Dr Mohammed Ismail

School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

Visiting Academic

m.s.ismail@sheffield.ac.uk
Sir Frederick Mappin Building

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Dr Mohammed Ismail
School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
Sir Frederick Mappin Building
Mappin Street
Sheffield
S1 3JD
Profile

Dr Mohammed Ismail is a senior researcher and Theme Manager of Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies at the Translational Energy Research Centre at the University of Sheffield.  He is a chemical engineer by training. He is an expert in multiscale modelling, operation and integration of renewable and/or electrochemical energy units and systems. His ¾Ã²Ý¸£Àû, funded by the EPSRC and Shell UK, was on the characterisation and numerical modelling of the porous media used in the clean technology of the polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cell.

Equipped with strong expertise in multiscale modelling and experimental characterisation, he has been an instrumental member for various research projects which involve the use of renewable and/or electrochemical technologies such as fuel cells, solar collectors, batteries, electrolysers and photovoltaics. Dr Ismail has, as of June 2022, published more than 45 refereed journal articles, two patents and two book chapters in the past 10 years. 

Research interests

Mohammed’s main research focus is to boost the efficiency of the low temperature hydrogen fuel cells through proposing new designs and materials. In addition to that, his research interests cover the following areas:

  • Innovation and characterisation of cheap and high-performance catalysts and porous media for polymer electrolyte fuel cells and electrolysers
  • Multiscale multiphysics modelling of polymer electrolyte fuel cells
  • Multiscale multiphysics modelling of membrane distillation desalination modules
  • Dynamic modelling of desalination systems driven by renewable energy sources

  • Multiscale multiphysics modelling of molten carbonate fuel cells used as a concentrator of CO

Publications

Journal articles

  • Ercelik M, Ismail MS, Ingham DB, Hughes KJ, Ma L & Pourkashanian M (2023) . Energy, 262, 125531-125531.
  • Zeiny A, Al-Baghdadi MAR, Arear WF & Ismail MS (2022) . International Journal of Hydrogen Energy.
  • Okereke IC, Ismail MS, Ingham D, Hughes KJ, Ma L & Pourkashanian M (2022) . International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow.
  • Calili-Cankir F, Ismail MS, Berber MR, Alrowaili ZA, Ingham DB, Hughes KJ, Ma L & Pourkashanian M (2022) . Renewable Energy, 195, 1001-1014.
  • Lee FC, Ismail MS, Ingham DB, Hughes KJ, Ma L, Lyth SM & Pourkashanian M (2022) . Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 166.
  • Fernihough O, Ismail MS & El-kharouf A (2022) . Membranes, 12(4).
  • Calili-Cankir F, Ismail MS, Ingham DB, Hughes KJ, Ma L & Pourkashanian M (2022) . Energy, 250, 123827-123827.
  • Ismail MS, Mohamed AM, Poggio D & Pourkashanian M (2022) . Journal of Membrane Science, 644, 120152-120152.
  • Ismail MS, Mohamed AM, Poggio D, Walker M & Pourkashanian M (2022) . Journal of Water Process Engineering, 45.
  • Ismail MS, Berber MR, Alrowaili ZA & Pourkashanian M (2021) . International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow.
  • Neehall ND, Ismail MS, Hughes KJ & Pourkashanian M (2021) . International Journal of Energy Research, 45(15), 20988-21005.
  • Calili F, Ismail MS, Ingham DB, Hughes KJ, Ma L & Pourkashanian M (2021) . International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 46(33), 17343-17357.
  • Aldakheel F, Ismail MS, Hughes KJ, Ingham DB, Ma L & Pourkashanian M (2021) . International Journal of Hydrogen Energy.
  • Ismail MS, Mohamed AM, Poggio D & Pourkashanian M (2021) . Journal of Membrane Science.
  • Xia D, Xu Y, Mannering J, Ma X, Ismail MS, Borman D, Baker DL, Pourkashanian M & Menzel R (2021) . Chemistry of Materials, 33(3), 1082-1082.
  • Xia D, Xu Y, Mannering J, Ma X, Ismail MS, Borman D, Baker DL, Pourkashanian M & Menzel R (2020) . Chemistry of Materials.
  • Lee FC, Ismail MS, Ingham DB, Hughes KJ, Ma L, Lyth SM & Pourkashanian M (2020) . ECS Meeting Abstracts, MA2020-02(33), 2116-2116.
  • Carcadea E, Ismail MS, Ingham DB, Patularu L, Schitea D, Marinoiu A, Ion-Ebrasu D, Mocanu D & Varlam M (2020) . International Journal of Hydrogen Energy.
  • Aldakheel F, Ismail MS, Hughes KJ, Ingham DB, Ma L, Pourkashanian M, Cumming D & Smith R (2020) . Renewable Energy, 151, 1082-1091.
  • Mufundirwa A, Harrington GF, Ismail MS, Å mid B, Cunning BV, Shundo Y, Pourkashanian M, Sasaki K, Hayashi A & Lyth SM (2020) . Nanotechnology.
  • Azarafza A, Ismail MS, Rezakazemi M & Pourkashanian M (2019) . Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 116.
  • Carcadea E, Varlam M, Ismail M, Ingham DB, Marinoiu A, Raceanu M, Jianu C, Patularu L & Ion-Ebrasu D (2019) . International Journal of Hydrogen Energy.
  • Chen ZX, Ingham D, Ismail MS, Ma L, Hughes K & Pourkashanian M (2019) . International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow.
  • Alborzi E, Gadsby P, Ismail MS, Sheikhansari A, Dwyer M, Meijer AJHM, Blakey S & Pourkashanian M (2019) . Energy & Fuels.
  • Carcadea E, Varlam M, Marinoiu A, Raceanu M, Ismail MS & Ingham DB (2019) . International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 44(25), 12829-12841.
  • Chen ZX, Ingham DB, Ismail MS, Ma L, Hughes KJ & Pourkashanian M (2018) . Journal of the Energy Institute.
  • Carcadea E, Varlam M, Ingham DB, Ismail MS, Patularu L, Marinoiu A & Schitea D (2018) . International Journal of Energy Research.
  • Aslam RM, Ingham DB, Ismail MS, Hughes KJ, Ma L & Pourkashanian M (2018) . Journal of the Energy Institute.
  • Orogbemi OM, Ingham DB, Ismail MS, Hughes KJ, Ma L & Pourkashanian M (2017) . Journal of the Energy Institute.
  • Aslam RM, Ingham DB, Ismail MS, Hughes KJ, Ma L & Pourkashanian M (2017) . Journal of the Energy Institute.
  • Ismail MS, Ingham DB, Ma L, Hughes KJ & Pourkashanian M (2017) . Energy, 122, 420-430.
  • Orogbemi OM, Ingham DB, Ismail MS, Hughes KJ, Ma L & Pourkashanian M (2017) . Journal of the Energy Institute.
  • Orogbemi OM, Ingham DB, Ismail MS, Hughes KJ, Ma L & Pourkashanian M (2016) . International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 41(46), 21345-21351.
  • Liu J, Yu S, Daio T, Ismail MS, Sasaki K & Lyth SM (2016) . Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 163(9), F1049-F1054.
  • Ismail MS, Ingham DB, Hughes , Ma & Pourkashanian (2016) . International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow, 26(3/4), 1145-1156.
  • Ismail MS, Ingham DB, Hughes KJ, Ma L & Pourkashanian M (2015) . International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 40(34), 10994-11010.
  • Alhazmi N, Ingham DB, Ismail MS, Hughes K, Ma L & Pourkashanian M (2014) . Journal of Power Sources, 270, 59-67.
  • Ismail MS, Ingham DB, Hughes KJ, Ma L & Pourkashanian M (2014) . Applied Energy, 135, 490-503.
  • Barge LM, Kee TP, Doloboff IJ, Hampton JMP, Ismail M, Pourkashanian M, Zeytounian J, Baum MM, Moss JA, Lin C-K , Kidd RD et al (2014) . Astrobiology, 14(3), 254-270.
  • Ismail MS, Ingham DB, Hughes KJ, Ma L & Pourkashanian M (2013) . Applied Energy, 111, 529-537.
  • Ismail MS, Hughes KJ, Ingham DB, Ma L & Pourkashanian M (2013) . International Journal of Energy Research, 37(13), 1592-1599.
  • Ismail MS, Ingham DB, Ma L & Pourkashanian M (2013) . Renewable Energy, 52, 40-45.
  • Alhazmi N, Ingham DB, Ismail MS, Hughes KJ, Ma L & Pourkashanian M (2013) . International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 38(1), 603-611.
  • Alhazmi N, Ismail MS, Ingham DB, Hughes KJ, Ma L & Pourkashanian M (2013) . Journal of Power Sources, 241, 136-145.
  • Ismail MS, Hughes KJ, Ingham DB, Ma L & Pourkashanian M (2012) . Applied Energy, 95, 50-63.
  • Ismail MS, Hassanpour A, Ingham DB, Ma L & Pourkashanian M (2012) . Fuel Cells, 12(3), 391-397.
  • Ismail MS, Borman D, Hughes KJ, Ingham DB, Ma L & Pourkashanian M (2011) On the through-plane permeability of microporous layer-coated gas diffusion layers used in proton exchange membrane fuel cells. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 36(16).
  • Ismail MS, Damjanovic T, Hughes K, Ingham DB, Ma L, Pourkashanian M & Rosli M (2010) . Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology, 7(5).
  • Ismail MS, Damjanovic T, Ingham DB, Ma L & Pourkashanian M (2010) . Journal of Power Sources, 195(19), 6619-6628.
  • Ismail MS, Damjanovic T, Ingham DB, Pourkashanian M & Westwood A (2010) . Journal of Power Sources, 195(9), 2700-2708.
  • Rosli MI, Borman DJ, Ingham DB, Ismail MS, Ma L & Pourkashanian M (2010) . Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology, 7(6).
  • Berber MR, Ismail MS, Pourkashanian M, Zakaria Hegazy MB & Apfel U-P () . ACS Applied Polymer Materials.

Book chapters

  • Behjani MA, Ismail MS, Ahmed W, Pourkashanian M & Hassanpour A (2021) , Emerging Nanotechnologies for Renewable Energy (pp. 559-590). Elsevier
  • Ismail MS, Ingham DB & Pourkashanian M (2018) , Portable Hydrogen Energy Systems (pp. 51-66). Elsevier
  • Alonso-Vante N, Antonia Folgado M, Chaparro AM, Citalán-Cigarroa S, Conde JJ, Díaz-Bernabé JL, Ferreira-Aparicio P, Fernández-Sotillo AM, Galarza MA, Gautier G , Gkanas EI et al (2018) , Portable Hydrogen Energy Systems (pp. ix-x). Elsevier

Conference proceedings

  • Orogbemi O, Ingham DB, Ismail MS, Hughes K, Ma L & Pourkashanian M (2015) The effects of the composition of microporous layers on the permeability of gas diffusion layers. Proceedings of the 6th European Fuel Cell - Piero Lunghi Conference, EFC 2015 (pp 275-276)
  • Alhazmi N, Ismail MS, Ingham DB, Hughes KJ, Ma L & Pourkashanian M (2013) The through-plane thermal conductivity and the contact resistance of the components of the membrane electrode assembly in proton exchange membrane fuel cells. EFC 2013 - Proceedings of the 5th European Fuel Cell Piero Lunghi Conference (pp 113-114)
  • Ismail MS, Borman D, Damjanovic T, Ingham DB & Pourkashanian M (2011) . International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Vol. 36(16) (pp 10392-10402)
  • Alhazmi N, Hughes K, Ingham D, Ismail M, Ma L & Pourkashanian M (2011) The effect of anisotropic GDL on the performance of PEM fuel cell. EFC 2011 - Proceedings of the 4th European Fuel Cell Piero Lunghi Conference and Exhibition (pp 407-408)
  • Ismail M, Damjanovic T, Ingham D & Pourkashanian M (2009) Effect of MPL-coating on through-plane permeability of gas diffusion layers. EFC 2009 - Piero Lunghi Conference, Proceedings of the 3rd European Fuel Cell Technology and Applications Conference (pp 255-256)
  • Ismail M, Hughes K, Ingham D, Ma L, Pourkashanian M & Rosli M (2009) . ASME 2009 7th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology, 8 June 2009 - 10 June 2009.
  • Rosli MI, Pourkashanian M, Ingham DB, Ma L, Borman D & Ismail MS (2009) . ASME 2009 7th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology, 8 June 2009 - 10 June 2009.
  • Vural Y, Ma L, Ingham DB, Pourkashanian M & Ismail M (2009) On the multicomponent mass transport in an anode-supported solid oxide fuel cell. EFC 2009 - Piero Lunghi Conference, Proceedings of the 3rd European Fuel Cell Technology and Applications Conference (pp 185-186)
Grants
  • Fully-funded PhD studentship on production of green hydrogen using electrolysers, EPSRC, Oct 2022 – Sep 2026, ~ £150,000 including industrial support (£36,000) (PI)
  • Platinum-free catalysts and alternative electrolyte for hydrogen fuel cells, DAIWA Anglo-Japanese Foundation, Sep 2021 – Dec 2023, £12,000 (PI)
  • Fully-funded PhD studentship on carbon foam based catalysts for hydrogen fuel cells, EPSRC-DTP, Oct 2021 – Sep 2025, ~ £135,000 (Co-I)
  • Development of efficient fuel cells for hybrid vehicles, Ministry of Education (Saudi Arabia), Feb 2021 - Jan 2022, ~ £20,000 (PI)
  • Development and evaluation of integrated systems for the provision of drinking water, electricity and fuel to rural communities, QR GCRF, Feb 2020 - Dec 2021, ~ £90,000 (Co-I)
  • Evaluation of different CCUS systems based on the MCFC technology for decarbonising the power generation sector, Dec 2020 – Nov 2021, UKCCSRC, ~ £30,000 (Co-I)
  • Fundamental Insights into Advanced Functional Carbon-based Materials as Fe-N-C Electrocatalysts for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction, Royal Society-JSPS International Exchange Grant, Apr 2018 - Aug 2020, ~ 40,000 (PI) 
  • A novel and highly efficient fuel cell system used to power small electronic devices. An EPSRC Proof of Concept project (via the funding of the University Knowledge Transfer Scheme), Jan 2013 – Dec 2013, £50,000, (Co-I) 

Patents

  • Novel Current Collectors for Air-breathing PEM Fuel Cells. Publication Number WO/2014/080174.
  • Novel Numerical Model for Air-breathing PEM Fuel Cells. Publication Number WO/2013/088122.v