Browsing Biological & Environmental Sciences by Author "Ashfaq, Mohammad Yousaf"
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Application of scanning electron microscopy and MALDI-TOF MS in the exploration of the parasporal insecticidal crystals of Bacillus thuringiensis strains isolated from Qatar soil
Al-Thani, A.; Al-Thani, Aldana; Ashfaq, Mohammad Yousaf; Al-Thani, Roda; Hassan, Zahoor Ul; Jaoua, Samir... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier Ltd , 2022 , Article)Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) plays an important role in health and agriculture due to its insecticidal activities. In this study, six Bt strains isolated from Qatar soil were used to explore their crystals morphologies and ... -
Characterization of Commercial Reverse Osmosis and Nanofiltration Membranes for Membrane Fouling
Ashfaq, Mohammad Yousaf; Al-Ghouti, Mohammad Ahmad Salim; Ali Mohd Qiblawey, Hazim; Zouari, Nabil ( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2018 , Conference Paper)Membrane Filtration technique is being accepted worldwide as an environment friendly and energy efficient technique in Desalination Industry as compared to Thermal Desalination techniques. However, the performance of ... -
Optimization of Polyacrylic Acid Coating on Graphene Oxide-Functionalized Reverse-Osmosis Membrane Using UV Radiation through Response Surface Methodology
Ashfaq, Mohammad Yousaf; Al-Ghouti, Mohammad A. ( MDPI , 2022 , Article)Reverse osmosis (RO) is affected by multiple types of fouling such as biofouling, scaling, and organic fouling. Therefore, a multi-functional membrane capable of reducing more than one type of fouling is a need of the hour. ... -
Valorization of palm tree (Phoenix dactylifera L.) leaves from harsh weather climate by silage using endogenous lactic acid bacteria, and application of MALDI-TOF MS for study of populations dynamics
Jawaid, Muhammad Zaid; Ashfaq, Mohammad Yousaf; Al-Ghouti, Mohammad; Zouari, Nabil ( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)Preservation of green palm leaves by silage preserves them as green feed in addition to the added value of probiotics and prebiotics. In this work, the characterization of fresh palm tree leaves was performed. The isolation ...