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Dr. Yassir Makkawi

Selected Publications

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  • Yassir Makkawi, Baraa Mohamed, Rania Ahmed, Muhammad Khan, Noha Hassan, Solar-thermal-assisted biomass pyrolysis in an inclined tubular reactor with fluidization-like behavior: Experiments, CFD modeling, and scale-up analysis. Fuel Processing Technology 289 (IF 7.7). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuproc.2026.108480.
  • Omar Moussa, Yassir Makkawi, Catalytic applications of biochar from organic waste and woody biomass in pyrolysis product upgrading: A comprehensive review. Biomass and Bioenergy 209 (IF 5.8) 108928. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2026.108928.
  • Mohsin Raza, Labeeb Ali, Abrar Inayat, Mohammednoor Altarawneh, Yassir Makkawi, Omar Moussa, Basim Abu-Jdayil, Pyrolysis of Prosopis cineraria for bio-oil production, Next Materials 11, 101989.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nxmate.2026.101989.

 

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  • Aisha Ahmed, Yassir Makkawi, The Biorefinery Paradigm: Technologies, Feedstocks, and Retrofitting for Future Sustainable Energy, Energies, 2025, 18(22), 5919 (IF 3.2). https://doi.org/10.3390/en18225919.

  • Nihal Yasir, Yassir Makkawi, Baraa Ahmed & Ondrej Masek, Food waste devolatilization kinetics with demonstration of its implementation in computational modeling of a fluidized bed pyrolysis reactor, Bioenerg Research. 18, 32 (2025). Read more (IF 3.2). 
  • Omar Moussa, Yassir Makkawi, Ondřej Mašek, Baraa Mohamed, Prolysis of Anaerobically Digested and Undigested Sewage Sludge: Comparative Assessment of Product Quality, Emissions, and Carbon Sequestration, Energy Conversion and Management: X, Vol 27 101213 (IF 7.1). Read more
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  • Yassir Makkawi, Mihad Ibrahim, Nihal Yasir, Omar Moussa, Solar-Thermal Conversion of Biomass: Principles of Solar Concentrators/Reactors, Reported Studies, and Prospects for Large-Scale Implementation, Fuel Processing Technology 264 (2024) 108139 (IF 7.2). Read more
  • Eman Basheir, Yassir Makkawi, Ondrej Masek, Management and potential application of desalination brine reject in CO2 capture and catalytic conversion processes, Journal of Water Process Engineering 66 (2024) 105956 (IF 6.3). Read more
  • Yassir Makkawi and Baraa Ahmed, CFD modeling of date palm (Phoenix dactylifera) waste fast pyrolysis in a fluidized bed-including experimental kinetics, validation, and remarks on the modeling approach, Renewable Energy 224 (2024) 120175 (IF 8.7). Read more
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  • Yassir Makkawi, Muhammad Khan, Fatemeh Hassan Pour, Omar Moussa, Hamza Alnoman, Yehya Elsayed, A comparative analysis of second-generation biofuels and its potentials for large-scale production in arid and semi-arid regions. Fuel 343 (2023) 127893 (IF 7.4). Read more
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  • Yassir Makkawi, Fatemeh Hassan Pour, Yehya Elsayed, Muhammad Khan, Omar Moussa, Ondrej Masek, Mohamed Badrelzaman, Wasil El Tahir, Recycling of post-consumption food waste through pyrolysis: feedstock characteristics, products analysis, reactor performance, and assessment of worldwide implementation potentials. Energy Conversion and Management 272 (2022) 116348 (IF 11.5). Read more
  • Yassir Makkawi, Fatemeh Hassan Pour, Omar Moussa, Case Study in Arid and Semi-arid Regions, a book chapter in “Waste-to-Energy- Recent Developments and Future Perspectives towards Circular Economy”, ISBN 978-3-030-91569-8, Springer Nature (2022).
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  • Yassir Makkawi, Yehya El Sayed, Dionysia-Angeliki Lyra, Fatemeh Hassan Pour, Muhammad Khan, Mohamed Badrelzaman, Assessment of the pyrolysis products from halophyte Salicornia Bigelovii cultivated in a desert environment, Fuel (IF 7.4), Vol 290, 2021, 119518. Read more
  • Fatemeh Hassan Pour and Yassir Makkawi, A review of post-consumption food waste management and its potentials for biofuel production, Energy reports (IF 5.2), 2021, 7759–7784. Read more
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  • Makkawi, Y., Yu, X., Ocone, R., Parametric analysis of biomass fast pyrolysis in a downer fluidized bed reactor. Renewable Energy (IF 8.7), 143 (2019) 1225-1234. Read more
  • Makkawi, Y., El Sayed, Y., Nancarrow, P, Salih, M., Banks, Scott, Jones, S., Bridgwater, T., Fast pyrolysis of date palm (Phoenix dactylifera) waste in a bubbling fluidized bed reactor. Renewable Energy (IF 8.7), 143 (2019) 719−730. Read more
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  • Mohamed Hassan and Yassir Makkawi, A hydrodynamic model for biomass gasification in a circulating fluidized bed riser, Chemical Engineering & Processing: Process Intensification (IF 4.3, 2018, 148–161, 2018. Read more
  • Xi Yu, Paula Blancoa, Yassir Makkawi, Anthony Bridgwater, CFD and experimental studies on a circulating fluidized bed reactor for biomass gasification, Chemical Engineering, and Processing - Process Intensification (IF 4.3), 2018, 284-29, 2018. Read more
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  • Muktar Bashir, Yu, X., Hassan, M., Yassir Makkawi. Modeling and performance analysis of biomass fast pyrolysis in a solar-thermal reactor, ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. (IF 8.4), 3795−3807, 2017. Read more
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  • Elewuwa, F., Makkawi, Y., A computational model of hydrogen production by steam reforming of DME in a large scale CFB reactor: Part II: Parametric analysis, International Journal of hydrogen production, 19819-19828, 2016 (IF 7.2). Read more
  • Huaiyu Yang, Xi Yu, Vishal Raval, Yassir Makkawi, Alastair Florence, Effect of Oscillatory Flow on Nucleation Kinetics of Butyl Paraben, Crystal Growth Design, 875−886, 2016 (IF 3.8). Read more
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  • Elewuwa, F., Makkawi, Y., Hydrogen production by steam reforming of DME in a large scale CFB reactor: Part I: Computational model and predictions, International Journal of hydrogen production (IF 7.2), 15865–15876, 2015. Read more
  • Yu, X., Hassan, M., Ocone, R., Makkawi, Y., A CFD study of gas-solid separation in a downer pyrolysis reactor equipped with a novel gas-solid separator- II: Thermochemical performance and products, Fuel Processing Technology (IF 8.1), 51-63, 2015. Read more
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  • Yu, X., Makkawi, Y., Ocone, R., Berruti, R., Beriens, C., Huard, M., A CFD study of biomass pyrolysis in a downer reactor equipped with a novel gas-solid separator - I: hydrodynamic performance. Fuel Processing Technology, 366-382, 2014 (IF 8.1)
  • Lad, J. and Makkawi, Y., Adsorption of Dimethyl ether (DME) on zeolite molecular sieves at low pressure, Chemical Engineering Journal, 335-346, 2014 (IF 16.7).
  • Yassir Makkawi, Reactor design and its impact on performance and products, a book chapter in “Transformation of Biomass: Theory to Practice”, ISBN 978-1-119-97327-0 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd (2014)
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  • Kelwin, C, Makkawi, Y. , Hounslow, M., A priori prediction of aggregation efficiency and rate constant for fluidized bed melt granulation, Chemical Engineering Science, Volume 98, 291-297, 2013 (IF 2.8)
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  • Kelwin, C, Makkawi, Y., Hounslow, M., Time scale analysis for fluidized bed melt granulation- I: granule-granule and granule-droplet collision rates, Chemical Engineering Science, Volume 66, Issue 3, 318-326, 2011 (IF 2.8)
  • Kelwin, C, Makkawi, Y., Hounslow, M., Time scale analysis for fluidized bed melt granulation- II: binder spreading rate, Chemical Engineering Science, Volume 66, Issue 3, 327-335, 2011 (IF 2.8)
  • Kelwin, C, Makkawi, Y., Hounslow, M., Time scale analysis for fluidized bed melt granulation- III: binder solidification rate, Chemical Engineering Science, Volume 66, Issue 3, 336-341, 2011 (IF 2.8).
  • Yassir Makkawi and Raffaella Ocone “Mass transfer in fluidized bed drying of moist particulate” published in a book under the title “Mass Transfer”, ISBN 978-953-307-215-9, INTECH (2011).
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  • Makkawi, Y. and Ocone, R., Mass transfer coefficient for drying of moist particulate in a bubbling fluidized bed. Chemical Engineering Technology, 1-10, 2009 (IF 1.59)
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  • Makkawi, Y. and Ocone, R., Integration of ECT measurements with hydrodynamic modeling of conventional gas-solid bubbling bed. Chemical Engineering Science, 4304-4315, 2007 (IF 2.8)
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  • Makkawi, Y. and Ocone, R., A model for granular flows in a horizontal duct with a smooth merge of rapid-intermediate-dense flows. Chemical Engineering Science, 4271-4281, 2006 (IF 2.8)
  • Makkawi, Y., Wright, P. C and Ocone, R., The effect of friction and inter-particle cohesive forces on the hydrodynamics of gas-solid flow: a comparative analysis of theoretical predictions and experiments. Powder Technology, 163, 69-79, 2006 (IF 3.2)
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  • Makkawi, Y. and Ocone, R., Modelling of particle stress at the dilute-intermediate-dense flow regimes: A review. KONA - Powder Science and Technology, No.23, 49-63, 2005
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  • Makkawi, Y. and Wright, P. C., Electrical Capacitance Tomography for conventional fluidized bed measurements- remarks on the measuring technique. Powder Technology, 148, 142-157, 2004 (IF 3.2)
  • Makkawi, Y. and Wright, P. C., Tomographic analysis of dry/semi-wet bed fluidization: the effect of small liquid loading and particle size on the bubbling behavior. Chemical Engineering Science, 59 (1), 201-213, 2004 (IF 2.8)
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  • Makkawi, Y. and Wright, P. C., The void function and effective drag force for fluidized beds. Chemical Engineering Science, 58 (13), 2035-2051, 2003 (IF=2.8)
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  • Makkawi, Y. and Wright, P. C., Fluidization regimes in a conventional fluidized bed characterized by means of Electrical Capacitance Tomography. Chemical Engineering Science, 57 (13), 2411-2437, 2002 (IF=2.8)
  • Makkawi, Y. and Wright, P. C., Optimization of experiment span and data acquisition rates for reliable Electrical Capacitance Tomography measurement in fluidization studies- a case study. Measurement Science and Technology, 13 (12), 1831-1841, 2002 (IF 1.68)
  • Makkawi, Y. and Wright, P. C., Tomographic analysis of dry and semi wet fluidization, Short article. The Chemical Engineer Journal, short note, 2002
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  • Demirel, Y., Abu-Al-Saud, B. A., Al-Ali H. H. and Makkawi, Y., Packing size and shape effects on forced convection in large rectangular packed ducts with asymmetric heating, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 42 (17), 3267-3277, 1999.
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  • Makkawi, Y., Y. Demirel and H. H. Al-Ali, Numerical analysis of convection heat transfer in a rectangular packed duct with asymmetric heating, Energy Conversion, and Management, 39(56), 455-463, 1998 (IF 5.58)

 

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