Dr. Rana Malhas

Petroleum Engineering

Assistant Professor

Qualification: Ph. D. in Organic Chemistry, Kuwait University, Kuwait

Research

  • Environment
  • water treatment
  • Nanotechnology
  • waste management.

Publications

  • Achkar, J. E., Malhas, R., & Alsaba, M. (2024). Innovative Produced Water Management: A Nexus Approach for Sustainable Oil and Gas Industry – A Critical Review. In Day 2 Wed, March 06, 2024 (p. D022S006R005). Presented at the SPE Water Lifecycle Management Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE: SPE. https://doi.org/10.2118/218994-MS.new
  • Malhas, R., Alamgir, T., Benhusain, A., Alotaibi, N., Alhaddad, N. (2023). Oil content removal from oil water emulsion by super magnetic nanoparticles. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 55, 104246. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2023.104246.
  • Malhas, R., El Achkar, J. H., Misbah, B., & Al Radhwan, S. (2023). Optimizing Oil Removal from Oil-Water Emulsions Using Novel Iron Oxide Magnetic Nanoparticles. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 234(9), 564. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-023-06590-4.
  • Misbah, B., Sedaghat, A., Balhasan, S., Elgaddafi, R., Malayer, M. A., Malhas, R. N., et al. (2023). Enhancing thermal stability and filtration control for water-based drilling fluid using viscosifier polymers and potassium chloride additives. Geoenergy Science and Engineering, 230, 212235. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoen.2023.212235
  • Malhas, R. N., & Amadi, K. W. (2023). Oil Removal from Polluted Seawater using Carbon Avocado Peel as Bio-Absorbent. European Journal of Engineering and Technology Research, 8(2), 26–32. https://doi.org/10.24018/ejeng.2023.8.2.3004.
  • Misbah, B., Malhas, R. N., & Elgaddafi, R. (2023). Reducing Environmental Impact of Drilling Operations through the Implementation of Organic Waste Additives for Environmental
    Protection. Proceedings of the 8th World Congress on Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering (CSEE’23) Lisbon, Portugal – March 29 – 31, 2023. Paper No. ICEPTP) 204https://doi.org/10.11159/iceptp23.204
  • S. Ghafoori, M. Omar, N. Koutahzadeh, S. Zendehboudi, R.N. Malhas, M. Mohamed, S. Al-Zubaidi, K. Redha, F. Baraki, M. Mehrvar, New advancements, challenges, and future needs on treatment of oilfield produced water: A stateof-the-art review, Separation and Purification Technology. 289 (2022) 120652. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2022.120652.
  • Malhas, R.; Ghafoori, S.; Omar, M.; Marquez, S.; Al Saeedi, A.; Al-Husainan; A., Al-Ibrahim,Y.; Al-Meraj, A.; and Alshatti, A. Application of ultrafiltration membrane-embedded activated carbon-filter in Kuwait wastewater treatment in comparison with a conventional method” Desalination and Water Treatment. Desalination and water treatmen, 246 (2022).
  • Malhas, R.; Marquez, S.; AlSalem, A.; Al Saeedi, A. Badiei, M. Treating Kuwait’s oilfield water via conventional methods and membrane technology. Desalination and water treatment, 209 (2021) 121–130. CiteScore: 2.7. doi: 10.5004/dwt.2021.26546.
  • Malhas, R.; Al-Ibrahim,Y.; Al-Meraj, A.; Abdullah, H.; Alshatti, A. ; Application of magnetic separation for oil Spill Remediation and recovery in Kuwait sea water. Desalination and water treatment, 209 (2021) 114-120). doi: 10.5004/dwt.2021.26498.
  • Malhas, R.; Marquez, S.; Khoshouei, P. Potential application of carbon nanotubes in wastewater treatment in comparison with conventional method. Desalination and water treatment, 2021,226, 85-94. doi:10.5004/dwt.2021.27230.
  • Malhas, R.; Ghafoori, S.; Omar, M.; Nibi, M.; Al-Husainan; A., Al-Ibrahim,Y.; Al-Meraj, A.; and Alshatti. Proceedings of the 19th Kuwait Japan symposium- advanced petroleum refining industries. February 2020. Utilization of ultrafiltration membrane in treatment of KUBD wastewater in Kuwait.
  • Shoukry, A. F.; Shuaib, N. M.; Melhas, R. N. Halogen-Free ionic Liquid for extraction and simultaneous determination of Cu(II), Pb(II), Cd(II) and Hg(II). European Chemical Bulletin, 2012, 1 (6), 184– 187.https://doi.org/10.17628/ecb.2012.1.184-187.Open access.
  • Malhas, R. N.; Al-Awadi, N. A.; El-Dusouqui, O. M. E. Kinetics and Mechanism of Gas-Phase Pyrolysis Of N-Aryl-3-Oxobutanamide Ketoanilides, Their 2- Arylhydrazono Derivatives, and Related Compounds. Int. J. Chem. Kinet., 2007, 39 (2), 82–91. https://doi.org/10.1002/kin.20220.
  • Malhas, R.; Ibrahim, Y. Synthesis of Olefinic Crown Diamides and Their Conversion into Pyrazolino Macrocycles: Promising Photoluminescent Crown Compounds. Synthesis, 2006 (19),
    3261–3269. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-2006-942540.
  • Behbehani, H.; Ibrahim, Y. A.; Malhas, R. N. Kuwait Journal of Science & Engineering. 2006, 33(2), 81-88. Efficient N-alkylation of Aza and diaza macrocycles under microwave Irradiation in solventless media.
  • Shoukry, A. F.; Shuaib, N. M.; Ibrahim, Y. A.; Malhas, R. N. Thermal Studies of New Lead(II) Coated-Wire Membrane Electrodes. Electroanalysis, 2005, 17 (8), 713–718. https://doi.org/10.1002/elan.200403133.
  • Behbehani, H.; Ibrahim, Y. A.; Malhas, R. N. Kuwait Journal of Science & Engineering. 2004, 31(2), 61-75. Synthesis of benzo and naptho unsaturated crown ethers via ring closing metathesis.
  • Shoukry, A.; Shuaib, N.; Malhas, R. N. Ionization of Some Derivatives of Benzamide, Oxamide and Malonamide in DMF Water Mixture. Talanta, 2004, 64 (4), 949–954. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.talanta.2004.04.020.
  • Ibrahim, Y. A.; Behbehani, H.; Ibrahim, M. R.; Malhas, R. N. Efficient Synthesis of 16–28 Membered Macrocyclic Crown Amides via Ring Closing Metathesis. Tetrahedron, 2003, 59 (37), 7273–7282. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4020(03)01174-8.

Teaching

  • 2007-2009 In Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR), as research Associate in research projects in Environmental department in analytical chemistry laboratory.
  • Fall 2009 till Fall 2013 In Gulf university for science & technology (GUST), – Summer 2011 In Petroleum Training center, teaching and supervising postgraduate for graduate students.
  • Summer 2012 In Petroleum Training center, for teaching and supervising postgraduate for the following’s courses: Math courses (Basic Algebra, Intermediate Algebra, College Algebra). General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry courses for Program for new employee.
  • Fall 2009 till spring 2013-2014 in Kuwait University (KU) teaching Chemistry in Chemistry Department for teaching chemistry courses.
  • 2013 Adjunct in Australian University of Kuwait – 2014 – till now assistant Professor in petroleum engineering at Australian University of Kuwait