Personal profile
Research interests
Water Desalination, Solar Heating & Cooling, Leak Detection in Pipelines, Pumping Machinery, Combustion, and General Thermal Sciences
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 1 No Poverty -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 30 Finished
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Energy-efficient onboard CO2 capture from mobile internal-combustion-engine source: Materials’ innovation, system-level integration, and deployment
Nemitallah, M. (PI), Manovic, V. (CoI), Abdelhafez, A. (CoI) & Khalifa, A. (CoI)
1/01/25 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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Wind-Powered Membrane Distillation with Vacuum Ejector for Seawater Desalination
Khalifa, A. (PI), Antar, M. (CoI) & Abido, M. (CoI)
1/01/25 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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Stable and Cost-Aware Transmission Network Expansion Planning under High Renewable Penetration
Abido, M. (PI), Qwbaiban, A. (CoI) & Khalifa, A. (CoI)
1/01/25 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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Solar Membrane Distillation for Water, Ammonia and Clean Power Production
Abdul Hameed, A. W. (PI), Khalifa, A. (CoI), Aljundi, I. (CoI) & Nemitallah, M. (CoI)
1/01/25 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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Solar Driven Direct Contact Membrane Distillation (DCMD) Modules for Water Productivity Enhancement
Mohammed, H. (PI), Alsharafi, A. M. (CoI), Khalifa, A. (CoI) & Antar, M. (CoI)
1/01/25 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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Development and evaluation of a multistage thermoelectric air cooling and dehumidification system
Elboghdadi, M. M. & Khalifa, A. E., 1 Apr 2026, In: Energy Conversion and Management. 353, 121234.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Wind-powered multistage vacuum membrane distillation for sustainable water desalination
Kotb, M. A., Elboghdadi, M. M., Antar, M. A., Abido, M. A. & Khalifa, A. E., Apr 2026, In: Applied Thermal Engineering. 290, 130149.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A novel vacuum membrane distillation system with water ejector: Performance assessment and optimization
Kotb, M. A. & Khalifa, A. E., 1 Nov 2025, In: Energy Conversion and Management. 343, 120239.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Development of membrane distillation powered by engine exhaust for water desalination
Khalifa, A., Etman, A., El-Adawy, M., Alawad, S. M. & Nemitallah, M. A., 15 Jan 2025, In: Applied Thermal Engineering. 258, 124839.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
4 Scopus citations -
Distillation and heat exchange apparatus
Lawal, D. (Inventor), Khalifa, A. (Inventor), Baroud, T. (Inventor) & Aliyu, F. (Inventor), 16 Sep 2025, Patent No. US12415162Research output: Patent
Prizes
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High Impact Paper Award 2022
Khan, M. (Recipient), Antar, M. (Recipient), Khalifa, A. (Recipient) & Zubair, S. (Recipient), 2022
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