Patents by Inventor Mukarram Zubair

Mukarram Zubair has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240425410
    Abstract: A cement composition includes a cementitious material in an amount of 10 to 40 wt. %, a date palm biochar in an amount of 0.25 to 1.5 wt. %, a fine aggregate (FA) in an amount of 20 to 85 wt. %, a coarse aggregate (CA) in an amount of 0.01 to 60 wt. %, and a plasticizer in an amount of 0.001 to 2 wt. %, each wt. % based on a total weight of the cement composition. Furthermore, the date palm biochar has a particle size in a range of 0.1 to 20 micrometers (?m) and the date palm biochar is at least one of a date palm leaves biochar (BioCl), and a date palm seeds biochar (BioCs).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2023
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Applicant: Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
    Inventors: Mukarram ZUBAIR, Muhammad Arif Aziz AHMED, Muhammad SALEEM
  • Publication number: 20240326009
    Abstract: A method of adsorbing a dye from an aqueous solution including contacting a composition with the aqueous solution. At least a portion of the dye adsorbs to the composition. The composition includes biochar, cellulose nanocrystals, and a layered double hydroxide (LDH). The LDH includes Cu and Fe. Particles of the LDH and the biochar at least partially cover an outer surface of the cellulose nanocrystals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2023
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
    Inventor: Mukarram ZUBAIR
  • Publication number: 20180244871
    Abstract: A method for forming a blend including graphene nanoparticles and a poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate), where the method includes melt mixing the poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate) and the graphene nanoparticles to obtain a nanocomposite and exposing the nanocomposite to microwave irradiation to bond the methyl methacrylate copolymer to the graphene nanoparticles, in which a content of the graphene nanoparticles is from 0.05 to 2 wt % based on the nanocomposites. A blend composition, including graphene nanoparticles and a poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate), where the graphene nanoparticles are dispersed in the poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate), the graphene nanoparticles are modified with microwave induced defects, and the free radicals of poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate) is bonded to the graphene nanoparticles at the defects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicant: KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
    Inventors: Mamdouh Ahmed AL-HARTHI, Mukarram ZUBAIR
  • Patent number: 10059818
    Abstract: A method for forming a blend including graphene nanoparticles and a poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate), where the method includes melt mixing the poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate) and the graphene nanoparticles to obtain a nanocomposite and exposing the nanocomposite to microwave irradiation to bond the methyl methacrylate copolymer to the graphene nanoparticles, in which a content of the graphene nanoparticles is from 0.05 to 2 wt % based on the nanocomposites. A blend composition, including graphene nanoparticles and a poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate), where the graphene nanoparticles are dispersed in the poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate), the graphene nanoparticles are modified with microwave induced defects, and the free radicals of poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate) is bonded to the graphene nanoparticles at the defects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
    Inventors: Mamdouh Ahmed Al-Harthi, Mukarram Zubair
  • Patent number: 9976004
    Abstract: A method for forming a blend including graphene nanoparticles and a poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate), where the method includes melt mixing the poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate) and the graphene nanoparticles to obtain a nanocomposite and exposing the nanocomposite to microwave irradiation to bond the methyl methacrylate copolymer to the graphene nanoparticles, in which a content of the graphene nanoparticles is from 0.05 to 2 wt % based on the nanocomposites. A blend composition, including graphene nanoparticles and a poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate), where the graphene nanoparticles are dispersed in the poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate), the graphene nanoparticles are modified with microwave induced defects, and the free radicals of poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate) is bonded to the graphene nanoparticles at the defects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
    Inventors: Mamdouh Ahmed Al-Harthi, Mukarram Zubair
  • Publication number: 20170335073
    Abstract: A method for forming a blend including graphene nanoparticles and a poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate), where the method includes melt mixing the poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate) and the graphene nanoparticles to obtain a nanocomposite and exposing the nanocomposite to microwave irradiation to bond the methyl methacrylate copolymer to the graphene nanoparticles, in which a content of the graphene nanoparticles is from 0.05 to 2 wt % based on the nanocomposites. A blend composition, including graphene nanoparticles and a poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate), where the graphene nanoparticles are dispersed in the poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate), the graphene nanoparticles are modified with microwave induced defects, and the free radicals of poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate) is bonded to the graphene nanoparticles at the defects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Applicant: KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
    Inventors: Mamdouh Ahmed Al-Harthi, Mukarram Zubair
  • Publication number: 20170335089
    Abstract: A method for enhancing an interaction between graphene nanoparticles and a poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate), including modifying graphene with nitric acid to form graphene nanoparticles surface modified with one or more oxygen functionalities, melt blending the poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate) and the modified graphene nanoparticles to obtain a nanocomposite, and exposing the nanocomposite to microwave irradiation to form defects in the graphene nanoparticles. A blend composition, including graphene nanoparticles and a poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate), where the graphene nanoparticles are dispersed in the poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate), and the graphene nanoparticles are surface modified with oxygen functionalities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Applicant: KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
    Inventors: Mamdouh Ahmed AL-HARTHI, Mukarram ZUBAIR
  • Patent number: 9803067
    Abstract: A method for enhancing an interaction between graphene nanoparticles and a poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate), including modifying graphene with nitric acid to form graphene nanoparticles surface modified with one or more oxygen functionalities, melt blending the poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate) and the modified graphene nanoparticles to obtain a nanocomposite, and exposing the nanocomposite to microwave irradiation to form defects in the graphene nanoparticles. A blend composition, including graphene nanoparticles and a poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate), where the graphene nanoparticles are dispersed in the poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate), and the graphene nanoparticles are surface modified with oxygen functionalities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
    Inventors: Mamdouh Ahmed Al-Harthi, Mukarram Zubair
  • Patent number: 9745429
    Abstract: A method for forming a blend including graphene nanoparticles and a poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate), where the method includes melt mixing the poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate) and the graphene nanoparticles to obtain a nanocomposite and exposing the nanocomposite to microwave irradiation to bond the methyl methacrylate copolymer to the graphene nanoparticles, in which a content of the graphene nanoparticles is from 0.05 to 2 wt % based on the nanocomposites. A blend composition, including graphene nanoparticles and a poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate), where the graphene nanoparticles are dispersed in the poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate), the graphene nanoparticles are modified with microwave induced defects, and the free radicals of poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate) is bonded to the graphene nanoparticles at the defects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
    Inventors: Mamdouh Ahmed Al-Harthi, Mukarram Zubair
  • Patent number: 9738775
    Abstract: A method for enhancing an interaction between graphene nanoparticles and a poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate), including modifying graphene with nitric acid to form graphene nanoparticles surface modified with one or more oxygen functionalities, melt blending the poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate) and the modified graphene nanoparticles to obtain a nanocomposite, and exposing the nanocomposite to microwave irradiation to form defects in the graphene nanoparticles. A blend composition, including graphene nanoparticles and a poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate), where the graphene nanoparticles are dispersed in the poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate), and the graphene nanoparticles are surface modified with oxygen functionalities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
    Inventors: Mamdouh Ahmed Al-Harthi, Mukarram Zubair
  • Publication number: 20170218139
    Abstract: A method for forming a blend including graphene nanoparticles and a poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate), where the method includes melt mixing the poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate) and the graphene nanoparticles to obtain a nanocomposite and exposing the nanocomposite to microwave irradiation to bond the methyl methacrylate copolymer to the graphene nanoparticles, in which a content of the graphene nanoparticles is from 0.05 to 2 wt % based on the nanocomposites. A blend composition, including graphene nanoparticles and a poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate), where the graphene nanoparticles are dispersed in the poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate), the graphene nanoparticles are modified with microwave induced defects, and the free radicals of poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate) is bonded to the graphene nanoparticles at the defects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
    Inventors: Mamdouh Ahmed AL-HARTHI, Mukarram ZUBAIR
  • Publication number: 20170218181
    Abstract: A method for enhancing an interaction between graphene nanoparticles and a poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate), including modifying graphene with nitric acid to form graphene nanoparticles surface modified with one or more oxygen functionalities, melt blending the poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate) and the modified graphene nanoparticles to obtain a nanocomposite, and exposing the nanocomposite to microwave irradiation to form defects in the graphene nanoparticles. A blend composition, including graphene nanoparticles and a poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate), where the graphene nanoparticles are dispersed in the poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate), and the graphene nanoparticles are surface modified with oxygen functionalities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: KING FAHD UNIVERSITYOF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
    Inventors: Mamdouh Ahmad AL-HARTHI, Mukarram Zubair
  • Patent number: 9701819
    Abstract: A method for enhancing an interaction between graphene nanoparticles and a poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate), including modifying graphene with nitric acid to form graphene nanoparticles surface modified with one or more oxygen functionalities, melt blending the poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate) and the modified graphene nanoparticles to obtain a nanocomposite, and exposing the nanocomposite to microwave irradiation to form defects in the graphene nanoparticles. A blend composition, including graphene nanoparticles and a poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate), where the graphene nanoparticles are dispersed in the poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate), and the graphene nanoparticles are surface modified with oxygen functionalities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
    Inventors: Mamdouh Ahmed Al-Harthi, Mukarram Zubair
  • Patent number: 9657148
    Abstract: A method for forming a blend including graphene nanoparticles and a poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate), where the method includes melt mixing the poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate) and the graphene nanoparticles to obtain a nanocomposite and exposing the nanocomposite to microwave irradiation to bond the methyl methacrylate copolymer to the graphene nanoparticles, in which a content of the graphene nanoparticles is from 0.05 to 2 wt % based on the nanocomposites. A blend composition, including graphene nanoparticles and a poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate), where the graphene nanoparticles are dispersed in the poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate), the graphene nanoparticles are modified with microwave induced defects, and the free radicals of poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate) is bonded to the graphene nanoparticles at the defects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
    Inventors: Mamdouh Ahmed Al-Harthi, Mukarram Zubair
  • Publication number: 20160280889
    Abstract: A method for enhancing an interaction between graphene nanoparticles and a poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate), including modifying graphene with nitric acid to form graphene nanoparticles surface modified with one or more oxygen functionalities, melt blending the poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate) and the modified graphene nanoparticles to obtain a nanocomposite, and exposing the nanocomposite to microwave irradiation to form defects in the graphene nanoparticles. A blend composition, including graphene nanoparticles and a poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate), where the graphene nanoparticles are dispersed in the poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate), and the graphene nanoparticles are surface modified with oxygen functionalities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Applicant: KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
    Inventors: Mamdouh Ahmed AL-HARTHI, Mukarram Zubair
  • Patent number: 9382392
    Abstract: A method for enhancing an interaction between graphene nanoparticles and a poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate), including modifying graphene with nitric acid to form graphene nanoparticles surface modified with one or more oxygen functionalities, melt blending the poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate) and the modified graphene nanoparticles to obtain a nanocomposite, and exposing the nanocomposite to microwave irradiation to form defects in the graphene nanoparticles. A blend composition, including graphene nanoparticles and a poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate), where the graphene nanoparticles are dispersed in the poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate), and the graphene nanoparticles are surface modified with oxygen functionalities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
    Inventors: Mamdouh Ahmed Al-Harthi, Mukarram Zubair
  • Publication number: 20150344644
    Abstract: A method for forming a blend including graphene nanoparticles and a poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate), where the method includes melt mixing the poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate) and the graphene nanoparticles to obtain a nanocomposite and exposing the nanocomposite to microwave irradiation to bond the methyl methacrylate copolymer to the graphene nanoparticles, in which a content of the graphene nanoparticles is from 0.05 to 2 wt % based on the nanocomposites. A blend composition, including graphene nanoparticles and a poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate), where the graphene nanoparticles are dispersed in the poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate), the graphene nanoparticles are modified with microwave induced defects, and the free radicals of poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate) is bonded to the graphene nanoparticles at the defects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2014
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
    Inventors: Mamdouh Ahmed Al-Harthi, Mukarram Zubair
  • Publication number: 20150344643
    Abstract: A method for enhancing an interaction between graphene nanoparticles and a poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate), including modifying graphene with nitric acid to form graphene nanoparticles surface modified with one or more oxygen functionalities, melt blending the poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate) and the modified graphene nanoparticles to obtain a nanocomposite, and exposing the nanocomposite to microwave irradiation to form defects in the graphene nanoparticles. A blend composition, including graphene nanoparticles and a poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate), where the graphene nanoparticles are dispersed in the poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate), and the graphene nanoparticles are surface modified with oxygen functionalities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2014
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
    Inventors: Mamdouh Ahmed AL-HARTHI, Mukarram Zubair