Catalysis and Reaction Engineering

Catalysis synthesis and understanding reactions while finding the best methods to produce important chemicals

 

 Research Interest

Mozhar M. Hossain 

 

 

 

Catalysis
Reaction Engineering
Advanced Materials
Hydroprocessing
Selective Oxidation
CO2 Capture: Chemical-Looping Combu​stion

 

 Mamdouh A. Al-harthi 

 



Polymer Synthesis and Characterization 
Polymer Kinetics and Reactor Engineering
Polymer Modification
Modeling of Polymerization Reactors and Polymer Microstructures

 

 Shaikh Abdur Razzak



Fluidization
Reaction Engineering
Catalytic Pyrolysis
Bio-Energy

 

 Zuhair O. Malibari

 

Catalysis emphasizing: Heterogeneous catalysis synthesis and characterization, Heterogeneous Catalysis Degradation
Reaction Engineering emphasizing: Hydrogen Production from Light Hydrocarbons by Reforming Reactions, CO Hydrogenation Reactions

 

Sagheer Onaizi

 

 

Natural Gas Treatment
Enhanced Oil Recovery
Wastewater Treatment

 

​Wasif Farooq

 

 



​Biofuel
Biological CO2 Sequestration
Photochemical and Biological Wastewater Treatment
Bioreactor Design
Adsorbent for Water and Wastewater treatment
Catalyst for Biofuel Production​

 

 

Nabeel M. Abo-Ghander

 

 

Reaction Engineering
Multi-objective Optimization
Computational Mathematics​

 

Omar Abdelaziz

 

 

Sustainable Process Engineering
Decarbonization of Energy Systems
Computer-Aided Design and Simulation
Waste Recycling and Valorization
Renewable Chemicals and Fuels

 

Marcos Agorio

 

Catalytic upgrading of heavy oil and coal-derived hydrocarbons.
Characterization of fuels and carbonaceous materials in terms of their molecular weights and chemical structures.
Thermochemical processing of solid fuels such as coal, biomass and wastes.

 

Hassan Saeed Alasiri

 

 

Molecular Simulation
Surfactants EOR
Interface Properties
Phase Behavior
Surface Reactions​

 

Faysal Al-Khulaifi

 

 

Heterogeneous catalysis
Sustainable energy conversion
Valorization of biomass and renewables-derived chemicals and fuels
Computer-aided simulation and design
AI and machine learning applications in catalysis

 

 

Muhammad Siddiquee

 

 

Autoxidation
Multiphase Reaction Engineering
Microfluidics
Asphalt (bitumen) Hardening.
Petrochemicals
Heavy oil/bitumen Upgrading.
Biofuels