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Development of Inorganically Cross-Linked Sulfonated Polyacrylamide Preformed Particle Gels for Conformance Control: Impact of Anionic Groups
( American Chemical Society (ACS) , 2024 , Article)Modern oil and gas extraction faces challenges, notably from the surplus of produced water, hampering hydrocarbon recovery and raising environmental and economic concerns. A promising solution is the injection of preformed ... -
Development of Novel Reagents for Visualizing Latent Fingerprints
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)Chemical composition of fingerprints includes the presence of salts, ions, fatty acids, lipids, amino acids, nucleobases, nucleotides, and nucleic acids. Many methods used to detect latent fingerprints on porous surfaces ... -
Discrimination of breast cancer from benign tumours using Raman spectroscopy
( Public Library of Science , 2019 , Article)Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women worldwide, with an estimated 1.7 million cases and 522,000 deaths in 2012. Breast cancer is diagnosed by histopathological examination of breast biopsy material but this ... -
Dissolved copper, cadmium and lead in the coastal waters of Qatar, Arabian Gulf
( National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources (NISCAIR) , 1997 , Article)The concentrations of Cu, Pb and Cd have been determined in the exclusive economic zone of Qatar, Arabian Gulf during December 1993. Cathodic stripping voltammetry (CSV) was used both before and after UV destruction of ... -
Diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and its chemical drivers across dryland habitats
( Springer , 2021 , Article)Qatar is largely characterized by a hyper-arid climate and low soil fertility which create a stressful soil environment for arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi. In a study of AM fungal communities and their relationship with ... -
DMAP-Catalyzed Reaction of Diethyl 1,3-Acetonedicarboxylate with 2-Hydroxybenzylideneindenediones: Facile Synthesis of Fluorenone-Fused Coumarins
( Thieme Gruppe , 2021 , Other)The base-catalyzed reaction of diethyl 1,3-acetonedicarboxylate with 2-hydroxybenzylidene indenediones was studied. The reaction provides a facile and expeditious protocol for the synthesis of natural product inspired ... -
Doping of Large Ionization Potential Indenopyrazine Polymers via Lewis Acid Complexation with Tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane: A Simple Method for Improving the Performance of Organic Thin-Film Transistors
( American Chemical Society , 2016 , Article)Molecular doping, under certain circumstances, can be used to improve the charge transport in organic semiconductors through the introduction of excess charge carriers which can in turn negate unwanted trap states often ... -
Drillstring Failure - Identification, Modeling, and Experimental Characterization
( American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) , 2019 , Article)Drilling is one of the costliest and risky activities in oil and gas industry due to complexity of interactions with downhole formation. Under such conditions, the uncertainty of drillstring behavior increases, and hence, ... -
Dynamic Cross-Linking of Polymeric Binders Based on Host-Guest Interactions for Silicon Anodes in Lithium Ion Batteries
( American Chemical Society , 2015 , Article)We report supramolecular cross-linking of polymer binders via dynamic host–guest interactions between hyperbranched β-cyclodextrin polymer and a dendritic gallic acid cross-linker incorporating six adamantane units for ... -
(E)-2-{[(Furan-2-ylmethyl)imino]methyl}-4-nitrophenol
( International Union of Crystallography , 2014 , Article)In the title compound, C12H10N2O4, the furan-2-ylmethyl group is disordered over two sets of sites, with refined occupancies of 0.858 (3) and 0.143 (3). In the major component of disorder, the dihedral angle between the ... -
(E)-2-{[4-(dimethylamino)benzylidene]amino}-5-nitrophenol
( International Union of Crystallography , 2014 , Article)The title Schiff base compound, C15H15N 3O3, crystallizes with two molecules (A and B) in the asymmetric unit. Each molecule adopts an E conformation around the C= N imine bond. The two molecules have minor differences in ... -
Eco-structured adsorptive removal of tigecycline from wastewater: Date pits’ biochar versus the magnetic biochar
( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2020 , Article)Non-magnetic and magnetic low-cost biochar (BC) from date pits (DP) were applied to remove tigecycline (TIGC) from TIGC-artificially contaminated water samples. Pristine biochar from DP (BCDP) and magnetite-decorated biochar ... -
Eco-structured biosorptive removal of basic fuchsin using pistachio nutshells: A definitive screening design-based approach
( MDPI AG , 2019 , Article)Biosorptive removal of basic fuchsin (BF) from wastewater samples was achieved using the recycled agro-wastes of pistachio nut shells (PNS). Seven adsorbents were developed; raw shells (RPNS) and the thermally activated ... -
Effect of octylphenol polyethylene oxide on the corrosion inhibition of steel in 0.5 M H2SO4
( Elsevier , 2004 , Article)A non-ionic surfactant, octylphenol polyethylene oxide (OPPEO), was evaluated as an inhibitor for corrosion of low-carbon steel in 0.5M H 2SO4. Potentiodynamic and potentiostatic methods and scanning electron microscopy ... -
Effect of pH on acidic and basic chelating agents used in the removal of iron sulfide scales: A computational study
( Elsevier B.V. , 2019 , Article)Iron sulfide scale is a major challenge in the upstream section of the oil and gas industry. It is responsible for precipitate formation in tubulars, and it damages equipment. This leads to a loss in production. Mechanical ... -
Effect of silylating agents on the superhydrophobic and self-cleaning properties of siloxane/polydimethylsiloxane nanocomposite coatings on cellulosic fabric filters for oil-water separation
( Royal Society of Chemistry , 2021 , Article)A new facile approach for preparing two nonfluorinated hybrid organic-inorganic siloxane/polydimethylsiloxane nanocomposite coatings for cotton fabrics is presented using two distinct silylating agents. The first coated ... -
Effect of temperature and sunlight on the leachability potential of BPA and phthalates from plastic litter under marine conditions
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)This study investigates the leaching potential of several additives embedded in six different plastic types when exposed to extreme simulated marine conditions for 140 days. The findings achieved herein contribute to a ... -
Effects of Combined Calcium Hypochlorite and Chlorine Dioxide on Drinking Water Quality in Qatar and Disinfection by Products Formation
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)Chlorite, chlorate, bromate and trihalomethane's (THMs) are included in WHO guidelines for drinking water quality. This study examined dosing different chlorine concentrations as calcium hypochlorite (Ca(ClO)2) to water ... -
Effects of combined calcium hypochlorite and chlorine dioxide on drinking water quality in Qatar and disinfection by-products formation
( Desalination Publications , 2017 , Article)Chlorite, chlorate, bromate and trihalo methanes (THMs) are included in WHO guidelines for drinking water quality. This study examined dosing different chlorine concentrations as calcium hypochlorite (Ca(ClO)2 ) to water ... -
Effects of Structure and Environment on the Spectroscopic Properties of (3-Amino-Substituted-Thieno[2,3-b] Pyridine-2-yl)Pyridine/Quinolin-2-yl)(Phenyl)Methanones: Experimental and Theoretical Study
( Springer New York LLC , 2016 , Article)The electronic absorption, excitation and fluorescence properties of two 3-amino-substituted-thieno[2,3-b]pyridine/quinolin-2-yl)(phenyl)methanones; (referred to as compounds 1–2: where 3-amino-4,5,6-trimethyl-thieno[2,3 ...