Musthafa O. Mavukkandy

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

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Musthafa O. Mavukkandy is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Biomedical Engineering and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Musthafa O. Mavukkandy has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Water Science and Technology, 19 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 7 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Musthafa O. Mavukkandy's work include Membrane Separation Technologies (23 papers), Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (11 papers) and Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods (6 papers). Musthafa O. Mavukkandy is often cited by papers focused on Membrane Separation Technologies (23 papers), Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (11 papers) and Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods (6 papers). Musthafa O. Mavukkandy collaborates with scholars based in United Arab Emirates, Jordan and Poland. Musthafa O. Mavukkandy's co-authors include Hassan A. Arafat, Shadi W. Hasan, Muhammad Roil Bilad, Savvina Loutatidou, Joanna Kujawa, Samer Al‐Gharabli, Navya Thomas, Faisal AlMarzooqi, Adewale Giwa and Ibrahim Mustafa and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Engineering Journal, Journal of Membrane Science and Journal of Environmental Management.

In The Last Decade

Musthafa O. Mavukkandy

27 papers receiving 1.8k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Recent developments in hazardous pollutants removal from wastewater and water reuse within a circular economy

2022 247 citations Menatalla Ahmed, Musthafa O. Mavukkandy et al. npj Clean Water profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Musthafa O. Mavukkandy United Arab Emirates	23	1.3k	858	558	362	302	27	1.9k
Shaheen Fatima Anis United Arab Emirates	21	1.2k 0.9×	756 0.9×	539 1.0×	451 1.2×	298 1.0×	28	1.7k
Muhammad Usman Farid Hong Kong	23	1.3k 1.0×	839 1.0×	527 0.9×	361 1.0×	236 0.8×	57	2.0k
Lebea N. Nthunya South Africa	25	1.1k 0.8×	715 0.8×	351 0.6×	272 0.8×	268 0.9×	52	1.6k
Mohammad Mahdi A. Shirazi Iran	26	1.3k 1.0×	963 1.1×	645 1.2×	434 1.2×	405 1.3×	53	2.0k
Jehad A. Kharraz Hong Kong	23	1.6k 1.2×	941 1.1×	666 1.2×	495 1.4×	205 0.7×	37	2.0k
Alla Alpatová Saudi Arabia	29	1.4k 1.1×	911 1.1×	558 1.0×	277 0.8×	231 0.8×	45	1.9k
Pengfei Zhang Japan	25	1.2k 1.0×	813 0.9×	209 0.4×	335 0.9×	461 1.5×	91	1.7k
Haleema Saleem Qatar	21	1.1k 0.8×	859 1.0×	462 0.8×	317 0.9×	239 0.8×	32	1.9k
Faisal AlMarzooqi United Arab Emirates	20	1.1k 0.9×	831 1.0×	668 1.2×	536 1.5×	223 0.7×	57	1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Musthafa O. Mavukkandy

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Ahmed, Menatalla, Musthafa O. Mavukkandy, Adewale Giwa, et al.. (2022). Recent developments in hazardous pollutants removal from wastewater and water reuse within a circular economy. npj Clean Water. 5(1). 247 indexed citations breakdown →

Mavukkandy, Musthafa O., et al.. (2022). Activated carbon as a photothermal absorber in PVDF membranes for solar driven air-gap membrane distillation. Desalination. 541. 116031–116031. 26 indexed citations

Mavukkandy, Musthafa O., Yazan Ibrahim, Faisal AlMarzooqi, et al.. (2021). Synthesis of polydopamine coated tungsten oxide@ poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) electrospun nanofibers as multifunctional membranes for water applications. Chemical Engineering Journal. 427. 131021–131021. 40 indexed citations

Kumar, Mahendra, Nurshaun Sreedhar, Navya Thomas, et al.. (2021). Polydopamine-coated graphene oxide nanosheets embedded in sulfonated poly(ether sulfone) hybrid UF membranes with superior antifouling properties for water treatment. Chemical Engineering Journal. 433. 133526–133526. 53 indexed citations

Rajagopalan, Uma Maheswari, Musthafa O. Mavukkandy, Utpal Adhikari, et al.. (2020). Synergistic effect of humic acid on alkali pretreatment of sugarcane bagasse for the recovery of lignin with phenomenal properties. Biomass and Bioenergy. 134. 105486–105486. 27 indexed citations

Mavukkandy, Musthafa O., Samantha A. McBride, David M. Warsinger, et al.. (2020). Thin film deposition techniques for polymeric membranes– A review. Journal of Membrane Science. 610. 118258–118258. 132 indexed citations

Mavukkandy, Musthafa O., Chahd Chabib, Ibrahim Mustafa, Amal Al Ghaferi, & Faisal AlMarzooqi. (2019). Brine management in desalination industry: From waste to resources generation. Desalination. 472. 114187–114187. 210 indexed citations

Al‐Gharabli, Samer, et al.. (2018). Covalent surface entanglement of polyvinylidene fluoride membranes with carbon nanotubes. European Polymer Journal. 100. 153–164. 11 indexed citations

Mavukkandy, Musthafa O., Qammer Zaib, & Hassan A. Arafat. (2018). CNT/PVP blend PVDF membranes for the removal of organic pollutants from simulated treated wastewater effluent. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 6(5). 6733–6740. 36 indexed citations

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Nawi, Normi Izati Mat, Muhammad Roil Bilad, Nik Abdul Hadi Md Nordin, et al.. (2018). Exploiting the Interplay between Liquid-Liquid Demixing and Crystallization of the PVDF Membrane for Membrane Distillation. International Journal of Polymer Science. 2018. 1–10. 15 indexed citations

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Al‐Gharabli, Samer, et al.. (2018). PVDF/magnetite blend membranes for enhanced flux and salt rejection in membrane distillation. Desalination. 436. 69–80. 71 indexed citations

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Bilad, Muhammad Roil, Mohd Dzul Hakim Wirzal, Lishan Jia, et al.. (2018). Tackling membrane fouling in microalgae filtration using nylon 6,6 nanofiber membrane. Journal of Environmental Management. 223. 23–28. 43 indexed citations

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Warsinger, David M., Amelia Servi, Musthafa O. Mavukkandy, et al.. (2017). Reversing membrane wetting in membrane distillation: comparing dryout to backwashing with pressurized air. Environmental Science Water Research & Technology. 3(5). 930–939. 59 indexed citations

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Al‐Gharabli, Samer, Musthafa O. Mavukkandy, Joanna Kujawa, Suzana P. Nunes, & Hassan A. Arafat. (2017). Activation of PVDF membranes through facile hydroxylation of the polymeric dope. Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources. 32(22). 4219–4231. 14 indexed citations

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Mavukkandy, Musthafa O., Muhammad Roil Bilad, Joanna Kujawa, Samer Al‐Gharabli, & Hassan A. Arafat. (2017). On the effect of fumed silica particles on the structure, properties and application of PVDF membranes. Separation and Purification Technology. 187. 365–373. 57 indexed citations

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Al‐Gharabli, Samer, et al.. (2017). Fabrication of blend polyvinylidene fluoride/chitosan membranes for enhanced flux and fouling resistance. Separation and Purification Technology. 190. 68–76. 62 indexed citations

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Guillén-Burrieza, Elena, Musthafa O. Mavukkandy, Muhammad Roil Bilad, & Hassan A. Arafat. (2016). Understanding wetting phenomena in membrane distillation and how operational parameters can affect it. Journal of Membrane Science. 515. 163–174. 129 indexed citations

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Mavukkandy, Musthafa O., Sudip Chakraborty, S. A. Abbasi, & S. A. Abbasi. (2016). A Clean-Green Synthesis of Platinum Nanoparticles Utilizing a Pernicious Weed Lantana (<i>Lantana Camara</i>). American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences. 9(1). 84–90. 59 indexed citations

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Bilad, Muhammad Roil, Elena Guillén-Burrieza, Musthafa O. Mavukkandy, Faisal Al Marzooqi, & Hassan A. Arafat. (2015). Shrinkage, defect and membrane distillation performance of composite PVDF membranes. Desalination. 376. 62–72. 52 indexed citations

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Mavukkandy, Musthafa O., Subhankar Karmakar, & P. S. Harikumar. (2014). Assessment and rationalization of water quality monitoring network: a multivariate statistical approach to the Kabbini River (India). Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 21(17). 10045–10066. 40 indexed citations

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