Prof. Ahmed Elsaid Saba

Head of Chemical and Electrometallurgy Division

Activities:

• Preparation of rutile f rom ilmenite ore , phosphoric acid from phosphate ores ,
• Metal electrorefining in aqueous solutions , Metal electrorefining in molten salts , Lithium batteries , Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC, .....
• Industrial solid wastes treatment; Recovery and separation of metal values from scrap, slag, dust,.. Industrial wastewater treatment; Removal of pollutants and heavy metals from wastewater.

Hydrometallurgy Group

• Preparation of alumina, magnesia, titania and other oxides.
• Preparation and coating of hydroxidapatite on titanium alloy for medical applications
• Preparation of rutile from ilmenite ore
• Preparation of phosphoric acid from phosphate ores (lab., pilot and industrial experience)
• Purification of phosphoric acid from metallic impurities
• Preparation of magnesium salts from magnesite ore
• Recovery of metal values from spent catalysts
• Preparation of barium chemicals from low-grade iron ore with high barite content
• Bio-processing of low-grade Mn-ore
• Bio-processing of Abu-Tartur phosphate ore
• Treatment of black liquor from paper pulp industry for safe discharge
• Utilization of solvent extraction and liquid membrane techniques for metals purification
• Extraction and separation of precious metals from primary and secondary resources
• Pilot-scale production of copper sulfate from copper wastes

Electrometallurgy Group

• Electrodeposition of advanced and nanocrystalline materials
• Electrochemical preparation and deposition of metals, alloys, materials and composite materials
• Electrochemical and chemical preparation of ferrites and semiconductors
• Metal deposition on semiconductors
• Chemical and electrochemical preparation of materials and compounds used in photovoltaic solar cells.
• Electrodeposition of binary alloys
• Electrochemical behaviour of electrode technology
• Electrodeposition of nanowires and tubes
• Compounds and materials used for electric storage power sources

• Electrodeposition of multilayer nanowires and tubes
• Electrodeposition, electroxidation of metals from ores
• Metal electrorefining in aqueous solutions
• Electrodeposition of advanced nanocrystalline materials
• Metal electrorefining in molten salts
• Metal electrowinning from molten salts
• Direct and indirect electroleaching of minerals and ores
• Thin film electrodeposition using cyclic voltammetric, potentiostatic and galvanostatic techniques.
• Metal recovery from solid wastes
• Removal of heavy metals from dilute solutions
• Preparation of metal powders by electrodeposition
• Lithium batteries
• Fuel cells and solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC)
• Conventional, lead-acid, dry, alkaline batteries 

Waste Treatment Group

• Removal of alkalies for recycling of cement dust
• Updating metal lead recovery from spent acid lead batteries
• Energy saving and pollution control in secondary lead smelters
• Recovery of nickel , molybdenum and cobalt from dross, ash and spent catalysts
• Recovery of silver and zinc from electrical conductors industries
• Recovery of metals and valuable salts from florescent lamps
• Thermodynamic and kinetic study of the thermal decomposition of some organic waste materials, fluxes and organometallic wastes
• Preparation of activated carbon from domestic wastes.
• Recovery of precious metals (Pt, Pd & Rh) from spent catalysts.
• Recycling of caustic soda from aluminum rinse solution
• Photocatalytic degradation of pollutants from wastewater
• Adsorption and removal of arsenic and heavy metals from wastewater
• Membrane technology for heavy metals removal from wastewater