Dr. Enshirah Azmi Da’na

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E-mail:
edana@kfu.edu.sa

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RANK: Assistant Professor

 

EDUCATION:

 
  • Ph.D.   Chemical Engineering , Chemical Engineering, University of Ottawa , Canada, 2012
  
  • MSc.   Chemical Engineering , Chemical Engineering, University of Ottawa , Canada, 2008
  
  •  B.Sc.  Chemical Engineering , Chemical Engineering, University of Jordan , Jordan, 1999
  

 

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

  • Architecture of advanced meso-structured materials for environmental and catalysis applications.

  • Synthesis, characterization, and applications of nanoparticles including adsorption and catalytic processes.

 

 

Experiences:

•  Assistant professor: Biomedical Engineering Department, King Faisal University, Al-Hofuf, Saudi Arabia, September 2018 to present time.
 • Assistant professor: Department of chemistry, King Faisal University, Al-Hofuf, Saudi Arabia, March 2014 toSeptember 2018.
• Postdoctoral fellowship, Center for Catalysis Research and Innovation,        Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Jan/2012- June/2012.
• Research Assistant, Chemical and Biological Engineering Department, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario Sep. 2006- Dec. 2011.

 

 

Publications:

  • M. Khalaf; E. Da'na; K. Alamer; M. Hessien, Experimental design modeling of the effect of hexagonal wurtzite – ZnO synthesis conditions on its characteristics and performance as a cationic and anionic adsorbent, Molecules, (2019) minor revision of the manuscript has been submitted.

  • A. Taha, E. Da’na, M. Hessien - Evaluation of catalytic and adsorption activity of iron nanoparticles greenly prepared under different conditions: Box Behnken design, Molecular simulation, (2019) minor revision of the manuscript has been submitted.

  • M. Hessien, E. Da'na, K. Al-Amer, M. Khalaf, Nano ZnO (hexagonal wurtzite) of different shapes under various conditions: Fabrication and characterization, Materials Research Express, Accepted manuscript, 2019.

  • E. Da’na, A. Taha, E.Afkar, Green synthesis of iron nanoparticles by Acacia nilotica pods extract and its catalytic, adsorption, and antibacterial activities, Applied Sciences, 2018.

  • E. Da'na, AwatefAwad, Regeneration of spent activated carbon obtained from home filtration system and applying it for heavy metals adsorption, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 5 (2017)3091-3099.

  • E. Da'na, Adsorption of heavy metals on functionalized-mesoporous silica: A review, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials 247(2017)145-157.

  • E. Da'na,  Sayari, A., Modeling adsorption of copper on amine-functionalized SBA15: Predicting breakthrough curves, J. Environ. Eng. 139 (2013) 95-103.

  • A. Sayari, belmabkhout, Y., Da'na, E., CO2 Deactivation of Supported Amines: Does the Nature of Amine Matter, Langmuir 28 (2012) 4241-4247.

  • E. Da'na,  Sayari, A., Adsorption of heavy metals on amine-functionalized SBA-15 prepared by co-condensation: Applications to real water samples  , Desalination 285 (2012) 62-67.

  • E. Da'na,  Sayari, A., Effect of regeneration conditions on the cyclic performance of amine-modified SBA-15 for removal of copper from aqueous solutions: Composite surface design methodology , Desalination 277 (2011)54-60.

  • E. Da'na,  Sayari, A., Optimization of copper removal efficiency by adsorption on  on amine-modified SBA-15: Experimental design methodology, Chem. Eng. J. 167 (2011) 91-98.

  • E. Da'na,  N. D. Silva,  A. Sayari, Adsorption of copper on amine-functionalized SBA-15 prepared by co-condensation: Kinetics properties, Chem. Eng. J. 166 (2011) 454-459.

  • E. Da'na,  A. Sayari, Adsorption of copper on amine-functionalized SBA-15 prepared by co-condensation: Equilibrium properties, Chem. Eng. J. 166 (2011) 445-453.

  • R. Serna-Guerrero, E. Da'na, A. Sayari, New insights into the interactions of CO2 with amine-functionalized silica, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 47 (2008) 9406-9412.