Skip to main content

Research Repository

Advanced Search

Outputs (18)

Impact of policy instruments in the implementation of renewable sources of energy in selected European countries. (2022)
Journal Article
NASIRI, E., ROCHA-MENESES, L., INAYAT, A. and KIKAS, T. 2022. Impact of policy instruments in the implementation of renewable sources of energy in selected European countries. Sustainability [online], 14(10), article number 6314. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/su14106314

Nowadays, great attention has been paid to alternative sources of energy that can be used as a replacement for fossil fuels and help to reduce their utilization in the overall energy mix. In Europe, the development and implementation of renewable sou... Read More about Impact of policy instruments in the implementation of renewable sources of energy in selected European countries..

Co-pyrolysis for bio-oil production via fixed bed reactor using date seeds and plastic waste as biomass. (2022)
Journal Article
INAYAT, A., ROCHA-MENESES, L., GHENAI, C., ABDALLAH, M., SHANABLEH, A., AL-ALI, K., ALGHFELI, A. and ALSUWAIDI, R. 2022. Co-pyrolysis for bio-oil production via fixed bed reactor using date seeds and plastic waste as biomass. Case studies in thermal engineering [online], 31, article number 101841. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csite.2022.101841

The consumption of plastic bottles is relatively high in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Therefore, in this study authors investigated the potential of combined plastic waste and locally available biomass (date seeds) to produce value-added products... Read More about Co-pyrolysis for bio-oil production via fixed bed reactor using date seeds and plastic waste as biomass..

Crude glycerol as a potential feedstock for future energy via thermochemical conversion processes: a review. (2021)
Journal Article
RAZA, M., INAYAT, A. and ABU-JDAYIL, B. 2021. Crude glycerol as a potential feedstock for future energy via thermochemical conversion processes: a review. Sustainability [online], 13(22), article number 12813. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/su132212813

Biodiesel is an emerging substitute for petroleum-based products. It is considered an ecologically safe and sustainable fuel. The high cost of biodiesel production is linearly related to its feedstock. Crude glycerol, which is a by-product of the bio... Read More about Crude glycerol as a potential feedstock for future energy via thermochemical conversion processes: a review..

Progress of the pyrolyzer reactors and advanced technologies for biomass pyrolysis processing. (2021)
Journal Article
RAZA, M., INAYAT, A., AHMED, A., JAMIL, F., GHENAI, C., RAQVI, S.R., SHANABLEH, A., AYOUB, M., WARIS, A. and PARK, Y.-K. 2021. Progress of the pyrolyzer reactors and advanced technologies for biomass pyrolysis processing. Sustainability [online], 13(19), article number 11061. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/su131911061

In the future, renewable energy technologies will have a significant role in catering to energy security concerns and a safe environment. Among the various renewable energy sources available, biomass has high accessibility and is considered a carbon-... Read More about Progress of the pyrolyzer reactors and advanced technologies for biomass pyrolysis processing..

Development of reaction kinetics model for the production of synthesis gas from dry methane reforming. (2021)
Journal Article
INAYAT, A., AHMAD, M.A.B., RAZA, M., GHENAI, C., NAQVI, S.R. and AYOUB, M. 2021. Development of reaction kinetics model for the production of synthesis gas from dry methane reforming. Bulletin of chemical reaction engineering and catalysis [online], 16(2), pages 440-445. Available from: https://doi.org/10.9767/bcrec.16.2.10510.440-445

The energy supply systems dependent on fossils and municipal solid waste (MSW) materials are primarily responsible for releasing greenhouse (GHG) gases and their related environmental hazards. The increasing amount of methane (CH4) and carbon dioxide... Read More about Development of reaction kinetics model for the production of synthesis gas from dry methane reforming..

Co-combustion of blends of coal and underutilised biomass residues for environmental friendly electrical energy production. (2021)
Journal Article
KANWAL, F., AHMED, A., JAMIL, F., RAFIQ, S., AYUB, H.M.U., GHAURI, M., KHURRAM, M.S., MUNIR, S., INAYAT, A., ABU BAKAR, M.S., MOOGI, S., LAM, S.S., and PARK, Y.-K. 2021. Co-combustion of blends of coal and underutilised biomass residues for environmental friendly electrical energy production. Sustainability [online], 13(9), article number 4881. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/su13094881

This study investigated the co-combustion of the blends of coal and biomass residues from poplar sawdust, rice husk, pine nut shells, and sunflower residues for ecofriendly energy production. Proximate and ultimate analyses and calorific values of th... Read More about Co-combustion of blends of coal and underutilised biomass residues for environmental friendly electrical energy production..

Impact of layered and delaminated zeolites on catalytic fast pyrolysis of microalgae using fixed-bed reactor and Py-GC/MS. (2021)
Journal Article
NAQVI, S.R., NAQVI, M., INAYAT, A. and BLANCO-SANCHEZ, P. 2021. Impact of layered and delaminated zeolites on catalytic fast pyrolysis of microalgae using fixed-bed reactor and Py-GC/MS. Journal of analytical and applied pyrolysis [online], 155, article number 105025. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaap.2021.105025

The aim of this work is to exploit the pyrolysis characteristics of microalgae Botryococcus braunii (BB) with a medium pore framework zeolite (MCM-22) and its delaminated counterpart with a higher external surface area zeolite (ITQ-2) using pyrolysis... Read More about Impact of layered and delaminated zeolites on catalytic fast pyrolysis of microalgae using fixed-bed reactor and Py-GC/MS..

Fuzzy modeling and parameters optimization for the enhancement of biodiesel production from waste frying oil over montmorillonite clay K-30. (2019)
Journal Article
INAYAT, A., NASSEF, A.M., REZK, H., SAYED, E.T., ABDELKAREEM, M.A. and OLABI, A.G. 2019. Fuzzy modeling and parameters optimization for the enhancement of biodiesel production from waste frying oil over montmorillonite clay K-30. Science of the total environment [online], 666, pages 821-827. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.321

Transesterification is a promising technology for the biodiesel production to provide an alternative fuel that considers the environmental concerns. From the economic and environmental protection points of view, utilization of waste frying oil for th... Read More about Fuzzy modeling and parameters optimization for the enhancement of biodiesel production from waste frying oil over montmorillonite clay K-30..