Browsing by Author "Qiblawey, H."
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A comprehensive review on the rheological behavior of imidazolium based ionic liquids and natural deep eutectic solvents
( Elsevier B.V. , 2019 , Article Review)The rheological behavior of a fluid is an important property that has a distinct impact on its flow conduct, which influence viscosity dependent phenomena and applications such as pumping, mass transfer rates, and ... -
A systematic approach for design and simulation of monoethylene glycol (MEG) recovery in oil and gas industry
( John Wiley and Sons Ltd , 2020 , Article)Monoethylene glycol (MEG) is a widely used hydrate inhibitor in the oil and gas industry to reduce the risk of hydrate formation in pipelines that could cause a blockage. For flow assurance and hydrate inhibition purposes, ... -
An accurate finite volume method using fourth order Adams scheme on triangular grids for the Saint-Venant System
(2013 , Conference)In this study, a new finite volume method is developed for shallow water equations on a rotating frame. Most upwind methods, which perform well for gravity waves, lead to large oscillations and/or numerical damping for ... -
Ceramic membrane filtration of produced water: Impact of membrane module
( Elsevier B.V. , 2016 , Article)Produced water (PW) generated from oil exploration requires rigorous removal of suspended matter (free oil and particulate solids) as tertiary treatment (downstream of hydrocyclone and gas flotation) if it is to be re-injected ... -
Choline chloride based natural deep eutectic solvent for destabilization and separation of stable colloidal dispersions
( Elsevier B.V. , 2021 , Article)In solid-liquid separation processes, coagulation/flocculation is one of the most popular techniques in treating wastewater, as it is efficient, simple, and economical. Consequently, the formation of a new environment ... -
Cleaning of ceramic membranes for produced water filtration
( Elsevier , 2018 , Article)© 2018 Elsevier B.V. The application of ceramic microfiltration membranes to the tertiary treatment of produced water from an Arabian Gulf oilfield has been studied using a dedicated pilot plant. Studies were based on a ... -
Clogging vs. fouling in immersed membrane bioreactors
( Elsevier Ltd , 2018 , Article)Whilst the fouling of MBR membrane surfaces has been very extensively explored by the academic community, there is an increasingly widespread recognition by practitioners of the issue of clogging of membrane channels with ... -
Comparative power demand of mechanical and aeration imposed shear in an immersed membrane bioreactor
( Elsevier , 2017 , Article)The power demanded for the application of mechanically-imposed shear on an immersed flat sheet (iFS) membrane bioreactor (MBR) has been compared to that of conventional membrane air scouring. Literature correlations based ... -
Comparison between multi-stage and single stage microalgae dewatering processes
( AIChE , 2018 , Conference)The present work shows a quick, simple and accurate method for algae harvesting with a potential to relate the required polymer dose with in-situ hydrodynamics properties of alga solution. The method also reduces the lag ... -
Comparison of 2D triangular C-grid shallow water models
( Elsevier Ltd , 2018 , Article)An ideal two-dimensional (2D) shallow water model should be able to simulate correctly various types of waves including pure gravity and inertia-gravity waves. In this paper, two different triangular C-grid methods are ... -
Corrosion study of carbon steel in CO 2 loaded solution of N-methyldiethanolamine and L-arginine mixtures
( Elsevier B.V. , 2019 , Article)This study presents an electrochemical corrosion investigation of carbon steel in blends of methyldiethanolamine (MDEA) and arginine (ARG) at different molar concentrations and solvent proportions. The effects of three ... -
Destabilization of stable bentonite colloidal suspension using choline chloride based deep eutectic solvent: Optimization study
( Elsevier Ltd , 2021 , Article)Choline chloride (ChCl) based natural deep eutectic solvents (NADES) were synthesized and tested as coagulant for stable bentonite colloidal suspensions. In this work, three ChCl based natural deep eutectic solvent NADES ... -
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 ... -
Effect of concentration of calcium and sulfate ions on gypsum scaling of reverse osmosis membrane, mechanistic study
( Elsevier Editora Ltda , 2020 , Article)In seawater reverse osmosis, membrane scaling is one of the major issues affecting its widespread application in the desalination industry. In this paper, the effect of concentration of calcium and sulfate ions from 20 to ... -
Effective removal of phenol from wastewater using a hybrid process of graphene oxide adsorption and UV-irradiation
( Elsevier B.V. , 2022 , Article)The focus of this work is the removal of phenol from water by graphene oxide (GO) nanoparticles, prepared by two different methods, through a hybrid adsorption?UV-irradiation process. The GO1 and GO2 were prepared using ... -
Enhancement of flocculation and shear resistivity of bentonite suspension using a hybrid system of organic coagulants and anionic polyelectrolytes
( Elsevier B.V. , 2020 , Article)In this study, the influence of the hybrid coagulation-flocculation system on the flocculation and shear resistivity of bentonite suspension has been investigated. Two short-chained coagulants, polyamine and polyDADMAC, ... -
Experimental measurements and modelling of viscosity and density of calcium and potassium chlorides ternary solutions
( Nature Research , 2020 , Article)Measured viscosity and density data for ternary aqueous solutions of CaCl2 and KCl are presented at temperatures between 293 and 323�K with 5�K increment. A modified Jones?Dole was introduced by adding extra terms and ... -
Fabrication of high flux nanofiltration membrane via hydrogen bonding based co-deposition of polydopamine with poly(vinyl alcohol)
( Elsevier B.V. , 2018 , Article)The use of bio-inspired polydopamine (PDA) chemistry for membrane development has attracted increasing interest in recent years. This paper reports on the fabrication of new nanofiltration (NF) membrane with a robust and ... -
Gas solubility and rheological behavior study of betaine and alanine based natural deep eutectic solvents (NADES)
( Elsevier B.V. , 2018 , Article)Natural deep eutectic solvent (NADES) produced herein this work by mixing betaine and alanine with lactic acid and malic acid with 1:1 M mixing ratios. Thermophysical properties including water content, thermal stability, ... -
Impact of combined oil-in-water emulsions and particulate suspensions on ceramic membrane fouling and permeability recovery
( Elsevier B.V. , 2019 , Article)The application of crossflow ceramic microfiltration (CFCMF) to the removal of emulsified oil from a simple analogue of raw produced water (PW) arising from oil exploration has been studied. Outcomes relate to surfactant ...
