Aims:

• The preparation and characterization of highly active catalyst layers for oxidation and methane steam reforming
• Modeling of heat and mass transfer in coupled oxidation/reforming microreactors
• Fabrication and characterization of composite Pd-membranes by suspension plasma spraying
• Design and fabrication of different micromembrane reformer modules

Publications

1. M. Mahmoudizadeh, A. Irankhah, R. Irankhah, Development of a Replaceable Micro-channel Reformer Coated with Novel CuZnFe Catalyst for Methanol Steam Reforming, Chemical Engineering & Technology, Volume 39, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 322–330.
2. M. Mahmoudizadeh, A. Irankhah, R. Irankhah, A Performance Study on Electrocoating Process with CuZnAl Nano-Catalyst for Methanol Steam Reformer: Effect of Time and Voltage, RSC Advances, Volume 6, Issue 31, 2016, Pages 25934-25942.
3. A. C. Roshan, A. Irankhah, M. Mahmoudizadeh, H. Arandiyan, Single-Stage Water Gas Shift Reaction over Structural Modified Cu-Ce Catalysts at Medium Temperatures: Synthesis and Catalyst Performance, Chemical Engineering Research and Design, Volume 132, 2018, Pages 843-852.

Curriculum Vitae

• Positions and Work Experience

Research Interests

• Heterogeneous catalysis; synthesis and characterization
• Design, fabrication, and experimental investigation of microreactors
• Catalyst coating in microchannels
• Kinetics of chemical reactions
• Hydrogen-selective composite membranes
• Micro reactor-heat exchangers for hydrogen production
• Mathematical modeling of chemical reactions