Dr Sharif Zein's Outputs (6)

Advances in MXene-based photoanodes for water-splitting (2023)
Journal Article
Bahari, M. B., Mamat, C. R., Jalil, A. A., Hassan, N. S., Khusnun, N. F., Sawal, M. H., Izzudin, N. M., Hatta, A. H., Zein, S. H., & Le, V. G. (2023). Advances in MXene-based photoanodes for water-splitting. Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 947, Article 117750. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelechem.2023.117750

MXene, composed of two-dimensional transition metal carbides/nitrides, has excellent potential as photoanode material for photoelectrochemical water-splitting applications. Its exceptional physical and chemical properties, including high electrical c... Read More about Advances in MXene-based photoanodes for water-splitting.

Lamellar-structured fibrous silica as a new engineered catalyst for enhancing CO<inf>2</inf> methanation (2023)
Journal Article
Aziz, M. A., Jalil, A. A., Hamid, M. Y., Hassan, N. S., Khusnun, N. F., Bahari, M. B., Hatta, A. H., Matmin, J., Zein, S. H., & Saravanan, R. (2023). Lamellar-structured fibrous silica as a new engineered catalyst for enhancing CO2 methanation. Fuel, 352, Article 129113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2023.129113

Recently, Centre of Hydrogen Energy (CHE) has developed new structures of fibrous mesoporous silica nanoparticles (FMSN) and fibrous Mobil composition of matter-41 (FMCM-41) called CHE-SM and CHE-S41, respectively. Both are used as a support, along w... Read More about Lamellar-structured fibrous silica as a new engineered catalyst for enhancing CO<inf>2</inf> methanation.

Comparison of activated carbon and low-cost adsorbents for removal of 2,4-dichlorophenol from wastewater using Aspen Adsorption and response surface methodology (2023)
Journal Article
Yasir, H. A., Zein, S. H., Holliday, M. C., Jabbar, K. J., Ahmed, U., & Jalil, A. A. (2023). Comparison of activated carbon and low-cost adsorbents for removal of 2,4-dichlorophenol from wastewater using Aspen Adsorption and response surface methodology. Environmental Technology, https://doi.org/10.1080/09593330.2023.2202829

In this paper, the adsorption of the chlorinated organic compound, 2,4-dichlorophenol, using activated carbon (AC), bagasse fly ash (BFA) and rice husk fly ash (RHFA) in a packed bed column was simulated using Aspen Adsorption software. The purpose o... Read More about Comparison of activated carbon and low-cost adsorbents for removal of 2,4-dichlorophenol from wastewater using Aspen Adsorption and response surface methodology.

A short review on informetric analysis and recent progress on contribution of ceria in Ni-based catalysts for enhanced catalytic CO methanation (2023)
Journal Article
Hatta, A., Jalil, A., Hassan, N., Hamid, M., Nabgan, W., Alhassan, M., Bahari, M., Cheng, C., Zein, S., & Firmansyah, M. (2023). A short review on informetric analysis and recent progress on contribution of ceria in Ni-based catalysts for enhanced catalytic CO methanation. Powder Technology, 417, Article 118246. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.powtec.2023.118246

Energy demand is rising, and the exhaustion of accessible energy sources is currently the greatest challenge. CO methanation has become a crucial reaction for the substituted natural gas production, necessitating a catalyst. Ceria is amongst the most... Read More about A short review on informetric analysis and recent progress on contribution of ceria in Ni-based catalysts for enhanced catalytic CO methanation.

Process design, simulation, and techno-economic analysis of integrated production of furfural and glucose derived from palm oil empty fruit bunches (2023)
Journal Article
Mohammed, M. Z. R., Ng, Z. W., Putranto, A., Kong, Z. Y., Sunarso, J., Aziz, M., Zein, S. H., Giwangkara, J., & Butar, I. (2023). Process design, simulation, and techno-economic analysis of integrated production of furfural and glucose derived from palm oil empty fruit bunches. Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10098-022-02454-3

This study aims to propose a new process design, simulation, and techno-economic analysis of an integrated process plant that produces glucose and furfural from palm oil empty fruit bunches (EFB). In this work, an Aspen Plus-based simulation has been... Read More about Process design, simulation, and techno-economic analysis of integrated production of furfural and glucose derived from palm oil empty fruit bunches.

Process design Optimisation, heat integration, and techno-economic analysis of oil refinery: A case study (2023)
Journal Article
Jabbar, K. J., Zein, S. H., Hasan, A. H., Ahmed, U., & Jalil, A. A. (2023). Process design Optimisation, heat integration, and techno-economic analysis of oil refinery: A case study. Energy Sources, Part A, 45(2), 4931-4947. https://doi.org/10.1080/15567036.2023.2205365

This paper outlines a comprehensive analysis of the optimal design and simulation of a crude oil distillation system within a refinery process, including pre-treatment and blending of two crude oils to increase the refinery’s annual profit. This dist... Read More about Process design Optimisation, heat integration, and techno-economic analysis of oil refinery: A case study.