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Enhancing the corrosion resistance of reinforcing steel under aggressive operational conditions using behentrimonium chloride
( Nature Research , 2019 , Article)Aggressive operational conditions e.g. saline media and acidic gases, e.g., CO2 can increase the corrosion rate of reinforcing steel. Accordingly, the necessity to protect the steel under the above conditions without ... -
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 UV/heat stability of LLDPE irrigation pipes via different stabilizer formulations
( John Wiley and Sons Inc , 2021 , Article)Herein different stabilizer formulations of linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) against UV- and heat-initiated degradation are described. The project aims at outdoor applications, such as irrigation piping and profiles, ... -
Enhancing thermal and mechanical response of aluminum using nanolength scale TiC ceramic reinforcement
( Elsevier Ltd , 2018 , Article)the present work, nano-sized titanium carbide (0.5, 1.0 and 1.5 vol%) reinforced aluminum (Al) metal matrix composites were synthesized by powder metallurgy incorporating microwave sintering and hot extrusion. Microstructural, ... -
Environmental degradation of 30 to 50 years old reinforced concrete structures in Qatari climate
( Advanced Engineering Solutions , 2017 , Conference Paper)This paper presents the results of a field survey carried out on three reinforced concrete (RC) structures built respectively in 1960's 1970's and 1980's to determine the main load (environmental) and resistance (concrete ... -
THE ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT OF RECYCLE POLYPROPYLENE REINFORCED WITH WOOD AND GLASS FIBERS BY USING LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT
( Politecnico di Torino - Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Italy , 2012 , Conference Paper)In this paper investigates the environment impact for recycle polypropylene which reinforced with natural wood fiber by extrusion. The purpose of this work was to reduce the environmental impact for the new products by ... -
Environmental Impact Assessment of Desalination Plants in the Gulf Region
( Springer Nature , 2022 , Book chapter)Currently, desalination plants are essential tools for utilizing water from various natural resources like brackish water and seawater. Worldwide, the number of desalination facilities is rising to fulfill the increased ... -
Epoxy coatings modified with a new cerium phosphate inhibitor for smart corrosion protection of steel
( Elsevier Ltd , 2019 , Article)In this work cerium tri(bis(2-ethylhexyl)phosphate) (Ce(DEHP)3) particles were used as anti-corrosion pigments in epoxy coatings applied on steel coupons. The composition of the corrosion inhibitor was designed to introduce ... -
Erosion behavior of API X120 steel: Effect of particle speed and impact angle
( MDPI AG , 2018 , Article)The dry erosion behavior of API-X120 pipeline steel was investigated, under the erosive interaction of aluminum oxide particulates, in a range of speed (43-167 m·s-1) and impact angle (30°-90°). Erosion behavior is ... -
Erosion behaviour of API X100 pipeline steel at various impact angles and particle speeds
( MDPI AG , 2016 , Article)Erosion is the gradual removal of material due to solid particle impingement and results in a failure of pipeline materials. In this study, a series of erosion tests were carried out to investigate the influence of particle ... -
Erosive wear performance of API X42 pipeline steel
( Elsevier Ltd , 2016 , Article)The need to transport petroleum products through pipelines has resulted in the increased erosion of the pipeline materials used in the petroleum industry. In this study, dry erosion test was performed using sand blaster ... -
Erratum to “Development and characterizations of Ag nanoparticles decorated TiO2-ZrO2 coatings as electrode material for supercapacitors” [Results Surf. Interfaces 10 (2023) 100098]
( Elsevier , 2023 , Other)The publisher regrets the section “Declaration of Competing Interests” was missed in the original article. The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have ... -
Erratum: Effect of Trace H2S on the Scale Formation Behavior in a Predominant CO2 Environment under Hydrodynamic Control: Role of Cr/Mo Micro-Alloying in Plain Carbon Steel [J. Electrochem. Soc., 166, C3233 (2019)]
( IOPscience , 2019 , Article)The list of authors, corrected above, omitted one author. -
Erratum: Piezoelastic PVDF/TPU nanofibrous composite membrane: Fabrication and characterization [Polymers, 11(10), 2019 (1634)] DOI: 10.3390/polym11101634
( MDPI AG , 2020 , Other)The authors wish to make a change to the published paper [1]. Regarding the author name Ahmed H. Hassanain, the last name Hassanain should be spelled Hassanin. The authors apologize for any inconvenience caused. The change ... -
Estimation of lubricity properties of nanolubricants
( Elsevier Ltd , 2020 , Conference Paper)The lubricating performances liquid lubricants can be enhanced by homogeneously dispersing nanoparticles as an additive and it is estimated by mechanico-dynamical test. Four-ball wear test is a standard mechanico-dynamical ... -
Estimation of Mechanical Properties of Copper Powder Filled Linear Low-Density Polyethylene Composites
( Springer Science and Business Media B.V. , 2022 , Article)Purpose: The complex geometry of many composites is in a loose multi-phase and the large difference in the mechanical and electrical properties of the different components makes it difficult to predict the effective ... -
Evaluation of Bond Strength Between Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) Composites with Modified Epoxy Resins and Concrete
( Qatar Univesrity Press , 2020 , Conference Paper)Rehabilitation and strengthening of concrete structures are becoming more significant in civil engineering applications. The use of externally bonded Fiber Reinforced Polymers (FRP) is one of the methods to strengthen and ... -
Evaluation of forward osmosis as a pretreatment process for multi stage flash seawater desalination
( Elsevier B.V. , 2019 , Article)The present study evaluates the feasibility of applying forward osmosis (FO) process for the pretreatment of feed solution to a Multi Stage Flash (MSF) desalination plant. For the first time, real brine reject and real ... -
Evaluation of photothermal conversion performance of shape-stabilized phase change materials using a heat flux evolution curve
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)Phase change materials are promising alternatives for solar energy harvesting by photothermal conversion and thermal energy storage. In this work, a shape-stabilized phase change material (PCM) was prepared by hot-melt ... -
Evaluation of polymeric adsorbents via fixed-bed columns for emulsified oil removal from industrial wastewater
( Elsevier Ltd , 2022 , Article)Polymeric adsorbents (PAs) have been gaining increased attention for application in industrial wastewater (WW) treatment. However, most studies on evaluating PAs specifically for emulsified oil removal are currently limited ...