• Correlating structure and electronic band-edge properties in organolead halide perovskites nanoparticles 

  Zhu, Qiushi; Zheng, Kaibo; Abdellah, Mohamed; Generalov, Alexander; Haase, D�rthe; Carlson, Stefan; Niu, Yuran; Heimdal, Jimmy; Engdahl, Anders; Messing, Maria E.; Pullerits, Tonu; Canton, Sophie E.... more authors ... less authors ( Royal Society of Chemistry , 2016 , Article)

  After having emerged as primary contenders in the race for highly efficient optoelectronics materials, organolead halide perovskites (OHLP) are now being investigated in the nanoscale regime as promising building blocks ...
• Enhanced photovoltaic performance with co-sensitization of a ruthenium(ii) sensitizer and an organic dye in dye-sensitized solar cells 

  Mehmood, Umer; Hussein, Ibnelwaleed A.; Harrabi, Khalil; Tabet, Nouar; Berdiyorov, G. R. ( Royal Society of Chemistry , 2016 , Article)

  Co-sensitization is demonstrated to be an effective technique to enhance the efficiency of dye-sensitized solar cells, where an efficiency of 9.23% is achieved by mixing N3 and RK-1 dyes. The assembled solar cells are ...
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  Constructing water-resistant CH3NH3PbI3 perovskite films: Via coordination interaction 

  Li, Bo; Fei, Chengbin; Zheng, Kaibo; Qu, Xuanhui; Pullerits, Tönu; Cao, Guozhong; Tian, Jianjun... more authors ... less authors ( Royal Society of Chemistry , 2016 , Article)

  Organic-inorganic halide CH3NH3PbI3 (MAPbI3) perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have attracted intensive attention due to their high power conversion efficiency and low fabrication cost. However, MAPbI3 is known to be very ...
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  Hot electron and hole dynamics in thiol-capped CdSe quantum dots revealed by 2D electronic spectroscopy 

  Lenngren, Nils; Abdellah, Mohamed A.; Zheng, Kaibo; Al-Marri, Mohammed J.; Zigmantas, Donatas; Žídek, Karel; Pullerits, Tõnu... more authors ... less authors ( Royal Society of Chemistry , 2016 , Article)

  Colloidal quantum dots (QDs) have attracted interest as materials for opto-electronic applications, wherein their efficient energy use requires the understanding of carrier relaxation. In QDs capped by bifunctional thiols, ...
• Hybrid coagulation-NF membrane process for brackish water treatment: Effect of antiscalant on water characteristics and membrane fouling 

  Ang, W.L.; Mohammad, A.W.; Benamor, A.; Hilal, N.; Leo, C.P. ( Elsevier B.V. , 2016 , Article)

  Antiscalants have been used to inhibit the formation of scales and reduce the risk of membrane scaling. However, issues such as the increased of biofouling tendency and contradictory observations of organic fouling propensity ...
• Enhanced photovoltaic performance of dye-sensitized solar cells using TiO2-graphene microplatelets hybrid photoanode 

  Mehmood, Umer; Harrabi, Khalil; Hussein, Ibnelwaleed A.; Ahmed, Shakeel ( IEEE Electron Devices Society , 2016 , Article)

  Hybrid photoanodes for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) were prepared by simple addition of graphene (GR) microplatelets to TiO 2 nanoparticulate paste. Transmission electron microscopy was used to confirm the presence ...
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  An Experimental and Kinetic Study of the Sorption of Carbon Dioxide onto Amine-Treated Oil Fly Ash 

  Saad, Mohammed A.; Al-Marri, Mohammed J.; Yaumi, Ali L.; Hussein, Ibnelwaleed A.; Shawabkeh, Reyad ( Hindawi Publishing Corporation , 2016 , Article)

  A new CO2 adsorbent is produced from waste oil fly ash (OFA). Ammonium hydroxide solution is used to convert OFA to activated carbon. Then, the product is used for the adsorption of CO2 from a nitrogen/carbon dioxide ...
• Kinetic and thermodynamic investigation of CO2 adsorption-desorption on polyethyleneimine - Mesoporous silica 

  Khader, M. M.; Al-Marri, Mohammed J.; Kuti, Y. O.; Khraisheh, M.; Giannelis, E.P. ( TechConnect , 2016 , Conference Paper)

  Two CO2 solid sorbents based on polyethyleneimine, PEI (432 and 10k) impregnated into mesoporous silica (MPS) foam were synthesized and tested for CO2 capture. At ambient pressure, the amount of CO2 captured by these solid ...
• Corrosion behavior of API X-80 steel in hydrogen sulfide environment at different temperatures 

  Paul, Okonkwo; Shakoor, R. A.; Soliman, Ahmed; Mohammed, A. M.A. ( National Assoc. of Corrosion Engineers International , 2016 , Conference Paper)

  The electrochemical behavior of API X-80 steel materials in 3.5% wt. of NaCI solution containing different concentration of H2S at different temperatures was studied. Potendiodynamic polarization, electrochemical impedance ...
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  Optimization of a combined approach for the treatment of carbide slurry and capture of CO2 

  Hasan, Shereen; El-Naas, Muftah H. ( Science Publications , 2016 , Article)

  The aim of this study is to evaluate the potential use of electrocoagulation in the treatment of carbide slurry, a wastewater generated during the production of acetylene, and in the capture of carbon dioxide. An electrochemical ...
• Review on recent advances in polythiophene based photovoltaic devices 

  Mehmood, Umer; Al-Ahmed, Amir; Hussein, Ibnelwaleed A. ( Elsevier Ltd , 2016 , Article Review)

  Discovery of conducting polymer introduced us to the total polymeric solar cells (PSC). During the last decade, power conversion efficiency (PCE) of these solar cells has increased from 1% to 11.5% (with the bulk heterojunction ...
• Multi-layer multi-configuration time-dependent Hartree (ML-MCTDH) approach to the correlated exciton-vibrational dynamics in the FMO complex 

  Schulze, Jan; Shibl, Mohamed F.; Al-Marri, Mohammed J.; Kuhn, Oliver ( American Institute of Physics Inc. , 2016 , Article)

  The coupled quantum dynamics of excitonic and vibrational degrees of freedom is investigated for high-dimensional models of the Fenna-Matthews-Olson complex. This includes a seven- and an eight-site model with 518 and 592 ...
• Surface plasmon inhibited photo-luminescence activation in CdSe/ZnS core-shell quantum dots 

  Chen, Junsheng; Zidek, Karel; Abdellah, Mohamed; Al-Marri, Mohammed J; Zheng, Kaibo; Pullerits, TOnu... more authors ... less authors ( Institute of Physics Publishing , 2016 , Article)

  In a composite film of Cdx Sey Zn1-x S1-y gradient core-shell quantum dots (QDs) and gold nanorods (NRs), the optical properties of the QDs are drastically affected by the plasmonic nanoparticles. We provide a careful study ...
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  Pilot-scale spiral wound membrane assessment for THM precursor rejection from upland waters 

  Golea, D.; Sutherland, S.; Jarvis, P.; Judd, S. J. ( Taylor and Francis Inc. , 2016 , Article)

  The outcomes of a pilot-scale study of the rejection of trihalomethanes (THMs) precursors by commercial ultrafiltration/nanofiltration (UF/NF) spiral-wound membrane elements are presented based on a single surface water ...
• Enhancing oil removal from water using ferric oxide nanoparticles doped carbon nanotubes adsorbents 

  Fard, Ahmad Kayvani; Rhadfi, Tarik; Mckay, Gordon; Al-marri, Mohammed; Abdala, Ahmed; Hilal, Nidal; Hussien, Muataz A.... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier B.V. , 2016 , Article)

  Oil contaminated water is one of the challenges in water resources management. It is crucial to remove the oil droplets from water in order to meet the discharge regulations set by the environmental authorities. Carbon ...
• Ceramic membrane filtration of produced water: Impact of membrane module 

  Zsirai, T.; Al-Jaml, A.K.; Qiblawey, H.; Al-Marri, M.; Ahmed, A.; Bach, S.; Watson, S.; Judd, S.... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier B.V. , 2016 , Article)

  Produced water (PW) generated from oil exploration requires rigorous removal of suspended matter (free oil and particulate solids) as tertiary treatment (downstream of hydrocyclone and gas flotation) if it is to be re-injected ...
• Carbon dioxide (CO2) capture: Absorption-desorption capabilities of 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol (AMP), piperazine (PZ) and monoethanolamine (MEA) tri-solvent blends 

  Nwaoha, Chikezie; Saiwan, Chintana; Tontiwachwuthikul, Paitoon; Supap, Teeradet; Rongwong, Wichitpan; Idem, Raphael; AL-Marri, Mohammed J.; Benamor, Abdelbaki... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier B.V. , 2016 , Article)

  In this study, highly concentrated tri-solvent blends containing 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol (AMP), piperazine (PZ) and monoethanolamine (MEA) were experimentally investigated for their potential capabilities in carbon ...
• Application of various water soluble polymers in gas hydrate inhibition 

  Kamal, Muhammad Shahzad; Hussein, Ibnelwaleed A.; Sultan, Abdullah S.; Solmsd, Nicolasvon ( Elsevier Ltd , 2016 , Article Review)

  Formation of hydrates in gas transmission lines due to high pressures and low temperatures is a serious problem in the oil and gas industry with potential hazards and/or economic losses. Kinetic hydrate inhibitors are water ...
• Reaction Kinetics of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) with Diethylenetriamine and 1-Amino-2-propanol in Nonaqueous Solvents Using Stopped-Flow Technique 

  Zhong, Nan; Liu, Helei; Luo, Xia; AL-Marri, Mohammed J.; Benamor, Abdelbaki; Idem, Raphael; Tontiwachwuthikul, Paitoon; Liang, Zhiwu... more authors ... less authors ( American Chemical Society , 2016 , Article)

  In this work, the reaction kinetics of carbon dioxide (CO2) with diethylenetriamine (DETA) and 1-amino-2-propanol (1-AP) in methanol and ethanol systems were measured using the stopped flow technique over a temperature ...
• Synthesis of new amines for enhanced carbon dioxide (CO2) capture performance: The effect of chemical structure on equilibrium solubility, cyclic capacity, kinetics of absorption and regeneration, and heats of absorption and regeneration 

  Singto, Sudkanueng; Supap, Teeradet; Idem, Raphael; Tontiwachwuthikul, Paitoon; Tantayanon, Supawan; Al-Marri, Mohammed J.; Benamor, Abdelbaki... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier B.V. , 2016 , Article)

  This work focused on the synthesis of new tertiary amines by varying the alkyl chain length with/without hydroxyl group in the structure. The effect of chemical structure of newly synthesized tertiary amines; 4-(dimethyl ...

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