Research projects:

Current projects:

Development of an Intelligent Low Resolution NMR Technologies for Prediction of Large-Scale Quantitative and Qualitative Oilseeds Biodiesel Industry Potential.

Development of Large Scale LR-NMR Screening Technology of Intact Castor Seeds and Optimization of Castor Biodiesel Production.

Chemo-optic system for optimization of olive harvesting time.

Selection of the Best Pomegranate Clones for the Negev Desert.

Evaluation of production potential of Biodiesel from olive mill wastes and municipal waste sludge.

Isolation, characterization and anticancer activity of steroidal saponins from Balanites aegyptiaca Del.

Sequence of Physicochemical & Membrane Treatment of Olive Oil Mill Waste Water (OMW).

Evaluation of the biodiesel potentiality of non-edible crops grown in desert and/or marginal lands.

Recently completed projects:

Characterization of Vitellaria paradoxa population across Africa by oil types.

Development of a non destructive and long lasting in vivo system for foliar nutrients.

Characterization of the desert date (Balanites aegyptiaca) saponins and their bioactivities:
Antifungal activities
Larvicidal activites

Metabolite profiling of saponins in Balanites aegyptiaca plant tissues using LC (RI)-ESI/MS and MALDI-TOF/MS.

Pomegranate oil quality analysis with emphasis on triacylglycerol fingerprinting.

Selection of olive cultivars for Negev desert.

Vegetative, reproductive and oil quality analysis of olive under different level of salinity under Negev condition.

Evaluation of the B. aegyptiaca for the potentiality of as low cost biodiesel feedstock.

Develop of an efficient low cost industrial biodiesel production process for B. aegyptiaca.

Microscopic Study of Saponin Vesicles for Biomolecule Delivery System.

Novel cationic vesicle platform derived from vernonia oil for efficient delivery of DNA through plant cuticle membranes.

Description of the Projects