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Dr. Abdulaziz A. Suwaiyan - Publications
Technical Reports
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KFUPM Research proposal CY/DYELASER/80, "Study of Picosecond Rotational Diffusion by Dye Laser Pulse Spectrometry and Phasefluorimetry".
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KACST research proposal, "Molecular approach to Laminar-Turbulent Transition of Flows by Laser Techniques".
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Progress Reports 1-7 and final report, KACST project AR-7-156 "Molecular approach to Laminar-Turbulent Transition of Flows by Laser Techniques".
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Two reports on the Hazardous Chemical Waste at KFUPM.
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Sabbatical proposal and report, "Absorption, fluorescence, and saturation spectroscopy of 127I2 in part of the visible region around 17000 cm-1".
Publications in Refereed International Journals
- A. Suwaiyan, "Indoles in Stretched Polyethylene and Polyvinylalcohol Films", The Arabian Journal of Science and Engineering, 12 (1986), 209.
- A. Suwaiyan, "The Polarized Absorption Spectrum of Indole", The Arabian Journal of Science and Engineering, 12 (1986), 333..
- A. Suwaiyan, "The Polarized Absorption spectrum of 5-Methyl Indole in Polyethylene and Polyvinylalcohol Films", Spectrochimica Acta (A), 42A (1986), 1021.
- A. Suwaiyan and R. Zwarich, "Vibrational Spectra of Indoles", Spectrochimica Acta (A), 42A (1986), 1017.
- Uwe K.A. Klein, Abdulaziz Al-Suwaiyan, and Manfred J. Mirbach, "Simulation of Hot Spots in Chemical Reactors by IR Laser Irradiation". Chimia, 12 (1986), 441.
- A. Suwaiyan and R. Zwarich, "Absorption spectra of Substituted Indoles in Stretched Polyethylene Films", Spectrochimica Acta (A) , 43A (1987),605.
- M.J. Mirbach, A. Al-Bar, A. Suwaiyan, and Uwe K.A. Klein, "IR-Laser Induced Heterogeneous Catalysis", New J. Chem, 12 (1988), 225.
- Uwe K.A. Klein, A. Al-Suwaiyan, and M.J. Mirbach, "Experimental Investigation of a Laser-Induced Hot Spot in a Chemical Reactor", The Arabian Journal of Science and Engineering, 14 (1989), 451.
- A. Suwaiyan and Uwe K.A. Klein, "Picosecond Study of Solute-Solvent Interactions of the Excited State of Indole", Chemical Physics Letters, 159 (1989),244.
- A. Suwaiyan, R. Zwarich, and N. Baig, "Infrared and Raman Spectra of Benzimidazole", Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 21 (1990), 243.
- A. Suwaiyan, F. Al-Adel, A. Hamdan, and Uwe K.A. Klein, "Dynamics of Proton Transfer from Photon Initiated Acids in Alcohol/Water Mixtures", J. Physical Chemistry, 94 (1990), 7423.
- A. Suwaiyan, F. Jamjoom, H. Al-Juwair, R. Stuff, and Uwe K.A. Klein, " Non-destructive Laser Technique for the Measurement of Viscosities in Fluid-Flows: Application to a Newtonian Fluid", J. Chem. Soc. Faraday Trans. 88 (1992), 1531.
- A. Suwaiyan, J. Mastromarino, and Uwe K. A. Klein, " Absorption, fluorescence, and saturation of 127I2 in the region 16999.100 - 17001.300 cm-1", Chem. Phys. Lett. 192 (1992), 581.
- K. Al-Hassan, Uwe K. A. Klein, and A. Suwaiyan, " Normal and twisted intramolecular charge-transfer fluorescence of 4-dimethylamonobenzonitrile in -cyclodextrin cavities ", Chem. Phys. Lett. 212 (1993), 581.
- Uwe K. A. Klein, J. Mastromarino, Z. H. Yamani, and A. Suwaiyan, " Fluorescence Demodulation Spectroscopy : A new method of determining fluorescence Decays using two beating ring dye lasers " , Chem. Phys. Lett. , 217 (1994), 80.
- Uwe K. A. Klein, J. Mastromarino, and A. Suwaiyan, " Rotational level lifetimes and self-quenching of 127I2 by fluorescence demodulation spectroscopy ", Chem. Phys. Lett. , 217 (1994), 86.
- A. Suwaiyan, M. Morsy, and K. Odah, "Room temperature fluorescence of 5-chlorouracils tautomers", Chem. Phys. Lett. 237 (1995), 349.
- M. Than Htun, A. Suwaiyan, and Uwe K. A. Klein, "Proton transfer reaction of 4-hydroxy-1-naphthalenesulphonate in methanol and ethanol-water mixtures", Chem. Phys. Lett. 243 (1995), 71.
- M. Than Htun, A. Suwaiyan, and Uwe K. A. Klein, "Time-resolved spectroscopy of 4-hydroxy-1-naphthalenesulphonate in alcohol-water mixtures" , Chem. Phys. Lett. 243 (1995), 506.
- M. Than Htun, A. Suwaiyan, and Uwe K. A. Klein, "Dynamics of an excited acid in 1-propanol-water mixtures" , Chem. Phys. Lett. 243 (1995), 512.
- K. Al-Hassan, A. Suwaiyan, and Uwe K. A. Klein, "Evidence for excited self-complexes of 4-dimethylamonobenzonitrile in -cyclodextrin cavities", Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering 22 (1997), 45.
- M. Than Htun, A. Suwaiyan, and Uwe K. A. Klein, "Effects of calcium chloride and urea on the dynamics of proton transfer of 4-hydroxy-1-naphthalenesulphonate in alcohol-water mixtures" , Chem. Phys. Lett. 264 (1997), 285.
- M. A. Morsy and A. Suwaiyan, "AB initio calculations and vibrational spectra of 5-methoxy indole", Spectrochimica Acta A 53 (1997) 575.
- M. Than Htun, A. Suwaiyan, and Uwe K. A. Klein, "Excited-state proton transfer from 4-hydroxy-1-naphthalenesulfonate to urea" , J. Phys. Chem A. 102 (1998), 8230.
- R. Schmid, R. Stuff, U. K. A. Klein, F. A. Jamjoom, and A. Suwaiyan, “Low free-stream turbulence in test sections through packed beds and fibrous mats”, Experiments in Fluids 26 (1999), 451.
- M. Than Htun and A. Suwaiyan, “Time-resolved fluorescence spectra of 5-methoxyindole”, Asian Journal of Spectroscopy, 3 (1999) 91.
- Pasl Abdel-Jalil and A. Suwaiyan, “Experimental Investigation on the effect of double-burner configuration on the incineration of fumes- a natural gas case study”, Arab Gulf Journal of Scientific Research 22 (2004), 74.
- Pasl Abdel-Jalil and A. Suwaiyan, “Correlation of some incineration products of heptane and benzene with the net flame-probe electrical potential “, Environmental Engineering Science, 17 (2000), 139.
- M. A. Morsy, A. M. Al-Somali, and A. Suwaiyan, “Fluorescence of thymine tautomers in aqueous solutions at room temperature”, Journal of Physical Chemistry, 103B (1999), 11205.
- A. Hamdan, A. Suwaiyan, U. K. A. Klein, and M. Hauser, “Association of rhodamine 6G in aqueous solutions of sodiumdodecylsulphate below the critical micelle concentration “, Langmuir, submitted.
- Pasl Abdel-Jalil, Mohamed-Rabigh Khodja, and A. Suwaiyan, “A physical model for the distribution of ions and electrons in laminar (premixed) hydrocarbon flames“, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering 26 (2001), 127.
- M. A. Morsy, M. A. Al-Khaldi, and A. Suwaiyan, “Normal vibrational modes and assignment of Benzimidazole by ab initio and density functional calculations and plolarized infrared and Raman spectroscopy”, Journal of Physical Chemistry, accepted.
- M. A. Gondal, A. Hameed, Z. H. Yamani, and A. Suwaiyan, "Laser induced photocatalytic oxidation of water. Activity comparison of -Fe2O3, WO3, TiO2 and NiO catalysts", Chemical Physics Letters 385(2004), 111.
- M. A. Gondal, A. Hameed, Z. H. Yamani, and A. Suwaiyan, "Production of hydrogen and oxygen by water splitting using laser photo-catalysis over Fe2O3", Applied Catalysis A 268(2004), 159.
- M. A. Gondal, A. Hameed, A. Suwaiyan, "Photocatalytic conversion of methane into methanol using visible laser", Applied Catalysis 243(2003), 165.
- Hassan M. Badawi, Wolfgang Förner, and Abdulaziz Al-Suwaiyan, "DFT and MP2 ring puckering potential functions, vibrational analysis, and comparison with experiment for 2-chloro-1,3-thiaphosphetane 3-oxide, 3-sulfide, and 1,3-dithietane 1,1-dioxide", Journal of Molecular Structure 875 (2008), 189.
Publications in Conference Proceedings
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Uwe K.A. Klein, A. Al-Suwaiyan, and M.J. Mirbach, "Laser Induced Hot Spot Formation on Catalyst Surfaces in Chemical Reactors", Proc. Second Nat. Meeting Chem. (1987), King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, pp.449-458.
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R. Stuff, Uwe K.A. Klein, Faisal Jamjoum, H. Al-Juwair, and A. Suwaiyan, "The Measurement of the Diffusion of Molecular Translation and Rotation in a Transitional Boundary Layer", Proceedings of the 13th International Congress on Instrumentation in Aerospace Simulation Facilities", 18-21 Sept. 1989, Gotingen, West Germany.
Conference Presentations
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Uwe K.A. Klein, A. Suwaiyan, and M.J.Mirbach, "Laser Induced Hot Spot Formation on Catalyst Surfaces in Chemical Reactors", presented in the Second National Meeting of Chemists, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 7-9 March, 1987, King Saud University.
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Uwe K.A. Klein, A. Suwaiyan, F.Al-Adel, and A. Hamdan, "Picosecond Pulse Laser-Induced Dissociation of an Aromatic Acid in Methanol/Water Mixtures", Third National Meeting of chemists, 12-14 March, 1989, KFUPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
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M. A. Gondal, A. Hameed, and A. Suwaiyan, "Laser induced photo-catalyic conversion of methanol into hydrogen", Second Saudi Science Conference, Jeddah Saudi Arabia, 2004.
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M. A. Gondal, A. Hameed, and A. Suwaiyan, "Laser photocatalyic conversion of methane into methanol", Japanese-Saudi Symposium on Catalysis, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, 2001.
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M. A. Gondal, A. Hameed, Z. H. Yamani, and A. Suwaiyan, "Photcatalytic splitting of water into hyrdogen and oxygen using laser", The 4th Middle East Refinery and Petrochemical Conference (Petrotech), Manama, Bahrain, 2003.
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M. A. Gondal, A. Hameed, Z. H. Yamani, A. Suwaiyan and A. Al-Arafaj, "Laser photo-catalyic conversion of methanol into hydrogen and oxygen", Second Saudi Science Conference, Jeddah Saudi Arabia, 2004.