The Department of Chemical Engineering discusses a doctoral thesis on the removal of organic solvents from oil refinery wastes using the pervaporation process.
The Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Technology discussed the doctoral thesis.
Organic Solvent Separation from Refinery Wastewater by Pervaporation Process: Experimental, Thermodynamics, Modeling, and Simulation Study
On Thursday, September 21, 2023, the student Salam Hussein Rashid’s thesis aimed to treat water present in refinery waste, where an advanced polydimethylsiloxane membrane (PDMSTM4060) was used to separate soluble benzene (C6H6) and soluble toluene (C7H8) from an aqueous solution. Through the pervaporation process.
A mathematical model of hydrophobic membranes was developed to elucidate the mechanism of transport of organic solvents and water across these membranes and to be able to predict membrane performance under different conditions. The predicted results were validated by experimental data, and in order to predict how non-ideal VOCs and water systems would behave in the PDMS membrane, a UNIQUAC model based on the UNIQUAC model and a conventional driving force model was used to simulate the transport of VOCs and water across the PDMSTM4060 membrane.
The discussion committee consisted of Prof. Dr. Adnan Abdel-Jabbar Abdel-Razzaq as Chairman, and Prof. Dr. Khaled Murshid Awaid and Prof. Dr. Khaled Turki Rashid and Assist Prof. Dr. Riad Sadiq Muhammad Saleh and Assist Prof. Dr. Jinan Abdul Karim Abdul Razzaq, under the supervision of Assist Prof. Dr. Salah Salman Ibrahim and consulting with Professor Dr. Qusay Fadel Abdel Hamid. In addition to the scientific evaluation of the thesis by Prof. Dr. Saleh Abdel-Jabbar Saleh from Al-Qadisiyah University and Prof. Dr. Ahmed Abdel-Muhammad from the University of Baghdad. And linguistically by Assist Prof. Dr. Alaa Abdel Hadi from the University of Technology. The thesis was accepted with a grade of (excellence).
The Department of Chemical Engineering met with new permanent employees and faculty members who have got postgraduate degrees or bachelor degrees
The Head of the Chemical Engineering Department at the University of Technology, Prof. Dr. Jamal Manee Al-Rubeai, met with the new cadre of postgraduate and bachelor degrees holders for the academic year 2023/2024.
At the beginning of the meeting, he welcomed the new members of the faculty in the department and congratulated them on their jobs, expressing his happiness at the joining of this group of faculty members and employees with their various specializations to the department family, providing them with a set of directions regarding the administrative structure of the department and the nature of the relationship and communication between faculty members, employees and students, and the need to adhere to the official working hours, administrative controls and instructions approved by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, as well as interest in the field of scientific and academic research and commitment to working within the divisions, units and committees formed in the department.
He also explained the tasks and rights enjoyed by faculty members, pointing out that they represent an asset and a new addition to the department. He requested everyone to work within the framework of loyalty to the department, the university, and the country, since they are at the beginning of their professional lives, wishing them success and progress in serving the educational process at the University of Technology.
In turn, the new employees and faculty members extended their thanks and gratitude to the head of the department and the administrative staff, and praised the warm reception and facilities provided by the department to complete the procedures for commencing their academic work.
Within the scientific activities of the Department of Chemical Engineering, the Chemical Engineering Department discusses a master's dissertation on improving phenol degradation of petroleum refinery wastewater by using ozonation process in bubble co
Within the scientific activities of the Department of Chemical Engineering, the Chemical Engineering Department discusses a master's dissertation on improving phenol degradation of petroleum refinery wastewater by using ozonation process in bubble column reactor. The MSc. dissertation for the student Adnan Kazem Majhoul included:
The ozonation process was studied through the bubble column reactor using four cases[ (O3 only), (O3 + ZnO Nanocatalyst), (O3 + AL2O3) and (O3+ ZnO Nanocatalyst + AL2O3)] for the purpose of degradation of phenol from the wastewater of petroleum refineries and the study of hydrodynamics, mass transfer (work Mathematical model and reaction kinetics to find out the optimal conditions for the performance of the bubble column reactor, where it became clear that the fourth case is the most consistent between the practical and theoretical results and removes the highest percentage of the phenol pollutant with high concentrations
The discussion committee consisted of Prof. Dr. Amer Aziz Abdul Rahman, chairman, Prof. Dr. Zainab yousif shnain, member, Asst. Prof. Dr. Shaima Abdel Rahman Ahmed, member, and under the supervision of both Prof. Dr. Khalid Ajmi Sukkar and Asst. Prof. Dr. may ali muslim. As well as the scientific evaluation of the dissertation was done by Prof. Dr. Iyad Fadel Hamza from the University of Baghdad / College of Engineering / Department of Environmental Engineering and Asst. Prof. Dr. Furat Yasser Sharad from Al-Muthanna University / College of Engineering / Department of Chemical Engineering, and linguistically by Asst. Prof. Dr. Alaa Abdel Hadi from the University of Technology.
