Objective of this research:

Designing and synthesizing new polymeric, inorganic or hybrid materials for different gas application/s.

Novel strategies to enhance membrane performances and ideal characteristics of membrane/s are:

•     High flux (high permeability, thin)
•     High selectivity
•     Mechanical stability
•     Chemical stability (tolerance to feed components)
•     Excellent manufacturing reproducibility, low cost
•     Ability to be packaged in high surface area modules

Group Members:

•     Dr. Zain H. Yamani
•     Dr. Mohd Yusuf Khan
•     Dr. Abbas. S. Hakeem
•     Dr. Ehsan Ali  

Research facilities:

•    Material synthesis facilities.
•    Advanced characterization facilities (like SEM, XRD-EDX, Raman, UV-NIR visible spectrum, TGA/DCS, FTIR, Particle analyzer, BET etc.).

On-going project:

•     Development of Dense Metallic Membranes for H₂ Separation (Saudi Aramco funded)
•     Fabrication of High-Performance Polymeric/Hybrid Membranes for the Separation of CO₂ from Natural Gas

Latest publications:

•     Biomass derived carboxylated carbon nanosheets blended polyetherimide membranes for enhanced CO₂/CH₄ separation
•     Dynamic Analysis of Plasticization Phenomenon: An Experimental Study of High-pressure CO₂ Separation Using Polysulfone Membrane.