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KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS

http://www.kfupm.edu.sa/cent Newsletter, Muharram – Safar 1439

For comments, contact Mr. Mohammed Sanhoob +966 13 8607265, [email protected]

Joint Seminar On “Saudi Aramco Enhanced Non-Metallic Sensing (SENSE) " presented By Dr. Enrico Bovero

The Center of Research Excellence in Nanotechnology (CENT) in collaboration with the Center of

Research Excellence in Corrosion (CORE-C) organized a Joint seminar on “Saudi Aramco Enhanced

Non Metallic Sensing (SENSE)" presented By Dr. Enrico Bovero of the Research and Development

Center of Saudi Aramco on the 1st of November, 2017 . . . (details on page 2).

The carbon dioxide challenge is one of the most pressing problems facing our planet. Each stage in

the carbon cycle: capture, regeneration, and conversion presents its own materials requirements.

Recent work on metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) demonstrated their potential and effectiveness in

progressing towards addressing this challenge. In this Review, we correlate specific MOF structural

and chemical properties that have led . . . (details on page 3).1

Joint Seminar On “Saudi Aramco Enhanced Non Metallic Sensing (SENSE) " presented By Dr. Enrico Bovero

Research and Development Center, SAUDI ARAMCO

He highlighted one of the drawbacks of using

non-metallic materials in the industry, which

is the lack of adequate inspection technology

for these materials. The lack of adequate

inspection technology for composite material

in the oil and gas industry motivated the

Material Performance Enhancement team in

the oil and gas network integrity unit of Saudi

Aramco to develop a new technology capable

of detecting deformation in non-metallic

materials with high accuracy and reliability, by

analyzing optical response from the non-

metallic material to detect defects and

prevent failure.

He later discussed other areas in which this

new technology can be applied, such as in the

aerospace and wind energy industries.


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The Center of Research Excellence in

Nanotechnology (CENT) in collaboration with

the Center of Research Excellence in

Corrosion (CORE-C) organized a joint seminar

on “Saudi Aramco Enhanced Non Metallic

Sensing (SENSE)" presented By Dr. Enrico

Bovero of the Research and Development

Center of Saudi Aramco on the 1st of

November, 2017.

The event was graced by CENT and CORE-C

personnel, faculties, students and staffs of

the University. The speaker started his

presentation with a general introduction

about the research and development center

of Saudi Aramco and then highlighted

corrosion as a major problem in the oil and

gas industry and gave some information into

the cost of corrosion in the industry and how

the cost consideration had motivated several

researches in the possibility of replacing

metallic parts with non-metallic materials in

the industry.

Newsletter, Muharram – Safar 1439

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The Chemistry of Metal-Organic Frameworks for Carbon DioxideCapture, Regeneration, and Conversion

Christopher A. Trickett, Aasif Helal, Bassem A. Al-Maythalony, Zain H. Yamani, Kyle E. Cordova and Omar M. Yaghi

Nature Rev. Mater., 2017, 2, 17045.

The carbon dioxide

challenge is one of the

most pressing problems

facing our planet. Each

stage in the carbon cycle:

capture, regeneration,

and conversion presents

its own materials

requirements. Recent

work on metal-organic

frameworks (MOFs) demonstrated their potential and effectiveness in progressing towards

addressing this challenge. In this Review, we correlate specific MOF structural and chemical

properties that have led to the highest capture capacity, most efficient separations and regeneration

processes, and the most catalytically active conversions.

This Review discusses the post-combustion CO2 capture by MOF and the precision with which the

interior of MOFs is designed. The flexibility with which one can tailor a given MOF allows for the

optimization and enhancement of CO2 capture properties. The majority of research on developing

MOFs for CO2 capture has focused on reversible adsorption - a process that significantly lowers the

need for energy input during regeneration and overcomes a key challenge of using traditional

sorbents like monoethanolamine solutions. As a result, the structures of MOFs have since been

systematically developed, fine-tuned and studied in detail to have: (i) coordinatively unsaturated

metal sites, (ii) incorporation of specific heteroatoms within the backbone or as part of a covalently

bound functionality, (iii) covalent functionalization by incorporation or grafting of dialkylamines

within a MOF, (iv) building unit interactions such as SBU-based interactions, (v) hydrophobic

frameworks are an alternative for the capture of CO2 by simple exclusion of water from the pores,

and (vi) hybrid functionalities that have the goal to maximize the density of strong binding sites that

promote strong interactions with CO2 to increase the CO2 uptake. . . . (continued on next page)3

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The Chemistry of Metal-Organic Frameworks for Carbon DioxideCapture, Regeneration, and Conversion (contd)

Furthermore, we also elaborate on the application of MOFs in the atmospheric carbon capture

from air, and also carbon capture for natural gas upgrading. The separation of CO2 from methane is

an important process for natural gas sweetening as the CO2 in the presence of moisture is corrosive

and lowers energy efficiency.

Additionally, we cover the area of: (a) MOFs for short-term storage and transport of carbon dioxide,

and (b) practical consideration in carbon dioxide regeneration involving technologies such as (i)

pressure swing adsorption (PSA); (ii) vacuum swing adsorption (VSA); (iii) temperature swing

adsorption (TSA); and (iv) carbon dioxide separation by MOF membranes.

Finally, we review the utilization of CO2 by MOFs. This section is divided into two main categories:

(i) reduction and hydrogenation of carbon dioxide in MOFs, and (ii) carbon dioxide conversion by

MOFs for fine chemicals. The first part is subdivided into three parts: (a) photocatalytic reduction of

carbon dioxide; (b) electrocatalytic reduction; and (c) hydrogenation of CO2 using MOF-nanoparticle

composites. The second part consists of three categories: (a) defect-driven catalysis; (b) linker

promoted catalysis; and (c) inorganic secondary building unit-driven catalysis. The potential of

MOFs for satisfying the demands in every aspect of the carbon dioxide cycle has captured the

imagination of scientists, with exponential progress being made in the field. With the early phase of

discovery and proof-of-concept for CO2-related applications now well established, this progress is

shifting from fundamental aspects

to practical considerations. The field is now moving toward

testing materials under conditions applicable to commercial

and real-world use, including separation from multiple

component mixtures at low concentration and in the

presence of water, and developing means to recover

CO2 and recycle the MOFs for long-term use.

The Saudi Aramco support to KFUPM through the Strategic

Research Partnership has enabled KFUPM to establish world

class research programs on campus, and develop state of

the art technologies in fields pertaining to the core business

areas of the world leading oil company.4

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Week No. Morning Session Afternoon Session

1 Introduction to Nanotechnology

Instructor: Dr. Zain Hassan Yamani

CENT & SMP

Instructor: Mr. M. Hassan & Dr. Zain Yamani

2 Introduction to Lab safety and ethics

Instructor: Mr. Mahmoud Abd-Rabb-Al-Nabi

Lab Tour

Instructor: Dr. Naseeruzzaman

Synthesis of Nanoparticles (TiO2)

Instructor: Mr. Muhammed Ibrar

Centrifugation and Separation

Instructor: Mr. Mohamed Hassan

3 Ball-milling

Instructor: Mr. Idris Bakare

Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS) and

application

Instructor: Mr. Idris Bakare

4 Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)

Instructor: Dr. Abbas Hakeem

X-Ray Diffractometer (XRD)

5 Photocatalysis Application

Instructor: Dr. Mohammad Qamar

Photocatalysis Application

Instructor: Dr. Mohammad Qamar

6 Diffusion Analysis (BET)

Instructor: Mr. Muhammed Qamaruddin

Micro-CT


7 FT-IR

Instructor: Mr. Ibrahim Khan

UV-Vis

Instructor: Mr. Muhammed Mansha

8 Reactor and Catalytic Test

Instructor: Mr. Anas Karrar

Gas Chromatography (GC)

Instructor: Mr. Anas Karrar

9 Thermal Gravimetric Analysis (TGA)


DLS

Instructor: Mr. Muhammed Qamaruddin

10 Thin Film Sputtering

Instructor: Dr. Qasem Drmosh

Gas Sensing

Instructor: Dr. Qasem Drmosh

11 Presentations

Weekly Schedule (171)

CENT- Student Mentorship Program 2017

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UPCOMING EVENTS

MS Thesis Defense of Mr. Hassan Ahmad SalihChemical Engineering Department

Thesis Title: METHANOL TO OLEFINS USING MODIFIED SAPO-34 ZEOLITE

Date: December 18, 2017 Time: 1.00 PM Venue: Building 4, Room 125

PhD Dissertation Defense of Mr Mr. Teguh KurniawanChemical Engineering Department

Thesis Title:COST EFFECTIVE CATALYST DERIVED FROM NATURAL ZEOLITE THROUGH BALL MILLING

AND RECRYSTALLIZATION METHOD FOR HYDROCARBON CONVERSION

Date: December 11, 2017 Time: 1.00 PM Venue: Building 4, Room 125

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SEMINARSpeaker: Dr. Srikant Gopal

Lead Scientist, SABIC Technology Center, Riyadh, KSATopic: Selective Oxidation Of Lower AlkanesDate: Wednesday, December 6th, 2017

Time: 1:30 PM

Venue: Building 15, 4th Floor Auditorium

Mr. Abdul-Rashid Bawah

Chemical Engineering

Congratulations to the following CENT

affiliated students on the successful

presentation of their MS thesis

Mr. Galal Atef Nasser

Chemical Engineering

His current research focuses on the

synthesis and modification of zeolites

and their application in the

petrochemical industry. You may

extend your congratulatory messages

to Dr. Abuzar Khan by sending him a

message to his email address

[email protected]

Dr. Abuzar Khan has

been appointed as

Research Scientist

III at CENT. Prior to

this, he was working

as post-doc at CENT.

Dr. Abuzar Khan

mailto:[email protected]

RECENT CENT AFFILIATED PUBLICATIONS



"Crystal growth study of K-F nanozeolite and its catalytic behavior in Aldol condensation ofbenzaldehyde and heptanal enhanced by microwave heating," S.-F. Wong, K. Deekomwong, J.Wittayakun, T. C. Ling, O. Muraza, F. Adam and E.-P. Ng, Materials Chemistry and Physics, Vol.196, issue Supplement C, 2017, pp 295-301

"Selective isomerization of n-butane over mordenite nanoparticles fabricated by sequential ballmilling-recrystallization-dealumination route," T. Kurniawan, O. Muraza, A. S. Hakeem, I. A.Bakare, T. Nishitoba, T. Yokoi, Z. H. Yamani and A. M. Al-Amer, Energy & Fuels, 2017.

Facile synthesis of CuFe 2 O 4 –Fe 2 O 3 composite for high-performance supercapacitorelectrode applications," K. Rashid, H. Muhammad, A. G. Mohammed, K. Adnan, R. Zia Ur, M.Zahir, A. H. Yasir, W. Changda, W. Chuan Qiang and S. Li, Materials Research Express, Vol. 4,issue 10, 2017, pp 105501.

"Microwave assisted synthesis of MTT-TON intergrowth crystals for the catalytic conversion ofnaphtha to olefins," S. A. Lateef, I. A. Bakare and O. Muraza, Microporous and MesoporousMaterials 2017.

"Shape Controlled Synthesis of Copper Vanadate Platelet Nanostructures, Their Optical BandEdges, and Solar-Driven Water Splitting Properties," I. Khan and A. Qurashi, Scientific Reports,Vol. 7, issue 1, 2017, pp 14370.

"Surface-related properties of perovskite CH3NH3PbI3 thin films by aerosol-assisted chemicalvapour deposition," M. Afzaal, B. Salhi, A. Al-Ahmed, H. M. Yates and A. S. Hakeem, Journal ofMaterials Chemistry C, Vol. 5, issue 33, 2017, pp 8366-8370.

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"Effect of precursor size on the structure and mechanical properties of calcium-stabilizedsialon/cubic boron nitride nanocomposites," B. A. Ahmed, A. S. Hakeem, T. Laoui, R. M. A.Khan, M. M. Al Malki, A. Ul-Hamid, F. A. Khalid and N. Bakhsh, Journal of Alloys andCompounds, Vol. 728, issue Supplement C, 2017, pp 836-843.

"Synthesis, crystal structure and anticancer activity of tetrakis(N-isopropylimidazolidine-2-selenone)platinum(II) chloride," S. Ahmad, A. O. S. Altoum, J. Vančo, R. Křikavová, Z. Trávníček,Z. Dvořák, M. Altaf, M. Sohail and A. A. Isab, Journal of Molecular Structure, Vol. 1152, issue,2018, pp 232-236.

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