental Research 11(4): 461-473.
11. Ba-Abbad, M. M., M. S. Takriff, et al. (2017). "Synthesis and characterization of Sm3+-doped ZnO nanoparticles via a sol–gel method and their photocatalytic application." Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology: 1-13.
12. Ba-Abbad, MS Takriff, A Benamor, E Mahmoudi, AW Mohammad, Arabic gum as green agent for ZnO nanoparticles synthesis: properties, mechanism and antibacterial activity, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics,  28(16), 12100–12107, 2017
13. Ba-Abbad, MS Takriff, AAH Kadhum, AB Mohamad, A Benamor, ..., Solar photocatalytic degradation of 2-chlorophenol with ZnO nanoparticles: optimisation with D-optimal design and study of intermediate mechanisms, Environmental Science and Pollution Research , 24 (3), 2804-2819, 2017
14. Ba-Abbad, Muneer M., Mohd S. Takriff, Abdelbaki Benamor, and Abdul Wahab Mohammad. "Size and shape controlled of α-Fe2O3 nanoparticles prepared via sol–gel technique and their photocatalytic activity." Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology 81, no. 3 (2017): 880-893.
15. Bader, R Zacharia, O Abdelmottaleb, D Cossement, How the activation process modifies the hydrogen storage behavior of biomass-derived activated carbons, Journal of Porous Materials, 1-14 -2017.
16. Bajracharya, S Srikanth, G Mohanakrishna, R Zacharia, DP Strik, Biotransformation of carbon dioxide in bioelectrochemical systems: State of the art and future prospects, Journal of Power Sources 356, 256-273-2017.
17. Bakather, O. Y., A. Kayvani Fard, et al. (2017). "Enhanced Adsorption of Selenium Ions from Aqueous Solution Using Iron Oxide Impregnated Carbon Nanotubes." Bioinorganic Chemistry and Applications 2017.
18. Benamor; A., Ahmed Gomaa Talkhan; Mustafa N Nasser; Okonkwo C Paul; Ibnelwaleed Hussein, “Effect of Temperature and Fluid Speed on the Corrosion Behaviour of Carbon Steel Pipeline in Qatari Oilfield Produced Water”,  J. Electroanalytical Chemistry, in press.
19. Berdiyorov, G. R., M. Neek Amal, I.A. Hussein, F. M. Peeters, Large CO2 uptake on a monolayer of CaO, Materials Chemistry A, Vol 5 (5), pp. 2110 – 2114, 2017.
20. Bokareva OS, Shibl MF, Al-Marri MJ, Pullerits T, Kühn O. Optimized Long-Range Corrected Density Functionals for Electronic and Optical Properties of Bare and Ligated CdSe Quantum Dots. Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation. 2017;13(1):110-6.
21. Bouabidi, Z. B.,  M. H. El-Naas, D. Cortes, G. McKay, Steel-Making dust as a potential adsorbent for the removal of lead (II) from an aqueous solution, Chemical Engineering Journal,Doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2017.10.073
22. Buzatu, P., H. Qiblawey, et al. (2017). "Comparative power demand of mechanical and aeration imposed shear in an immersed membrane bioreactor." Water Research 126: 208-215.
23. Buzatu, P., Qiblawey, H., Nasser, and Judd, S.J. (2017). The relative energy demand of mechanically and aeration-generated shear in membrane separation processes, Water Res., 126, 208-215.
24. Chen J, Žídek K, Chábera P, Liu D, Cheng P, Nuuttila L, et al. Size- and Wavelength-Dependent Two-Photon Absorption Cross-Section of CsPbBr3 Perovskite Quantum Dots. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 2017;8(10):2316-21.
25. Chung, E., Mahmoudi, AW Mohammad, A Benamor, D Johnson, N Hilal, Development of polysulfone-nanohybrid membranes using ZnO-GO composite for enhanced antifouling and antibacterial control, Desalination , 402, 123-132, 2017
26. El Gamala M,  Hussein A. Mossab, A. M. El-Nass M H, Zacharia R, Judd S, Bioregeneration of activated carbon: A critical review (In press).
27. El Telib, A. E., M. H. El-Naas, J. A. Acio, Biodegradation of BTEX: Optimization through Response Surface Methodology, American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences,  2017, 10 (1) 20-31
28. Eliebid, M., Mohamed Mahmoud, Reyad Shawabkeh, Salaheldin Elkatatny, Ibnelwaleed A. Hussein, “Effect of CO2 adsorption on the Enhanced Natural Gas Recovery by CO2 and Sequestration in Carbonate Reservoirs”, J. Natural Gas Science & Engineering, in press.
29. El-Naas, M. H.,  A. F. Mohammad, M. I. Suleiman, M. Al Musharfy and A. H. Al-Marzouqi, A New Process for the Capture of CO2 and Reduction of Water Salinity, Desalination 411 (2017) 69–75
30. El-Naas, M. H.,  A. F. Mohammad, M. I. Suleiman, M. Al Musharfy and A. H. Al-Marzouqi, Evaluation of a Novel Gas-Liquid Contactor/Reactor system for Natural Gas applications, Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering. 39 (2017) 133-142
31. El-Naas, M. H., Alhaija, M.A., Al-Zuhair, S., Evaluation of an activated carbon packed bed for the adsorption of phenols from petroleum refinery wastewater, Environmental Science and Pollution Research (2017). Doi:10.1007/s11356-017-8469-8
32. Golea, D., Jarvis, P., Sutherland, S., Moore, G., Parsons, S.A., and Judd, S.J. (2017). THM and HAA formation from NOM in raw and treated surface waters, Water Res. 112 226-235
33. Goslan, E.H., Seigle, C., Purcell, D., Henderson, R., Parsons, S.A., Jefferson, B. and Judd, S. Carbonaceous and Nitrogenous Disinfection By-product Formation from Algal Organic Matter, Chemosphere, 170 (2017) 1-9.
34. Gomez L F, Zacharia R, Cossement D, Chahine R, Benard P, Thermodynamics and kinetics of CH4/CO2 binary mixture separation by IRMOF-1 from CD4/13CO2 isotope exchange and adsorption breakthrough (In press).
35. Hawari, M Elamin, A Benamor, SW Hasan, MA Ayari, M Electorowicz, Fuzzy Logic-Based Model to Predict the Impact of Flow Rate and Turbidity on the Performance of Multimedia Filters, Journal of Environmental Engineering , 143 (9), 4017065, 2017
36. Hena, S., Znad, H., Heong, K.T., Judd, S. (2018). Dairy farm wastewater treatment and lipid accumulation by Arthrospira platensis. Water Research 128 267-277.
37. Hossain, Md. Anower, Rashad Al-Gaashani, Hicham Hamoudi, Mohammed J.F.  Al-Marri, Ibnelwaleed A. Hussein, Abdelhak Belaidi, Belabbes A Merzougui, Fahhad H Alharbi, Nouar Tabet, “Controlled Growth of Cu2O Thin Films by Electrodeposition Approach”, Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, vol 63, 203-2011, 2017.
38. Ihsanullah, A. Abbas, et al. (2016). "Heavy metal removal from aqueous solution by advanced carbon nanotubes: Critical review of adsorption applications." Separation and Purification Technology 157: 141-161.
39. Jeyakumar Jeyakumar; Tapas kumar Maiti; Mahmoud Khader; Nikesh Kandasamy; Amit Verma; Reza Nekovei; Janakiraman Kumar; Nagarajan Balaji; Junsin Yi  "High-efficiency c-Si based interdigitated point contact back heterojunction solar cells" Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics July 2017, Volume 28, Issue 13, pp 9697–9703
40. Judd, S.J., Membrane technology costs and me. Water Res. 122 1-9, 2017.
41. Judd, S.J., Al Momani, F. A. O, Znad, H., and Al Ketife, A.M.D. (2017). The cost benefit of algal technology for combined CO2 mitigation and nutrient abatement, Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews 71 379-387.
42. Judd, S.J., Jarman, D., Al-Jaml A. K., Khraisheh M., Faki-Ahmed, T. Removal of grit particles combined with organic matter, Water Res. 108 (2017) 444-450.
43. Kamal, Muhammad Shahzad, Abdullah S. Sultan, and Ibnelwaleed A. Hussein, “Review on Surfactant Flooding: Phase Behavior, Retention, IFT and Field Applications”, Energy & Fuels, 31 (8) pp. 7701 – 7720, 2017.
44. Khalid, A., A Ibrahim, OCS Al‐Hamouz, T. Laoui, A. Benamor, MA Atieh, Fabrication of polysulfone nanocomposite membranes with silver‐doped carbon nanotubes and their antifouling performance, Journal of Applied Polymer Science , 134 (15), 44688, 2017
45. Khan, Rasvan, M. Durgaprasad, S. Gopal Reddy, G. Raveendra Reddy, Ibnelwaleed A. Hussein, B. V. Subba Reddy, “IBX/KI promoted synthesis of 2,5-disubstituted 1,3,4-oxadiazoles “, Letters in Organic Chemistry, in press.
46. Fu, L., Kasibhatta Kumara Ramanatha Datta, Konstantinos Spyrou, Genggeng Qi, Ali Sardar, Mahmoud M. Khader, Radek Zboril, Emmanuel P. Giannelis, “Phyllosilicate nanoclay-based aqueous nanoparticle sorbent for CO2capture atambient conditions”Applied Materials Today 9 (2017) 451–455.
47. Liu, R Idem, Z Liang, W Rongwong, MJ Al-Marri, A Benamor, Analysis of CO2 Solubility and Absorption Heat into Aqueous 1-Diethylamino-2-propanol, Energy Procedia , 114,  873-879, 2017
48. M. J. Al-Marri, M. S. Masoud, A. M. G. Nassar, M. M. Zagho, M. M. Khader, Synthesis and characterization of Poly (vinyl alcohol) -  Cloisite® 20A nanocomposites, JOURNAL OF VINYL & ADDITIVE TECHNOLOGY, 23(3) (2017) 181-187.
49. Magzoub, M.I., Nasser, M.S., Hussein, I.A., Benamor, A., Onaizi, S.A., Sultan, A.S., Mahmoud, M.A, “Effects of sodium carbonate addition, heat and agitation on swelling and rheological behavior of Ca-bentonite colloidal dispersions”, Applied Clay Science, Vol 147 pp. 176 – 183, 2017.
50. Mahmud N, Benamor A, Nasser MS, Al-Marri MJ, Qiblawey H, Tontiwachwuthikul P. Reaction kinetics of carbon dioxide with aqueous solutions of l-Arginine, Glycine & Sarcosine using the stopped flow technique. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control. 2017;63(Supplement C):47-58.
51. Matin MA, Kumar A, Bhosale RR, Saleh Saad MAH, Almomani FA, Al-Marri MJ. PdZn nanoparticle electrocatalysts synthesized by solution combustion for methanol oxidation reaction in an alkaline medium. RSC Advances. 2017;7(68):42709-17.
52. Matteo Monai, Tiziano Montini, Michele Melchionna, Tomáš Duchoň, Peter Kúš, Chen Chen, Nataliya Tsud, Lucia Nasi, Kevin Prince, Kateřina Veltruská, Vladimir Matolin, Mahmoud M. Khader, Raymond J. Gorte, Paolo Fornasiero “The effect of sulfur dioxide on the activity of hierarchical Pd-based catalysts in methane combustion" Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 202 (2017) 72–83.
53. Matteo Monai, Tiziano Montini, Michele Melchionna, Tomáš Duchoň, Peter Kúš, Chen Chen, Nataliya Tsud, Lucia Nasi, Kevin Prince, Kateřina Veltruská, Vladimir Matolin, Mahmoud M. Khader, Raymond J. Gorte, Paolo Fornasiero “The effect of sulfur dioxide on the activity of hierarchical Pd-based catalysts in methane combustion" Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 202 (2017) 72–83.
54. Md. Rabbani, Jency Sundararajan, Amit Verma,  Reza Nekovei,  Mahmoud M Khader, Robert  Darling, Sunil Patil "Photoresponse of silicon with asymmetric area contacts"  Semicond. Sci. Technol. (2017) 32 (1)   http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0268-1242/32/1/015001.
55. Mohamed FS, Jan S, Mohammed JA-M, Oliver K. Multilayer-MCTDH approach to the energy transfer dynamics in the LH2 antenna complex. Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics. 2017;50(18):184001.
56. Mohamed, Abdelhalim I.A., Abdullah S. Sultan, Ibnelwaleed A. Hussein, Ghaithan A. Al-Muntasheri, “Use of organoclay as a stabilizer for water-in-oil emulsions under HTHS conditions”, J. Petroleum Science & Engineering, Vol 160, 302-312, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2017.10.077.
57. Mohamed, Abdelhalim I.A., Ibnelwaleed A. Hussein, Abdullah S. Sultan, Ghaithan A. Al-Muntasheri, “Formation of Stable Water in Oil Emulsions under High Temperature High Salinity Conditions: Surfactant Selection”, J. of Chemistry, Article ID 5471376, 2017. https://doi:10.1155/2017/5471376.   
58. Mohammed .J. Al-Marri, Y.O. Kuti, M. Khraisheh, Anand Kumar, Mahmoud M. Khader "Kinetics of CO2 adsorption/desorption onto/from polyethyleneimine/mesoporous silica sorbents" Accepted for publication in Chemical Engineering & Technology in June 2, 2017, DOI: 10.1002/ceat.201600452, Volume 40, Issue 10, October 2017 Pages 1802–1809.
59. Moussa, D. T., M. H. El-Naas, M. Nasser, M. J. Al-Marri, A comprehensive review of electrocoagulation for water treatment: Potentials and challenges, Journal of Environmental Management 186 (2017) 24-41.
60. Nasser, M. S., M. J. Al-Marri, et al. (2016). "Flocculation and viscoelastic behavior of industrial papermaking suspensions." Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering 33(2): 448-455.
61. Nasser, M. S., S. A. Onaizi, et al. (2016). "Intercalation of ionic liquids into bentonite: Swelling and rheological behaviors." Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 507: 141-151.
62. Nwaoha C, Idem R, Supap T, Saiwan C, Tontiwachwuthikul P, Rongwong W, et al. Heat duty, heat of absorption, sensible heat and heat of vaporization of 2–Amino–2–Methyl–1–Propanol (AMP), Piperazine (PZ) and Monoethanolamine (MEA) tri–solvent blend for carbon dioxide (CO2) capture. Chemical Engineering Science. 2017;170(Supplement C):26-35.
63. Nwaoha, C Saiwan, T Supap, R Idem, P Tontiwachwuthikul, MJ Al-Marri, ..., Regeneration Energy Analysis of Aqueous Tri–Solvent Blends Containing 2–Amino–2–Methyl–1–Propanol (AMP), Methyldiethanolamine (MDEA) and Diethylenetri..., Energy Procedia , 114, 2039-2046, 2017
64.  Nwaoha, R Idem, T Supap, C Saiwan, P Tontiwachwuthikul, ..., Heat duty, heat of absorption, sensible heat and heat of vaporization of 2–Amino–2–Methyl–1–Propanol (AMP), Piperazine (PZ) and Monoethanolamine (MEA) tri–solvent blend for carbon dioxide (CO2) capture.., Chemical Engineering Science, 170, 26-35, 2017
65. Nwaoha, T Supap, R Idem, C Saiwan, P Tontiwachwuthikul, ..., Advancement and new perspectives of using formulated reactive amine blends for post-combustion carbon dioxide (CO2) capture technologies, Petroleum , 3 (1), 10--36, 2017
66. Okonkwo P, Shakoor R, Benamor A, Amer Mohamed A, Al-Marri M. Corrosion Behavior of API X100 Steel Material in a Hydrogen Sulfide Environment. Metals. 2017;7(4):109.
67. Rabbani, Jency Sundararajan, Amit Verma,  Reza Nekovei,  Mahmoud M Khader, Robert  Darling, Sunil Patil "Photoresponse of silicon with asymmetric area contacts"  Semicond. Sci. Technol. 32 (2017) 015001 (6pp) http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0268-1242/32/1/015001.
68. Sardar Ali ,  Noor Asmawati Mohd Zabidi, Mohammed J. Al-Marri, Mahmoud M. Khader “ Effect of the support on physicochemical properties and catalytic performance of cobalt based nano-catalysts in Fischer-Tropsch reaction” Materials today communications 2017, 10, 67-71.
69. SB, Nemec H, Zidek K, Abdellah M, Al-Marri MJ, Chabera P, et al. Time-resolved terahertz spectroscopy reveals the influence of charged sensitizing quantum dots on the electron dynamics in ZnO. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 2017;19(8):6006-12.
70. Schulze J, Shibl MF, Al-Marri MJ, Kühn O. The effect of site-specific spectral densities on the high-dimensional exciton-vibrational dynamics in the FMO complex. Chemical Physics. 2017; 497(Supplement C):10-6.
71. Shaikh, S. M. R., M. S. Nasser, et al. (2017). "Influence of polyelectrolytes and other polymer complexes on the flocculation and rheological behaviors of clay minerals: A comprehensive review." Separation and Purification Technology 187: 137-161.
72. Shaikh, Shifa M.R., M. S. Nasser, Ibnelwaleed A. Hussein, Abdelbaki Benamor, “Investigation of the effect of polyelectrolyte structure and type on the electrokinetics and flocculation behavior of bentonite dispersions”, Chemical Engineering Journal, Vol 311, 265-276, 2017.
73. Shaikh, Shifa M.R., M. S. Nasser, Ibnelwaleed A. Hussein, Abdelbaki Benamor, Hazim Qiblawey, Sagheer A. Onaizi”, Influence of Polyelectrolytes and Other Polymer Complexes on the Flocculation and Rheological Behaviors of Clay Minerals: A Comprehensive Review”, Separation and Purification Technology, 187 pp. 137 – 161, 2017.
74. Shehzad, Farrukh, Ibnelwaleed A. Hussein, Muhammad Shahzad Kamal, Waqar Ahmad, Abdullah S. Sultan, Mustafa S. Nasser, “Polymeric Surfactants and Emerging alternatives used in the Demulsification of Produced Water: Review”, J. Polymer Reviews, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15583724.2017.1340308, 2017.
75. Steigera, P., J. Zhanga, K. Harrabib, I.A. Hussein, J.M. Downing, M.A. McLachlan, “Hydrothermally grown ZnO electrodes for improved organic photovoltaic devices”, Thin Solid Films, Vol 645, 417-423,
76. Surkatti, R., M. H. El-Naas, Competitive interference during the biodegradation of cresols, International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology (2017). DOI 10.1007/s13762-017-1383-2.
77. Teli, S. B., A. Benamor, et al. (2017). "Effects of amphiphilic pluronic F127 on the performance of PS/SPEEK blend ultrafiltration membrane: Characterization and antifouling study." Journal of Water Process Engineering 18: 176-184.
78. Zedan, Khaled, Mohamed Mahmoud, Ibnelwaleed A. Hussein, “Stimulation of High Temperature Carbonate Gas Reservoirs using Seawater and Chelating Agents: Reaction Kinetics”, J. Natural Gas Science & Engineering, in press. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jngse.2017.06.020.
79. Znad, H., Al-Ketife, A.M.D., Vuthaluru, H.B, and Judd, S.J. (2018). Bioremediation and nutrient removal from wastewater by Chlorella vulgaris, Ecol. Eng., 110, pp. 1-7.