ADNAN MAHMOUD SALIM ABU-SURRAH

Research Interests
My interest in research at the present time can be divided into the following classes:

[1]Catalysis by Design: Synthesis, Characterization, and application of transition metal complexes that can be applied in homogeneous catalysis (polymerization and copolymerization of alkenes and epoxides with polar monomers, hydrogenation, and hydroformylation).
The work is to design chiral and/or achiral transition metal complexes bearing new donor ligands. Characterization of the new complexes by IR-, NMR-, Mass-spectroscopy, UV, and X-ray single crystal analysis is also included. After that the complexes can be tested for their activity as catalysts for polymerization reactions and organic synthesis.
[2]Polymer Chemistry: Polymerization processes of 1-olefins, dienes, cycloolefins, and copolymerization of alkenes (C2-C20) with polar monomers such as carbon monoxide and acrylate derivatives. The work here also covered the characterization of the polymer products by NMR-, IR-, Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), TGA, GPC, X-ray diffraction, Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), and mechanical measurements.
[3]Fabrication of molecularly imprinted polymers (MIP): towards wastewater treatment, chiral separation, and pre-concentration-solid phase extraction.
[4]Electrical properties of polymer nanocomposites.
[5]Heterogeneous Catalysis: Immobilization reactions of transition metal-based catalysts. Catalysis of organic reactions (polymerization, hydrogenation, hydroformylation) can be carried by supported organic reagents. 
[6]Bioinorganic Chemistry: Anti-Cancer platinum and palladium compounds: Synthesis, characterization and cytotoxic evaluation.
[7]Kinetic and mechanism of oxidation of amino acids via transition metal complexes.
[8]Re-orient university curricula to address sustainability.
ADNAN MAHMOUD SALIM ABU-SURRAH

ADNAN MAHMOUD SALIM ABU-SURRAH

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