Browsing by Author "Al-Ghouti M."
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Adsorptive removal of mercury from water by adsorbents derived from date pits
( Nature Publishing Group , 2019 , Article)The current work presented here focuses on the remediation of mercury from water using modified low-cost materials. Modified date pits, low cost, minimal pretreatment steps and locally abundant agricultural waste materials ... -
An integrated approach for produced water treatment using microemulsions modified activated carbon
( Elsevier Ltd , 2019 , Article)In this study, the physical and chemical characterization of produced water was done followed by treatment through sand filtration coupled with activated carbon microemulsion modified activated carbon techniques. The results ... -
Application of eggshell wastes for boron remediation from water
( Elsevier B.V. , 2018 , Article)Boron in high concentration levels leads to harmful effects on the environment and human health. Hence, it needs to be eliminated from desalinated water in order to improve water quality. As a result, the removal of boron ... -
Characteristics of olive mill solid residue and its application in remediation of Pb2+, Cu2+ and Ni2+ from aqueous solution: Mechanistic study
( Elsevier , 2014 , Article)This study investigated the use of untreated olive mill solid residues (OMSR) as a solid extractant for Pb2+, Cu2+ and Ni2+ ions from aqueous solution. It was shown that the solution initial pH value affected the metal ... -
Development of novel thin film composite reverse osmosis membranes for desalination
( American Institute of Physics Inc. , 2019 , Conference)Microporous Polyetherimide (PEI) membranes were prepared by wet phase inversion at different temperatures. The thin film composites (TFC) of polyamide on microporous PEI were prepared using meta-Phenylenediamine (MPD) and ... -
Eggshell membrane as a novel bio sorbent for remediation of boron from desalinated water
( Academic Press , 2018 , Article)This study investigated the use of eggshell membrane (ESM) as a bio-sorbent and the effect of temperature, pH, and initial concentration on its efficiency. Furthermore, by altering the chemical composition, modified eggshell ... -
Electrospun Al2O3 hydrophobic functionalized membranes for heavy metal recovery using direct contact membrane distillation
( John Wiley and Sons Ltd , 2021 , Article)In this study, styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS) was used to develop a novel functionalized electrospun membrane for the effective treatment of heavy metals in direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD) applications. ... -
Energy efficiency of direct contact membrane distillation
( Elsevier B.V. , 2018 , Article Review)Membrane distillation (MD) is a promising technology due to its ability to function using low temperature differences and low-quality heat sources, thus allowing it to operate on solar or waste heat. The flux and energy ... -
Energy efficiency of direct contact membrane distillation
( Elsevier B.V. , 2018 , Article)Membrane distillation (MD) is a promising technology due to its ability to function using low temperature differences and low-quality heat sources, thus allowing it to operate on solar or waste heat. The flux and energy ... -
From Waste to Watts: Updates on Key Applications of Microbial Fuel Cells in Wastewater Treatment and Energy Production
( MDPI , 2022 , Article)Due to fossil fuel depletion and the rapid growth of industry, it is critical to develop environmentally friendly and long-term alternative energy technologies. Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are a powerful platform for ... -
Identification and overcome of limitations of weathered oil hydrocarbons bioremediation by an adapted Bacillus sorensis strain
( Academic Press , 2019 , Article)Because of the high production of oil and gas in Qatar, the likelihood of oil spill occurrence is most probably susceptible to happen. Contaminated soil treatment is very expensive. Cost effective mechanisms are investigated ... -
Ionic liquids application for wastewater treatment and biofuel production: A mini review
( Elsevier B.V. , 2021 , Article Review)Commonly described as ionic compounds that are fluid below 100 C, Ionic Liquids (ILs) have found its application in several fields of science and engineering. Formerly limited in its use for electrochemical purposes, ILs ... -
Isolation, identification and biodiversity of antiscalant degrading seawater bacteria using MALDI-TOF-MS and multivariate analysis
( Elsevier B.V. , 2019 , Article)Seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) is a commonly used desalination technique owing to its lesser environmental and economic impacts as compared to thermal desalination techniques. Antiscalants are used in SWRO to reduce ... -
Manganese-Loaded Activated Carbon for the Removal of Organosulfur Compounds from High-Sulfur Diesel Fuels
( WILEY-VCH Verlag , 2014 , Article)The adsorptive capacity of activated carbon (AC) is significantly enhanced toward weakly interacting organosulfur compounds (OSC) from sulfur-rich diesel fuel. Sulfur compounds are selectively removed from diesel after ... -
Mercury toxicity: The importance of microbial diversity for improved environmental remediation
( CRC Press , 2018 , Book chapter)Mercury is one of the naturally occurring elements found in the environment. This heavy metal occurs naturally in minute amounts and is the sixteenth rarest element on earth. It is ranked third among the most toxic biosphere ... -
Optimizing textile dye removal by activated carbon prepared from olive stones
( Elsevier B.V. , 2019 , Article)Activated carbon prepared from black and green olive stones were successfully used as an adsorbing agent to remove methylene blue from water. Scanning electron microscopy showed how the deep abundant cavities were occupied ... -
P. putida as biosorbent for the remediation of cobalt and phenol from industrial waste wastewaters
( Elsevier B.V. , 2020 , Article)The current work focused on the feasibility of treating industrial wastewater containing phenol and cobalt (Co) by adsorption, biosorption, and bioadsorption to determine the effectiveness of each technology. To study the ... -
Potential of mercury-tolerant bacteria for bio-uptake of mercury leached from discarded fluorescent lamps
( Academic Press , 2019 , Article)In this study, ten bacterial strains were found to be mercury resistant after their isolation from Qatari coastal sediments. Tolerance was found to be up to 100–150 ppm for five strains. Those strains had optimum growth ... -
Produced water characteristics, treatment and reuse: A review
( Elsevier Ltd , 2019 , Article Review)In oil and gas industry, produced water is considered as the largest waste stream, which contains relatively higher concentration of hydrocarbons, heavy metals and other pollutants. Due to the increase in industrial ... -
Removal of boron from water using adsorbents derived from waste tire rubber
( Elsevier Ltd , 2019 , Article)In the current study, the remediation of boron by adsorption from water was investigated at different pH values, initial boron concentration, adsorbent dosage and particle size using adsorbents prepared from waste tire ...
