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Personal Details

Name: Waheed A. Al-Masry

Nationality: Saudi Arabian

Occupation: Professor of Chemical Engineering

Employer: King Saud University

Current Address

2700 King Saud University, Riyadh 12372-8155, Saudi Arabia

Office: +966 11 4676853, Mobile +966 565177799

email: walmasry@ksu.edu.sa, walmasry@icloud.com

Executive Profile

PhD-level Chemical Engineer, with over thirty years of rich, diverse experience, in Saudi Arabia,

Europe and South Africa, as Chemical Engineering educator (under-/ post-graduate levels),

productive researcher, senior administrator and industrial consultant; leader of industry-

directed research, at lab-, pilot- and plant-scales; successful collaboration with petrochemical,

bioprocess and power industries; sustained management of research and innovation centers;

co/author 27 patents, 77 peer-reviewed articles, 10 books and book chapters, 32 conference

contributions, and 13 graduate students.

Education

• Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, National University of Ireland, Dublin, April 1993.

• B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering, King Saud University, Riyadh, July 1985. Professional Interests

• Chemical Reaction Engineering and Reactor Design

• Chemical, Petrochemical, and Bioprocess Industries

• Nanofiber Membranes, Electrospinning and Photocatalysis

• Chemical Engineering Education, Technology and Innovation

Academic Experience

King Saud University, Riyadh

Department of Chemical Engineering

• Professor Oct 2006-present

• Associate Professor Oct 2001-Oct 2006

• Assistant Professor Jan 1997-Oct 2001

• Researcher July 1985–Aug 1988

University of Durban-Westville, Durban, South Africa

Department of Chemical Engineering

• Senior Lecturer July 1994-Aug 1996

University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Department of Chemical Engineering

• Research Demonstrator Sept 1988-Mar 1993

Teaching Experience

• ChE 320 Homogenous Chemical Reaction Engineering

• ChE426 Heterogeneous Chemical Reaction Engineering

• ChE 504 Advanced Chemical Reaction Engineering

• ChE 544 Chemical Reactor Design for Polymer Engineering

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Consulting Experience

SABIC Co., SABIC T&I, Riyadh

2000-2009: Consultant for the Linear Alpha Olefins project; worked on pilot-plant,

reactions kinetics and reactor design and scale-up.

2011-2014: Consultant for the Hexen-1 project. Industrial Experience/Collaborations

SasolTech, Sasol Co., Sasolburg, South Africa, 1995-1996

• Worked on three-phase (slurry) circulating bubble columns in collaboration

with Sasol, the world leader in coal-to-liquid and gas-to-liquids technologies.

SABIC T&I, SABIC Co., Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2002–present

• Development of Ethylene Oxide Production Process by Epoxidation of

Ethylene with Peracetic Acid

• Consultant to one of the world leaders in manufacturing petrochemicals;

experience of linear alpha olefins system.

• Worked with Hexene-1 team in developing a novel reactor system for pilot-

scale experimentation.

• Development of Ethylene Oxide Production Process by liquid phase

Epoxidation of Ethylene.

• P-Xylene liquid-phase catalytic oxidation to Terephthalic Acid using Co-

catalysts.

• Production of crude TPA. Linde Engineering, Linde AG, Munich, Germany, 2002-2009

• Linde Engineering focuse on olefin plants, natural gas plants and air separation,

hydrogen and synthesis gas plants. Gained extensive experience in development

of α- sabline technology (owned by Sabci-Linde) for linear alpha olefins; also

participated in engineering and management meetings (Munich and Riyadh) for

scaling-up α-sabline technology from Sabic R&T pilot-plant into United Plant at

Al Jubail.

Cristal R&D, Cristal Co., Yanbu Al Synayaa, Saudi Arabia, 2004-2016

• Cristal is the world leader in titanium dioxide manufacturing from rutile using

the chloride process. Led projects related to fluidization, photocatalysis, and

environmentally friendly processing of titanium waste for cementing material.

SEC R&D, Saudi Electricity Co., Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2007-2012

• Worked on engineering and management of air pollution from oil-fired

power plant exhaust, for SEC, the main power supply company in Saudi Arabia.

Pilot-Plant Achievements

• Designed 150L pilot-plant circulating bubble column, located at National University

of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, 1990

• Designed 300L pilot-plant slurry bubble column, located at University of Durban-

Westville, Durban, South Africa, 1995.

• Designed 400L pilot-plant two-phase bubble column, located at King Saud University,

Riyadh, 2000.

• Improvements of Sabic LAO pilot-plant design and operation, and modifications of

LAO commercial reactors feeding system, 2006-2007.

• Development of Multipurpose Reactors Laboratory at KSU, supported by SABIC

Company, January 2012 – 2015.

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Patents

1. Sajjad Haider, Yousef Al-Zeghayer, Waheed A. Al-Masry, Ahmed Ali, Fekri Abdulraqeb,

Mohamed, Hadj-Kali, "Amine grafted chitosan nanofiber, method for preparation thereof

and its use in heavy metal adsorption", United States Patent Office Publication No.

9,289,746 B2, 22 March 2016.

2. Sajjad Haider, Yousef Al-Zeghayer, Waheed A. Al-Masry, Ahmed Ali, Fekri Abdulraqeb,

Mohamed, Hadj-Kali, "Amine grafted chitosan nanofiber, method for preparation thereof

and its use in heavy metal adsorption", European Patent Office Publication No. 2 792 688

B1, 10 June 2015. 3. Yousef Al-Zegayer, Sami Bashir, Ahmed Yaser, Hassan El Dekki, Waheed A. Al-Masry,

Fadi Trabzuni, "Photocatalyst comprising TiO2 a n d activated carbon made from date

pits", United States Patent Office Publication NO. 9,126,146, 8 September 2015.

4. Yousef Al-Zegayer, Sami Bashir, Ahmed Yaser, Hassan El Dekki, Waheed A. Al-Masry,

Fadi Trabzuni, "Photocatalyst comprising TiO2 a n d activated carbon made from date

pits", United States Patent Office Publication NO. 8,961,655, 25 February 2015.

5. Amine grafted chitosan nanofiber, method for preparation thereof and its use in heavy

metal adsorption, United States Patent Office Application NO.0309410 A1, 16 Oct 2014.

6. Photocatalyst comprising TiO2 and activated carbon made from date pits. United States

Patent Office Publication No. 8,785,349, 22 Jul 2014. 7. Photocatalyst comprising TiO2 a n d activated carbon from date pits, European Patent

Office Publication No. EP2509925, 23 January 2013.

8. Photocatalyst comprising TiO2 and activated carbon made from date pits. United States

Patent Office Publication No. 8,178,065, 15 May 2012.

9. Titanium production waste byproducts as partial cement replacement. United States

Patent Office Publication No. 7,824,322, 2 November 2010.

10. Titanium production waste byproducts as partial cement replacement. United States

Patent Office Publication No. 7,717,999, 18 May 2010.

11. Chloride Ingress-resistant concrete, European Patent Office Publication No. EP2509925,

October 17, 2012.

12. Chloride Ingress-resistant concrete, United State Patent Office Publication No.

2012/0111234 A1, May 10, 2012.

13. Chloride Ingress-resistant concrete, United State Patent Office Publication No.

2011/0135919 A1, June 9, 2011. 14. Patent Application No: 2016150170 for Russian Federation, entitled “ENHANCED

HOMOGENOUS CATALYZED REACTOR SYSTEMS”, granted on 21-09-2018 as

Patent No. 2667519.

15. A p a t e n t a p p l i c a t i o n f o r M e x i c o ( 13PERF0016-MX-PCT), e n t i t l e d

“ ENHANCED HOMOGENOUS CATALYZED REACTOR SYSTEMS" was filed at

the Patent Office on 15-06-2015 as Serial Number MX/a/2016/016915.

16. A patent application for Brazil (13PERF0016-BR-PCT), entitled "ENHANCED

HOMOGENOUS CATALYZED REACTOR SYSTEMS" was filed at the Patent Office

on 15-06-2015 as Serial Number 1120160297067.

17. A patent application for Japan (13PERF0016-JP-PCT), entitled "ENHANCED

HOMOGENOUS CATALYZED REACTOR SYSTEMS" was filed at the Patent Office

on 15-06-2015 as Serial Number PCT/IB15/054525.

18. A patent application for European Procedure (Patents) (13PERF0016-EP-EPT), entitled

"ENHANCED HOMOGENOUS CATALYZED REACTOR SYSTEMS" was filed at the

Patent Office on 15-06-2015 as Serial Number 15744665.9.

19. A patent application for South Korea / Republic of Korea (13PERF0016-KR-PCT),

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entitled "ENHANCED HOMOGENOUS CATALYZED REACTOR SYSTEMS" was

filed at the Patent Office on 15-06-2015 as Serial Number 2017-7000893.

20. A p a t e n t a p p l i c a t i o n f o r T h a i l a n d ( 13PERF0016-TH-PCT), e n t i t l e d

“ ENHANCED HOMOGENOUS CATALYZED REACTOR SYSTEMS" was filed at

the Patent Office on 15-06-2015 as Serial Number 1601007313.

21. A patent application for China (13PERF0016-CN-PCT), entitled "ENHANCED

HOMOGENOUS CATALYZED REACTOR SYSTEMS" was filed at the Patent Office

on 15-06-2015 as Serial Number PCT/IB15/054525.

22. A patent application for United States of America (13PERF0016-US-PCT), entitled

"ENHANCED HOMOGENOUS CATALYZED REACTOR SYSTEMS" was filed at the

Patent Office on 15-06-2015 as Serial Number 15319491.

23. A p a ten t ap p l ica t ion f or Malays ia (13PERF0016-MY-PCT), en t i t l ed

“ ENHANCED HOMOGENOUS CATALYZED REACTOR SYSTEMS" was filed at the

Patent Office on 15-06-2015 as Serial Number PI2016002140.

24. A patent application for Egypt (13PERF0016-EG-PCT), entitled "ENHANCED

HOMOGENOUS CATALYZED REACTOR SYSTEMS" was filed at the Patent Office

on 15-06-2015 as Serial Number 1938/2016.

25. A paten t app l ica t ion for Singapore (13PERF0016-SG-PCT), en t i t l ed

“ENHANCED HOMOGENOUS CATALYZED REACTOR SYSTEMS" was filed at the

Patent Office on 15-06-2015 as Serial Number 11201610001Q.

26. A patent application for India (13PERF0016-IN-PCT), entitled "ENHANCED

HOMOGENOUS CATALYZED REACTOR SYSTEMS" was filed at the Patent Office

on 15-06-2015 as Serial Number 201617040494.

27. A patent application for Canada ( 13PERF0016-CA-PCT), entitled "ENHANCED

HOMOGENOUS CATALYZED REACTOR SYSTEMS" was filed at the Patent Office

on 15-06-2015 as Serial Number PCT/IB15/054525.

Honors and Awards

• Gold Medal, 39th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva, Switzerland, 6-

10 April 2011.

• Gold Medal, 10th Technology Malaysia Expo 10th Invention and Inventions Awards,

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 17-19 February 2011.

• The National Titanium Dioxide Company Recognition Medal, Riyadh, 12 December

2010.

• King Saud University Rector Medal for Patent Registration, Riyadh, 12 December 2010.

• King Abdullah Institute for Research and Consulting Studies Medal, Riyadh, May 2010.

• Saudi Electricity Company Award, Riyadh, May 2010.

• Stat Oil Hydro Prize, Getenergy2008, London, UK, 2008.

• Scientific Highlights, Chemical Engineering Technology, Germany, 2001.

• Chairman's Award, Institution of Chemical Engineers, UK, 1990.

• Three Gold Medals for excellence in academic and extracurricular activities, King

Saud University, Riyadh, 1983, 1984 & 1985.

Publications I: Books

1. Froment G. F., Bischoff K. B., De Wilde J., Chemical Reactor Analysis and Design, 3rd

Edition, John Wiley & Sons 2011, Translation to Arabic, King Saud University Press,

Riyadh, (Translation to Arabic, In Press, ترجمة الكتاب تحت الطبع).

2. Waheed A. Al-Masry, Hamed Mustafa, Khaled Al-Sugair, Aziz ABuKhalaf, Unit

Operations of Solid Particulates, 2nd Ed., King Saud University Press, Riyadh, 2005.

(Arabic Language باللغة العربية)

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3. Waheed A. Al-Masry and Ahmed Abasaeed, Introduction to Bioprocess Engineering,

1st Ed., King Saud University Press, Riyadh, 2004. (Arabic Language باللغة العربية)

4. Waheed A. Al-Masry, Hamed Mustafa, Khaled Al-Sugair, Aziz ABuKhalaf, Unit

Operations of Solid Particulate, 1st Ed., Al-Khiriji Publishers, Riyadh, 2001. (Arabic

Language باللغة العربية)

Publications II: Books Chapters

1. Sajjad Haider, Adnan Haider, Abdulaziz A. Alghyamah, Rawaiz Khan, Waheed A.

Almasry, and Naeem Khan, “Electrohydrodynamic Processes and Their Affecting

Parameters”, Electrospinning and Electrospraying, Edited by Sajjad Haider, et al.,

INTECH Publishers, ISBN: 978-1-83968-113-4, 2019, Chapter 1.

2. Sajjad Haider, Adnan Haider, Ashfaq Ahmed, Waheed A. Almasry, Salah Ud-Din Khan,

Mansoor Sarfraz, “Electrospun Nanofibers Affinity Membranes for Water Hazards

Remediation”, Advances in Environmental Research, Volume 44, Edited by Justin A.

Daniel, Nova Science Publisher, ISBN 978-1-63483-094-2, 2015, Chapter 5.

3. Sajjad Haider, Yasin Khan, Waheed Al-Masry, Zahoor Ullah, Adnan Haider, Riaz Ullah,

"Electrospun Nanofibers and their Functionalization”, Solvent Extraction, A Book on

Ion Exchange, Adsorption and Solvent Extraction, Edited by Dr. Mu. Naushad, Nova

Science Publisher, ISBN 978-1-62417-887-0, 2013, Chapter 4.

4. Sajjad H aid er , Y as in Khan, Waheed A. Al-Masry, Adnan Haider, "Thermoplastic

nanocomposites and their processing techniques", Thermoplastic Composite

Materials, Edited by Adel El-Sonbati, INTECH Publishers, ISBN 978-953-51-0310-3,

2012, Chapter 6.

5. Leian dC Bartolome, Muhammad Imran, Bong Gyoo Cho, Waheed A. Al-Masry,

Do Hyun Kim, “Recent developments in the chemical recycling of PET”, Material

Recycling, Edited by Dimitris Achilias, INTECH Open Science, ISBN 978-953-51-

0327-1, 2012, Chapter 2. 6. Waheed A. Al-Masry and Ahmed Abasaeed, "A robust model for wastewater treatment

in sequencing batch reactors”. Environmental Monitoring and Biodiagnostics of

Hazardous Contaminants, Micheal Healy et al., Editors, Kluwer Academic Publishers,

978-90-481-5674-0, 2001, Chapter 24.

Publications III: Peer-Reviewed Journals 1. Mufsir Kuniyil, J. V. Shanmukha Kumar, Syed Farooq Adil, Mohamed E. Assal,

Mohammed Rafi Shaik, Mujeeb Khan, Abdulrahman Al-Warthan, Mohammed Rafiq H

Siddiqui, Aslam Khan, Muhammad Bilal, Hafiz M. N. Iqbal and Waheed Al-Masry, “Eco-

Friendly and Solvent-Less Mechanochemical Synthesis of ZrO2–MnCO3/N-Doped

Graphene Nanocomposites: A Highly Efficacious Catalyst for Base-Free Aerobic

Oxidation of Various Types of Alcohols”, Catalysts, Accepted 29 September 2020.

2. Bilal Mehmood, M. I. Khan, Munwar Iqbal, Asif Mahmood, Waheed Al-Masry, Structure

and optical properties of Ti and Cu co-doped ZnO thin films for photovoltaic application

of dye sensitized solar cells”, International Journal of Energy Research,

https://doi.org/10.1002/er.5939, 24 September 2020.

3. N. A. Noor, M. Rashid, Ghulam M. Mustafa, Asif Mahmood, Waheed Al-Masry, Shahid

M. Ramay, “Zinc based chalcogenides ZnMn2X4 (X=S, Se, Te) as promising spintronic

and thermoelectric materials: Ab-initio DFT investigations”, Journal of Alloys and

Compounds, Available online 22 September 2020.

4. M. I. Khan, Ghulam Hassan, Shahid M. Ramay, M. S. Hasan, Asif Mahmood, Waheed

Al-Masry, Samar A. Abubshiat, Haya A. Abubshiat, Q. Mahmood, “Investigation on the

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efficiency of variation of zinc and gallium Co-doped TiO2 based dye sensitized solar cells,

Ceramic International, 46 (2020) 24844-24849, IF 3.830.

5. M. I. Khan, Muhammad Naeem, Ghulam M. Mustafa, Samar A. Abubshiat, Asif

Mahmood, Waheed Al-Masry, Najib Y. A. Al-Garadi, Shahid M. Ramay, “Synthesis and

characterization of Co and Ga co-doped ZnO thin films as an electrode for dye sensitized

solar cells, Ceramic International, Available online 23 July 2020, IF 3.830.

6. N. Yaqoob, G. Murtaza, M. Waqas Iqbal, N. A. Noor, Asif Mahmood, Shahid M. Ramay,

Waheed Al-Masry, Najib Y. A. Al-Garadi, “Study of half metallic nature and transport

properties of XMnSe2 (X=Ca, Sr and Ba) compound via ab-initio calculations, Journal of

Materials Research and Technology, 9 (2020) 10511-10519, IF 5.289. 7. M. I. Khan, Imran Rasheed, M.A. Naeem, Shahbaz Majeed, Ghulan M. Mustafa, Mahvish Fatima,

Asif Mahmood, Waheed Al-Masry, Munawar Iqbal, Nessrin A. Kattan, Arif Nazir, “Structural,

electrical and mechanical behavior evaluation of palladium doped diamond like carbon thin films”,

Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 9 (2020) 8289-8295, IF 5.289.

8. Fekri Abdulraqe Ahmed Alia, Javed Alam, Arun Kumar Shukla, Mansour Alhoshan,

Basem M.A. Abdo, Waheed A. Al-Masry, “A novel approach to optimize the fabrication

conditions of thin film composite RO membranes using multi-objective genetic algorithm

II”, polymers 12 (2020) 494, 1-17, doi:10.3390/polym12020494, IF 3.426.

9. Fekri Abdulraqe Ahmed Alia, Javed Alam, Arun Kumar Shukla, Mansour Alhoshan,

Jamal M. Khaled, Waheed A. Al-Masry, Naiyaf S. Alharbi, Manawwer Alam, “Graphene

oxide-silver nanosheet-incorporated polyamide thin-film composite membranes for

antifouling and antibacterial action against Escherichia coli and bovine serum albumin”,

Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 80 (2019) 227-238 , IF 5.278.

10. Fekri Abdulraqe Ahmed Ali, Javed Alama, Arun Kumar Shuklaa, Mansour Alhoshana,

Mohammad Azam Ansari, Waheed A. Al-Masry, Suriya Rehman, Manawwer Alamd,

“Evaluation of antibacterial and antifouling properties of silver-loaded GO polysulfone

nanocomposite membrane against Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, and BSA

protein”, Reactive and Functional Polymers, 140 (2019) 136-147, IF 3.333.

11. Uzma Arif, Sajjad Haider, Adnan Haider, Naeem Khan, Abdulaziz A Alghyamah

Muhammad Imran Khan, Waheed A Almasry, Biocompatible polymer, and their potential

biomedical application: A review, Current Pharmaceutical Design, 25 (2019) 3608-3619,

IF 2.208.

12. Sajjad Haider, Fekri A. Ahmed Ali, Adnan Haider, Waheed A. Al-Masry, Yousef Al-

Zeghayer, Novel route for amine grafting to chitosan electrospun nanofibers membrane

for the removal of copper and lead ions from aqueous medium, Carbohydrate Polymers

199 (2018) 406-414, IF 6.044.

13. Charles W. Dunnill, " Hydrogen-enriched natural gas as a domestic fuel: an analysis based

on flash-back and blow-off limits for domestic natural gas appliances within the UK",

Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 2 (2018) 710-723, IF 4.912.

14. Daniel R. Jones, Virginia Gomez, Joseph C. Bear, Bertrand Rome, Francesco Mazzali,

James D. McGettrick, Aled R. Lewis, Serena Margadonna, Waheed A. Al-Masry, Charles

W. Dunnill, "Active removal of waste dye pollutant using Ta3N5/W18O49 nanocompo-

site fibers", Scientific Reports, 7 (2017) 4090, IF 4.122.

15. Uzma Khalil, Sajjad Haider, Muhammad Saleem Khan, Adnan Haider, Rawiz Khan, Ab-

dulaziz Alghyamah, Waheed A Al-Masry, Mohamed Bououdina, “Synthesis of novel

copper nanoparticles/ternary polymer blend nanocompoites and their structural, thermal

and rheological properties and AC impedance”, Polymer International, 66 (2017) 1182-

1189, IF 2.352.

16. Muhammad Omer Aijaz1, Sajjad Haider, Fahad S. Al-Mubaddel, Rawaiz Khan, Adnan

Haider, Abdulaziz Abdullah Alghyamah, Waheed A. Almasry, Mohammad Sherjeel

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Javed Khan, “Thermal, swelling and stability kinetics of chitosan based semi-

interpenetrating network hydrogels”, Fibers and Polymers, 18/4 (2107) 611-618, IF

1.352.

17. Muhammad Imran, Sajjad Haider, Kaleem Ahmad, Asif Mahmood, Waheed Al-Masry,

"Fabrication and Characterization of zinc oxide nanofibers for renewable energy

applications", Arabian Journal of Chemistry, 10 (2017) S1067-S1072, IF 2.969.

18. Fahad S. Al-Mubaddel, Sajjad Haider, Waheed A. Al-Masry, Yousef Al-Zeghayer,

Muhammad Imran, Adnan Haider, Zahoor Ullah, "Engineering nanostructures: A review

of their synthesis, characterization and toxic hazard considerations", Arabian Journal of

Chemistry, 10 (2017) S376-S388, IF 2.969.

19. Fahad S Al-Mubaddel, Sajjad Haider, Muhammad Omer Aijaz, Adnan Haider, Tahseen

Kamal, Waheed A. Almasry, Muhammad Javid, Salah Ud-Din Khan, "Preparation of the

chitosan/polyacrylonitrile semi-IPN hydrogel via gultaraldehyde vapors for the removal

of Rhodamine B dye", Polymer Bulletin, 74 (2017) 1535-1551, IF 1.589.

20. Achmad Chafidaz, Fahamsya H. Latief, Ubair A. Samad, Abduelhamid Ajbar, Waheed

Al-Masry, " Nanoindentation creep, nano-impact, and thermal properties of multiwall

carbon nanotubes-polypropylene nanocomposites prepared via melt blending", Polymer-

Plastics Technology and Engineering, 55/13 (2016) 1373-1385.

21. Asif Mahmood, Shahid M Ramay, Yousef S Al-Zegayer, Abdulaziz N Alhaza, Waheed

Al-Masry and Shahid Atiq, "Synthesis and investigation of photocatalytic properties of

Au/Fe3O4 nanocomposite materials for degradation of methylene blue", Desalination and

Water Treatment, 57 (2016) 20069-20075, IF 1.631.

22. Fahad S Al-Mubaddel, Muhammad Omer Aijaz, Sajjad Haider, Adnan Haider, Waheed

A. Almasry, Ahmed Sadeq Al-Fatesh, "Synthesis of chitosan based semi-IPN hydrogels

using epichlorohydrine as crosslinker to studey the adsorption kinetics of Rhodamine B",

Desalination and Water Treatment, 57 (2016) 17523-17536, IF 1.631.

23. Asif Mahmood, Shahid M. Ramay, Yousef S. Al-Zaghayer, Shahid Atiq, Murtaza Saleem,

Waheed A. Al-Masry, Sajjad Haider, "Synthesis, structural and magnetic behavior of

undoped and Mn-doped anatase TiO2 nanoparticles", Modern Physics Letters B, 29/5

(2015) 1550015 (7 pages), IF 0.547.

24. Asif Mahmood, Shahid M. Ramy, Yousef S. Al-Zaghayer, A. N. AlHaza, Waheed A. Al-

Masry and Shahid Atiq, " Au doping effect on the electrical and magnetic properties of

Fe3O4 nanoparticles", Modern Physics Letters B, 29/33 (2015) 1550213 (9 pages), IF

0.547.

25. Sajad Haider, Faez F. Binagag, Adnan Haider, Asif Mahmood, N. Shah, Waheed A. Al-

Masry, “Adsorption kinetic and isotherm of methylene blue, safranin T and rhodamine B

onto electrospun ethylenediamine grafted polyacrylonitrile nanofibers membrane”,

Desalination and Water Treatment, 55/6 (2015) 1609-1619, IF 1.272.

26. Sajjad Haider, Faez F. Binagag, Adnan Haider, Asif Mahmood, Waheed A. Al-Masry,

Mansour Alhoshan, and Salah Ud-Din Khan, "Fabrication of the Diethylenetriamine

Grafted Polyacrylonitrile Electorspun Nanofibers Membrane for the Aqueous Removal of

Cationic Dyes", Science of Advanced Materials, 7 (2015) 309-318, IF 1.812.

27. Faez F. Binagag, Adnan Haider, Sajjad Haider, Nasrullah Shah, Asif Mahmood, Shahid

Mahmood Ramay, Waheed A. Al-Masry, "Adsorption Kinetic and Isotherm of dyes onto

Electrospun Ethylenediamine Grafted Polyacrylonitrile Nanofibers membrane",

Desalination and Water Treatment, Published online 17 June 2014, IF 1.173.

28. Sajjad Haider, Faez F. Binagag, Adnan Haider, Waheed A. Al-Masry, Electospun oxime-

grafted-polyacrylonitrile nanofiber membrane and its application to the adsoprption of

dyes, Journal of Polymer Research, 21 (2014) 371-384, IF 1.920.

29. Sajjad H a i d e r , F a e z F . Binagag, W a h e e d A . Al-Masry, A d n a n H a i d e r ,

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“ Grafted Polyacrylonitrile Electrospun Nanofibers Membrane as an Affinity for the

Removal of Cationic Dyes", Science of Advanced Materials, 6 (2014) 1–10, IF 2.895.

30. Haris, M. F., Yin , C.-Y., J iang, Z.-T., Goh, B.-M., Chen , X. , Al-Masry, W. A.,

Abukhalaf, A., El-Harbawi, M., Huang, N. M., Lim, H. N., "Crystallinity and

morphological evolution of hydrothermally synthesized potassium manganese oxide

nanowires", Ceramics International, 40 (2014) 1245-1250, IF 2.605.

31. Sajjad Haider, Yousef Al-Zeghayer, Fekri A. Ahmed Ali, Adnan Haider, Asif Mahmood,

Waheed A. Al-Masry, Muhammad Imran, "Highly Aligned Narrow Diameter Chitosan

Electrospun Nanofibers", Journal of Polymer Research, 20 (2013) 105-115, IF 1.897.

32. Imran, M., Kim, D. H., Al-Masry, W. A., Mahmood, A., Hassan, A., Haider, S., Ramay,

S. M., "Manganese-, cobalt-, and zinc-based mixed oxide spinels as novel catalysts for

chemical recycling of pol (ethylene terephthalate) via glycolysis", Polymer Degradation

and Stability, 98 (2013) 904-915, IF 2.633.

33. Al Mayman, S., Al Zeghayer, Y., Al-Masry, W. A., AlNashef, I., Ramay, S., and Jbar,

A., "Study of performance of CeO2/ZnO nanocatalysts for the oxidative coupling of

methane using carbon dioxide as oxidant", International Journal of Physical Sciences, 49

(2012) 6270-6279.

34. Haider, S., Al-Zeghayer, Y., Al-Masry, W. A., Ali, F. A., “Fabrication of Chitosan

35. Nanofibers Membrane with Improved Stability and Britility", Advance Science Letters,

17 (2012) 217-223.

36. Haider, S., Bukhari, N., Park, S. Y., Iqbal, Y., Al-Masry, W. A., "Adsorption of bromo-

phenol blue from an aqueous solution onto thermally modified granular charcoal",

Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 89 (2011) 23-28, IF 1.968.

37. Haider, S., Bukhari, N., Al-Masry, W. A., Haider, A.,"Removing heavy metals from

water", Plastic Research Online, 10.1002/seppro.003042 (2011) 1-3.

38. Al-Dughaither, A. S., Ibrahim, A. A., Al-Masry, W. A., "Investigating pressure drop

across mist eliminators in bubble column", Journal of Saudi Chemical Society, 15 (2011)

1-9, ISI since 2012.

39. Haider, S., Al-Masry, W. A., Bukhari, N., javid, M., “Preparation of chitosan containing

nanofibers by electrospinning chitosan-gelatin complexes”, Polymer Engineering and

Science, 50 (2010) 1887-1893, IF 1.296.

40. Al-Masry, W . A., A l -Dughaither, A . S., I b r a h e e m , A . A., “ Investigating d r o p l e t

separation efficiency in wire mesh mist eliminators in bubble columns”, Journal of Saudi

Chemical Society, 14 (2010) 331-339, ISI since 2012.

41. Al-Masry, W. A., Ali, M. A., Alshebeili, S. A., Mousa, F. A., “Non-invasive imaging of

shallow bubble columns using electrical capacitance tomography”, Journal of Saudi

Chemical Society, 14 (2010) 269-280, ISI since 2012.

42. Ajbar, Abdelhamid, Al-Masry, W. A., Ali, E. M., “Prediction of flow regimes transitions

in bubble columns using passive acoustic measurements”, Chemical Engineering &

Processing, 48 (2009) 101-110, IF 1.742.

43. Al-Masry, W. A., Ali, E. M., “Hydrodynamic characteristics of bubble columns using

hurst and chaos analysis of acoustic sound signals”, Journal of Saudi Chemical Society,

12 (2008) 443-456, ISI since 2012.

44. Al-Masry, W. A., Ali, E. M., “Effect of Sampling Frequency and Surfactants on Regime

Transitions in Bubble Columns Using Differential Pressure Signals”, Journal of King

Saud University Engineering Sciences, 19 (2007) 135-151.

45. Al-Masry, W. A., Ali. E. M., Al-Kalbani, M. N., “Prediction of regime transitions in

bubble columns using acoustic and differential pressure signals”, Chemical Engineering

Journal, 133 (2007) 139-149, IF 1.747.

46. Al-Masry, W. A., “Effects of design and operating parameters on hydrodynamics of

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circulating bubble columns with open channel gas separators”, International Journal of

Chemical Reactor Engineering, Article A35, Vol. 4, 2006 (www.bep ISI since 2007.

47. Al-Masry, W. A., Ali. E. M., “Identification of hydrodynamics characteristics in bubble

columns through analysis of acoustic sound measurements- influence of the liquid phase

properties”, Chemical Engineering & Processing, 46 (2007) 127-138, IF 1.156.

48. Al-Masry, W. A., “Analysis of hydrodynamics of external loop circulating bubble

columns with open channel gas separators using neural networks”, Chemical Engineering

Research & Design, 84 (2006) 483-486, IF 0.747.

49. Al-Sugair, K. A., Abdel El-Aleem, F. A., Ibrahim, A., Al-Masry, W. A., “Enhancement

of mass transfer in bubble columns using vibrating plate”, Journal of Saudi Chemical

Society, 10 (2006) 295-302, ISI since 2012.

50. Al-Masry, W. A., “Effects of design and operating parameters on hydrodynamics of

circulating bubble columns with open channel gas separators”, Journal of King Saud

University Engineering Sciences, 18 (2005) 213-229.

51. Al-Masry, W. A., Abdennour, A., “Gas holdup estimation in bubble columns using

passive acoustic waveforms with neural networks”, Journal of Chemical Technology &

Biotechnology, 81 (2006) 951-967, IF 1.276.

52. Al-Masry, W. A., Ali, E. M, Aqeel, Y. M., “Effect of antifoam agents on bubble

characteristics in bubble columns based on acoustic sound measurements”, Chemical

Engineering Science, 61 (2006) 3610-3622, IF 1.629.

53. Al-Mubaddel, F., Al-Zeghayer, Y. S., Al-Masry, W. A., Jibril, B. Y., “Review on

prospects of using solid superacids as catalysts in petrochemical industry”, Journal of

Saudi Chemical Society, 9 (2005) 481-496, ISI since 2012.

54. Al-Masry, W. A., Ali, E. M, Aqeel, Y. M., “Determination of bubble characteristics in

bubble columns using statistical analysis of acoustic sound measurements”, Chemical

Engineering Research & Design, 83 (2005) 1196-1207, IF 0.792.

55. Al-Masry, W. A., Al-Ahmed, M. I., “Effect of scale-up on wall shear rates in circulating

bubble columns”, Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, 80 (2005) 1230-

1235, IF 0.981.

56. Al-Zeghayer, Y. S., Sunderland, P., Al-Masry, W. A., Al-Mubadel, F., Ibrahim, A. A.,

Bhartiya, B. K., Jibril, B. Y., “Activity of CoMo/Y-Al2O3 as a catalyst in

hydrodesulfurization: effects of Co/Mo ratio and drying condition”, Applied Catalysis A:

General, 282 (2005) 163-171, IF 2.728.

57. Al-Masry, W. A., Gasem, N. M., Al-Sugair, K. A., Ibrahim, A. A., “Effect of increasing

temperatures on the viscosity of xanthan gum”, Journal of Saudi Chemical Society, 9

(2005) 197-202, ISI since 2012.

58. Baharatiya, B., Al-Zeghayeir, Y. S., Al-Masry, W. A., Al-Mubaddel, F. S., Amin, R.,

“Recovery of sulphur by modified Cluas process”, Journal of King Saud University

Engineering Sciences, 17 (2004) 61-70.

59. Al-Masry, W. A., Al-Dughaither, A. S., Al-Samari, T. A., “Relationship between riser

and downcomer gas holdups in semi-batch circulating bubble columns”, Canadian

Journal of Chemical Engineering, 82 (2004) 607-612, IF 0.452.

60. Al-Masry, W. A. “Influence of gas separator design on hydrodynamics of circulating

bubble columns”, Chemical Engineering Research & Design, 82 (2004) 381-389, IF

0.707.

61. Gasem, N. M., Al-Masry, W. A., Al-Mubadel, F. S., Al-Zeghaiyer, Y. S. “The effect of

design parameters on industrial UNIPOL polyethylene fluidized bed polymerization

process”, Journal of Saudi Chemical Society, 8 (2004) 97-104, ISI since 2012.

62. Al-Masry, W. A., “Gas hold-up in circulating bubble columns with

pseudoplastic liquids”, Chemical Engineering and Technology, 24 (2001) 71-76, IF

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0.444.

63. Al-Masry, W. A., Gibril, B. E, Abasaeed A. E., “Effect of reaction temperature and depth

on slow pyrolysis of coal”, Journal of Saudi Chemical Society, 4 (2000) 119-127, ISI since

2012.

64. Al-Masry, W. A. “Effect of the liquid volume in the gas-separator of circulating bubble

column reactors”, Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, 74 (1999) 931-936,

IF 1.018.

65. Al-Masry, W. A., Abasaeed , A. E. “A robust model for wastewater treatment

in sequencing batch reactors”, Journal of Saudi Chemical Society, 3 (1999) 99-105, ISI

since 2012.

66. Al-Masry, W. A. “Effect of antifoam and scale-up on operation of bioreactors”, Chemical

Engineering & Processing, 38 (1999) 197-201, IF 0.343.

67. Al-Masry, W. A. “Effect of scale-up on average shear rate for aerated non-Newtonian

liquids in External Loop air lift reactors”, Biotechnology & Bioengineering, 62 (1998)

4085-4094, IF 2.059.

68. Al-Masry, W. A., Al-Sugair, K. A. and Al-Zeghayer, Y. S., “Biological treatment of

industrial waste air”, Journal of Saudi Chemical Society, 2 (1998) 161-176, ISI since

2012.

69. Al-Masry, W. A., Ahmed E. Abasaeed, “On the scale-up of external loop airlift reactors:

Newtonian systems”, Chemical Engineering Science, 53 (1998) 4085-4094, IF 0.998.

70. Al-Masry, W. A. and Chetty, M., “Determination of effective shear rate in a pilot-plant

external loop airlift rector” Journal of King Saud University: Engineering Science, 10

(1998) 1-85.

71. Al-Masry, W. A., “Study of the performance of airlift loop reactors in the presence of

surface active substances” Journal of Saudi Chemical Society, 2 (1998) 21-33, ISI since

2012.

72. Al-Masry, W. A. and Dukkan, A., “Hydrodynamics and mass transfer studies in a pilot-

plant airlift reactor: non-Newtonian systems” Industrial Engineering & Chemistry

Research, 37 (1998) 41-48, IF 3.573.

73. Al-Masry, W. A. and Dukkan, A., “The role of gas- disengagement and surface active

agents on hydrodynamic and mass transfer characteristics of airlift reactors” Chemical

Engineering Journal, 65 (1997) 263-271, IF 0.545.

74. Al-Masry, W. A., Chetty, M., “On the estimation of effective shear rate in external loop

airlift reactor”, Studies in Environmental Science, 66 (1997) 153-166.

75. Al-Masry, W. A. and Chetty, M., “On the estimation of effective shear rate in external

loop airlift reactors: non-Newtonian fluids”, Resources, Conservation & Recycle, 28

(1996) pp. 11-24.

76. Pather, T. S. and Al-Masry, W. A., “Influence of bed depth on secondary reactions during

slow pyrolysis of coal”, Journal of Analytical & Applied Pyrolysis, 37 (1996) pp. 83-94,

IF 1.156.

77. Glennon, B., Al-Masry, W. A., MacLoughlin, P. F. and Malone, D. M., "Hydrodynamic

modeling in an airlift loop reactor", Chemical Engineering Communication, 121 (1993)

pp. 181-192, ISI since 1997.

Publications IV: Selected Conferences

1. Asif Mahmood, Yousef S. Al-Zaghayer, Waheed A. Al-Masry, Enhancement of

catalytic activity of Au/TiO2 by thermal and plasma treatment, 12th International

Conference on Gas-Liquid & Gas-Liquid-Solid Reactor Engineering (GLS12, 28 June

- 01 July 2015, New York, USA.

2. Yousef S. Al-Zeghayer, Abdulrahman S. Alwadi, Suliman Almeman, Waheed A. Al-

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Masry, Partial oxidation of ethane to acetic acid catalyzed by MoVNbPd catalyst

supported on titania, SynGas 2 convention, 29 March – 01 April 2015, Cape

Town, South Africa.

3. Muhammad Omer Aijaz, Sajjad Haider, Fahad S. Al Mubddel, Waheed. A. Al-Masry,

Fabrication of Chitosan/Polyacrylonitrile blend and Semi-IPN hydrogel with

Epichlorohydrin, PPS-30 Conferences Proceedings, 8-12 June, 2014, Cleveland, Ohio.

4. Sajjad Haider, Waheed A. Al-Masry, Yousef Al-Zeghayer, Fekri A. Ahmed Ali,

Muhammad Imran, Preparation of Chitosan Electrospun Nanofibers Membrane and its

Characterization, 33rd Australian Polymer Symposium (33APS), Feb. 12-15, 2012,

Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

5. Muhammad Imran, Waheed A. Al-Masry, Sajjad Haider, and Do Hyun Kim,

Chemical Recycling of PET: Nanostructured Catalyst Developement and the Effect of

Particle Size on Catalyst Activity/Selectivty, ACHEMA 2012, 18-22 June 2012,

Frankfurt, Germany.

6. Haider, S., Al-Masry, W. A., Ali, F. A., “Chitosan nanofibers preparation and

aligning via electrospining”, proceeding of the 2nd International Conference on

Nanotechnology: Fundamentals and Applications, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 27-29 July

2011, 359:1-7.

7. Haider, S., Al-Masry, W. A., Al-Zeghayer, Y. S., Al-Hoshan, M., Ali, F. A.,

“Fabrication chitosan nano fibers membrane via electrospining”, TechConnect World

Conference and Trade Show, Boston, Massachusetts, U. S. A., 13-16 June 2011, 81—

812.

8. Al-Masry, W. A., “Pollution from power plants in Saudi Arabia”, 1st SEC Scientific

Symposium, Riyadh, 2-3 May 2010.

9. Al-Mayman, S., Al-Nashef, I., Al-Zeghayer, Y., Al-Masry, W. A., “Effect of

promoter addition on the catalytic performance of CeO2/ZnO nano-catalyst in methane

coupling reaction”, ACHEMA 2009, 11-15 May 2009, Frankfurt am Main, Germany,

CD-ROM.Al-Masry, W. A., “Advanced environmental and legislative solutions for

selected zones in Riyadh area”, 1st Arab Conference on Environmental Legislation”, 5-7

July 2008, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

10. Almusallam, T. H., Khan, M. I., Al-Sugaier, Y. S., Al-Masry, W. A., Trabzuni, F.

M., “Utilisation of Ti by-product as a composite cementing material”, 7th Saudi

Engineering Conference, 2-5 December 2007, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Vol. 1, 293-304.

11. Al-Masry, W. A., El-Kady, M. A., “Advancing environmental assessment and emission control of generating power plants”, 7th Saudi Engineering Conference, 2-5

December 2007, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Vol. 2, 15-24.

12. Alkanhal, M. A., Alshebeili, S. A., Mohra, A., Al-Masry, W. A., “Attenuation of

electromagnetic radiation by polymeric thermal insulation materials”, 7th Saudi

Engineering Conference, 2-5 December 2007, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Vol. 4, 323-332.

13. Alamri, T., Alshebeili, S. A., Al-Masry, W. A., “Estimation of gas holdup in

bubble columns with chemicals using passive acoustic waveforms”, International

Conference on Computer and Communication Engineering, 9-11 May 2006, Kuala

Lumpur, Malaysia, CD ROM.

14. Al-Mubaddel, Al-Zeghayer, Y. S., Al-Masry, W. A., Jibril, B. Y., “Prospects of

using solid superacids as catalysts in petrochemical industries”, ChemInform, 37 (2006).

15. Al-Ghamdy, M. S., Al-Masry, W. A., Al-Ali, A. Y., “Prince Abdullah for research

and consulting studies: model for cooperation between private sector and universities”,

Cooperation Between Industry and Universities Conference, 10-12 April 2005, Riyadh,

Saudi Arabia, pp 301-315.

16. Trabzuni, F. M., Al-Habbobi, M., El-Faraa, E., Vakyil, A., Al-Masry, W. A., “Effect

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of surface treatment on the dispersability of TiO2 pigment”, 7th World Congress of

Chemical Engineering, 10-14 July, 2005, Glasgow, UK, CD-ROM. 17. Al-Masry, W. A., Gasem, N. M., K. A. Al-Sugair, A. A. Ibrahim, “Effect of

Elevated Temperatures on the Viscosity of Xanthan Gum” 7th World Congress of Chemical Engineering, 10-14 July, 2005, Glasgow, UK, CD-ROM.

18. Almashary, B. A., Qasim, S. M., Alshebeili, S. A., Al-Masry, W. A., “Realization

of linear back-projection algorithm for capacitance tomography using FPGA”, 4th World

Congress Industrial Process Tomography, 5-8 September 2005, Aizu, Japan, pp 88-93.

19. Al-Masry, W. A., F. M. Mosa, A. K. Al-Enezi, “Bubble flow characteristics in

shallow bubble columns at elevated pressure”, 5th International Symposium on Mixing

in Industrial Processes, 1-4 June 2004, Sevilla, Spain, CD-ROM.

20. Baharatiya, B., Al-Zeghayeir, Y. S., Al-Masry, W. A., Al-Mubaddel, F. S., Amin,

R., “Recovery of sulphur by modified Cluas process”, Advances in Petrochemical and

Polymers in the new Millennium, 22-25 July 2003, Bangkok, Thailand, CD-ROM.

21. Al-Masry, W. A., Al-Zeghayeir, Y. S., Al-Mubaddel, F. S., Ghasem, N. M., “Gas-

liquid separator design and hydrodynamics of circulating bubble columns”, Advances in

Petrochemical a n d P o lym er s i n t h e n ew M i l l en n i u m , 2 2 -25 J u ly 2003 ,

B an gk o k , Thailand, CD-ROM.

22. Ghasem, N. M., Al-Masry, W. A., Al-Sugair, K. A., “A new correlation for the

viscosity of xanthan gum”, International Conference on Advancement in Science and

Technology iCAST 2003, 5-7 August 2003, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, CD-ROM.

23. Al-Masry, W. A., Gasem, N., Al-Khomashi, S. S., “Optimum gas separator design

for circulating bubble columns”, 6th World Congress of Chemical Engineering,

Melbourne, 23-27 September 2001, Melbourne, Australia, CD-ROM.

24. Al-Masry, W. A., Al-Ahmad, M. E. “Experimental studies of shear rates in airlift

reactors”, 14th International Congress of Chemical and Process Engineering, 27-31

August 2000, Prague, Czech Republic.

25. Al-Masry, W. A., Al-Ahmed, M. I., Abu. I. N. “New correlation for shear rates

in bioreactors”, Biotechnology 2000, 3-8 September 2000, Berlin, Germany, 500-502.

26. Al-Masry, W. A., Ghasem, N., Al-Zeghyaer, Y. S., Al-Sugair, K. A., “Use of

numerical software packages in engineering education”, 1st Saudi Technical

Conference, 18-22 November 2000, Volume 3, 1-10, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

27. Pather, T. S. and Al-Masry, W. A., “The influence of bed depth on secondary

reactions during slow pyrolysis”, The 1996 European Carbon Conference, 7-12 July

1996, New Castle, UK, pp. 535-536.

28. Al-Masry, W. A., and Chetty, M., “On the estimation of effective shear rate in

external loop airlift reactors: non-Newtonian fluids”, 3rd International Symposium on

Environmental Biotechnology, 15-20 July 1996, Boston, USA, pp. 110.

29. O'Loughlin, S., Al-Masry, W. A., MacLoughlin, P. F. and Malone, D. M., “The effects

of mixing on kLa determinations in an external airlift loop reactor”, 3rd IChemE

Research Symposium, 23 October 1993, Dublin, Ireland, pp. 132-146.

30. Al-Masry, W. A., Malone, D. M. and MacLoughlin, P. F., “Hydrodynamic and

mass transfer studies in an external loop airlift reactor”, IChemE Research Event, 9-10

January 1992, Manchester, United Kingdom, pp. 220-222.

31. Al-Masry, W. A., Malone, D. M. and MacLoughlin, P. F., “Mass transfer studies

in external loop airlift reactors”, IChemE Research Colloquium, 9th March 1990,

Belfast, United Kingdom, pp. 308-317. Postgraduate Students

• Andisha Dukkan (M.Sc., 1996): “The effects of antifoams on the hydrodynamics and

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mass transfer characteristics of an external loop airlift reactor”, University of Durban-

Westville, South Africa.

• Therseh Pather (M.Sc., 1996): “The influence of bed depth on volatiles produced by slow

pyrolysis of coal”, University of Durban-Westville, South Africa.

• Maggie Pillay (M.Sc., 1996): “Estimation of effective shear rate in an external loop airlift

reactor: no-Newtonian systems”, University of Durban-Westville, South Africa.

• Fouad M. Mousa (MSc, 2006): “Study of shallow bed bubble columns

hydrodynamics using electrical capacitance tomography”, King Saud University.

• Abdullah S. Al-Dugaither (MSc, 2006): “Study of wire mesh performance in bubble

columns”, King Saud University.

• Sultan A. Alkhomshi (MSc, 2006): “Computational fluid dynamics studies of circulating

bubble columns”, King Saud University.

• Sultan Al-Otaibi (MSc, 2006): “Optimal distillation sequence for the separation of

a mixture of hydrocarbons”, King Saud University.

• Fadi M. Trabzuni (PhD, 2007): “Modeling and simulation of chlorinator fluidized

bed reactor”, University of Bradford, United Kingdom.

• Abdulwadood M. Alqaiysey (MSc, 2008); “Environmental emission-constrained

generation dispatch with application to Saudi power system”, King Saud University.

• Fikri Alkhiliawi (MSc, 2012); "Development and Characterization of Nanofiber

Membranes", King Saud University.

• Faez Bin Ajaj (MSc, 2013); “Preparation of functionalized polyacrylonitrile nanofibers

for industrial application”, King Saud University.

• Fikri Alkhiliawi (PhD, 2020); “Development of Biofouling-Resistant Thin_Film

Graphene Oxide Nanocomposite for NF and RO Membranes”, King Saud University.