Husain Baaqel, Ph.D.

Research Interests

Husain's main research interest is focused on modelling and sustainability-based evaluation and optimization of the Saudi hydrogen economy, innovative clean fuel and carbon management technologies using life cycle thinking.

Selected Publications

Global Sensitivity Analysis in Life-Cycle Assessment of Early-Stage Technology using Detailed Process Simulation: Application to Dialkylimidazolium Ionic Liquid Production

Husain Baaqel, Andrea Bernardi, Jason P Hallett, Gonzalo Guillén-Gosálbez, Benoît Chachuat

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
Halometallate Ionic Liquids: Thermal Properties, Decomposition Pathways, and Life Cycle Considerations

Coby J Clarke, Husain Baaqel, Richard P Matthews, Yiyan Chen, Kevin RJ Lovelock, Jason P Hallett, Peter Licence

Green Chemistry
Sustainability Assessment of Alternative Synthesis Routes to Aprotic Ionic Liquids: The Case of 1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium Tetrafluoroborate for Fuel Desulfurization

Husain Baaqel, Jason P Hallett, Gonzalo Guillén-Gosálbez, Benoît Chachuat

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
Uncertainty Analysis in Life-Cycle Assessment of Early-Stage Processes and Products: A Case Study in Dialkyl-Imidazolium Ionic Liquids

Husain Baaqel, Jason P Hallett, Gonzalo Guillén-Gosálbez, Benoît Chachuat

Computer Aided Chemical Engineering
Uncovering the True Cost of Ionic Liquids using Monetization

Husain Baaqel, Victor Tulus, Benoît Chachuat, Gonzalo Guillén-Gosálbez, Jason Hallett

Computer Aided Chemical Engineering
Role of Life-Cycle Externalities in the Valuation of Protic Ionic Liquids–A Case Study in Biomass Pretreatment Solvents

Husain Baaqel, Ismael Díaz, Víctor Tulus, Benoît Chachuat, Gonzalo Guillén-Gosálbez, Jason P Hallett

Green Chemistry

Education

Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, 2022
M.Sc., Chemical Engineering, University of Florida, 2014
B.SC., Chemical Engineering, University of South Florida, 2012

Professional Profile

2023-present: Postdoctoral Fellow, KASUT, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
2018-2023: Graduate Research Assistant, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
2015-2022: Research Engineer, Aramco, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
2013-2015: Teaching Assistant, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Scientific and Professional Membership

Associate Fellowship at the Higher Education Academy in UK
Membership at American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Membership at Society of Petroleum Engineers
Membership at Saudi Section of Combustion Institute
Membership at Saudi Council of Engineers
Membership at Saudi Chapter of American Chemical Society

Awards

TechTalk Best Technical Presentation, Saudi Aramco R&D, 2018.

KAUST Affiliations

Clean Combustion Research Center (CCRC)
Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering (PSE)

Research Interests Keywords

Life Cycle Assessment Techno-Economic Analysis Process Modelling and Simulation