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Profiles of Doctorate Dissertations
Research Relevance and Potential Impact
The research aimed at investigating the potential for the energy efficient and effective
separation of CO2/CH4 gas mixture via lean solvent and regenerating of the rich solvent through
absorption/stripping mechanism taking place in a hollow fiber gas liquid membrane contactor
process which combines the advantages of membrane technology with those of absorbent
liquid. As a hybrid approach of chemical absorption/desorption and membrane separation,
gas liquid membrane contactor had been ascertained as one of the promising alternatives to
conventional techniques for CO2 separation from natural gas.
Relevant Publications
• Rahim, N.A., Ghasem, N., Al-Marzouqi, M.H., Absorption of CO2 from natural gas using
different amino acid salt solutions and regeneration using hollow fiber membrane contactors.
Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 2015. 26: p. 108117-.
• Rahim, N.A., Ghasem, N., Al-Marzouqi, M.H., Regeneration of potassium glycinate used for
CO2 absorption using hollow fiber membrane contactors,UAEGSRC2015 graduate student
research conference, 2224- March, 2015, Abu Dhabi, UAE
• Rahim, N.A., Ghasem, N., Al-Marzouqi, M.H., Stripping of CO2 from different aqueous solvents
using PVDF hollow fiber membrane contacting process. Journal of Natural Gas Science and
Engineering, 2014. 21(0): p. 886893-.
Career Aspirations
To become part of paramount academia by conducting cutting – edge research and producing
graduates who envision sustainable future for all living soul.