The research team consists of Dr.Khalid AjmiSukkar  (chairman of the chemical engineering department), Dr. Abdul Hassan Abdul Karam (Mechanical engineering department), and Eng. DhuAlfaqar Nasir (chemical engineering) all of which received a patent from Central Organization for Standardization and Quality Control for their invention. It is important to mention this wasthe first time in whichthe technology for producing the invented material was used. This material can be used for different industrial petroleum applications and also for water treatment.