Unit of Membrane Technology Research

Research units in the Chemical Engineering Department

Research unit of membrane technology:

The membrane technology research unit (MTRU) is a research structure for the development of membrane science and technology. With a background chemical engineering, process engineering, chemistry, Environmental Engineering, materials science and Engineering and all disciplinary related to the water treatment. The MTRU is equipped with bench scale systems and devices, among them; hollow fiber membrane formation system, membrane performance device for hollow fiber, and UF, MF, MD, FO, NF and RO system.

The main research activities which are pertinent for the project are:

Preparation and characterization of new polymer membranes

Study of their separation performance

Membrane operations in desalination and wastewater treatment

Membrane distillation

Membrane bioreactor

Advanced research training

Groups of the Research Unit

1. Membrane fabrication and performance Group

2. Saline water desalination Group

3. Wastewater treatment Group

4. Analysis Group

5. Library

Membrane systems and analysis devices in Membrane Technology Research Unit

· Membrane Technology Research Systems:

No.	System
1	Hollow fiber membrane fabrication system
2	flat-sheet membrane fabrication system
3	NF, UF, MF, FO hollow fiber performance system
4	NF, UF, MF, RO flat-sheet performance system
5	Hollow fiber MD performance system
6	flat sheet MD performance system
7	Forward Osmosis performance system (FO)
8	Dead-end performance system

Analysis devices:

No.	System
1	Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)
2	Atomic Force Microscope (AFM
3	UV-Spectrophotometer
4	Conductivity meter
5	pH-meter
6	Fourier-Transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy
7	Contact Angle measurement
9	Digital balance
10	microscope (china)
11	Magnetic stirrer
12	Magnetic bar
13	Oven

Permanent staff of the Membrane Technology Research Unit

Name	the biography	Affiliation entity	Date of membership in the center
Assistant Prof. Dr. Khalid T. Rashid	the biography	Department of Chemical Engineering
Assistant Prof. Dr. Qusay F. Alsalhy	the biography	Department of Chemical Engineering

Temporary staffing of the Membrane Technology Research Unit

Name	The biography	Affiliation entity	University matter
Assistant Professor. Jamal M. Ali Al Rubaye	the biography	Department of Chemical Engineering
Assistant Professor. Adnan A. AbdulRazak	the biography	Department of Chemical Engineering
Assistant Professor. Salah Salman Ibrahim	the biography	Department of Chemical Engineering
Assistant Lecturer. Dhiyaa A. ALtimimi	the biography	Department of Chemical Engineering
Assistant Lecturer. Maryam Yousif Ghadhban	the biography	Department of Chemical Engineering
	the biography	Department of Chemical Engineering