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Raafat Alnaizy, Visiting Professor
PhD, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA, 1999
 Address:
Department of Chemical Engineering
College of Engineering American University of Sharjah
P.O. Box 26666
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Room: EL 135
Office: +(971) 6 515 2710
Fax: +(971) 6 515 2979
E-mail: ralnaizy@aus.edu
Research Interests
Application of fundamentals of reaction engineering and separation principles to environmental chemical engineering in process industries. The focus of previous research was on environmental remediation by physical/chemical separation techniques, catalytic and advanced oxidation of selected hard-to-degrade contaminants, bioremediation, desulfurization of fossil fuels, and wastewater and groundwater treatment.
Course |
Description |
NGN 110 |
Introduction to Engineering |
CHE 204 |
Transport Phenomena I (Fluid Mechanics) |
CHE 402 |
Kinetics & Reactor Design |
CHE 432 |
Process Design, Safety and Economics |
| CHE 455 |
Chemical Process Simulation |
| CHE 470 |
Process Air Pollution |
| CHE 471 |
Process Water Pollution Control |
| CHE 490 |
Senior Design Project I |
| CHE 495 |
Chemical Engineering Seminar |
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| CHE 530 |
Advanced Reaction Engineering |
| CHE 560 |
Numerical Methods in Chemical Engineering |
| CHE 569 |
Simulation of Chemical Processes |
| CHE 573 |
Process Air Pollution Control |
Short Courses
Wastewater Treatment (Public)
Utilities (Saudi Aramco Exclusive)
Biography
Dr. Raafat Alnaizy received his doctorate in 1999 from the Chemical Engineering Department at Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. He joined the AUS Department of Chemical Engineering in August 2005 as Visiting Professor. Prior to joining AUS, Dr. Alnaizy held several academic and industrial positions. He was an assistant professor at KFUPM, Saudi Arabia; a senior process engineer at Intel Corp., Portland Technology Development, Oregon, USA; and a consulting manager at SEW. Dr. Alnaizy has published several journal articles and technical papers and given presentations at many conferences. He has served on the technical committees of many chemical engineering conferences
Current Research Projects
- Amine process simulation model
- Meeting the challenge of MTBE and other fuel oxygenate
- Ionic liquids as potential environmental friendly solvent in aromatics-aliphatic separation
- Amphiphilic polyelectrolytes as primary flocculants and coagulants in waters treatment
The objective of the above diverse research programs is to develop technologies that are energy-efficient and environmentally beneficial. The ultimate aspiration is to promote good stewardship and to provide assistance to any establishment needing help treating or reducing waste.
Selected Publications
Refereed Journal Articles
- R. Alnaizy, “Kinetics of MTBE Removal from Contaminated Water by the UV/H2O2 Process,” Journal of Water Supply: Research & Technology, in review.
- M. Sayem Mozumder, R. Alnaizy, Yunusa Umarb, Sk. Asrof Ali, B.F. Abu-Sharkh, “Influence of Hydrophobe Content and Salt Concentration on Dilute Solution Behavior of Hydrophobically Modified Ionic Polymers from Diallylammonium Salts/Sulfur Dioxide Cyclocopolymerization: Light Scattering And Fluorescence Spectroscopy,” European Polymer Journal, in press.
- I.A. Hussein, M.S. Mozumder, B.F. Abu-Sharkh, Sk. Asrof Ali, and R. Alnaizy, “Influence of Hydrophobe Content on the Solution Rheology of Hydrophobically Modified Terpolymer of SO2,N,N-diallyl-N-carboethoxymethylammonium Chloride,” European Polymer Journal, in press.
- Alnaizy, R., Mozumder, A. S. Sayem, and Abu-Sharkh, B. F., “Influence of Hydrophobe Content of Amphiphilic Polyelectrolytes on NOM Removal Efficiency in Water Treatment,” Water Environment Research, submitted.
- Alnaizy, R. and A. Akgerman, "Advanced Oxidation of Phenolic Compounds,” Advances in Environmental Research, Volume 4, Issue 3, August 2000, pp. 233-244.
- Alnaizy, R. and A. Akgerman, "Oxidative Treatment of High Explosives Contaminated Wastewater,” Water Research, Volume 33, Issue 9, June 1999, pp. 2021-2030.
- Alnaizy, R. and Rai, Char, "Texas Lignite Desulfurization,” Fuel Sci Techn Int, Volume 14, Issue 4, 1996, pp. 511-535.
Conference Papers
- R. Alnaizy, M.S. Mozumder, B.F. Abu-Sharkh, “Optimal Application of Amphiphilic Polyelectrolytes as Primary Flocculants in NOM-Contaminated Water,” Seventh World Congress of Chemical Engineer (WCCE), July 10–14, 2005, Scotland.
- Alnaizy, R. and Al-Tawabini, B. “Effects of Light Intensity in Hydrogen Peroxide Based AOP for MTBE Removal from Contaminated Groundwater,” 2004 AIChE Annual Meeting, November 7–12, Austin, TX.
- Al-Tawabini, B. and Alnaizy R., “MTBE Removal from Contaminated Groundwater by Advanced Oxidation Processes,” Sixth International Conference and Exhibition on Chemistry in Industry, September 27–29, 2004, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain.
- Alnaizy, R., Mozumder, A. S. Sayem, and Abu-Sharkh, B. F., “Amphiphilic Polyelectrolytes as Primary Flocculants/Coagulants in Water Treatment: Dynamic Light Scattering Study,” World Water & Environmental Resources Congress, June 27-July 1, 2004, Salt Lake City, Utah.
- Alnaizy, R., and A. Akgerman, "Advanced Oxidation of Phenolic Compounds,” AIChE annual meeting, November 1999, Dallas, TX.
- Alnaizy, R., Maugans, C., and A. Akgerman, "Catalytic Wet Oxidation of Phenol, TNT, and RDX Using Pt/TiO2 Catalyst,” Fifth Annual South Texas Environmental Conference, October 20–22, 1999.
- Alnaizy, R. and Rai, Char, "Texas Lignite Desulfurization,” AIChE annual meeting, November 1994, San Francisco, CA.
“The Role of Universities in Promoting Capacity Building in Science and Technology,” ESCWA expert group meeting on science and technology capacity building, Beirut, Lebanon, 2000.
"Cooperation Mechanism between Research Centers and the Benefited Sectors, Promotion of Scientific Research,” Arab federation of scientific research councils, Algeria, Algeria, 2001, in Arabic.
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