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Plastic waste in a circular economy
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Book chapter)
Plastic is a commodity that supports our modern lifestyles. Its remarkable range of properties (e.g., durability, lightweight, good barrier properties) combined with the ease of processing make plastic a sustainable ...
Polymers in optics
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Book chapter)
The unique and tunable properties of polymers open up the possibilities for using these materials in numerous applications. Among various peculiar features, the optical properties of polymers and their novel composites, ...
Environmental Impact Assessment of Desalination Plants in the Gulf Region
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Springer Nature
, 2022 , Book chapter)
Currently, desalination plants are essential tools for utilizing water from various natural resources like brackish water and seawater. Worldwide, the number of desalination facilities is rising to fulfill the increased ...
Polymer-based nano-enhanced forward osmosis membranes
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Elsevier
, 2022 , Book chapter)
Forward osmosis (FO) technology has gained tremendous attention in recent years in desalination and wastewater treatment. Developing a new state-of-the-art FO membranes is vital for advancing the FO technology to achieve ...
Fabrication of sustainable membranes with functionalized nanomaterials (FNMs)
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Elsevier Inc.
, 2022 , Book chapter)
Nanomaterials have contributed significantly to the enhancement of technological and industrial development. The conventional membranes used in various separation processes are limited in their abilities, performances, and ...
Electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide to hydrocarbons
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Elsevier
, 2022 , Book chapter)
Global accumulation of CO2 in the atmosphere has become a significant environmental challenge in the past twodecades. Global warming and climate change resulting from increasing concentrations of CO2 are of utmost concern ...
Fluid-rock interactions in tight gas reservoirs: Wettability, pore structural alteration, and associated multiphysics transport
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Elsevier
, 2023 , Book chapter)
Tight and unconventional reservoirs such as shales are rich in clay minerals that give rise to several fluid-rock interactions. The effect of such fluid-rock interactions is manifested at multiscales. The fluid-rock ...
Introduction to reservoir fluids and rock properties
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Elsevier
, 2023 , Book chapter)
Hydrocarbon reservoirs contain gas, oil, water, and brine within the pores. The interactions between these fluids and the reservoir rocks have a considerable role in distributing the phases in the porous media. Understanding ...
Molecular simulations in upstream applications
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Elsevier
, 2023 , Book chapter)
The development of powerful computers and molecular simulation has allowed researchers to use them to get useful information about electronic properties related to chemical and physical interactions at the molecular level. ...
Rheology of upstream complex fluids
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Elsevier
, 2023 , Book chapter)
Rheology is an important characterizing technique as it affects all types of fluids. While oil and gas recovery is an operation that depends mainly on the interaction between different fluids, it is therefore important to ...