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Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research |
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Research Center |
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ORCID number: |
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1992-7781
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Google Scholar: |
https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=8yskA14AAAAJ
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Research Gate: |
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Salim-Ok
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Kuwait
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Working groups of interest |
| - | WG1 - Advances in Porous Materials and Technologies | | - | WG3 - Energy | | - | WG4 - Environment |
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| Keywords |
| - | | Energy | | - | | Macropores | | - | | Nanopores | | - | | Smart Functional Surfaces |
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Research field (Free keywords) |
NMR, nanoporous materials |
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Scientific expertise |
• Established electrospun hydrophobic and oleophilic fluoropolymer fibers for water purification
• Implemented non-solvent method in polymer thin film preparation and increased 45% hydrophobicity in fluoropolymer thin films (the highest hydrophobicity of some fluoropolymers ever achieved)
• Contributed to commercialization of fluoropolymer materials within 3 years rather than the usual time of 10 years
• Directed studies on the analysis of bioactive molecules in the pure state and blends with biodegradable polymers to develop drug delivery model systems
• Developed methods for detection of olive oil adulteration in 10 minutes by low-field nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) relaxometry and Ultraviolet-Visible (UV-Vis) spectroscopy
• Advanced a well-developed high-field NMR method for percentage determination of fatty acids in food products such as olive oil and pomegranate seed oil in 30 minutes
• Developer of methods for identification/characterization of crude oils in 1-10 minutes rather than 2-3 days by low-field NMR relaxometry
• Managed projects on analysis and product development of asphaltenes and nanoporous silica
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Capabilities |
Polymer thin films, NMR spectroscopy, NMR relaxometry |
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Relevant publications
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| • A decade of innovation and progress in understanding the morphology and structure of heterogeneous polymers into rigid confinement, S. Ok, M. Vayer, C. Sinturel, Soft Matter (Impact Factor: 4.046, Citations: 3), selected to be back Cover Page, and part of the themed collection: Soft Matter Most Popular 2021, 17, pp.7430–7458 (2021) |
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| • Obtaining nanoporous polycyclic aromatic networks by cross-linking asphaltenes, S. Ok, J. Samuel, Energy & Fuels (Impact Factor: 4.654, Citations: 2), selected to be Supplementary Cover Page, 35, pp.10937–10943 (2021) |
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| • Correlations between microstructure and crystallization of the fluorinated terpolymer of tetrafluoroethylene, hexafluoropropylene, and vinylidene fluoride, S. Ok, B. Hartmann, H. Duran, H. Eickmeier, M. Haase, U. Scheler, M. Steinhart, Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics (Impact Factor: 2.499, Citations: 4) 57, pp.1402–1408, (2019) |
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Projects
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| • Project leader of the project “Interactions of Asphaltene Molecules with Engineered Nanoporous Silica and Alumina Solid Surfaces and Natural Porous Rocks,” funded by Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research with a 280,000 US $ budget |
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| • Structure formation of the semi-crystalline terpolymer THV (tetrafluoroethylene, hexafluoropropylene, vinylidene fluoride) in the cylindrical nanopores of self-ordered nanoporous alumina” from the German Science Foundation (DFG) with Prof. Martin Steinh |
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