Browsing by Author "Abu-Reesh, Ibrahim M."
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Acrylonitrile process enhancement through waste minimization: Effect of reaction conditions and degree of backmixing
Abu Reesh, Ibrahim M. ( MDPI AG , 2021 , Article)Waste minimization in reactor design is an effective approach for pollution control, when compared to the traditional practice of the end-of-pipe treatment. Reactor degree of backmixing and operating conditions are important ... -
Bioelectricity generation from treatment of petroleum refinery wastewater with simultaneous seawater desalination in microbial desalination cells
Sevda, Surajbhan; Abu-Reesh, Ibrahim M.; Yuan, Heyang; He, Zhen ( Elsevier Ltd , 2017 , Article)Petroleum refinery wastewater (PRW) contains a high concentration of pollutants and may pose serious environmental risks. Conventional treatment methods of PRW are energy intensive, and thus there is an urgent need to ... -
Biohydrogen production from lignocellulosic biomass: Technology and sustainability
Singh, A.; Sevda, Surajbhan; Abu Reesh, Ibrahim M.; Vanbroekhoven, Karolien; Rathore, Dheeraj; Pant, Deepak... more authors ... less authors ( MDPI AG , 2015 , Article)Among the various renewable energy sources, biohydrogen is gaining a lot of traction as it has very high efficiency of conversion to usable power with less pollutant generation. The various technologies available for the ... -
Biological anodic oxidation and cathodic reduction reactions for improved bioelectrochemical treatment of petroleum refinery wastewater
Mohanakrishna, Gunda; Abu-Reesh, Ibrahim M.; Al-Raoush, Riyadh I. ( Elsevier , 2018 , Article)Bioelectrochemical systems (BESs) were evaluated for the bioelectrochemical treatment (BET) of petroleum refinery wastewater (PRW) by applying mild electrochemical potential in the range of 400-1000 mV on a single chamber ... -
Development of Bioelectrochemical Systems to Promote Sustainable Agriculture
Li, Xiaojin; Abu-Reesh, Ibrahim M.; He, Zhen ( MDPI , 2015 , Other)Bioelectrochemical systems (BES) are a newly emerged technology for energy-efficient water and wastewater treatment. Much effort as well as significant progress has been made in advancing this technology towards practical ... -
Enhanced bioelectrochemical treatment of petroleum refinery wastewater with Labaneh whey as co-substrate
Mohanakrishna, Gunda; Abu-Reesh, Ibrahim M.; Pant, Deepak ( Nature Research , 2020 , Article)Petroleum refinery wastewater (PRW) that contains recalcitrant components as the major portion of constituents is difficult to treat by conventional biological processes. Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) which also produce ... -
Enhanced treatment of petroleum refinery wastewater by short-term applied voltage in single chamber microbial fuel cell
Mohanakrishna, Gunda; Abu-Reesh, Ibrahim M.; Kondaveeti, Sanath; Al-Raoush, Riyadh I.; He, Zhen ( Elsevier , 2018 , Article)Electrochemically active anodic biofilm that has adapted under mild applied potentials in the range 100-500 mV was evaluated for its improved bioelectrogenesis and bioelectrochemical treatment of petroleum refinery wastewater ... -
Enhancing desalination and wastewater treatment by coupling microbial desalination cells with forward osmosis
Yuan, Heyang; Abu-Reesh, Ibrahim M.; He, Zhen ( Elsevier , 2015 , Article)Both microbial desalination cells (MDCs) and forwards osmosis (FO) are emerging technologies for energy-efficient water/wastewater treatment. However, incomplete treatment/desalination in both technologies creates challenges ... -
Enhancing organic contaminant degradation through integrating advanced oxidation processes with microbial electrochemical systems
Yang, Kaichao; Abu-Reesh, Ibrahim M.; He, Zhen ( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)Microbial electrochemical systems (MES) are studied to degrade organic contaminants with a lower energy demand, but degradation of recalcitrant compounds tends to be challenging. To enhance contaminant degradation in MES, ... -
Highly Active Lanthanum Perovskite Electrocatalysts (LaMnxCo1-xO3 (0 ≤ x ≤ 1)) by Tuning the Mn:Co Ratio for ORR and MOR in Alkaline Medium
Shafath, Sadiyah; Logade, Khulood; Ashok, Anchu; Kumar, Anand; Abu-Reesh, Ibrahim M. ( Springer , 2023 , Article)Lanthanum-based perovskites (LaMnxCo1-xO3 (0 ≤ x ≤ 1)) were synthesized using a solution combustion synthesis technique with variable ratios of Co and Mn to investigate the surface property and electrocatalytic characteristics ... -
Life cycle environmental impact comparison of bioelectrochemical systems for wastewater treatment
Zhang, Jingyi; Yuan, Heyang; Abu-Reesh, Ibrahim M.; He, Zhen; Yuan, Chris ( Elsevier B.V. , 2019 , Conference Paper)Bioelectrochemical systems (BESs) are developed to transform the energy harvested from the biomass into electricity. Different types of BESs including microbial fuel cell (MFC), microbial electrolysis cell (MEC), and ... -
Microbial desalination cells as a versatile technology: Functions, optimization and prospective
Sevda, Surajbhan; Yuan, Heyang; He, Zhen; Abu-Reesh, Ibrahim M. ( Elsevier , 2015 , Other)Saline water such as seawater or brackish water is a potential source for drinking water or for non-potable applications, but the existing desalination techniques are energy intensive. Therefore, there is an urgent need ... -
Optimum design of n continuous stirred-tank bioreactors in series for fermentation processes based on simultaneous substrate and product inhibition
Abu Reesh, I.M.; Abu Reesh, Ibrahim M. ( MDPI AG , 2021 , Article)Optimization of the continuous fermentation process is important for increasing efficiency and decreasing cost, especially for complicated biochemical processes described by substrate and product inhibition. The optimum ... -
Oxygen reduction reaction catalysts used in microbial fuel cells for energy-efficient wastewater treatment: A review
Yuan, Heyang; Hou, Yang; Abu-Reesh, Ibrahim M.; Chen, Junhong; He, Zhen ( Royal Society of Chemistry , 2016 , Other)Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) as an energy-efficient wastewater treatment technology have attracted increasing interest in the past decade. Cathode catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) present a major challenge ... -
Removal of petroleum hydrocarbons and sulfates from produced water using different bioelectrochemical reactor configurations
Mohanakrishna, Gunda; Al-Raoush, Riyadh I.; Abu-Reesh, Ibrahim M.; Aljaml, Khaled ( Elsevier , 2019 , Article)Produced water (PW) is a wastewater generated in large quantities from the extraction of oil and gas. PW found to have high amounts of dissolved solids (TDS) and residual petroleum hydrocarbons causing considerable damage ... -
Single-and multi-objective optimization of a dual-chamber microbial fuel cell operating in continuous-flow mode at steady state
Abu-Reesh, Ibrahim M. ( MDPI AG , 2020 , Article)Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are a promising technology for bioenergy generation and wastewater treatment. Various parameters affect the performance of dual-chamber MFCs, such as substrate flow rate and concentration. ... -
Understanding electricity generation in osmotic microbial fuel cells through integrated experimental investigation and mathematical modeling
Qin, Mohan; Ping, Qingyun; Lu, Yaobin; Abu-Reesh, Ibrahim M.; He, Zhen ( Elsevier Ltd , 2015 , Article)(Graph Presented). Osmotic microbial fuel cells (OsMFCs) are a new type of MFCs with integrating forward osmosis (FO). However, it is not well understood why electricity generation is improved in OsMFCs compared to regular ... -
When bioelectrochemical systems meet forward osmosis: Accomplishing wastewater treatment and reuse through synergy
Lu, Yaobin; Qin, Mohan; Yuan, Heyang; Abu-Reesh, Ibrahim M.; He, Zhen ( MDPI AG , 2015 , Other)Bioelectrochemical systems (BES) and forward osmosis (FO) are two emerging technologies with great potential for energy-efficient water/wastewater treatment. BES takes advantage of microbial interaction with a solid electron ...