Browsing Theses (AUS Sustainability) by College/Dept "Department of Chemical Engineering"
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Adsorptive Removal of Dyes from Aqueous Solutions Using Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs)
(2019-04)Synthetic dyes are commonly found in industrial wastewater due to their wide application as colorants in the textile, paper, food, leather and plastic industries. Among the various treatment methods, adsorption is generally ... -
Development of Activated Carbon Fibers for Organic Removals
(2017-11)Phenols are classified to be one of the most hazardous pollutants found in wastewater. They are discharged into rivers, lakes and seas, causing adverse effects on the enviromental and human health. Adsorption is a well-known ... -
Electrochemical Studies on the Corrosion Behavior of Common Metals in Eutectic Ionic Liquids
(2017-05)Recently, new green novel solvents called Deep Eutectic Solvents (DES) were investigated as substitute for none environmentally friendly organic solvents and ionic liquids that are used in many applications such as metal ... -
Green Inhibition of Mild Steel Corrosion in a CO2 Saturated Saline Solution
(2015-05)Mild steel is extensively used in equipment such as pipelines and machinery by many industries, where it is exposed to corrosive environments. Dissolved carbon dioxide (CO2) can be found in produced water and results in ... -
Heat Integration and Controllability Analysis of Heat Exchanger Networks
(2014-05)The objective of this research is to present a methodological framework for designing heat exchanger networks, which best addresses heat recovery, economics and controllability. The proposed framework formulates a systematic ... -
Liquid Fuel Production from Pyrolysis of Waste Tires: Process Simulation, Exergetic Analysis, and Life Cycle Assessment
(2015-06)Scrap tire is considered to be one of the very common and significant solid wastes and its production is increasing due to the increased number of vehicles in both developed and developing countries. Initiatives are being ... -
Membrane Bioreactor-Desalination Microbial Fuel Cell Hybrid System
(2018-04)The microbial desalination fuel cell (MDFC) is an emerging desalination technology offering great promise of high salinity removal with zero energy input. Moreover, the membrane bioreactor (MBR) is of great reliability in ... -
Modeling Water Flux in Forward Osmosis: Implications for Improved Membrane Design
(2013-05)In efforts to make fresh water available to all people, researchers are dedicated to establish a water treatment method that will reduce the cost of production and impact on the environment. Forward osmosis desalination ... -
Modeling, Simulation and Control of Biotrickling Filter for Removal of Air Pollutants
(2012-06)Stringent environmental regulations for control of pollutants have led to the use of effective air pollution control strategies. Biotrickling filter, one of the biological reactors, offers a great advantage of being a cost ... -
Oil Removal From Produced Water Using Natural Materials
(2014-06)The oil and gas industry has had to deal with a massive amount of waste water as a bi-product of the exploration of oil and gas. This waste water referred to as produced water (PW) and the amount of PW increases with the ... -
Optimization of Natural Gas Liquid (NGL) Recovery processes
(2016-04)Natural gas liquid (NGL) is mainly composed of ethane. The demand for ethane is increasing continuously as it is used in the manufacturing of ethylene. A review of the major turboexpansion processes is provided in addition ... -
Performance of Forward Osmosis Using Various Membranes
(2013-01)As a result of water scarcity, increasing demand for freshwater, and energy intensive nature of the conventional desalination processes, advancing the science of desalination is crucial in the development of sustainable ... -
Pharmaceutical wastewater treatment using graphene oxide derivatives
(2019-12)The rising problem of pharmaceutical contamination in different water bodies calls for a swift action in the treatment and removal of these emerging pollutants from water using advanced methods. Adsorption is employed as ... -
Produced water treatment using microbial desalination cells
(2018-05)Globally, 250 million barrels of produced water is generated daily for extracting 80 million barrels of oil. Having a highly variable composition and no economic value, produced water presents serious environmental problems. ... -
Production of Acidic Bio-Char from Food Waste
(2019-12)Bio-char is a carbon-rich solid, produced by pyrolysis of biomass at a high temperature in absence of oxygen. The process also produces a hydrocarbon gas, which upon condensation, produces a liquid fraction and a permanent ... -
Production of Activated Carbon from Sewage Sludge for the Removal of Lead from Water
(2012-06)Different activated carbons were produced from sewage sludge taken from Sharjah waste water treatment plant. Carbonization and activation were carried out in steam environment without an external flowing inert stream or ... -
Removal of Heavy Metals from Wastewater Using Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes
(2017-04)Recently, carbon nanotubes have been employed as new adsorbent for the removal of many pollutants. In this study, raw multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were firstly tested for the removal of lead from aqueous solutions. ... -
Removal of Hexavalent Chromium from Wastewater using Modified Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes
(2018-12)Recently, the interest and research on the removal of heavy metals from wastewater have dramatically increased due to the adverse effects they have on humans, flora and fauna. Chromium, which is a heavy metal, is the tenth ... -
Removal of Lead (II) Ions from Wastewater Using Eggplant Peels
(2013-01)In this study, three methods have been tested for the production of eggplant peel activated charcoal (EPPAC) from eggplant peel charcoal (EPPC). A new method has also been devised which does not include continuous involvement ...