Rohani, Sohrab - University of Western Ontario - Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

个人简介

Dr. Rohani is the past Chair of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Department at the University of Western Ontario. He obtained his B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from Pahlavi (Shiraz) University and his Ph.D. from the University of Wales in Process Control. He spent two years at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich before joining the Chemical Engineering Department of the University of Saskatchewan in 1982. He has spent sabbatical leaves at the University of Manchester, Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST), England; ETH (Switzerland); the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Industries Chimiques (ENSIC), Nancy, France; and ApotexPharmaChem Inc. (Canada). He has been the recipient of Engineering Medal in Research and Development from the Professional Engineers, Ontario, in 2008 and Western Faculty of Engineering Award for Excellence in Research in 2009.

研究领域

Dr. Rohani's research in the area of Crystallization includes detailed experimental study of the kinetics of nucleation, growth, agglomeration, and breakage in batch and continuous systems. Study of the effect of additives, control of crystal size distribution (CSD) and polymorphic distribution, and development of instrumentation for the control of pilot plants and industrial continuous cooling crystallizers. Recovery of protein from oilseeds such as canola and sunflower seeds by precipitation in a tubular reactor and detailed modeling of the particle size distribution are also investigated. The effect of micro-, meso- and macro-mixing on the size distribution, shape and morphology of the product in precipitation processes is being studied, both experimentally and theoretically. In the area of Process Control, two processes are considered to study the efficacy of various control algorithms: batch and continuous crystallization processes and the fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) process. Uni- and multi-variable model predictive control algorithms using linear and non-linear models including artificial neural networks are being studied. The geometric non-linear control and the dynamic optimal control are also applied to a batch crystallizer. Prof. Rohani's research in the field of nanomaterials includes fundamental and applied research on manufacturing techniques, characterization, properties and environmental applications of zeolitic like framework nano materials including nano zeolites, metal organic frameworks (MOFs), zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIFs), mesoporous materials, TiO2 nanotubes and nanoparticles, and preparation of super-hydrophobic surfaces.

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Bahri, M; F. Haghighat; H. Kazemian; and S. Rohani, A comparative study on metal organic frameworks for indoor environment application: Adsorption evaluation, Chem. Eng. J., 313, 711-723 (2017). PDF Attari, M.; S. S. Bukhari; H. Kazemian and S. Rohani, A low-cost adsorbent from coal fly ash for mercury removal from industrial wastewater, J. Environ. Chem. Eng., 5(1), 391-399 (2017). PDF Omar, H and S. Rohani, Removal of CO2 from landfill gas with landfill leachate using absorption process, Int. J. Greenhouse Gas Control, 58, 159-168 (2017). PDF Masih, D.; Y. Ma and S. Rohani, Graphitic C3N4 based noble-metal-free photocatalyst systems: A review, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 5(June) 556-588 (2017). PDF Mollavali, M; K. Falamaki; S. Rohani, High performance NiS-nanoparticles sensitized TiO2 nanotube arrays for water reduction, J. Hydrogen Energy, 41(14), 5887-5901 (2016). PDF Sun, J.; X. Liu; Z. Feng; S. Mao; L. Zhang; S. Rohani and J. Lu, Solubility Measurement and Simulation of Rivaroxaban (Form I) in Solvent Mixtures from 273.15 to 323.15 K, J. Chem Eng. Data, 61(1), 495-503 (2016). PDF Behin, J; H. Kazamian and S. Rohani, Sonochemical synthesis of zeolite NaP from clinoptilolite, Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 28, 400-408 (2016). PDF Jibowu, T.; Ragab, D. and S. Rohani, Magnetic Mirtazapine Loaded Poly (propylene glycol) bis (2aminopropylether)(PPG-NH2, MW_2000) Nanocarriers for Controlled Drug Release, J. Material Sciences and Eng. 5 (259), 2169-0022.10002 (2016). PDF Ghasemi, Z.; I. Sourinezhad; H. Kazemian and S. Rohani, Application of zeolites in aquaculture industry: A review, Reviews in Aquaculture, 0, 1-21 (2016). PDF Zhang, X.; C. Xie; Y. Huang; B. Hou; Y. Bao; J. Gong; Q. Yin and S. Rohani, Formation and Transformation Behavior of Sodium Dehydroacetate Hydrates, Molecules, 21(4) 458 (2016). PDF Bukhari, S; H. Kazemian and S. Rohani, Effect of Ultrasound Energy on the Zeolitization of Chemical Extracts from Fused Coal Fly Ash, Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 28, 47-53 (2016). PDF Behin, J.; S. S. Bukhari; H. Kazemian and S. Rohani, Developing a zero liquid discharge process for zeolitization of coal fly ash to synthetic NaP zeolite, Fuel, 171, 195-202 (2016). PDF Aldahri, T.; J. Behin; H. Kazemian and S. Rohani, Synthesis of zeolite Na-P from coal fly ash by thermos-sonochemical treatment, Fuel, 182, 494-501 (2016). PDF Chen, Z.; Zhai, J.; Liu, X.; Mao, S.; Zhang, L.; Rohani, S. and J. Lu, Solubility measurement and correlation of the form A of Ibrutinib in organic solvents from 278.15 to 323.15 K, J. Chemical Thermo. 103, 342-348(2016). PDF Sun, J.; L. Zhang; S. Mao; S. Rohani and J. Lu, Solid-liquid equilibrium of NaCl + HOCH2COONa + H2O system from (283.15 to 353.15) K, Fluid Phase Equilibria, 409, 334-340 (2016). PDF Chen, G.; T.V.R. Kasanneni; E. Reyhanitash; Z. Yuan; S. Rohani; C. Xu; S. He, Novel inexpensive transition metal phosphide catalysts for upgrading of pyrolysis oil via hydrodeoxygenation, AICh E J., 62(10), 3664-3672 (2016). PDF Ahmadi, S; Z. Yuan; S. Rohani and C. Xu, Effects of nano-structured CoMo catalysts on hydrodeoxygenation of fast pyrolysis oil in supercritical ethanol, Catalysis Today, 269(1) 182-194 (2016). PDF Bahri, M; F. Haghighat; S. Rohani and H. Kazemian, Impact of design parameters on the performance of non-thermal plasma air purification system, Chem. Eng. J., 302, 204-212(2016). PDF Fang, Z.; M. Zhang; J. Sun; X. Liu; S. Mao; J. Lu and S. Rohani, A neural network approach to simulating the dynamic extraction process of L-phenylalanine from sodium chloride aqueous solutions by emulsion liquid membrane, C E & RD, 105, 188-199 (2016). PDF Skieneh, J.M.; B. Khalili, S. Horne, and S. Rohani, Crystallization of Esomeprazole Magnesium Water/Butanol Solvate, Molecules, 21 (5), 544 (2016). PDF Zhang, M.; Z. Fang; J. Zhai; S. Mao; L. Zhang, S. Rohani and J. Lu, Measurement and correlation of the solubility of rivaroxaban (form I) in binary mixtures of ethyl acetate with tetrahydrofuran, N,N-dimethylformamide, and N,N-dimethylacetamide from T = (278.15 to 318.15) K, J. Chemical Thermo, 94, 1-16 (2016). PDF