Chemical Engineering: Recent submissions
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Enhancing the properties and performance of polysulfone ultrafiltration membranes using citric acid based deep eutectic solvent additives
( Elsevier , 2024 , Article)This study focuses on improving the performance of polysulfone (PSF) membranes through modification with a Deep Eutectic Solvent (DES) composed of Citric Acid (CA) and Choline Chloride (ChCl). Various concentrations, ranging ... -
Investigating the impact of stormwater fouling on polysulfone ultrafiltration membranes modified with deep eutectic solvents
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)In this study, we evaluate the performance of modified polysulfone (PSF) ultrafiltration (UF) membranes, which incorporate deep eutectic solvents (DES), in treating stormwater laden with natural organic matter e.g. chemical ... -
Walnut shell based adsorbents: A review study on preparation, mechanism, and application
( Elsevier , 2022 , Article Review)Agricultural-based adsorbents have received an upsurge of interest in the water treatment industry especially in the area of adsorption. They have been widely investigated as the next generation adsorbents due to their ... -
Novel polysulfone ultrafiltration membranes incorporating polydopamine functionalized graphene oxide with enhanced flux and fouling resistance
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)Novel PSF composite UF membranes incorporating low loadings of polydopamine-functionalized graphene oxide particles (rGO-PDA) were fabricated and investigated. The functionalization was confirmed using FTIR-UATR, Raman ... -
Functional GO-based membranes for water treatment and desalination: Fabrication methods, performance and advantages. A review
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article Review)Graphene oxide (GO) and GO-based materials have gained a significant interest in the membrane synthesis and functionalization sector in the recent years. Inspired by their unique and tuneable properties, several GO-based ... -
Thermo-rheological characterization of Malic Acid based Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents
( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)The rheological characterization for a series of Malic Acid based Hydrogen Bond Donor Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents (NADES) is studied in this work for their potential usage as sorbents for CO2 capture. Three different ... -
Comparative power demand of mechanical and aeration imposed shear in an immersed membrane bioreactor
( Elsevier , 2017 , Article)The power demanded for the application of mechanically-imposed shear on an immersed flat sheet (iFS) membrane bioreactor (MBR) has been compared to that of conventional membrane air scouring. Literature correlations based ... -
Regulating the aqueous phase monomer balance for flux improvement in polyamide thin film composite membranes
( Elsevier , 2015 , Article)Polyamide thin film composite (PA TFC) membranes are synthesized from interfacial polymerization using two amines in the aqueous phase. The conventional monomer, m-phenelynediamine (MPD), is partially replaced by a linear ... -
Analysis of triangular C-grid finite volume scheme for shallow water flows
( Elsevier , 2015 , Article)In this paper, a dispersion relation analysis is employed to investigate the finite volume triangular C-grid formulation for two-dimensional shallow-water equations. In addition, two proposed combinations of time-stepping ... -
Biosorption of Pb and Cu using fixed and suspended bacteria
( Elsevier , 2014 , Article)To compare heavy metal (HM) adsorption capabilities between fixed and suspended morphologies of bacteria, batch adsorption tests of Cu(II) and Pb(II) were performed. Adsorption experiments were performed at 22°C, neutral ... -
Utilizing Generative AI Responsibly and Ethically for Research Purposes in Higher Education: A Policy Analysis
( Taylor & Francis , 2025 , Article)As generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) technologies, such as large language models, become deeply integrated into academic research, questions surrounding their ethical and responsible use have become central to ... -
Examining factors influencing university students’ perceptions of AI technologies in academic writing
( Taylor and Francis Group , 2025 , Article)This study examines how university students in Qatar perceive factors influencing their acceptance of AI and its ethical and responsible use in academic writing, utilizing the Technology Acceptance Model. By the end of the ... -
Molybdenum-Incorporated O3-type Sodium Layered Oxide Cathodes for High-Performance Sodium-Ion Batteries
( Wiley , 2023 , Article)Transition metal layered oxide materials with a general formula NaxMO2 (M = Ni, Mn, Co, Fe) are widely researched with various possible electrode configurations. Herein, O3-type NaNi(1−x)/2Mn(1−x)/2MoxO2 (x = 0, 0.05,0.1) ... -
Multilayered LDH/Microcapsule Smart Epoxy Coating for Corrosion Protection
( American Chemical Society , 2023 , Article)A multilayered smart epoxy coating for corrosion prevention of carbon steel was developed and characterized. Toward this direction, as a first step, zinc-aluminum nitrate-layered double hydroxide (Zn/Al LDH) was synthesized ... -
Synergistic effect of NASICON Na3V2(PO4)2F3 and 2D MXene for high-performance symmetric Sodium-ion batteries
( Elsevier , 2025 , Article)Sodium fluorophosphate-based Na3V2(PO4)2F3 (NVPF) cathode materials have been widely analyzed in Sodium-ion batteries (SIB) owing to their high energy density and high working voltage. However, the low electronic conductivity ... -
Improving self-healing characteristics of polyurethane composite coatings by surface modification of polyaniline using dodecylamine
( Elsevier , 2025 , Article)Corrosion is one of the most critical problems affecting the structural integrity of metals. Polymeric nanocomposite coatings reinforced with anti-corrosive pigments are currently being used to mitigate corrosion. This ... -
Corrosion inhibition performance of developed epoxy coatings containing carbon nanocapsules loaded with diethylenetriamine
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)In recent years, hollow structured nanomaterials owe high attention to research, especially when applied to organic coatings due to their high surface area, loading capacity, and flexible shape and structure. Towards this ... -
Enhanced steel surface protection using TiO2/MS30 modified polyurethane coatings: Synthesis and performance evaluation
( Elsevier , 2025 , Article)This work focuses on the development and evaluation of corrosion-resistant behavior of polyurethane (PU)-based coatings modified with TiO2 and a novel green corrosion inhibitor, 1,1′-(1,4-phenylene)bis(3-(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)urea) ... -
Functionalized nanoclay-based polymeric nanocomposites
( Elsevier , 2024 , Book chapter)Significant academic and industrial research has been dedicated in the last few years to employing modified nanoclay as reinforcement for the polymeric matrix. The modification of nanoclays is crucial for the proper ... -
Chemistry and Electrochemistry | Lithium
( Elsevier , 2025 , Book chapter)Lithium is a chemical element that heads the alkali group of metals with the chemical symbol Li and an atomic number of 3. It is a soft, lustrous, white-silverish metal that has the lowest density of all metals or solids. ...
