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Dr. Mostafa Ghasemi Baboli
Chemical Engineering Section, Faculty of Engineering, Sohar University, Sohar, 311, Oman

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Associate Prof. Dr Mostafa, received his bachelor degree from Petroleum University of Technology (PUT), Iran. He continued his study and achieved the Ph.D from the National University of Malaysia (UKM) on October 2012. After that he worked as Assistant Professor at University Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP) and UKM. He has been selected as one of the Iranian Elite in Malaysia at 2013. He has published about 80 manuscripts in the international scientific journals. Currently, He is working as Associate Professor in the Chemical Engineering Section of the Sohar University and as a Guest Editor in Springer Nature Publishers. His main field of researcher is Wastewater Treatment and Biological Fuel Cells. You can find his scientific manuscripts at: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=rq48Nj8AAAAJ&hl=en

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Journal article
Published: 19 July 2021 in Sustainability
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In this paper, we reported the fabrication, characterization, and application of carbon nanotube (CNT)-platinum nanocomposite as a novel generation of cathode catalyst in microbial fuel cells (MFCs) for sustainable energy production and wastewater treatment. The efficiency of the carbon nanocomposites was compared by platinum (Pt), which is the most effective and common cathode catalyst. This nanocomposite is utilized to benefit from the catalytic properties of CNTs and reduce the amount of required Pt, as it is an expensive catalyst. The CNT/Pt nanocomposites were synthesized via a chemical reduction technique and the electrodes were characterized by field emission scanning electron microscopy, electronic dispersive X-Ray analysis, and transmission electron microscopy. The nanocomposites were applied as cathode catalysts in the MFC to obtain polarization curve and coulombic efficiency (CE) results. The catalytic properties of electrodes were tested by linear sweep voltammetry. The CNT/Pt at the concentration of 0.3 mg/cm2 had the highest performance in terms of CE (47.16%), internal resistance (551 Ω), COD removal (88.9%), and power generation (143 mW/m2). In contrast, for the electrode with 0.5 mg/L of Pt catalyst, CE, internal resistance, COD removal, and power generation were 19%, 810 Ω, 96%, and 84.1 mW/m2, respectively. So, it has been found that carbon nanocomposite cathode electrodes had better performance for sustainable clean energy production and COD removal by MFC.

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Mostafa Ghasemi; Mehdi Sedighi; Yie Tan. Carbon Nanotube/Pt Cathode Nanocomposite Electrode in Microbial Fuel Cells for Wastewater Treatment and Bioenergy Production. Sustainability 2021, 13, 8057 .

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Mostafa Ghasemi, Mehdi Sedighi, Yie Tan. Carbon Nanotube/Pt Cathode Nanocomposite Electrode in Microbial Fuel Cells for Wastewater Treatment and Bioenergy Production. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (14):8057.

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Mostafa Ghasemi; Mehdi Sedighi; Yie Tan. 2021. "Carbon Nanotube/Pt Cathode Nanocomposite Electrode in Microbial Fuel Cells for Wastewater Treatment and Bioenergy Production." Sustainability 13, no. 14: 8057.

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Published: 11 November 2020 in Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering
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Oilfield produced water is one of the vast amounts of wastewater that pollute the environment and cause serious problems. In this study, the produced water was treated in a microbial fuel cell (MFC), and response surface methodology and central composite design (RSM/CCD) were used as powerful tools to optimize the process. The results of two separate parameters of sulfonated poly ether ether ketone (SPEEK) as well as nanocomposite composition (CNT/Pt) on the chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal and power generation were discussed. The nanocomposite was analyzed using XRD, SEM, and TEM. Moreover, the degree of sulfonation (DS) was measured by NMR. A quadratic model was utilized to forecast the removal of COD and power generation under distinct circumstances. To obtain the maximum COD removal along with maximum power generation, favorable conditions were achieved by statistical and mathematical techniques. The findings proved that MFC could remove 92% of COD and generate 545 mW/m2 of power density at optimum conditions of DS=80; and CNT/Pt of 14 wt% CNT- 86 wt% Pt.

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Majid Mohammadi; Mehdi Sedighi; Rajamohan Natarajan; Sedky Hassan Aly Hassan; Mostafa Ghasemi. Microbial fuel cell for oilfield produced water treatment and reuse: Modelling and process optimization. Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering 2020, 38, 72 -80.

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Majid Mohammadi, Mehdi Sedighi, Rajamohan Natarajan, Sedky Hassan Aly Hassan, Mostafa Ghasemi. Microbial fuel cell for oilfield produced water treatment and reuse: Modelling and process optimization. Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering. 2020; 38 (1):72-80.

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Majid Mohammadi; Mehdi Sedighi; Rajamohan Natarajan; Sedky Hassan Aly Hassan; Mostafa Ghasemi. 2020. "Microbial fuel cell for oilfield produced water treatment and reuse: Modelling and process optimization." Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering 38, no. 1: 72-80.

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Published: 02 November 2020 in Sustainability
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Emerging nanotechnology with solar collector technology has attracted the attention of researchers to enhance the performance of solar systems in order to develop efficient solar thermal systems for future sustainability. This paper chronologically reviews the various research works carried out on the performance enhancement of nanofluid-filled flat-plate solar collectors (FPCs). Gaps in the radiation exergy models and maximum exergy of FPCs, the importance of pressure drops in collector manifolds in exergy analysis, and the economics of nanofluid-laden FPCs have been addressed. The necessity of replacing currently used chemically derived glycol products with a renewable-based glycol has not been reported in the current literature thoroughly, but it is pondered in the current paper. Moreover, the thermophysical properties of all common metal and metal oxide nanoparticles utilized in various studies are collected in this paper for the first time and can be referred to quickly as a data source for future studies. The different classical empirical correlations for the estimation of specific heat, density, conductivity, and viscosity of reported nanofluids and base liquids, i.e., water and its mixture with glycols, are also tabulated as a quick reference. Brief insights on different performance criteria and the utilized models of heat transfer, energy efficiency, exergy efficiency, and economic calculation of nanofluid-based FPCs are extracted. Most importantly, a summary of the current progress in the field of nanofluid-charged FPCs is presented appropriately within two tables. The tables contain the status of the main parameters in different research works. Finally, gaps in the literature are addressed and mitigation approaches are suggested for the future sustainability of nanofluid-laden FPCs.

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Seyed Shamshirgaran; Hussain Al-Kayiem; Korada Sharma; Mostafa Ghasemi. State of the Art of Techno-Economics of Nanofluid-Laden Flat-Plate Solar Collectors for Sustainable Accomplishment. Sustainability 2020, 12, 9119 .

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Seyed Shamshirgaran, Hussain Al-Kayiem, Korada Sharma, Mostafa Ghasemi. State of the Art of Techno-Economics of Nanofluid-Laden Flat-Plate Solar Collectors for Sustainable Accomplishment. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (21):9119.

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Seyed Shamshirgaran; Hussain Al-Kayiem; Korada Sharma; Mostafa Ghasemi. 2020. "State of the Art of Techno-Economics of Nanofluid-Laden Flat-Plate Solar Collectors for Sustainable Accomplishment." Sustainability 12, no. 21: 9119.

Journal article
Published: 16 January 2020 in Microporous and Mesoporous Materials
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The direct supply of light olefins from CO2 hydrogenation has led to a tremendous interest in its important roles in reducing CO2 emissions. We study here a significantly effective, reliable and multifunctional catalyst, NiCu/CeO2-SAPO-34, capable of directly converting CO2 to light olefins with selectivity up to 76.6% (C2H4 = 22.7%, C3H6 = 35.5%, and C4H8 = 18.4%), while only 2.1% CH4 with CO2 conversion of 15.3% at H2/CO2 of 3, 12 L.gcat−1 h−1, 375 °C and 20 bar. Under optimum reaction conditions, the CO selectivity is lower than 65%. Physiochemical characterization of the catalyst was performed using BET, NH3-TPD, H2-TPR, XRD, TEM, and SEM techniques. Compared to the XRD patterns of SAPO-34 and NiCu/CeO2, the composite showed all characteristic XRD peaks of both samples. In addition, our designed hybrid catalyst also has beneficial catalytic stability, which can operate for 90 h without loss of apparent activity.

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Mostafa Ghasemi; Majid Mohammadi; Mehdi Sedighi. Sustainable production of light olefins from greenhouse gas CO2 over SAPO-34 supported modified cerium oxide. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials 2020, 297, 110029 .

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Mostafa Ghasemi, Majid Mohammadi, Mehdi Sedighi. Sustainable production of light olefins from greenhouse gas CO2 over SAPO-34 supported modified cerium oxide. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 2020; 297 ():110029.

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Mostafa Ghasemi; Majid Mohammadi; Mehdi Sedighi. 2020. "Sustainable production of light olefins from greenhouse gas CO2 over SAPO-34 supported modified cerium oxide." Microporous and Mesoporous Materials 297, no. : 110029.

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Published: 01 November 2019 in International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
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Tahereh Jafary; Wan Ramli Wan Daud; Mostafa Ghasemi; Mimi Hani Abu Bakar; Mehdi Sedighi; Byung Hong Kim; Alessandro A. Carmona-Martínez; Jamaliah Md Jahim; Manal Ismail. Clean hydrogen production in a full biological microbial electrolysis cell. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 2019, 44, 30524 -30531.

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Tahereh Jafary, Wan Ramli Wan Daud, Mostafa Ghasemi, Mimi Hani Abu Bakar, Mehdi Sedighi, Byung Hong Kim, Alessandro A. Carmona-Martínez, Jamaliah Md Jahim, Manal Ismail. Clean hydrogen production in a full biological microbial electrolysis cell. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 2019; 44 (58):30524-30531.

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Tahereh Jafary; Wan Ramli Wan Daud; Mostafa Ghasemi; Mimi Hani Abu Bakar; Mehdi Sedighi; Byung Hong Kim; Alessandro A. Carmona-Martínez; Jamaliah Md Jahim; Manal Ismail. 2019. "Clean hydrogen production in a full biological microbial electrolysis cell." International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 44, no. 58: 30524-30531.

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Published: 03 September 2019 in Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology
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There are plentiful experimental studies on biomass as heterogeneous catalyst and its reasonable cost, it can be a potential catalyst feedstock for biodiesel production. This study presents the life cycle assessment (LCA) of waste cooking oil biodiesel production catalyzed by waste chicken eggshell derived CaO catalyst to validate the suitability of waste chicken eggshell as a green catalyst in biodiesel field. To the best of our knowledge, LCA was first performed for the heterogeneous catalyst, CaO preparation as a subsystem in a biodiesel production. Comparative studies were performed to evaluate the difference of environmental impacts contributed by waste cooking oil, WCO biodiesel production catalyzed by waste chicken eggshell derived CaO with the two different production processes via Jatropha oil as the oil feedstock and potassium hydroxide, KOH as the homogeneous catalyst. Utilization of WCO as the oil feedstock for biodiesel production has lesser environment impact than the Jatropha oil as the WCO biodiesel production does not involve agriculture phase. Likewise, utilization of waste chicken eggshell derived CaO catalyst (heterogeneous catalyst) has less contribution on the overall impact categories than KOH (homogeneous alkali-based catalyst) as the production of KOH required addition of chemical and additives, plus complex purification and neutralization processes are required during the production phase. The overall impact results clearly indicated the best environmental performance of waste chicken eggshell derived CaO of 1.17 Pt was over the traditional KOH catalyst and implementation of Jatropha oil but also identified some bottlenecks that should be addressed for more sustainable solutions.

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Zheng Lit Chung; Yie Hua Tan; Yen San Chan; Jibrail Kansedo; N.M. Mubarak; Mostafa Ghasemi; Mohammad Omar Abdullah. Life cycle assessment of waste cooking oil for biodiesel production using waste chicken eggshell derived CaO as catalyst via transesterification. Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology 2019, 21, 101317 .

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Zheng Lit Chung, Yie Hua Tan, Yen San Chan, Jibrail Kansedo, N.M. Mubarak, Mostafa Ghasemi, Mohammad Omar Abdullah. Life cycle assessment of waste cooking oil for biodiesel production using waste chicken eggshell derived CaO as catalyst via transesterification. Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology. 2019; 21 ():101317.

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Zheng Lit Chung; Yie Hua Tan; Yen San Chan; Jibrail Kansedo; N.M. Mubarak; Mostafa Ghasemi; Mohammad Omar Abdullah. 2019. "Life cycle assessment of waste cooking oil for biodiesel production using waste chicken eggshell derived CaO as catalyst via transesterification." Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology 21, no. : 101317.

Research article
Published: 27 May 2019 in SN Applied Sciences
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In the oil and gas industry, the production of oil field produced water is a common problem, especially in ageing fields. The current solution to produce water treatment is to partially treat the produced water through chemical means. However, little effort was taken into consideration to generate electricity through the treatment process. A microbial fuel cell is a bioreactor that converts chemical energy in chemical bonds to electrical energy with the presence of microorganism acting as biocatalyst. With increasing cost of oil field produced water treatment and the raising environmental concerns of produce water disposal. Microbial fuel cells have been widely discussed as a suitable treatment method of oil field produced water as well as a method for generating power through electricity generation. This paper discusses the ability of microbial fuel cell in treating by the removal of chemical oxygen demand and generating electricity from untreated and partially treated oil field produced water. The various pre-treatment methods provide different environments to study the effectiveness of the microbial fuel cell in treating the produced water and generating electricity. In conclusion, microbial fuel cells are capable of treating oil field produced water while generating electricity. At the end of the experiment, it was found that partial treatment that preserves the oil and grease content of the produced water proved to give the best balance between treatment capability of microbial fuel cell and the electricity generated.

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Salman Hisham; Faizal Ayub Khan; Saad A. Aljlil; Mostafa Ghasemi. Investigating new techniques for the treatment of oil field produced water and energy production. SN Applied Sciences 2019, 1, 1 -8.

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Salman Hisham, Faizal Ayub Khan, Saad A. Aljlil, Mostafa Ghasemi. Investigating new techniques for the treatment of oil field produced water and energy production. SN Applied Sciences. 2019; 1 (6):1-8.

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Salman Hisham; Faizal Ayub Khan; Saad A. Aljlil; Mostafa Ghasemi. 2019. "Investigating new techniques for the treatment of oil field produced water and energy production." SN Applied Sciences 1, no. 6: 1-8.

Research article
Published: 02 May 2019 in SN Applied Sciences
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With recent surge of strict regulations to treat the produced water, many companies start preparing efficient treatment methods to create the end permeate that can be disposed. This produced water is produced in massive amount during the crude oil and gas production either onshore or offshore. Furthermore, this wastewater has distinctive characteristics as it has many different contaminants packed inside which are mostly due to variation of organic and inorganic compounds. However, this water with proper treatment can preserve microbes which are very prominent in it. The key is to maintain the feed for the microbes and remove unnecessary contaminants that hinder microbes activities which creates conducive environment. Thus, the methods for this study was chosen to remove the dissolved oil droplets using coagulation/flocculation, microfiltration membrane and forward osmosis. These methods will be able to remove grease and oil while maintaining the chemical oxygen demand and other organic compounds that act as the feed for the microbes that are already in the produced water. At the end of the experiment, the conductive environment for the microbes achieved. This enables the end permeate to be further treated with microbial fuel cell that not only treat the organic compounds in the water, it can also produce electricity that can be commercialized.

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Faizal Ayub Khan; Salman Hisham; Mostafa Ghasemi. Oil field produced water recovery and boosting the quality for using in membrane less fuel cell. SN Applied Sciences 2019, 1, 510 .

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Faizal Ayub Khan, Salman Hisham, Mostafa Ghasemi. Oil field produced water recovery and boosting the quality for using in membrane less fuel cell. SN Applied Sciences. 2019; 1 (6):510.

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Faizal Ayub Khan; Salman Hisham; Mostafa Ghasemi. 2019. "Oil field produced water recovery and boosting the quality for using in membrane less fuel cell." SN Applied Sciences 1, no. 6: 510.

Journal article
Published: 07 March 2019 in Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering
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Asphaltene deposition is a known problem that causes significant cost increases in the oil industry. Two bio-templated adsorbents, namely the NiO/ZSM-5 and NiO/AlPO-5 nanocomposites, were used as a new green adsorbent to remove asphaltene from a model oil solution. Composite adsorbents were characterized by FTIR, BET and XRD analysis. Batch adsorption experiments were carried out as a function of D/C0 [(g)adsorbent/(mg/l)initial], pH, and temperature (K). In the experimental data, equilibrium adsorption models were introduced and their constants were calculated. The equilibrium adsorption data on NiO/ZSM-5 were well matched to the Freundlich model at 298 K and 325 K, and Temkin model at 342 K and 353 K. For the NiO/AlPO-5 adsorption data, the Temkin model was the best model showing strong adsorption interactions of asphaltene and adsorption. The adaptive neuro-fuzzy interference system (ANFIS) was also used to model and predict the amount of asphaltene adsorbed by the proposed nanocomposites. ANFIS designed by triangular-shaped membership functions with three nodes and first-order polynomial Sugeno type FIS was the optimal structure and gave R2 = 0.9999 and R2 = 0.9996 for train and test data, respectively. It gave maximum adsorption at D/C0 = 0.072[g/(mg/l)] at pH 4.8 and a temperature of 298 K for NiO/ZSM-5 and D/C0 = 0.084[g/(mg/l)] with a pH of 3.4 and a temperature of 298 K for NiO/AlPO-5. Finally, Monte Carlo algorithm was used for sensitivity analysis on the input variables which is necessary for process optimization. Results demonstrated that D/C0, pH, and temperature have the highest effect on asphaltene removal by nanoparticles.

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Majid Mohammadi; Mehdi Safari; Mostafa Ghasemi; Amin Daryasafar; Mehdi Sedighi. Asphaltene adsorption using green nanocomposites: Experimental study and adaptive neuro-fuzzy interference system modeling. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 2019, 177, 1103 -1113.

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Majid Mohammadi, Mehdi Safari, Mostafa Ghasemi, Amin Daryasafar, Mehdi Sedighi. Asphaltene adsorption using green nanocomposites: Experimental study and adaptive neuro-fuzzy interference system modeling. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. 2019; 177 ():1103-1113.

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Majid Mohammadi; Mehdi Safari; Mostafa Ghasemi; Amin Daryasafar; Mehdi Sedighi. 2019. "Asphaltene adsorption using green nanocomposites: Experimental study and adaptive neuro-fuzzy interference system modeling." Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 177, no. : 1103-1113.

Journal article
Published: 16 November 2018 in Alexandria Engineering Journal
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In this study, response surface methodology (RSM), coupled with central composite design (CCD), are applied to optimise the performance of a microbial fuel cell (MFC) as a function of three main factors of commercialisation. Pt, as the main obstacle for commercialisation in the range of 0.1–0.5 mg/cm2, degree of sulphonation in SPEEK, as a new proton exchange membrane in the range of 20–80%, and rate of aeration of cathode between 10 and 150 ml/min were optimised to identify a more commercial MFC. The single maximum response of power density and COD removal and simultaneous maximisation of both responses were obtained at the corresponding optimal independent variables. The results show that the optimised condition for power density and COD removal is at DS 68% and aeration of 121.62 ml/min. However, the pt load differs and is 0.42 mg/cm2 for produced power density and 0.28 mg/cm2 for COD removal. The maximum produced power density in the optimised situation was 58.19 mW/m2 while the maximum COD removal in the optimised condition was 94.8%. However, once we optimised both at the same time i.e., the power generation and COD removal, the degree of sulphonation (DS) was 68%, Pt load was 0.35 mg/cm2 and the aeration rate was 121.62 ml/min, which resulted in a power production of about 57.06 mW/m2 and COD removal of 92.7%.

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Mehdi Sedighi; Saad A. Aljlil; Mohammed Druis Alsubei; Mostafa Ghasemi; Majid Mohammadi. Performance optimisation of microbial fuel cell for wastewater treatment and sustainable clean energy generation using response surface methodology. Alexandria Engineering Journal 2018, 57, 4243 -4253.

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Mehdi Sedighi, Saad A. Aljlil, Mohammed Druis Alsubei, Mostafa Ghasemi, Majid Mohammadi. Performance optimisation of microbial fuel cell for wastewater treatment and sustainable clean energy generation using response surface methodology. Alexandria Engineering Journal. 2018; 57 (4):4243-4253.

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Mehdi Sedighi; Saad A. Aljlil; Mohammed Druis Alsubei; Mostafa Ghasemi; Majid Mohammadi. 2018. "Performance optimisation of microbial fuel cell for wastewater treatment and sustainable clean energy generation using response surface methodology." Alexandria Engineering Journal 57, no. 4: 4243-4253.

Journal article
Published: 10 November 2018 in International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation
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The long-term performance of non-ion selective separators, zirconia ceramic filter (ZCF) with a various pore size such as 0.14 μm ZCF1, 150 kDa ZCF2 and 5 kDa ZCF3 were compared to commercial cation exchange membrane (CEM), Nafion 117 in microbial fuel cells. The ZCF3 generated the highest performance of 2800 ± 14.5 mWm−2 (5.9 Am−2) compared to CEM: 1800 ± 17.8 mWm−2, 4.0 Am−2. Meanwhile, the CEM exhibited maximum power decline during the reverse sweep (61.7%) when analyzed using the bi-directional polarization method. The non-ion selective membranes displayed reduced in maximum power decline during the reverse sweep (ZCF1 50%, ZCF2 40% and ZCF3 42.8%). In addition, the ZCF3 showed the highest proton conductivity and water uptake, 0.863 × 10−1 Scm−1 and 93.7% respectively, followed by ZCF2 (0.729 × 10−1 Scm−1, 80.98%), ZCF1 (0.624 × 10−1 Scm−1, 73.99%) and Nafion 117 (0.367 × 10−2 Scm−1, 57.07%). The ZCF3 appeared as an efficient material for electrochemical active bacteria, maintaining the high power of 1600 mWm−2, compared to CEM: 600 mWm−2 after eight months’ operation under batch mode. The long-term operation of MFCs was affected by the reduction of power output, caused by the increase in the thickness of the biofilm.

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Siti Mariam Daud; Wan Ramli Wan Daud; Mimi Hani Abu Bakar; Byung Hong Kim; Mahendra Rao Somalu; Jamaliah Md Jahim; Andanastuti Muchtar; Mostafa Ghasemi. A comparison of long-term fouling performance by zirconia ceramic filter and cation exchange in microbial fuel cells. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation 2018, 136, 63 -70.

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Siti Mariam Daud, Wan Ramli Wan Daud, Mimi Hani Abu Bakar, Byung Hong Kim, Mahendra Rao Somalu, Jamaliah Md Jahim, Andanastuti Muchtar, Mostafa Ghasemi. A comparison of long-term fouling performance by zirconia ceramic filter and cation exchange in microbial fuel cells. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation. 2018; 136 ():63-70.

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Siti Mariam Daud; Wan Ramli Wan Daud; Mimi Hani Abu Bakar; Byung Hong Kim; Mahendra Rao Somalu; Jamaliah Md Jahim; Andanastuti Muchtar; Mostafa Ghasemi. 2018. "A comparison of long-term fouling performance by zirconia ceramic filter and cation exchange in microbial fuel cells." International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation 136, no. : 63-70.

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Published: 22 August 2018 in Desalination
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Microbial desalination cells (MDCs) are known among the bioelectrochemical systems for their green and cost-effective application in salt removal. However, the low efficiency of desalination compared to other chemical and membrane-based methods still holding this technology in laboratory and requiring further research and development (R&D) to establish actual plants. This study focused on integrating different applicable functions in one setup to promote applying MDCs in actual scale. In this research, the behavior of the MDC upon applying different salt concentrations in the desalination chamber was studied. Moreover, salt, sulphate and organic matter removal in acetate and sulphate-fed MDCs (A.MDC and S.MDC) were investigated. 10, 20 and 35 g/l of salt were successfully removed by using MDC technology. Sulphate removal of 72% was achieved within the S.MDC setup while similar current productions were observed in both A.MDC and S.MDC. Higher COD removal (88%) was recorded in S.MDC compared to 65% in A.MDC. Furthermore, the microbial communities were characterized and Rubrivivax was identified as the dominant genus in A.MDC while Desulfobulbus, Geobacter and Desulfovibrio were the most abundant genera in S.MDC setup.

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Tahereh Jafary; Wan Ramli Wan Daud; Saad A. Aljlil; Ahmad Fauzi Ismail; Abdullah Al-Mamun; Mahad S. Baawain; Mostafa Ghasemi. Simultaneous organics, sulphate and salt removal in a microbial desalination cell with an insight into microbial communities. Desalination 2018, 445, 204 -212.

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Tahereh Jafary, Wan Ramli Wan Daud, Saad A. Aljlil, Ahmad Fauzi Ismail, Abdullah Al-Mamun, Mahad S. Baawain, Mostafa Ghasemi. Simultaneous organics, sulphate and salt removal in a microbial desalination cell with an insight into microbial communities. Desalination. 2018; 445 ():204-212.

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Tahereh Jafary; Wan Ramli Wan Daud; Saad A. Aljlil; Ahmad Fauzi Ismail; Abdullah Al-Mamun; Mahad S. Baawain; Mostafa Ghasemi. 2018. "Simultaneous organics, sulphate and salt removal in a microbial desalination cell with an insight into microbial communities." Desalination 445, no. : 204-212.

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Published: 01 August 2018 in Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers
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Electrodes are important components of bioelectrochemical systems (BESs), such as the microbial fuel cells (MFCs). The low-cost cathodes of titanium–nickel (Ti/Ni) and graphite felt-nickel (GF/Ni) are important to be evaluated as cathodes for MFCs. In this study, Ni particles are deposited onto the Ti and GF surface using a simple and low-cost electrodeposition technique. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) were used to analyse the cathode surfaces. The electrodeposition of Ni onto GF appears more uniform without significant agglomeration compared with that onto Ti. This uniform deposition is perhaps the reason for a higher maximum power density (Pmax), lower internal resistance (Rin) and higher Columbic efficiency (CE) for MFC with GF/Ni cathode (113.4 ± 0.6 mW/m2, 1264.4 Ω and 29.6%, respectively) than those measured with Ti/Ni cathode (110.7 ± 8.0 mW/m2, 3375.8 Ω and 23.7%, respectively). However, the performance of these cathodes remains lower compared with the GF/Pt cathode (140.0 mW/m2, 845.7 Ω and 42.0%, respectively). Based on the preparation technique, material cost and performance, both Ti/Ni and GF/Ni cathodes can be considered as alternative to Pt catalyst for MFC application.

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Ibdal Satar; Wan Ramli Wan Daud; Byung Hong Kim; Mahendra Rao Somalu; Mostafa Ghasemi; Mimi Hani Abu Bakar; Tahereh Jafary; Sharifah Najiha Timmiati. Performance of titanium–nickel (Ti/Ni) and graphite felt-nickel (GF/Ni) electrodeposited by Ni as alternative cathodes for microbial fuel cells. Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers 2018, 89, 67 -76.

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Ibdal Satar, Wan Ramli Wan Daud, Byung Hong Kim, Mahendra Rao Somalu, Mostafa Ghasemi, Mimi Hani Abu Bakar, Tahereh Jafary, Sharifah Najiha Timmiati. Performance of titanium–nickel (Ti/Ni) and graphite felt-nickel (GF/Ni) electrodeposited by Ni as alternative cathodes for microbial fuel cells. Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers. 2018; 89 ():67-76.

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Ibdal Satar; Wan Ramli Wan Daud; Byung Hong Kim; Mahendra Rao Somalu; Mostafa Ghasemi; Mimi Hani Abu Bakar; Tahereh Jafary; Sharifah Najiha Timmiati. 2018. "Performance of titanium–nickel (Ti/Ni) and graphite felt-nickel (GF/Ni) electrodeposited by Ni as alternative cathodes for microbial fuel cells." Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers 89, no. : 67-76.

Research article
Published: 15 June 2018 in Energy & Fuels
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Asphaltene deposition is crucial for the production and refining of crude oil. Numerous studies have been carried out to prevent asphaltene deposition using inhibitors which not only show great effectiveness in suppressing asphaltene precipitation but are also environmentally friendly. In accordance with this objective, the effect of NiO/ZSM-5 nanocomposites as an innovative green adsorbent was experimentally tested to eliminate asphaltene from a model oil solution. This adsorbent is synthesized via an eco-friendly template. The morphological nanocomposite was detected using Fourier transform infrared analysis, X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, as well as Brunauer–Emmett–Teller analysis. The batch experiments were developed using central composite design (CCD), which can optimize the most important parameters to maximize the removal percentage. An R2 value of 0.95 was obtained from the regression analysis of the experiments, which showed close accordance between the experimental and the model data. On the basis of RSM, the removal efficiency of asphaltene was 90.35% with an predicted optimum of D/C = 0.072 [(g)adsorbent/(mg/L)initial], pH = 4.80, and temperature = 298 K. Isotherms were identified and verified using the factor RL. The double exponential model was employed to evaluate the kinetics process. Additionally, the importance of asphaltene removal and financial analysis is appraised in regard to stock returns of oil and petrochemical companies after asphaltene removal.

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Mehdi Sedighi; Majid Mohammadi; Mojtaba Sedighi; Mostafa Ghasemi. Biobased Cadaverine as a Green Template in the Synthesis of NiO/ZSM-5 Nanocomposites for Removal of Petroleum Asphaltenes: Financial Analysis, Isotherms, and Kinetics Study. Energy & Fuels 2018, 32, 7412 -7422.

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Mehdi Sedighi, Majid Mohammadi, Mojtaba Sedighi, Mostafa Ghasemi. Biobased Cadaverine as a Green Template in the Synthesis of NiO/ZSM-5 Nanocomposites for Removal of Petroleum Asphaltenes: Financial Analysis, Isotherms, and Kinetics Study. Energy & Fuels. 2018; 32 (7):7412-7422.

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Mehdi Sedighi; Majid Mohammadi; Mojtaba Sedighi; Mostafa Ghasemi. 2018. "Biobased Cadaverine as a Green Template in the Synthesis of NiO/ZSM-5 Nanocomposites for Removal of Petroleum Asphaltenes: Financial Analysis, Isotherms, and Kinetics Study." Energy & Fuels 32, no. 7: 7412-7422.

Review article
Published: 28 March 2018 in Frontiers in Energy
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The main concerns in the world today, especially in the energy field, are subjected to clean, efficient, and durable sources of energy. These three aspects are the main goals that scientist are paying attention to. However, the various types of energy resources include fossil and sustainable ones, but still some challenges are chasing these kinds from energy conversion, storage, and efficiency. Hence, the most reliable and considered energy resource nowadays is the utilized one which is as highly efficient, clean, and everlasting as possible. So, in this review, an attempt is made to highlight one of the promising types as a clean and efficient energy resource. Solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) is the most efficient type of the fuel cell types involved with hydrogen and hydrocarbon-based fuels, especially when it works with combined heat and power (CHP). The importance of this type is due to its nature of work as conversion tool from chemical to electrical for generation of power without noise, pollution, and can be safely handled.

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Abdalla M. Abdalla; Shahzad Hossain; Pg MohdIskandr Petra; Mostafa Ghasemi; Abul K. Azad. Achievements and trends of solid oxide fuel cells in clean energy field: a perspective review. Frontiers in Energy 2018, 14, 359 -382.

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Abdalla M. Abdalla, Shahzad Hossain, Pg MohdIskandr Petra, Mostafa Ghasemi, Abul K. Azad. Achievements and trends of solid oxide fuel cells in clean energy field: a perspective review. Frontiers in Energy. 2018; 14 (2):359-382.

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Abdalla M. Abdalla; Shahzad Hossain; Pg MohdIskandr Petra; Mostafa Ghasemi; Abul K. Azad. 2018. "Achievements and trends of solid oxide fuel cells in clean energy field: a perspective review." Frontiers in Energy 14, no. 2: 359-382.

Book chapter
Published: 01 January 2018 in Carbon-Based Polymer Nanocomposites for Environmental and Energy Applications
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Norfadhilatuladha Abdullah; Ebrahim Abouzari-Lotf; Javed Alam; Bader S. Al-Anzi; Marwan S. Al-Haik; Saad A. Aljlil; Abdullah S. Alshammari; Mohammednoor Altarawneh; Yoshito Andou; Reza Arjmandi; Farhana Aziz; Hamra A.A. Bashid; Narendra P.S. Chauhan; Sunil Dhali; Daryoush Emadzadeh; Mohammad Etesami; Mostafa Ghasemi; Pei Sean Goh; Asif Hafeez; Syed M. Hafiz; Xiaoyan Han; Azman Hassan; Chengen He; Nay M. Huang; Ahmad Fauzi Ismail; Juhana Jaafar; Tahereh Jafary; Xuqiang Ji; Zhong T. Jiang; Manoj Karakoti; Zulhairun A. Karim; Woei-Jye Lau; Ran Li; Yong Li; Hong N. Lim; Jingquan Liu; Sidhaarth Mahadevan; S.P.S. Mehta; Zurina Mohamad; Siti Aishah Muhmed; Muhazri Abd Mutalib; Mohamed M. Nasef; Chi Siang Ong; Mohd H.D. Othman; Norhayani Othman; Sanka Rama V. Siva Prasanna; Mukhlis A. Rahman; Sravendra Rana; Norhana M. Rashid; MahdiE Safarpour; Masoud Safdari; Nanda G. Sahoo; Sandeep; Sazreen Shahrin; Anshu Sharma; Meenakshi Singh Solanki; Muhammad H. Tajuddin; Rajagopalan Thiruvengadathan; Vahid Vatanpour; K.C. Wong; Yingkui Yang; Daixin Ye; Norhaniza Yusof; Suzana Yusup; Galina Zamfirova; Aitang Zhang. List of Contributors. Carbon-Based Polymer Nanocomposites for Environmental and Energy Applications 2018, 1 .

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Norfadhilatuladha Abdullah, Ebrahim Abouzari-Lotf, Javed Alam, Bader S. Al-Anzi, Marwan S. Al-Haik, Saad A. Aljlil, Abdullah S. Alshammari, Mohammednoor Altarawneh, Yoshito Andou, Reza Arjmandi, Farhana Aziz, Hamra A.A. Bashid, Narendra P.S. Chauhan, Sunil Dhali, Daryoush Emadzadeh, Mohammad Etesami, Mostafa Ghasemi, Pei Sean Goh, Asif Hafeez, Syed M. Hafiz, Xiaoyan Han, Azman Hassan, Chengen He, Nay M. Huang, Ahmad Fauzi Ismail, Juhana Jaafar, Tahereh Jafary, Xuqiang Ji, Zhong T. Jiang, Manoj Karakoti, Zulhairun A. Karim, Woei-Jye Lau, Ran Li, Yong Li, Hong N. Lim, Jingquan Liu, Sidhaarth Mahadevan, S.P.S. Mehta, Zurina Mohamad, Siti Aishah Muhmed, Muhazri Abd Mutalib, Mohamed M. Nasef, Chi Siang Ong, Mohd H.D. Othman, Norhayani Othman, Sanka Rama V. Siva Prasanna, Mukhlis A. Rahman, Sravendra Rana, Norhana M. Rashid, MahdiE Safarpour, Masoud Safdari, Nanda G. Sahoo, Sandeep, Sazreen Shahrin, Anshu Sharma, Meenakshi Singh Solanki, Muhammad H. Tajuddin, Rajagopalan Thiruvengadathan, Vahid Vatanpour, K.C. Wong, Yingkui Yang, Daixin Ye, Norhaniza Yusof, Suzana Yusup, Galina Zamfirova, Aitang Zhang. List of Contributors. Carbon-Based Polymer Nanocomposites for Environmental and Energy Applications. 2018; ():1.

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Norfadhilatuladha Abdullah; Ebrahim Abouzari-Lotf; Javed Alam; Bader S. Al-Anzi; Marwan S. Al-Haik; Saad A. Aljlil; Abdullah S. Alshammari; Mohammednoor Altarawneh; Yoshito Andou; Reza Arjmandi; Farhana Aziz; Hamra A.A. Bashid; Narendra P.S. Chauhan; Sunil Dhali; Daryoush Emadzadeh; Mohammad Etesami; Mostafa Ghasemi; Pei Sean Goh; Asif Hafeez; Syed M. Hafiz; Xiaoyan Han; Azman Hassan; Chengen He; Nay M. Huang; Ahmad Fauzi Ismail; Juhana Jaafar; Tahereh Jafary; Xuqiang Ji; Zhong T. Jiang; Manoj Karakoti; Zulhairun A. Karim; Woei-Jye Lau; Ran Li; Yong Li; Hong N. Lim; Jingquan Liu; Sidhaarth Mahadevan; S.P.S. Mehta; Zurina Mohamad; Siti Aishah Muhmed; Muhazri Abd Mutalib; Mohamed M. Nasef; Chi Siang Ong; Mohd H.D. Othman; Norhayani Othman; Sanka Rama V. Siva Prasanna; Mukhlis A. Rahman; Sravendra Rana; Norhana M. Rashid; MahdiE Safarpour; Masoud Safdari; Nanda G. Sahoo; Sandeep; Sazreen Shahrin; Anshu Sharma; Meenakshi Singh Solanki; Muhammad H. Tajuddin; Rajagopalan Thiruvengadathan; Vahid Vatanpour; K.C. Wong; Yingkui Yang; Daixin Ye; Norhaniza Yusof; Suzana Yusup; Galina Zamfirova; Aitang Zhang. 2018. "List of Contributors." Carbon-Based Polymer Nanocomposites for Environmental and Energy Applications , no. : 1.

Book chapter
Published: 01 January 2018 in Carbon-Based Polymer Nanocomposites for Environmental and Energy Applications
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Being a green and sustainable technology, microbial fuel cells (MFCs) offer an integrated pathway to simultaneously produce bioelectricity and treat wastewater. However; their applications are limited due to their relatively low-output power density. The MFC’s low-output power density is related to low electron-transfer rate at the anode and/or the cathode. The transfer of electrons is greatly influenced by the electrode materials’ properties. Carbon-based materials are seen as promising candidates for electrodes in MFCs because of their favorable characteristics in terms of weight, microbial adhesion, stability, and cost. However, the use of plain carbon material led to weak biofilm formation and all the required properties for the oxygen reduction reaction in cathode could not be met. The MFC performance could be improved by modifying the carbon-based electrodes through nano- and/or polymeric materials. This chapter presents a review of the modified carbon-based polymer nanocomposites as they serve as electrodes for MFCs.

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Tahereh Jafary; Mostafa Ghasemi; Javed Alam; Saad A. Aljlil; Suzana Yusup. Carbon-Based Polymer Nanocomposites as Electrodes for Microbial Fuel Cells. Carbon-Based Polymer Nanocomposites for Environmental and Energy Applications 2018, 361 -390.

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Tahereh Jafary, Mostafa Ghasemi, Javed Alam, Saad A. Aljlil, Suzana Yusup. Carbon-Based Polymer Nanocomposites as Electrodes for Microbial Fuel Cells. Carbon-Based Polymer Nanocomposites for Environmental and Energy Applications. 2018; ():361-390.

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Tahereh Jafary; Mostafa Ghasemi; Javed Alam; Saad A. Aljlil; Suzana Yusup. 2018. "Carbon-Based Polymer Nanocomposites as Electrodes for Microbial Fuel Cells." Carbon-Based Polymer Nanocomposites for Environmental and Energy Applications , no. : 361-390.

Journal article
Published: 01 October 2017 in Journal of Cleaner Production
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Tahereh Jafary; Wan Ramli Wan Daud; Mostafa Ghasemi; Byung Hong Kim; Alessandro A. Carmona-Martínez; Mimi Hani Abu Bakar; Jamaliah Md Jahim; Manal Ismail. A comprehensive study on development of a biocathode for cleaner production of hydrogen in a microbial electrolysis cell. Journal of Cleaner Production 2017, 164, 1135 -1144.

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Tahereh Jafary, Wan Ramli Wan Daud, Mostafa Ghasemi, Byung Hong Kim, Alessandro A. Carmona-Martínez, Mimi Hani Abu Bakar, Jamaliah Md Jahim, Manal Ismail. A comprehensive study on development of a biocathode for cleaner production of hydrogen in a microbial electrolysis cell. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2017; 164 ():1135-1144.

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Tahereh Jafary; Wan Ramli Wan Daud; Mostafa Ghasemi; Byung Hong Kim; Alessandro A. Carmona-Martínez; Mimi Hani Abu Bakar; Jamaliah Md Jahim; Manal Ismail. 2017. "A comprehensive study on development of a biocathode for cleaner production of hydrogen in a microbial electrolysis cell." Journal of Cleaner Production 164, no. : 1135-1144.

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Published: 16 August 2017 in Energy
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Immobilized cell technology is a new technique to produce biogas. In the present study, an immobilized mixed-culture reactor (IMcR) in batch-mode operation was used for the production of hydrogen and methane simultaneously from glucose. Several factors, such as glucose concentration, temperature and fermentation time, were evaluated to determine the optimal conditions for hydrogen and methane production. Gas chromatography with a thermal conductivity detector (GC-TCD) and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) were used to analyse the gas and effluent. The morphologies of the immobilized cells were characterized using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The optimal conditions for hydrogen and methane production were obtained using a substrate with 5.0 g/L glucose at 60 °C for fermentation times of 48.0 h (hydrogen) and 72.0 h (methane). The maximum yields of hydrogen and methane at these optimal conditions were 37.0 ± 0.0 (×10−3) mol/mol glu and 39.0 ± 0.0 (×10−3) mol/mol glu, respectively. The chemical oxygen demand (COD) and pH gradually decreased with increasing fermentation time and temperature. However, the performance of the IMcR decreased over time due to cell damage and microorganism detachment from the cell. In conclusion, the IMcR system is a potential system for the simultaneous production of hydrogen and methane.

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Ibdal Satar; Wan Ramli Wan Daud; Byung Hong Kim; Mahendra Rao Somalu; Mostafa Ghasemi. Immobilized mixed-culture reactor (IMcR) for hydrogen and methane production from glucose. Energy 2017, 139, 1188 -1196.

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Ibdal Satar, Wan Ramli Wan Daud, Byung Hong Kim, Mahendra Rao Somalu, Mostafa Ghasemi. Immobilized mixed-culture reactor (IMcR) for hydrogen and methane production from glucose. Energy. 2017; 139 ():1188-1196.

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Ibdal Satar; Wan Ramli Wan Daud; Byung Hong Kim; Mahendra Rao Somalu; Mostafa Ghasemi. 2017. "Immobilized mixed-culture reactor (IMcR) for hydrogen and methane production from glucose." Energy 139, no. : 1188-1196.

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Published: 01 April 2017 in International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
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The production of hydrogen from glucose by using Enterobacter aerogenes ATCC 13048 (E. aerogenes) in an immobilized cell reactor (ICR) was investigated. The effect of several factors, such as the glucose concentration, feed flow rate, and fermentation time were examined. The highest amount of hydrogen (9.44 mmol H2/g glucose) was obtained at a glucose concentration of 8 g/L, flow rate of 0.5 mL/min, retention time of 24 h and at a temperature of 30 °C. Meanwhile, the highest amount of carbon dioxide (1.68 mmol CO2/g glucose) was obtained at a glucose concentration of 10 g/L, flow rate of 0.7 mL/min, hydraulic retention time of 24 h and at a temperature of 30 °C. The hydrogen and carbon dioxide production were affected by glucose concentration, hydraulic retention time (HRT) and fermentation time. This study showed that the ICR was a very efficient method for the production of hydrogen and carbon dioxide gases.

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Ibdal Satar; Mostafa Ghasemi; Saad A. Aljlil; Wan Nor Roslam Wan Isahak; Abdalla Abdalla; Javed Alam; Wan Ramli Wan Daud; Mohd Ambar Yarmo; Omid Akbarzadeh. Production of hydrogen by Enterobacter aerogenes in an immobilized cell reactor. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 2017, 42, 9024 -9030.

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Ibdal Satar, Mostafa Ghasemi, Saad A. Aljlil, Wan Nor Roslam Wan Isahak, Abdalla Abdalla, Javed Alam, Wan Ramli Wan Daud, Mohd Ambar Yarmo, Omid Akbarzadeh. Production of hydrogen by Enterobacter aerogenes in an immobilized cell reactor. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 2017; 42 (14):9024-9030.

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Ibdal Satar; Mostafa Ghasemi; Saad A. Aljlil; Wan Nor Roslam Wan Isahak; Abdalla Abdalla; Javed Alam; Wan Ramli Wan Daud; Mohd Ambar Yarmo; Omid Akbarzadeh. 2017. "Production of hydrogen by Enterobacter aerogenes in an immobilized cell reactor." International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 42, no. 14: 9024-9030.