Fawzi Banat

Jordan University of Science and Technology | Just · Department of Chemical Engineering

This study introduces a breakthrough machine learning (ML) approach to predict the heat capacity of deep eutectic solvents (DESs), an emerging class of environmentally friendly solvents, for sustainable energy applications. Leveraging an extensive dataset of 2,696 data points across 55 DES mixtures with 389 unique compositions, the research signifi...

The development of sustainable materials for energy is a critical challenge in the pursuit of a circular economy. This study presents an innovative approach for recycling lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) using a novel, sustainable deep eutectic solvent (DES) composed of glycine, ascorbic acid, and water. This natural, chloride-free ternary DES leverage...

The recovery of furfural from hemicellulosic biowastes is important for developing sustainable and renewable energy alternatives to fossil fuels. However, current methods are inefficient and environmentally questionable. To address this issue, this study introduces neoteric hydrophobic solvents, specifically deep eutectic solvents (DESs) and ionic...

In the flourishing field of materials science and engineering, ionic liquids (ILs) stand out for their advantageous features, unique tunable properties, and environmentally friendly attributes, making them ideal candidates for various applications. However, the enormous diversity of ILs presents a challenge that has traditionally been addressed thr...

The recovery of furfural is crucial in reducing reliance on fossil fuels. However, current recovery techniques are inefficient and often use volatile organic compounds (VOCs). In this study, we present a novel approach to identify effective ionic liquids (ILs) as alternative solvents for furfural recovery. For the first time, a comprehensive evalua...

Heavy metal ions are resistant to degradation and pollute a wide range of natural resources found in the environment, such as water. Detecting heavy metals is crucial for monitoring environmental safety and preventing the harmful effects of metal ion exposure. Therefore, this study has focused on Schiff-base chemosensors, due to their efficacy in d...

This work reports on the first use of deep eutectic solvents (DESs) as an environmentally sustainable solution for the extractive removal of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), one of the most prevalent and persistent emerging contaminants, from aqueous media. The design framework of the DESs was based on multiple metrics, including the extraction perfo...

Furfural, derived from biomass, is crucial for achieving carbon neutrality through biomass utilization. It can be converted into furfuryl alcohol and other valuable components used in the chemical industry. Electrochemical methods offer improved selectivity in the conversion of furfural under mild conditions compared to traditional hydrogenation. T...

The freshwater shortage continues to be one of the greatest challenges affecting our planet. Although traditional membrane distillation (MD) can produce clean water regardless of climatic conditions, the process wastes a lot of energy. The technique of solar-powered membrane distillation (SPMD) has received a lot of interest in the past decade, tha...

Desalination is a response to water scarcity. Reverse osmosis is a popular method for desalination, but it has some weaknesses. These weaknesses include trade-offs between permeability and selectivity, susceptibility to oxidants, inefficient boron removal, and fouling. To address these issues, researchers have been exploring the use of graphene, a...

The aqueous system is being polluted by the untreated direct discharge of industrial oily wastewater into the ecosystem. Due to its low cost, energy economy, and sustainability, the advanced membrane filtration method is regarded as one of the best methods for treating oily wastewater. Its exceptional atomic thickness and superior amphiphilic prope...

The presence of hazardous dyes in wastewater poses significant threats to both ecosystems and the natural environment. Conventional methods for treating dye-contaminated water have several limitations, including high costs and complex operational processes. This study investigated a sustainable bio-sorbent composite derived from the Capparis decidu...

Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) is the most commonly cultivated fruit tree in the Middle East and North Africa. Date fruits are an excellent source of nutrition due to their high sugar content and high levels of phenols, minerals, and antioxidants. This work aimed to prepare a soluble natural sweetener from date fruit extract using colloidal gas...

This study employs various machine learning algorithms to model the electrical conductivity and gas sensing responses of polyaniline/graphene (PANI/Gr) nanocomposites based on a comprehensive dataset gathered from over 100 references. Artificial neural networks (ANNs) demonstrated superior predictive accuracy among the models. The investigation del...

This review presents a brief overview of the electrical and gas-sensor properties of polyaniline (PANI) and graphene-based nanocomposites with their application as gas detection materials along with underlying sensing mechanisms. Several studies have shown that graphene-based PANI gas sensors perform remarkably well at ambient temperature, energy e...

Organic pollutants such as 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) pose serious environmental extortions due to their chemical stability for which efficient catalytic materials are indispensable in treating them. In this regard, the present work involves the synthesis of two different types of ferrites (NiFe2O4, and CuFe2O4), and a combination of NixCuxFe2O4 with v...

CuFe2O4 nanoparticles were synthesized and immobilized on sepiolite fibers and graphene oxide sheets, producing a CuFe2O4/sepiolite/GO (CFSG) nanocomposite via a facile single-pot method. The synthesized nanocomposite was characterized using TEM, FTIR, SEM–EDX, XRD, and TGA techniques to determine its composition, structure, and thermal stability....

Computational methods for predicting a solvent’s performance in a given application, and for selecting an adequate solvent for that application, are becoming increasingly essential for separation processes. In this context, this article presents a first-of-a-kind machine learning tool based on guided molecular design of solvents to predict the perf...

Controlling the emission of greenhouse gases such as CO 2 by adsorption has been extensively investigated over various solid adsorbents to achieve effectual capture. The present work studied the fabrication of mesoporous nanosilica materials, KCC-1, KCC-2, KCC-3, and their corresponding amine-functionalized NH 2-KCC, as potential adsorbents for CO...

The alarming level of water pollution caused by household, agricultural, industrial, and mining pollutants has prompted scientists and researchers to develop new treatment technologies. New treatment technologies and existing treatments differ primarily in terms of their efficacy based on the materials being used. In recent years, graphene and its...

Phosphorus-modified copper ferrite (P-CuFe2O4) nanoparticles were prepared by a simple sol-gel auto-combustion process and used for the photocatalytic ozonation of lomefloxacin (LOM). The morphology, crystallinity, and structure of the synthesized CuFe2O4 and P-CuFe2O4 nanoparticles were investigated using various techniques. The high-performance l...

The discharge of amoxicillin (AMX) from pharmaceutical intermediates has adverse effects on aquatic ecosystems. The elimination of AMX requires advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) that utilize high-performance photocatalysts. Furthermore, the design of highly visible light photocatalysts for AOPs demands both cost-effectiveness and efficiency. In t...

To enhance the green polylactic acid (PLA) membrane's efficiency for removing organic materials, self-assembled functionalized graphene oxide carboxylic multi-walled carbon nanotubes (f-GO/MWCNTs-COOH) was incorporated into the membrane matrix followed by immersion precipitation. The successful formation of the negatively charged f-GO/MWCNTs-COOH n...

Textile and pharmaceutical effluents contain significant amounts of dyes and antibiotics, which pose a serious threat to the ecosystem when discharged directly. Therefore, they should be treated by facile treatment techniques using low-cost materials. Layered double hydroxide (LDH) and its hybrids have emerged as robust and economic adsorbents for...

The aim of this study is to develop an environmentally friendly and effective method for the extraction of nutritious date sugar using natural deep eutectic solvents (NADES) and ultrasound-assisted extraction (USAE). The careful design of a suitable NADES-USAE system was systematically supported by COSMO-RS screening, response surface method (RSM),...

Exploration and transportation of oil offshore can result in oil spills that cause a wide range of adverse environmental consequences and destroy aquatic life. Membrane technology outperformed the conventional procedures for oil emulsion separation due to its improved performance, reduced cost, removal capacity, and greater eco-friendly. In this st...

Monosaccharides play a vital role in the human diet due to their interesting biological activity and functional properties. Conventionally, sugars are extracted using volatile organic solvents (VOCs). Deep eutectic solvents (DESs) have recently emerged as a new green alternative to VOCs. Nonetheless, the selection criteria of an appropriate DES for...

The extraction of date sugar using supercritical extraction is a process that is still in its formative stages. In this study, a comprehensive parametric analysis of the supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) process using supercritical CO 2 with water/ethanol as co-solvents was performed to achieve maximum recovery of date sugar extract. The results...

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been detected in wastewater. Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) is a practical and cost-effective tool for the assessment and controlling of pandemics and probably for examining SARS-CoV-2 presence. Implementation of WBE during the outbreaks is not without limitations. Temperature, s...

Deep eutectic solvents (DESs) are a new class of environmentally friendly solvents that have attracted the attention of many researchers. Since DESs have several practical applications in CO2 capture, knowledge of their CO2 solubility is crucial. In this study, the CO2 solubility of DESs was predicted via a multi-layer perceptron (MLP) using molecu...

Fossil fuel reserves have drastically decreased over the past two decades, contributing to a worldwide decline in energy sources. The volatility of energy prices and their serious ecological consequences have drawn the attention of researchers to alternative carbon-neutral renewable energy sources. Furthermore, ineffective waste management contribu...

Date palm fruits (Phoenix dactylifera) contain a significant amount of carbohydrates with substantial nutritional content, making them an alternative source of sugar for diabetic patients. In this study, the effect of moderate electric field (MEF) on the extraction of soluble sugars from date fruit powder (DFP) was investigated. MEF treatments were...

In this study, a molecular modeling approach was used to identify the most effective natural hydrophobic deep eutectic solvents (HDESs) for extracting the emerging pollutants, perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) from synthetic wastewater. The use of HDESs for this purpose has not been reported in the literature,...

Nutraceutical supplements provide health benefits, such as fulfilling the lack of nutrients in the human body or being utilized to treat or cure certain diseases. As the world population is growing, certain countries are experiencing food crisis challenges, causing natural foods are not sustainable to be used for nutraceutical production because it...

Mango seed kernel (MSK) extract contains phytochemicals, bioactives, and fatty acids that are of interest to food and nutritional scientists. The subcritical water extraction process (SCWE) can be effective in extracting valuable bioactives from MSK. In this study, SCWE was investigated and optimized for the extraction of bioactives from MSK using...

Interest in green neoteric solvents, such as ionic liquids (ILs) and deep eutectic solvents (DESs), has increased dramatically in recent years due to their highly tunable properties. One application that has stimulated many experimental studies is their use as green solvents in energy and heat storage. Nevertheless, their theoretically infinite che...

Bioactive compounds can be protected from degradation through encapsulation, increasing their bioavailability and shelf life. Spray drying is an advanced encapsulation technique mainly used for the processing of food-based bioactives. In this study, Box-Behnken design (BBD)-based response surface methodology (RSM) was used to study the effects of c...

One of the most commonly used molecular inputs for ionic liquids and deep eutectic solvents (DESs) in the literature are the critical properties and acentric factors, which can be easily determined using the modified Lydersen-Joback-Reid (LJR) method with Lee-Kesler mixing rules. However, the method used in the literature is generally applicable on...

In this study, we aimed to gain molecular insights into the potential of hydrophobic deep eutectic solvents (HPDESs) as solvents for furfural extraction. To achieve this, we screened 108 HPDES constituents using the quantum chemical COSMO-RS method, saving time and resources. Moreover, the σ-profiles of the HPDES constituents were analyzed using...

The new era of nanomedicine offers significant opportunities for cancer diagnostics and treatment. Magnetic nanoplatforms could be highly effective tools for cancer diagnosis and treatment in the future. Due to their tunable morphologies and superior properties, multifunctional magnetic nanomaterials and their hybrid nanostructures can be designed...

A R T I C L E I N F O Keywords: Waste into wealth Capacitive deionization Symmetric electrodes Recovery of metal ions Photoelectrochemical CO 2 reduction Carbon neutrality A B S T R A C T The recovery and utilization of metal ions from mining and industrial wastewater are highly desirable to turn waste into wealth. Herein, polyaniline decorated dat...

Although ultrafiltration is a reliable method for separating oily wastewater, the process is limited by problems of low flux and membrane fouling. In this study, for the first time, commercial TiO2/ZrO2 ceramic membranes modified with silver-functionalized copper oxide (Ag-CuO) nanoparticles are reported for the improved separation performance of e...

Rapid modernization and advancement in industrial development have led to both advantages and disadvantages in today’s human life. In effect of industrial development, waste effluents are tremendously discharged and impose prominent threats to the environment and human/aquatic organisms. Currently, researchers and scientists are developing innovati...

Organic biomass pyrolysis to produce biochar is a viable approach to sustainably convert agricultural residues. The yield and SSA of biochar are contingent upon the biomass type and pyrolysis conditions, and their quantification necessitates the investment of time, energy, and resources. Therefore, in this study, data from 46 different types of bio...

A continuous electrocatalytic reactor offers a promising method for producing fuels and value-added chemicals via electrocatalytic hydrogenation of biomass-derived compounds. However, such processes require a better understanding of the impact of different types of active electrodes and reaction conditions on electrocatalytic biomass conversion and...

The conversion of biomass into liquid fuels has gained worldwide attention because of its potential to reduce pollution. Drop-in biofuels are non-oxygenated liquid hydrocarbons that are produced from renewable biomass sources. These biofuels (that consist of biogasoline, bio-jet fuel, and green diesel fractions) hold a lot of promise owing to their...