Publications And Patents

Publications and Patents

Publications by members of RIC2D in international journals

2025
Goyal A., Lemaoui T., Darwish A.S., Banat F., Arafat H.A., Hasan S.W., AlNashef I.M., “Hydrophobic eutectic solvents functionalized graphene oxide nanocomposites: An engineered solution for antibiotic remediation”, (2025) Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 692, Article 137517, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2025.137517. 
Aboukhater A., Kumar M., Alsafar H., Hasan S.W., “Oxidative stable functionalized Ti₃C₂Tₓ MXene-infused novel hybrid membranes for antibiotics-laden hospital wastewater treatment”, (2025) Chemical Engineering Journal, Article 165738, DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2025.165738. 
Andrew J.J., Khalid M.Y., Cantwell W.J., Khan K.A., Potluri P., Umer R., “Innovative 2D-material-enhanced 3D-printed sandwich lattice sheet-embedded composites: Advancements in transient energy absorption characteristics”, (2025) Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, Article 109057, DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2025.109057. 
Ubaid J., Andrew J.J., Cantwell W.J., Khan K.A., Potluri P., Umer R., “Performance evaluation of GNP-modified epoxy/carbon-fiber composites after cryogenic thermal cycling for hydrogen-storage applications”, (2025) International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Article 150574, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2025.150574. 
Solayman A.M., Li B., Abu Al-Rub R., Liao K., “The effect of cryogenic thermal cycling on impact performance of graphene-enhanced recyclable liquid thermoplastic/carbon fiber composites for hydrogen storage applications”, (2025) Composites Part C: Open Access, Article 100601, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcomc.2025.100601.
Shingare K.B., Schiffer A., Liao K., “On quantifying dynamic behavior of architected metal/polymer TPMS/lattices-based interpenetrating phase composites”, (2025) Scientific Reports, 15(1), Article 4253, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-84303-5.
Shingare K.B., Alkunte S., Li B., Schiffer A., Kinloch I., Liao K., “Multifunctional TPMS-based interpenetrating phase composites: A comprehensive review of structure, properties, piezoelectricity and applications”, (2025) Composites Part C: Open Access, Article 100596, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcomc.2025.100596.
Kamal A., Li B., Luo S., Kinloch I., Zheng L., Liao K., “Engineering the mechanical properties of Ti₃C₂Tₓ MXene films via thermal annealing treatment”, (2025) Nano Materials Science, Article 03.006, DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoms.2025.03.006.
Otabil A., Kharbatli A.-R., Siddique S.K., Liao K., Schiffer A., “Recent developments in the incorporation of 1D/2D nanofillers in polymer derived ceramics—a review”, (2025) Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials, 8(3), 267, DOI: 10.1007/s42114-025-01346-6.
Abdallah Kamal, Baosong Li, Lianxi Zheng, Kin Liao, “Fracture Properties and Applications of Freestanding Thin Ti₃C₂Tₓ MXene Structures“, (2025), Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 3058(1), Article 012010, DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/3058/1/012010.**
Ahmed Mamdouh Aboulella, Maryam R. Al Shehhi, Linda Zou, “Self-Dewatering PAA/Alginate/GO Hydrogel for Osmotic Water Production“, (2025), Water Environment Research, 97(6), Article e70110, DOI: 10.1002/wer.70110.
Aboulella A.M., Ads A.K.A.I., Alabi A., Al Shehhi M.R., Liao K., Nair R.R., Zou L., “Fertilizer-infused novel GO–alginate–polyacrylic acid hydrogels for groundwater extraction in irrigation applications”, (2025) Desalination, 604, 118727, DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2025.118727.
Arshad F., Ali M.S., Ali L., “Catalytic MnO₂/MXene/chitosan nanocomposite membrane in removing caffeine from wastewater”, (2025) Separation and Purification Technology, 361, 131504, DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2025.131504.
Mahato P., Arshad F., Ali M.S., Perera C.S., “Removal of pharmaceutical compounds by chitosan nanocomposite membranes with catalytic additives from wastewater”, (2025) Desalination, 602, 118635, DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2025.118635.
2024
Tong J., Fu Y., Domaretskiy D., Della Pia F., Dagar P., Powell L., Bahamon D., Huang S., Xin B., Costa Filho R.N., Vega L.F., Grigorieva I.V., Peeters F.M., Michaelides A., Lozada-Hidalgo M., “Control of proton transport and hydrogenation in double-gated graphene,” (2024) Nature, 630 (8017), pp. 619–624, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07435-8
Somaiya R.N., Sajjad M., Singh N., Alam A., “Efficient CO₂ reduction reaction on Cu-decorated biphenylene”, (2024) ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 16, pp. 60094–60102, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c08499
Ji Y., Hao G.-P., Tan Y.-T., Xiong W.-Q., Liu Y., Zhou W.-Z., Tang D.-M., Ma R.-Z., Yuan S.-J., Sasaki T., Lozada-Hidalgo M., Geim A.K., Sun P., “High proton conductivity through angstrom-porous titania”, (2024) Nature Communications, 15, Article 10546, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-54544-z. 
Nair S.S., Singh N., “Ultra low lattice thermal conductivity and exceptional thermoelectric conversion efficiency in rippled MoS₂”, (2025) Materials Today Nano, 29, Article 100561, DOI: 10.1016/j.mtnano.2024.100561
Wang Z., Al Jitan S., AlNashef I., Tardy B.L., Palmisano G., “Recent progress of MXene as a cocatalyst in photocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction”, (2024) Chemical Engineering Journal Advances, 18, Article 100593, DOI: 10.1016/j.ceja.2024.100593. 
Lemaoui T., Eid T., Darwish A.S., Arafat H.A., Banat F., AlNashef I., “Revolutionizing inverse design of ionic liquids through the multi-property prediction of over 300,000 novel variants using ensemble deep learning”, (2024) Materials Science and Engineering: R: Reports, 159, Article 100798, DOI: 10.1016/j.mser.2024.100798.
Eid S., Lemaoui T., Darwish A.S., Jaoude M.A., Banat F., Hasan S.W., AlNashef I.M., “Rapid and highly efficient removal of aqueous perfluorooctanoic acid using deep eutectic solvents for sustainable water remediation: an integrated experimental–modeling approach”, (2024) Chemical Engineering Journal, 495, Article 153668, DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2024.153668.
Darwish A.S., Lemaoui T., AlYammahi J., Taher H., AlNashef I.M., Banat F., “Enhanced furfural extraction using neoteric hydrophobic solvents for sustainable biomass recovery and bioenergy applications”, (2024) Bioresource Technology, Article 131535, DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2024.131535. 
Hayyan A., Putra S.S.S., Chow M.K., Alanazi Y.M., Saleh J., AlNashef I.M., Sen Gupta B., “Treatment of acidic crude palm oil using supported benzenesulfonic acid-based deep eutectic solvents in trickle bed reactor”, (2024) Materials Today Sustainability, 28, Article 101021, DOI: 10.1016/j.mtsust.2024.101021. 
Bathusha M.S.S., Ud Din I., Umer R., Khan K.A., “In-situ monitoring of crack growth and fracture behavior in composite laminates using embedded sensors of rGO-coated fabrics and GnP paper”, (2024) Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, Article 114850, DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2023.114850. 
Khalid M.Y., Umer R., “Towards a new era of 2D materials-based multifunctional composite films: From innovation to evolution”, (2024) Advanced Industrial and Engineering Polymer Research, DOI: 10.1016/j.aiepr.2024.04.002. 
Alahmed N.M., Ud Din I., Cantwell W.J., Umer R., Khan K.A., “Multi-scale characterization of self-sensing fiber reinforced composites”, (2024) Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 379, Article 115857, DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2024.115857. 
Khalid M.Y., Umer R., Zweiri Y.H., Kim J. (Jang-Kyo), “Rise of graphene in novel piezoresistive sensing applications: A review on recent development and prospect”, (2025) Materials Science & Engineering: R: Reports, 163, Article 100891, DOI: 10.1016/j.mser.2024.100891. 
Li B., Solayman A.M., Luo S., Kinloch I., Zheng L., Liao K., “Mechanical properties of two-dimensional material-based thin films”, (2025) Nanoscale Horizons, 10, 512–536, DOI: 10.1039/D4NH00425F.
Li B., Solayman A.M., Liao K., “Influence of flexoelectricity on coupled electromechanical response of MXene/graphene-based hybrid piezocomposites”, (2024) Scientific Reports, 15(1), Article 4253, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-74507-0.
Li B., Kamal A., Ji D., Wang K., Liao K., “Engineering 1T-MoS₂ core-shells unified with nitrogen-rich carbon for sensitive detection of 5-nitroquinoline”, (2024) Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 417, Article 136089, DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2024.136089.
Ji D., Li B., Zhang D., Raj B., Rezeq M., Cantwell W.J., Zheng L., Liao K., “A multifunctional MXene/PVA hydrogel as a continuous ionic thermoelectric generator and a strain/temperature sensor”, (2024) Small, 21(47), Article 2107529, DOI: 10.1002/smll.202407529.
Li B., Kamal A., Ji D., Wang K., Liao K., “Mesoporous TiO₂@nitrogen-doped carbon nanosheets implanted in flexible and robust chitosan membrane with dual-function for efficient adsorption of iodide and methyl orange from aqueous solution”, (2024) Chemical Engineering Journal, 500, Article 156760, DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2024.156760.
Solayman A.M., Li B., Abu Al-Rub R., Liao K., “Three-dimensional free-standing heterostructures out of MoS₂ and rGO with infused PDMS towards electromechanical pressure sensing”, (2024) Smart Materials and Structures, 33(10), Article 105028, DOI: 10.1088/1361-665X/ad78cd.
Alkunte S., Gupta M., Rajeshirke M., More N., Cheepu M., Gupta A., Lakal N., Shingare K., Alifui-Segbaya F., Fidan I., “Functionally Graded Metamaterials: Fabrication Techniques, Modeling, and Applications—A Review”, (2024) Processes, 12(10), Article 2252, DOI: 10.3390/pr12102252.
Al Ansari Z., Vega L.F., “Emulsified oil fouling resistant cellulose acetate-MoS₂-nanocomposite membrane for oily wastewater remediation”, (2024) Desalination, 575, Article 117335, DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2024.117335.
Al Momani D.E., Arshad F., Taha I., “Effect of different MoS₂ morphologies on the formation and performance of adsorptive-catalytic nanocomposite membranes”, (2024) npj Clean Water, 7, Article 64, DOI: 10.1038/s41545-024-00360-3.
Arshad F., Alabi A., Al Shehhi M.R., Liao K., Zou L., “Nanocomposite membrane for simultaneous removal of dye and heavy metal ions from wastewater”, (2024) Journal of Environmental Management, 371, Article 123242, DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.123242.
C. Yu, L. D. Nghiem, L. Zou, “Catalytic Chitosan/MXene/GO Nanocomposite Membrane for Removing Dye and Heavy Metals“, (2024), Desalination, 594, Article 118313, DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2024.118313.
Mahato P., Mcelhinney J., Jarusheh H.S., Palmisano G., Zou L., “Laccase/chitosan/MXene/GO catalytic composite membrane for highly effective fouling resistance”, (2024) Desalination, 599, 118443, DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2024.118443.
Yusuf, A.O., Mohamed, G.H., Al-Sakkaf, R., Rodriguez, J, Zerjav, G., Pintar, A., Palmisano, G., “Photocatalytic degradation of diclofenac amide in a fixed-bed reactor using TiO2/β-Bi2O3: Process optimization and stability analysis”, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 450, art. no. 115470, DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2024.115470.
Almarzooqi, N., Alwan, R.A., AlMarzooqi, F., Ghaffour, N., Hong, S., Arafat, H.A. “Solar-driven surface-heating membrane distillation using Ti3C2Tx MXene-coated spacers”, 2024 Chemosphere, 351, art. no. 141129, DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141129.
Zubair, M., Siddique, S., Abbas, S.A., Baig, M.M., Waheed, A., Shahzad, F. “Progress and prospects of MXene-based bifunctional electrocatalysts for overall water splitting in alkaline media”, 2024, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 62, pp. 994-1017, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.03.065.
Siekierka, A., Callahan, D.L., Kujawski, W., Dumée, L.F., “Deep eutectic solvent assisted electrodialysis towards selective resource recovery from model spent batteries effluents”, 2024, Desalination, 580, art. no. 117559, DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2024.117559.
2023
Alabi A., Zou L., “Graphene oxide/alginate/polyacrylate hydrogels as a draw agent for osmosis water purification”, (2023) Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology, 9(12), 3446–3457, DOI: 10.1039/D3EW00502J.
Shaharudin M.R.B., Williams C.D., Achari A., Nair R.R., Carbone P., “Decoding the interplay between topology and surface charge in graphene oxide membranes during humidity-induced swelling”, (2023) ACS Nano, 17(21), 21923–21934, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c08260.”

Siddique S., Waheed A., Iftikhar M., Mehran M.T., Zarif M.Z., Arafat H.A., Hussain S., Shahzad F., “Fluorine-free MXenes via molten salt Lewis acidic etching: Applications, challenges, and future outlook”, (2023) Progress in Materials Science, 139, art. no. 101183, DOI: 10.1016/j.pmatsci.2023.101183

Yusuf A.O., Jitan S.A., Al Sakkaf R., Jarusheh H.S., Garlisi C., Dumée L.F., Palmisano G., “3D Printing to enable photocatalytic process engineering: A critical assessment and perspective”, (2023) Applied Materials Today, 35, art. no. 101940, DOI: 10.1016/j.apmt.2023.101940

Abu Alwan R., Zhuman B., Kumar M., Arafat H.A., AlNashef I., “Mussel-inspired polydopamine functionalized with ionic liquid as a novel, eco-efficient adsorbent for the selective removal of anionic pollutants from aqueous solutions”, (2023) Chemical Engineering Journal, 454, art. no. 140498, DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2022.140498

Moumeni O., Mehri M., Kerkour R., Boublia A., Mihoub F., Rebai K., Khan A.A., Erto A., Darwish A.S., Lemaoui T., Chafai N., Benguerba Y., “Experimental and detailed DFT/MD simulation of α-aminophosphonates as promising corrosion inhibitor for XC48 carbon steel in HCl environment”, (2023) Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers, 147, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtice.2023.104918

AlYammahi J., Darwish A.S., Almustafa G., Lemaoui T., AlNashef I.M., Hasan S.W., Taher H., Banat F., “Natural deep eutectic solvents for Ultrasonic-Assisted extraction of nutritious date Sugar: Molecular Screening, Experimental, and prediction”, (2023) Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 98, art. no. 106514, DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2023.106514

Eid S., Darwish A.S., Lemaoui T., Banat F., Hasan S.W., AlNashef I.M., “Multicriteria design of novel natural hydrophobic deep eutectic solvents for the extraction of perfluoroalkyl acids using COSMO-RS”, (2023) Journal of Molecular Liquids, 382, art. no. 121996, DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2023.121996

AlYammahi J., Darwish A.S., Lemaoui T., AlNashef I.M., Hasan S.W., Taher H., Banat F., “Parametric analysis and machine learning for enhanced recovery of high-value sugar from date fruits using supercritical CO2 with co-solvents”, (2023) Journal of CO2 Utilization, 72, art. no. 102511, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcou.2023.102511

AlYammahi J., Darwish A.S., Lemaoui T., Boublia A., Benguerba Y., AlNashef I.M., Banat F., “Molecular Guide for Selecting Green Deep Eutectic Solvents with High Monosaccharide Solubility for Food Applications”, (2023) ACS Omega, 8 (29), pp. 26533 – 26547, DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c03326

Lemaoui T., Boublia A., Lemaoui S., Darwish A.S., Ernst B., Alam M., Benguerba Y., Banat F., AlNashef I.M., “Predicting the CO2 Capture Capability of Deep Eutectic Solvents and Screening over 1000 of their Combinations Using Machine Learning”, (2023) ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 11 (26), pp. 9564 – 9580, DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.3c00415

Lemaoui T., Darwish A.S., Almustafa G., Boublia A., Sarika P.R., Jabbar N.A., Ibrahim T., Nancarrow P., Yadav K.K., Fallatah A.M., Abbas M., Algethami J.S., Benguerba Y., Jeon B.-H., Banat F., AlNashef I.M., “Machine learning approach to map the thermal conductivity of over 2,000 neoteric solvents for green energy storage applications”, (2023) Energy Storage Materials, 59, art. no. 102795, DOI: 10.1016/j.ensm.2023.102795

Hong S., Al Marzooqi F., El-Demellawi J.K., Al Marzooqi N., Arafat H.A., Alshareef H.N., “Ion-Selective Separation Using MXene-Based Membranes: A Review”, (2023) ACS Materials Letters, 5 (2), pp. 341 – 356, DOI: 10.1021/acsmaterialslett.2c00914

Awaja N., E., Almustafa G., Darwish, A., S., Lemaoui T., Benguerba Y., Banat, F., Arafat, H. A., AlNashef, I., “Molecular-based artificial neural networks for selecting deep eutectic solvents for the removal of contaminants from aqueous media”, Chemical Engineering Journal, Vol. 47615, Nov. 2023, Art. 146429, DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2023.146429

Kay, S.J.J., Chidhambaram, N., Thirumurugan, A., Shanavs, S., Sakthivel, P., Rimal Isaac, R.S., “Stoichiometric balancing of bismuth ferrite-perovskite nanoparticles: comparative investigations on biogenic versus conventional chemical synthesis”, 2023, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 34(30), art. no. 2034, DOI: 10.1007/s10854-023-11486-4

S. Huang, E. Griffin, J. Cai, B. Xin, J. Tong, Y. Fu, V. Kravets, F. M. Peeters, M. Lozada-Hidalgo, “Gate-controlled suppression of light-driven proton transport through graphene electrodes”, Nature Communications (2023) 14:6932, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-42617-4

Sreedhar, N., Mavukkandy, M.O., Kharraz, J.A., Liu, Y., Arafat, H.A., “3D printing in membrane technology”, chapter in Book: “Green Membrane Technologies towards Environmental Sustainability”, ISBN 978-032395165-4, 978-032395166-1, DOI 10.1016/B978-0-323-95165-4.00003-3, Elsevier, pp. 45-74.

Mushtaq, S., Husnain, S.M., Kazmi, S.A.R., Abbas, Y., Jeon, J., Kim, J.Y., Shahzad, F., “MXene/AgNW composite material for selective and efficient removal of radioactive cesium and iodine from water”, 2023 Scientific Reports, 13(1), art. no. 19696, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-47075-y.

Khan, T., Khalid, M.Y., Andrew, J.J., Ali, M., A., Zheng, L., Umer, R. “Co-cured GNP films with liquid thermoplastic/glass fiber composites for superior EMI shielding and impact properties for space applications”, 2023, Composites Communications, 44, art. no. 101767, DOI: 10.1016/j.coco.2023.101767.

Khamis, F., Hegab, H.M., Banat, F., Arafat, H.A., Hasan, S.W., “Comprehensive review on pH and temperature-responsive polymeric adsorbents: Mechanisms, equilibrium, kinetics, and thermodynamics of adsorption processes for heavy metals and organic dyes”, 2023,
Chemosphere, 349, art. no. 140801, DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.140801.

Bathusha, M.S.S., Din, I.U., Umer, R., Khan, K.A., “In-situ monitoring of crack growth and fracture behavior in composite laminates using embedded sensors of rGO coated fabrics and GnP paper”, 2023, Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 365, art. no. 114850, DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2023.114850.

Wu, Z.F., Sun, P.Z., Wahab, O.J., Tan Y.T., Barry D., Periyanagounder D., Pillai P.B., Dai Q. Xiong W.Q., Vega L.F., Lulla K., Yuan S.J., Nair R.R., Daviddi E., Unwin P.R. Geim, A.K., Lozada-Hidalgo, M. “Proton and molecular permeation through the basal plane of monolayer graphene oxide”, 2023  Nature Communications, 14(1), art. no. 7756, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-43637-w.

Almarzooqi, N., Shaheen, A., Nogueira, R., Mustafa, i., Arafat, H., A., Hong, S., AlMarzooqi, F., “Electrothermal interfacial evaporation through carbon-nanostructured composite membranes”, 2024, Chemosphere, 349, art. no. 140913, DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.140913.

Boublia, A., Guezzout, Z., Haddaoui, N., Badawi, M., Darwish, A., S., Lemaoui, T., Banat, F.. Yadav, K., K., Jeon, B., H., Elboughdiri, N., Benguerba, Y., AlNashef, I.M. “Enhancing precision in PANI/Gr nanocomposite design: robust machine learning models, outlier resilience, and molecular input insights for superior electrical conductivity and gas sensing performance”, 2023, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/d3ta06385b.

Patents

RIC2D in partnership with its commercialization arm Intratomics, is committed to advancing cutting-edge research with real-world impact. Our mission emphasizes not only scientific excellence but also the development of novel technologies with the potential for intellectual property protection. We actively evaluate research outcomes for patentability, aiming to build a robust portfolio of patentable innovations focusing on Water & Energy as well as novel applications of lightweight composites and new materials. By fostering collaboration with academic innovators and industry partners and leveraging technology transfer resources, RICD seeks to support the translation of discoveries into practical solutions, ensuring that breakthrough research contributes to both societal benefit and economic growth.

In 2025, 5 new IP disclosures have been identified so far, whilst 10 patent applications have already been filed with the US patent office.