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Overview

Mohamed Barakat is affiliated with King Abdulaziz University in Saudi Arabia and has contributed extensively to the fields of Environmental Science, Engineering, and Energy. Their research covers diverse subfields including Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Water Science and Technology, Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Organic Chemistry.

Their work focuses on several main topics, notably adsorption and biosorption techniques for pollutant removal, advanced photocatalysis methods, nanomaterials used in catalytic reactions, and TiO2 photocatalysis applications. Other research topics include gas sensing nanomaterials and sensors, as well as applications of graphene and related nanomaterials.

Mohamed Barakat frequently publishes in several scientific venues, including:

  • Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers
  • Nanomaterials
  • Journal of Cleaner Production
  • International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
  • Water

Collaborations are an important aspect of their work, with frequent coauthors such as Rajeev Kumar, Md. Abu Taleb, Jamshaid Rashid, Moaaz K. Seliem, and Jamiu O. Eniola forming part of their research network.

Among their recent papers are:

  • "A review on conventional and advanced hybrid technologies for pharmaceutical wastewater treatment" (2022) published in Journal of Cleaner Production
  • "Recent advances in cellulose, chitosan, and alginate based biopolymeric composites for adsorption of heavy metals from wastewater" (2023) published in Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers
  • "A recyclable multifunctional graphene oxide/SiO2@polyaniline microspheres composite for Cu(II) and Cr(VI) decontamination from wastewater" (2020) published in Journal of Cleaner Production
  • "Design of ternary Ni(OH)2/graphene oxide/TiO2 nanocomposite for enhanced photocatalytic degradation of organic, microbial contaminants, and aerobic digestion of dairy wastewater" (2020) published in Journal of Cleaner Production
  • "Arsenic bioaccumulation in arsenic-contaminated soil: a review" (2020) published in Chemical Papers

Best Publications

  • New trends in removing heavy metals from industrial wastewater

    M.A. Barakat

  • Adsorptive removal of dyes from aqueous solution onto carbon nanotubes: a review.

    Vinod Kumar Gupta;Rajeev Kumar;Arunima Nayak;Tawfik A. Saleh

  • Catalytic pyrolysis of plastic waste: A review

    R. Miandad;M.A. Barakat;Asad S. Aburiazaiza;M. Rehan

  • Remediation of wastewater using various nano-materials

    Muzammil Anjum;R. Miandad;Muhammad Waqas;F. Gehany

  • Effect of plastic waste types on pyrolysis liquid oil

    R. Miandad;M.A. Barakat;Asad S. Aburiazaiza;M. Rehan

  • Photocatalytic degradation of 2-chlorophenol by Co-doped TiO2 nanoparticles

    M.A. Barakat;H. Schaeffer;G. Hayes;S. Ismat-Shah

  • Polymer-enhanced ultrafiltration process for heavy metals removal from industrial wastewater

    M.A. Barakat;M.A. Barakat;E. Schmidt

  • Plastic waste to liquid oil through catalytic pyrolysis using natural and synthetic zeolite catalysts.

    R. Miandad;M.A. Barakat;M. Rehan;A.S. Aburiazaiza

  • A review on conventional and advanced hybrid technologies for pharmaceutical wastewater treatment

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  • Development of biochar as fuel and catalyst in energy recovery technologies

    M. Waqas;A.S. Aburiazaiza;R. Miandad;M. Rehan

  • Wastewater sludge stabilization using pre-treatment methods

    Muzammil Anjum;Naief H. Al-Makishah;M.A. Barakat

  • Optimization of food waste compost with the use of biochar.

    M. Waqas;A.S. Nizami;A.S. Aburiazaiza;M.A. Barakat

  • Removal of toxic cyanide and Cu(II) Ions from water by illuminated TiO2 catalyst

    M.A Barakat;Y.T Chen;C.P Huang

  • Influence of temperature and reaction time on the conversion of polystyrene waste to pyrolysis liquid oil.

    R. Miandad;A.S. Nizami;M. Rehan;M.A. Barakat

  • Recovery of platinum from spent catalyst

    M.A Barakat;M.H.H Mahmoud

  • Anion selective pTSA doped polyaniline@graphene oxide-multiwalled carbon nanotube composite for Cr(VI) and Congo red adsorption.

    Mohammad Omaish Ansari;Mohammad Omaish Ansari;Rajeev Kumar;Sajid Ali Ansari;Shahid Pervez Ansari

  • Rice husk ash as a renewable source for the production of zeolite NaY and its characterization

    R.M. Mohamed;I.A. Mkhalid;M.A. Barakat

  • Effect of zeolite catalysts on pyrolysis liquid oil

    Mohammad Rehan;Rashid Miandad;Mohamed Barakat;Iqbal Mohammad Ismail

  • Hydrogen peroxide-assisted photocatalytic oxidation of phenolic compounds

    M.A. Barakat;J.M. Tseng;C.P. Huang

  • Recovery and separation of palladium from spent catalyst

    M.A. Barakat;M.H.H. Mahmoud;Y.S. Mahrous

  • Effect of cobalt doping on the phase transformation of TiO2 nanoparticles.

    M A Barakat;G Hayes;S Ismat Shah

Frequent Co-Authors

Abdul-Sattar Nizami
Abdul-Sattar Nizami Government College University, Lahore
Hassen Aydi
Hassen Aydi University of Sousse
Mohammad Rehan
Mohammad Rehan King Abdulaziz University
Moo Hwan Cho
Moo Hwan Cho Yeungnam University
Reda M. Mohamed
Reda M. Mohamed King Abdulaziz University
Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman
Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman University of Technology Malaysia
Adrian Bonilla-Petriciolet
Adrian Bonilla-Petriciolet Instituto Tecnologico de Aguascalientes
Chin-Pao Huang
Chin-Pao Huang University of Delaware
Ahmad Fauzi Ismail
Ahmad Fauzi Ismail University of Technology Malaysia
S. Ismat Shah
S. Ismat Shah University of Delaware

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