Fuel reforming processes for hydrogen production

EMA Mokheimer, MR Shakeel, A Harale, S Paglieri… - Fuel, 2024 - Elsevier
Currently most of the hydrogen produced worldwide is obtained by reforming fossil fuels.
The advancement and use of carbon capture and sequestration technologies ensure the CO …

The mathematical catalyst deactivation models: a mini review

ZM Shakor, EN Al-Shafei - RSC advances, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Catalyst deactivation is a complex phenomenon and identifying an appropriate deactivation
model is a key effort in the catalytic industry and plays a significant role in catalyst design …

Comparison between artificial neural network and rigorous mathematical model in simulation of industrial heavy naphtha reforming process

A Al-Shathr, ZM Shakor, HS Majdi, AA AbdulRazak… - Catalysts, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this study, an artificial neural network (ANN) model was developed and compared with a
rigorous mathematical model (RMM) to estimate the performance of an industrial heavy …

Maximizing Liquid Fuel Production from Reformed Biogas by Kinetic Studies and Optimization of Fischer–Tropsch Reactions

FK Al-Zuhairi, ZM Shakor, I Hamawand - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
In the current work, the operating conditions for the Fischer–Tropsch process were optimized
using experimental testing, kinetic modelling, simulation, and optimization. The experiments …

Hydroisomerisation and Hydrocracking of n-Heptane: Modelling and Optimisation Using a Hybrid Artificial Neural Network–Genetic Algorithm (ANN–GA)

BY Al-Zaidi, A Al-Shathr, AK Shehab, ZM Shakor… - Catalysts, 2023 - mdpi.com
In this paper, the focus is on upgrading the value of naphtha compounds represented by n-
heptane (n-C7H16) with zero octane number using a commercial zeolite catalyst consisting …

Catalytic-level identification of prepared Pt/HY, Pt-Zn/HY, and Pt-Rh/HY nanocatalysts on the reforming reactions of n-Heptane

RS Hamied, KA Sukkar, HS Majdi, ZY Shnain… - Processes, 2023 - mdpi.com
The operation of reforming catalysts in a fixed bed reactor undergoes a high level of
interaction between the operating parameters and the reaction mechanism. Understanding …

Reaction Kinetics of Cinnamaldehyde Hydrogenation over Pt/SiO2: Comparison between Bulk and Intraparticle Diffusion Models

A Al-Shathr, ZM Shakor, BY Al-Zaidi… - … Journal of Chemical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The liquid‐phase hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde over a Pt/SiO2 catalyst was
investigated experimentally and theoretically. The experiments were conducted in a 300 …

Managing transport processes in thermal cracking to produce high-quality fuel from extra-heavy waste crude oil using a semi-batch reactor

R Almukhtar, SI Hammoodi, HS Majdi, KA Sukkar - Processes, 2022 - mdpi.com
Soil pollution from waste crude oil in emergency pits is a major problem at petroleum
industry sites. In this work, extra-heavy waste crude oil was recovered from emergency pits …

[HTML][HTML] A detailed reaction kinetic model of light naphtha isomerization on Pt/zeolite catalyst

ZM Shakor, MJ Ramos, AA AbdulRazak - Journal of King Saud University …, 2022 - Elsevier
There is increasing interest in kinetic models of catalytic refining processes, because of their
importance in developing and improving these processes. In fact, the models can be used to …

An Eco-friendly Process to Produce High-Purity Nano-γ-Al2O3 from Aluminum Scrap Using a Novel Electrolysis Technique for Petroleum Industry Applications

MS Baqur, RS Hamied, KA Sukkar - Arabian Journal for Science and …, 2023 - Springer
Petroleum refineries widely use γ-Al2O3 in multiphase reactors as a catalyst support
material. The techniques used to synthesize this support are usually expensive and …