Department of Chemistry

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• 131 Finished

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  Engineered Multifunctional Superparticles as Solid-State Cargo for Hydrogen Storage

  Mansha, M. (PI), Tahir, M. (CoI), Khan, S. (CoI), Ali, S. (CoI) & Khan, M. (CoI)

  15/04/24 → 31/12/24

  Project: Research

  • Hydrogen Storage 100%
  • Metal Oxide 100%
  • Metal Nanoparticle 100%
  • Colloid 100%
  • Precious Metal 100%

• Development of MXene/metal hydride hybrids for hydrogen storage application (Phase 1)

  Ali, S. (PI), Khan, S. (CoI), Tahir, M. (CoI), Ahmed, U. (CoI) & Rehman, A. U. (CoI)

  1/04/24 → 30/09/25

  Project: Research

  • Metal Hydride 100%
  • MXene 100%
  • Hydrogen Storage 100%
  • Hydrogen 100%
  • Two-Dimensional Material 50%

• Innovative Extraction of Minerals from Marine Brine Using Carbon Dioxide and Deep Eutectic Solvent

  Chanbasha, B. (PI)

  1/01/24 → 31/12/24

  Project: Research

• Electroanalytical Approach for the Conversion of Waste Plastics into Useful Products.

  Siddiqui, M. (PI)

  1/01/24 → 31/12/24

  Project: Research

• Synthesis of polymers for high temperature and pressure oil well cement operations

  Hamouz, O. (PI)

  1/01/24 → 31/12/24

  Project: Research

• Development of anti-Prelog Alcohols Dehydrogenase Capable to Asymmetrically Reduce Prochiral Ketones

  Musa, M. (PI)

  1/01/24 → 31/12/24

  Project: Research

• Transition Metal-based MOFs as Catalysts for Olefin Oligomerization/Polymerization

  Althagfi, J. (PI), Ummer, A. (CoI) & Peedikakkal, A. (CoI)

  1/01/24 → 31/12/24

  Project: Research

• Recycling & Reuse of end-of-life RO Membranes in Secondary Water Treatment Applications

  Baig, N. (PI), Khan, N. A. (CoI), Khan, M. (CoI) & Fallatah, W. (CoI)

  1/01/24 → 31/12/24

  Project: Research

• Biodegradation of phenanthrene and anthracene by C. reinhardtii UTEX 89

  Ahmad, I. (PI), NZILA, A. (CoI) & Musa, M. (CoI)

  1/01/24 → 31/12/24

  Project: Research

• Non-metal Doped Transition Metal Ferrites based Waste Plastics Photoreforming: Cost Effective Production of Green H2 Fuel

  Tahir, M. (PI), Mansha, M. (CoI), Khan, M. (CoI), Khan, S. (CoI), Ali, S. (CoI) & Hussain, W. (CoI)

  1/01/24 → 31/12/24

  Project: Research

• Development of MXene/metal Hydride Hybrids for hydrogen storage application (Phase 1)

  Ali, S. (PI), Rehman, A. U. (CoI), Mansha, M. (CoI), Tahir, M. (CoI), Khan, S. (CoI) & Ahmed, U. (CoI)

  1/01/24 → 31/12/24

  Project: Research

• MXene/metal hydride hybrids for hydrogen storage

  Ali, S. (PI), Rehman, A. U. (CoI), Mansha, M. (CoI), Tahir, M. (CoI), Khan, S. (CoI) & Ahmed, U. (CoI)

  1/01/24 → 31/12/24

  Project: Research

• Engineered Multifunctional Superparticles as Solid-State Cargo for Hydrogen Storage

  Mansha, M. (PI), Khan, M. (CoI), Tahir, M. (CoI), Khan, S. (CoI), Ali, S. (CoI) & Jillani, S. (CoI)

  1/01/24 → 31/12/24

  Project: Research

• Selective sensing of Zinc ion by fluorescent probes

  Ullah, N. (PI)

  1/01/24 → 31/12/24

  Project: Research

• Development of National Waste-Database for Construction Sustainability: Phase-I

  Bahraq, A. (PI), Al-Osta, M. (CoI), Kalimur Rahman, M. (CoI), Morsy, M. (CoI), Mustafa, Y. (CoI), Assaggaf, R. (CoI) & Fasil, M. (CoI)

  1/01/24 → 31/12/24

  Project: Research

• Fe-promoted bimetallic catalyst system for CO2 Hydrogenation with high selectivity to olefins

  Ganiyu, S. (PI), Rashed Alhooshani, K. (CoI), Ali, S. (CoI), Ummer, A. (CoI) & Tanimu, A. (CoI)

  1/01/24 → 31/12/24

  Project: Research

• Formic Acid and ethanol Production by Oxidation of Methane Using Bimetallic Catalysts

  Rashed Alhooshani, K. (PI) & Ganiyu, S. (CoI)

  1/01/24 → 31/12/24

  Project: Research

• Carbon dioxide utilization and capture by its liquefication using biomimicry of carbonic anhydrase enzyme then fixation and conversion using rubisco enzyme mimicry

  Dowaidar, M. (PI), Abdelnaby, M. (CoI), Althagfi, J. (CoI), Abdelgawad Ibrahim, K. (CoI) & Alkhnbashi, O. (CoI)

  1/03/23 → 31/12/24

  Project: Research

• Finished

  Promoting Antimicrobial Peptide Self-assembly with Nanoparticles for Higher Efficacy to Overcome Antibiotic Resistance

  Dowaidar, M. (PI) & Althagfi, J. (CoI)

  1/04/23 → 1/05/24

  Project: Research

• Utilization of Waste Materials as Additives to Hybrid Sol-Gel Protective Coatings for Steel Substrate in the Marine Environment

  Suleiman, R. (PI) & Al-Badour, F. (CoI)

  8/03/23 → 31/12/23

  Project: Research

  • Daily Life 100%
  • Sol-Gel 100%
  • Corrosion 100%
  • Protective Coating 100%
  • Gel Permeation Chromatography 100%

• Computational Design of DNA Assemblies

  Alenaizan, A. (PI) & Alsaadi, A. (CoI)

  1/02/23 → 1/02/24

  Project: Research

• Decarbonization and Conversion of Egg Shell Waste into Hydroxyapatite and Value-Added Mineral Via Microwaves

  Ahmed, M. (PI) & Saleh, T. (CoI)

  16/01/23 → 16/01/24

  Project: Research

• Facile Application of Environment-Friendly Reagents for Efficient Cleaning of fouled RO Membranes

  Baig, N. (PI), Khan, M. (CoI) & NZILA, A. (CoI)

  1/01/23 → 30/06/24

  Project: Research

• Synthesis, exfoliation and characterization of MXenes for Green Energy applications

  Al-Ahmed, A. (PI), Alsaadi, A. (CoI), Khan, F. (CoI) & Hakeem, A. S. (CoI)

  1/01/23 → 30/09/24

  Project: Research

• Study the temperature induced effect on the Silicon based PV modules exposed to Dhahran Clime for 10 years by Electroluminescence

  Al-Ahmed, A. (PI), Khan, F. (CoI), Ali, A. (CoI), Mansour, R. (CoI), Hossain, M. (CoI) & Abu Jafar Mazumder, M. (CoI)

  1/06/22 → 30/11/23

  Project: Research

• Boosting the Coulombic Efficiency and Cyclic Stability of Iron-Based Redox Flow Battery for Long-Duration Energy Storage

  Qamar, M. (PI), Drmosh, Q. (CoI), AlZahrani, A. (CoI), Kandiel, T. (CoI), Munteshari, O. (CoI) & Ali, M. (CoI)

  15/03/22 → 1/07/23

  Project: Research

• CONTROLLED SYNTHESIS OF CONJUGATED POLYMERS THROUGH PHOTO-ELECTRO CAPILLARY MICRO-REACTOR FOR FLEXIBLE LIGHT EMITTING DIODE APPLICATIONS

  Chanbasha, B. (PI)

  1/12/21 → 30/11/22

  Project: Research

• ORGANIC CONJUGATED POLYMER BASED-NANOHYBRID MATERIALS FOR HIGH-PERFORMANCE ENERGY STORAGE APPLICATIONS

  Saleh, T. (PI)

  1/12/21 → 30/11/22

  Project: Research

• Spectrophotoanalytical Raman-based sensing of sulphur-containing compounds in petroleum products: Could SERS be an efficient detection tool in oil industry?

  Alsaadi, A. (PI) & Ali, S. (CoI)

  1/10/21 → 1/01/23

  Project: Research

  • Petroleum Industry 100%
  • Sulfur Compound 100%
  • Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy 100%
  • Petroleum Derivative 100%
  • Petroleum Product 100%

• Development of Liquid crystals as stimuli-responsive sensors [Phase 1]

  Oladepo, S. (PI)

  15/07/21 → 31/12/22

  Project: Research

  • Liquid Crystal 100%
  • Potassium 42%
  • Sodium 42%
  • Fluorescence Spectroscopy 14%
  • Raman Spectroscopy 14%

• Synthesis of Modified 12-Crown-4-Ether Moieties Grafted on Asphalt Derived Mesoporous Carbons for the Selective Adsorption of Lithium ions from Brine.

  Siddiqui, M. (PI), Asrof, A. (CoI) & Chanbasha, B. (CoI)

  1/07/21 → 1/01/23

  Project: Research

  • Asphalt 100%
  • Lithium Ion 100%
  • Crown Ether 100%
  • Selective Adsorption 100%
  • Lithium 33%

• Modified Graphene and Smart nanomaterials for Treatment of Produced Water

  Aljundi, I. (CoI), Tawabini, B. (CoI) & Saleh, T. (PI)

  1/07/21 → 31/12/21

  Project: Research

  • Petroleum Industry 100%
  • Nanomaterial 100%
  • Graphene 100%
  • Surface (Surface Science) 100%
  • Nanostructured Material 100%

• Development of new cyclopolymer containing cationic, bis-cationic, and hydrophobic motifs as a corrosion inhibitor [Phase I]

  Abu Jafar Mazumder, M. (PI), Asrof, A. (CoI) & Quraishi, M. (CoI)

  1/07/21 → 31/12/22

  Project: Research

  • Corrosion Inhibitor 100%
  • Corrosion 80%
  • Oil Production 20%
  • Carbon Steel 20%

• Conversion of CO2 to value-added chemicals. CO2/H2 Formylation of Amines

  Fettouhi, M. (PI) & Iali, W. (CoI)

  1/07/21 → 1/01/23

  Project: Research

  • Formylation 100%
  • Carbon Dioxide 100%
  • Hydrogen 40%
  • Borane 20%
  • Industrial Substance 20%

• In vitro and in vivo studies of the potential anticancer gold(I) complexes bearing phosphine and thiones ligands

  Isab, A. (PI) & Abdullah Sulaiman, A. (CoI)

  1/07/21 → 31/12/22

  Project: Research

  • Cisplatin 100%
  • Anticancer 100%
  • Cancer Cell 100%
  • In Vivo Study 100%
  • Thioketone 100%

• Investigation of Sol-gel assisted Functionalized Membranes for Industrial Applications

  Chanbasha, B. (PI) & NZILA, A. (CoI)

  1/07/21 → 1/01/23

  Project: Research

  • Industrial Applications 100%
  • Nanomaterial 100%
  • Sol-Gel 100%
  • Nanostructured Material 100%
  • Oil-Water Emulsion 100%

• Towards zero liquid discharge technology for treating the reject brine/wastewater from RO plants

  Fallatah, W. (PI), Khalifa, A. (CoI), Baig, N. (CoI), Matin, A. (CoI), Abdul Hameed, A. W. (CoI), Lawal, D. (CoI) & Waheed, A. (CoI)

  1/07/21 → 1/01/23

  Project: Research

  • Zero Liquid Discharge 100%
  • Desalination Plant 40%
  • Desalination 40%
  • Wind Power 20%
  • Clean Water 20%

• Development of Carbon Nanodots as Fluorescent Materials and Their Mechanistic Studies in Catalysis

  Jalilov, A. (PI)

  1/04/21 → 1/04/23

  Project: Research

  • Functional Group 100%
  • Pyrolysis 100%
  • Catalysis 100%
  • Nanodots 100%
  • Transition Metal 50%

• Nanostructured Vanadate-based Metal Oxides as Photoanodes for Solar Hydrogen Production

  Kandiel, T. (PI) & Abdellatif, S. (CoI)

  1/04/21 → 1/04/23

  Project: Research

  • Hydrogen Production 100%
  • Charge Carrier 100%
  • Vanadate 100%
  • Metal Oxide 100%
  • Density 100%

• Next-generation multifunctional ternary nanostructured materials for low cost ‎and high-‎performance energy storage devices

  Saleh, T. (PI)

  1/04/21 → 1/04/23

  Project: Research

  • Nanostructured Material 100%
  • Conjugated Polymer 100%
  • Composite Material 66%
  • Nanocomposite 33%
  • Metal Nanoparticle 25%

• The Chemistry of Droplets with Mass Spectrometry

  Chanbasha, B. (PI)

  25/09/20 → 25/09/20

  Project: Research

  • Petroleum 100%
  • Mass Spectrometry 100%
  • Chemistry 100%
  • Phase Composition 80%
  • Aromatic Compound 25%

• Development of stable and active carbon-based electrode materials from petroleum waste for supercapacitors

  Jalilov, A. (PI) & Rinaldi, A. (CoI)

  1/09/20 → 1/03/23

  Project: Research

  • Supercapacitors 100%
  • Porous Carbon 100%
  • Carbon Nanotube 100%
  • Activated Carbon 100%
  • Functional Group 50%

• Enhanced Electrical Energy Storage Properties of Supercapacitor Using Composite Electrode of Nanomaterils and Conducting Polymers

  Al-Betar, A. (PI), Aziz, M. A. (CoI), Iali, W. (CoI) & Rehman, A. (CoI)

  1/09/20 → 1/09/22

  Project: Research

  • Supercapacitors 100%
  • Electrical Energy Storage 100%
  • Conducting Polymer 100%
  • Composite Material 100%
  • Alizarin 20%

• Design and Development of White-Light-Emitting Metal-Organic Frameworks

  Peedikakkal, A. (PI) & Jalilov, A. (CoI)

  1/09/20 → 1/05/23

  Project: Research

  • Emitting Light 100%
  • Light-Emitting Diode 100%
  • Metal Organic Framework 100%
  • Metal-Organic Framework 100%
  • Luminiscence Type 54%

• Impact of Biodegradable Polymers and/or Nanoparticles’ Presence on the Thermal Depolymerization Kinetics and Mechanism of Non-biodegradable Polymers Used in Packaging

  Siddiqui, M. (PI) & Redhwi, H. (CoI)

  1/09/20 → 1/07/23

  Project: Research

  • Biodegradable Polymer 100%
  • Nanoparticle 100%
  • Pyrolysis 50%
  • Polyethylene Terephthalate 50%
  • Metal Oxide 40%

• Nanoparticle-based surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy as an efficient technique to diagnose prostate cancer using blood samples

  Alsaadi, A. (PI) & Oladepo, S. (CoI)

  1/09/20 → 1/09/22

  Project: Research

  • Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy 100%
  • Nanoparticle 100%
  • Prostate Cancer Diagnosis 100%
  • Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy 100%
  • Diseases 75%

• Ultrasensitive NMR for Petroleum Analysis (UNPA)

  Iali, W. (PI) & Rashed Alhooshani, K. (CoI)

  1/09/20 → 31/07/22

  Project: Research

  • Petroleum Analysis 100%
  • NMR Spectroscopy 100%
  • Nuclear Polarization 27%
  • Heterocyclic Compound 27%
  • Magnetic Field 27%

• Preparation, Characterization and Application of Photocatalyst Doped Porous Carbon Electrodes for Degradation of Emerging Pollutants in Drinking Water

  Siddiqui, M. (PI), Al-Malack, M. (CoI) & Chanbasha, B. (CoI)

  1/09/20 → 1/03/23

  Project: Research

  • Nitrosamine 100%
  • Potable Water 100%
  • Halogenated Disinfection By-products 50%
  • Treated Water 25%
  • Degradation Efficiency 25%

• Developing Innovative Mass-Spectrometry Method for Petroleum Crude from Various Oil-Field Samples

  Chanbasha, B. (PI)

  1/06/20 → 31/07/20

  Project: Research

  • Mass Spectrometry 100%
  • Petroleum 100%
  • Phase Composition 66%
  • Organic Acid 25%
  • Porphyrin 25%

• Designing and fabrication of smart textile materials to combat healthcare-associated infections

  Chanbasha, B. (PI)

  20/05/20 → 20/07/20

  Project: Research

  • Smart Textile 100%
  • Silver 100%
  • Silver Nanoparticles 33%
  • Silver Ion 33%
  • Titanium Dioxide 33%