KEYNOTE : Green Hydrogen Production :Key Challenges and Valorization Pathways

Dr. ZIGHED Mohammed

Research Unit of Materials, Processes, and Environment (URMPE), M'Hamed Bougara University, Boumerdes, Algeria

Biography:  Dr. ZIGHED Mohammed is a senior process engineer with work experience covering roles in process plant troubleshooting, catalytic processes and plant operation support. Beside, he is a part-time trainer at The Algerian Petroleum Institute (IAP), a part-time Academic researcher at Materials, Process and Environment Research Unit at Boumerdes University in Algeria, a lecturer  at  the Faculty of Hydrocarbons and Chemistry of  Boumerdes and a visiting researcher at the Faculty of Integrated technologies, University of Brunei Darussalam. He is also member of the Scientific, Technical and Economic Commission of the Energy Club .

His researches focus on hydrogen production  technologies , oil refining technologies, process simulation, decarbonization and CO2 remediation. 

He is also a member in a  project in partnership with the  Central Research and Development Directorate (DCRD–Boumerdès) of SONATRACH, aiming to the establishement of a  decision- aiding  software for the  production of hydrogen and gasoline in petroleum refinery.

Mohammed has an Engineering degree and a Master’s Degree in Process Engineering from National Polytechnic School of Algiers (ENP- Algeria), a Professional training diploma in refining and petrochemicals from The Algerian Petroleum Institute (IAP/EBM- Algeria) and a Doctorate in Process Engineering from M’hamad Bougara University (Boumerdes- Algeria).