Faculty of Science

Mr. Mahmoud Sayed Korani

Contact Information
Phone number: 084 6338462 - 084 6344264
Fax number: 084 6370025
E-mail Address: msk07@fayoum.edu.eg
Office: Building of Faculty of Science
Post Address:Fayoum University – Faculty Science -Department Chemistry - POBox: 63514
Academic Qualifications
B.Sc : Science - Fayoum University- Chemistry- 2012.
M.Sc : Science - Fayoum University- Chemistry- 2017. Thesis:Preparation and characterization of a novel polyurethane foam/organo- bentonite/iron oxide nanocomposite and its use for the extraction of cadmium and zinc ions and methylene blue dye from natural water in Fayoum city. Advisor: Nagwa Burham
Ph.D : Wuhan University of Technology - Wuhan - China School of Material Sciences and Engineering - 2021. Thesis: Transition Metal Oxides-based Photocatalysts for Enhanced CO2 Reduction Advisor: Jiaguo Yu
Academic Positions
Demonstrator : From 2013 To 2017
Assistant Lecturer : From 2017 Until Now
Thesis
Preparation and characterization of a novel polyurethane foam/organobentonite/iron oxide nanocomposite and its use for the extraction of cadmium and zinc ions and methylene blue dyefrom natural water in Fayoum city.
Transition Metal Oxides-based Photocatalysts for Enhanced CO2 Reduction Advisor: Jiaguo Yu .
Research Interests
Analytical Chemistry
Uses of nano sized material for water treatment
Photocatalysis, Multifunctional Nanocomposites, Wastes’ photoreforming, CO2 photoreduction, H2 evolution, Heterostructured photocatalysts.
Honors And Awards
NNSF research grant for pursuing Ph.D. at Wuhan University of technology - 2017-2021
PhD Scholarship from the China Scholarship Council - 2017-2021
Scientific Publication Award, Fayoum University - Dec. 2020
Honorary award of excellent publication from Wuhan University of technology, Wuhan, China. Sep.2020
Scientific Publication Award, Fayoum University.Dec. 2018
Scientific Publication Award, Fayoum University. Dec. 2016
Funded Projects
06/2019-05/2022
Source: Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
Project title: Metal oxide-based materials for photocatalysis
Award size: RMB 100,000
PI: Liuyang Zhang, Wuhan University of technology
Contributed member: Mahmoud Sayed, Wuhan University of technology.
08/2017- 02/2021
Source: National Natural Science Foundation of China
Project title: Graphitic carbon nitride-based photocatalysts
Award size: RMB 500,000
PI: Jiaguo Yu, Wuhan University of technology
Contributed member: Mahmoud Sayed, Wuhan University of technology
Publications
Mahmoud Sayed, Jiaguo Yua, Gang Liu, Mietek Jaroniec, Non-noble plasmonic metal-based photocatalysts, (revised version under review, Chemical Reviews).
Mahmoud Sayed, Bicheng Zhu, Panyong Kuang, Xiangyu Liu, Bei Cheng, Ahmed A AI-Ghamdi, Swelm Wageh, Liuyang Zhang, Jiaguo Yu, EPR Investigation on Electron Transfer of 2D/3D g-C3N4/ZnO S-scheme Heterojunction for Enhanced CO2 Photoreduction, Advanced Sustainable Systems. 2021, 2100264.
Yang Xia, Mahmoud Sayed, Liuyang Zhang, Bei Cheng, JiaguoYu, Single-atom heterogeneous photocatalysts, Chem Catalysis, 2021, doi.org/10.1016/j.checat.2021.08.009.
Mahmoud Sayed, Feiyan Xu, Panyong Kuang, Jingxiang Low, Shengyao Wang, Liuyang Zhang, Jiaguo Yu, Sustained CO2-photoreduction activity and high selectivity over Mn, C-codoped ZnO core-triple shell hollow spheres, Nature Communications, 12, 2021, 4936.
Xiangyu Liu, Mahmoud Sayed, Chuanbiao Bie, Bei Cheng, Biwei Hu, Jiaguo Yu, Liuyang Zhang, Hollow CdS-based photocatalysts, Journal of Materiomics, 7, 2021, 419-439.
6. Mohamed HS Bargal, M Mohamed Souby, Mohamed AA Abdelkareem, Mahmoud Sayed, Qi Tao, Ming Chen, Yiping Wang, Experimental investigation of the thermal performance of a radiator using various nanofluids for automotive PEMFC applications, International Journal of Energy Research, 45, 2020, 6831- 6849.
Mahmoud Sayed, Liuyang Zhang, Jiaguo Yu Plasmon-induced interfacial charge-transfer transition prompts enhanced CO2 photoreduction over Cu/Cu2O octahedrons, Chemical Engineering Journal, 397, 2020, 125390.
Panyong Kuang, Mahmoud Sayed, Jiajie Fan, Bei Cheng, Jiaguo Yu, 3D Graphene-Based H2-Production Photocatalyst and Electrocatalyst, Advanced Energy Materials, 10, 2020, 1903802.
Mahmoud Sayed and Nagwa Burham, Removal of cadmium (II) from aqueous solution and natural water samples using polyurethane foam/organobentonite/iron oxide nanocomposite adsorbent, International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 15, 2018, 105-118.
Mahmoud Sayed and Nagwa Burham, Adsorption Behavior of Cd2+ and Zn2+ onto Natural Egyptian Bentonitic Clay, Minerals 6, 2016, 129.
Selected Conference Proceedings & Presentations
Mahmoud Sayed, Yu Jiaguo, The International Symposium on Environment and Energy Science & Technology (ISEEST 2018)", South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan, China, July 15-17, 2018
Aya Zayed, Mahmoud Sayed, Nadia Helal, Synthesis, characterization and application of manganese dioxide nanoparticles as an excellent catalyst for Fenton-like oxidative degradation of methylene blue dye and as adsorbent, The first international conference of basic sciences and environmental applications, Fayoum University, Egypt, April 3-4, 2016
Nahla Mamdouh, Mahmoud Sayed, Nadia Helal, Preparation, characterization and application of iron oxide nanoparticles as adsorbent for methylene blue removal from aqueous media and as efficient catalyst for Fenton oxidation, The first international conference of basic sciences and environmental applications, Fayoum University, Egypt, April 3-4, 2016
Mentorship Experience
Rania Essam, M.S. student, Chemistry Department, Fayoum University - 2021.
Academic Community Service
Journal Reviewer: Journal of Cleaner Production, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Sustainability.