Browsing by Author "AlMomani, Fares"
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A comparative thermodynamic analysis of samarium and erbium oxide based solar thermochemical water splitting cycles
( Elsevier Ltd , 2017 , Article)This paper reports a thermodynamic comparison between the samarium and erbium oxide based solar thermochemical water splitting cycles. These cycles are a two-step process in which the metal oxide is first thermally reduced ... -
A decade of ceria based solar thermochemical H2O/CO2 splitting cycle
( Elsevier Ltd , 2019 , Article)Since 2006, ceria is used as a redox reactive material for production of H2, CO, and syngas via a two-step solar driven thermochemical H2O/CO2 splitting cycle. Different forms of phase pure ceria were studied over a wide ... -
Application of Li-, Mg-, Ba-, Sr-, Ca-, and Sn-doped ceria for solar-driven thermochemical conversion of carbon dioxide
( Springer , 2020 , Article)The redox reactivity of the Li-, Mg-, Ca-, Sr-, Ba-, and Sn-doped ceria (Ce0.9A0.1O2−δ) toward thermochemical CO2 splitting is investigated. Proposed Ce0.9A0.1O2−δ materials are prepared via co-precipitation of the hydroxide ... -
Assessment of CexZryHfzO2 based oxides as potential solar thermochemical CO2 splitting materials
( Elsevier Ltd , 2016 , Article)In this paper, we report the synthesis, characterization, and assessment of CexZryHfzO2 (CZH) materials for solar thermochemical splitting of CO2 in up to 20 consecutive thermochemical cycles. CZH materials with different ... -
CO2 Capture Using Aqueous Potassium Carbonate Promoted by Ethylaminoethanol: A Kinetic Study
( American Chemical Society , 2016 , Article)Kinetics of absorption of CO2 in an aqueous potassium carbonate (K2CO3) promoted by ethylaminoethanol (EAE) solution (hereafter termed as APCE solvent) was investigated in a glass stirred cell reactor by employing a fall ... -
Effectiveness of Ni incorporation in iron oxide crystal structure towards thermochemical CO2 splitting reaction
( Elsevier Ltd , 2017 , Article)In this study, Ni-doped iron oxide (NixFe3−xO4) materials were synthesized via the 1,2-epoxypropane assisted sol-gel method by varying the molar concentration of Ni from x=0.2 to 1. Sol-gel derived NixFe3−xO4 gels were ... -
Ethanol dehydrogenation mechanism on cuni catalysts for hydrogen production
( TechConnect , 2016 , Conference Paper)Ethanol dehydrogenation mechanism was investigated over catalysts containing Cu and Ni metals prepared by solution combustion synthesis. In situ DRIFTS studies were conducted on individual metals (Cu and Ni) as well as on ... -
Evaluation of redox performance of silver and transition metal-doped ternary ceria oxides for thermochemical splitting of CO2
( John Wiley and Sons Ltd , 2019 , Article)Synthesis of Ce0.9M0.05Ag0.05O2‐δ materials (where, M = Ni, Zn, Mn, Fe, Cu, Cr, Co, Zr) via coprecipitation of hydroxide method and examination of these materials toward multiple thermochemical CO2 splitting (CS) cycles ... -
Hydrogen production via solar driven thermochemical cerium oxide-cerium sulfate water splitting cycle
( Elsevier Ltd , 2019 , Article)Production of H2 via water splitting reaction driven by concentrated solar power is one of the promising ways to fulfill the future energy demand. In this investigation, the cerium oxide-cerium sulfate H2O splitting (WS) ... -
Ni incorporation in MgFe2O4 for improved CO splitting activity during solar fuel production
( Springer , 2020 , Article)Efficacy of the sol–gel derived Ni-doped Mg-ferrites for an enhanced CO2 splitting activity is investigated. The results allied with the characterization indicate the formation of nominally phase pure Ni-doped Mg-ferrites ... -
Performance Of Chlorella Vulgaris, Neochloris Oleoabundans, and mixed indigenous microalgae for treatment of primary effluent, secondary effluent and centrate
( Elsevier B.V. , 2016 , Article)The objective of this study was to investigate and compare the growth rate and treatment efficiency of Chlorella vulgaris, Neochloris oleoabundans and mixed indigenous microalgae for the removal of organic carbon, nitrogen ... -
Recent progress on nanomaterial-based membranes for water treatment
( MDPI , 2021 , Article Review)Nanomaterials have emerged as the new future generation materials for high-performance water treatment membranes with potential for solving the worldwide water pollution issue. The incorporation of nanomaterials in membranes ... -
Sol-gel derived CeO2-Fe2O3 nanoparticles: Synthesis, characterization and solar thermochemical application
( Elsevier Ltd , 2016 , Article)Synthesis of CeO2-Fe2O3 nanoparticles via propylene oxide (PO) aided sol-gel method for the production of solar fuels via thermochemical H2O/CO2 splitting cycles is reported in this paper. For the synthesis of CeO2-Fe2O3, ... -
Solar co-production of samarium and syngas via methanothermal reduction of samarium sesquioxide
( Elsevier Ltd , 2016 , Article)This paper reports the thermodynamic analysis of the solar methanothermal reduction of Sm2O3 for the co-production of Sm and syngas in (a) Sm-Syngas open cycle, and (b) Sm-Syngas closed cycle. As per the chemical thermodynamic ... -
Solar hydrogen production via a samarium oxide-based thermochemical water splitting cycle
( MDPI AG , 2016 , Article)The computational thermodynamic analysis of a samarium oxide-based two-step solar thermochemical water splitting cycle is reported. The analysis is performed using HSC chemistry software and databases. The first (solar-based) ... -
Solar hydrogen production via erbium oxide based thermochemical water splitting cycle
( American Institute of Physics Inc. , 2016 , Article)The erbium oxide based water splitting (Eb-WS) cycle was thermodynamically studied by using the HSC Chemistry software and databases. The first step of the Eb-WS cycle involves thermal reduction of Er2 O3, whereas the ... -
Solar thermochemical H2 production via MnSO4/MnO water splitting cycle: Thermodynamic equilibrium and efficiency analysis
( Elsevier Ltd , 2019 , Article)In this paper, a detailed thermodynamic equilibrium and efficiency analysis of the MnSO4/MnO water splitting (WS) cycle is carried out using HSC Chemistry software. By drifting the molar flow rate of inert Ar (n Ar) and ... -
Solar thermochemical ZnO/ZnSO4 water splitting cycle for hydrogen production
( Elsevier Ltd , 2017 , Article)In this paper, solar reactor efficiency analysis of the solar thermochemical two-step zinc oxide-zinc sulfate (ZnO-ZnSO4) water splitting cycle. In step-1, the ZnSO4 is thermally decomposed into ZnO, SO2, and O2 using solar ... -
Study of ethanol dehydrogenation reaction mechanism for hydrogen production on combustion synthesized cobalt catalyst
( Elsevier Ltd , 2017 , Article)Cobalt nanoparticles synthesized via solution combustion synthesis were used to study the decomposition mechanism of ethanol for hydrogen production. Thermodynamic studies were conducted on the synthesis of cobalt nanoparticles ... -
Sustainable solar fuel production by a mixed metal oxide based thermochemical H2O/CO2 splitting cycle
( AIChE , 2016 , Conference Paper)This paper reports the synthesis of Ba-ferrite via sol-gel method for the production of solar fuel such as H2 or syngas via thermochemical H2O and/or CO2 splitting cycle. Sol-gel synthesis of Ba-ferrite nanoparticles ...
