Scientific lecture listed according to the scientific program of the department    7/1/2015 Within the cultural and scientific activity festival of 1st term of chemical engineering department for the academic year 2014-2015, the postgraduate student Lamaa Adnan Abdul Ridha gave a lecture about her work on: Experimental study and simulation of advanced oxidation processes for wastewater treatment The supervisors are Assist. Prof. Mohammed Fadhil and Assist.Prof.GhanimMaqobool. The lecture was carried out at Khwarizmi room in the presence of head of department,head of branches and number of academic staff and number of department’s staff and postgraduate students which happened on Thursday dated 25th Dec. 2014. She outlined her milestones which are the influence of initial concentration of pollutants, temperature, pressure, pH value, flowrate, and residence time on the performance of removal of pollutants. Studying the catalyst’s performance stability during the process and the selection of best operating conditions to get best performance of reactor by using the advanced random technique such as genetic Khwarizmi. Formulation a mathematical model by which such the operating system is best mimics. The mathematical model represents a powerful tool to input a data set which will reduce the number of experiments and then will reduce the cost. The model was evaluated with making a comparison study between the theoretical and experimental findings.      Scientific lecture listed according to the scientific program of the department    7/1/2015 Within the cultural and scientific activity festival of 1st term of chemical engineering department for the academic year 2014-2015, the postgraduate student Zainsb Dheaa Mohammed gave a lecture about her work on: Effect of overheating on the corrosion of steam boilers pipes. The supervisors are Assist. Prof. Shatha Ahmed Sameh and Assist.Prof.Abdul Khaleq Fawzi Hmood. The lecture was carried out at Khwarizmi room in the presence of head of department,head of branches and number of academic staff and number of department’s staff and postgraduate students which happened on Thursday dated 25th Dec. 2014.  Study the effect of various operating variables (initial concentration of pollutant, temperature, pressure, pH of solution, liquid flow rate and retention time) on reactor performance. Investigate the deactivation and stability of catalyst. Select the optimum operating conditions by using advanced stochastic technique as Genetic Algorithm. Formulating of dynamic model that could represent the system. Mathematical model is a powerful tool to provide new set of data. This can reduce the risk of experimental runs and cost will be consumed on operation. Validation of mathematical model by comparison with the experimental results.    Scientific lecture listed according to the scientific program of the department    7/1/2015 Within the cultural and scientific activity festival of 1st term of chemical engineering department for the academic year 2014-2015, the postgraduate student Ahmed Noori gave a lecture about her work on: Dynamic Study of Acid Gas Absorption Using Promoted Absorbent in Bubble Column Reactor The supervisors are Assist. Prof. Safaa Alden Abdulaa  and Dr.Farah Talib. The lecture was carried out at Khwarizmi room in the presence of head of department,head of branches and number of academic staff and number of department’s staff and postgraduate students which happened on Thursday dated 25th Dec. 2014.  Absorption methods is one of the most wide-spread methods purification of industrial gases from the acid components, it involves the transfer of materials from gaseous phase to the liquid phase. The cost of purifying a gaseous mixture is generally very high for this reason, the processes of Co2 absorption continuous interest and special importance because these compounds are present as impurities in many gaseous mixtures. The aim of work was to study and focused on the development absorbents that used of absorption carbon dioxide, and so by used the promoters as additives to improve the reaction rate of absorbents and thus increase the rate of absorption of carbon dioxide.        Student Samraa Refaat earned M.Sc. Degree  7/1/2015 Student Samraa Refaat  earned M.Sc. Degree on thesis entitled: Seawater desalination by membrane distillation The supervisors are Assist. Prof. Qussay Fadhel  and Dr.SAlah Salman.The discussion was held on Khwarizmi court on 30/12/2014. The aim of the present work is desalination of saline water of various concentrations reached 100000 ppm by membrane distillation technique to produce high purity water by using "Vacuum membrane distillation" VMD system. The main advantage of this process is high salt rejection reache 99.99%. The influences of operating conditions, viz., temperature, and concentration, flow rate of the feed and absolute pressure (in vacuum zone) were investigated. The results shows that the permeate flux reached 66 kg/m2.h for solution of 35 g/L at 0.6 L/min, 65 ̊ C and 12.7 kPa(abs). The salt rejection reached 99.99% and the permeate conductivities were less than 10µS/cm. This technique is used for the first time in Iraq. Taguchi method was used to determine the contribution of each factor on permeate flux. It was found that the feed temperature is the most effective factor and the feed flow rate was the lowest effective factor on the permeation flux.       Student Nethal Ahmed earned M.Sc. Degree  7/1/2015 Student Nethal Ahmed  earned M.Sc. Degree on thesis entitled: Studying of CarBon steel corrosion In Salt Solution and petroleum Products in  presence Of CO2 The supervisors are Assist. Prof. Satha Ahmed  and Dr.Shrooq Talib.The discussion was held on Khwarizmi court on 28/12/2014. The present work is to study the corrosion behavior of carbon steel, in naturally aerated 3.5wt %NaCl solution and petroleum products in presence of CO2. A rotating cylinder electrode (RCE) system were used to study the potentiostatic polarization experiments, under turbulent flow conditions, using 3.5wt % NaCl solution as electrolyte at different temperature (298, 308, 318 and 328)K and rotating speed of (0, 100, 200, 300 and 400) r.p.m. at each temperature.            Student Hiba Khames earned M.Sc. Degree  7/1/2015 Student Hiba Khames earned M.Sc. Degree on thesis entitled: THE EFFECT OF LASER SURFASEMelting CORROSION PROTECTion ON Al ALLOYS The supervisors are Assist. Prof. satha Sameh.The discussion was held on Khwarizmi court on 8/12/2014. The aim of this research was to study the effect of laser surface treatment on corrosion for (7075, 6061 and 5083) aluminum alloys in NaCl solution of different concentrations. Disc samples of (7075, 6061 and 5083) aluminum alloys of 2 mm thickness and 25 mm diameter, have been prepared. Polarization tests were carried out   in (M lab potentiostat / galvanostat 200(2007) (Germany) at 298K temperature and (1.5, 2.5 and 3.5) % wt of NaCl solution.  The experiments were carried out before and after laser surface melting by (Nd:YAG, MED-810) pulse laser, system (Q-Switched Nd:YAG 1064/532nm). Before laser surface melting the results showed that the value of the corrosion current density obviously increases with increasing the concentration of NaCl from 1.5% to 3.5%.  As well as higher Cl- ions concentration more negative pitting potential (Epit) of aluminum alloys and decrease in the electrochemical stability of aluminum. The corrosion rate for the specimen 7075 is larger than that of 6061 and 5083 aluminum alloys under the same conditions. So it means that the specimens 6061 and 5083 have high resistance to corrosion in NaCl solution. After laser surface melting the results showed that the surface of aluminum alloys became more homogenous and pure after treatment. It was found that the corrosion current density decreases after Laser Surface melting at about three orders than that of untreated samples, therefore, the value of the corrosion rate of laser-treated alloy is smaller than that of the untreated. As well as the pitting corrosion potential after Laser Surface melting obviously shifted to more positive direction for all aluminum alloys in different concentrations of the NaCl solution. Student Ali Dawood M.Sc. Degree  7/1/2015 Student Ali Dawood earned M.Sc. Degree on thesis entitled: Study the Effect of Nano-Silica Prepared From Iraqi Silica   Sand on Some Mechanical Properties of Concrete Composites The supervisors are Assist. Prof. Najat Jumaa  a.The discussion was held on Khwarizmi court on 7/12/2014. The purposes of this work are to prepare and characterize silica nanoparticles from Ardma location at Anbar province in western Iraq by using a combination of (Top –down) approach using ultrafine grinding (Ball milling)and  drying processes . Evaluate the effect of nano-silica (NS) addition on mechanical properties (compressive and splitting tensile strengths) of cement mortar mixture. Optimization of the operating variables (nano silica particle size and percentage of nano-silica).     The chemical Engineering Department board held his 3rd session

21/10/2014

The chemical Engineering Department board held his 3rd session on Thursday which coincided to 2nd of Oct. 2014 with the presence of all his members. Prof. D. ThamirJassim Mohammed                          Head of Department Assist. Prof. D. QussayFadhil Abdul-Hammed          Deputy for Scientific Lect. D. ZaidoonMohssinShakor                              Deputy for Administration Lect. D. Adnan Abdul Al-Jabar Abdul Razaq             Head of Gas and Oil Refining Eng. Branch Lect. D. Ameer Azeez Abdul Al-Rahman                  Head of Chemical Processes Eng. Branch Assist. Prof. D. IsaamKamil Saleh                           Academic Staff Representative Lect. D. Walaa Abdul Al-HadiNoori                          Department Registerer During this board meeting many issues were discussed, some are going to be mentioned which include: -          Postgraduate Studies Affairs The Board had deliberated and discussed the Postgraduate Studies Board 1st open meeting minutes for the year 2014/1015. -          Undergraduate Affairs The discuss scheduling the calendar of 1st and 2nd terms examinations and marks distribution on practical and theory part of each subject and for the full year paper and one term papers. The board also discussed the 4th year projectsoffinal year students of academic year 2014-2015.

The chemical Engineering Department board held his 3rd session

21/10/2014

On 30th Sept. 2014 the departmental  board had held and deliberated the following matters with the presence of his members: Prof. D. ThamirJassim Mohammed                          Head of Department Assist. Prof. D. QussayFadhil Abdul-Hammed          Deputy for Scientific Lect. D. ZaidoonMohssinShakor                              Deputy for Administration Lect. D. Adnan Abdul Al-Jabar Abdul Razaq             Head of Gas and Oil Refining Eng. Branch Lect. D. Ameer Azeez Abdul Al-Rahman                  Head of Chemical Processes Eng. Branch Assist. Prof. D. IsaamKamil Saleh                           Academic Staff Representative Lect. D. Walaa Abdul Al-HadiNoori                          Department Registerer During this meeting many issues were discussed, some are going to be mentioned that include: -          Postgraduate Studies Affairs such as: o   Granting a M.SC. Degree to postgraduate student Houda Ameer Abdul Qadeer. o   Proposing candidates for examining committeesto exam theses submitted by number of postgraduate students. -          Undergraduate Affairssuch as: Discussingthe outcomes of 2nd attempt of final student papers of 1st year class. -          Scientific Matters o   The board had deliberate many proposals to raise workshops and conferences during the academic year 2014-2015 as departmental activities during the scientific and cultural season.

Head of Department had granted an appreciation and recognition letter.      

The head of Chem. Eng. Dept. was granted an appreciation and recognition letter for his astonishing efforts through his work as a member of University’s Board.

Student AnoorJasimMouhssin earned M.Sc. Degree on thesis entitled:

“Phase Equilibria for Extraction of Phenolic Pollutants from wastewater by Ionic Liquid Membrane Technique”

The examining committee was headed by Assist Prof. D. Nahidh W. Kasser and two other members. The discussion was held on Khwarizmi court on 16th Sept. 2014. The supervisor on thesis was Ass. Prof. D. Khalid Farhood.

 The committee had grant her an evaluation of V. Good and hersthesis was titled:

“Simulation of Iraqi Ethylene Plant Using ASPEN PLUS and MATLAB”

The discussion was held on Khwarizmi court on 09th Sept. 2014. The supervisors were Prof. D. Safaa Abdul Allah Ali and Ass. Prof.Zadoon Mohss in Shakor..

On 16th Sept. 2014 the 1st meeting of general committee of departmental academic staff on Ibn-Rushidroom (room no., 412) on 4th floor with presence of Prof. D. AmeenDawai, Vice Chancellor of UoT, Prof. D. ThamirJassim Head of Chem. Eng. Dept. and huge presence of departmental academic staffs.

The Vice-Chancellor pointed out through his opening speech on the following matters

1. The importance of such meeting which holds many strong advantages to stand on the organizing and scientific aspects of the departments and on important points that enhances the scientific progress and preserved the steps towards more successes. 

2. He pointed out that University of Technology had ranked 4183 among world’s Universities and 62 spot among Arab countries Universities and third position on Iraqi’s Universities which considered a great and distinguish progression. This position was gained as a result of exquisite efforts of all University employees which cross up to reflect the mutual interaction with other governmental states companies and organizations and international universities to strengthen our scientific researches  that spread the reputation of the University among other universities, which need to stand up very proud and deserve admiration

3. The scientific agreements which signed with some universities in particular with the University of Missouri in addition to organizing a conference with University of Malyi in Malaysia whichhe considered great moves to keep up with the scientific development which’d never been accomplished without the proactive efforts that done by all University’s employees especially from the Chem. Dept. employees that lead to raise up the university reputation and admiration among other universities

4. The university of technology had set out a five year-plan for scholarships and sabbatical leave that each department had its share of it, in addition the university had organized set of legislations and terms and conditions to held scientific conferences, workshops and seminars

5. He focused on the experience pf participating of all members inour scientific establishment and remedies all faults and makes use of others experiences to diagnose the positive and negatives prospectuses

6. In our scientific work, we should keep our university independent away from any influences that might posed by any political parties

The head of department had mentioned in his speech on different important aspects, such as:

1.       The instructions of the university border on his urgent congress.

2.       The administrational and scientific progression of the department for the year 2014-2015.

3.       The assigning of 4th year projects of oil refinery and gas technology branch, the peculiarity of the projects and the recognition.

4.       The assessment distribution table of projects and student conference of academic year 2014-2015.

5.       Study courts and laboratorial requirements.

6.       The distributionof marks in 1st and 2nd semesters grounding on the agreement that agreed on during the last meeting of general board of academic staff of previous year.

7.       Branch boards and examination, administration and scientific committees and the administration and scientific sections.

8.       Opening a new branch in the department.

9.       Conferences, workshops and seminars and the un-class activities, department brochure, researches guide and laboratory instrument guide and the evaluation of departments in the university’s anniversary.

During the meeting a representative of the academic staff had been elected unanimously Assist. Professor Dr.IssamKamil who will represent the academic staff in department’s board. In the meeting the lecturer FatinFadheel has been awarded from the head of the university by the department’s schield and recognition certificate on occasion of her retirement as a recognition for hers efforts during hers services in the department. In the end the head of department congratulatesand being thankful to department’s staffs and ask them to keep on giving of their efforts for their presence and continuing supporting the education process to let the departmet to stand up.

The information technology and communications centre had held a workshop on date 18th Sept 2014 and among the attendeeswereAssist. Lecturer SafaAmeen and Senior researcher NissrinNajim and Eng. SamahFaris.

The goal of this workshop was to discuss the activation stages of electronic front-page which builded up by the information technology and communications centre to support the Archive system of pre-planned, published and finished researches. Accordingly it is supposedly will erect a network of internal services (intranet) to simplify handling the researches system. The purpose of this electronic front-page is to receive and deliver researches and books which related to electronically through network to avoid the miss-conduct that might happened by ordinary mail system.

For such thing to be accomplished the following terms have been set them out:

1.       The system should be connected to internal services and a coordinator of internet unit (department’s candidate) with members from information technology and communications centre will do the job.

2.       Working electronically by system’s user (Senior researcher NissirnNajim) and a user name and password should be set out for the system which must be kept only to the user and the scientific deputy.

The postgraduate student HowdaKadhim Hassan had granted M.Sc. degree for her thesis entitled “Treatment and Reclaiming of Iraqi Oil Field Produced Water by Flotation Column and Membrane Technology”. She was granted an excellent recognition for the pre-mentioned thesis. The discussion was held on Ibn-Rushid court in the department on Thursday that met 4th of Sept. 2014. The supervisors were Prof.Dr.ThamirJassim and Assist. Prof.Dr.QusayFadhil. This thesis was funded by the Ministry of Oil/Oil Research and development centre in an effort to find solution to water pollution that accompanied by the drilling process of oil.

The head of department Prof.Dr.ThamirJassim had celebrated the attendees from academic department’s staff on starting the new academic year wishing for further advancements and giving up to serve our beloved country.

In the presence of deputy of administration affairs Assist. Prof.Dr.ZadoonMohissin and the registerer Lect. Dr.WalaaAbd Al-Hadi and the head of laboratories section assist. Prof.Dr.TalibNaif and the Head of Administer affairs Mr. Hammed Rashid, the following aspects had been deliberated. Here we are going to mention some of interesting point.

1.       Office hours

2.       Idle employee

3.       Annual Leaves-substitution

4.       Monthly report from each sections in according to annual pre-planned program of the sections performance.

5.       Maintenance and preparation of laboratories.

During the meeting the head of department had summarized each aspect and the staffs had pointed out obstacles that might face them during their work which have been discussed and dealt with.

The chemical engineering department had issued a trial brochure about department’s activities      

The chemical engineering department had issued a trial version of his brochure that dealt with depatment’s activities which will be a reflection of his scientific and cultural efforts as a first step, to be followed later on with next issues as a gesture to be understood for public benefit

Academic staffs from department published an articlein highly recognizable journal     

Assist Profe. Dr. Mohammed Fadhil and Lect. Dr. Farah Talib from chemical engineering department had published an article in environmental engineering and management journal Vol. 13, No. 5, 2014. Articletitle is “Kinetic Study of Phenol Removal from wastewater over 0.5 % Pt/Al2O3 catalyst in a Trickle Bed Reactor”. It is worthwhile to mention that the environment engineering and management journal has an impact factor at 1.258.

The head of department survey visit to the examination courts  

The department of chemical engineering had started the 2nd attempt’s final examination for the academic year 2013-1014 of both branches; refinery and process engineering which lasted 2 weeks. The head of department had mentioned that all the requirements and needs for carrying out successfully the examinations have been granted. He also confirmed the surveillance of the exam courts by remote cameras for the first time in the history of the department to capture and monitor the violations. He finally addressed his wishes to all students for best luck in doing those exams as a first stage to step in into further successive stages of student’s future towards successes in course to act on behalf of education progression.