EMANUEL X RICKY

Assistant Lecturer, College Of Natural And Applied Sciences

Education:

B.Sc. (Chem.), UDSM, Tanzania; M.Sc. Oil and Gas Chemistry, University of Aberdeen (UK); M.Sc. Chemistry, UDSM, Tanzania.

Teaching:

• Chemistry of Biofuels, Corrosion and its control in petroleum industry, Fuel Chemistry and Technology, and Petroleum Refining and Petrochemicals.

Research:

• Corrosion and its Control in Petroleum Industry, Flow Assurance Problems in the Oilfield Systems, Drilling Fluids, Enhance Oil Recovery and Renewable Energy Resources.

Projects:

• Bio-Waste Materials as Viable Option for Renewable Energy, Sustainable Agriculture and Carbon Sequestration in Tanzania.
• Formulation, Characterization and Performance Test of Water Based Drilling Mud from Bentonite and Other Tanzanian Local Materials

Publications:

Ricky, E., Mpelwa, M., Wang, C., Hamad, B., & Xu, X. (2022). Modified Corn Starch as an Environmentally Friendly Rheology Enhancer and Fluid Loss Reducer for Water-Based Drilling Mud. SPE Journal, 27(02), 1064-1080. Ricky, E. X., & Xu, X. (2022). Systematic and Facile Analysis of Deposits Composition: Implication on Effective Treatment of Oilfield Solid Deposits. Journal of Energy Resources Technology, 144(6). Ricky, E. X., Mpelwa, M., & Xu, X. (2021). The study of m-pentadecylphenol on the inhibition of mild steel corrosion in 1 M HCl solution. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 101, 359-371. Ricky, E., Lugwisha, E., & Philip, J. (2021). Corrosion inhibition of mild steel in seawater by 2, 4, 6-triamino-3-pentadecylphenyl acetate derived from cashew nut shell liquid. Tanzania Journal of Science, 47(1), 112-122.