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Chair of the ORYX GTL Gas-to-Liquid Technology Excellence Program

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Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES)

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Director of Gas and Fuels Research Center

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Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES)

# overview
Dr. Elbashir is a professor at Texas A&M University at Qatar and the Director of the Fuel Research Center of Texas A&M University; a major research center that involves 19 faculty members from both the Qatar and College Station campuses of Texas A&M University. His research activities is focused on design of reactors and catalysts for Gas-to-Liquid (GTL) technology, petrochemical conversions, and CO2 utilization. In addition, Dr. Elbashir is the Director of Texas A&M Qatar Fuel Characterization Lab, a research lab that is supporting major research activities in the advancements of synthetic fuels and chemicals obtained from natural gas in collaboration with GE(Oil& Gas); OryxGTL; and Shell and world leading academic institutions.

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Density Functional Theory (dft) For Ni/cu Catalyst

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4019 Resources Engineering And Extractive Metallurgy

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12 Responsible Consumption And Production

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30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences

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4012 Fluid Mechanics And Thermal Engineering

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University of Technology Malaysia - (Johor Bahru, Malaysia)

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Auburn University - (Auburn, Alabama, United States)

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University of Khartoum - (Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan)

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Best Energy & Environment Research Program of the Year

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Multidimensional Modeling of a Microfibrous Entrapped Cobalt Catalyst Fischer-Tropsch Reactor Bed

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Assessment of pore diffusion limitations for the near critical and supercritical Fischer-Tropsch synthesis

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A fugacity based kinetic model for supercritical fischer -tropsch synthesis over cobalt-based catalytic systems

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Simulating Fischer-Tropsch synthesis phase behavior in nonconventional reaction media

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Coking and sintering resistance of ALD catalyst for dry reforming of methane

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Retrofitting Low Carbon Aviation Fuels Processes From Natural Gas to Renewables EnergyBased Systems

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A Process Integration Approach to the Assessment of CO2 Fixation through Dry Reforming

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Simulation of a typical and an advanced fischer tropsch reactor technology

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Gas Conversion: The Clean Energy of the Future is the Theme of NGCS-10 in Doha, Qatar

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Design of synthetic fuels and value-added chemicals derived from natural gas via combined experimental and statistical methodology

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Role of Hydrocarbon Building Blocks on Gas-to-Liquid Derived Synthetic Jet Fuel Characteristics

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Modeling diffusional limitations in Fischer Tropsch synthesis catalyst at near critical and supercritical solvent conditions

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An experimental and first principles DFT investigation on the effect of Cu addition to Ni/Al2O3 catalyst for the dry reforming of methane

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Natural Gas Processing from Midstream to Downstream

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Computer aided chemical product design - ProCAPD and tailor-made blended products

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Role of catalyst type in controlling the hydrocarbon product distribution in near critical and supercritical Fischer-Tropsch synthesis

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Decarbonizing the Gas-to-Liquid (GTL) Process Using an Advanced Reforming of Methane Process

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Modeling diffusional limitations in Fischer Tropsch synthesis catalyst at near critical and supercritical solvent conditions

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Computational characterization of nitrogen-doped carbon nanotube functionalized by Fe adatom and Fe substituent for oxygen reduction reaction

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A combined thermo-kinetic analysis of various methane reforming technologies: Comparison with dry reforming

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ProCAPD  A Computer-Aided Model-Based Tool for Chemical Product Design and Analysis

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Enhanced incorporation of -olefins in the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis chain-growth process over an alumina-supported cobalt catalyst in near-critical and supercritical hexane media

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Alumina-supported chromium-based mixed-oxide catalysts in oxidative dehydrogenation of isobutane to isobutene

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Oxidative dehydrogenation of isobutane on chromium oxide-based catalyst

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Production and Purification of Ultraclean Transportation Fuels. Edited by Yun Hang Hu, Xiaoliang Ma, Elise Fox, and Xinwen Guo

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American Society for Engineering Education

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A Process Integration Approach to the Optimization of CO2 Utilization via Tr-Reforming of Methane

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A property-integration approach to solvent screening and conceptual design of solvent-extraction systems for recycling used lubricating oils

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A novel framework for the economic and sustainability assessment of carbon capture and utilization technologies

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Advancement of Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis via Utilization of Supercritical Fluid Reaction Media

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Experimental Verification of Low-Pressure Kinetics Model for Direct Synthesis of Dimethyl Carbonate Over CeO2 Catalyst

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Development of a multi-scale modeling approach for fixed-bed fischer tropsch reactor: Modeling and experimental verification

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Integration of computational modeling and experimental techniques to design fuel surrogates

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Advancements of Cavitation Technology in Biodiesel Production  from Fundamental Concept to Commercial ScaleUp

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Benchmarking, insights, and potential for improvement of Fischer-Tropsch-based biomass-to-liquid technology

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Syngas utilization through high pressure solvent assisted fischer-tropsch synthesis

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An Approach to the Design of Advanced Fischer-Tropsch Reactor for Operation in Near-Critical and Supercritical Phase Media

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Experimental study of micro-explosion and puffing of gas-to-liquid (GTL) fuel blends by suspended droplet method

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Development of a holistic approach to design solvent extraction systems for the recycling of used lubricating oils

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Controlling the rate of change of Ni dispersion in commercial catalyst by ALD overcoat during dry reforming of methane

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Effect of Fe/N-doped carbon nanotube (CNT) wall thickness on CO2 conversion: A DFT study

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Reaction Engineering & Catalysis Issue in Honor of Professor Dragomir Bukur: Introduction and Review

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Reaction pathway and kinetic modeling of Fischer-Tropsch synthesis over an alumina supported cobalt catalyst in supercritical-hexane.

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Experimental verification of 2-dimensional computational fluid dynamics modeling of supercritical fluids Fischer Tropsch reactor bed

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Scaling up the advanced dry reforming of methane (DRM) reactor system for multi-walled carbon nanotubes and syngas production: An experimental and modeling study

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Switching Sudans Power Generation Units Fuel to Natural Gas Enhances the Efficiency, Durability and Lower the Cost

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Product Analysis of Supercritical Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis: Utilizing a Unique On-Line and Off-Line Gas Chromatographs Setup in a Bench-Scale Reactor Unit

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Characterization of synthetic gas-to-liquid jet fuel blends: Hydrocarbon chain length effect on fuel properties & Elastomer compatibility

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Special session: What works to retain students in chemical engineering programs

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Process integration and economic analysis of gas-to-liquid process

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A Computer-Aided Methodology for Mixture-Blend Design. Applications to Tailor-Made Design of Surrogate Fuels

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A method of predicting effective solvent extraction parameters for recycling of used lubricating oils

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Development of a Kinetic Model for Supercritical Fluids Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis

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Highly stable and coke-resistant Zn-modified Ni-Mg-Al hydrotalcite derived catalyst for dry reforming of methane: Synergistic effect of Ni and Zn

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Characterization of Fischer-Tropsch cobalt-based catalytic systems (Co/SiO2 and Co/Al2O3) by X-ray diffraction and magnetic measurements

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Reaction pathway and kinetic modeling of Fischer-Tropsch synthesis over an alumina supported cobalt catalyst in supercritical-hexane

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Optimization and Selection of Reforming Approaches for Syngas Generation from Natural/Shale Gas

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Understanding the deactivation process of a microfibrous entrapped cobalt catalyst in supercritical fluid Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis

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Challenges facing the design of novel Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reactors and the approach for advancement

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Utilizing Green-Carbon Nanotubes to Improve Drilling Fluids Rheological Properties: An Experimental Study

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Thermal Assessment of a Micro Fibrous Fischer Tropsch Fixed Bed Reactor Using Computational Fluid Dynamics

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Assessment of pore diffusion limitations for the near critical and supercritical Fischer-Tropsch synthesis

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Prospect of success in scaling-up Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reactor operates in near-critical and supercritical phase media

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Stability and structure of cobalt catalytic systems in fischer-tropsch synthesis: supercritical fluid media versus conventional gas-phase media

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An investigation into supercritical fluids as a reaction media for Fischer Tropsch synthesis

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Designing a Surrogate Fuel for Gas-to-Liquid Derived Diesel

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Optimization of the Aromatic/Paraffinic Composition of Synthetic Jet Fuels

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Opportunities for Selective Control of Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis Hydrocarbons Product Distribution

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Special issue (GPS, 2016): The Fifth International Gas Processing Symposium (Qatar)

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Enhancement in the intraparticle diffusion in the supercritical phase Fischer-Tropsch synthesis

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An overview to 'Advances in C1 chemistry in the year 2002'

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Conceptual modeling of a reactor bed of a nickel-copper bi-metallic catalyst for dry reforming of methane

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PROCESS SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND CATALYSIS: A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHEMICAL PROCESSES

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Theoretical insight into effect of cation-anion pairs on CO2 reduction on bismuth electrocatalysts

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Role of water-gas-shift reaction in Fischer-Tropsch synthesis on iron catalysts: A review

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CO2Fix: An approach to assess CO2 fixation potential of CCU reaction pathways

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Modeling the Fixed-Bed Fischer-Tropsch Reactor in Different Reaction Media

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VPPD Lab -The Chemical Product Simulator

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A step towards scaling up the design of a non-conventional Fischer Tropsch reactor: Validation of simulation studies on heat and mass transfer behavior inside the reactor bed

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Stability of cobalt catalyst structure and performance in Fischer-Tropsch synthesis: Supercritical fluid media vs. conventional gas phase media

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Natural gas conversion: Current status and the potentials in the light of the NGCS-10

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Selective control of hydrocarbon product distribution in supercritical phase Fischer-Tropsch synthesis.

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Prospect of success in scaling-up Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reactor operates in near-critical and supercritical phase media

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Catalytic performance of chromium oxide supported on Al2O3 in oxidative dehydrogenation of isobutane to isobutene

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Alternative Pathways for CO2 Utilization via Dry Reforming of Methane

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Impact of cobalt-based catalyst characteristics on the performance of conventional gas-phase and supercritical-phase Fischer-Tropsch synthesis

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Assessment of pore diffusion limitations for the near critical and supercritical fischer-Tropsch synthesis

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Catalyst Deactivation by Carbon Deposition: The Remarkable Case of Nickel Confined by Atomic Layer Deposition

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Simulation, integration, and economic analysis of gas-to-liquid processes

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Selective control of hydrocarbon product distribution in supercritical phase Fischer-tropsch synthesis

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Conceptual design and integration of XTL plants

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Optimization Approach to the Reduction of CO2 Emissions for Syngas Production Involving Dry Reforming

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Enhancing the Lubricity of Gas-to-Liquid (GTL) Paraffinic Kerosene: Impact of the Additives on the Physicochemical Properties

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A Techno-Economic Study of Catalytic Decarboxylation Process for Naphthenic Acids Utilizing Protonic Zeolite Socony Mobil Type 5 (HZSM-5) Catalyst

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Dry reforming of methane: An alternative Option for Carbon Capture

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A novel CO2 utilization technology for the synergistic co-production of multi-walled carbon nanotubes and syngas.

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CO2Fix: An approach to assess CO2 fixation potential of CCU reaction pathways (vol 178, 108398, 2023)

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Modeling Fischer-Tropsch Product Distribution of a Cobalt-based Catalyst in Different Reaction Media

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Pigmented dentinogenic ghost cell tumor: a unique case report and a review of the literature.

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Systematic approach to design tailor made fuel blends that meets ASTM standards

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Properties driven design of synthetic jet fuels derived from natural gas via gas-to-liquid technology

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Kinetics of Catalytic Decarboxylation of Naphthenic Acids over HZSM-5 Zeolite Catalyst

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The impact of the development of catalyst and reaction system of the methanol synthesis stage on the overall profitability of the entire plant: A techno-economic study

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Safety assessment of potential supercritical solvents for Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis

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Effect of carbon number on properties of synthetic gas-to-liquid jet fuel blends

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Simulation of a typical and an advanced Fischer Tropsch reactor technology

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Minimizing CO2 emissions for syngas production units using Dry Reforming of Methane

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Supercritical solvent effects on hydrocarbon product distributions from Fischer-Tropsch synthesis over an alumina-supported cobalt catalyst

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Multi-scale modeling of fixed-bed Fischer Tropsch reactor

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Advancement in the design of Fischer-Tropsch reactor technology and the potentials for nonconventional reaction nedia

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Characterization of synthetic Gas-to-Liquid jet fuel blends and properties correlation with hydrocarbon structure

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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)

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Oxidative dehydrogenation of isobutane over pyrophosphates catalytic systems

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Isobutane oxydehydrogenation on Al2O3-supported transition and rare-earth metal oxides

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Solvent selection for commercial supercritical Fischer-Tropsch synthesis process

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A Method to Design an Advanced Gas-to-Liquid Technology Reactor for Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis

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Potentials for utilizing the solubility parameters in the design of single and mixed solvents for recycling used lubricating oils

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Bukur Reaction Engineering and Catalysis Symposium

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Qatar National Research Fund - (Doha, Qatar)

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Solar-Powered Desalination Process Accompanying CO2 Conversion and Water Purification

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Design of Novel Catalysts and Processes for CO2 Conversion from Micro- to Macroscale

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Qatar National Research Fund - (Doha, Qatar)

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Texas A&M University; Qatar Campus; 4251 TAMUQ

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Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES)

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Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES)

# inTheNews[].label
Gulftimes: Promising reactor technology for Qatar's natural gas industry

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Her Highness Sheikha Moza Bint Nasser Attends 'Empowering Innovation', a Celebration of QF's Inventors and Innovators

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Sheikha Moza attends QF's 'Empowering Innovation' Event

# etdChairOf[].label
Noureldin, Mohamed Mahmoud (2014-12). A Systematic Approach for the Design of Integrated Energy and Chemicals Production. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Bao, Buping (2012-07). Process Design and Optimization of Biorefining Pathways. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Yueh, Andrew (2015-12). Black Box Modeling of Hydrocarbon Physiochemical Properties and its Approach to Fuel Optimization. Master's Thesis.

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Kheireddine, Houssein (2012-07). Process Optimization and Integration Strategies for Material Reclamation and Recovery. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Hamad, Natalie (2011-12). Safety and Techno-Economic Analysis of Solvent Selection for Supercritical Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis Reactors. Master's Thesis.

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Alsuhaibani, Abdulrahman Saleh A (2018-10). Optimal Selection and Design of a Methanol Process with Enhanced CO2 Utilization. Master's Thesis.

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Katbeh, Tala (2017-12). An Energy Integrated Approach to Design Supercritical Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis Products Separation and Solvent Recovery System. Master's Thesis.