Tayebeh Hamzehlouyan

Assistant Professor

Chemical and Petroleum Engineering Department

Sharif University of Technology


Contact info:

office: +98 21 66165414

e-mail: thamzehlouyan@sharif.edu

 

EDUCATION

University of Houston, Houston, TX

Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Aug. 2015

Dissertation: Interactions between sulfur oxides and a Pt-based diesel oxidation catalyst

Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering, Dec. 2008

Thesis: Modeling of catalyst deactivation in zeolite-catalyzed alkylation of isobutane with 2-butene

Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering, Jun. 2005

WORK EXPERIENCE

Assistant Professor – Chemical and Petroleum Engineering Department, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

Dec 2016 – present

Post-doctoral Research Fellow – Research Institute of Petroleum Industry (RIPI), Tehran, Iran

Oct 2015 – Dec 2016

Post-doctoral project: Development of an optimized catalyst formulation for the selective oxidation of H2S to elemental sulfur

Process Engineer - SEPDCO Consulting Engineers, Inc., Tehran, Iran

Mar 2009 – Jul 2011

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

§ Graduate level: Advanced mass transfer, Experimental methods in chemical Engineering

§ Undergraduate level: Thermodynamics I, Applied Heat Transfer, Transport phenomena II, Fluid mechanics II

 

M.Sc. THESES SUPERVISED

1.       NOx Reduction from the Exhaust Gas of Marine Diesel Engines Using Non-Thermal Plasma, Marzieh Marizad, co-supervised by Dr. Borghei, 2018

2.       Kinetic modeling of SO2 oxidation on a Pt-Pd/Al2O3 diesel oxidation catalyst with different Pt:Pd ratios, Bahareh Bakhshi, co-supervised by Dr. Khorashe, 2019.

3.       Photocatalytic conversion of CO2 to fuel under visible light irradiation, Hossein Jamali, co-supervised by Dr. Khorashe, 2019.

4.       Examination of activity of oxidation catalysts toward CO and hydrocarbon emission reduction from 4-stroke gasoline carburetor scooters in Tehran, Alireza Lotfollahzadeh, ongoing project.

5.       Examination of performance and durability of three-way catalysts and gasoline particulate filters for CO, hydrocarbon and NOx reduction from the exhaust gas of taxis in Tehran, Arman Nasibi, ongoing project.

AWARDS AND HONORS

Post-doctoral fellowship, 2015-2016

Presidency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Vice-Presidency for Science and Technology, National Elites Foundation, Tehran, Iran

South West Catalysis Society (SWCS) poster competition award, April 2014

Annual meeting of the southwest regional chapter of the North American Catalysis Society (NACS), University of Houston, Houston, TX

The International Precious Metals Institute (IPMI) graduate student award, June 2013

IPMI 37th annual conference, Phoenix, AZ

South West Catalysis Society (SWCS) poster competition award, April 2013

Annual meeting of the southwest regional chapter of the North American Catalysis Society (NACS), Rice University, Houston, TX

 

CERTIFICATIONS AND TRAINING

DIES PoGRANT course: Proposal writing course for research grants

Held by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) the DIES ProGRANT Co-ordination Centre at the University of Cologne and University of Tehran (local partner), Mar 2018-Oct 2018

Future Faculty Program (FFP): A nation-wide program in the US aiming at preparing top Ph.D. students for faculty positions at top engineering schools around the world

Held by University of Houston, Aug 2014-Jun 2015

 

PUBLICATIONS

1.      Kamali, F., Eskandari, M. M., Rashidi, A., Baghalha, M., Hassanisadi, M., & Hamzehlouyan, T., “Nanorod carbon nitride as a carbo catalyst for selective oxidation of hydrogen sulfide to sulfur”, Journal of hazardous materials, 364(2019)218-226

2.      Ghasemy, E.; Banna Motejadded, H.; Rashidi, A; Hamzehlouyan, T.; Yousefian, Z; “N-doped CNT nanocatalyst prepared from camphor and urea for gas phase desulfurization: Experimental and DFT study”, Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers, (2018), DOI 10.1016/j.jtice.2017.12.026.

3.    Hamzehlouyan, T.; Sampara, C.; Li, J.; Kumar, A.; Epling, W.; “Sulfur Poisoning of a Pt/Al2O3 Oxidation Catalyst – Understanding of SO2, SO3 and H2SO4 Impacts”, Topics in Catalysis (2016), DOI 10.1007/s11244-016-0592-0.

4.    Hamzehlouyan, T.; Sampara, C.; Li, J.; Kumar, A.; Epling, W., “Kinetic study of adsorption and desorption of SO2 over γ-Al2O3 and Pt/γ-Al2O3”, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 181(2016)587-598.

5.    Hamzehlouyan, T.; Sampara, C.; Li, J.; Kumar, A.; Epling, W.; “Experimental and kinetic study of SO2 oxidation on a Pt/γ-Al2O3 catalyst”, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 152(2014)108-116.

6.    Sharma, H. N.; Sharma, V.; Hamzehlouyan, T.; Epling, W.; Mhadeshwar, A. B.; Ramprasad, R.; "SOx oxidation kinetics on Pt(111) and Pd(111): first-principles computations meet microkinetic modeling", The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 118.13 (2014) 6934-6940.

7.    Hamzehlouyan, T.; Kazemeini, M.; Khorasheh, F.; "Modeling of catalyst deactivation in zeolite-catalyzed alkylation of isobutane with 2-butene", Chemical Engineering Science Journal, 65 (2010) 645 – 650.

CONFERENCE TALKS

1.       Hamzehlouyan, T., Sampara, C., Li, J., Kumar, A. and Epling, W., “Microkinetic modeling using TPD and in-situ DRIFTS techniques: Sulfur species interactions with a Pt/Al2O3 catalyst”, 7th International Congress on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Invited Talk, Sep. 2018, Tehran, Iran.

2.       Hamzehlouyan, T., Sampara, C., Li, J., Kumar, A. and Epling, W., “Sulfur storage and release over a Diesel Oxidation Catalyst: The different deactivation impacts of SO2, SO3 and H2SO4”, ETH Conference on Combustion Generated Nanoparticles, Jun. 2018, Zurich, Switzerland.

3.    Hamzehlouyan, T., Sampara, C., Li, J., Kumar, A., Yezerets, A. and Epling, W., “Sulfur poisoning of a Pt/Al2O3 oxidation catalyst – Understanding of SO2, SO3 and H2SO4 impacts”, Tenth International Congress on Catalysis and Automotive Air Pollution Control (CAPoC10), Oct. 2015, Brussels, Belgium.

4.    Hamzehlouyan, T., Sampara, C. and Epling, W., “Development of a transient kinetic model for SO2 storage/release on γ-Al2O3 and Pt/γ-Al2O3 catalysts”, Cross-Cut Lean Exhaust Emissions Reductions Simulations (CLEERS) 2015 Workshop, Apr. 2015, Dearborn, MI.

5.    Hamzehlouyan, T., Sampara, C. and Epling, W., “Transient kinetic study of sulfur oxide adsorption/desorption over γ-Al2O3 and Pt/γ-Al2O3 catalysts”, AICHE Annual Meeting, Nov. 2014, Atlanta, GA.

6.    Hamzehlouyan, T., Sampara, C. and Epling, W., “Transient kinetic study of SO2 adsorption/desorption over γ-Al2O3 and Pt/γ-Al2O3 catalysts”, Organization of Chemical Engineering Graduate Students (OCHEGS) - Annual Research Symposium, Sep. 2014, Houston, TX.

7.    Hamzehlouyan, T., Sampara, C. and Epling, W.,Predicting SO2 oxidation over a Pt/Al2O3 diesel oxidation catalyst”, 7th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, Jun. 2014, Houston, TX.

8.    Hamzehlouyan, T., Sampara, C. and Epling, W., “Kinetic study of the SO2 oxidation reaction over a Pt/Al2O3 diesel oxidation catalyst”, AICHE Annual Meeting, Nov. 2013, San Francisco, CA.

9.    Hamzehlouyan, T., Sampara, C. and Epling, W., “Experimental and Kinetic study of the SO2 oxidation reaction on a Pt/Al2O3 diesel oxidation catalyst”, International Precious Metals Institute (IPMI) Annual Conference, Jun. 2013, Phoenix, AZ.

10.   Hamzehlouyan, T., Sampara, C. and Epling, W., “Kinetic study of SO2 oxidation over a Pt/Al2O3 diesel oxidation catalyst”, 23rd North American Catalysis Society Meeting, Jun. 2013, Louisville, KY.

11.   Hamzehlouyan, T., Sampara, C., Kumar, A., Li, J. and Epling, W., “SO2 oxidation kinetics over a Pt/Al2O3 catalyst”, Cross-Cut Lean Exhaust Emissions Reductions Simulations (CLEERS) 2013 Workshop, Apr. 2013, Dearborn, MI.

12.   Hamzehlouyan, T., Mohammad Kazemeini and Farhad Khorasheh, “Kinetic modeling and prediction of the deactivation mechanism in zeolite-catalyzed alkylation of isobutane with 2-butene”, International Chemical Engineering Congress, Nov. 2009, Kish Island, Iran.

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