Mostafa Sliem

@qu.edu.qa

Qatar University
Senior Researcher

Dr. Mostafa has more than ten years of experience in academia and industry and published around 50 peer-reviewed paper and two patents. He has been participated in many projects funded by different agencies inside and outside Qatar, e.g., Qatar National Research Fund, Hydro/Qatalum, Qatar Energy, and Qatar Shell (QSRTC). Also, He investigated many failures and case studies for companies like Ras Gas, Qatar Gas, Qatalum, and Qatar Electricity and Water Company.

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Electrochemistry, Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Water Science and Technology
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Scholar Citations

30

Scholar h-index

45

Scholar i10-index

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Pre‑Corrosion Conditionings and Machine-Learning Prediction of Corrosion Resistance in Mixed Under-Deposit Welded Carbon Steel Exposed to Sour Environments
    AA Abdullah, AK Ipadeola, MH Sliem, D Abdeen, NJ Laycock, V Ravi, ...
    249th ECS Meeting (May 24-28, 2026) , 2026
    2026
  • C3N4 Shape–Dependent Antibacterial and Corrosion Resistance NiP–C3N4/CeO2 Nanocomposite Coatings
    CR Arro, EM Fayyad, M Sliem, ES Al-Absi, AM Hassan, S Samim, ...
    Journal of Materials Research and Technology , 2026
    2026
  • Sensors for detection of under deposit corrosion and methods of preparing same
    MHR SLIEM, KAM EID, AM ABDULLAH, EMAK FAYYAD, NJ LAYCOCK, ...
    US Patent 12,523,594 , 2026
    2026
  • Onion-like carbon unlocks high PdNiO nanocatalyst dispersion for outstanding thermal methane oxidation
    A Gamal, AK Ipadeola, MH Sliem, SYA Al-Qaradawi, AM Abdullah, ...
    Nanoscale Advances , 2026
    2026
  • Enhanced Oil/Water Separation Performance of Asymmetric PVDF-PLA/MXene Composite Membranes
    ZM Abdel Mejeed, KR Riyamol, S Yempally, MH Sliem, D Ponnamma
    Water Conservation Science and Engineering 10 (3), 135 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 2
  • Electrochemical and Machine Learning Analysis Unveils Protective Mechanisms of Commercial Amine-Based Inhibitors for Under-Deposit Corrosion of Carbon Steel in Sour Media
    AM Abdullah, EM Fayyad, AK Ipadeola, MH Sliem, D Abdeen, ...
    Electrochemical Society Meeting Abstracts 248, 1105-1105 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 2
  • Advanced ultrasonic techniques for monitoring and detection of crude oil concentration in water
    U Amjad, H Alnuaimi, MR Maurya, M Sliem, S Bhagyaraj, P Sobolciak, ...
    Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation, Diagnostics and Prognostics of … , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 4
  • Integrated Electrochemical and Machine Learning Framework for SiO2/CaCO3 Under-deposits Driven Welded X65 Carbon Steel Corrosion Mitigation in Sour Service Conditions
    AK Ipadeola, MH Sliem, D Abdeen, N Laycock, A RajKumar, ...
    Petroleum Research , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • Unmasking the Hidden Threat: Conductive Under-Deposits and Their Role in Preferential Weldment Corrosion of Carbon Steel under Sour Conditions
    AK Ipadeola, MH Sliem, D Abdeen, N Laycock, A RajKumar, ...
    Langmuir 41 (35), 23632-23651 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 3
  • Interfacial robustness of commercial amine-based inhibitors mitigates under-deposit corrosion of carbon steel in simulated sour conditions: a merged electrochemical and machine …
    EM Fayyad, AK Ipadeola, MH Sliem, D Abdeen, N Al-Qahtani, ...
    Emergent Materials, 1-27 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 5
  • Adsorption Mechanism and Inhibition Efficiency of Quaternium-15 (Q15) Surfactant on Carbon Steel in 1 M HCl: A Combined Theoretical and Experimental Approach
    M Afifi, MH Sliem, E Berdimurodov, L Guo, AS El-Tabei, MAM Ibrahim, ...
    Results in Engineering, 106887 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 4
  • Mechanochemical treatment of incinerated municipal bottom ash in CO2-rich environment for sustainable waste management practices
    MH Sliem, M Irshidat, MK Hassan, Y Manawi, M Al-Ejji
    Journal of Environmental Management 389, 126171 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 5
  • Silicone quaterium-22 surfactant as an eco-friendly carbon steel anticorrosive: Assessment of corrosion inhibition properties and ecotoxicity in zebrafish embryos
    AA Shaito, N Younes, SI Daas, AD Dosari, D Nasrallah, S Younes, ...
    Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering, 101266 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 2
  • Analyzing Small-Particle Contamination in Disposable Food Service Ware, Drinking Water, and Commercial Table Salt in Doha, Qatar
    M Al-Ani, A Al-Ardah, M Kuna, Z Smati, A Mohamed, M Sliem, ...
    Materials Proceedings 22 (1), 5 , 2025
    2025
  • Advanced 3D Polymeric Sponges Offer Promising Solutions for Addressing Environmental Challenges in Qatar’s Marine Ecosystems
    M Helally, MH Sliem, N Al-Qahtani
    Materials Proceedings 22 (1), 4 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 3
  • A hybrid photo-electro catalytic conversion of carbon dioxide using CuO–MgO nanocomposite
    MS Sha, MR Maurya, S Shafath, D Hijazi, J Alahmed, H Alahmed, ...
    Topics in Catalysis 68 (13), 1418-1426 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 7
  • Rational Synthesis of Mixed Metal Oxide Clusters Supported on a Partially Etched MAX Phase for Efficient Electrocatalytic CO 2 Conversion
    MH Sliem, K Kannan, MR Maurya, K Jlassi, KK Sadasivuni, B Kumar, ...
    Topics in Catalysis 68 (13), 1382-1397 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 11
  • Plant extract as green corrosion inhibitors for carbon steel substrate in different environments: A systematic review
    H Parangusan, MH Sliem, AM Abdullah, M Elhaddad, N Al-Thani, ...
    International Journal of Electrochemical Science 20 (4), 100919 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 41
  • Smart oil and gas pipeline corrosion coupon
    AM ABDULLAH, MHR SLIEM, KAM EID, EMAK FAYYAD, NJ LAYCOCK, ...
    US Patent App. 18/717,158 , 2025
    2025
  • The Illusion of Safety: Microplastic Leaching from Disposable Paper Cups and Public Health Implications in Qatar
    M Al-Ani, A Al-Ardah, S Al-Baker, A Mohamed, R Mohamed, N Al-Hamdan, ...
    International Conference Water and Food Security in the Face of Climate … , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Highly efficient eco-friendly corrosion inhibitor for mild steel in 5 M HCl at elevated temperatures: experimental & molecular dynamics study
    MAM El-Haddad, A Bahgat Radwan, MH Sliem, WMI Hassan, ...
    Scientific reports 9 (1), 3695 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 148
  • AEO7 surfactant as an eco-friendly corrosion inhibitor for carbon steel in HCl solution
    MH Sliem, M Afifi, A Bahgat Radwan, EM Fayyad, MF Shibl, FET Heakal, ...
    Scientific reports 9 (1), 2319 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 148
  • Rational synthesis, characterization, and application of environmentally friendly (polymer–carbon dot) hybrid composite film for fast and efficient UV-assisted Cd2+ removal …
    K Jlassi, K Eid, MH Sliem, AM Abdullah, MM Chehimi, I Krupa
    Environmental Sciences Europe 32 (1), 1-13 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 121
  • Fabrication of ZnO-Fe-MXene Based Nanocomposites for Efficient CO 2 Reduction
    K Kannan, MH Sliem, AM Abdullah, KK Sadasivuni, B Kumar
    Catalysts 10 (5), 549 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 111
  • Controlling the biocorrosion of sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) on carbon steel using ZnO/chitosan nanocomposite as an eco-friendly biocide
    PA Rasheed, KA Jabbar, K Rasool, RP Pandey, MH Sliem, M Helal, ...
    Corrosion Science 148, 397-406 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 108
  • Monitoring of under deposit corrosion for the oil and gas industry: A review
    MH Sliem, EM Fayyad, AM Abdullah, NA Younan, N Al-Qahtani, ...
    Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 204, 108752 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 93
  • Electrochemical and thermodynamic study on the corrosion performance of API X120 steel in 3.5% NaCl solution
    K Shahzad, MH Sliem, RA Shakoor, AB Radwan, R Kahraman, MA Umer, ...
    Scientific reports 10 (1), 4314 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 88
  • Corrosion inhibition of mild steel in sulfuric acid by a newly synthesized Schiff base: an electrochemical, DFT, and Monte Carlo simulation study
    MH Sliem, NM El Basiony, EG Zaki, MA Sharaf, AM Abdullah
    Electroanalysis 32 (12), 3145-3158 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 83
  • Self-healing performance of multifunctional polymeric smart coatings
    S Habib, A Khan, M Nawaz, MHR Sliem, RA Shakoor, R Kahraman, ...
    Polymers 11 (9), 1519 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 77
  • Corrosion inhibition of API X120 steel in a highly aggressive medium using stearamidopropyl dimethylamine
    AB Radwan, MH Sliem, PC Okonkwo, MF Shibl, AM Abdullah
    Journal of Molecular Liquids 236, 220-231 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 74
  • Unraveling template-free fabrication of carbon nitride nanorods codoped with Pt and Pd for efficient electrochemical and photoelectrochemical carbon monoxide oxidation at room …
    K Eid, MH Sliem, AM Abdullah
    Nanoscale 11 (24), 11755-11764 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 73
  • Hierarchical porous carbon nitride-crumpled nanosheet-embedded copper single atoms: an efficient catalyst for carbon monoxide oxidation
    K Eid, MH Sliem, M Al-Ejji, AM Abdullah, M Harfouche, RS Varma
    ACS applied materials & interfaces 14 (36), 40749-40760 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 72
  • Enhanced mechanical and corrosion protection properties of pulse electrodeposited NiP-ZrO2 nanocomposite coatings
    MH Sliem, K Shahzad, VN Sivaprasad, RA Shakoor, AM Abdullah, ...
    Surface and Coatings Technology 403, 126340 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 70
  • Precise fabrication of porous one-dimensional gC3N4 nanotubes doped with Pd and Cu atoms for efficient CO oxidation and CO2 reduction
    K Eid, MH Sliem, K Jlassi, AS Eldesoky, GG Abdo, SY Al-Qaradawi, ...
    Inorganic Chemistry Communications 107, 107460 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 67
  • Rational synthesis of porous graphitic-like carbon nitride nanotubes codoped with Au and Pd as an efficient catalyst for carbon monoxide oxidation
    K Eid, MH Sliem, H Al-Kandari, MA Sharaf, AM Abdullah
    Langmuir 35 (9), 3421-3431 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 64
  • Rational synthesis of one-dimensional carbon nitride-based nanofibers atomically doped with Au/Pd for efficient carbon monoxide oxidation
    K Eid, MH Sliem, AS Eldesoky, H Al-Kandari, AM Abdullah
    International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 44 (33), 17943-17953 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 61
  • An efficient green ionic liquid for the corrosion inhibition of reinforcement steel in neutral and alkaline highly saline simulated concrete pore solutions
    MH Sliem, AB Radwan, FS Mohamed, NA Alnuaimi, AM Abdullah
    Scientific Reports 10 (1), 14565 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 58
  • Dry ice-mediated rational synthesis of edge-carboxylated crumpled graphene nanosheets for selective and prompt hydrolysis of cellulose and eucalyptus lignocellulose under …
    HI Abdu, K Eid, AM Abdullah, MH Sliem, A Elzatahry, X Lu
    Green Chemistry 22 (16), 5437-5446 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 54
  • Electrospun highly corrosion-resistant polystyrene–nickel oxide superhydrophobic nanocomposite coating
    A Bahgat Radwan, CA Mannah, MH Sliem, NHS Al-Qahtani, PC Okonkwo, ...
    Journal of Applied Electrochemistry 51 (11), 1605-1618 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 52
  • Tailored fabrication of iridium nanoparticle-sensitized titanium oxynitride nanotubes for solar-driven water splitting: experimental insights on the photocatalytic–activity …
    K Eid, KA Soliman, D Abdulmalik, D Mitoraj, MH Sleim, MO Liedke, ...
    Catalysis Science & Technology 10 (3), 801-809 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 51