KAUST Catalysis Center - Dr.Mahmoud Ibrahim

Research Interests

Synthesis of new systems of Nanoparticles for applications in heterogeneous catalysis in the field of energy.

Water Transfer of Hydrophobic Nanoparticles: Principles and Methods
Branca, M.; Ibrahim, M.;* Ciuculescu, D.; Philippot, K.; Amiens, C
Springer International Publishing: 2016, p 1-26, (2016)
Rh nanoparticles with NiOx surface decoration for selective hydrogenolysis of CO bond over arene hydrogenation
Ibrahim, M.;* Zhang, J.;* Collière, V.; Asakura, H.; Tanaka, T.; Teramura, K.; Philippot, ...
Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical , (2016)
Polymer versus phosphine stabilized Rh nanoparticles as components of supported catalysts: implication in the hydro...
Ibrahim, M.; Garcia, M. A. S.; Vono, L. L. R.; Lecante, P.; Rossi, L. M.; Philippot, K.
Catal. Sci. Tech. 2016, Dalton Trans., 2016,45, 17782, (2016)
Chemoselective Hydrogenation of Levulinic acid, Benzoic acid and its Derivatives over Rh nanoparticles Supported on...
Ibrahim, M.; Poreddy, R.; Philippot, K.; Riisager, A.; Garcia-Suarez, E
Dalton Trans., 2016,45, 19368. , (2016)
Study of the influence of PPh 3 used as capping ligand or as reaction modifier for hydroformylation reaction involv...
Garcia, M. A. S.; Ibrahim, M.; Costa, C. S.; Lecante, P.; Korio, P.; Philippot, K.; Rossi,...
Appl. Catal., A 2017, just accepted, (2017)

Ph.D., Nanoparticles, Organometallic and Coordination Chemistry, University of Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France, 2016.
M.Sc., Green Chemistry, Organometallics and Catalysis, University of Rennes, France, 2012.
B.Sc., Chemistry, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon, 2010.

2015 Merlion project award, National University of Singapore.
2014 Merlion project mobility, National University of Singapore.
2013 CAPES-COFECUP mobility scholarship University of Sao Paulo, Brasil.
2012 MESR financement for the Phd program at the University of Paul Sabatier- Toulouse.
2011 Internationl student Scholarship award, by Foundation Rennes 1. Rennes, France.
2010 Best Student Poster, International Conference on materiel sciences CSM7. Beirut, Lebanon.