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Dr Youssef Touhami
Biography
Youssef Touhami is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Sohar University, Faculty of Engineering. He received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Before joining Sohar University, he taught at the National Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology, Carthage University, Tunis, Tunisia. His teaching interests include process design and control and chemical process thermodynamics. His research interests are in the fields of chemical and environmental process simulation and optimization, wastewater treatment and reuse, and solid waste conversion to biofuel. Dr Youssef is the author (co-author) of several indexed research papers in the chemical and environmental fields.
Qualification
- Ph.D. In Chemical Engineering, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 1996
- M.Sc. In Chemical Engineering, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 1990
- Bachelor in Chemical Engineering, National School of Engineering, Tunisia, 1987
Teaching Interest
- Chemical process Design
- Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
- Chemical Process Control
Research Interest
- Chemical and Environmental Engineering
Publications
- Hayet, C., Saida, B. A., Youssef, T., & Hédi, S. (2016). Study of biodegradability for municipal and industrial Tunisian wastewater by respirometric technique and batch reactor test. Sustainable Environment Research, 26(2), 55-62.
- Khelifi, E., Touhami, Y., Bouallagui, H., Hamdi, M. (2013), Biosorption of indigo from aqueous solution by dead fungal biomass Aspergillus alliaceus, Desalination and water treatment 53(4),1-9.
- Bouallagui, H., Touhami, Y., Hanafi, N., Ghariani, A., Hamdi, M. (2013), Performances comparison between three technologies for continuous ethanol production from molasses, Biomass and Bioenergy, 48, 25-32.
- Khelifi, E., Gannoun, H., Ben Dhia Thabet, O., Bouallagui, H., Fardeau, M-F. Touhami, Y., Bernard Ollivier, Hamdi, M. (2013). Exploring by-products generated by the anaerobic degradation process of synthetic wastewater containing indigo dye, Desalination and water treatment, 53(7),1-9.
- Khelifi, E,. Touhami, Y., Thabet O.B.D., Ayed, L., Bouallagui, H., Fardeau, M-L., Hamdi, M. (2012). Exploring bioaugmentation strategies for the decolourization of textile wastewater using a two species consortium (Bacillus cereus and Bacillus pumilus) and characterization of produced metabolites, Desalination and Water Treatment, 45, 1-3, 48-54.