Journal of Environmental Sciences and Sustainability

Ahmed E. Abasaeed is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at King Saud University, Saudi Arabia. He has over three decades of academic, research, and professional experience in chemical and biochemical engineering. He has taught and supervised undergraduate and postgraduate students and has served on numerous departmental, college, and university committees. He is internationally recognized for his contributions to catalysis, reaction engineering, and sustainable chemical processes and is ranked among the top 2% scientists worldwide.

• Catalysis and catalyst development
• Dry reforming of methane and hydrogen production
• Reaction engineering and reactor design
• Oxidative dehydrogenation of hydrocarbons
• Selective fermentation and bioprocess engineering

• Professor and Research Professor at King Saud University
• Supervision of numerous MSc and PhD theses
• Reviewer for many high-impact international journals
• Principal investigator and co-investigator of several funded research projects
• Member of academic planning, accreditation (ABET), and curriculum development committees
• Contributor to national and international conferences, workshops, and scientific symposia
• Consultant and evaluator for academic programs and faculty promotions

1. Ibrahim, A.A.; Fakeeha, A.H.; Al-Fatesh, A.S.; Abasaeed, A.E.; Khan, W.U. Methane decomposition over iron catalyst for hydrogen production. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 40(24), 7593–7600 (2015).
2. Al-Fatesh, A.S.; Arafat, Y.; Kasim, S.O.; Ibrahim, A.A.; Abasaeed, A.E., et al. In situ auto-gasification of coke deposits over a novel Ni–Ce/W–Zr catalyst by sequential generation of oxygen vacancies for remarkably stable syngas production via CO₂ reforming. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 280, 119445 (2021).
3. Al-Fatesh, A.S.A.; Ibrahim, A.A.; Fakeeha, A.H.; Soliman, M.A.; Siddiqui, M.R.H., et al. Coke formation during CO₂ reforming of CH₄ over alumina-supported nickel catalysts. Applied Catalysis A: General, 364(1–2), 150–155 (2009).
4. Al-Fatesh, A.S.; Naeem, M.A.; Fakeeha, A.H.; Abasaeed, A.E. Role of La₂O₃ as promoter and support in Ni/γ-Al₂O₃ catalysts for dry reforming of methane. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 22(1), 28–37 (2014).
5. Abasaeed, A.E.; Al-Fatesh, A.S.; Naeem, M.A.; Ibrahim, A.A.; Fakeeha, A.H. Catalytic performance of CeO₂- and ZrO₂-supported Co catalysts for hydrogen production via dry reforming of methane. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 40(21), 6818–6826 (2015).
6. Elbashir, N.O.; Al-Zahrani, S.M.; Mutalib, M.I.A.; Abasaeed, A.E. A method of predicting effective solvent extraction parameters for recycling of used lubricating oils. Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification, 41(9), 765–769 (2002).
7. Al-Fatesh, A.S.A.; Fakeeha, A.H.; Abasaeed, A.E. Effects of selected promoters on Ni/γ-Al₂O₃ catalyst performance in methane dry reforming. Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 32(9–10), 1604–1609 (2011).
8. Fakeeha, A.H.; Al-Fatesh, A.S.; Abasaeed, A.E. Stabilities of zeolite-supported Ni catalysts for dry reforming of methane. Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 34(4), 764–768 (2013).
9. Al-Mubaddel, F.S.; Kumar, R.; Sofiu, M.L.; Frusteri, F.; Ibrahim, A.A., et al.Optimizing acido-basic profile of support in Ni-supported La₂O₃–Al₂O₃ catalyst for dry reforming of methane. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 46(27), 14225–14235 (2021).
10. Al-Fatesh, A.S.; Kumar, R.; Kasim, S.O.; Ibrahim, A.A.; Fakeeha, A.H., et al. Effect of modifier identity on the performance of Ni-based catalysts supported on γ-Al₂O₃ in dry reforming of methane.