Afif Hethnawi

Background

PhD (2021), MScE (2017), BScE (2015)

Research interests

• Water and Wastewater Treatment
• Enhancing of oil recovery
• Food fortification

Teaching interests

• Fluid dynamics
• Thermodynamics
• Transport phenomena
• Water Treatment Principles and Design
• Materials science
• Experimental design and error analysis

Selected publications

Hethnawi, A., Kashif, O., Jeong, R., Sagala, F., Hashlamoun, K., Manasrah, A. D., & Nassar, N. N. (2023). Green synthesis of novel titanomagnetite nanoparticles for oil spill cleanup. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 664, 131191.

Hethnawi, A., Karaki, T., Keteklahijani, Y. Z., Chehelamirani, M., Hassan, A., & Nassar, N. N. (2022). Enhanced settling and dewatering of oil sands mature fine tailings with titanomagnetite nanoparticles grafted with polyacrylamide and lauryl sulfate. ACS Applied Nano Materials, 5(6), 7679-7695.

Hethnawi, A., Rajabi, R., Badran, A. M., & Tomazei, Y. (2023). Novel synthesis and application of surface decorated vitamin D3 in starch-based nanoparticles. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 674, 131854.

Hethnawi, A., Ashoorian, S., Hashlamoun, K., Contreras-Mateus, M., Sagala, F., & Nassar, N. N. (2022). Influence of CTAB-grafted faujasite nanoparticles on the dynamic interfacial tension of oil/water systems. Energy & Fuels, 36(11), 5666-5680.

Hethnawi, A., Hashlamoun, K., Sessarego, S., Chehelamirani, M., & Nassar, N. N. (2021). Simultaneous removal of silica and TOC from steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) produced water using iron-hydroxide-coated walnut shell filter media. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 43, 102016.