Naeema Ibrahim Al Darmaki
UAE University, UAE
Title: Economic study on the potential of Bio-based-Industry in UAE
Biography
Biography: Naeema Ibrahim Al Darmaki
Abstract
Economy of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) depends mainly on fossil fuels. Crude oil, And natural gas drive the wheel of industry, providing energy for heat and manufacture, and the raw materials for production, while distillates from the petroleum industry have reformed the face of modern life. Fossil fuels are finite in amount and their combustion makes gaseous products. The increase in atmospheric greenhouse gases (GHGs) has led to a major climate changes. Combining the need to renewable energy resources and the need of cleaner energy with less impact on environment have led the change towards a low-carbon bio-economy and renewable energy, which are products of bio-based industry. It is very important for the UAE to avoid the depletion of the oil and to reduce the greenhouse emission (GHGs). Futuristic studies are essential to understand, predict and therefore make the suitable decisions. In this study a UniSim simulation was built for the biodiesel production from the oil extracted from date pits in a continues-stirred reactor (conventional method) to study the effect of different variables on the total yield of biodiesel. A comparison on economic analysis using varies biomass oil as a feedstock was also conducted.
Figure : UniSim design of biodiesel Production using CSTR, with the results obtained of Yiled% as a function of Methanol to oil molar ratio.
Recent Publications:
- Sweidan H, Aldarmaki N, Almarzouqi A (2017) Use of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide For Recovery of Oil From Date Pits And Preparation of Low Cost Adsorbent. 16th European Meeting on Supercritical Fluids (EMSF), Lisbon.
- Haliemeh Sweidan, Naeema Al Darmaki, Yaser Greish, Ali Al Marzouqi (2017) Effect of supercritical fluid extraction on the adsorption of date pits powder for lead removal: 9th Annual International Workshop on Advanced Materials (IWAM), UAE
- N. Al-Darmaki, B. Al-Duri, T. Lu, R.C. D. Santos, J.B. Harris, T.L.F Favre and K. Bhaggan (2012) Isothermal and Temperature Gradient Supercritical Fluid Extraction and Fractionation of Squalene from Palm Fatty Acid Distillate Using Compressed Carbon Dioxide: The Journal of Supercritical fluids , 61 108-114.
- N. Al-Darmaki, B. Al-Duri, T. Lu, R.C. D. Santos, J.B. Harris, T.L.F Favre and K. Bhaggan, (2011) Solubility Measurements and Analysis of Binary, Ternary and Quaternary Systems of Palm Olein, Squalene and Oleic Acid in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide: Separation & Purification Technology, 83 189-195..
- N. Al-Darmaki, B. Al-Duri, T. Lu, R.C. D. Santos, J.B. Harris, T.L.F Favre and K. Bhaggan, (2009) Phase Equilibria of Squalene, Oleic Acid and Palm Olein in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide: Chemical Engineering Congress, Montreal Canada