Dr. Muhammad Atiqullah

Prof. Dr. Muhammad Atiqullah

Interdisciplinary Research center for Refining & Advanced chemicals (IRCRAC), King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

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Academic Career Length

28Years (1999-Present)

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

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1 September 2017 in RSC Advances
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AAAbdullah K. Ahmed
Abdullah K. Ahmed
Dr. Muhammad AtiqullahDr. Muhammad Atiqullah
Dr. Muhammad Atiqullah
DPDev R. Pradhan
Dev R. Pradhan
MAMamdouh A. Al-Harthi
Mamdouh A. Al-Harthi
Crystallization and melting are integral parts of the isotactic polypropylene (i-PP) end-product fabrication process. Therefore, the nonisothermal crystallization kinetics and melting behavior of an un-nucleated commercial i-PP have been pursued by integrating a new nonisothermal crystallization model, Flory's thermodynamic equilibrium theory, Gibbs–Thompson equation, and DSC experiments. By applying this simple conceptual integration, the relative crystallinity α, temperature-dependent instantaneous crystallinity χ, the crystallization kinetic triplet, and the lamellar thickness distribution have been duly correlated, as appropriate, to the level of undercooling θ, crystal surface free energy D, and critical stable crystallite sequence number n*. Consequently, new insightful results, interpretations, and explanations have been concluded. The nonisothermal primary and secondary crystallizations of i-PP occur isokinetically with constant (temperature-, entropy-, and cooling rate-invariant) apparent kinetic energy Ea, which is also unaffected by θ, D, and the lamella-inclusive pendant –CH3 group of the propylene repeat unit. The crystal dimension nd varies, irrespective of θ and D, from cylinder to sphere, depending on the system entropic disorder. Instantaneous (athermal/heterogeneous) and sporadic (thermal/homogeneous) nucleation processes may co-prevail. The occurrence of lamellar thickening with increasing melting temperature has been discussed, considering the chain sliding diffusion theory proposed by Hikosaka et al., and the variation of θ and D. The present approach also applies to the evaluation of the influence of catalyst structure, backbone defect types, and their distribution on the crystallization and melt behavior of i-PP.

31 August 2006 in Surface and Interface Analysis
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Dr. Muhammad AtiqullahDr. Muhammad Atiqullah
Dr. Muhammad Atiqullah
MAM. N. Akhtar
M. N. Akhtar
MFM. Faiz
M. Faiz
AMA. Moman
A. Moman
AAA. H. Abu‐Raqabah
A. H. Abu‐Raqabah
MWM. I. Wazeer
M. I. Wazeer

27 March 2012 in AIChE Journal
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Dr. Muhammad AtiqullahDr. Muhammad Atiqullah
Dr. Muhammad Atiqullah
MHMohammad M. Hossain
Mohammad M. Hossain
Muhammad Shahzad KamalMuhammad Shahzad Kamal
Muhammad Shahzad Kamal
MAMamdouh A. Al-Harthi
Mamdouh A. Al-Harthi
MKMasiullah J. Khan
Masiullah J. Khan
IHIkram Hussain
Ikram Hussain

22 July 2013 in Polymer International
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Dr. Muhammad AtiqullahDr. Muhammad Atiqullah
Dr. Muhammad Atiqullah
SASiripon Anantawaraskul
Siripon Anantawaraskul
AEAbdul‐Hamid M Emwas
Abdul‐Hamid M Emwas
MAMamdouh A. Al-Harthi
Mamdouh A. Al-Harthi
IHIkram Hussain
Ikram Hussain
AHAnwar Hossaen
Anwar Hossaen

26 June 2013 in Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
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Dr. Muhammad AtiqullahDr. Muhammad Atiqullah
Dr. Muhammad Atiqullah
SASiripon Anantawaraskul
Siripon Anantawaraskul
AEAbdul-Hamid Emwas
Abdul-Hamid Emwas
MAMamdouh A. Al-Harthi
Mamdouh A. Al-Harthi
Ikram HussainIkram Hussain
Ikram Hussain
AHAnwar Hossaen
Anwar Hossaen

9 October 2014 in Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry
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Dr. Muhammad AtiqullahDr. Muhammad Atiqullah
Dr. Muhammad Atiqullah
ZCZuzana Cibulková
Zuzana Cibulková
AČAndrea Černá
Andrea Černá
PŠPeter Šimon
Peter Šimon
IHIkram Hussain
Ikram Hussain
SASiripon Anantawaraskul
Siripon Anantawaraskul