Mohammadi Fereidoon

CURRICULUM VITAE Fereidoon Mohammadi (BSc, MSc and PhD in Chemical Eng.) Iran Polymer and Petrochemical Institute (IPPI) P.O. Box: 14965/115 Tehran, IRAN E-mail: f.mohammadi@ippi.ac.ir http://www.ippi.ac.ir      Tel: +9821 44580043 Fax: +9821 4480032    Personal Information Name: Fereidoon                   Surname: Mohammadi Date of birth:  24/05/1965 Place of birth: Abadan, IRAN Marital status: Single E-mail: f.mohammadi@ippi.ac.ir Postal address: Petrochemicals Synthesis Dep., Iran Polymer & Petrochemical Institute (IPPI), P.O. Box 14965-115, Tehran, Iran.   Educational Record B.Sc. in Petrochemical Engineering (1988), Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Tehran, Iran. M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering (1993), University of New South Wales Sydney/ Australia. "Activation of Conducting Plastic Composite Electrodes for Vanadium Redox Flow Battery Application" Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering (1997), University of New South Wales Sydney/ Australia. "A Study of Electrochemical Mass Transfer and Hydrodynamics in Porous Graphite Fiber Electrodes"   Employment 2001- …   Iran Polymer and Petrochemical Institute IPPI), Academic staff and Head of Petrochemicals Synthesis Dep.,  2003–2004 National Petrochemical Company–Research and Technology (NPC-RT) Tehran / Iran, Head of the Documentation and Patenting Dep. 1999–2000 Mohaghegh Ardabili University. Ardabil/ Iran.  Head of Chemical Eng Dep. Lecturer / Teaching Heat Transfer, Unit Operation, and Technical English 1998–1999 Amirkabir University of Technology/ Tehran Part-time Lecturer / Teaching Heat Transfer 1990–1991 Arak Petrochemical Company, Arak/ Iran, Process Engineer at HDPE Plant.   Major Research Interests Perfluorinated ion exchange membrane for chlor-alkali and PEM Fuel         Cell applications Conventional Chlor-alkali by membrane cell process Advanced Chlor-alkali using oxygen reduction cathode Electrocatalysts for H2 evolution cathode Electrocatalysts for Cl2 gas Evolution anode (DSA Anode) Electrochemical process Engineering Commercialization of Polymer and Petrochemical Research Projects   Current Research (CR) and Completed Projecs (CP)  No   Project Sponsor(s) ‍‍ CP / CR   1 Film Forming, Characterization and Performance Evaluation of Perfluorosulfonic Sodium Type Membrane for Chlor–Alkali Application IPPI CP 2 Preparation, Characterization and Performance Evaluation of Perfluorocarboxylated Sodium salt Membrane by chemical treatment for Chlor–Alkali Application IPPI CP 3 Recycling and reuse of used Nafion and Flemion membrane for Chlor–Alkali Cells NPC-RT/ IPPI CP 4 The Effects of Process variables on the prerformance of Chlorate Cells   IPPI- IUST CP 5 Experimental study of process variables impacts on the prerformance of chlor-alkali by membrane cell NPC-RT/ IUST/IPPI CP 6 Preparation and Characterization of Ni+RuO2 Electrocatalyst for Hydrogen Evolution in Chlor-Alkali Process by electrodeposition and sol-gel techniques NPC-RT/IPPI CP 7 Deasign and construction of Bench-scale Chlor-Alkali Membrane Cell Set-Up NPC-RT CP 8 Study the latest status of  Chor-alkali Technology and Industry NPC-RT/ IPPI CP 9 Feasibility study of fabrication of Perfluorinated ion exchange membranes for chlor-alkali industry in Iran NPC-RT/ IPPI CP 10 Feasibility study of fabrication of cathode coating for H2 Evolution for chlor-alkali industry in Iran NPC-RT/ IPPI CP 11 Feasibility study of fabrication of DSA Anode coating for Cl2 evolution for chlor-alkali industry in Iran NPC-RT/ IPPI CR 12 Study of Operating Parameters Impacts on The Performance of The Advanced Chlor-Alkali Cell Using Oxygen Reduction Cathode NPC-RT/ IPPI CR 13 Preparation, Characterization and Evaluation of Mixed Oxide Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalyst as Cathode material for the Advanced chlor-Alkali Cell IPPI/ SUT CR 14 Evaluation, Selection and Monitoring of the Industrially attractive IPPI's projects toward commercialization  IPPI CR   Documentation of the Roadmap to Technology acquisition for IPPI PPI CR   SUT: Sharif University of Technology,  IUST: Iranian Unuversity of Science and Technology Selected Publications Conference  Papers:   F. Mohammadi, “Emerging opportunities for Development of Various Polymers in Iran Petrochemical Industries By Chlor-Alkali ” ISPST2003, Tehran, Iran,  May 2003 F. Mohammadi, E. Amiri A. Rabii and M. Khorasani “Film forming and characterization of perfluorinated sulfonic sodium salt membrane for chlor-alkali   application” ISPST2005, Tehran, Iran,  27-29 September 2005 F. Mohammadi, E. Amiri and M.E. Zeynali “ Performance evaluation of    perfluorosulfonic salt membranes formed by solution casting for chlor–alkali application” ISPST2005, Tehran, Iran,  27-29 September 2005. F. Mohammadi, P. Vahedian “Preparation and characterization of perfuorocarboxylic salt membrane prepared by chemical treatment of perfluorosulfonic acid membrane” ISPST2005, Tehran, Iran,  27-29 September 2005. F. Mohammadi, E. Amiri and M.E. Zeynali “Performance characteristics of   perfuorocarboxylic sodium salt membrane prepared by chemical treatment for chlor–alkali application” ISPST2005, Tehran, Iran,  27-29 September 2005 F. Mohammadi, R.Zandi-Zand1, M.Gharibi ” Preparation and investigation of electrochemical properties of Sol-Gel derived Ni/ (Ni+RuO2) electroactive cathodes for hydrogen evolution” 6th Biennial electrochemistry Seminar of Iran, Hamadan, Iran, 7-9 September  2005 F. Mohammadi, N. Ashrafizadeh and A.A. Jalali  “The effect of process conditions on electrochemical performance of a laboratory-scale chlor-alkali by membra” 6th Biennial electrochemistry Seminar of Iran, Hamadan, Iran, 7-9 September  2005 F. Mohammadi, N. Ashrafizadeh and H. Bakhshandeh “A study of process conditions effects on production of sodium chlorate in a filter-press type electolyzer with DSA anode” 6th Biennial electrochemistry Seminar of Iran, Hamadan, Iran, 7-9 September  2005 M. Vahdati, F. Mohammad I ”The kinetics of Chlorine evolution on Dimensionally stable anode(DSA) used in chlor-alkali industry” 6th Biennial electrochemistry Seminar of Iran, Hamadan, Iran, 7-9 September  2005 F. Mohammadi, M.Gharibi “Feasibility study of fabricating active coatings for H2 evolution cathodes used in chlor-alkali (CA) by membrane cell” 6th Biennial electrochemistry Seminar of Iran, Hamadan, Iran, 7-9 September  2005 F. Mohammadi, R.Zandi-Zand1 and A.Tarjoman” Co-Elctrodeposition and Characterization of Ni+RuO2 Nano-Electrocatalyst for Hydrogen Evolution in Chlor-Alkali Process “ Int. Conf. on Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems, IEEE-NEMS 2006,  Jan. 18-21, 2006, Zhuhai, China M. Yousefi, A. Rouollahi, M. Hadi and F. Mohammadi, ” Elctrochemical performance of a Pyrolytic carbon Film with the Anisotropic Microstructure “ Int. Conf. on Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems, IEEE-NEMS 2006,  Jan. 18-21, 2006, Zhuhai, China F. Mohammadi, R.Zandi-Zand1 and A.Tarjoman” Co-Elctrodeposition and Characterization of Ni+RuO2 Nano-Electrocatalyst for Hydrogen Evolution in Chlor-Alkali Process “ Int. Conf. on Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems, IEEE-NEMS 2006,  Jan. 18-21, 2006, Zhuhai, China A. A. Jalali,  N. Ashrafizadeh and F. Mohammadi., “The effect of process conditions on electrochemical performance of a laboratory-scale chlor-alkali by membra” The 11th Iranian Chemical Engineering Congress , Tehran, Iran, 28-30 November  2006   Journal Papers   F. Mohammadi, R.Zandi-Zand and M. Yousefi” Co-Elctrodeposition and Characterization of Ni+RuO2 Nano-Electrocatalyst for Hydrogen Evolution in Chlor-Alkali Process “IEEE Review Journal,  11 (2006) 577. M. Yousefi, A. Rouhollahi, M. Hadi and F. Mohammadi” Electrochemical Performance of Pyrolytic Carbon Film with Anisotropic Microstructure “IEEE Review Journal, 11 (2006) 291 F. Mohammadi, P. Timbrel, S. Zhong and M. Skyllas-Kazacos, Overcharge study in Vanadium redox battery, Journal of power Sources. 52 (1994) 61 F. Mohammadi, E. Amiri A. Rabii “Film forming,  characterization and Performance evaluation of perfluorinated sulfonic sodium salt membrane for chlor-alkali  application” Iran Polymer Journal (IPJ) submitted  A. A. Jalali, F. Mohammadi  and  S. N. Ashrafizadeh” The Effects of Process Conditions on Cell Voltage, Current Efficiency and Voltage Balance of a Chlor-Alkali by Membrane Cell, , Journal of Desalination, submitted 3, July 2005 F. Mohammadi,  A. A. Jalali, and  S. N. Ashrafizadeh”  Evaluation of Operating Parameters Impacts on Conversion, Yield and Selectivity of a Chlor-Alkali by Membrane Cell at Low Caustic Concentration By Taguchi Method, Journal of Desalination, submitted 29, July 2005 (Under review) F. Mohammadi, P. Vahedi “Preparation, Characterization and Performance Evaluation of  Perfuorocarboxylic salt membrane” Iranan  Polymer Journal (IPJ),  submitted, August  2005 (Under revesion)     Journals’ Reviewer 1)         Iranian Polymer Journal (IPJ) 2)         Amirkabir Journal of Science and Technology   Scientific society member 1)         Iran Polymer society. 2)         The Iranian Association of Chemical Engineers Updated: 20 April, 2007