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Abdulbaset Alayat

Abdulbaset Alayat

Research Associate

Mailing Address

Department of Soil and Water Systems
University of Idaho
875 Perimeter Drive MS 2340
Moscow ID 83844-2340

Ph.D., University of Idaho, 2018
M.S., Academy of Graduate Studies, Tripoli, Libya, 2006
B.Sc., Al Fateh University, Tripoli, Libya, 2008

  • Natural products chemistry
  • Biofuel and biochemical production
  • Heterogeneous catalysis
  • Renewable materials chemistry
  • Fermentation technology

  • Farid Sotoudehniakarani, Abdulbaset Alayat, Armando G. McDonald, Production and characterization of bio-oil and biochar from fast pyrolysis of Chlorella vulgaris algae. Journal of Algal Research. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 2019.
  • Alayat, Abdulbaset M., McIlroy, David N, and; McDonald, Armando G, Alumina Coated Silica Nanosprings (NS) Support Based Cobalt Catalysts for Liquid Hydrocarbon Fuel Production From Syngas. Journal of Materials, MDPI 2019.
  • Abdulbaset Alayat, Farid Sotoudehniakarani and Armando G. McDonald, Fermentation of apple pomace using mixed microbial culture to organic acids. Submitted to EC Microbiology (ECMI) journal, 2019.
  • Farid Sotoudehniakarani, Abdulkarim Baba Rabiu, Abdulbaset Alayat, Armando G. McDonald, Characterization of bio-oil and biochar from pyrolysis of waste corrugated cardboard, Submitted to journal of analytical and applied pyrolysis (JAAP), 2019.
  • Alayat, Abdulbaset M., McIlroy, David N, and; McDonald, Armando G, Effect of synthesis and activation methods on the catalytic properties of silica nanospring (NS)-supported iron catalyst for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis. Fuel Processing Technology, 2018. 169: p. 132-141.
  • Alayat, Abdulbaset M., McIlroy, David N, and; McDonald, Armando G, Enhancement of the catalytic performance of silica nanosprings (NS)-supported iron catalyst with copper, molybdenum, cobalt and ruthenium promoters for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis. Fuel Processing Technology, 2018.
  • Alayat, Abdulbaset M., McIlroy, David N, and; McDonald, Armando G, Characterization and catalytic Behavior of EDTA modified silica nanosprings (NS)-supported cobalt catalyst for Fischer-Tropsch CO-hydrogenation. Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology, 2018, 46(8), 957-966.
  • Kengne, Blaise-Alexis Fouetio; Alayat, Abdulbaset M.; Luo, Guanqun; McDonald, Armando G.; Brown, Justin; Smotherman, Hayden; McIlroy, David N, Preparation, surface characterization and performance of a FischerTropsch catalyst of cobalt supported on silica nanosprings. Applied Surface Science, 2015. 359: p. 508-514.

  • NOBCChE Advancing Science Conference Grant Recipient, 2019
  • NOBCChE Advancing Science Conference Grant Recipient, 2018
  • Libyan–North American Scholarship, awarded by High Education Ministry Libya, 2012-2018
  • The Student of the Semester Award from Utah State University, 2012

Contact

University of Idaho

Physical Address:
E. J. Iddings Agricultural Science Laboratory, Rm 242
606 S Rayburn St

Mailing Address:
875 Perimeter Drive MS 2340
Moscow, ID 83844-2340

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