Hossein
Dr. Hossein Kazemian
(BSc,  MSc, PhD)
Department of Chemical & Biochemical Engineering
Faculty of Engineering ,
The University of Western Ontario
 
 

 

Dr. Hossein Kazemian  has received his PhD in Analytical chemistry  in 1999.  Since 1993 up to 2008, he worked as assistant professor and  associate professor faculty memeber  at  NSTRI, Tehran, Iran. He also collaborated with  several Iranian Universities and research institutions for over 10 years.  He supervised more than 50 PhD and MSc students as well as PI of several R&D projects in different disciplines including chemistry, chemical, material, and environmental engineering. In 2009, he joint UKM university in Malaysia as a senior research fellow for 8 months,  then joined to the University of Western Ontario (UWO) as  research associate on October 2009 working on zeolitic like frameworks materials.  His main scientific interests are in synthesis, characterization and applications of  porous zeolitic  nano materials as  adsorbents, catalyst, drug carriers, etc. So far he has published over 250 scientific articles in the form of Books, Book Chapters, Patents, and Papers in Peer Reviewed  Journals and Conference Proceedings.
 

Educations
 
PhD June 1999

Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Isfahan University, Isfahan, Iran
MSc
1993

Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Isfahan University, Isfahan, Iran
BSc
1990

General Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Isfahan University, Isfahan, Iran
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Some of Professional Experiences

 

Research Associate

1/11/2009- Present

 Dep. of Chem. & Biochem. Eng., Faculty of Eng. Uni. of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada

 

Senior Research Fellow  

2/2009-10/2009

Fuel Cell Institute, Chemical Eng. Dep., National University of Malaysia (UKM), Bangi,  Malaysia

  

Founder and Head of  Zeolite R&D Group

 

3/2006 - 2/2009

 SPAG Zeolite R&D Group, Science and Technology Park of Tehran University, Tehran, Iran

  

Associate Professor

 

  

9/1999-3/2006

 full time faculty member of NSTRI, Iran,  and Part time faculty member of different Iranian universities including, Sharif, Tehran, Polytechnic, etc...

  

Lecturer

 

2/1993- 6/1995

 Payam Noor University of Ardakan, Yazd, Iran  
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Research Interests

 
  • New techniques for manufacturing of porous Zeolitic like framework materials (MOFs, ZIFs) .
  • Drug Delivery on porous zeolitic materials
  
  • Nano-zeolites, Nanomaterials, and Nano Composite
 
  • CO2 Capturing using solid state porous materials
 
  • Nano Catalysts based on Porous materials
  
  • Environmental Researches,  (Water, Air and Soil pollution; treatment processes)
  
  • Zeolitic Layers and Membrane
  
  •  Biodiesel Production using solid catalysts based on porous materials
 

  • Natural zeolite                                                           (Characterization, Modifications, Properties and Applications)

  
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A Typical Ongoing Projects in ZNML
 

 Developing of novel hybrid manufacturing techniques for scalable production of zeolitic like framework materials (MOFs and ZIFs)

Porous metal–organic framework materials (MOFs) was introduced  for the first time by Yaghi and co-workers in the 1990s. In spite of the well known extraordinary properties of MOF materials that can apply for many various industrial applications particularly in the energy sector (e.g. for hydrogen and methane storage) as well as for environmental application ( e.g. CO2 separation and storage), one of the main obstacles of industrialization of this relatively new class of porous materials is their energy and time consuming production process, which means developing of techno-economically viable (i.e. relatively cheap and technologically feasible ) processes for production of MOF materials at larger  scale (cubic meters) is much desirable. Given the extraordinary affect of microwave and ultrasound energies, the main objective of this  research proposal is to develop novel and energy efficient manufacturing techniques using combinations of these relatively new energy sources along with conventional heating for manufacturing of some the down screened zeolitic-like framework materials at shorter crystallization time in an economically viable approach to produce cheaper materials at larger scale particularly for application in H2, CH4 and CO2 gases separation and storage. In this concern, at the first phase we develop a novel batch-wise production technique for synthesis of novel nanomaterials of zeolitic like frameworks materials for applications in the gas molecular separation and storage, catalysis, membrane based technologies and pharmaceutical applications. In the second phase, based on the achievement in the first phase, a continues reactor will be developed to manufacture zeolitic like materials. The final goal of this project is to develop a novel energy efficient and green (i.e. low but efficient energy consumption, zero or minimum waste discharge) hybrid manufacturing technique using MW and UTS sources of energy, for rapid, scalable and  continuous production of  inexpensive zeolitic like framework materials (i.e. MOFs and ZIFs).  And to use these nanomaterials for efficient H2 storage, CO2 capturing, effective catalysts for NOx/SOx reduction and CO oxidation reactions as well as appropriate carries for drug delivery .

 

 Capturing and Storage of CO2 on the zeolitic like framework materials

Capturing and sequestration of CO2 represents the most significant cost at about 75% of the total cost of CO2 remediation processes. The adsorbents that most readily adsorb CO2 such as the zeolites have difficulty for bulk adsorption and are hard to regenerate. Thus conventional processes suffer from low productivity and high operating costs. Gas capturing and storage obstacles can be overcome by using solid porous adsorbents. The use of zeolitic-like framework materials such as MOFs and ZIFs nanomaterials should successfully replace traditional, pollution-prone and energy-consuming separation processes.

In this concern, we are trying improve gravimetric and volumetric density of gas uptake (i.e. H2 and CO2) by improving the binding energy for increasing the Zeolitic like framework materials’ gas storage at lower pressures. In this regard, for implementation of “soft chemisorption”; design and preparation of new materials with metal binding sites will be taken into account.

Experimentally, preliminary dynamic capturing of CO2 will be considered by means of thermo-gravimetrical analysis (TGA). In this phase, the effect of temperature, pressure, particle size and surface area, post-synthesis modification and activation, and interfering molecules will be investigated.

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Selected Publications ( Link to Scopus)

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Some selected Articles in Refereed Journal ( 2008-2011) :

  1. S. Rohani, T. Isimjan, A. Mohamed, H. Kazemian, M. Salem and T. Wang, Fabrication, modification and environmental applications of TiO2 nanotube arrays (TNTAs) and nanoparticles,   Front. Chem. Sci. Eng.,  (2012, Article in Press),  DOI 10.1007/s11705-011-1144-6

  2. Yue Hu, Hossein Kazemian, Sohrab Rohani, Yining Huang and Yang Song, In Situ High Pressure Study of  ZIF-8 by FTIR Spectroscopy, Chem. Comm., 2011, 47, 12694-12696.

  3. Mahdi Dargahi,  Hossein Kazemian, Mohammad Soltanieh, Sohrab Rohani and  Morteza Hosseinpour, High Temperature Synthesis of SAPO-34: Applying an L9 Taguchi Orthogonal Design to Investigate the Effects of Experimental Parameters, Powder Technology (2011), 10.1016/j.powtec.2011.10.030.

  4. Muhammad N Siddiquee, Hossein Kazemian, Sohrab Rohani,  Biodiesel Production from the Lipid of Wastewater Sludge using Acidic Heterogeneous Catalyst,  Chemical Engineering & Technology, 2011, 34 (12), pp. 1983-1988.

  5. L. Seifi, A. Torabian, H. Kazemian, G.N. Bidhendi, A.A. Azimi, Sh. Nazmara, M. AliMohammadi, Adsorption of BTEX on surfactant modified granulated natural zeolite nanoparticles: parameters optimizing by applying Taguchi experimental design method, Clean-Soil, Air, Water , 39(10) 2011, 939–948.

  6. Mahdi Dargahi,  Hossein Kazemian, Mohammad Soltanieh, Sohrab Rohani and  Morteza Hosseinpour, Rapid high-temperature synthesis of SAPO-34 nanoparticles,(Invited paper), Particuology, 9 (5), (2011) ,  pp. 452-457 ;  doi:10.1016/j.partic.2011.03.007

  7. Laleh Seifi, Ali Torabian, Hossein Kazemian, Golamreza Nabi Bidhendi, Ali Akbar Azimi, Amir Charkhi, Adsorption of Petroleum Monoaromatics from Aqueous Solutions Using Granulated Surface Modified Natural Nanozeolites: Systematic Study of Equilibrium Isotherms, Water, Air, & Soil Pollution (2011),217 (1-4), pp. 611-625

  8. Z. Ghasemi, H. Younesi and H. Kazemian, Synthesis of nanozeolite sodalite from rice husk ash without organic additives, The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, (2011), 89 (3), pp. 601-608.

  9. Nazila Esmaeili ; Hossein Kazemian , Dariush Bastani, Controlled Crystallization of LTA Zeolitic Nanoparticles from a Clear Solution Using Organic Template, Iranian Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Vol. 30, No. 2, 2011. Pp. 9-14

  10. N. Esmaeili, H.  Kazemian   and D. Bastani,  Synthesis of Nano Particles of LTA Zeolite by Means of Microemulsion Technique: A Mini Review, Iranian Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Vol, 30, No. 2, 2011. Pp. 1-8

  11. Azizi, S.N., Abrishamkar, M., Kazemian, H., Using of taguchi robust design method to optimize effective parameters of methylene blue adsorption on ZSM-5 zeolite,  Asian Journal of Chemistry, 23 (1),(2011), pp. 100-104.

  12. Abrishamkar, M., Azizi, S.N., Kazemian, H., The effects of various sources and templates on the microwave-assisted synthesis of BZSM-5 zeolite, (2011) Zeitschrift fur Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie, 637 (2), pp. 312-316. 

  13. Abrishamkar, M., Azizi, S. N., & Kazemian, H. . Using taguchi robust design method to develop an optimized synthesis procedure for nanocrystals of ZSM-5 zeolite. Zeitschrift Fur Anorganische Und Allgemeine Chemie, 637(1),(2011), 154-159. [DOI: 10.1002/zaac.201000202.

  14. Seifi, L., Torabian, A., Kazemian, H., Bidhendi, G.N., Azimi, A.A., Farhadi, F., Nazmara, S. Kinetic Study of BTEX Removal Using Granulated Surfactant-Modified Natural Zeolites Nanoparticles (2010) Water, Air and Soil Pollution, 219 (1-4), pp. 443-457 ,  DOI: 10.1007/s11270-010-0719-z.

  15. F. Ghoroghchian H. Aghabozorg F. Farhadi, H. Kazemian, “  Controlled Synthesis of a Thin LTL Zeolitic Membrane Using Nano-Sized Seeds: Characterization and Permeation Performance,  Chemical Engineering & Technology, (2010), 33 (12), pp. 2066-2072;  DOI: 10.1002/ceat.200900543.

  16. R. Torkaman, H. Kazemian , M. Soltanieh, Removal of BTX Compounds from Wastewaters using Template Free MFI Zeolitic Membrane, Iranian Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Vol, 29 (4), 2010, 85-92.

  17. Mahdieh Asadollahi, Dariush Bastani, and Hossein Kazemian, Permeation of Single Gases Through TEG Liquid Membranes Modified by Na-Y Nano Zeolite Particles, Separation and Purification Technology (2010), 76 (2), pp. 120-125;  doi:10.1016/j.seppur.2010.09.029

  18. Rana Sabouni, Hossein Kazemian, Sohrab Rohani, A novel combined manufacturing technique for rapid production of IRMOF-1 using ultrasound and microwave energies, Chemical Engineering Journal (2010),165 (3), pp. 966-973 ;  10.1016/j.cej.2010.09.036 

  19. Tayirjan T. Isimjan, Hossein Kazemian, Sohrab Rohani and Ajay K. Ray, Photo catalytic activities of Pt/ZIF-8 loaded highly ordered TiO2 nanotubes, J. Mater. Chem., 2010, 20 (45), 10241 – 10245.

  20.   Mohsen Mehdipour Ghazi, Ahmad Moheb,  Hossein Kazemian, Incorporation of boron into nano-size MFI zeolite structure using a novel microwave-assisted two-stage varying temperatures hydrothermal synthesis, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 136 (2010) 18–24,  doi:10.1016/j.micromeso.2010.07.011.

  21. R. Torkaman, M. Soltanieh, H. Kazemian, “Optimization of parameters for the synthesis of MFI nanoparticles by Taguchi robust design method. Chem. Eng. Technol. 2010, 33, No. 6, 902–910.

  22. Amir Charkhi, Hossein Kazemian, and Mohammad Kazemeini, “Experimental design optimized ball milling of natural clinoptilolite zeolite for production of nano powders” Powder Technology 203 (2010) 389–396, doi: 10.1016/j.powtec.2010.05.034.

  23. Maryam Abrishamkar, Seyed Naser Azizi, Hossein Kazemian, Ultrasonic­Assistance and Aging Time Effects on the Zeolitation Process of BZSM­5 Zeolite, Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem. 2010, 636, DOI: 10.1002/zaac.201000158.

  24. Maryam Abrishamkar, Seyed Naser Azizi, Hossein Kazemian, Bromination of phenol with NBSac over synthesized zeolite as a heterogeneous recyclable catalyst, Iranian Journal of Organic Chemistry Vol. 2, No. 1 (2010) 338-342.

  25. S. K. Ghadiri, R. Nabizade, A. H. Mahvi, S. Nasseri, H. Kazemian, A. R. Mesdaghinia, Sh. Nazmara, methyl tert butyl ether adsorption on surfactant modified natural zeolites, Iran. J. Environ. Health. Sci. Eng., 2010, Vol. 7, No. 3, pp. 235-246.

  26. H. Kazemian, Z. Naghdali, T. Ghaffari Kashani, F. Farhadi, “Conversion of high silicon fly ash to NaP1 zeolite: alkaline fusion followed by hydrothermal crystallization”, Advanced Powder Technology, 2010,21(3), 279-283 ,  10.1016/j.apt.2009.12.005.

  27. K.L. Lim, H. Kazemian, Z. Yaakob, W.R.W. Daud,  Solid State Materials and Methods for Hydrogen Storage: a Critical Review , Chem. Eng. Technol. 2010, 33, No. 2, 1–15.

  28. Torabian, H. Kazemian, L. Seifi, G.N. Bidhendi, S.K. Ghadiri, Removal of Petroleum Aromatic Hydrocarbons by Surfactant-Modified Natural Zeolite,  Clean, 2010, 38 (1), 77 – 83.

  29. Yaakob, S.K. Kamarudin, W.R.W. Daud, M. R. Yosfiah, K. L. Lim and H. Kazemian, “Hydrogen production by methanol-steam reforming using Ni-Mo-Cu / γ-alumina trimetallic catalysts”, Asia-Pac. J. Chem. Eng. (2009) Published online in Wiley InterScience, DOI:10.1002/apj.411.

  30. M. Mazloum- Ardakani, Z. Akrami, H. Kazemian and Hamid. R. Zare, Preconcentration and Electroanalysis of Copper at Zeolite Modified Carbon Paste Electrode, Int. J. Electrochem. Sci., 4 (2009) 308 – 319.

  31. H. Kazemian, H. Modarress, M. Kazemi, F. Farhadi, “Synthesis of submicron zeolite LTA particles from natural clinoptilolite and industrial grade chemicals using one stage procedure”, Powder Technology, 196 (2009) 22–25 (
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    doi:10.1016/j.powtec.2009.06.017).

  32. F. Fotovat, H. Kazemian, M. Kazemeini,  “Synthesis of Na–A and faujasitic zeolites from high silicon fly ash”, Materials Research Bulletin 44 (4), 2009,  pp. 913-917.

  33. K. Tehrani Matin,  D. Bastani, H.Kazemian, "Applying the Taguchi Method to Develop an Optimized Synthesis Procedure for Nanocrystals of T-Type Zeolite"' Chem. Eng. Technol. 2009, 32, No. 7, 1042-1048.

  34.  B. Seyfi, M. Baghalha, H.Kazemian, "Modified LaCoO3 nano-perovskite catalysts for the environmental application of automotive CO oxidation", Chemical Engineering Journal 148 (2-3), 2009, pp. 306-311.

  35. M. Malek, M.R. Khani, P. Alizadeh, H. Kazemian,"Composite wasteform based on SiO2–PbO–CaO–ZrO2–TiO2–(B2O3–K2O) parent glass with zircon as the second component, Ceramics International 35 (4), 2009 pp. 1689-1692.

  36. S. Jafari, H. Asilian Mahabady, H. Kazemian,”Gold-nano Particles Supported on Na-Y and H-Y type Zeolite:Activity and Thermal Stability for CO Oxidation Reaction”, Catalysis Letters 128 (1-2), 2009, pp. 57-63.

  37.  F. Fotovat, M. Kazemeini, H. Kazemian, "Novel Utilization of Zeolited Fly Ash Hosting Cobalt Nanoparticles as a Catalyst Applied to the Fischer–Tropsch Synthesis" Catalysis Letters , 2008, vol. 127, no. 1, pp. 204-212.

  38. A.H. Shahbazi Kootenaei, M. Kazemeini, H. Kazemian, “effects of catalyst preparation conditions on nano-gold deposited on zsm-5 for co oxidation”,  International Journal of Modern Physics B , Vol. 22, Nos. 18-19 ( 2008) 3278-3288.

  39. A. Nikpey, H. Kazemian and M. Sadeghi,  “Remediation of MTBE Contaminated Water by Using Insitu Catalytic andBiological Combined Techniqes”, ”, American J. of Environmental Sciences  4(6): 717-722, 2008.

  40. M. Mazloum Ardakani, Z. Akrami, H. Kazemian, H. R. Zare., “Accumulation and Voltammetric determination of cobalt at zeolite modified electrode”., J. of Anal. Chem.  63 (2) (2008)184.

  41. Ghasemi Mobtaker, Hossein; H. Kazemian, Namdar, Mohamad Ali; Malekinejad, Ali; Pakzad, Mohammad Reza, "Ion Exchange Behavior of Zeolites A and P Synthesized by Natural Clinoptilolite”, Iranian Journal of chem. and chem. Eng., 27(2), 2008 pp. 111-117.

  42. H. Kazemian,  Mallah, Mohammad Hassan, "Removal of Chromate ion from Synthetic Water Using MCM-41/ZSM-5 Composite ", Iran. J. Environ. Health. Sci. Eng., 2008, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 73-77

Books:

  • Hossein Kazemian , K. Gedikb and İ. İmamoğlub, Commercial-Scale Uses and Applications environmental applications of natural zeolites, Book Chapter in : Natural Zeollites,  ( In English; In press, 2010-2011)

  • Hossein Kazemian, Book Chapter: Resent Developments, Current Research Edge and Fields, Environmental application of natural zeolites, Book Chapter in : Natural Zeollites,   (In English; In press, 2010-2011)

  • H. Kazemian ( Editor), “Zeolites: The Magic Materials”, Proceedings of the Iran International Zeolite Conference (IIZC’08), Tehran- Amir Kabir University of Technology, 2008 ( in English) .

  • Faghihian, H., Shahraokhian, S., and Kazemian, H., “ Thermal Methods of Analysis, Second Edition”, Isfahan University Press, Isfahan, (2007)( in Persian) .

  • Kazemian, H., “An  Introduction To Zeolites: The Magic  Minerals”, Behesht Publication  ,Tehran ,Iran ISBN 964-92798-1-4 , (2004)( in Persian) .

  • Faghihian, H., Shahraokhian, S., and Kazemian, H., “ Thermal Methods of Analysis”, Isfahan University Press, Isfahan, (1998)( in Persian) .

Patents ( Registered in Iran):

  • Synthesize of Na-Y zeolites from industrial materials in pilot scale. Patent Number 41159- 2007

  • Design and manufacturing of  a laboratory microwave oven  by using a kitchen microwave oven. Patent Number 41171- 2007

  • Synthesize and characterization of a composite based on a zirconolite glass-ceramic with a second phase. Patent Number 44491 - 2007

  • Synthesize of Gold Nano Particles (GNP) on the modified NH4-Y zeolite substrate using deposition-precipitation method and investigation of its thermal stability for CO oxidation. Patent Number 46677- 2008

  • Activation of Gold Nano Particles (GNP)  on the Na-Y substrate using CO gas at high temperature. Patent Number 46676- 2008

  • Manufacturing of nano-pore  alumina membrane by two stage anodizing Patent Number 54249- 2008

  • Synthesis of NaA, NaX and Sodalite nanoparticles at room temperature and 40 °C  without templating agents by using of silica source extracted from rice husk. Patent Number 63031- 2009

  • Extraction of Silica from Rice Husk as a source for synthesis of ZSM-5 nanozeolite without using Alumina. Patent Number 63030-2009.
 

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Thompson Engineering Building, Room 408, (TEB408)
Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Faculty of Engineering
University of Western Ontario
London, Ontario,
Canada N6A 5B9


Email:
 Hossein.kazemian@uwo.ca