Research
My research explores the possibilities of using Chemical Looping techniques to produce value-added chemicals (e.g., ethylene and ethylene oxide) in greener, safer and more cost-effective ways.
Research interests: Energy, Catalysis, Climate Change
Publications
Gabra, S., Miles, J., & Scott, S. A. (2019). Techno-economic analysis of stand-alone wind micro-grids, compared with PV and diesel in Africa. Renewable Energy, 143, 1928. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2019.05.119
Gabra, S., Marek, E. J., Poulston, S., Williams, G., & Dennis, J. S. (2021). The use of strontium ferrite perovskite as an oxygen carrier in the chemical looping epoxidation of ethylene. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 286, 119821. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2020.119821
Marek, E. J., Gabra, S., Dennis, J. S., & Scott, S. A. (2020). High selectivity epoxidation of ethylene in chemical looping setup. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 262, 118216. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2019.118216
Saghafifar, M., Gabra, S. (2020). A critical overview of solar assisted carbon capture systems: Is solar always the solution? International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 92, 102852 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2019.102852
Teaching and Supervisions
CET IA Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer
CET IA Heat and Mass Transfer Operations
CET IA Engineering Structures
CET IA Properties of Materials
CET IA Introductory Dynamics