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Innovation and creativity in engineering design: The role of student engagement, team spirit and industry support
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IEEE Computer Society
, 2014 , Conference Paper)
A case study on innovation and creativity in engineering design instruction has been presented. The novel approach emphases on the role of student engagement, team spirit and industry support to students. This paper presented ...
Industrial case studies in the petrochemical and gas industry in Qatar for the utilization of industrial waste heat for the production of fresh water by membrane desalination
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Taylor and Francis Inc.
, 2013 , Article)
An investigation into the potential of using industrial low-grade waste heat in desalination using membrane distillation (MD) has been carried out. This investigation highlighted the need to work on fresh water production ...
Enhancing student learning in chemical engineering design via role play and enquiry guided learning: A case study from Qatar
(2012 , Conference Paper)
Plant design is the capstone design course taken in the senior year of a chemical engineering students at Qatar University and is spread over two semesters (Plant Design I and Plant Design II). The course content, delivery ...
Moisture and temperature dependence of the dielectric properties of pharmaceutical powders
(2013 , Article)
The dielectric properties of pharmaceutical powder–(paracetamol, aspirin, lactose, maize starch, adipic acid) solvent (water) mixtures were measured at 2,450 MHz at a range of moisture contents (0–1.0 kg kg−1, dry basis) ...
Integrating ethics into the chemical engineering curriculum: The Qatar University experience
(2013 , Conference Paper)
Qatar is growing at an unprecedented rate due to the utilization of its vast gas reserves. The country's wealth stems from oil, gas and petrochemical industries. Engineers are in high demand in all specializations and Qatar ...
Viscous behavior of imidazolium-based ionic liquids
(2013 , Article)
The viscosity of four imidazolium-based ionic liquids is analyzed as a function of pressure and temperature. Experimental measurements were carried out using an electromagnetic moving piston viscometer in the 303-353 K and ...
A detailed study of cholinium chloride and levulinic acid deep eutectic solvent system for CO2capture via experimental and molecular simulation approaches
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Royal Society of Chemistry
, 2015 , Article)
Choline chloride + levulinic acid deep eutectic solvent is studied as a suitable material for CO2capturing purposes. The most relevant physicochemical properties of this solvent are reported together with the CO2solubility ...
Gas hydrate inhibition: A review of the role of ionic liquids
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American Chemical Society
, 2014 , Article)
Ionic liquids (ILs) are popular designer green chemicals with great potential for use in diverse energy-related applications. Apart from the well-known low vapor pressure, the physical properties of ILs, such as ...
Ionic liquids as dual functional inhibitors for natural gas hydrates (NGH)
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AIChE
, 2017 , Conference Paper)
The thermodynamic inhibition (TI) and kinetic inhibition (KI) effect of pyrrolidinium based Ionic liquids (ILs) 1-Methyl-1-Propyl-pyrrolidinium Chloride [PM-Py][Cl] and 1-Methyl-1-Propyl-pyrrolidinium Triflate [PM-Py][Triflate] ...
Enhancing liquid-phase olefin-paraffin separations using novel silver-based ionic liquids
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American Chemical Society
, 2015 , Article)
This paper describes the extraction of C5-C8 linear α-olefins from olefin/paraffin mixtures of the same carbon number using silver(I)/N,N-dimethylbenzamide bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide ([Ag(DMBA)2][Tf2N]) or ...