Browsing Theme 1: Energy, Environment & Resource Sustainability by Title
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Development of in-situ sensors for CO2 to fuel process
( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)Conversion of CO2 into fuel is an interesting and promising field. However, the conversion yield is hard to measure during the conversion process. Here, we have developed two techniques to measure the amount of CO2 while ... -
Development of PLA Fibers as an Antimicrobial Agent with enhanced infection resistance using electrospinning/plasma technology
( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)Humans are vulnerable and easily prone to all kind of injuries, diseases, and traumas that can be damaging to their tissues (including its building unit, cells), bones, or even organs. Therefore, they would need assistance ... -
Development of Polymer Modified Graphene Oxide Nanocomposite Membranes to Reduce both Scaling and Biofouling
( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)In seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO), membrane scaling is one of the major issues affecting its widespread application in the desalination industry. In this research, the effect of concentration of calcium and sulfate ions ... -
Development of Sustainable Eco-friendly Geopolymer Composites for Construction Applications
( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)Geopolymerization is a process where silica and alumina rich source materials turns into excellent binding materials by the aid of alkali solutions. Materials such as fly ash are by-products in energy power plants. Fly ash ... -
DFT-MD dissolution of oilfield pyrite scale using borax
( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)Introduction: Oilfield scales including pyrite form in oil and gas pipelines, underground tubing, and surface equipment thus blocking the flow of fluids and hindering production. Hence, the need for the development of ... -
Dimmable LED Driver For DC Distributed Lighting System
( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)This Abstract proposes a high brightness, high efficiency, dimmable LED driver based on linear current regulator technology for DC grid distribution systems. The proposed driver has excellent characteristics like the highest ... -
Distribution and Diversity of Benthic Marine Macroalgae in Islands Around Qatar
( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)Extending into the Arabian Gulf, Qatar is surrounded by a number of islands mostly scattered by the eastern coastline. With the unique physical characteristics of the Gulf which is a highly saline sea with high seawater ... -
Do Oil and Gas Revenues Promote Economic Diversification in Qatar?
( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)The aim of this paper is to explore the short- and long-run asymmetric impact of oil prices shocks and oil and gas revenues changes on the total real GDP, and the level of economic diversification of the Qatar economy. To ... -
Drone-based Cooling Leakage Measurement from Glass Front Towers
( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)Drones are increasingly gaining more attention these days and they are employed in several applications. At the same time, the steps towards saving energy and improving the efficiency of the buildings are significantly ... -
Effect of Seagrass Liquid Extracts on Bell Pepper (Capsicum annuum) Under Salt stress Conditions.
( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)Salinity is considered as major environmental challenge that affects crop growth and productivity. This study investigated the application of Haodule univervis seagrass liquid extract on bell pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) ... -
Effects of current, electrodes spacing and operational time on the removal of heavy metals from primary treated municipal wastewater using dielectrophoresis.
( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)Electrocoagulation (EC) is an emerging technology that has been used to treat heavy metals from different kinds of wastewater. This paper discusses the effects of inducing Dielectrophoretic (DEP) force in EC system for the ... -
Electrical equivalent circuit (EEC) based impedance spectroscopy analysis of HTM free perovskite solar cells
( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)Monolithic perovskite solar cells (mPSCs) are the multi-layered organic-inorganic hybrid cells that have been focused due to the affordable cost, ease of fabrication and noteworthy power conversion efficiency (PCE). In ... -
Environmentally-Powered WSN for Urban-Scale Mapping and Assessment of Air Quality in Qatar
( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)Environmental monitoring has gained significant importance in outdoor air quality measurement and assessment for fundamental survival as well as ambient assisted living. In real-time outdoor urban scale, instantaneous air ... -
Fabrication and testing of polymeric membranes for energy-efficient separation of Carbon Dioxide from flue gas
( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)One of the major problems the world is facing nowadays is Global Warming. The main ten Green House Gases (GHGs) includes water vapor (H2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and nitrous oxide (N2O). The most abundant ... -
Fabrication of flexible electrically conductive polymer based micro-patterns using plasma discharge
( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)The application of polymer based micro-patterns in the field of flexible micro-electronics has become the focus as to replace rigid and planar silicon based integrated circuits with weak bendability. Polyethylene terephthalate ... -
Facile synthesis of mesoporous silica nanoparticles and its electrochemical conversion of CO2 to fuels
( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)The increasing amount of CO2 emissions from the industries is proving to have disastrous consequences on the environment. It would be highly beneficial if this CO2 is to be recycled and converted into useful fuel. The aim ... -
Feasibility and Cost Optimization Study of Osmotic Assisted Reverse Osmosis Process for Brine Management
( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)Due to the excessive demand to desalinate seawater to satisfy the domestic need in Qatar. This targeted the need to develop safe and cost effective desalination processes with the consideration of stringent regulation for ... -
Food, Energy and Water management innovation in Doha: a design-led nexus approach
( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)Urban communities are affected by population growth, urbanization and climate change, thus being vulnerable to food, energy and water demand. According to the United Nations, the world's population is expected to increase ... -
Full-Scale Seawater Reverse Osmosis Desalination Plant Simulator
( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)Reverse Osmosis (RO) is an efficient and clean membrane-based technology for water desalination. This work presents a full-scale Seawater Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) desalination plant simulator using MATLAB/Simulink that has ... -
Gas sensor based on PANI/Cu-ZnS porous micropshere film for CO2 detection
( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)In this letter, we report the structural, morphological and CO2 gas sensing properties of the polyaniline (PANI) coated Cu-ZnS microspheres. PANI coated Cu-ZnS microspheres were prepared by hydrothermal and in-situ ...