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About Prof. Refat Moustafa Hassan Abou-Zied

Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut, University, Assiut 71516, Egypt
Tel.: 0020882332200 Ex. 2421, Fax: 0020882312564, E-Mail: rmhassan2002@yahoo.com

Academic Qualifications:
  • B. Ed.: Assiut University (1965)
  • B. Sc.: Assiut University (1970)
  • M. Sc.: Assiut University (1973)
  • M. Eng.: Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan (1978)
  • D. Eng.: Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan (1982)
  • Fellowship: Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan (1975-1982)

Career and Professional Experience:
  • Demonstrator of Chemistry, Teachers College, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt (1966-1970).
  • Demonstrator of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt (1970-1973).
  • Assistant Lecturer of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt (1973-1975).
  • Japanese Monbushu Scholarship (1975-1982).
  • Lecturer of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt (1982-1987).
  • Associate Professor of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt (1987-1992).
  • Professor of Physical Chemistry & Polymer Physics, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt (1992-till now).

Membership:
  • American Chemical Society (USA).
  • New York Academy of Sciences (USA).
  • American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (USA).
  • Egyptian Society of Polymer Science & Technology (Egypt).
  • Egyptian Chemical Society.
  • Arab Science and Technology Foundation (ASTF, UAE).
  • Naif Arab University for Security Science (Saudi Arabia).

Prizes and Certificates:
  • Nominated for Who’s Who in the World Editions (USA 1997- 2012) Research Board of Advisors (ABI, USA).
  • Research Board of Advisors (ABI, USA).
  • Certificate of Appreciation from The American Chemical Soceity (2012).
  • Prize & Certificate from Assiut University for the Best Research Work in Chemistry in 2012.

Refereeing of Papers From:
  • Journal of Membrane Science (USA).
  • International Journal of Chemical Kinetics (France).
  • Colloid & Surfaces (UK).
  • Journal of Applied Polymer Science (USA).
  • Journal of Colloids and Interface Science (USA).
  • Journal of Molecular Catalysis (USA)
  • Catalysis Communications (USA)
  • Environmental Science & Technology (USA)
  • Carbohydrate Research (UK)
  • Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids (UK)
  • Journal of Hazardous Material (USA)
  • Materials Chemistry and Physics (China &USA)
  • Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research (ACS)
  • Scientific Research and Essays
  • Fibers and Polymers
  • The Chemical Society (Ethiopia)
  • Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry (Hungary).
  • Journal of Research in Environmental Science and Toxicology
  • Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineering
  • The Open Catalysis Journal
  • Journal of Chemical Science and Technology
  • International Journal of Biochemistry Research Review
  • Assiut University Bulletin for Environmental Researches (Egypt).
  • Local Bulletins in Chemistry (Egypt).
  • Local Bulletins in Chemistry (Saudi Arabia).

Editorial-Boards:
  • International Journal of Chemistry and Advances in Chemical Engineering.
  • Scientific Research and Essay

Inivitation As Editor of Reviewing Books
  • Bentham Science Publishers
  • Research Signpost Network
  • Current Chemical Biology

Refereeing of International Projects:
  • Arab Society of Technology Foundation (ASTF).
  • Saudi Arabia Projects (SABIC).

Examiner of M. Sc. & Ph. D. Thesis's:
  • Indian Universities and Institutes.
  • Egyptian Universities and Institutes.
  • Saudi Arabia Kingdom Universities.

On Leave Status:
  • Associate Professor, Teachers College, Algeria (1987-1989).
  • Associate Professor, Faculty of Science, Libya (1990-1991).
  • A Visiting Associate Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology (1991).
  • A Visiting Associate Professor, Uroaka United Publisher Company, (1992).
  • A Professor of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (1996-2003).
  • A Visiting Professor Inter Mangolia University, China (2008).
  • A Visiting Professor, Research Laboratory for Nuclear Reactors Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology,Japan for five months in Corporative Scientific Research Project (2009).
  • A Visiting Professor, Research Center of Materials Science, Nagoya University, Japan, for three months to Teach Taught Course of "Advanced Chemical Kinetics " for Graduate Students and to joint " A Research Project " (2010).
  • An Invitation as a Visiting Professor, Research Center of Materials Science, Nagoya University, Japan, for four months to Teach Taught Course of "Advanced Chemical Kinetics " for Graduate Students and to joint " A Research Project " (2013).

Other International Invitations:
  • More than 10 invitations from International Conferences Especially from USA, UK, China, Canada, … etc as invited speaker (2011-2013).
  • An invited speaker to BIT`S 1 St Annual World Congress of Marine Biotechnology (WCMB 2011), China (2011).
  • An Invited Speaker to the Second International Conference on Natural; Polymers, Polyelectrolytes and Gels, Macro and Nano Scales (ICNP-2010), Kottayam, Kerala, India.
  • An Invited Speaker to BIT`S 1st Annual World Congress of Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis-2010, Bejing International Convertion, Bejing , China (2010).
  • Invitation from "Nova Science Publisher, INC" to participitate as Co-Editor and to present one chapter of my selection in Publishing Program (2010).
  • Invitation from "Research Signpost" as Editor of a book of my selection.
  • Invitation from "Publishing LAP Lambert Academic Publishing AG & Co.KG" for publishing of our Master & Doctorate Thesises.
  • Invitation from "Open Glycoscience" to be a Member of Editorial Board of this Journal, 2007.
  • Invitation from "Research Signpost "Founndation to write a book on “Carbohydrate Research “ , 2004.
  • Invitation from" Sambalpur University, Jyoti Vihar", as a Visiting Professor for two months, India, 1996.
  • Invitation from "MERCK" Company, Frankfurt, Germany for negotiation for the preparation of some Reagent s, 1992.

Recent Interest:

1) Good experience in dealing with natural and synthetic polymers for
  • Electrical Properties of Macromolecule Complexes.
  • Rheological and Morphological Studies on Macromolecules.
  • Kinetics and Mechanisms of Oxidation Reactions.
  • Kinetics and Mechanisms of Thermal Decomposition of Macromolecule Complexes.
  • Kinetics and Mechanisms of Corrosion.
  • Novel Synthesis of Biopolymer Precursors of Macromolecules.
  • Synthesis of Metal Complexes of Macromolecules.
  • Spectrophotometric Detection of Some Short-Lived Transient Species Intermediates.

2) Physicochemical studies on:

i. Material Science ii. Reaction catalysis iii. Oxidation-reduction reactions. iv. Kinetics and mechanisms. v. Sol-gel transformations. vi. Chemical equilibria. vii. Electrical properties. viii. Diffusion controls. ix. Ion exchange chromatography. x. Cross-linking. xi. Spectrophotometry. xii. Thermal & kinetics of thermal decomposition.

Skills 1) Good knowledge of computer programming and applications of Microsoft office software. 1) Aware of SEM, TEM, IR, ESR, XRD, TGA, DTA and spectrophotometric techniques and analysis. 2) Good experience in dealing with macromolecules in particularly natural polymers such as polysaccharides.

Industrial Projects
  • Preparation of phosphoric acid from calcium super phosphate using ion exchange resin technique (Egyptian Company for Sugar Industry, Egypt).
  • Elimination and determination of some contaminants heavy metal cations (Egyptian Company for Sugar Industry, Egypt).
  • Preparation of semiconductors from natural polymeric materials (SABK, Saudi Arabia Kingdom).
  • Novel synthesis of keto-derivatives of some natural polymeric materials as bipolymer precursors through oxidation-reduction reactions (SABK, Saudi Arabia Kingdom).
  • Vitamin C (Ascorbic acid) as essential nutrient of scurvy. A kinetic study (SABK, Saudi Arabia Kingdom).
  • Novel synthesis of natural polymeric membranes and its applications (SABK, Saudi Arabia Kingdom).
  • Application of New Natural-Polymeric Cation Exchange Resins of Low Cost and High Efficiency in Treatment of Drainage-Water & Slag for Reusing in Irrigation and Fertilization of Soil Especially the Desert Area (Still under evaluation).
  • Synthesis of Novel Natural-Polymeric Cation Exchange Resins of Low Cost, High Efficiency and Wide Applications (Forthcoming).

Supervision of Post-Graduate Degrees Awarded in Chemistry: M.Sc. and Ph.D. Degrees (Egypt, Saudi Arabia).

International Conferences and Symposia: At least One Conference every year (1977 up till now).

Research Performance: More than 100 Publications in familiar Specialized International Journals (About 15 single author publications in “ J. Phys. Chem. ; J. Chem. Soc.,Dalton Trans.; Indust. Engin.Chem. Res. (JACS) J. Coord. Chem.; Cand. J. Chem. ; J.Mol. Cat.; Cat. Commun., New J. Chem. (JCS); J. Polym. Chem.; J. Memb. Sci.; Inter. Polym.; Coll. Surf. Chem.; J. Mater. Sci.; J. Mater. Chem.; High Perfm. Polym; Matetrs.; Carbohydr. Polym. Carbohyd. Res.; ……etc).

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Kinetics of Corrosion Inhibition of Aluminum in Alkaline Solutions by Water-Soluble Poly (Vinyl Alcohol) as Synthetic Polymer

Figure 1.

The influence of water-soluble poly (vinyl alcohol) (PVA) as a synthetic polymer containing secondary alcoholic groups on the rate of dissolution of aluminum (Al) metal in alkaline medium has been investigated using both gasometric and weight-loss techniques. The results showed that addition of poly (vinyl alcohol) to the tested solutions leads to a remarkable decrease in the corrosion rates of Al in alkali. The magnitude of inhibition efficiency was determined and compared to that obtained with other macromolecules containing secondary alcoholic groups. The inhibition action of PVA on Al metal surface was found to obey Freundlich adsorption isotherm. Factors affecting the corrosion process such as the concentration and nature of the inhibitor, concentration of the corrosive medium and the temperature were examined. A tentative inhibition mechanism consistent with the kinetic results obtained is suggested and discussed.