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Abdulrahim Ahmad Alzahrani

Professor, Chemical and Materials Engineering Dept., College of Engineering · King Abdulaziz University

https://researchid.co/azahrani
@kau.edu.sa
109Scopus Publications
2952Google Scholar Citations
30Google Scholar h-index
62Google Scholar i10-index

Research Interests

- Reactor Design and Catalysis - Automatic Control, Modeling and Identification of Chemical Processes - Recycling and Treatment of Industrial Wastes - Use of Local Resources (Ores) in Industry - Heat and Mass Transfer in Two and Three phase Fluidized Bed

Biography

Dr. Abdulrahim Al-Zahrani is Professor at the Chemical and Materials Engineering Department, King Abdulaziz University. He obtained his B.Sc. degree in Chemical Engineering from King Fahd University for Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM) in 1982 and M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in 1985, 1989, respectively from Oregon State University (USA). His research interests are varied and cover a wide spectrum of the chemical engineering. These include process modeling, control and simulation, Catalysis, fluidization engineering, industrial waste treatment and recycling and use of local ores in industries. He has over 118 published Journal papers, over 38 published conference papers, over 30 research reports and over 8 patents. Dr. Al-Zahrani has served as a principal/co-principal investigator to 25 projects funded from Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC), King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) and King Abdulaziz University.

Education

Ph.D. "Modeling and Control Studies of a Magnetically Staged Fluidized Bed", Chemical Engineering Department, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, U. S. A., Jan. 1989. Minor Electrical & Computer Engineering. M.Sc. Chemical Engineering Department, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA, June 1985. Minor Mathematics B.Sc. Chemical Engineering Dept., College of Engineering Sciences, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, June 1982.

Recent Scopus Publications

  1. Corrigendum: A Study on IIIA Group Metals (B or Ga or Tl) Doped Mo2C-HZSM-5 Catalysts for Methane Dehydroaromatization (Bulletin of Chemical Reaction Engineering & Catalysis, 20, 4, (631-639) 10.9767/bcrec.20477)
    Bulletin of Chemical Reaction Engineering and Catalysis, 2026
  2. A Study on IIIA Group Metals (B or Ga or Tl) Doped Mo2C-HZSM-5 Catalysts for Methane Dehydroaromatization
    Bulletin of Chemical Reaction Engineering and Catalysis, 2025
  3. H2-rich syngas production from air gasification of date palm waste: an experimental and modeling investigation
    Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 2025
  4. CO2 methanation over Ni/SiO2-Al2O3 catalysts: effect of Ba, La, and Ce addition
    Rsc Advances, 2025
  5. Current Research Status and Future Perspective of Ni- and Ru-Based Catalysts for CO2 Methanation
    Catalysts, 2025

Research Outputs

Patents 1. Al-hamed, Y., Al-zahrani, A., Daous, M. & El-yahyaoui, K. (2008), Process of Oxidative Dehydrogenation Using a Boria-Alumina Catalyst. PCT International Publication Number WO 2008/141827 A1.

Grants / Consultancy

Last 10 years 21- Catalysts Development for Dehydrogenation of Propane to Propene, sponsored by King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, 2010- 2012 (Project Budget: SR...

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