• Mesoporous TiO2 Mesocrystals: Remarkable Defects-Induced Crystallite-Interface Reactivity and Their in Situ Conversion to Single Crystals 

      Liu, Yong; Luo, Yongfeng; Elzatahry, Ahmed A.; Luo, Wei; Che, Renchao; ... more authors ( American Chemical Society , 2015 , Article)
      Oriented self-assembly between inorganic nanocrystals and surfactants is emerging as a route for obtaining new mesocrystalline semiconductors. However, the actual synthesis of mesoporous semiconductor mesocrystals with ...
    • Microbially influenced formation of anhydrite at low temperature 

      Al Disi, Zulfa Ali; Sadooni, Fadhil; Al-Kuwari, Hamad Al Saad; Bontognali, Tomaso R.R. ( Elsevier B.V. , 2023 , Article)
      Calcium sulfate minerals are abundant in nature – on Earth and on Mars – and important in several fields of material sciences. With respect to gypsum and bassanite, anhydrite represents the anhydrous crystalline phase in ...
    • Modelling the Severity of Plastic Shrinkage in Cementitious Materials 

      Sayahi, Faez; Emborg, Mats; Hedlund, Hans; Cwirzen, Andrzej; Stelmarczyk, Marcin ( Qatar Univesrity Press , 2020 , Conference Paper)
      "Plastic shrinkage cracking in cement-based materials occurs between the mixing and the final setting of the mixture, where rapid evaporation of the mixed water is the main cause behind the phenomenon. The induced cracks ...
    • Risk assessment of accidental spills of toxic and flammable liquids on land 

      Badr, O.; Marafi, A.; Amin, F.; Rahimi, A.; Al-Muhannadi, K. ( Emerald Publishing , 2004 , Master Thesis)
      The main objective of this paper is the assessment of the environmental impact due to accidental spills of toxic and flammable liquids on land. Different case studies of possible accidents in the State of Qatar were ...