1. No category

CV Name : Sadeddin Kherfan Rank : Professor of Chemical Engineering Email : [email protected] [email protected] Tel : Tel 714-­‐519-­‐5670 Address : 201 Marina Drive #606 Tuscaloosa AL35406 .USA 1. Education
Degr
ee
Field
Institution
Thesis
Ph.D. Chemical
Engineering
Newcastle
University/ UK
Performance of helical reactors
M.Sc Hydrocarbon
.
Chemistry
Manchester
UMIST / UK
Optimization of styrene reactor
B.Sc. Chemical
Engineering
Leeds University /
UK
Design of nitric acid plant
2. Rank
Rank
Year
Professor
1987
Associate professor
1982
Assistant Professor
1977
3. Experience (Non-Academic)
Organization
Designation
Year/
Period
Manchester UMIST / UK
Researcher Assistant
1970 1971
Homs Oil Refinery / Syria
Process Engineer
1971 1973
1 Atomic Energy Commission / Syria
Research Manager
1987 2001
Homs Fertilizer’s Company / Syria
Consultant
1979 –
1985
General Company for Studies / Syria
Expert
1998 –
2005
General Company for Water Studies
Consultant
2006 –
2009
Intergovernmental panel for climate change
IPCC
Member of Task force Bureau 2002-2012
4. Consultations
Consultation Subject
Beneficiary
Place
Year
1-­‐ Commissioning of Homs FerPlizer Complex
General FerPlizer Co
Syria
1979
2-­‐ Study of Phosphate Washing
General Phosphate Co
Syria
1984
3-­‐ Study of Oil -­‐Shale Deposits in Syria .
General Geological Co
Syria
1985
4-­‐ Recovery of Uranium from Phosphates
Atomic Energy Commission
Syria
1987
5-­‐ Air PolluPon from Homs Refinery
Homs Refinery
Syria
1986
6-­‐Study of Sustainable Development Network UNDP /Damascus
Syria
1994
7-­‐ Study of Environment of Al-­‐Assi Basin
UNDP/ World Bank /
Damascus
Syria
1995
8-­‐ Study of Effect of PolluPon on Soil
General FerPlizer Co/ Homs
Syria
1994
9-­‐ Commissioning of New TSP Complex
General FerPlizer Co/ Homs
Syria
1995
10-­‐ Sludge Disposal from Water Treatment
Homs Refinery / Homs
Syria
1995
11-­‐ Disposal of Phospho gypsum
General FerPlizer Co/Homs
Syria
1994
12-­‐AnalyPcal Chemistry-­‐ Nuclear Fuel
InternaPonal Atomic Energy Austria 1997
13-­‐Study of Wastewater in Assi Basin
General Company for Studies Syria
1998
14-­‐ Supervision of Homs Waste water staPon
General Company for Studies Syria
1999
15-­‐Mid-­‐Term EvaluaPon of GEF projects /Syria United NaPons / Syria
2 Syria
2000
16-­‐Task Force Bureau TFB / IPCC
IPCC / Geneva
Swiss 2002
17-­‐Register of Pollutants in Coastal Areas Mediterranean PolluPon MedPol Greece 2004
18-­‐EvaluaPon of environmental effects General Company for studies
Syria
2004
19-­‐EvaluaPon of environmental effect of dam
General Co of Water studies
Syria
2005
20-Evaluation of environmental effect of
Balikh
General Co of Water
studies
Syria
2005
21-Capacity building for climate change
UNDP/ Ministry of
Environment
Syria
2007
22-Team Leader GHG inventory in Syria
UNDP/ Ministry of
Environment
Syria
2008
23- Mitigation of GHG in the oil & gas
sector
UNDP/ Ministry of
Environment
Syria
2010
5. Teaching Courses
Course
Place
Level
Period
Plant design & economics
University of Alabama/USA
Undergraduat 2014-­‐15
e
Chemical Plant Design II
University of Alabama/USA
Undergraduat 2014-­‐15
e
Gas Process Engineering
University of Alabama/USA
Undergraduat 2014-­‐15
e
Plant Design
Faculty of Chem &Pet Eng Undergraduat 1977-­‐89
e
Unit OperaPon
Faculty of Chem &Pet Eng Undergraduat 1977-­‐95
e
Reactor design & catalysis
Faculty of Chem & Pet Eng
Undergraduat 1977-­‐10
e
Environmental Engineering
Gar Younis University/Libya
Postgraduate
Computer Programming
Faculty of Chem &Pet Eng
Undergraduat 1977-­‐85
e
Heat Transfer
Tishreen &Aleppo University/Syria
Undergraduat 1983-­‐84
e
3 1989-­‐91
Water Pollution & Treatment
Faculty of Chem &Pet
Eng
Postgraduate 1991-99
Air Pollution & Treatment
Faculty of Chem &Pet
Eng
Postgraduate 1991-99
Corrosion
Gar Younis University /
Libya
Postgraduate 1989-91
Industrial Management
Faculty of Chem & Pet
Eng
Undergradua 1977-85
te
Energy Resources
Faculty of Chem & Pet
Eng
Undergradua 2005-12
te
Elements of Food Engineering
Kalamoon University /
Syria
Undergradua 2008-09
te
Advanced Mass and Heat
Transfer
Faculty of Chem &Pet
Eng
Postgraduate 1991-13
6. Postgraduate Thesis Supervised
Title of Thesis
Place
Leve Yea
l
r
1- Hydrocracking of Medium & Heavy Syrian
Oil Cuts
Faculty of Chem &Pet
Eng
M.Sc 199
.
6
2- Effect of Salt on Atmospheric Distillation
Columns
Faculty of Chem &Pet
Eng
M.Sc 199
.
7
3- Underground Water Pollution in Qattina Lake Faculty of Chem &Pet
Area
Eng
M.Sc 199
.
8
4- Phospho-gypsum Disposal in Syria &
Lebanon .
Faculty of Chem &Pet
Eng
M.Sc 200
.
3
5-Pollution of groundwater by nitrates
Faculty of Chem &Pet
Eng
Ph.D 200
.
3
6- Study of scaling in oil pipelines
Tishreen University
M.Sc 200
.
4
4 7- Study of fouling of RO membranes
Faculty of Chem & Pet Ph.D 200
Eng
.
8
8- Study of scaling of Reverse Osmosis in
Saboura
Faculty of Chem & Pet
Eng
M.Sc 200
.
8
9- Investigation of Lubricating-oil treatment by
Active Clay
Faculty of Chem & Pet
Eng M.Sc 2008
M.Sc 201
.
0
10- Recovery of Oil from Waste Tires
Faculty of Chem & Pet
Eng M.Sc 2008
M.Sc 201
.
2
11- Recovery of Platinum from Spent Catalysts
Faculty of Chem & Pet
Eng M.Sc 2008
M.Sc 201
.
3
7. Books Published
Title
Publisher
Year
1- Chemical Eng
vol 1
Al-Baath University / Syria
1982
2- Chemical Eng
vol 2
Al-Baath University / Syria
1983
3- Chemical Eng
vol 3
Al-Baath University / Syria
1984
4- Chemical Eng
vol 4
Al-Baath University / Syria
1984
5- Chemical Eng practical vol 1
Al-Baath University / Syria
1983
6- Chemical Eng practical vol 2
Al-Baath University / Syria
1985
7- Physical Unit Operation
Al-Baath University / Syria
1992
8- Mechanical Unit Operation
Al-Baath University / Syria
1994
9- Industrial Management
Al-Baath University / Syria
1984
10- Computer programming vol 1
Al-Baath University / Syria
1983
11- Computer programming vol 2
Al-Baath University / Syria
1984
12- Process and Equipment vol 1
Al-Baath University / Syria
1992
13- Process and Equipment vol 2
Al-Baath University / Syria
1993
14- Climate Change and Future of
Energy
Ministry of Culture / Syria
2010
5 8. Published Papers
N
o
Information
Investigation of fouling of membranes of a reverse osmosis unit by silica , OALib ,
01 / 2014 . 1
Extraction of Cadmium from Phosphoric Acid By Tri Octyl Phosphine Oxide /
Kerosene Solvent Using Factorial Design , Periodica Polytechnica Chem Eng J ,
Hungary , 2011.
Removal of Turbidity & Suspended Solids by Electro coagulation from Feed
water to RO Plants, Desalination , Vol268 , Germany , 2011
Effect of anions in commercial phosphoric acid on extraction of uranium by
DEHPA/TOPO, Periodica Polytechnica Chem Eng J , Hungary , 2011.
Performance of Electro-coagulation by iron & steel electrodes in removing
turbidity & suspended solids, Aleppo University Journal , Syria , 2010
Use of electrocoagulation to limit fouling of RO plant , Aleppo University
Journal ,Vol 84 , Syria , 2010.
Effect of Pretreatment of Feed water on RO Plants, Tishreen University Journal ,
Syria , 2009
Determining the level of Fe , Ca ,Ba , Sr ,SO42- in water associated with Syrian
crude oil, Tishreen University Journal , Syria , 2007 .
Stripping of H3PO4 from NC4- NC7 alcohols loaded with phosphoric acid,
Periodica Polytechnica Chem Eng J , Vol 4 , No8 Hungary , 2004.
Investigation of the Synergistic Effect of Etheric Compounds on the Extraction of
H3PO4 from Syrian Wet Phosphoric Acid , Affinidad , Vol 6 , No6 , Spain ,2004 .
Selective stripping of uranium from Dehpa / Topo by acidic & carbonate solutions,
Solvent extraction research & development , Vol11 , Japan , 2004 .
Investigation of the synergistic effect of etheric compounds on the extraction of
H3PO4 from Syrian wet phosphoric acid by TBP, Affinidad , Vol61 , Spain , 2004 .
6 Removal of cadmium from phosphoric acid by liquid-liquid extraction with TOPO
/ kerosene solvent, Affinidad , Vol 60 , Spain , 2003 .
Extraction of H3PO4 from wet phosphoric acid by nC4-nC7 alcohols, Periodica
Polytechnica Chem Eng J , Vol 45 , No2 , Hungary , 2003.
A Quick method to determine uranium Concentration by gamma spectroscopy,
Radioanalytical & Nuclear Chem , Vol25 , No 2 ,Holland , 2003 .
Statistical study of factors affecting co-extraction of uranium and iron in second
cycle of extraction with Dehpa/Topo in kerosene , Hydrometallurgy , Vol65 , UK ,
2002 .
Purification of H3PO4 by solvent extraction with TBP / Kerosene , Solvent
Extraction Research & Dev, Vol 9 , Japan , 2002
Recovery of vanadium pentoxide from spent catalyst used in manufacture of
sulfuric acid, Periodica Polytechnica Chem Eng J , Vol 45 , No2 , Hungary , 2001.
Corrosion in distillation units in Homs refinery , Basel Assad Journal , Apr 13 ,
Syria , 2001 .
The influence of cations in phosphoric acid on the extraction of uranium, ,
Radioanalytical & Nuclear Chem , Vol 250 , No1 , Holland , 2001 .
Study of uranium extraction from phosphoric acid solutions by D2EHPA and the
synergic effect of some neutral organo phosphoric compounds , Solvent Extraction
Research and Development , Vol 7 . Japan , 2000 .
Stripping of uranium from D2ehpa/Topo solvent by ammonium carbonate
solutions, , Periodica Polytechnica Chem Eng J , Vol 44 , No2 , Hungary , 2000.
The regeneration of Pt promoted SO42- - ZrO2 catalysts , Fuel , Vol78 , No6 , UK ,
1999 .
Stripping of Uranium from Dehpa / Kerosene Solvents by Different Aqueous
Media , Radioanalytical & Nuclear Chemistry , Vol 2 , No 38 , Holland , 1998
Regeneration of Pt promoted SO42 -- ZrO2 catalysts , American Chemical Society,
Division of Petroleum Chemistry, USA, 1997.
Study of Factors affecting stripping of Uranium from DEHPA/TOPO by factorial
design, Radio analytical & Nuclear Chem , Vol 221 , No1-2 , Holland , 1997 .
Hydro-cracking on Ni-Mo/ Zeolite catalyst , Baath University Journal , Homs ,
Syria , 1996 .
Hydro-cracking of heavy cuts by factorial design, Basel Assad Journal , Apr 13 ,
Syria , 1996 .
7 Effects of operating variables on the extraction of uranium from phosphoric acid
by factorial design, Radioanalytical & Nuclear Chem , Vol 214 , No2 , Holland ,
1996 .
Effect of oxidation-reduction on the extraction of uranium from wet phosphoric
acid by DEHPA/TOPO, Radioanalytical & Nuclear Chem , Vol 195 , No1 ,
Holland , 1995 .
Effect of organic diluents on the extraction of uranium from phosphoric acid,
Radioanalytical & Nuclear Chem , Vol 199 , No1 , Holland , 1995 .
Study of the stability of Octyl pyro phosphoric acid (OPPA) solvent in the
extraction of uranium from phosphoric acid, Chemical Engineering & processing ,
Vol 32 , Germany , 1993 .
Influence of Pollution on Desalination , Desalination , Vol 93 , Germany , 1993 .
A Study of caking of Nitrogen Fertilizers , Tech & Development Journal,
17,Kuwait ,1991
Hydro-desulfurization of Syrian Gas Oil over cobalt Molybdenum catalyst , Arab
Gulf Journal of Scientific research , Mathmatical and Physical Sciences , A(7) 1 ,
Saudi Arabia , 1989 pp 69-74.
Evaluating Shale Oil from Yarmook Area Syria , Syrian Geological Journal , Vol
4 , 1988 .
A Study to evaluate Shale Oil from Jordan , Syrian Geological Journal , 1986 .
Washing Syrian phosphates , Tech & Development Journal , 11 , Kuwait , 1986 .
Composition and Washing of Syrian Phosphates , Tech & Development , 11 ,
Kuwait , 1986 .
Production & Consumption of Sulfur in Syria , Tech & Development , 10 ,
Kuwait , 1985 .
A Program to Design Distillation Columns , Baath University Journal ,Vol 1 ,
Homs , Syria , 1984
9. Conferences
8 N
o
Information
1
Estimation of N2O form Soil , HWP and Wetlands, Intergovernmental Panel for
Climate Change IPCC , Geneva , Switzerland , 2010 .
2
Models and Measurements in GHG Inventories , Intergovernmental Panel for Climate
Change IPCC , Sydney , Australia , 2010 .
3
Expert Meeting on National Forest GHG Inventories , Intergovernmental Panel for
Climate Change IPCC , Tokyo , Japan , 2010 .
4
Uncertainty and Validation of Emission Inventories , Intergovernmental Panel for
Climate Change IPCC , Amsterdam ,Holland , 2010 .
5
Software for the IPCC 2006 Guidelines , Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change
IPCC , Geneva , Switzerland , 2009 .
6
Emissions & removals GHG from land uses , Intergovernmental Panel for Climate
Change IPCC , Helsinki , Finland , 2008 .
7
Software for the IPCC 2006 Guidelines , Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change
IPCC , Geneva , Switzerland , 2008 .
8
Workshop on future work Program for TFB , Intergovernmental Panel for Climate
Change IPCC , Geneva , Switzerland , 2007 .
9
Greenhouse Gas Inventories Guidelines , Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change
IPCC , Moscow , Russia , 2005 .
10 Consolidation of First Order Draft of Guidelines , Intergovernmental Panel for Climate
Change IPCC , Manila , Philippine , 2005 .
11 Agriculture, Forestry, and Other Land Use , Intergovernmental Panel for Climate
Change IPCC , Mauritius , 2005 .
12 Meeting on Degradation and De-vegetation , Intergovernmental Panel for Climate
Change IPCC , Sydney , Australia , 2003 .
13 Greenhouse Gas Inventories Guidelines , Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change
IPCC , Tokyo , Japan , 2003 .
14 Research in Syrian Universities ( Tishreen University ),2nd Conference on Higher
Education , KFUPM ,Saudi Arabia , 2008 .
15 Evaluation of Methane emissions from solid waste, 49 th Supreme Science Council ,
Homs , Syria ,2009.
9 16 Effect of phospho-gypsum disposal on the environment , Supreme Science
Council ,Homs ,Syria, 2008 .
17 Scientific Research in Syrian Universities , High Military Academy , Damascus , Syria
, 2004 .
18 Management of Scientific Research , First Conference on Higher Education , Aleppo
University , Syria , 2002 .
19 Directing research to Solve Development Problems , Planning Higher
Education ,Damascus ,Syria, 2002.
20 New Developments in Fuel Cell Technology . High Arab Research Council , Cairo ,
Egypt , 1999 .
21 Future of Oil & Gas in the Twenty First Century , Syrian Engineers Union , Banias ,
Syria , 1999 .
22 Preliminary Treatment of commercial phosphoric acid by SIAPE to prepare it for
uranium extraction by DE2HPA / TOPO, Arab Atomic Energy Commission , Tunisia ,
1998 .
23 Effect of Scientific Research on Development , UNESCO , Beirut , Lebanon, 1999 .
24 Pollution from Lead in Gasoline
UNESCO , Damascus , Syria , 1997 .
25 Effect of S & N compounds on Hydrocracking , Syrian-Egyptian Conference ,
Homs ,Syria ,1997 .
26 Recovery of Uranium from Syrian Phosphoric Acid International Atomic Energy
Commission – UREX 96 , Beijing , China ,1996 .
27 Sludge Disposal from Oil Refineries , Environment in Petroleum Industry , Bahrain ,
1996 .
28 Uranium Recovery in Arab Countries , Arab Atomic Energy Commission , Cairo ,
Egypt , 1995 .
29 Air Pollution from Power Stations, 1st International Conference on Electricity,
Banias ,Syria,995 .
30 Corrosion of Atmospheric Distillation Columns by Salt , 35th Science Week , Supreme
Science Council , Damascus , Syria , 1995 .
31 Simulation of unit to recover U from phosphoric acid ,st Egyptian Syrian
Conference ,Suez, Egypt ,1995.
32 Cost & Yield of Scientific Research , Arab Union of Engineers , Amman , Jordan ,
1994 .
10 33 Indoor Air Pollution , Arab Research Council , Damascus , Syria , 1994 .
34 Pollution in Oil Refineries , Arab Research Council , Damascus , Syria , 1993 .
35 Pollution of Water in Homs Refinery , OAPEC , Cairo , Egypt , 1993 .
36 Hydrocracking of Middle Distillates , 33th Science Week , Damascus , Syria , 1993 .
37 Interaction of Desalination & Environment,1st Conference on Chemistry
Application ,Doha, Qatar ,1993.
38 Scientific Research in Fertilizer’s Industry, Arab Union of Fertilizers Production,
Damascus ,Syria ,1992
39 Food , Population & Environment in Arab Countries, UNDP Population Fund ,
Homs ,Syria , 1992 .
40 Effect of Environment on Desalination , 2nd Conference on Desalination , Abu Dhabi ,
1992 .
41 Effect of Diluents on Extraction of Uranium , Arab Atomic Energy Commission ,
Tripoli , Libya,1991.
42 Continuous Training in Universities , Higher Education Ministry , Benghazi , Libya ,
1991 .
43 Effect of Oil Pollution on Environment, Gulf Oil Company , Benghazi , Libya , 1989 .
44 Shale Oil Energy & Technology in Arab World, Qatar University, Doha , Qatar , 1988 .
45 Computer Program to Design Extraction System , 28 Science Week , Damascus , Syria
, 1988 .
46 Hydro-desulfurization of Syrian Fuel Oils , 27th Science Week , Syria , 1987 .
47 Evaluation of Oil from Oil Shale , 26th Science Week , Damascus , Syria, 1986.
48 Natural Gas & its Utilization in Petrochemicals , Syrian Petroleum Company ,
Damascus , Syria , 1986
49 Problem of Transferring Technology to Developing Countries , University of
Jordan ,Amman, rdan1985.
50 Problems of Sulfur Production in Refineries , National Center for Science , Riyadh ,
Saudi Arabia,1985
51 Technologies to Convert Shale to Oil , Syrian Union of Engineers , Dara , Syria ,
1985 .
11 52 Pollution of Air by SOx from Power Stations , Syrian Union of Engineers , Homs ,
Syria , 1985 .
53 Future of Renewable Energies , Syrian Union of Engineers , Damascus , Syria , 1985.
54 Industrial Pollution of Al-Assi River , 25th Science Week , Damascus , Syria , 1985.
55 Chemical Storage of Solar Energy , 24th Science Week , Aleppo . Syria , 1984 .
56 Transfer of Technologies to Developing Countries , 23rd Science Week , Damascus ,
Syria ,9183.
57 Performance of Tubular Helical Reactors , 21st Science Week , Lattakia , Syria , 1981 .
58 Pollution of Al-Assi River , Syrian Union of Engineers , Homs , Syria , 1981.
10.Awards
Herbert Steiner award “ for best M.Sc. in Hydrocarbon Chemistry thesis “ , Chemistry
Department , Manchester University , 1970.
11.Fellowships
Institution Visited
Count
ry
Mission
Dates
1 Aachen Technishe Hochschule
Germa Visiting
ny
Professor
Feb - Oct
1981
2 Kentucky Center for Applied Energy
Research
USA
Mar – Oct
1996
12 Sabbatical