Hussain Al-Sairfi
Mechanical engineer and Associate Research Scientist at the Water Research Center, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR). My research focuses on seawater desalination, membrane distillation, produced-water treatment, brine management, scaling control, and mineral recovery from high-salinity brine streams. My recent work investigates how brine chemistry, ionic strength, membrane configuration, and process operating conditions affect desalination performance, mineral solubility, precipitation control, and resource recovery. I am particularly interested in transforming desalination brine from a disposal challenge into a recoverable resource for sustainable water and environmental applications. Research areas: desalination, membrane distillation, brine valorization, mineral recovery, scaling control, produced water treatment, high-salinity brines, water-energy systems, and sustainable desalination.
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Study on how ionic strength affects CaSO4 and Mg(OH)2 solubility in concentrated Kuwaiti desalination brines. Relevant to minera...
Open-access article on mineral extraction from high-salinity brines. It examines BaSO4, SrSO4, and CaSO4 precipitation and suppo...
Open-access IntechOpen book chapter on desalination membrane materials, including TFC membranes, graphene oxide, MOFs, biomimeti...
Comparative study of air-gap and vacuum membrane distillation for Arabian Gulf seawater and oilfield-produced water. Relevant to...
Study on direct contact membrane distillation for Arabian Gulf seawater and oilfield-produced brine. Examines channel depth, mem...
Forthcoming NEPT article on hydrodynamic enhancement of DCMD using corrugated feed channels. Examines rib geometry, pressure dro...
Study on adaptive fuzzy energy management for wind-battery systems with flexible reverse osmosis desalination load. Relevant to ...
IEEE Access article using machine learning to quantify energy and economic losses from air pollution and soiling in GCC grid-con...
Study on thermocapillary droplet flow in small-scale containers under zero gravity, normal gravity, and combined forcing. Releva...
Materials science study on rapid solidification of equimolar AlCrCuFeNi high-entropy alloy. Examines cooling rate, phase formati...
