Research interests

Dr. El Hassan is working on the design and experimental investigation of Reactors and Nanomaterials with structured porosity for Energy conversion through Catalytic reactions. Dr. El Hassan co-directed three PhDs in co-tutelle between Lebanon and France, co-supervised a fourth PhD under the same framework, and supervised ten master theses.

Dr. El Hassan participated to several European projects. Among these projects, she worked on an Erasmus Plus project GOPELC (Gas and Oil Processing, a Lebanese European Cooperation) that aimed to develop and update graduate Chemical and Petroleum Engineering curricula in Lebanon in collaboration with European institutions. For research, she participated to the EranetMed (an FP7 initiative under Horizon 2020) project SOL-CARE (Solar Assisted Catalytic Reforming: a Hybrid Process to Transform Municipal Waste into Energy) where she designed and developed catalysts for dry and combined reforming of methane in collaboration with several European institutions.

In addition, she secured as PI or Co-PI several national and international research fundings like AUF master scholarship, AUF PhD scholarship, Partenariat Hubert Curien (PHC) CEDRE fund, Global Grad Show Dubai (Seed fund from A.R.M. Holding), European funded Innovation voucher from Center of Innovation and Technology.

Dr. El Hassan is also working as an expert evaluator for Horizon Europe- European Union’s (EU’s) key funding program for research and innovation.

Selected publications

1. M.N. Kaydouh, N. El Hassan, E. Chalhoub, N. Bukharin and M. El Hassan
   A review of Computational Fluid Dynamics modeling of dry reforming of methane for improved catalyst and reactor design
   Fuel 366 (2024) 131290
2. N. El Hassan, K. Jabbour, A. Fakeeha, Y. Nasr, M. Muhammad, S.B. Alreshaidan and A.S. Al-Fatesh
   Production of carbon nanomaterials and syngas from biogas reforming and decomposition on one-pot mesoporous nickel alumina catalysts
   Alexandria Engineering Journal 63 (2023) 143
3. M.N. Kaydouh and N. El Hassan
   Thermodynamic simulation of the co-gasification of biomass and plastic waste for hydrogen-rich syngas production
   Results in Engineering 16(2022)100771
4. O. Daoura, N. El Hassan, M. Boutros, S. Casale, Sandra, P. Massiani and F. Launay
   Effect of Impregnation with Ammonia vs Silica Support Textural Properties on Ni Nanoparticle Catalysts for Dry Reforming of Methane
   ACS Applied Nano Materials 5(2022)18048-18059
5. K. Jabbour and N. El Hassan
   Optimized conditions for reduction of iron (III) oxide into metallic form under hydrogen atmosphere: A thermodynamic approach.
   Chemical Engineering Science 252 (2022) 117297
6. L. Karam, M. C. Bacariza, J.M. Lopes, C. Henriques, J. Reboul, N. El Hassan, P. Massiani
   Mesoporous nickel-alumina catalysts derived from MIL-53(Al) metal-organic framework: A new promising path for synthesizing CO₂ methanation catalysts
   Journal of CO₂ utilization, 51(2021), 101651
7. L. Karam, A. Miglio, S. Specchia, N. El Hassan, P. Massiani and J. Reboul
   PET waste as organic linker source for the sustainable preparation of MOF-derived methane dry reforming catalysts.
   Materials Advances, 2(2021), 2750-2758.
8. M. N. Kaydouh, N. El Hassan, A. Davidson and P. Massiani
   Optimization of Synthesis Conditions of Ni/SBA-15 Catalysts: Confined Nanoparticles and Improved Stability in Dry Reforming of Methane.
   Catalysts, 11(2021), 44.
9. O. Daoura, G. Fornasieri, M. Boutros, N. El Hassan, P. Beaunier, C. Thomas, M. Selmane, A. Miche, C. Sassoye, O. Ersen, W. Baaziz, P. Massiani, A. Bleuzen and F. Launay
   One-pot prepared mesoporous silica SBA-15-like monoliths with embedded Ni particles as selective and stable catalysts for methane dry reforming
   Applied Catalysis B: environmental, 280 (2021) 119417-119430
10. L. Karam, M. Armandi, S. Casale, V. El Khoury, B. Bonelli, P. Massiani and N. El Hassan
    Comprehensive study on the effect of magnesium loading over nickel-ordered mesoporous alumina for dry reforming of methane
    Energy Conversion and Management, 225 (2020) 113470-113485
11. L. Karam, M. C. Bacariza, J. M. Lopes, C. Henriques, P. Massiani and N. El Hassan
    Assessing the potential of xNi-yMg-Al₂O₃ catalysts prepared by one-pot towards CO₂ methanation: An overall study
    International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 45, 53 (2020) 28626-28639
12. O. El Samrout, L. Karam, K. Jabbour, P. Massiani, F. Launay and N. El Hassan
    Investigation of new routes for the preparation of mesoporous calcium oxide supported nickel materials used as catalysts for methane dry reforming reaction
    Catalysis Science and Technology, 10 (2020) 6910-6922
13. L. Karam, J. Reboul, S. Casale, P. Massiani and N. El Hassan
    Porous Nickel‐Alumina Derived from Metal‐Organic Framework (MIL‐53): A New Approach to Achieve Active and Stable Catalysts in Methane Dry Reforming
    ChemCatChem, 12 (2019) 373-385
14. L. Karam and N. El Hassan
    Advantages of mesoporous silica based catalysts in methane reforming by CO₂ from kinetic perspective
    Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 6 (2018) 4289–4297
15. L. Karam, S. Casale, H. El Zakhem and N. El Hassan
    Tuning the properties of nickel nanoparticles inside SBA-15 mesopores for enhanced stability in      methane reforming
    Journal of CO₂ utilization 17 (2017) 119-124
16. K. Jabbour, P. Massiani, A. Davidson, S. Casale and N. El Hassan
    Ordered mesoporous “one-pot” synthesized Ni-Mg(Ca)-Al₂O₃ as effective and remarkably stable    catalysts for combined steam and dry reforming of methane (CSDRM)
    Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 201 (2017) 527-542
17. N. El Hassan, M.N. Kaydouh, H. Geagea, H. El Zein, K. Jabbour, S. Casale, H. El Zakhem and P. Massiani
    Low temperature dry reforming of methane on rhodium and cobalt based catalysts: Active phase stabilization by confinement in mesoporous SBA-15
    Applied Catalysis A: General 520 (2016) 114–121
18. K. Jabbour, N. El Hassan, A. Davidson, S. Casale and P. Massiani
    Factors affecting the long-term stability of mesoporous nickel-based catalysts in combined steam and dry reforming of methane
    Catalysis Science and Technology 6 (2016) 4616-4631
19. M. N. Kaydouh, N. El Hassan, A. Davidson, S. Casale, H. El Zakhem and P. Massiani
    Highly active and stable NiSBA-15 catalysts prepared by a two solvents method for dry reforming of methane
    Microporous and Mesoporous Materials 220 (2016) 99-109
20. K. Jabbour, N. El Hassan, A. Davidson, P.Massiani and S. Casale 
    Characterizations and preformances of Ni/diatomite catalysts for dry reforming of methane
    Chemical Engineering Journal (2015), 264, 351-358
21. N. El Hassan, A. Davidson, P. Da Costa and G. Djéga-Mariadassou
    Methane activation by NO₂ on Co loaded SBA-15 catalysts: Effect of mesopores (length, diameter) on residence time and activity
    Catalysis Today (2008), 137, 191-196
22. L. Delannoy, N. El Hassan, A. Musi, N. Nguyen Le To and J.-M. Krafft, C. Louis
    Preparation of supported gold nanoparticles by a modified incipient wetness impregnation method.   
    Journal of Physical Chemistry B (2006), 110(45), 22471-22478
23. I. Lopes, N. El Hassan, H. Guerba, G. Wallez and A. Davidson.   
    Size - induced structural modifications affecting Co₃O₄ nanoparticles patterned in SBA-15 silicas.    
    Chemistry of Materials (2006), 18(25), 5826-5828

Academic degrees

PhD. Chemical Process Engineering, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris VI (now Sorbonne Université), France, 2008
M.S. Chemical Kinetics, Catalysis, Combustion and Modeling: applied to hydrocarbons, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris VI (now Sorbonne Université), France, 2004
Maïtrise-ès Sciences, Chemistry, Lebanese University, Lebanon, 2003