▶  School of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering

▶  Sharif University of Technology

Hamid-Reza Kariminia, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

 

EDUCATION

2004, Ph.D., Kagoshima University, Japan

1997, M.Sc., Sharif University of Technology, Iran

1994, B.Sc., Sharif University of Technology, Iran

 

RESEARCH

● Biochemical engineering

● Environmental microbiology

● Bioremediation technology

● Biological wastewater treatment

● Modeling and simulation of bioprocesses

 

TEACHING

Graduate level:

● Bioseparations (Biotechnology students)

● Bioremediation Technology (for Environmental Engineering students), See this course at Shraif Courseware

 

Undergraduate level:

● Applied Mathematics in Chemical Engineering

● Fluid Mechanics I

● Fluid Mechanics II

 

PUBLICATIONS and CONFERENCES (selected)

- 2010, V. Yousefi and H.R. Kariminia. “Statistical analysis for enzymatic decolorization of acid orange 7 by Coprinus cinereus peroxidase”. 

International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation. 64 (3): 254-252.

- 2009, Aug. 23-27, V. Yousefi and H.R. Kariminia. “Optimization of Reactive Blue 221 Decolorization using Coprinus Cinerus Peroxidase”.  The 8^th World Congress of Chemical Engineering, Montreal, Canada.

- 2008, Sep. 1-5, H.R. Kariminia, A. S., M. Sakakibara. Newly isolated white-rot fungus capable of producing high levels of manganese peroxidase. Biotechnology of Lignocellulose Degradation, Biomass Utilization and Biorefinery (Mie Bioforum 2008), Sima Spain Mura, Japan.

- 2007. H.R. Kariminiaae H., A. Sakurai and M.Sakakibara. “Decolorization of synthetic dyes by a new manganese peroxidase-producing white rot fungus”. Dyes and Pigments. 72 (2): 157-162.

 

STDENDTS SUPERVISION

Master degrees students completed

- I. Shahidi Poorsavizi, MS Biotechnology, June 2008, Thesis: “Optimization of peroxidase production by Coprinus cinereus”.

- V. Yousefi, MS Environmental Engineering, December 2008, Thesis: “Enzymatic decolorization of synthetic dye solutions by Coprinus cinereus peroxidase”.

- M. Fayaz, MS Environmental Engineering, August 2009, Thesis: “Experimental studies on enzymatic production of biodiesel using castor oil”.

- F. Geramiraz, MS Environmental Engineering, September 2009, Thesis: “Application of external MBR for the treatment of oily wastewater”.

- A. Khazraie, MS Biotechnology, December 2009, Thesis: “Construction and experimental evaluation of a laboratory scale microbial fuel cell”.

- M. Mansouri, MS Environmental Engineering, December 2009, Thesis: “Enzymatic decolorization in a continuous system using Coprinus cinereus peroxidase”.

- M. Ghadiri, MS Food Industries, January 2010, Thesis: “Development of an enzyme inhibition based biosensor for detection of toxic material”.

- M. Atapour, MS Environmental Engineering, January 2010, Thesis: “Experimental studies on biodiesel production in alkaline catalyzed reaction applying used frying oil”.

 

CONTACT

Address: School of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, P.O.Box 11155-9465, Azadi Ave., Tehran, Iran.

Tel.: +98-21-6616-6426

Email : kariminia@sharif.ir