Dr. Safdar Alsheikh

 snooruddin@kfu.edu.sa

RANK: Assistant Professor

EDUCATION:

·      Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM), Saudi Arabia,  2012.

·      M.Sc. Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), India,  2005.

·      B.Sc.  Chemical Engineering, Vidyasagar University , India,  2003.

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

·     Reactor design & kinetics
·     Catalysts synthesis &characterization
·     Chemical utilization of CO2
·     Fuel cell & hydrogen production

Publications:

·     Application of Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) Based PhotocatalyticNanomaterials in Solar and Hydrogen Energy: A Short Review, Material Science Forum, vol.712 (2012) pp. 25-47.·    A. Mansour and K. Takrouri, “A New Technology for the Crystallization of Dead Sea Potassium Chloride”, Chemical Engineering Communications, Volume 194 Issue 6, 2007.

·    Copper catalyst supported on carbon nanotubes for electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide (Submitted for publication) 

·    Comparison of electrocatalytic activity of Cu, Ru, Pd and Fe supported on carbon nanotubes for electro reduction of carbon dioxide.( Manuscript under preparation)

 ·    Ceria-carbon nanotubes supported electrocatalsysts for electroxidation of formic acid for direct formic acid fuel cell (Manuscript under preparation).

·    Novel reactor for electrochemical conversion of carbon dioxide on Copper-Ruthenium supported Titania nanotubes (Manuscript under preparation).


Patent Filed:

·    Carbon nanotubes supported electrocatalsysts for conversion of carbon dioxide in solid polymer electrolyte cells, US Patent application number: 13/437766 (2012)