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  Dr. Mamdouh A. Al-Harthi

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Dr. Mamdouh A. Al-Harthi, Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals

 

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               1.  Ethylene/propylene copolymer nanocomposite

                                      Patent number: 8604115

                     Filed: March 7, 2013

                     Issued: December 10, 2013

                     Assignee: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

                     Inventors: Mamdouh Ahmad Al-Harthi, Omer Yahya Bakather, Sadhan Kumar De, Reyad Awwad Khalaf Shawabkeh

 

           2.  Method of making high-density polyethylene with titania-iron nanofillers

                             Patent number: 8541520

           Filed: January 21, 2013

                    Issued: September 24, 2013

                    Assignee: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

                    Inventors: Mamdouh Ahmad Al-Harthi, Omer Yahya Bakather, Sadhan Kumar De, Reyad Awwad Khalaf Shawabkeh

 

            3. Method of making polyolefin nanocomposites

                    Patent number: 8242219

                    Filed: February 21, 2012

                    Issued: August 14, 2012

                    Assignee: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

                    Inventors: Mamdouh Ahmad Al-Harthi, Omer Bin Sohail, Sadhan Kumar De, Masihullah Jabarulla Khan

 

            4. Method of promoting olefin polymerization

                    Patent number: 8188199

                    Filed: May 11, 2011

                    Issued: May 29, 2012

                    Assignees: King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, King Abdulaziz City for Science & Technology

                    Inventors: Mamdouh Ahmad Al-Harthi, Abdul Kaleel Sulaiman Haniffa, Bijal Kottukkal Bahuleyan, Sadhan Kumar De,

                                           Masihullah Jabarulla Khan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Journal Publications

 

 

 

J 1 . Mamdouh Al-Harthi, Kahraman, R., Yilbas, B., Sunar. M. and Abdul Aleem B. J., "Influence of water immersion on the single-lap shear strength of aluminum joints bonded with aluminum-powder-filled epoxy adhesive" Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology, 18:15-16, 1699-1710 (2004).

 

J2. Kahraman, R., Mamdouh Al-Harthi,  "Moisture diffusion into aluminium powder-filled epoxy adhesive in sodium chloride solutions" International Journal of Adhesion & Adhesives, 25, 337-341 (2005).

 

J3. Mamdouh Al-Harthi, J. Soares, L. Simon, "Mathematical Modeling of Atom-Transfer Radical Polymerization Using Bifunctional Initiators"  Macromol. Theory Simul, 15, 198-214, (2006).

 

J4. Mamdouh Al-Harthi, J. Soares, L. Simon, "Modeling of Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization with Bifunctional Initiators: Diffusion Effects and Case Studies" Macromol. Chem. Phys., 207, 469-483, (2006).

 

J5.  Mamdouh Al-Harthi, J. Soares, L. Simon, "Dynamic Monte Carlo Simulation of Atom-Transfer Radical Polymerization" Macromol. Mat. Eng.., 291, 993-1003, (2006).

 

J6. Mamdouh Al-Harthi, J. Soares, L. Simon, "Dynamic Monte Carlo Simulation of Graft Copolymers Made with ATRP and Metallocene Catalysts" Macromolecular Symposia, 243, 83-90, (2006).

 

J7. Mamdouh Al-Harthi, J. Soares, L. Simon, "Dynamic Monte Carlo Simulation of ATRP with Bifunctional Initiators"  Macromol. Reac. Eng., 1. 95-105, (2007).

 

J8. Mamdouh Al-Harthi, L.Cheng, J. Soares, L. Simon "Atom-Transfer Radical Polymerization of Styrene with Bifunctional and Monofunctional Initiators: Experimental and Mathematical Modeling Results" Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry, 45(11), 2212, (2007).

 

J9. Mamdouh Al-Harthi, A. Sardashti, J. Soares, L. Simon, "Atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of styrene and acrylonitrile with monofunctional and bifunctional initiators" Polymer, 48(7), 1954-1961, (2007).

 

J10. Mamdouh Al-Harthi, J. Soares, L. Simon "Mathematical Modeling of Atom- Transfer Radical Copolymerization" Macromolecular Reaction Engineering,  1(4),  468-479, (2007).

 

J11. Kahraman, Ramazan; Mamdouh Al-Harthi; Loughlin, Kevin. "Concentration Dependence of Moisture Diffusivity in Aluminum Particle Filled Epoxy Adhesive in Salt Solutions" Journal of Adhesion,  83(3), 183, (2007).

 

J12. Mamdouh Al-Harthi; Kahraman, Ramazan; Loughlin, Kevin.  "Moisture diffusion into epoxy adhesive: testing and modeling" Adsorption, 13, 115-120, (2007).

 

J13. Mamdouh Al-Harthi, Khan, Masihullah, S. Abbasi, JBP Soares,  "Dynamic Monte Carlo Simulation of ATRP in a Batch Reactor" Macromolecular Theory and Simulation, 18 (6), 307-316,(2009).

 

J14.  Mamdouh Al-Harthi, Khan, Masihullah, S. Abbasi, JBP Soares,  "Gradient Copolymers by ATRP in Semibatch Reactors: Dynamic Monte Carlo Simulation" Macromolecular Reaction Engineering, 4, 148-159, (2009).

 

J15. Muataz Ali Atieh, Nazif Nazir, Faridah Yusof, Mohammed Fettouhi, Chantara Thevy Ratnam, Mamdouh Al-Harthi, Faraj A. Abu-Ilaiwi, Khalid Mohammed, Adnan Al-Amer. "Radiation Vulcanization of Natural Rubber Latex Loaded with Carbon Nanotubes" Journal of Fullerenes, Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures, 18, 56-71 1, (2010).

 

J16. Muataz, O. Y. Bakather, B. S. Tawabini, A. A. Bukhari, M. Khaled,  Mamdouh Al-Harthi, M. Fettouhi, and F. A. Abuilaiwai “Removal of Chromium (III) from Water by Using Modified and Nonmodified Carbon Nanotubes”  1-9 Journal of Nanomaterials doi:10.1155/2010/232378 (2010).

 

J17. Abdul-Lateef, Mamdouh Al-Harthi, and A. A. Muataz “Effect of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes on the Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Natural Rubber” The Arabian Journal for Science & Engineering 35, 1C, P.49, (2010).

 

J18. A. Abuilaiwi, T. Laoui, Mamdouh Al-Harthi  and A. A. Muataz “Modification and Functionalization of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube (MWCNT) Via Fischer Esterification” The Arabian Journal for Science & Engineering 35, 1C, P. 37-48, (2010).

 

J19. Saeed al-Ghamdi, Mamdouh Al-Harthi, and Reyad Shawabkeh,         "Synthesis and Characterization of Microporous, High Surface Area Activated Carbon from Palm Seeds", Energy Sources, Part A: 36, 93-103, 2014

 

J20. Mamdouh Al-Harthi  "Stochastic Model for Living Radical Polymerization  of Styrene Initiated by Epoxide Radical Ring Opening" Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, 89, 2, 384-391, (2011).

 

J21. Issam Thaher Amr, Adnan Al-Amer, Selvin Thomas P, Mamdouh Al-Harthi, Salihu Adamu Girei, Rachid Sougrat, and Muataz Ali Atieh,” Effect of Acid Treated Carbon Nanotubes on Mechanical, Rheological and Thermal properties of Polystyrene Nanocomposites” Composites Part B: Engineering 42, 1554-1561, (2011)

 

J22. Mamdouh Al-Harthi, Abdul Kaleel S.HH, Bijal Kottukkal Bahuleyan and Masihullah J. “Thermal and Mechanical properties of Polythylene/doped-TiO2 nanocomposites sythesized using in-situ polymerization”  Journal of Nanomaterials, doi:10.1155/2011/964353, (2011).

 

J.23.  Selvin Thomas P, A Abdullateef,  Mamdouh  Al-Harthi, De S K, 
Bandyopadhyay S, Basfar A A, and Atieh M A,
“Effect of phenol functionalzation of carbon nanotubes  on properties of natural rubber nanocomposites”  Journal of Applied Polymer Science 124, 3, 2370-2376, (2012)

 

J24. Abdulateef AA, Selvin Thomas P, Mamdouh Al-Harthi, De SK, Bandyopadhayay S, Basfar AA, and Atieh MA, “Natural   rubber nanocomposites with functionalized carbon nanotubes: mechanical, dynamic mechanical and morphology studies” Journal of Applied Polymer Science, E76-84, DOI 10.1002/app.35021, (2012).

 

J25. Sreekumar P.A.; Mamdouh Al-Harthi, Sadhan Kumar De "Effect of Glycerol on Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Polyvinyl Alcohol/Starch Blends Journal of Applied Polymer Science 123, 135-142, (January , 2012).

 

J26.  Muhammad Atiqullah, Ikram Hussain, Mamdouh Al-Harthi, Masiullah Jabarulla Khan, Anwar Hossaen, Atif Fazal  “Changes in melting behaviors of a residual catalyst-cum-UV degraded polyethylene film: A new insight through experiments and modeling” Current Catalysis, 1, 2-13, (2012).

 

J27. Bijal Kottukkal Bahuleyan, Muataz Ali Atieh, Sadhan Kumar De, Masihullah J, and Mamdouh Al-Harthi “ Easy one-pot method to control the morphology of polyethylene/carbon nanotube nanocomposites using metallocene catalysts” Journal of Polymer research, Vol. 19, No. 2., 1-8, (2012).

 

J28. Sreekumar P.  Appu, Mamdouh Al-Harthi and SK DE Reinforcement of starch/polyvinyl alcohol blend using nano-titanium dioxide”,  Journal of Composite Materials DOI: 10.1177/0021998312436998, (February 15, 2012).

 

J29. Housam Binous, Mamdouh  Al-Harthi, Simple Batch Distillation of a Binary Mixture", Computer Applications in Engineering Education, DOI 10.1002/cae.21556, (February 15, 2012).

J30. Selvin Thomas P, Adedigba A Abdullateef, Mamdouh Al-Harthi, Muataz A Atieh, S.K. De, Mostafizur Rahaman. T.K. Chaki, D. Khastgir, Sri Bandyopadhyay “Electrical Properties of Natural Rubber Nanocomposites: Effect of 1-Octadecanol Functionalization of Carbon Nanotubes” Journal of Materials Science  47, 7, 3344-3349, (April, 2012).

 

J31. Sreekumar, S.K. De, Masihullah Jabarullah Khan, Mamdouh Al-Harthi “Natural weather aeging of starch/polyvinyl alcohol blend: effect of glycerol content”, Journal of Polymer Engineering, 33,3 257-263, (April, 2012).

 

J32. Bijal Kottukkal Bahuleyan, S. K. De, P. U. Sarath, Sarfaraz Ahmed
Furquan, J Masihullah, Abdul Hamid Emwas, Mamdouh A. Al-Harthi “Effect of Aluminum Nitride on the Properties of Polyethylene Obtained by In situ Polymerization using Ni(II) Diimine Complex’ Journal of Macromolecular Research, 20,7, 772-775 (July, 2012).

 

J33. M. Atiqullah, M.S. Winston, J.E. Bercawd, I. Hussain, A. Fazal,  Mamdouh  Al-Harthi, A.-H.M. Emwas, M.J. Khan,  A. Hossaen, "Effects of a vanadium post-metallocene catalyst-induced polymer backbone inhomogeneity on UV oxidetive degradation of the resulting polyethylene film". Polymer Degradation and Stability, 97 1164 -1177, (July 2012).

 

J34. Omer BinSohail, P.A.Sreekumar, S.K. De, Masihullah Jabarullah Khan, Abbas Hakeem, AhmadA.Alshaiban, and Mamdouh Al-Harthi, “Thermal Effect of ceramic Nanofiller Aluminum Nitride on Polyethylene Properties” , Journal of Nanomaterials,  doi:10.1155/2012/250364, (July, 2012)

 

J35. S.H. Abdul Kaleel, Bijal Kottukkal Bahuleyan, S.K. De, Masihullah Jabarulla Khan, Rachid Sougrat,  Mamdouh Al-HarthiEffect of Mn doped-titania on the activity of metallocene catalyst by in-situ ethylene polymerization” Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 18, 1836-1840, (September, 2012)

 

J36. P A, Sreekumar; Mamdouh Alharthi; De, Sadhan “Studies on compatibility of biodegradable starch/polyvinyl alcohol blends”  Journal of Polymer Engineering and Science. 52, 2167–2172, (October, 2012)

 

J37. Muhammad Atiqullah, Mohammad M. Hossain, Muhammad S. Kamal, Mamdouh  Al-Harthi,  Anwar  Hussaen,   Masiullah J.  Khan, and  Ikram  Hussain

Crystallization Kinetics of PE-b-isotactic PMMA Diblock Copolymer Synthesized Using SiMe2 (Ind) 2ZrMe2 and MAO Cocatalyst, Journal of AIChE, Vol. 59, No. 1, 200-214 (Jan, 2013)

 

J38. Ruhul M. Amin, Sreekumar P.A., Mamdouh Al-Harthi, S. K. De, Basel F. Abu-Sharkh, “Natural weather ageing of the low-density polyethylene: Effect of Polystarch N”  Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 127,  2, 1122–1127, 2013 (January, 2013)  

 

J39. Sreekumar, S.K. De, Mohammad A. Gondal, Mamdouh Al-Harthi1 “Heterogenity of laser irradiated films of polyvinyl alcohol/starch blends: Effect of glycerol content”  Surface and Interface Analysis, 45, 6, 1047–1051, (June, 2013)

 

J40 M Shahzad Kamal,  Bijal Kottukkal Bahuleyan, Omer Bin Sohail, Abdul-Hamid M. Emwas, John E. Bercaw and Mamdouh Al-Harthi, “Crystallization analysis fractionation of poly(ethylene-co-styrene) produced by metallocene catalysts” Polymer Buellton”, Polymer Buellton, 70:2645–2656, (June, 2013)

 

J41. Elan Mugilan, Sree Kumar, Nihkel Singha, Mamdouh  Al-Harthi, S. K. De. "Natural Weather, Soil Burial and Sea Water Ageing of Low density polyethylene: Effect of Starch/Linear low density polyethylene masterbatch", Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 129, 1, 449–457, (July 2013)

 

J42. Bin Sohail, Omer; Jabarulla Khan, Masihullah; P A, Sreekumar; Mamdouh Al-Harthi, “Effect of Ceramic Nano filler Silicon Nitride (SiN) on Polyethylene Productivity and Properties” Polymer Engineering and Science, DOI: 10.1002/pen.23744 (August, 2013)

 

J43 Elan Mugilan, Sree Kumar, Nihkel Singha, Mamdouh  Al-Harthi, S. K. De. “Ageing of low density polyethylene in Natural Weather, Underground Soil aging and Sea Water: Effect of a starch-based prodegradant additive”, Polymer Engineering Science, 53, 11, 2389–2397, (November, 2013)

 

J44 Atiqullah, Muhammad; Anantawaraskul, Siripon; Emwas, Abdul-Hamid; Mamdouh Al-Harthi, Hussain, Ikram; Ul-Hamid, Anwar; Hossaen, Anwar, “Effects of Supported (nBuCp)2ZrCl2 Catalyst Active Center Distribution on Ethylene-1-hexene Copolymer Backbone Heterogeneity and Thermal Behaviors", Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 52, 9359-9373 (2013)

J45 Yin Chen, Raffaele Credendino, Emmanuel Callens, Muhammad Atiqullah, Mamdouh Al-Harthi, Luigi Cavallo and Jean-Marie Basset, “Understnading of Tantalum-Catalyzed Ethylene Trimerization: When Things go wrong”, ACS Catalysis, 3 (6)  1360–1364, (2013)

 

J46. Muhammad Atiqullah, Siripon Anantawaraskul, Mohammad Mozahar Hossain, Mamdouh Al-Harthi, Saqir Adamu, and Anwar Hossaen “Effects of supported (nBuCp)2ZrCl2 catalyst active center multiplicity on crystallization kinetics of ethylene homo- and copolymers”, Journal of the Taiwan institute of chemical Engineering, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtice.2013.11.005 ,(2013)

 

J47. Muhammad Atiqullah, Siripon Anantawaraskul, Abdul-HamidM, Emwas, Mamdouh Al-Harthi, Ikram Hussain, Anwar Ul-Hamid, and Anwar Hossaen “Silica-supported (nBuCp)2ZrCl2: Effect of Catalyst Active Center Distribution on Ethylene-1-hexene Copolymerization”, Polymer International, 63, 6, 955-972,  (2014)

 

J48.Farukh Shehzad, Selvin Thomas, Mamdouh Al-Harthi "Non-Isothermal Crystallization Kinetics of High Density Polyethylene/Graphene Nanocomposites Prepared By In-situ Polymerization" Thermochimica Acta, 589, 226-234.

 

J49. Mamdouh Al-Harthi and Omar Yahya Bakatheer, “Effect of titania nanofiller on the productivity and crystallinity of ethylene and propylene copolymer”, Journal of Polymer Engineering DOI: 10.1515/polyeng-2014-0044, 2014

 

J50. Mukarram Zubair, Jobin Jose, Abdul-Hamid Emwas, Mamdouh  Al-Harthi, , “Effect of Modified Graphene and Microwave Irradiation on the Mechanical and Thermal properties of Poly(styrene-co-methyl methacrylate)/Graphene Nanocomposites”, Surface Interface Analysis, 46, 630-639, (2014)  

 

J51. Jobin Jose, Farroukh Shahzad, Mamdouh Al-Harthi, “Preparation method and physical, mechanical, thermal characterization of Poly(vinyl alcohol)/Poly(acrylic acid) blends",  Polymer Bulletin, DOI. 10.1007/s00289-014-1221-03, 2014  

 

J52. Jobin Jose, S. K. De, Mariam Al-Ali AlMa’adeedb, Jolly Bhadra Dakuab, , P A Sreekumar, Rachid Sougratd, and Mamdouh A. Al-Harthi, “Compatibilizing role of Carbon Nanotubes in Poly(vinyl alcohol)/Starch Blend Stacrch, (In Press 2014)  

 

J53. Muhammad Atiqullah, Zuzana Cibulkov, Andrea Černá, Peter Šimon, Ikram Hussain, Mamdouh A. Al-Harthi, Siripon Anantawaraskul, “Effects of supported metallocene catalyst active center multiplicity on antioxidant-stabilized ethylene homo- and copolymers: A nonisothermal DSC study”, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry (In Press 2014)

 

 

J53. Muhammad Atiqullah, Zuzana Cibulkov, Andrea Černá, Peter Šimon, Ikram Hussain, Mamdouh A. Al-Harthi, Siripon Anantawaraskul, “Effects of supported metallocene catalyst active center multiplicity on antioxidant-stabilized ethylene homo- and copolymers: A nonisothermal DSC study”, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry (In Press 2014)

 

J54.  Elanmugilan M, Sreekumar P.A, Nikhil Singha, Sadhan Kumar De, Mamdouh Al-Harthi, “Natural weather ageing of low density polyethylene: Effect of

pro-degradant additive”, Plastics, Rubber and Composites: Macromolecular Engineering (In Press 2014)

 

J55. P.A. Sreekumar; M. Elanamugilan; N.K. Singha;  Mamdouh A. Al-Harthi;

Sadhan Kumar De; Abdulhadi Al-Juhani, “LDPE Filled with LLDPE/Starch Masterbatch:  Rheology, Morphology, and Thermal Analysis” Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, (In Press 2014)

Sadhan Kumar De; Abdulhadi Al-Juhani, “LDPE Filled with LLDPE/Starch Masterbatch:  Rheology, Morphology, and Thermal Analysis” Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, (In Press 2014)

 

 

 

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