Ali Ghannadzadeh (A.)
CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECT
CurCol: Curcumin-based sustainable colours; AMIBM, The Netherlands
PAST RESEARCH PROJECTS
• BM2C6: Developing a New Value Chain from Biomass to C6 Polymers; AMIBM, The Netherlands
• BOTLEK: Biobased Development of Thermochemistry for Levulinate Esters and Ketals; AMIBM, The Netherlands
• PACK-CE: Recyclable Multilayer Food Packaging for a Circular Economy; AMIBM, The Netherlands
• A Comparative LCA of Electricity Generation Systems: Hydrogen vs. Fossil Fuels; University of Ulsan, South Korea
• LCA / Exergy Analysis / Combined Pinch and Exergy Analysis of Ammonia, Ethylene (a, b), Ethylene Oxide (a, b), Chlorine–Caustic Soda (a, b, c), Ethylene Dichloride–Vinyl Chloride, and Polyol Ether Production Processes; Hamedan University of Technology, Iran
• Hydrogen Production via Direct Thermal Cracking of Methane (a, b) under Leadership of Nobel Prize Laureate Prof. Carlo Rubbia; Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies, Germany
• General Methodology for Exergy Balance in a Process Simulator; ProSim S.A., France
• A New Cogeneration Targeting Model for Site Utility Systems; The University of Manchester, UK
EDUCATION
• PhD in Process and Environmental Engineering; Université de Toulouse, Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse, France
• MSc in Petrochemicals, Polymers and Plastics; IFP (Institut Français du Pétrole) School, France
SELECTED TEACHING ACTIVITIES
• Coordinator, Lecturer and Skill Trainer of Process Technology Course, Master’s Programme in Biobased Materials
• Co-coordinator & Skill Trainer of Sustainability of Biobased Materials Course, Master’s Programme in Biobased Materials
• Coordinator of Portfolio Reflection, Master’s Programme in Biobased Materials
• Lecturer & Tutor of Training Module of “Life Cycle Assessment: Basic Principles and Uses”
• Lecturer & Tutor of Biobased Materials Course, Maastricht Science Programme (MSP)
• Lecturer & Tutor of Engineering in a Circular Economy Course, Bachelor's Programme in Circular Engineering
• Tutor of Biobased Materials Course, Master’s Programme in Biobased Materials
• Tutor of Circular Economy Project, Bachelor's Programme in Business Engineering
• Tutor of Life Cycle Assessment Project, Bachelor's Programme in Circular Engineering
• Supervision of Master Thesis Projects, Master’s Programme in Biobased Materials
• Assessor of MSc Thesis (Circular Economy), School of Business and Economics
• Supervision of Bachelor Thesis Projects, Maastricht Science Programme (MSP)
• Supervision of Bachelor Thesis Projects, University College Maastricht (UCM)
• Accreditation of Circular Engineering Bachelor's Programme
SELECTED TAUGHT COURSES
Life Cycle Assessment, Process Technology, Conceptual Design of Chemical Processes, Unit Operations, Transport Phenomena
SELECTED EDITORIAL & JOURNAL POSITIONS
• Topic Editor of Journal of Energies
• Reviewer of Nature Sustainability
• Reviewer of Johnson Matthey Technology Review
• Reviewer of Journal of Cleaner Production
Expertise
- Environmental Sustainability
- Exergy-aided Life Cycle Assessment
- Carbon & Energy Footprints
- Process Integration
- Exergy & Pinch Analyses
- Waste Heat Recovery
- Process Design
- Process Development
- Process Simulation & Modeling
- Polymers
- Chemical Process Technology
- Chemical & Mechanical Recycling
- Biobased Products
- Biobased Chemicals
- Bioenergy
