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Research Overview
The current desalination technologies are very energy-intensive compared to the thermodynamic limits, despite recent technical improvements. Furthermore, membrane technology development is hampered by relatively low flux performances and membrane fouling. Professor Ghaffour’s research work focuses on reducing the cost of desalination for water supply sustainability by improving the performance of the existing desalination technologies and developing innovative low-energy desalination processes, which could be driven by renewable energy in an integrated system.
Key Research Areas
Environmental Systems, Membrane, Desalination, Osmosis, Filtration, Chemical cleaning, Thin films, Wastewater recovery
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education
Membrane Separation Technology, Ph.D., Université de Montpellier
1995
Award Date: Jan 1 1995
Process Engineering, M.S., Université de Montpellier
1992
Award Date: Jan 1 1992
Mechanical Engineering and Energy, B.S., M'Hamed Bougara University of Boumerdes
1991
Award Date: Jan 1 1991
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Technical review and evaluation of the economics of water desalination: Current and future challenges for better water supply sustainability
Ghaffour, N., Missimer, T. M. & Amy, G. L., Jan 2013, In: Desalination. 309, p. 197-207 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Membrane-based seawater desalination: Present and future prospects
Amy, G. L., Ghaffour, N., Li, Z., Francis, L., Valladares Linares, R., Missimer, T. & Lattemann, S., Oct 20 2016, In: Desalination. 401, p. 16-21 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Renewable energy-driven desalination technologies: A comprehensive review on challenges and potential applications of integrated systems
Ghaffour, N., Bundschuh, J., Mahmoudi, H. & Goosen, M. F. A., Jan 2015, In: Desalination. 356, p. 94-114 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access492 Scopus citations -
Renewable energy-driven innovative energy-efficient desalination technologies
Ghaffour, N., Lattemann, S., Missimer, T. M., Ng, K. C., Sinha, S. & Amy, G. L., Apr 13 2014, In: Applied Energy. 136, p. 1155-1165 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access281 Scopus citations -
Life cycle cost of a hybrid forward osmosis – low pressure reverse osmosis system for seawater desalination and wastewater recovery
Valladares Linares, R., Li, Z., Yangali-Quintanilla, V., Ghaffour, N., Amy, G. L., Leiknes, T. & Vrouwenvelder, J. S., Oct 23 2015, In: Water Research. 88, p. 225-234 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Advanced 3D multiscale modeling of forward osmosis-membrane distillation integrated designs
Soukane, S., Nawaz, M. S., Obaid, M., Gudideni, V., Al-Qahtani, A. & Ghaffour, N., Feb 1 2024, In: Desalination. 571, 117089.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Advanced structures of reversal multi-stage flash desalination
Ali, E., Orfi, J., AlAnsary, H., Baakeem, S., Alsaadi, A. S. & Ghaffour, N., Feb 1 2024, In: Desalination. 571, 117095.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Optimizing electrocoagulation pre-treatment efficiency during simultaneous treatment of different produced water streams in a FO-MD hybrid system
Saqib Nawaz, M., Alqulayti, A., Torres Serrano, V. M., Soukane, S., Gudideni, V., Al-Qahtani, A., Yan, I. C. & Ghaffour, N., May 25 2024, In: Separation and Purification Technology. 336, 126290.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
8 Scopus citations
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KAUST Showcases Sustainability Innovations on World Stage at COP16
Stenchikov, G., Ghaffour, N., Saikaly, P., Roberts, W. L., Tester, M., Al-Babili, S., Gallouzi, I. E., Mishra, H., Wing, R., Peixoto, R., Al-Ghamdi, S. G., Wada, Y. & Maestre Gil, F.
12/21/24
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Reports on Bioelectrochemistry from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Provide New Insights (Balancing Surface Chemistry and Flake Size of Mxene-based Electrodes for Bioelectrochemical Reactors)
Ghaffour, N., Saikaly, P., Hari, A. R., Xu, X., Castaño, P., Awad, M., Mohamed, H. O., Lanza, M., Ben Hassine, M. & Dally, P.
12/19/24
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KAUST showcases sustainability innovations on world stage at COP16
Stenchikov, G., Ghaffour, N., Saikaly, P., Tester, M., Al-Babili, S., Gallouzi, I. E., Wing, R., Peixoto, R., Wada, Y. & Maestre Gil, F.
12/12/24
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How researchers in Saudi Arabia are turning desalination waste into valuable resources
11/30/24
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Researchers from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Discuss Findings in Sustainable Energy (Sustainable Energy Production From Domestic Wastewater Via Bioelectrochemical Reactors Using Mxene Efficient Electrodes ...)
Ghaffour, N., Saikaly, P., Diaz Rua, R., Castaño, P., Awad, M., Mohamed, H. O. & Ben Hassine, M.
10/8/24
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Indians Dr. Shamim Butt and CEO Faraz Khalid conferred with Saudi citizenship
07/11/24
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Meet the scientists, researchers and innovators granted the Saudi citizenship
07/7/24
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Saudi Arabia awards citizenship to exceptional global talents
07/5/24
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