1

Engineered Porous Catalytic Nano-Architectures for Conversion of Natural Gas Derivatives to Fuels and Valuable Chemicals (NSTP) project started Sept 2012

NSTIP

2

Fabrication of Mineral Polymeric Materials from Local Saudi Mineral Resources for Construction Purposes using Mineral Polymerization Technique (NSTIP)

NSTIP

3

Modeling and Control of Crude Distillation Unit (NSTIP)

NSTIP

4

Adsorption of Carbon Dioxide Gas by Chemically Treated limestone (DSR)

DSR

5

Design and control strategy of the divided wall distillation column (NSTIP, PI)

NSTIP

6

Performance improvement of control loops in process industry (Yokogawa Saudi Arabia, Co- I)

External

7

Modeling and control of crude distillation unit (NSTIP, Co-I)

NSTIP

8

PI/PID controller tuning of open-loop unstable and integrating process with time delay (KFUPM grant, PI)

KFUPM

9

Plantwide control system design for the vinyl acetate monomer process (KFUPM grant, PI)

KFUPM

10

Optimality conditions and duality in interval-valued multi-objective optimization (KFUPM grant, Co-I)

KFUPM

11

Fluidized bed Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Ethane to Ethylene: Catalyst Development and Kinetics Investigation, KACST Funding (External)

External

12

CO2 Capture from Fossil Fuel based Power Generating Stations using Chemical-Looping Combustion, NSTIP-KACST (External)

External

13

Fluidized bed Chemical-Looping Combustion to Capture CO2 from Liquid Fuel based Power Plants, January 2013-Not specified, KACST – TIC for Carbon Capture and Sequestration (External)

External

14

CO2 Capture & Wastewater Treatment Using Microalgae: Investigation of Growth Kinetics, NSTIP-KACST (External)

External

15

Engineered Porous Catalytic Nano-Architectures for Conversion of Natural Gas Derivatives to Fuels and Chemicals, NSTIP-KACST (External)

KACST-NSTP

16

Optimal and Flexible Design of Heat Exchanger Network of Fluid Catalytic cracking Process (Internal)

KFUPM

17

Flexible Heat Exchanger Network Design with Variable Streams Properties (External)

External

18

 NSTIP Project entitled “Development of Solid Acid Catalysts for Selective Synthesis of Linear Alkylbenzenes (LAB).” – SR. 994,000 for two years

NSTIP

19

 NSTIP Project entitled “Development of Novel Catalysts for Dealkylation-Transalkylation of C9+ Aromatic Compounds” –SR. 1,040,000 for two years

NSTIP

20

Production of Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) by an Injection Chemical Vapor Deposition reactor (I-CVD) /Junior faculty 

21

Development of Catalysts for Conversion of  Methnol to Propylene/ NSTIP/ CO-I

NSTIP

22

Synthesis and characterization of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) for catalysis application in CO2 hydrogenation reactions/NSTIP/PI

NSTIP

23

Microwave-Assisted, Immobilized Lipase Treatment of Municipal Wastewater /NSTIP/CO-I

NSTIP

24

Synthesis of Activated Carbon from Waste Fly Ash and Application for Removal of hydrogen sulfide from Natural Gas, NSTIP

NSTIP

26

Study of polymer-surfactant interaction for chemical enhanced oil recovery (cEOR) in carbonate reservoirs, Saudi Aramco, Co-I, June 2012-May 2015.

External

27

 Design of Smart Fluids for Acid Delivery in Well Stimulation Treatment, KACST-NSTP, Co-I, May 1, 2011-April 30, 2013, Budget SR 1.7 millions.

KACST-NSTP

28

Potential of polymer and nanomaterials in fluid drag reduction of emulsified acids used in oil stimulation, KACST-NSTIP, Co-I, June 2010- Jan 2013, SR 1,300,000.

KACST-NSTP

29

Production of Activated Carbon from Waste Fly Ash and Application for Selective Removal of hydrogen sulfide from Natural Gas, KACST-NSTP, Sept 2012-August 2014, Co-I.

KACST-NSTP

30

 Treatment of Waste Oil Fly Ash for improvement of Asphalt Binder and Asphalt Concrete Performance; KACST, September 2010,- Jan 2013, Co-I, SR 725,600.

KACST

31

Molecular-scale design and engineering of nanostructured organic solar cells, KAUST, September 1, 2010 – August 2013, Project Manager, SR 525,000.

KAUST

32

Development of a New Cost-Effective Polymer Gel for Water Control in Oil and Gas Wells of Saudi Aramco, KACST, Jan. 2012-Dec 2015, Principal Investigator, SR 1.28 millions

KACST

33

Sulfur in Composite materials, Saudi Aramco, April 2012-March 2014, Project Manager, SR 750,000, April, 2012-March, 2014.

External

34

Enhancing Properties of Sulfur Asphalt, Saudi Aramco, March 2011-Nov 2012, Project Manager, SR 760,000, May 1, 2011-Feb 28, 2013.

External

35

Design and Synthesis of Novel Organic Molecules for Efficient Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells, KACST-NSTP, Co-I, March 1, 2012-Feb 28, 2014, SR 2 Millions.

KACST-NSTP

36

Durability of Thermoplastic Nano-Composites under Local Weather Exposure & the Applicability of the Reciprocity Rule to their UV-Initiated Degradation/DSR (Internal)

DSR

37

Environmental Degradation of Nanocomposite polymers Used in Saudi Building Industry/NSTP/KACST

KACST-NSTP

38

CO2 Capture & Wastewater Treatment Using Microalgae: Investigation of Growth Kinetics, KACST-NSTIP

KACST-NSTP

39

Design and Synthesis of Novel Organic Molecules for Efficient Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells”, National Science and Technology Plan, 4th Cycle, Started: March 2012, Value : 1.998 Million Saudi Riyals

40

“Modified composite membranes and alloy catalysts for PEM/DMFC”  Funds:  National Science and Technology Plan (NSTP), KACST, Period: 24 Months,  Sept 2011, Team:

KACST-NSTP

41

“Electrochemical conversion of carbon dioxide: MEA and Stack Design” Technology Innovation Center (KACST),  Jan 2012

KACST