Expert Details
Membrane Desalination
ID: 739499
India
Expert can implement ideas from the laboratory to pilot plant level -- then, finally, to commercial desalination plants. He has maintained active involvement in bringing innovation and implementing it. He has imparted on-site, intra-organization training, as well as to various university students. His educational services have also covered members of the desalination industry, wherein he has designed and delivered workshops.
Expert has also participated in the technical speciation and tender document preparation of several SWRO desalination plants up to 1 million m3/d capacity.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1993 | Degree: PhD | Subject: Polymer Chemistry | Institution: Indian Institute of Technology Bombay |
| Year: 1986 | Degree: M.Sc | Subject: Chemistry | Institution: University of Calicut, Kerala, India |
| Year: 1984 | Degree: B.Sc | Subject: Chemistry | Institution: University of Calicut, Kerala, India |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 1993 to 2021 | Employer: Saline Water Conversion Corporation | Title: Research Specialist | Department: Research and Development |
Responsibilities:Expert conducts research on various aspects of seawater desalination using membranes. He troubleshoots the operational problems of SWRO plants belonging to the company and performs the same for outside the company -- mainly based on membrane autopsy.He designs various pilot plants required for this R&D work. He also performs various laboratory analyses required for R&D as well as troubleshooting works. Expert participates in the design of commercial SWRO plants up to capacity of 1 million m3/d. He designs and organizes workshops for students and workers. Finally, he is responsible for peer-reviewing research reports as well as journal articles. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1992 to 1993 | Employer: Indian Institute of Technology | Title: Research Associate | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert served as Research Associate in NBS (USA) project on Thermodynamics of Aqueous Solutions at IIT Bombay.During this period, Expert studied the effects of diluents containing hydrophobic and hydrophilic moieties, on temperature and enthalpy of denaturation of biopolymers such as protein at various pH. |
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Government Experience
| Years | Agency | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 1993 to 2022 | Agency: Saline Water Conversion Corporation Saudi Arabia | Role: Researcher | Description: Worked as a Researcher in Saudi Government owned Saline Water Conversion Corporation which is responsible for producing potable water from sea. |
International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Years: 1993 to 2022 | Country / Region: Saudi Arabia | Summary: Worked as a Researcher in Saudi Government owned Saline Water Conversion Corporation which is responsible for producing potable water from sea. |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Member of International Desalination Association 2022 |
| Professional Appointments |
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| Expert is Reviewer for following journals: Desalination (Elsevier Publications) Desalination & Water Treatment (Desalination Publications, EDS) Fresenius Environmental Bulletin (Parlar Scientific Publications, Germany) Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering (KFUPM Publication) Separation and Purification Technology Journal (Elsevier Publication |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| KACST Al Marai Prize for Innovative Work in Engineering |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Expert holds a U.S. patent on Brine Concentration Systems, as well as two other patents. He also has a book chapter published. He has 25 scientific publications in peer-reviewed periodicals, as well as 28 publications in conference proceedings. |
Additional Experience
| Training / Seminars |
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| Expert designed and conducted a daylong workshop regarding membrane fouling at ARWATEX 5 Conference held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He has also designed and conducted a one-day workshop regarding R&D assurance in the membrane desalination process” at ARWADEX 7 Conference. He also delivered invited talks to university undergraduate and postgraduate students at Al-Faisal University, Riyadh King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals Dhahran and King Saud University Riyadh. |
| Other Relevant Experience |
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| Expert was part of the team who initiated Magnesium addition in final product water of concentration > 15 ppm using multistage nanofiltration process in an existing commercial SWRO plant (Shoaiba Phase 4 Saudi Arabia) of capacity 400,000 m3/d which was commissioned during May 2022. Member of technical specification & tender document committee for 545,000 m3/d SWCC Shoaiba Phase 2 SWRO plant. Member of technical specification & tender document committee for 1,000,000 m3/d SWCC Al Jubail SWRO plant. Member of technical specification & tender document committee for the upgradation of Ummlujj, Duba and Ras Alkhair SWCC SWRO Plants with innovative technologies. Member of technical specification & tender document committee for 9 SWCC SWRO plant satellite plants of total capacity 240,000 m3/d. Member of technical specification & tender document committee for 600,000 m3/d SWCC Rabigh SWRO plant. |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| English | Fluent |
| Arabic | Advanced |
| Hindi | Fluent |
| Tamil | Beginner |
| Malayalam | Native |
| Urdu | Advanced |