Muataz Ali Atieh
Hamad Bin khalifa University, Qatar
Biography
Muataz Ali Atieh is an Associate Professor at the College of Science and Engineering and Senior Scientist in the Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute under Hamad Bin Khalifa University. He received his PhD in Chemical Engineering at the University Putra Malaysia in 2005. His research focuses on design and fabrication of different types of CVD reactors for production of micro and nano carbon materials for different applications. He produced different materials from nanostructure materials such as Carbon Nanotubes, Carbon Nanofibers, Nanocatalyst and Graphene to microstructure materials such as Activated Carbon, Vapor Grown Carbon Fiber, Polymers and Membranes. He is working in different applications such as water treatment, water desalination, water disinfection, heat transfer, nano-fluid, nanocomposite, nanocatalyst, polymerization, membrane synthesis, nanosensors and corrosion. He is the author of over 75 peer-reviewed publications, 50 conference papers, 5 published USA Patents. In 2010, he was awarded with an Excellent Research award from King Fahd University, Saudi Arabia.
Abstract
Abstract : Can carbon nanomaterials revolutionize membrane separation for water treatment and desalination?