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RESEARCH GUIDE

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Chemical Engineering Department

The Petroleum Institute

Research Guide

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Prepared by: Dr. Abdallah Sofiane Berrouk Carmen Gutierrez Salaheddin Abuyahya Ahmed Syed Copyright@2012, The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi

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The department of chemical engineering at the Petroleum Institute (PI) hosts a variety of research programs spanning a wide array of activities. Our faculty members and research associates lead research efforts in fundamental as well as applied research in the traditional and emerging fields of chemical engineering. As you will see from this booklet, our research activities fall into the following research areas:

Oil refinery and gas processing Catalysis and reaction engineering Process simulation, modeling and optimization Thermodynamics and molecular modeling Polymers and advanced materials Flow assurance and enhanced oil recovery Computational flow modeling Colloid and surface science and interfacial engineering Mass transport and separation technology Energy and environmental engineering Applied and environmental chemistry

These areas represent key domains in which we like to offer expertise and research solutions specific to the needs of our shareholders: the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and its operating companies; as well as our strategic international partners (BP, Shell, Total and Japan Oil Development Company). These partnerships supply funding for our research program and help us attract world-class experts to the department. Our ultimate goal is to achieve practicable and pragmatic solutions to our partners and offer the potential of creating new knowledge and make important gains against the challenges they face. Research in our department is supported by state-of-the-art laboratories and equipment. Our laboratories include the Catalysis, Reaction Engineering and Process Intensification laboratory, the Flow Assurance and Production Chemistry laboratory, the Polymer laboratory (polymer chemistry, polymer characterization and testing as well as polymer processing), and the Environmental Chemistry laboratory. There are also dedicated facilities and software for computational work. In our labs, safety is of paramount importance. All researchers adhere to strict safety measures and go through safety training before they can access the labs.

Chemical Engineering Research Vision and Activities

Gas Processing and Treating

Catalysis and Reaction

Engineering

Polymer Science and Engineering

Chemical Reactor Modeling,

Simulation, and Optimization

New and advanced Materials

Desalination and Corrosion

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The chemical engineering faculty members play a major role in interdisciplinary research and collaborate actively with other researchers in other PI units such as the petroleum engineering department (collaborations in the areas of enhanced oil recovery and carbon sequestration), mechanical engineering department (collaborations in energy systems, computational flow modeling, and materials), and the chemistry department (collaborations in environmental projects and corrosion). Our faculty members collaborate also widely in joint research projects through the PI standing agreements with partner universities (e.g. University of Minnesota, University of Maryland, Colorado School of Mines, Rice University, University of Texas - Austin, China University of Petroleum - Beijing, and Johannes Kepler University at Linz - Austria). All in all, the department of chemical engineering at the PI is committed to a strong research program. I hope you will enjoy reading about our current research activities. Contact us for more information or if you wish to initiate any collaboration or standing agreement. Sincerely, Chair, Department of Chemical Engineering, The Petroleum Institute, Bu Hasa Building, Room 2207 Sas Al Nakhl Campus, P.O. Box 2533, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Tel: +971 2 607 5276 Fax: +971 2 607 5200 E-mail: chego@pi.ac.ae URL: http://www.pi.ac.ae/PI_ACA/ce/index.php

Chemical Engineering Research Vision and Activities

mailto:chego@pi.ac.aehttp://www.pi.ac.ae/PI_ACA/ce/index.php

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Research Partners

The Petroleum Institute (PI) is the research arm of ADNOC. The Chemical Engineering department (CE) has been very active in terms of research and development for both upstream and downstream activities of ADNOC and its different operating companies. CE research activities aim to either respond to immediate needs and requirements of the local industry or develop new, cost-effective and environmentally friendly technologies. CE has developed strong research ties with international universities with strong research reputation in different fields which greatly boosted research within the department. CE faculty and research staff have been very active in attracting internal and extramural funds to finance their growing research activities. CE is among the leading PI departments in terms of attracting funds from different sources such as Gas Research Center (GRC), Gas Subcommittee, Oil Subcommittee, and ADNOC different operating companies.

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Research Facilities

CE Faculty and research staff have obtained several strategic grants for developing research laboratories in different fields of chemical engineering. These research Laboratories are populated with modern scientific equipment needed to conduct state-of-the-art research. CE faculty and research staff are also involved in different ADNOC research centres creating a synergy between academia and the ADNOC R&D sector.

Research Laboratories

Catalysis and Process Development laboratory

Applied and Environmental Chemistry laboratory

Polymer Characterization and Polymer Processing Laboratories

Flow Assurance and Production Chemistry laboratory

Research Centres

Takreer Research Centre [2009]

Bourouge Innovation Centre [2012]

ADNOC-PI Research Centre(ADPIRC) [2014]

Gas Research Centre (Virtual)