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Lithologic Characterization and Micropore Structures of Gas Shale Strata: An example from the Midra Shale of Western Qatar
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Qatar University Press
, 2021 , Poster)
Gas shale is the future hydrocarbon reservoir of Qatar. The Qatari geologic section has had important successions of gas shale at different geologic times including the Eocene Midra shale, the Cretaceous Ratawi and Nahr ...
Membrane Distillation Crystallization Hybrid Process for Zero Liquid Discharge in QAFCO Plant
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Qatar University Press
, 2021 , Poster)
Qatar fertilizer company (QAFCO) is one of the world’s largest single site producer of ammonia and urea with production capacity of 12,900 metric tons per day. Currently, QAFCO faces major challenges in terms of water ...
Digital Twin for Power Plants, Energy Savings and other Complex Engineering Systems
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Qatar University Press
, 2021 , Poster)
Digital Twin (DT) is a digital representation of a machine, service, or production system that consists of models, information, and data used to characterize properties, conditions, and behavior of the system. Renewable ...
Oil Spill Index (OSI) to Sentinel-2 satellite data: QU in International Contribution
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Qatar University Press
, 2021 , Poster)
An Oil Spill Index (OSI = (B3+B4)/B2) was developed and applied to Sentinel-2 optical satellite data of the European Space Agency (ESA) to map marine oil spills using spectral absorption characters of spectral bands of the ...
Origin of TPHs and PAHs in the marine sediment nearby oil and gas extraction sites on the west coast of Qatar
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Qatar University Press
, 2021 , Poster)
Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPHs) and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) are priority pollutants, which are known to be associated with petroleum products. They are released into the marine environment via accidental ...
Satellite mapping and stabilization of the aeolian deposits of QAFCO site 5/6
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Qatar University Press
, 2021 , Poster)
Aeolian processes produce vast areas of sand and dunes in the arid region and need monitoring since they are encroaching land and degrading infrastructures. In this study, we used the satellite data of ASTER and mineral ...
The efficacy of two household cleaning and disinfecting agents on Lentil (Lens culinaris Medik) and Faba bean (Vicia faba) seed germination
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Qatar University Press
, 2021 , Poster)
A germination test of Vicia faba and Lens culinaris seeds under the effect of bleach and vinegar was conducted for seven days, and the observations were recorded daily. The completely randomized design (CRD) was used to ...
Understanding the electrochemical performance of LiNi0. 5Mn1.5O4 coated with Yttria and distributed over graphene nanosheets as cathode in li-ion batteries
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Qatar University Press
, 2021 , Poster)
LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 is a promising cathode material for lithium-ion batteries with a high-voltage spinel structure. A microwave-assisted chemical co-precipitation method was used to synthesize Y2O3 coated quasi-spheres of ...
Feminization of hawksbill turtle hatchlings in the twenty-first century at an important regional nesting aggregation
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Qatar University Press
, 2021 , Poster)
Projected climate change is forecasted to have significant effects on biological systems worldwide. Marine turtles in particular may be vulnerable, as the sex of their offspring is determined by their incubating temperature. ...
Mercury levels in tar mat contaminated beaches and its marine organisms living along the Qatari coasts
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Qatar University Press
, 2021 , Poster)
One of the pollutants that affects the coastal environment of Qatar is the vast expanse of oil residue ‘tarmats’ deposited on its beaches. The current study is aimed at gauging the concentration levels of total mercury ...