Dr. Ali Rownaghi
Assistant Professor
CHEMICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Missouri University of Science and Technology
United States of America
Biography
BS Chemistry, University of Mashhad, 2001 MS Catalysis, University of Tehran, 2004 PhD Catalysis, University Putra, 2008
Research Interest
Catalysis and Reaction Engineering; Membrane Gas Separations; Mixed Matrix Membranes for In-situ Reaction and Separation; Carbon Capture and Utilizations; Hybrid Energy Systems
Publications
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A. Rownaghi and Y. H. T. Yap, “Solvothermal Synthesis of Vanadium Phosphate Catalysts for n-Butane Oxidationâ€, Chemical Engineering Journal 155, 514-522 (2009).
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A. Rownaghi and J. Hedlund, “Methanol to Gasoline-Range Hydrocarbons: Influence of Nanocrystal Size and Mesoporosity on Catalytic Performance and Product Distribution of ZSM-5â€, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 50, 11872-11878 (2011).
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A. Rownaghi and J. Hedlund, â€Selective Formation of Light Olefin by n-Hexane Cracking Over HZSM-5: Influence of Crystal Size and Acid Sites of Nano- and Micrometer-Sized Crystalsâ€, Chemical Engineering Journal 191, 528-533 (2012).
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A. Rownaghi and J. Hedlund, “Uniform Mesoporous ZSM-5 Single Crystals Catalyst with High Resistance to Coke Formation for Methanol Deoxygenationâ€, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials 151, 26-33 (2012).
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A. Rownaghi and R. L. Huhnke, “Producing Hydrogen-Rich Gases by Steam Reforming of Syngas Tar over CaO/MgO/NiO Catalystsâ€, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 1, 80-86 (2013).
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A. Rownaghi, S. K. Burgess, D. S. Mikkilineni, and W. J. Koros, “Thermochemical Post-treatment Effects on Morphology and Performance of PDMS/Torlon® Composite Hollow Fiber (HF) Membraneâ€, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research (2014).
