Seyyed Mohammad Jokar
Academic Appointments
Honors & Awards
- Selected as a top educational professor in the department of Chemical, Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Shiraz University of Technology, 2022.
- Selected as excellence in the industry in the department of Chemical, Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Shiraz University of Technology, 2021.
- Nominated as an international young researcher award,
- Ranked the 1st position among Ph.D. students, School of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Shiraz University, 2011-2016.
- The superior researcher of Shiraz University in the year 2014.
- Research fellowship from Shiraz University (Italian Membrane Center), 2014.
- World pioneer scientist in flare gas recovery with high cited papers, 2012.
- Scholarship for the Ph.D. degree from the ministry of science and technology of Iran, 2011.
- The member of the Iranian Elite foundation.
- The member of Special talents of Shiraz University.
- 1st position among Ph.D. students, 2013.
Contact
Professional Education
2011 ~ 2016 | PhD, Chemical Engineering, (Advanced Chemical Engineering) 1- School of Gas, Oil and Chemical Engineering, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran. 2- Institute for Membrane technology, Universitá della Calabria (ITM-CNR) |
2008 ~ 2011 | Master of Science, Chemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, (Advanced Chemical Engineering), School of Gas, Oil and Chemical Engineering, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran. |
2003 ~ 2007 | Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering, (Petrochemical Engineering), School of Gas, Oil and Chemical Engineering, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran. |
Courses
- Process Design Ref:E. Ludwig, Applied process designing for chemical and petrochemical plants, 3rd edition, Elsevier, 2010.James R. Couper, W. Roy Penney, James R. Fair, Stanley M. Walas, Chemical process equipment selection and design, 3rd edition, Elsevier, 2012.Jim Barbee, Monte Davis, Sam Davis, Daniel Gaddis, Jim Harrison, Michael Holtz, Rick McElroy, Jeff Poliui, Jim Willett, Standards of the Tubular Exchanger Manufacturer Association (TEMA), 9thedition, New York, 2007.Eugene F. Megyesy, pressure vessel handbook, 12th edition, pressure vessel publishing INC, Oklahama, 2001.D. W. Green, R. H. Perry, Perry's Chemical Engineer's Handbook, 8th Edition, McGraw-Hill, New York, 2008.C. Mathews, Engineers guide to pressure equipments, Professional engineering publishing limited, 2001.
- Simulation with software
International teaching courses:
- Teaching shell and tube heat exchanger design, for the students of the National university of Oman, 2021.
- Teaching Process design software course, for the students of Al-Furat Al-Awsat Technical University, 2019.
SUTech advisees
- Study of Permeability and Selectivity of Pure CH4 and CO2 Using the Mixed Membrane of Pebax Polymers With a Combination of 50-50 Pebax Polymers 1657 and 2533 With Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles.
- Study of Permeability and Selectivity of Pure CH4 and CO2 Using Nanocomposite Membrane of Poly (ether- block-amide) / Graphene oxide
- Production of Biodiesel from Lipid of Mutton Bone through Ultrasonic Method
- The Biodiesel Production from Chicken Feet Oil Using Ultrasonic Technology
- The Methods of Salt Deposition Reduction on the Reboiler Distillation Column of Gas Condensate Stabilization Unit: A Case Study
- Fabrication and Study of Permeability and Selectivity of Pebax2533/ Zinc oxide nanocomposite membrane to pure methane and carbon dioxide gases
- A Novel Membrane Reactor System Design for Biodiesel Upgrading
- The prediction of selectivity and permeability of CO2 and CH4 in PEBAX1657/PEGDA membranes by molecular dynamic simulation.
- The Application of Superhydrophobic Melamine Sponge for Oil-Water Separation.
- Optimization of acrylic-based Demulsifier for separation of water in crude oil emulsion in Gachsaran oil field.
- Creating Oil/Water Separation Setup, Working Based on Modified Superhydrophobic Sponges
- Ultrasonic Assisted Production of Biodiesel from Microalgae
- Modeling of Biodiesel Production Using Microalgae Spirulina Maxima
- Modeling of Hydrogen Sulfide Solubility in Ionic Liquids Using Sanchez-Lacombe (SL) Equation of State (EoS)
- Predicting hydrate formation temperature at high concentrations of methanol and ethylene glycol
- Mathematical modeling of heat and mass transfer on the porous circular fins under fully wet conditions and the effect of various parameters on it
- Experimental Measurements and Thermodynamic Modeling of Wax Disappearance Temperature for a Quadruple System
- Mathematical modeling of heat transfer on the direct fins with the variable surface area and the effect of various parameters on it.
- Biodiesel production from Echium Oil.
- Ultrasonic Assisted Production of Biodiesel from Microalgae.
Current Research
- Membrane Technology
- Hydrogen production
- Biodiesel production
- Chemical processes design
- Computer simulation of industrial processes
- Simulation of flare gas recovery of oil and gas refineries for environmental and economical benefits
- Environmental problems
- Modeling of reactors especially membrane reactors, slurry reactors, fixed bed reactors
- Economical investigation of industrial plants
All Publications
- a) Membrane reactor and hydrogen production
- a1) Experiments
1- M. Jokar, M.R. Rahimpour, A. Shariati, A. Iulianelli, G. Bagnato, A. Vita, Francesco Dalena, A. Basile, Pure hydrogen production in membrane reactor with mixed reforming reaction by utilizing waste gas: A case study, Processes, 2016, 4, 33. |
2- Basile, V. Palma, C. Ruocco, G. Bagnato, S.M. Jokar, M.R. Rahimpour, A. Shariati, C. Rossi, A. Iulianelli, Pure Hydrogen Production via Ethanol Steam Reforming Reaction over a Novel Pt- Co Based Catalyst in a Dense Pd-Ag Membrane Reactor (An Experimental Study), International Journal of Membrane Science and Technology, 2015, 2, 5-14. |
- a2) Modeling
3- M. Jokar, M.R. Keshavarz, M. Zhubin, P. Parvasi, A. BAsile, A novel tubular membrane reactor for pure hydrogen production in the synthesis of formaldehyde by the silver catalyst process, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2021, 46, 21953-21964. |
4- Parvasi, S.M. Jokar, A. Shamseddini, A. Babapoor, F. Mirzaie, H. Abbasfard and A. Basile, A novel recovery loop for reducing greenhouse gas emission: Simultaneous production of syngas and pure hydrogen in a membrane reformer, Renewable Energy, 2020, 153, 130-142. |
5- Parvasi, S. M. Jokar, A. BAsile, A. Iulianelli, An on-board pure H2 supply system based on a membrane reactor for a fuel cell vehicle: a theoretical study, Membranes, 2020, 10, 159. |
6- M. Jokar, P. Parvasi, A. Basile, The performance evaluation of an industrial membrane reformer with catalyst-deactivation for a domestic methanol production plant, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2019, 47, 25730-25739. |
7- P. Parvasi, S. M. Jokar, A Novel Reactor Configuration for Industrial Methanol Production from the Synthesis Gas, Journal of Energy Resources Technology, 2019, 141(4), 42007-420014. |
8- M. Jokar, P. Parvasi, A. BAsile, The evaluation of methane mixed reforming reaction in an industrial membrane reformer for hydrogen production, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2018, 43, 15321-15329. |
9- Basile, S. Curcio, G. Bagnato, S. Liguori, S.M. Jokar, A. Iulianelli, Water gas shift reaction in membrane reactors: Theoretical investigation by artificial neural networks model and experimental validation, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2015, 40, 5897-5906. |
10- Salehi, S.M. Jokar, J. Shariati, M. Bahmani, M.A. Sedghamiz, M.R. Rahimpour, Enhancement of CO conversion in a novel slurry bubble column reactor for methanol synthesis, Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 2014, 21, 170-183. |
11- R. Rahimpour, S.M. Jokar, Z. Jamshidnejad, A Novel Slurry Bubble Column Membrane Reactor Concept for Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis in GTL Technology, Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 2012, 90, 383-396. |
- a3) Review
12- S. M. Jokar, A. Farokhnia, M. Tavakolian, M. Pejman, P. Parvasi, J. Javanmardi, F. Zare, M. Clara Gonçalves, A. Basile, The Recent Areas of Applicability of Palladium Based Membrane Technologies for Hydrogen Production from Methane and Natural Gas: A Review, 2023, 48, 16, 6451-6476. |
13- F. Zare, A. Janeca, S.M. Jokar, M. Faria, M. Clara Gonçalves, Interaction of Human Serum Albumin with Uremic Toxins: The Need of New Strategies Aiming at Uremic Toxins Removal, Membranes 2022, 12, 261. |
- b) Environmental Engineering and energy saving
- b1) Flare gas recovery and waste treatment
14- Parvasi, S.M. Jokar, A. Basile, A novel concept for pure hydrogen production and a massive reduction in CO2 emissions from the formaldehyde absorption process, Asia- Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2022. |
15- S. M. Jokar, D.A. Wood, S. Sinehbaghizadeh, P. Parvasi, J. Javanmardi, Transformation of associated natural gas into valuable products to avoid gas wastage in the form of flaring, Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 2021, 94, 104078. |
16- M. R. Rahimpour, S.M. Jokar. Feasibility of Flare Gas Reformation to Practical Energy in Farashband Gas Refinery: No Flaring, Hazardous Material, 2012, 209– 210, 204– 217. |
17- Sadatshojaie, D.A. Wood, S.M. Jokar, M.R. Rahimpour, Applying ultrasonic fields to separate water contained in medium-gravity crude oil emulsions and determining crude oil adhesion coefficients, Ultrasonic Sonochemistry, 2021, 70, 105303. |
18- Aziz Babapoor, Reza Hajimohammadi, Seyyed Mohammad Jokar, and Meysam Paar, Biosensor Design for Detection of Mercury in Contaminated Soil Using Rhamnolipid Biosurfactant and Luminescent Bacteria, Journal of Chemistry, 2020, 2020. |
19- The Performance Enhancement of Paraffin as a PCM During the Solidification Process: Utilization of Graphene and Metal Oxide Nanoparticles, Aziz Babapoor, Alireza Haghighi, Seyyed Mohammad Jokar, Mehdi Ahmadi Mezjin, Iranian Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, 2020, 2020, 111, 41. |
20- S. M. Jokar, N. Zamaninejad, P. Parvasi, J. Javanmardi, “Simulation and Modification of The Process at The Gas Compression Station to Reduce Fuel Consumption and Environmental Pollution”, Journal of Modeling in Engineering, 2020, 18, 62, (In Persian). |
21- Abbasfard, S.H. Hashemi, M.R. Rahimpour, S.M. Jokar, S. Ghader, Reducing NOx Emissions from Nitric Acid Plant of Karoon Petrochemical Complex: Enhanced Conversion in Conventional Radial Flow Reactor of SCR Process, Environmental technology, 2013, 34 (20), 2871–2883. |
22- Davoudi, M.R. Rahimpour, S.M. Jokar, F. Nikbakht, H. Abbasfard, The Major Sources of Gas Flaring and Air Contamination in the Natural Gas Processing Plants; A Case Study for Asalooyeh, Iran, Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 2013, 13, 7-19. |
23- M. R. Rahimpour, Z. Jamshidnejad, S.M. Jokar, G. Karimi, A. Ghorbani, A.H. Mohammadi, A Comparative Study of Three Different Methods for Flare Gas Recovery of Asalooye Gas Refinery, Journal of Natural Gas Science & Engineering, 2012, 4, 17-28. |
- b2) Biodiesel technology
24- M. Naraki, P. Parvasi, S.M. Jokar, A. Iunianelli, Experimental and theoretical feasibility study of methanol application for Echium oil-based biodiesel production, Renewable Energy, 2023, 202, 1241-1247. |
25- A. Farokhnia, S.M. Jokar, P. Parvasi, and Albert S. Kim. A Novel Design for Biodiesel Production from Methanol + Mutton Bone Fat Mixture, Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts, 2022, 15, 130. |
26- S. F. Mirab Haghighi, P. Parvasi, S.M. Jokar, A. Basile, Investigating the Effects of Ultrasonic Frequency and Membrane Technology on Biodiesel Production from Chicken Waste, Energies, 2021, 14, 2133. |
27- A. Ghorbani, B. Bazooyar, A. Shariati, S.M. Jokar, H. Ajami, A. Naderi, A Comparative Study of Combustion Performance and Emission of Biodiesel Blends and Diesel in an Experimental Boiler, Applied Energy, 2011, 88, 4725–4732. |
28- A. Alizadeh, M. Khosh-khui, K. Javidnia, O. Firuzi, S.M. Jokar, Chemical composition of the essential oil, total phenolic content and antioxidant activity in Origanum majorana L. (lamiaceae) cultivated in Iran, Advances in Environmental Biology, 2011, 5(8), 2326-2331. |
- c) Chemical processes design and industrial problems
29- H. Abbasfard, M. Ghanbari, A. Ghasemi, G. Ghahraman, S.M. Jokar, M.R. Rahimpour, CFD modelling of flow mal-distribution in an industrial ammonia oxidation reactor: A case study, Applied Thermal Engineering, 2014, 67, 223-229. |
30- S. M. Jokar, H.R. Rahimpour, H. Momeni, M.R. Rahimpour, H. Abbasfard, Simulation and feasibility analysis of structured packing replacement in absorption column of natural gas dehydration process: A case study for Farashband gas processing plant, Iran, Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 2014, 18, 336-350. |
31- M. R. Rahimpour, S.M. Jokar, P. Feyzi, R. Asghari, Investigating the Performance of South Pars Refinery Dehydration Unit with Coldfinger Technology, Journal of Natural Gas Science & Engineering, 2013, 12, 1-12. |
32- M. R. Rahimpour, M. Davoudi, S.M. Jokar, I. Khoramdel, A. Shariati, M.R. Dehnavi, Wax Formation Assessment of Condensate in South Pars Gas Refinery Sea Pipeline (A Case Study), Journal of Natural Gas Science & Engineering, 2013, 10, 25-40. |
33- M. R. Rahimpour, M. Ghaemi, S.M. Jokar, O. Dehghani, M. Jafari, S. Amiri, S. Raeissi, The Enhancement of Hydrogen Recovery in PSA Unit of Jam petrochemical company, Chemical engineering journal, 2013, 226, 444–459. |
- d) Heat and mass transfer
34- R. Jabarpoor, J. Javanmardi, M. Roostaei, Kh. Nasrifar, P. Parvasi, F. Alavi, S. M. Jokar, Possibility of Gas Heater Elimination for City-Gate Gas Stations in Hot-Climate Regions of Fars Province, Iranian Chemical Engineering Journal, 2021, 19, 62-73. |
35- Aziz Babapoor, Mehdi. AhmadiMezjin, Araz Hoseinasadi, Seyyed Mohammad Jokar, Meysam Paar, Seyed Iman Golestaneh, Simulation and Optimization of Thermal Management in L-Shaped Tubes Coated with Phase Change Material Nanofibers, Iranian Chemical Engineering Journal, 2020, 18,107, (In Persian). |
36- M. R. Talaghat, S.M. Jokar, E. Modarres, Mathematical modeling of methyl ester concentration distribution in a continuous membrane tubular reactor and comparison with conventional tubular reactor, Heat and Mass Transfer, 2017, 53(10), 3099-3108. |
37- M. R. Talaghat, S.M. Jokar, Determination of heat transfer parameters by use of finite integral transform and experimental data or regular geometric shapes, Heat and Mass Transfer, 2017, 53, 3529-3544. |
38- M. R. Talaghat, S.M. Jokar, Prediction of induction time for methane hydrate formation in the presence or absence of THF in flow loop system by Natarajan model, Heat and Mass Transfer, 2017, 54, 2783-2792. |
39- S. M. Jokar, M.R. Rahimpour, A. Shariati, Heat exchanger application for environmental problem reducing in flare systems of an oil refinery and a petrochemical plant: Two case studies, Applied Thermal Engineering, 2016, 106, 796-810. |
40- A. Shamseddini, M. Heravi, S.M. Jokar, M.R Rahimpour, A step toward saving energy using thermal modification of crude oil preheat network: A case study, Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers, 2015, 51, 79–87. |
- e) Review Paper
41- M. R. Rahimpour, M.R. Dehnavi, F. Allahgholipour, D. Iranshahi, S.M. Jokar, Assessment and Comparison of Different Catalytic Coupling Exothermic and Endothermic Reactions: A Review, Applied Energy, 2012, 99, 496–512. |
- Books:
- S. M. Jokar, A Clean Environment by Flare Gas Recovery, Lap Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany, 2017.
- S. M. Jokar, An alternative design to diminish environmental impacts of flares, Lap Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany, 2016.
- Presented in conferences
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S. M. Jokar, P. Parvasi, Air pollution reduction by using the waste products from furnace stack to produce hydrogen with methanol steam reforming, The National Conference on Treatment of Water, Air, and Soil, Tehran, Iran, July 2018.
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P. Parvasi, S. M. Jokar, The formaldehyde removal from industrial wastewater, The National Conference on Treatment of Water, Air and Soil, Tehran, Iran, July 2018.
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S. M. Jokar, P. Parvasi, The modeling of the packed tower for Ammonia removal from purge stream: A case study, The 10th International Chemical Engineering Congress & Exhibition, Isfahan, Iran, May 2018.
- N. Zamani Nejad, P. Parvasi, S. M. Jokar, “Comparison of the performance of chemical demulsifiers in the separation of water emulsions in Iranian heavy crude oils”, 19th Iranian Physical Chemistry Conference, 2019.
- Ardeshir Dindarloo, Seyyed Mohammad Jokar and Jafar Javanmardi, Gas Permeation through PEBAX Block Copolymer Membranes-A Review, 2nd International Biennial Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Conference, 2018.
- M.Raeisi, J.Javanmardi, F.Alavi, S. M.Jokar, Prediction of Hydrate Dissociation Conditions for system of Tetrahydrofuran + Water, 20th Iranian Physical Chemistry Conference, 2017.
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S. M. Jokar, Z. Jamshidnejad, M. R. Rahimpour, GTL Technology and Environment, The 60th Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference, Canada, October 26, 2010.
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S. M. Jokar, Z. Jamshidnejad, M. R. Rahimpour, H. R. Mottaghi, M. M. Barmaki, H. R. Rahimpour, Removal of Urea and Ammonia from Industrial Wastewater in Order for Improvement of Treatment Section of Old Urea Plant , The 60th Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference, Canada, November 27, 2010 .
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M. R. Rahimpour, S. M. Jokar, Z. Jamshidnejad, Produce On-board Hydrogen from Methanol by New System with Internal Burner for PEM Fuel Cell Vehicles, The 60th Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference, Canada, October 25, 2010.
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Z. Jamshidnejad, S. M. Jokar, M. R. Rahimpour, A Comparetive Study of Fischer – Tropsch Synthesys and environmental effects, The 60th Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference, Canada, October 26, 2010.
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S.M.Jokar, Z. Jamshidnejad, A Comparative Study Of Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis and Environmental Effects, 1st International Chemical and Environmental Engineering Conference, Malaysia, November 28, 2010,
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Z. Jamshidnejad, S.M.Jokar, A Comparative Study about Combination of Methanol Reactors with Hydrogen-Perm Selective Membrane and Positive Effect in Environment, 1st International Chemical and Environmental Engineering Conference, Malaysia, November 28, 2010,
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S.M. Jokar, M.R. Rahimpour, M. Rezayi, Z. Jamshidnejad, Economical usage of flare gas, 1st International conference on management, entrepreneurship and innovation, Iran, February 16, 2010.
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S.M. Jokar, S. Jokar, Z. Jamshidnejad, preventing purge gas in pigging, 1st International conference on management, entrepreneurship and innovation, Iran, February 16, 2010.
- S. F. Mirab, P. Parvasi and S. M. Jokar, “The performance of ultrasonic system on biodiesel production”, 2st National Conference on Gas and petrochemical process, (2019), (in Persian).
- A. Farokhnia, S. M. Jokar and P. Parvasi, “Optimization of biodiesel production from animal waste”, 2st National Conference on Gas and petrochemical process, (2019), (in Persian).
- S. F. Mirab, P. Parvasi and S. M. Jokar, “The effect of fatty acids in fuel characteristics of biodiesel”, The 11th International Chemical Engineering Congress & Exhibition (IChEC 2020), Fouman, Iran, 15-17 April, (2020).
- M. Pejman, S. M. Jokar, P. Parvasi, “Performance evaluation of natural oils and fats based biodiesel production reactors”, The 17th Iranian National Congress of Chemical Engineering, Mashhad, Iran, 9-11 November, (2021), (in Persian).
- S. M. Jokar, H. Hasanzadeh, K. Soltanipour, P. Parvasi, The comparison of two types of superhydrophobic materials for separation of oil-water mixtures, 3rd international conference on the new technologies in the Oil, Gas & Petrochemical Industries, (2022), (in Persian).
- S.M. Jokar, M. H. Laki, An overview of the methods of calculating the ultimate Biochemical oxygen demand (UBOD) and reaction rate constant (K), 4th international conference on the new technologies in the Oil, Gas & Petrochemical Industries, (2023), (in Persian).