ABET Self-Study Report Chemical Engineering Program

Daous, Muhammad
Professor, Chemical and Materials Engineering Department, King Abdulaziz University

Education
Degree Field of Study Institution Year
PhD Chemical Engineering Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, U.S.A., 1983
MS Chemical Engineering Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, U.S.A., 1979
BS Chemical Engineering King Fahd University for Petroleum & Minerals 1975

Academic Experience
From To Institution Rank Title Full or Part
Time
1983 1992 King Abdulaziz Univ. Assistant Professor Full Time
1992 2013 King Abdulaziz Univ. Associate Professor Full Time
2013 date King Abdulaziz Univ. Professor Full Time

Non Academic Industrial Experience (including Consultations)

From To Company/Entity Title Position Description Full or Part
(Brief) Time
None

Funded Research Projects and Patents from the Past Five Years
1. Covalent attachment of organic monolayers onto crystalline silicon surfaces for specific adsorption of
biomolecules (a bio-nanotechnology project), sponsored by King Abdulaziz University, 2008-2010.
2. Photo-catalysts for removal of organics from industrial waste-waters and domestic air cleaning under mild
conditions, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, 2010- 2011
3. Catalysts Development for Dehydrogenation of Propane to Propene, sponsored by King Abdulaziz City for
Science and Technology, 2010- 2012.
4. Gold Supported Catalysts for CO and VOCs Oxidation. A collaboration research program between King
Abdulaziz University (KAU) and The Queens University of Belfast, Supported by KAU, 2011- present.
5. Syngas conversion to alcohols over Mo based catalyst, KACST strategic project, December 2013 – Present
6. Investigation of a novel catalyst for direct synthesis of ethanol from acetic acid KAU research fund, Jan. 2014.

Certifications and Professional Registrations

None

Current Membership in Professional Societies and Organizations

Society/organization Rank Member Since
1. American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Member
2. American Chemical Society (ACS) Member
3. Saudi Chemical Society (SCS) Member

Honors and Awards

None

Institutional and Professional Services (administration, committees, units, etc.)

1. Chairman, Chemical & Materials Engineering Department, KAU (1991-1994)
2. Vice-Dean of graduate studies & research, College of Engineering, KAU (1994-1996)
3. Director of KAU Strategic Planning Department (2010 – 2013)

Principal Publications/Presentations from the Past Five Years

ABET Self-Study Report Chemical Engineering Program

1. Hisham S. Bamufleh, Yahia A. Alhamed, Muhammad A. Daous, Furfural from midribs of date-palm trees by
sulfuric acid hydrolysis, Industrial Crops and Products, Volume 42, March 2013, Pages 421-428.
2. L. Petrov, M. Daous, Y. Alhamed, A. Alzahrani, and Kh. Maximov (2012), Use of Intraparticle Mass Transfer
Parameters as a Design Tool for Catalyst Pellets, Chinese Journal of Catalysis, Vol. 33 No 7, 1166-1175.
3. M.A. Daous, , S. Nosier, and K. AlGhamdi (2012), Solid-liquid mass transfer in a gas sparging contactor
equipped with a tube of circular fins, ChemEng Res Des, Vol. 90 No 5, 609-614.
4. M. A. Daous, and A. H. El-Shazly(2012), Enhancing the Performance of a Batch Electrocoagulation Reactor
for Chromium Reduction Using Gas Sparging, International Journal of Electrochemical Science, (7), 3513-
3526.
5. L. A. Petrov, Y. Alhamed, A. Al-Zahrani, and M. Daous (2011), Role of Chemical Kinetics in the
Heterogeneous Catalysis Studies, Chinese Journal of Catalysis, Vol. 32 No. 7, 1085-1112.
6. A. Arafat, and M.A. Daous (2011), A short route of covalent biofunctionaliztion of silicon surfaces, Sensors
and Actuators B: Chemical, vol. B152, No. 2, 226–234.
7. Kevin Morgan, Robbie Burch, Muhammad Daous, Juan José Delgado, Alexandre Goguet, Christopher
Hardacre, Lachezar A. Petrov, David Rooney,Application of halo hydrocarbons for the re-dispersion of gold
particles, accepted for publication in Catalysis Science & Technology.
8. Robbie Burch, Alex Goguet, Conor Hamill, David Rooney, Hafedh Driss, Lachezar Petrov, Muhammad
Daous, Evaluation andMechanistic Investigation of a AuPd alloy catalyst for the hydrocarbon selective
catalytic reduction (HC-SCR) of NOx, accepted for publication in Applied Catalyis (B).
9. Y. Alhamed, M. Umar, M. Daous, A. Al-Zahrani, L. Petrov, Correlation between melting temperatures of
alkaline earth elements and their effect as promoters of Pt-Sn/γ-Al2O3 catalyst in propane dehydrogenation
reaction, Compt. rend. Acad. bulg. Sci., 66 (2013) 997-1004.
10. M. M. Rahman, G. Gruner, M. S. Al-Ghamdi, M.A. Daous,S. B. Khan, A. M. Asiri (2013), Chloride ion
sensors based on-low dimensional alpha-MnO2-Co3O4 nanoparticles fabricated glassy carbon electrodes by
simple I-V technique, Electrochemica Acta, (103), 143-150.
11. M. M. Rahman, G. Gruner, M. S. Al-Ghamdi, M.A. Daous,S. B. Khan, A. M. Asiri (2013), Chemo-Sensors
development based on low-dimensional codoped Mn2O3-ZnO nanoparticles using flat- Silver Electrodes,
Chemistry Central Journal, 7:60.
12. M. M. Rahman, G. Gruner, M. S. Al-Ghamdi, M.A. Daous,S. B. Khan, A. M. Asiri (2013), Fabrication of
Highly Sensitive Phyenl Hydrazine Chemical Sensor based on as-Grown ZnO-Fe2O3 Microwires, International
Journal of Electrochemical Science, (8), 520-534.
Patent
1. Y. Alhamed, A. Al Zahrani, M. Daous, K.M. El-Yahyaoui, Process of oxidative dehydrogenation using a boria-
alumina catalyst, Pat. No. Appl.: US2010/0179358 A1.
2. L. Petrov, Y. Alhamed, A. Al Zahrani, M. Daous, M. Umar, M. Al-Hazmi, Platinum containing catalysts for
propane dehydrogenation, EPA №12005440.8/26.07.2012.
3. L. Petrov, Y. Alhamed, A. Al Zahrani, M. Daous, M. Umar, M. Al-Hazmi, Alkane dehydrogenation catalyst
and process for its preparation, EPA № 12006767.3/27-09-2012 .
4. L. Petrov, Y. Alhamed, A. Arafat, A. Al Zahrani, M. Daous, M. Al-Hazmi, Gold containing catalysts for
propane dehydrogenation, submitted.
5. H. Zhang, L. Petrov, Y. Alhamed, A. Al-Zahrani, M. Daous, M. Al-Hazmi, Mixed oxide catalysts for ammonia
decomposition, submitted
Chapter in a Book
Arafat A., M. Daous(2011), Silicon and Silicon-related Surfaces for Biosensor Applications, in
Environmental Biosensors, Vernon Somerset, Ed., Intech., Rijeka, Croatia pp.171-192.

Recent Professional Development Activities (Workshops, training, etc.)

None