Mohamed Adam

Contact

• workRoom C02 ITRC
  University Park
  Nottingham
  NG7 2RD
  UK
• work0115 95 14080
• Mohamed.Adam@nottingham.ac.uk

Expertise Summary

Mohamed is a Senior Research Fellow at the Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham. He holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering from University of Nottingham, awarded in 2017. His PhD project was on understanding microwave pyrolysis of biomass materials. His main research focus is on microwave processing of materials with applications in the fields of plastics chemical recycling, biomass thermochemical conversion processes, and synthesis of carbon nanostructures.

Selected Publications

• ADAM, M., ANBARI, H., HART, A., WOOD, J., ROBINSON, J. P. and RIGBY, S. P., 2020. In-situ microwave-assisted catalytic upgrading of heavy oil: Experimental validation and effect of catalyst pore structure on activity: Chemical Engineering Journal Chemical Engineering Journal.
• ARRUTIA, F., ADAM, M., CALVO-CARRASCAL, M. Á, MAO, Y. and BINNER, E., 2020. Development of a continuous-flow system for microwave-assisted extraction of pectin-derived oligosaccharides from food waste: Chemical Engineering Journal Chemical Engineering Journal. 395,
• ADAM, M., HART, A., STEVENS, L. A., WOOD, J., ROBINSON, J. P. and RIGBY, S. P., 2018. Microwave synthesis of carbon onions in fractal aggregates using heavy oil as a precursor: Carbon Carbon. 138, 427-435
• ZHANG, YANG, ADAM, MOHAMED, HART, ABARASI, WOOD, JOSEPH, RIGBY, SEAN P. and ROBINSON, JOHN P., 2018. Impact of Oil Composition on Microwave Heating Behavior of Heavy Oils ENERGY & FUELS. 32(2), 1592-1599

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• ROBINSON, J., BINNER, E., VALLEJO, D. B., PEREZ, N. D., AL MUGHAIRI, K., RYAN, J., SHEPHERD, B., ADAM, M., BUDARIN, V., FAN, J., GRONNOW, M. and PENERANDA-FOIX, F., 2022. Unravelling the mechanisms of microwave pyrolysis of biomass: Chemical Engineering Journal Chemical Engineering Journal. 430,
• ADAM, M., HJALMARSSON, N., BINNER, E., IRVINE, D. and ROBINSON, J., 2021. Understanding Microwave Depolymerisation of Synthetic Polymers
• POWELL, C., MEREDITH, W., ADAM, M. and ROBINSON, J., 2021. Microwave Regeneration of Spent Sulphurous Activated Carbon
• HART, A., ADAM, M., ROBINSON, J. P., RIGBY, S. P. and WOOD, J., 2020. Tetralin and decalin H-donor effect on catalytic upgrading of heavy oil inductively heated with steel balls: Catalysts Catalysts. 10(4),
• ARRUTIA, F., ADAM, M., CALVO-CARRASCAL, M. Á, MAO, Y. and BINNER, E., 2020. Development of a continuous-flow system for microwave-assisted extraction of pectin-derived oligosaccharides from food waste: Chemical Engineering Journal Chemical Engineering Journal. 395,
• HART, ABARASI, ADAM, MOHAMED, ROBINSON, JOHN P., RIGBY, SEAN P. and WOOD, JOSEPH, 2020. Inductive Heating Assisted-Catalytic Dehydrogenation of Tetralin as a Hydrogen Source for Downhole Catalytic Upgrading of Heavy Oil TOPICS IN CATALYSIS. 63(3-4), 268-280
• ADAM, M., ANBARI, H., HART, A., WOOD, J., ROBINSON, J. P. and RIGBY, S. P., 2020. In-situ microwave-assisted catalytic upgrading of heavy oil: Experimental validation and effect of catalyst pore structure on activity: Chemical Engineering Journal Chemical Engineering Journal.
• HART, A., ADAM, M., ROBINSON, J.P., RIGBY, S.P. and WOOD, J., 2019. Inductive Heating Assisted‑Catalytic Dehydrogenation of Tetralin as a Hydrogen Source for Downhole Catalytic Upgrading of Heavy Oil Topics in Catalysis.
• ZHANG, YANG, ADAM, MOHAMED, HART, ABARASI, WOOD, JOSEPH, RIGBY, SEAN P. and ROBINSON, JOHN P., 2018. Impact of Oil Composition on Microwave Heating Behavior of Heavy Oils ENERGY & FUELS. 32(2), 1592-1599
• SHEPHERD, B. J., RYAN, J., ADAM, M., BENEROSO VALLEJO, D., CASTAÑO, P., KOSTAS, E. T. and ROBINSON, J. P., 2018. Microwave pyrolysis of biomass within a liquid medium: Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis.
• ADAM, M., HART, A., STEVENS, L. A., WOOD, J., ROBINSON, J. P. and RIGBY, S. P., 2018. Microwave synthesis of carbon onions in fractal aggregates using heavy oil as a precursor: Carbon Carbon. 138, 427-435
• ADAM, M., BENEROSO, D., KATRIB, J., KINGMAN, S. and ROBINSON, J. P., 2017. Microwave fluidized bed for biomass pyrolysis. Part I: Process design: Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining.
• ADAM, M., BENEROSO, D., KATRIB, J., KINGMAN, S. and ROBINSON, J. P., 2017. Microwave fluidized bed for biomass pyrolysis. Part II: Effect of process parameters: Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining.