Research

 

Research Interests

  • Process Integration and Optimization
  • Process Synthesis, Design and Operation
  • Energy, Mass Integration
  • Scheduling and Planning
  • Oil Refineries and Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) Units Optimization
  • Modeling and Simulation

 

Research Projects

1. Optimal and Flexible Heat Exchange Network Design for Fluid Catalytic Cracking Process, Principal Investigator.

2. Catalyst Development for Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Propane, Co-Investigator.

3. Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Heat Transfer Characterization for CNT-Nanofluid in Hear Exchangers, Co-Investigator.

4. Flexible Heat Exchange Network Design with Variable Stream Properties, Principal Investigator.

There is a vacancy for graduate students to work on these projects. Interested students can contact me at mutairi@kfupm.edu.sa 

 

Journals and Conferences Publications

  1. Al-Mutairi, Eid and El-Halwagi , M. "Environmental Impact Reduction through Simultaneous Design Scheduling and Operation”, Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, in press.

  2. Ahmed, S., Rahamn, F. and Al-Mutairi, Eid , "Synthesis of V and/or Mo Incorporated MCM-41 and Catalytic Performance in Oxidative Dehydrogenation", The 238th ACS National Meeting, Washington, DC,USA.  Aug.2009.

  3. Al-Mutairi, Eid and El-Halwagi , M. "Integration Method for Considering Scheduling in Design of Heat Exchange Networks”, Applied thermal Engineering, in press.

  4. Al-Mutairi, Eid and El-Halwagi , M. "Incorporation of  Scheduling Considerations in  Retrofitting Design of Heat Exchange Networks", Chemical Engineering Transactions, 18, 421 (2009).

  5. Al-Mutairi, Eid and El-Halwagi , M. "Incorporation of  Scheduling Considerations in  Retrofitting Design of Heat Exchange Networks", 12th International Conference on Process Integration, Modelling and Optimisation for Energy Saving and Pollution Reduction, Rome, Italy, May 2009. 

  6. Al-Mutairi, Eid, Suardin, J., Mannan, S. and El-Halwagi, M. "An Optimization Approach to the Integration of Inherently-Safer Design and Process Scheduling”, Journal of Loss Prevention in Process Industries, 21 (5), 2008. 

  7.  Shaikh, A., Al-Mutairi, Eid and Ino, T.  “Modeling and Simulation of a Downer Type HS-FCC Unit”, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 47 (23), 2008.

  8. "Al-Mutairi, Eid and El-Halwagi , M., "Environmental Impact Reduction through Simultaneous Design and Scheduling”, AIChE Annual Meeting , Salt Lake City, UT, USA, Nov. 2007.

  9. “Dayem, H. and Al-Mutairi, Eid, "Selective Hydrodechlorination of 1, 2-Dichloroethane to Ethylene over Pt-Cu/C Catalyst Synthesized by Reduction with H- Anion”, 7th International Conference and Exhibition on Chemistry in Industry (Chemindix) Proceeding, Manama, Bahrain, Mar. 2007.

  10. Shaikh, A., Al-Mutairi, Eid and Ino, T. “Modeling and Simulation of a Downer-Type FCC Process, 7th International Conference and Exhibition on Chemistry in Industry (Chemindix) Proceeding, Manama, Bahrain, Mar. 2007.

  11. Al-Mutairi, Eid et al. "Unraveling the Role of Different Active Sites in the Hydrogen-Assisted Dechlorination of 1, 2-Dichloroethane Catalyzed by Pt-Cu/SiO2”, AIChE Annual Meeting , San Francisco, CA, USA, Nov. 2003.

  12. A;-Mutairi, Eid et al. "Mass Transfer Characteristics in Slurry Agitated Reactor with PAO8 under High Temperatures and Pressures" AIChE Annual Meeting , Indianapolis, IN, USA, Nov. 2002.

  13. Al-Mutairi, Eid  and Shaikh, A., “Modeling and Simulation of a Downer Type FCC Unit”, 9th Symposium on Catalysis in Petroleum Refining and Petrochemicals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, Dec. 1999.

 

Doctorate and Master Research

  • Doctorate Degree Research on Process Integration, Design, Operation, Synthesis and Scheduling, Texas A&M University, USA.

  • PhD dissertation title: "Simultaneous Design, Scheduling and Operation Through Process Integration"

  • Master Degree Research on Modeling, Simulation and Optimization of Oil Refinery Processes, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

  • M.Sc thesis title: "Modeling and Simulation of a Downer Type FCC Unit"

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