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fahmi ahmed abu al-rub
• Chemical Engineering - Faculty Member

  • Ph.D. of Chemical Engineering from The University of Iowa, 1994
  • Msc. of Chemical Engineering from University of Jordan, 1990
  • Bsc. of Chemical Engineering from University of Jordan, 1988

    Publications
  • Fahmi A. Abu Al-Rub, An Innovative Nitrate Pollution Index and Multivariate Statistical Investigations of Groundwater Chemical Quality of Umm Rijam Aquifer (B4), North Yarmouk River Basin, Jordan. , INTECH Open Access Publisher, 2012, Chapter in Water Quality Book
  • Fahmi A. Abu Al-Rub, "Biosorption of Naphthalene from Refinery Simulated Waste-Water on Blank Alginate Beads and Immobilized Dead Algal Cells," Sep. Sci. Technol, vol. 43, no. -, pp. 2208-2224, 2008
  • Obeidat, M. M., Awawdeh, M., "Multivariate Statistical Analysis and Environmental Isotopes of Amman/Wadi Sir (B2/A7) Groundwater, Yarmouk River Basin, Jordan," Hydrological Processes, vol. , no. , pp. 0-0, 2012
  • Abu Al-Rub, F. A., Hamdi, J., Hamdi, N., Allaboun, H., Abdulkareem, M., Al-Sharyani, M. , "Adsorption of Phenol on Different Activated Carbons Prepared from Date Pits. ," Sep. Sci. Technol, vol. Vol. 46, no. , pp. 300-308, 2011
  • Hamdi, N., Abu Al-Rub, F. A., Hamdi, J., Allaboun, H., "Decontamination of Cu2+-Tainted Water through Biosorption onto Palm Tree Leaf Particles.," Jordan Journal of Civil Engineering, vol. 4, no. 3 , pp. 222-230, 2010
  • Ashour, I, Abu Al-Rub, F.A, Sheikha, D., Volesky, B., "Biosorption of Naphthalene from Refinery Simulated Waste-Water on Blank Alginate Beads and Immobilized Dead Algal Cells.," Sep. Sci. Technol, vol. 43, no. , pp. 2208-2224, 2008
  • Allaboun, H., Abu Al-Rub, F. A., "Dynamics, Mechanistic, and Equilibrium Studies for the Biosorption of Nickel on Palm Tree Leaves. ," Jordan Journal of Civil Engineering, vol. 2, no. , pp. 124-138, 2008
  • Sheikha, D., Ashour, I, Abu Al-Rub, F.A., "Biosorption of Zinc on Immobilized Green Algae: Equilibrium and Dynamics Studies. ," The Journal of Engineering Research, vol. 5, no. , pp. 20-29, 2008
  • El-Naas, M. H., Abu Al-Rub, F. A., Ashour, I, and Al Marzouqi, M., "Effect of Competitive Interference on the biosorption of Lead (II) by Chlorella vulgaris. ," Chem. Eng. Processing: Process Intensification, vol. 46, no. 12, pp. 1391-139, 2007
  • Al-Muhtaseb, S. A., Abu Al-Rub, F. A., and Al Zarooni, M., "Adsorption Equilibria of Nitrogen, Methane and Ethane on BDH Activated Carbon. ," J. Chem. Eng. Data, vol. 52, no. , pp. 60-65, 2007
  • Fahmi A. Abu Al-Rub, "Biosorption of Zinc on Palm Tree Leaves: Equilibrium, Kinetics, and Thermodynamics Studies.," Sep. Sci. Technol., vol. 41, no. , pp. 3499-3515, 2006
  • Abu Al-Rub, F. A., El-Naas, M. H., Ashour, I, and Al Marzouqi, M., "Biosorption of Copper on Chlorella vulgaris from Single, Binary and Ternary Metal Aqueous Solutions.," Proc. Biochem, vol. 41, no. , pp. 457-464, 2006
  • Abu Al-Rub, F. A., El-Naas, M. H., Benyahia, F. and Ashour, I. , "Biosorption of Nickel on Blank Alginate Beads, Free and Immobilized Algal Cells. ," Proc. Biochem., vol. 39, no. , pp. 1767-1773, 2004
  • Mousa, H, Kandah, M., and Abu Al-Rub. F. A., "Removal of Copper, Lead and Cadmium Ions in a Fluidized Bed. ," Sep. Sci. Technol., vol. , no. 39, pp. 1751-1760, 2004
  • Fahmi A. Abu Al-Rub, "Sorption of Lead Ions from Simulated Industrial Wastewater onto Jordanian Low-Grade Phosphate. ," Ads. Sci. Technol., vol. 22, no. , pp. 165-179, 2004
  • Abdulkarim, M., and Abu Al-Rub, F. A.., "Adsorption of Lead Ions from Aqueous Solutions on Activated Carbon and Chemically-Modified Activated Carbon Prepared from Date Pits. ," Ads. Sci. Technol., vol. 22, no. , pp. 119-134, 2003
  • "Diblock Sodium Alginate Grafted Poly(N-vinylimidazole) in Blank Copolymeric Beads and Immobilized Algal Beads for Water Treatment", Chemical Engineering Research and Design
  • "Poly(Acrylic Acid) Grafted Sodium Alginate Di-Block Hydrogels as Efficient Biosorbents; Structure-Property Relevance", Journal of Polymers and The Environment
  • "Ultimate Eradication of the Ciprofloxacin Antibiotic from the Ecosystem by Nanohybrid GO/O-CNTs", ACS Omega
  • "Use of nanohybrid nanomaterials in water treatment: highly efficient removal of ranitidine", RSC Advances
  • Dean , Deanship Of Research, Nov 2009 - Sep 2013
  • Vice Dean, Faculty Of Engineering, Sep 2006 - Nov 2009
  • Faculty Member, Chemical Engineering, Jan 1995 - Present
  • Professor, United arab Emirates University, United Arab Emirates, Jun 2005- Sep 2006
  • Associate Professor, United Arab Emirates University, United Arab Emirates, Sep 2001- Jun 2005
  • Visiting Professor, Worcester Polytechnic Inst., U.S.A, Jun 1999- Sep 1999
  • Post Doctorate, The University of Iowa, U.S.A, Aug 1994- Jan 1995
  • Technical Brand Manager/Packaging Engineer, Procter & Gamble Co, Saudi Arabia, Jul 1989- Jan 1991
  • ADV. CHEM. ENG. THERMODYNAMICS
  • BIO FUELS
  • BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING
  • CHEMICAL ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS
  • CHEMICAL ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS (1)
  • CHEMICAL MEASUREMENTS & TESTING LAB
  • CHEMICAL PROCESSING
  • CHEMICAL PROCESSING LAB
  • FLUID MECHANICS LAB
  • FUNDAMENTALS OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
  • FUNDAMENTALS OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING (LAB)
  • HEAT & MASS TRANSFER LAB
  • INTRODUCTION TO BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING
  • INTRODUCTION TO CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
  • PROFESSIONAL ETHICS FOR ENGINEERS
  • RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
  • SEMINAR
  • SPECIAL TOPICS