Research Associate | King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals | Saudi Arabia
Dr. Ikram Moulay is a dedicated researcher with extensive experience across carbon capture, environmental remediation, inorganic crystallization, and sustainable process development, contributing significantly to advanced NOx/CO₂ capture systems, industrial waste valorization, and integrated CCUS technologies. Her professional experience spans the design and modeling of pilot-scale capture systems, development of high-value fertilizers, creation of real-time crystallization rigs, analysis of nucleation and growth mechanisms, and the formulation of novel amine-looping pathways for energy-efficient reactions, supported by strong expertise in mineralization, adsorption, and materials characterization using XRD, SEM, FT-IR, ICP, TGA, and particle analysis. Her research interests include sustainable CO₂ and NOₓ mitigation technologies, advanced sorbent development, inorganic crystallization kinetics, circular-economy-driven materials production, and techno-economic assessment of industrial-scale environmental systems. She brings strong research skills in process modeling, experimental design, analytical characterization, computational evaluation, and the conversion of industrial residues into high-value products, supported by proficiency in Aspen HYSYS, MATLAB, OriginPro, SigmaPlot, and other engineering tools. Her work has been recognized through multiple awards for outstanding presentations, academic excellence, and environmental research contributions. With publications in high-impact journals covering topics such as CO₂ mineralization, brine-based CCUS systems, nano-CaCO₃ synthesis, sorbent development, and sustainable waste utilization, she continues to expand her contributions to environmentally responsible technologies. Overall, her professional trajectory highlights a strong commitment to advancing next-generation solutions for climate mitigation and resource sustainability. She has achieved 28 Citations, 3 Documents, 2 h-index.
Featured Publications
Moulay, I., Park, J., & Yoo, Y. (2023). Synthesis of nano-sized calcium carbonates employing molecular effect on CO₂ conversion via biodegradable chelating-system. Chemical Engineering Journal, 474, 145281.
Jang, K., Choi, W. Y., Moulay, I., Lee, D., & Park, J. (2023). Strong acid-mediated Ca²⁺ extraction–CO₂ mineralization process for CO₂ absorption and nano-sized CaCO₃ production from cement kiln dust: Simultaneous treatment of CO₂ and industrial residues. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 111746.
Jang, K., Moulay, I., Lee, D., Myung, J., Oh, S., Kim, S. H., Choi, W. Y., & Park, J. (2024). Sustainable conversion of oyster shell waste into high-purity calcium carbonate via CO₂ mineralization. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 115099.
Park, J., Choi, W. Y., Jang, K., Lee, S., Kim, E., Moulay, I., Myung, J., Oh, S., Yoo, Y., … (2024). Experimental and integrated computational study on CCUS technology utilizing desalinated brine. Communications Engineering.
Moulay, I., & Jang, K. (2025). Sustainable approaches to NOx emissions: Capture and utilization technologies. Next Energy, 8, 100356.
Ikram Moulay’s research advances global sustainability by transforming industrial waste streams into high-value carbonates and developing next-generation CO₂/NOx mitigation technologies. Her work bridges fundamental chemical engineering with scalable industrial solutions, contributing directly to climate action, clean manufacturing, and circular economy innovations.