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Enhancing the electrochemical performance of hybrid supercapacitors with in-situ grown ultrasound-mediated heterostructure bi-metallic and dual-linker MOF nanoarchitecture by harnessing charge storage mechanisms
( Elsevier , 2024 , Article)In the present technological era, energy storage devices like batteries and supercapacitors hold immense importance, and their hybrid variants have gained notable interest. The aim of this study was to develop a dual-linker ... -
Enhancing the flocculation of stable bentonite suspension using hybrid system of polyelectrolytes and NADES
( Elsevier B.V. , 2022 , Article)In this study, the influence of a hybrid coagulation/flocculation process on the electrokinetic of highly stable bentonite suspension has been examined. Choline chloride (ChCl) based natural deep eutectic solvent (NADES) ... -
Evaluation of a novel gas-liquid contactor/reactor system for natural gas applications
( Elsevier B.V. , 2017 , Article)In this study, a novel system for contacting gases and liquids, which may be suitable for many applications involving gas-liquid contact or gas-liquid reactions, has been developed and characterized. The system consists ... -
Evaluation of an activated carbon packed bed for the adsorption of phenols from petroleum refinery wastewater
( Springer Verlag , 2017 , Article)The performance of an adsorption column packed with granular activated carbon was evaluated for the removal of phenols from refinery wastewater. The effects of phenol feed concentration (80–182 mg/l), feed flow rate (5–20 ... -
Evaluation of cellulose triacetate hollow fiber membrane for volume reduction of real industrial effluents through an osmotic concentration process: A pilot-scale study
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)The current article tackles the challenge of reducing wastewater volumes generated from the gas industry. A forward osmosis (FO) pilot unit, deployed as osmotic concentration (OC) process without the draw solution (DS) ... -
Evaluation of parameters controlling calcium recovery and CO2 uptake from desalination reject brine: An optimization approach
( Elsevier Ltd , 2022 , Article)A multistage process scheme for extracting valuable minerals from desalination reject brine while simultaneously sequestering CO2 has been proposed. As a part of the proposed scheme, simultaneous removal of calcium ions ... -
Evaluation of the current state and perspective of wastewater treatment and reuse in Qatar
( Desalination Publications , 2017 , Article)In Qatar, many freshwater resources have already been depleted due to the overconsumption as a result of the population and economic growth. Moreover, due to the lack of sufficient sewage treatment infrastructure, Qatar ... -
Evaluation of the Reaction Kinetics of Diethylenetriaminepentaacetic Acid Chelating Agent and a Converter with Barium Sulfate (Barite) Using a Rotating Disk Apparatus
( American Chemical Society , 2018 , Article)Barium sulfate (barite) is a major oil and gas field scale formed inside the production equipment as well as in the reservoir. During drilling of oil and gas wells, barite serves as a weighting material in different drilling ... -
Experimental and theoretical investigations of the effect of bis-phenylurea-based aliphatic amine derivative as an efficient green corrosion inhibitor for carbon steel in HCl solution
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)A novel bis-phenylurea-based aliphatic amine (BPUA) was prepared via a facile synthetic route, and evaluated as a potential green organic corrosion inhibitor for carbon steel in 1.0 M HCl solutions. NMR spectroscopy ... -
Experimental and theoretical studies on the mechanical and structural changes imposed by the variation of clay loading on poly(vinyl alcohol)/cloisite 93A nanocomposites
( John Wiley and Sons Ltd , 2019 , Article)Polymer nanocomposites (PNC) structures are promising materials due to their novel properties. However, many of their characteristic physical, mechanical, and chemical behavior have not been quantified. Depending on the ... -
Experimental determination of carbamate formation and amine protonation constants in 3-amino-1-propanol-CO2-H2O system and their temperature dependency
( Elsevier , 2015 , Article)The equilibrium constant for the formation of carbamate in 3-amino-1-propanol-CO2-H2O system was evaluated at different CO2 loadings, different temperature values, and different amine protonation constant. The studied ... -
Fabrication of high flux nanofiltration membrane via hydrogen bonding based co-deposition of polydopamine with poly(vinyl alcohol)
( Elsevier B.V. , 2018 , Article)The use of bio-inspired polydopamine (PDA) chemistry for membrane development has attracted increasing interest in recent years. This paper reports on the fabrication of new nanofiltration (NF) membrane with a robust and ... -
Fabrication of polysulfone nanocomposite membranes with silver-doped carbon nanotubes and their antifouling performance
( John Wiley and Sons Inc. , 2017 , Article)In this study, polysulfone (PSf)/silver-doped carbon nanotube (Ag-CNT) nanocomposite membranes were prepared by a phase-inversion technique; they were characterized and evaluated for fouling-resistant applications with ... -
Facile one-step aqueous-phase synthesis of porous PtBi nanosponges for efficient electrochemical methanol oxidation with a high CO tolerance
( Elsevier B.V. , 2022 , Article)Deliberate control in the composition and morphology of Pt-based catalysts is an efficient route for enhancing the methanol oxidation reaction (MOR). Herein we developed a facile method for rational one-step aqueous-phase ... -
Flocculation and viscoelastic behavior of industrial papermaking suspensions
( Springer New York LLC , 2016 , Article)The effects of the surface charge type and density C496, C492 and A130LMW polyacrylamides (PAMs) on the rheological behavior of real industrial papermaking suspensions were quantitatively related to the degree of flocculation ... -
Flow mapping of multiphase flows using a novel single stem endoscopic particle image velocimetry instrument
( Institute of Physics Publishing , 2011 , Conference Paper)Particle image velocimetry (PIV) is a successful flow mapping technique which can optically quantify large portions of a flow regime. This enables the method to be completely non-intrusive. The ability to be non-intrusive ... -
Fluid-rock interactions in tight gas reservoirs: Wettability, pore structural alteration, and associated multiphysics transport
( Elsevier , 2023 , Book chapter)Tight and unconventional reservoirs such as shales are rich in clay minerals that give rise to several fluid-rock interactions. The effect of such fluid-rock interactions is manifested at multiscales. The fluid-rock ... -
Functionalization of zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles and its effects on polysulfone-ZnO membranes
( Taylor and Francis Inc. , 2016 , Article)Incorporation of nanoparticles in membranes has recently been reported to lead to enhancement of the membrane performance for various applications. In this study, ZnO nanoparticles were synthesized via sol-gel method using ... -
Fuzzy Logic-Based Model to Predict the Impact of Flow Rate and Turbidity on the Performance of Multimedia Filters
( American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) , 2017 , Article)This paper uses fuzzy logic-based models to predict and evaluate the performance of multimedia filters utilized in wastewater treatment. A fuzzy logic-based model is constructed and trained to predict the operating time ... -
Gas capture processes
( MDPI AG , 2020 , Other)The increasing trends in gas emissions have had direct adverse impacts on human health and ecological habitats in the world. A variety of technologies have been deployed to mitigate the release of such gases, including ...