Browsing by Author "Benamor, Abdelbaki"
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A novel cylindrical electrode configuration for inducing dielectrophoretic forces during electrocoagulation
Alkhatib, Afnan M.; Hawari, Alaa H.; Hafiz, Mhd. Ammar; Benamor, Abdelbaki ( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)The removal of total phosphorous (TP) and chemical oxygen demand (COD) from a secondary treated wastewater (STW) using a new electrocoagulation electrode configuration was evaluated. Three different electrode modules were ... -
Absorption of CO2 in aqueous blend of methyldiethanolamine and arginine
Talkhan, Ahmed Gomaa; Benamor, Abdelbaki; Nasser, Mustafa; El-Naas, Muftah H.; El-Tayeb, Sayed Ahmad; El-Marsafy, Sahar... more authors ... less authors ( John Wiley and Sons Ltd , 2020 , Article)The objective of this research is to study for the first time the effect of adding l-arginine (Arg) amino acid on the solubility of carbon dioxide in aqueous solution of N-methyldiethanolamine (MDEA). The study was carried ... -
Adsorption of 4-Nitrophenol onto Iron Oxide Bentonite Nanocomposite: Process Optimization, Kinetics, Isotherms and Mechanism
Ewis, Dina; Ba-Abbad, Muneer M.; Benamor, Abdelbaki; Mahmud, Nafis; Nasser, Mustafa; El-Naas, Muftah; Mohammad, Abdul Wahab... more authors ... less authors ( Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH , 2022 , Article)Despite its importance in chemical industry, 4-Nitrophenol (4-NP) is a persistent organic pollutant that has serious effects on the ecosystem. In the present study, Box–Behnken design in response surface methodology was ... -
Adsorption of Congo Red Dye Using Activated Carbon-Fe3O4 Composite
Mahmud, Nafis; Yasser, Ludan; Mahmoud, Rahaf Belal Hafiz; Benamor, Abdelbaki ( Qatar University Press , 2023 , Conference Paper)Activated Carbon-Fe3O4 composites were synthesized using co-precipitation method and used in batch experiments to adsorb Congo red dyes. The effect of adsorbent dosage, temperature and initial dye concentration was ... -
Adsorption of organic pollutants by nanomaterial-based adsorbents: An overview
Awad, Abdelrahman M.; Jalab, Rem; Benamor, Abdelbaki; Nasser, Mustafa S.; Ba-Abbad, Muneer M.; El-Naas, Muftah; Mohammad, Abdul Wahab... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier B.V. , 2020 , Article Review)Nanomaterial-based adsorbents have garnered increasing attention in water and wastewaters treatment applications due to their attractive properties and strong adsorption capabilities for various organic compounds. The ... -
Adsorption of organic water pollutants by clays and clay minerals composites: A comprehensive review
Ewis, Dina; Ba-Abbad, Muneer M.; Benamor, Abdelbaki; El-Naas, Muftah H. ( Elsevier Ltd , 2022 , Article Review)Clays and clay minerals are inexpensive, non-toxic, and naturally occurring minerals that have been utilized in water remediation as adsorbents. However, clays and clay minerals and those modified with heat, surfactants, ... -
Advancement and new perspectives of using formulated reactive amine blends for post-combustion carbon dioxide (CO2) capture technologies
Nwaoha, Chikezie; Supap, Teeradet; Idem, Raphael; Saiwan, Chintana; Tontiwachwuthikul, Paitoon; AL-Marri, Mohammed J.; Benamor, Abdelbaki... more authors ... less authors ( KeAi Communications Co. , 2017 , Article Review)Chemical absorption using amine-based solvents have proven to be the most studied, as well as the most reliable and efficient technology for capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) from exhaust gas streams and synthesis gas in all ... -
An Investigation of the Swelling Kinetics of Bentonite Systems Using Particle Size Analysis
Magzoub, Musaab I.; Hussein, Ibnelwaleed A.; Nasser, Mustafa S.; Mahmoud, Mohamed; Sultan, Abdullah S.; Benamor, Abdelbaki... more authors ... less authors ( Taylor and Francis Inc. , 2019 , Article)Particles size distribution (PSD) is introduced as a tool for analysis of bentonite aggregation and swelling kinetics. Raw Ca-bentonite was purified using a combined wet sieving and sedimentation processes, followed by ... -
Analysis of CO2 Solubility and Absorption Heat into Aqueous 1-Diethylamino-2-propanol
Liu, Helei; Idem, Raphael; PaitoonTontiwachwuthikul,; Liang, Zhiwu; Rongwong, Wichitpan; Al-Marri, Mohammed Jaber; Benamor, Abdelbaki... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2017 , Conference Paper)In this work, the CO2 equilibrium solubility in 2 M 1-diethylamino-2-propanol (1DEA2P) solution were determined as function of temperature (in the range of 298-333K), and CO2 partial pressure (in the range of 8-101 kPa). ... -
Arabic gum as green agent for ZnO nanoparticles synthesis: properties, mechanism and antibacterial activity
Ba-Abbad, Muneer M.; Takriff, Mohd S.; Benamor, Abdelbaki; Mahmoudi, Ebrahim; Mohammad, Abdul Wahab ( Springer New York LLC , 2017 , Article)The size and morphology of ZnO nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) were controlled in the presence of the natural and green agent, Arabic gum. Lower amounts of Arabic gum showed a greater effect on the size and morphology as well as ... -
Biotechnology for gas-to-liquid (GTL)wastewater treatment: A review
Surkatti, Riham; El-Naas, Muftah H.; Van Loosdrecht, Mark C. M.; Benamor, Abdelbaki; Al-Naemi, Fatima; Onwusogh, Udeogu... more authors ... less authors ( MDPI AG , 2020 , Article Review)Gas-to-liquid (GTL) technology involves the conversion of natural gas into several liquid hydrocarbon products. The Fischer-Tropsch (F-T) process is the most widely applied approach for GTL, and it is the main source of ... -
Carbon dioxide (CO2) capture performance of aqueous tri-solvent blends containing 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol (AMP) and methyldiethanolamine (MDEA) promoted by diethylenetriamine (DETA)
Nwaoha, Chikezie; Saiwan, Chintana; Idem, Teeradet Supap Raphael; Tontiwachwuthikul, Paitoon; Rongwong, Wichitpan; Al-Marri, Mohammed J.; Benamor, Abdelbaki... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier Ltd , 2016 , Article)In this present research, promising aqueous amine tri-solvent blends for carbon dioxide (CO2) capture in post-combustion processes were investigated for their cyclic loadings, cyclic capacities, initial absorption rates, ... -
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 ... -
Chemical kinetics of carbon dioxide in the blends of different amino acid salts and methyldiethanolamine
Mahmud, Nafis; Benamor, Abdelbaki; Nasser, Mustafa S.; Ba-Abbad, Muneer M.; El-Naas, Muftah H.; Qiblawey, Hazim... more authors ... less authors ( John Wiley and Sons Ltd , 2020 , Article)In the present study, the reaction kinetics of carbon dioxide (CO2) with two blends of N-methyldiethanolamine; potassium salts of taurine and potassium salts of glycine were investigated. The experiments were performed ... -
Corrosion behavior of API-X120 carbon steel alloy in a GTL F-T process water environment at low COD concentration
Ewis, Dina; Talkhan, Ahmed Gomaa G.; Benamor, Abdelbaki; Qiblawey, Hazim; Nasser, Mustafa; Ba-Abbad, Muneer M. M.; El-Naas, Muftah... more authors ... less authors ( MDPI AG , 2020 , Article)The effect of temperature, time and rotation speed of FT-GTL process water on the corrosion rate of API X-120 carbon steel was investigated. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and potentiodynamic polarization techniques ... -
Crossflow Microfiltration of Tight Emulsions and Suspended Colloids by Ceramic Membranes
Abdalla, Mays Said Abdelrahman (2018 , Master Thesis)Produced water is known as the largest waste stream associated with the oil and gas extraction process from onshore and offshore fields; that is found in the form of either oil in water (o/w) or water in oil (o/w) emulsion. ... -
Decoration of polylactic acid on graphene oxide for efficient adsorption of methylene blue and tetracycline
Nouri, Alireza; Ang, Wei Lun; Mahmoudi, Ebrahim; Chua, Siew Fen; Mohammad, Abdul Wahab; Benamor, Abdelbaki; Ba-Abbad, Muneer M.; Leo, Choe Peng... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier Ltd , 2023 , Article)Decorating nanomaterials on graphene oxide (GO) can enhance its adsorption capacity and removal efficiency of water pollutants. In this study, for the first time, nano-sized polylactic acid (PLA) has been successfully ... -
Developing a Framework for Optimal Performance of Activated Carbon/ Graphene Oxide/Activated Carbon-Graphene Oxide Nano Adsorbent for the Removal of Antibiotics from Wastewater
Varde, Sunita Roshankumar (2021 , Master Thesis)Antibiotics are important drugs for treating infectious diseases and they have undoubtedly saved the lives of millions of people. A growing global problem is the emergence of antibiotic resistance, which means that the ... -
Development of novel magnetic bentonite based adsorbents combined with different carbon sources for removal of oil content from produced water
Ewis, Dina Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed Amr (2021 , Master Thesis)Water scarcity is a challenge faced worldwide due to depleting sustainable good quality water resources. Produced water, associated with the production of gas and oil, usually comes as oil contaminated water, creating real ... -
Development of polysulfone-nanohybrid membranes using ZnO-GO composite for enhanced antifouling and antibacterial control
Chung, Ying Tao; Mahmoudi, Ebrahim; Mohammad, Abdul Wahab; Benamor, Abdelbaki; Johnson, Daniel; Hilal, Nidal... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier B.V. , 2017 , Article)Zinc oxide nanoparticles were well-known for the enhanced antifouling and antibacterial properties which could be beneficial for membrane processes in desalination. The functionalization of ZnO onto graphene oxide nanoplates ...