Environmental Engineering
Recent Submissions
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Inhibition of Inorganic Oilfield Scales: Theoretical Investigation
(2021 , Master Thesis)Scale deposition is a critical issue in the oil and gas exploration and production processes causing significant blocking in the tubing and consequently flow assurance and economic losses. Most studies addressing the scale ... -
Development and Evaluation of Fibrous Fluid Formulations for Horizontal Gas and Oil Well Cleanout
(2021 , Master Thesis)Cuttings substantial buildup on the downside of the wellbore is a challenging problem that encounters oil and gas drilling operations. Field reports indicate that inefficient hole cleaning increases the nonproductive time ... -
Coupled CFD-DEM Parallel Model to Describe Fines Migration Behavior at the Pore-Scale
(2021 , Master Thesis)Transport of fine particles in porous media has attracted considerable interest over the past few decades. In various fields of science and engineering, on-site remediation strategies, enhanced transport of contaminants ... -
Development of Polymeric Crosslinkable Formulations for Conformance Control In Oil and Gas Reservoirs
(2020 , Master Thesis)Excessive water production from oil reservoirs is a main challenge facing the oil and gas industry nowadays. Polymers and crosslinkers are mixed to form gelants that are widely applied to seal water production zones leading ... -
Pilot-Scale Investigation of Osmotic Concentration for Reducing Wastewater Injection Volumes in Qatari Gas Fields
(2020 , Master Thesis)In the past 10 years, forward osmosis (FO) has been capturing the attention as a low-energy membrane technology for wastewater reclamation. FO relies on the osmosis phenomenon from osmotic pressure difference across ... -
Experimental Assessment of Forward Osmosis Membrane System for Separation of Suspended Colloids
(2020 , Master Thesis)The formation of the stable suspended colloids is well known in many industrial applications, whether you are in the wastewater treatment, dairy, chemical refinery, or food processing and production industry. Always ... -
Thermo-Rheological Characterization of Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents (Nades) Used in Co2 Capture
(2019 , Master Thesis)The rheological behavior of a fluid is an important property that has a distinct impact on its flow behavior, which influences viscosity dependent phenomena and applications such as pumping, mass transfer rates, and ... -
Relating Representative Elementary Volume of Tortuosity to That of Porosity as Revealed from Computed Tomography Images
(2019 , Master Thesis)Tortuosity and porosity are significant micro-scale parameters that have a major impact on many environmental processes and engineering applications that are usually implemented at a macroscopic scale. Thus, it is ... -
Use of Algae for Removing Heavy Metal Ions from Industrial Wastewater
(2019 , Master Thesis)The presence of heavy metal ions in the environment has been a big challenge facing the world due to its harmful effect on the health of humans even at low concentrations. There are various treatment techniques that ... -
Influence of Polyelectrolyte’s Architecture On the Electro Kinetics and Rheological Behavior of Industrial Membrane Bioreactor Activated Sludge
(2019 , Master Thesis)Membrane bioreactor (MBR) is a recent biological treatment process in many industrial and municipal industries that has been implemented to overcome the current difficulties of activated sludge (AS) processes for ... -
Thermodynamic Analysis of Full Scale Baseload LNG Chain
(2019 , Master Thesis)The world’s growing energy demand and the need for low-carbon energy sources are key factors that have made natural gas (NG) an attractive energy source compared to other available fossil fuels (i.e. coal and oil). ... -
Novel Adsorbents For The Removal Of Oil From Produced Water
(2019 , Master Thesis)Produced water is water that is brought up to the surface of the well during oil and gas operations. Almost all oil and gas wells generate huge amounts of produced water as part of the production process. These large volumes ... -
Design And Process Economics Of A Monoethylene Glycol (Meg) Recovery System From Produced Water
(2019 , Master Thesis)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. Large volumes of MEG are used annually as an effective ... -
A New Electrocoagulation Electrode Configuration for The Treatment of Secondary Treated Wastewater
(2019 , Master Thesis)Electrocoagulation (EC) is an effective method that is applied to treat a wide range of wastewater. A new electrode configuration is being proposed with the application of the Dielectrophoresis (DEP) force which is expected ... -
Study Of Reaction Kinetics Of Co2 With Aqueous Solutions Glycine , L-Arginine And Their Mdea Blends Using Stopped-Flow Technique
(2018 , Professional Masters Project)Global warming and its harmful implications is a major concern for the government and scientific community worldwide. CO2 being a greenhouse gas is considered to be a major contributor to the global warming. To reduce ... -
A NOVEL HYBRID ELECTRO-COAGULATION/ FORWARD OSMOSIS MEMBRANE SYSTEM FOR TREATMENT OF PRODUCED WATER
(2018 , Master Thesis)Large volumes of fresh water are consumed in the process of oil and gas exploration, producing even larger volumes of highly contaminated produced water (PW) which exhibits a major environmental problem. This work ... -
Crossflow Microfiltration of Tight Emulsions and Suspended Colloids by Ceramic Membranes
(2018 , Master Thesis)Produced water is known as the largest waste stream associated with the oil and gas extraction process from onshore and offshore fields; that is found in the form of either oil in water (o/w) or water in oil (o/w) emulsion. ... -
A Novel Electrocoagulation System For Produced Water Treatment
(2018 , Master Thesis)Produced water, which is generated from the Oil & Gas industries, is becoming a global concern due to its complex composition and large volumes. This thesis introduces a novel electrocoagulation system for the treatment ... -
Density Functional Theory Study of Dry Reforming of Methane
(2018 , Master Thesis)the recent years, the global warming effects are being catastrophic and they start hitting new areas. These effects have a direct relation with the amount of greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere. CO2 and other ... -
Utilizing Steel Slag in the Removal of Suspended Solids from Dewatered Construction Water: A Mechanistic Study
(2018 , Master Thesis)Construction dewatering is an operation used to remove shallow groundwater infiltrated into a construction site; this technique is used in most of the construction projects. After collecting the water from the construction ...
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