Abdelmalek Bellal
- Research Engineer/Scientist II, CEM Research Institute
Contact Info
- Email: abdelmalek.bellal@UND.edu
- Office: 701.777.3216
- Alt Phone: 701.215.5639
Office Address
Collaborative Energy Center Room 246B
2844 Campus Rd stop 8153
Grand Forks, ND 58202-8153
Biography
Dr. Abdelmalek Bellal is a research engineer with the Center for Process Engineering Research (CPER), focusing on the execution of projects with a large process engineering, TEA and experimental focus. Dr. Bellal received his second Ph.D. in Energy Engineering from the University of North Dakota (2021-2023) and his first Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Ferhat Abbas, Algeria (2017-2021). He also holds a M.S. degree in Petrochemistry and a B.S. degree in Oil Refining, both from the University of Skikda, Algeria. In his current role, Dr. Bellal leads the development of research data for various projects. His expertise includes conducting techno-economic feasibility studies, creating process flow diagrams, and performing material and energy balances. He plays a critical role as the key modeler for the Pre-Front End Engineering Design (FEED) study of methane plasma pyrolysis unit (FE0032234). Also, Dr. Bellal served as a key technical operator of a coal processing pilot plant for the extraction of rare earth elements (FE0031835). His expertise lies in clean energy technologies, focusing on CO2 capture, gas flaring mitigation, and clean fuel production. As a co-inventor of a novel CO2 adsorbent, Dr. Bellal has been instrumental in advancing innovative solutions for carbon capture and sustainable energy. His research is widely published in scientific journals, reflecting his proficiency in energy engineering and chemical process development.
- Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS)
- Fischer-Tropsch technology
- Flare mitigation
- Critical minerals processing
- Bellal, A., Hou, X., Nasah, J., Van der Watt, J., Laudal, D., Hoffman, J. 2024. Performance and economic viability assessment of a novel CO2 adsorbent for manufacturing and integration with coal power plants. Chemical Engineering Journal, 498, 155604.
- Xu, S., Zhou, J., Zuin, L.,Sun, D., Zhao, J., Bellal, A., Hou, X. 2024. Synthesis of hierarchical graphene coated porous Si anode for lithium-ion batteries. Journal of Energy Storage, 97, 112789.
- Hou, X., Pushparji, RI., Xu, S., Zhang, X., Bellal, A., Zhang, R. 2024. Coal-derived porous carbon anodes for Na-ion batteries. Renewable & Sustainable Energy.2(1):0004.
- Bellal, A., Hou, X., Nasah, J., Van der Watt, J., Xu, X., Laudal, D. Underreview. 2024. Kinetic and numerical modeling of fixed-bed post-combustion CO2 capture on novel microspherical K2CO3/Humic-acid adsorbent. Preprint.
- Bellal, A., Hou, X., Nasah, J., Van der Watt, J., Laudal, D., Hoffman, J. Synthesis of a novel microspherical cost-effective and high-performing sorbents for carbon dioxide capture via a spray drying technique. Under review.
- Bellal, A., 2021. Wet hydrogen peroxide catalytic oxidation of malachite green over Fe2O3/Kaolin catalyst: optimization of reaction parameters. International Journal of Engineering Research And Development, 17(10), 01-07.
- Bellal, A., Chibane, L. 2020. A new concept for control and orientation of the distribution of clean hydrocarbons produced by Fischer–Tropsch synthesis over an industrial iron catalyst. Reaction Kinetics, Mechanisms Catalysis. 129, 725–742.
- Bellal, A., Chibane, L. 2020. Fischer-Tropsch reaction mixture permeation through a silicalite-1 membrane reactor and its effect on the produced hydrocarbons distribution. International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering, 18(9),20200062.
- Bellal, A., Chibane, L., 2020. On the effect of the inlet hydrogen amount on hydrocarbons distribution produced via Fischer-Tropsch synthesis. Advances in Renewable Hydrogen and Other Sustainable Energy Carriers, Springer Proceedings in Energy, 451–458.
- Bellal, A., Khetib, Y. 2022. Prediction of discrete and continuous wellbore logs values using artificial neural network, decision trees and support vectors machine algorithms. Paper presented at the 56th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States. ARMA-2022-0031.
- Bellal, A., Assady, A. 2022. Molecular simulation of adsorption and diffusion behavior of CO2 in Bakken nano-porous media for enhanced oil recovery assessment. Paper presented at the 56th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States. ARMA-2022-0336.
- Assady, A., Bellal, A., Rasouli, V., Jiang. T. 2021. Effect of stress dependent permeability evolution on CO2 EOR in unconventional reservoirs. Paper presented at the ARMA/DGS/SEG International Geomechanics Symposium, Virtual. ARMA-IGS-21-041.
- Assady, A., Sagar, S., Bellal, A., Jabbari, H. 2021. Application of digital rock analysis (DRA) in pore-scale characterization of the Bakken formation. Paper presented at the 55th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Virtual. ARMA-2021-1245.
University of North Dakota, United States Energy Engineering Ph.D. 2021 - 2023
University of Ferhat Abbas, Alegria Chemical Engineering Ph.D. 2017 - 2021
University of Skikda, Algeria Petrochemistry M.S. 2015 - 2017
University of Skikda, Algeria Oil Refining B.Sc. 2012 - 2015
2023-Current: Research Engineer/Scientist II, College of Engineering & Mines Research Institute
2019-2020: Assistant Instructor, University of Ferhat Abbas, Setif, Algeria
2018-2019: Laboratory Head and Quality Controller, SIPLAST, Setif, Algeria