Dr. Enas M. Nashef obtaied his Ph. D. from the University of South Carolina, USA in 2004. He joined King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as assistant professor in the department of chemical engineering. In 2011, Nashef was promoted to associate professor. He was very active in research related to green engineering and sustainability and established collaboration with many universities including the University of Malaya, KL, Malaysia, where he was a co- advisor for several Ph. D. students. In June 2014, Nashef joined Masdar Institute (UAE) as an associate professor in the department of chemical engineering. In 2017, he joined Khalifa University of Science and Technology as associate professor in the department of chemical and petroleum engineering where he was promoted to full professor in 2019.
Nashef co-authored more than 140 peer-reviewed journal publications. In addition, he received 9 patents from US and EU Patent Offices. He is also a recipient of several prestigious awards including King Abdullah Award for best invention in 2013.
1- Patents:
1. AlZahrani, S. M., AlNashef, I. M. and Sarwono Mulyono Mulyoprayitno, European Patent No. EP 2650345 B1, Method for removal of sulfur containing compounds from hydrocarbon mixtures, 21 January 2015.
2. AlNashef, I. M. AlZahrani, S. M. European Patent No. EP2596836 B1, Method for decomposing a halogenated organic compound, 5 March 2014.
3. Hashim, M. A., Mjalli, F. S., AlNashef, I. M., and Kaveh, S., Malaysian patent No. MY-150819-A, A Method for Removing Residual Catalyst from Biodiesel, 28 February 2014.
4. Hayyan, M.; Hashim, M. A. ; Saputra, H.; Saadi, M. A. ; Hayyan, A. ; AlNashef, I. M. ; Othman, R. A. Malaysian patent No. MY-150624-A, Metal-Air Battery Utilizing Phosphonium-Based Deep Eutectic Solvent, 7 February 2014.
5. AlNashef, I. M., AlZahrani, S. M. US patent No. 8,618,346. Process for the destruction of sulfur and nitrogen mustards, lewisite, and their homologous/analogues at ambient conditions. 31 December 2013.
6. AlNashef, I. M., AlZahrani, S. M. US patent No. 8,420,881. Process for the destruction of sulfur and nitrogen mustards, lewisite, and their homologous/analogues in deep eutectic solvents. 16 April 2013.
7. AlNashef, I. M., AlZahrani, S. M. US patent No. 8,147,792. Method for the Preparation of Reactive Compositions Containing Superoxide ion. 3 April 2012.
8. AlNashef, I. M., Gaily, M., AlZahrani, S. M., and Aba Saeed, A. US patent No. 7,942,972 B2. Method for Separating Fructose and Glucose. 17 May 2011.
9. AlNashef, I. M., AlZahrani, S. M. US patent No. 7,763,768 B2. Method for the Preparation of Reactive Compositions Containing Hydrogen Peroxide. 27 July 2010.
2- Awards:
2- Selected Publications:
1. Jisha Kuttiani Ali, Emad Alhseinat, Maguy Abi Jaoude, Inas M. Al Nashef, Idowu A. Adeyemi, Tejraj M. Aminabhavi, Hassan A. Arafat, A mixed matrix polyimide ultrafiltration membrane for efficient removal of bentazon from water Chemical Engineering Journal, 433, 2022,134596.
2. Almustafa, G., Darwish, A.S., Lemaoui, T., Arafat, H.A., AlNashef, I. Liquification of 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol into hydrophobic eutectic mixtures: A multi-criteria design for eco-efficient boron recovery, 2021, Chemical Engineering Journal, 426,131342.
3. Tarek Lemaoui, Farah Abu Hatab, Ahmad S. Darwish, Ayoub Attoui, Nour El Houda Hammoudi, Ghaiath Almustafa, Mohamed Benaicha, Yacine Benguerba, Inas M. Alnashef, Molecular-Based Guide to Predict the pH of Eutectic Solvents: Promoting an Efficient Design Approach for New Green Solvents, ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2021, 9, 5783−5808.
4. Tarek Lemaoui, Yacine Benguerba, Ahmad S. Darwish, Farah Abu Hatab, Samah E. E. Warrag, Maaike C. Kroon, Inas M. Alnashef, Simultaneous dearomatization, desulfurization, and denitrogenation of diesel fuels using acidic deep eutectic solvents as extractive agents: A parametric study, Separation and Purification Technology, 256, 2021, 117861.
5. Adeyemi, I., Sulaiman, R., Almazroui, M., Al-Hammadi, A., AlNashef, I. Removal of chlorophenols from aqueous media with hydrophobic deep eutectic solvents: Experimental study and COSMO-RS evaluation. J. of Molecular Liquids, 311, 2020, Article number 113180.
6. Ghaiath Almustafa, Reyihangu Sulaiman, Mahendra Kumar, Idowu Adeyemi, Hassan A.Arafat, Inas AlNashef. Boron extraction from aqueous medium using novel hydrophobic deep eutectic solvents, Chemical Engineering Journal, 395, 2020, 125173.
7. R. Sulaiman, M. K. Hadj-Kali, S.W.Hasan, S. Mulyono, I.M. AlNashef, Investigating the solubility of chlorophenols in hydrophobic ionic liquids, The Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics, 135, 2019, 97-106.
8. Saleem S. AlSaleem, Waleed M. Zahid, Inas M. Alnashef, Husnain Haider, Destruction of environmentally hazardous halogenated hydrocarbons in stable ionic liquids with superoxide ion radical, Separation and Purification Technology, 215, 2019, 134-142.
9. Dang Viet Quang, Lourdes F. Vega, Enas Nashef. Mohammad R.M. Abu-Zahraa, Applications of fly ash for CO2 capture, utilization, and storage, Abdallah Dindia, J. of CO2 Utilization, 29, 2019, 82-102.
10. I. Adeyemi, M.R. M. Abu-Zahra, I. Alnashef, Experimental Study of the Solubility of CO2 in Novel Amine Based Deep Eutectic Solvents, Energy Procedia, 105, 1394-1400, 2017.
11. S.S. AlSaleem, W.M. Zahid, I.M. Alnashef, H. Haider, Extraction of halogenated hydrocarbons using hydrophobic ionic liquids, Separation and Purification Technology, 184, 231-239, 2017.
12. Maan Hayyan, Mohd Ali Hashim, and Inas M. AlNashef, Superoxide Ion: Generation and Chemical Implications, Chem. Rev. 116 (5), 3029–3085, 2016.
13. L. Bahadori, M. H. Chakrabarti, , M. A. Hashim, N. S. A. Manan, F. S. Mjalli, I. M. AlNashef, N. P. Brandon, Temperature effects on the kinetics of ferrocene and cobaltocenium in methyltriphenylphosphonium bromide based deep eutectic solvents, Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 162 (9) H617-H624, 2015.
14. M.H. Chakrabarti, N.S.A. Manan, N.P. Brandon, R.C. Maher, F.S. Mjalli, I.M. AlNashef, S.A. Hajimolan, M.A. Hashim, M.A. Hussain, D. Nir, One-pot electrochemical gram-scale synthesis of graphene using deep eutectic solvents and acetonitrile, Chemical Engineering Journal, 274 213–223, 2015.
15. Fatemeh Saadat Ghareh Bagh, Mohamed Kamel Omar Hadj-Kali, Farouq S. Mjalli, Mohd Ali Hashim, Inas M. AlNashef, Solubility of sodium chloride in phosphonium-based deep eutectic solvents, Journal of Molecular Liquids, 199, 344-351, 2014.
16. Emad Ali; Sarwono Mulyono Inas M. AlNashef; Farouq S. Mjalli; Adeeb Hayyan; Mohamed Kamel Hadj-Kali ,Solubility of CO2 in deep eutectic solvents: experimental and modeling using Peng?Robinson equation of state, Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 92,10,1898–1906, 2014.
17. Laleh Bahadori, Mohammed H. Chakrabarti, Farouq S. Mjalli, Inas M. AlNashef, Ninie S. Abdul Manan, Mohd Ali Hashim. Physicochemical properties of ammonium-based deep eutectic solvents and their electrochemical evaluation using organometallic reference redox systems, Electrochimica Acta, 113, 205-211, 2013.
18. Fatemeh Bagh, Farouq S. Mjalli, Mohd Ali Hashim, Mohamed K. O. Hadj-Kali, Inas M. AlNashef, Solubility of Sodium Chloride in Ionic Liquids, Industrial and engineering chemistry research, 52, 33, 11488-11493, 2013.
19. Hayyan, M., Farouq S. Mjalli, Mohd Ali Hashim, AlNashef, I. M. Generation of Superoxide Ion in Pyridinium, Morpholinium, Ammonium and Sulfonium Based Ionic Liquids and the Application in the Destruction of Toxic Chlorinated Phenols, Journal of Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 51, 32, 10546–10556, 2012.
20. Shahbaz, K., Mjalli, F.S., Hashim, M. A., and AlNashef, I.M. Eutectic solvents for the removal of residual palm oil-based biodiesel catalyst. Separation and Purification Technology, 81, 216–222, 2011.
21. AlNashef, I.M., Hashim, M.A., Mjalli, F.S., Ali, Q.A., Hayyan, M., A novel method for the synthesis of 2-imidazolones, Tetrahedron Letters 51, 1976–1978, 2010.
22. AlNashef, I. M., AlAmeeri, R. S., AlSahhaf, T. A., and Hamam, S. E. M. Phase Equilibria of the Ternary System CO2-n-Hexane-Naphthalene. Korean Journal of Chemical Engineers, 25, 6, 1495-1498, 2008.
23. AlNashef, I. M., Matthews, M. A., and Weidner, J. W. Electrochemically Generated Superoxide Ion in Ionic Liquids: Applications to Green Chemistry, in Ionic Liquids as Green Solvents: Progress and Prospects, Rogers, R.; and Seddon, K. Editors, ACS, Washington, pp 509-525, 2003.
24. AlNashef, I. M.; Leonard, M. L.; Matthews, M. A.; and Weidner, J. W. Superoxide Electrochemistry in an Ionic Liquid. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 41, 4475, 2002.
25. AlNashef, I. M., Leonard, M. L., Kittle, L. M., Matthews, M. A., and Weidner, J. W. Electrochemical Generation of Superoxide in Room-Temperature Ionic Liquids, Electrochem. Solid-State Letters. 4, D16, 2001.
26. Fahim, M. A.; Al-Muhtaseb, S. A., and Al-Nashef I. M. Liquid-liquid equilibria of the ternary system water + acetic acid + 1-hexanol J. Chem. Eng. Data, 42, 183, 1997.
27. Fahim, M. A.; Al-Muhtaseb, S. A., and Al-Nashef I. M. Phase equilibria of the ternary system water + acetic acid + 1-pentanol, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 41, 562, 1996.
28. Sahaf, T.A., Ameeri, R.S., Nashef, I.M., and Hamam, S.E.M., Bubble point measurements for the ternary system carbon dioxide, benzene, and naphthalene, Fluid Phase Equilibria J., 55, 231, 1990.
