Dr Amthal Al-Gailani

Dr Amthal Al-Gailani is a Lecturer in Chemical Engineering at the University of Hull and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. His research sits at the interface of mineral scaling, surface engineering, waste valorisation, carbon capture and environmental remediation. His work focuses on developing sustainable materials and practical engineering solutions for water systems, heat-transfer equipment, wastewater treatment, carbon capture and clean-energy infrastructure.

Dr Al-Gailani received his MSc and PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Leeds. His doctoral research focused on inorganic mineral scaling and crystallisation fouling in domestic heat-transfer systems. He has since expanded this work into sustainable scale inhibition, mineral saturation prediction, anti-fouling and anti-corrosion coatings, and waste-derived materials for environmental and energy applications.

His research combines experimental rig design, physicochemical analysis, process modelling, techno-economic thinking and software development. He developed PredScale, a user-friendly software tool for predicting mineral saturation states in aqueous systems. His recent research outputs include publications on mineral scaling, natural organic scale inhibitors, biochar-based remediation, e-waste leachate treatment, deep eutectic solvents and sustainable materials.