Ahmed Farghaly

Dr. Ahmed Farghaly

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Academic Career Length

14Years (2013-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 September 2016 in Bioresource Technology
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Alsayed MostafaAlsayed Mostafa
Alsayed Mostafa
AEAli El-Dissouky
Ali El-Dissouky
AFAmal Fawzy
Amal Fawzy
AFAhmed Farghaly
Ahmed Farghaly
PPPascal Peu
Pascal Peu
ATAhmed Tawfik
Ahmed Tawfik

3 October 2024 in Applied Water Science
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AFAhmed Farghaly
Ahmed Farghaly
EMEman Maher
Eman Maher
AGAli Gad
Ali Gad
HEHaitham El-Bery
Haitham El-Bery
This comprehensive study explored the removal of methylene blue (MB) from aqueous solutions as a model pollutant, utilizing solar-driven photocatalysis with nano-sized titanium dioxide (TiO2) and composites with activated carbon (AC) and reduced graphene oxide (RGO). This research introduces continuous solar reactor instead of conventional batch experiments investigating its design configuration. Utilizing response surface methodology (RSM), the study determined the optimal process conditions (MB concentration at 30 mg/L, pH 8.82, irradiation time 138 min), under which TiO2 achieved a 93.13% MB removal efficiency. The study further revealed that the integration of TiO2 with AC and RGO (5% wt.) significantly enhanced the MB photocatalytic degradation. The TiO2/AC composite achieved 98.3% MB degradation in 138 min of solar exposure, related to its large specific surface area of 146 m2/g and a pore volume of 0.439 cm3/g. Likewise, the TiO2/RGO composite demonstrated 97% removal with a surface area of 102 m2/g and a pore volume of 0.476 cm3/g, significantly better than nano-TiO2. Additionally, the research investigated the role of the solar reactor configuration on MB removal. Using 26 mm Pyrex tube diameter with 15 cm long on parabolic aluminum concentrator inclined at 30° optimally achieved the peak MB degradation efficiency. Recyclability tests shown a noticeable decrease in nano-TiO2 efficiency to 56.03% without regeneration; however, after regeneration following the third cycle, the efficiency significantly recovered to 70.07%. Thereby, this paper introduces an innovative, continuous, and well-designed solar reactor system for dye removal, employing nano-TiO2 and its composites with AC and RGO for improved photocatalytic efficiency under statistically optimized process conditions.

1 August 2017 in Energy Conversion and Management
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AFAhmed Farghaly
Ahmed Farghaly
Mohamed ElsamadonyMohamed Elsamadony
Mohamed Elsamadony
SOShinichi Ookawara
Shinichi Ookawara
ATAhmed Tawfik
Ahmed Tawfik

6 October 2016 in Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy
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AFAhmed Farghaly
Ahmed Farghaly
Abimbola Motunrayo FolamiAbimbola Motunrayo Folami
Abimbola Motunrayo Folami
SKSheena Kumari
Sheena Kumari
FBFaizal Bux
Faizal Bux
ATAhmed Tawfik
Ahmed Tawfik

26 October 2015 in Environmental Science and Pollution Research
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AFAhmed Farghaly
Ahmed Farghaly
ATAhmed Tawfik
Ahmed Tawfik
ADAmal Danial
Amal Danial