Mahmoud Elhusseiny, Chemist

Mahmoud Elhusseiny

Chemist

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
Master's degree, Materials Science
Experience
14 years, 7 Months

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Total years of experience :14 years, 7 Months

Chemist at Dubai Electricity and Water Authority
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since June 2013

Modern power station laboratory serving 2570 MW plant
Lube, Hydraulic, Diesel and transformer oil laboratory
7 GT (4 Siemens & 3 GE) of capacity 250 MW
HRSG's (7*350 t/hr unfired, 7*720 t/hr with duct burner)
Auxiliary fired boilers (3*550 t/hr), BPST (2*176 MW), ST (2*234MW)
Desalination plant (9*14 MIGD)
Electro-chlorination plant
Water treatment plant

Oil analysis
Particle count, Dissolved Gas Analysis (DGA), Density, Specific gravity, Color, Ion analyzer, Calorific Value, S-content, Water and Sedimentation, Moisture Content (Karl-Fischer titration) (Crackle test), VOC check before and after activated carbon, Particle size (CSI oil analyzer), Acid Number, Total acid number, Kinematic viscosity, Flash point (Cleaved open cup) (Cleaved closed cup)

Water/Environmental analysis
Maintain the chemical regime in the station by testing the relevant samples from the running units and adjusting the chemical dosing for all GT, HRSG, Boilers ans ST
Water analysis for blended distillate and public water samples
Handle the start-up and shut down activities
Carry out of acid cleaning of Electro-chlorination plant, desalination plant & Degassifier
Preservation for the boiler
Dissolved oxygen and O2-scavenger performance test
Test the turbidity of sea water and adjust the corresponding anti-scale dosing rate
Analysis of anti-foam and anti-scale tanks concentrations when required
Electro-chlorinators performance test
Deposit sample analysis from (Desalination, Boiler drum & economizer)

Quality control of Bulk chemical
Determination of purity of raw materials used in power plant
Quality assurance and standardization of reagents would be used in the lab analysis

HSE as per Dubai Municipality Local Order No. 61/1991
Sea water intake, out fall and seawater survey check
Neutralization pit quality check before dumping off
Flue gas analysis for stack emission
Gas leak check by explosivity meter
Noise/Sound Pressure Level Check

Instrumentation used through all experience
Dissolved Gas Analyzer
Gas Chromatography, Schimatzu, Perking Elmer
Atomic Absorption, Schimatzu & Perking Elmer
Total Organic Carbon, Schimatzu TOC-V
Induced Coupled-Plasma (ICP-OES), Perking Elmer
Coulometric Karl Fischer titrator Aquamax
Ion Chromatography (IC) Dionex
KF Colorimetric Titrator Metrohm
CSI Trivector Oil analyzer
Oil content analyzer HORIBA
UV-Vis Spectrometer Shimadzu & HITACH
Moisture Analyzer SARTORIUS
Refractometer Mettler Toledo

Chemist at Geoscience Testing Laboratory (GTL)
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • November 2011 to June 2013

Responsibilities

Co-ordinate with the supervisor the daily duties for all the staff
In-Charge of chemicals purchase
Chemical testing of water sample / waste water / solids / sediments/ petroleum products / food
Daily temperature/equipments monitoring
Daily calibration and QC check of instruments
Preventive IQC-check
Train the new staff

Instrumentation experience
(AAS)Perking Elmer ® AAnalyst 200
(ICP-OES)-Perking Elmer ® 2100 DV
(GC-MS)-Perking Elmer® Clarus 500/560DV
KF Colorimetric Titrator-Metrohm® 737 KF Titrino

Achievements
MDL (Method Detection Limit)
QA approved my project to modify detection limits as per their demand to satisfy quality development program and clients requirements as per more restricted environmental disposal requirements by Abu Dhabi Municipality; and project was done for the following:
A.(Metals by AAS (Perkin Elmer AAnalyst 200)
B.(BOD by Glucose Glutamic Acid Spiking)
C. (COD by standard KHP Spiking)
D. (Colorimetry by corresponding methods’ standards)

Processing Chemist (Field Chemist and DCS Operator) at Alexandria Fibre Company (Aditya Birla Group) Birla Acrylics
  • Egypt - Alexandria
  • July 2009 to July 2011

(Yokogawa System over Centum) (Delta-V System over SR3)
Responsible for:
1. Polymerization process of (AN) to (PAN) PolyAcryloNitryl
2. Solvent recovery process (1ry and 2ry Recovery)

DCS Panel Operation
Control system includes Distributed Control Systems(DCS), Protective Instrument Systems, General and Specialty Instrumentation, Process Data Historian, Data Visualization & Trending Tools, besides involvement in HAZOP, IPF classification of Process control applications

Field operation
Able to perform the demanded orders and able to sustain the desired task considering the consequences and danger of action taken:

Education

Master's degree, Materials Science
  • at Institute of Graduate Students and Researches (IGSR), Alexandria University
  • May 2011

Master degree in (Material Science Dept.) in Institute of graduate students and researches, Alexandria university (IGSR) 1. Crystallography and Crystal Defects (Geometric analysis of salts’ crystals to identify physical and chemical properties) 2. Materials Selection in industry (Researches in choosing optimum materials financially and materially for designation of windmill) 3. Characterization of materials and characterization devices: (NMR - IR - UV - X-ray) spectroscopy, Electron Microscopy (SEM, TEM, AFM, STM) 4. Degradation and chemical stability (Chemical Corrosion, Hazardous Gases in industry, LOI of Polymers, Photo degradation of PVC) 5. Polymers and polymerization techniques (Properties, Chemical reactions, Operation, Characterization, additives, Processing) 6. Chemical changes and materials’ properties (Mechanical, Electrical, Magnetic, Optical, Chemical) 7. Chemistry and physics of Nano-materials and development of nanotechnology (Properties of nanomaterials, Chemical and physical fabrication of nanomaterials, Identification, Modification of nanomaterials)

Bachelor's degree, Special Chemistry Department for High Rank students
  • at Faculty of science
  • May 2009

-The alpha student for three years over the four years of study -The overall degree is (-A) (very good) with honor degree -over 4 companies of summer training (SUMED, WEPPCO, ANRPC,EPC)

Specialties & Skills

Oil and Gas
Chemistry
Chemical Processing
Environmental Chemistry
Water Quality
Sumed company Safty (OSHA)
Midor Compancy Labs
ANRPC company Labs
AMMOC compay labs
Sedpec company labs
WEPPCO company Labs

Languages

English
Expert
German
Beginner
Arabic
Expert
Hindi
Beginner

Memberships

Geoscience Testing Laboratory
  • Chemist / QC Inspector
  • November 2011
Syndicate of Scientific Affairs, Arab Scientist League
  • Chemist
  • November 2009

Training and Certifications

LpG Technology Specialist (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2010
Valid Until:
April 2010