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RESEARCH LABORATORIES

1. REACTION ENGINEERING AND CATALYSIS
Areas of Specialization:
  1. Catalysis in Petrochemical Synthesis
  2. Reactor Design & Analysis
  3. Biochemical Reactors

Electrochemical Engineering 
Location:

Bldg. 26- 208 

 Year Established:

1984 
Objectives:
  • To conduct experimental research in reaction engineering and catalysis.
  • To provide research facilities for faculty and graduate students.
Major Equipment:
  1. Autoclave reactors (8) Fuel cell electrode preparation 
  2. High Pressure Autoclave with controllers facility 
  3. Gas Chromatographs
  4. Mass Flow controller
  5. Biofiltration Unit with G.C
  6. Biostat-M reactor and accessories
  7. Potentiostat with data acquisition system 
Major Projects:

M.S. and Ph.D. theses and funded research projects already completed, e.g:

  1. Aromatic cracking over alumina
  2. Oil Residue upgrading 
  3. Fuel cell electrode preparation and kinetics 

 

 

 2. THERMODYNAMICS AND PHASE EQUILIBRIA
Areas of Specialization:
  1. Thermodynamic Behavior of Mixtures
  2. Solution Thermodynamics
  3. Fluid Properties
  4. Supercritical Fluid Extraction 
Location:

Bldg. 26- 305

Bldg. 1- 150 (2,4,7)

 4. Year Established:

1986
Objectives:
  • To conduct experimental research in thermodynamics and phase equilibria. 

  • To provide research facilities for faculty and graduate students. 

Major Equipment:

(1) Analyzers and Recorders

(2) Viscometers

(3) Tensiometer

(4) Liquid Chromatograph

(5) Gas Chromatographs

(6) Supercritical Fluid Extraction Unit

(7) Electronic Manometers

(8) Transducers and Pressure Sensors 

(9) Furnace
Major Projects:

Many M.S. and Ph.D. theses and funded research projects already completed, e.g:

  1. Prediction of excess thermodynamic functions

        Equilibrium Phase studies of polymer 

 

 

 3. SEPARATION PROCESSES

    Areas of Specialization:

  1. Desalination
  2. Air & Water Pollution Control
  3. Separation of Azeotropic Mixtures
  4. Petroleum Refining
  5. Biodegradation
  6. Adsorption
Location:

Bldg. 23- 308

Bldg. 1- 150 

 Year Established:

1985 
Objectives:
  • To conduct experimental research in separation processes. 
  • To provide research facilities to faculty and graduate students. 
Major Equipment:

(1) Centrifuge 

(2) Vacuum System 

(3) Distillation Apparatus 

(4) Analyzers 

(5) Gas Chromatographs

(6) Temperature Controllers

(7) Vacuum Electrobalance System

(8) R. O. Desalinator

(9) Vapor Liquid Equilibrium Apparatus 

(10) Volumetric adsorption apparatus

(11) Gravimetric adsorption Cahn balance

(12) Chromatographic adsorption apparatus

(13) PSA Separation apparatus
Major Projects:

Many M.S. and Ph. D. theses, and funded research projects already completed, e.g:

  1. Recovery of salts from seawater
  2. Mass Transfer studies in Co-current Packed Bed Column
  3. Multicomponent Adsorption 
  4. PSA Separation of CHE4/N2 on Zeolite

 

 

4. FLUID AND THERMAL SCIENCES

    Areas of Specialization:

  1. Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer
  2. Fluid Properties
Location:

Bldg. 1- 150 

 4. Year Established:

1988 
Objectives:
  • To conduct experimental research in fluid and thermal sciences. 
  • To provide research facilities for faculty, and graduate students.
Major Equipment:
  1. Fixed and Fluidized Beds
  2. Flow Controllers and Tanks
  3. Heat Transfer Bench
  4. Viscometers
Major Projects:

Many M.S. theses already completed, e.g:

  1. Investigation of Heat Transfer in a Packed Duct 
  2. Heat Transfer at Gas Solid Interface

 

 

5. MATERIALS 
Areas of Specialization:
  1. Materials Characterization
  2. Physical & Chemical Characterization of Polymers
  3. Development of Composite Materials
Location:

Bldg. 26-308

Bldgs. 15, 4, and 1

 4. Year Established:

1992 
Objectives:
  • To conduct experimental research in materials processing. 
  • To provide research facilities for faculty and graduate students.
Major Equipment:
  1. Membrane Separation Cell
  2. Injection, and Compression molding machines
  3. Extruder
  4. Scanning Electron Microscopy
  5. Electron Diffraction Spectroscopy
  6. Differential Scanning Calorimeter
  7. Mechanical Strength Testing Machine
  8. Gel Permeation Chromatograph
  9. Accelerated Weatherometer
Major Projects:

Many M.S. theses and funded projects already completed, e.g:

  1. Plastic weathering
  2. UV-stabilized polymer study
  3. Mechanical behavior of ceramic matrix composite materials

Pellet break-up due to pressure build-up

 

SERVICE FACILITIES

1. ANALYTICAL LABORATORY
Areas of Detection:

Metals and Hydrocarbon Groups

Organic Compounds

Gases and HCs in Gas Mixtures

Polymers
Location:

Bldg. 26- 305

Bldg. 26-310

 Year Established:

1990
Objectives:

· To provide analytical facilities to support research projects in selected areas.
Major Equipment:
  1. Atomic Absorption unit 
  2. Gas Chromatographs
  3. Differential Scanning Calorimeter 
  4. Spectrofluorometer
  5. Viscometers
  6. Tensiometer
  7. Liquid Chromatographs
  8. Refractometer
  9. Liquid-Liquid Diffusion apparatus
  10. Micro-Extraction unit
  11. Kinematic Viscosity Analyzer
  12. UV Spectrophotometer

  

 

2. MECHANICAL WORKSHOP
Location:

Bldg. 1-152

 Year Established:

1974
Services Provided:
  1. Fabrication of teaching and research equipment
  2. Metal cutting, welding, and carpentry work
  3. Design of research set-ups
  4. Maintenance of laboratory equipment
Major Equipment:
  1. Lathe machine
  2. Milling machine
  3. Variable speed drill presses
  4. Contour Band Machine
  5. High Performance Power Saw 
  6. High Efficiency Welding Machine
  7. High Power Threading Machine
  8. (8) Grinding Machine

3 INSTRUMENT WORKSHOP

    Location:

Bldg. 1-150(01)

 2. Year Established:

1980
Services Provided:
  1. Instrumentation of teaching and research equipment
  2. Maintenance of electronic control instruments
  3. Instrumentation of set-ups fabricated in the mechanical workshop