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Dr. Hamad AlMohamadi

Chemical Engineering

Latest scientific research

PUBLICATIONS

 

  •    H. AlMohamadi, S. Gunukula, W. J. DeSisto and M. C. Wheeler, Formate-assisted pyrolysis of biomass: an economic and modeling analysis, biofuels, bioproducts and biorefining, August 2017. 
  •       H. Almohamadi, K.J. Smith, Washcoat overlayer for improved activity and stability of natural gas vehicle (NGV) monolith catalysts in the presence of water and SOx. Invention Disclosure No. 19-007, UBC, April 2018.
  •       H. Almohamadi, K.J. Smith, Beneficial effect of adding γ-AlOOH to the γ-Al2O3 washcoat of a PdO catalyst for methane oxidation, The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, May 2019.
  •       H. Almohamadi, K.J. Smith, CeO2 reduces the impact of H2O and SO2 on CH4 oxidation over PdO/CeO2/γ-AlOOH/γ-Al2O3 monolith catalysts, Catalysts, June 2019.
  •       H. Almohamadi, K.J. Smith, Washcoat overlayer for improved activity and stability of natural gas vehicle (NGV) monolith catalysts in the presence of water and SOx, Catalysts, 2020.
  • H. Almohamadi,Production of Gasoline from Municipal Solid Waste via Steam Gasification, Methanol Synthesis, and Methanol-to-Gasoline Technologies: A Techno-economic Assessment,AIMS Energy, 2020.

CONFERENCE

 

·         H. Almohamadi, W. J. DeSisto and M. C. Wheeler, Techno-Economics of Formate Assisted Pyrolysis, AIChE Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA USA, 2014.

·         H. Almohamadi, K.J. Smith, CH4 oxidation catalysts evaluated in a monolith reactor, 67th Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference, Edmonton, AB, Canada, 2017.

·         H. Almohamadi, CH4 oxidation catalysts for Three Ways Converter, Annual Research Week at University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 2018.

EXPERIENCE

    Teaching Assistance at Islamic University- Faculty of Engineering                    2012-2019

    President of Saudi Arabian Students association of Canada, Vancouver           2017-2018

     President of Saudi Arabian Students association at UBC, Vancouver               2016-2017

    Yanpet – joint venture between Sabic and ExxonMobil, Production Engineer  2011-2012                  

    Saudi Aramco– Ras Tunra Refinery, Process Engineer                                        2008-2011                 

·         Using Photocatalyst for Water Treatment working with Catalytic Group at University of Taibah, Chemistry Department (2019-Present).

·         Acetic Acid Removal from Pre-Pulping Wood Extract with Recovery and Recycling of Extraction Solvents Working with University of Jeddah and University of Maine (2020-Present).

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·         Production Gasoline form Municipal Solid Waste via Thermal Treatment Process (2020-Present).