Dr. Arash Alizadeh

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow

Project: Polymerization Process Modelling for Bench Scale Reactors

Doctor of Philosophy (Chemical Engineering) Dual Degree from Queen’s University, Canada and University of Claude Bernard Lyon I, France
Masters of Applied Technology in Petrochemicals, Polymers, and Plastics, Institut Français du Pétrole (IFP School), France
Bachelor of Engineering (Polymer Engineering) Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Iran

Research interests:

Modeling the kinetics, thermodynamics, mass and heat transfer, and particle dynamics in the polymerization processes
Development of first principles mathematical models for the batch and continuous operation of the polymerization reactors with emphasis on polyolefins
Synthesis, characterization, and development of new polyolefins

Awards:

Ph.D Scholarship, Dutch Polymer Institute (DPI), NETHERLANDS (2009-2014)
M.Sc Scholarship, TOTAL Company, FRANCE (2007-2009)
Top and Honored Student of Amirkabir University of Technology, IRAN (2003-2007)
The First Rank in Department of Polymer Engineering and Color Technology, Amirkabir University of Technology, IRAN (2003-2007)
The Silver Medal in the National Chemistry Olympiad, IRAN (2002)

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Email: alizaadeh@yahoo.com ; arash4@ualberta.ca

Publications:

A. Alizadeh, F. Sharif, M. Ebrahimi, T. F. L. McKenna, Modeling Condensed Mode Operation for Ethylene Polymerization: Part III. Mass and Heat Transfer, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2018., 57 (18), 6097-6114.

A. Alizadeh, T. F. L. McKenna, Particle Growth during the Polymerization of Olefins on Supported Catalysts. Part 2: Current Experimental Understanding and Modeling Progresses on Particle Fragmentation, Growth, and Morphology Development, Macromol. React. Eng. 2018, 12 (1), 1700027.

A. Alizadeh, J. Chmelař, F. Sharif, M. Ebrahimi, J. Kosek, T. F. L. McKenna, Modeling Condensed Mode Operation for Ethylene Polymerization: Part I. Thermodynamics of Sorption, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2017, 56 (5), 1168-1185.

M. Namkajorn, A. Alizadeh, D. Romano, S. Rastogi, T. F. L. McKenna, Condensed Mode Cooling for Ethylene Polymerization: Part III. The Impact of Induced Condensing Agents on Particle Morphology and Polymer Properties, Macromol. Chem. Phys. 2016, 217 (13), 1521-1528.

A. Alizadeh, M. Namkajorn, E. Somsook, T. F. L. McKenna, Condensed Mode Cooling for Ethylene Polymerization: Part II. The Effect of Different Condensable Comonomers and Hydrogen on Polymerization Rate. Macromol. Chem. Phys. 2015, 216 (9), 985-995.

A. Alizadeh, M. Namkajorn, E. Somsook, T. F. L. McKenna, Condensed Mode Cooling for Ethylene Polymerization: Part I. The Effect of Different Induced Condensing Agents on Polymerization Rate. Macromol. Chem. Phys. 2015, 216 (8), 903-913.

M. Namkajorn, A. Alizadeh, E. Somsook, T. F. L. McKenna, Condensed-Mode Cooling for Ethylene Polymerization: The Influence of Inert Condensing Agent on the Polymerization Rate. Macromol. Chem. Phys. 2014, 215 (9), 873-878.

A. Alizadeh, T. F. L. McKenna, Condensed Mode Cooling for Ethylene Polymerization: The Influence of the Heat of Sorption. Macromol. React. Eng. 2014, 8 (5), 419-433.

A. Alizadeh, T. F. L. McKenna, Condensed Mode Cooling in Ethylene Polymerisation: Droplet Evaporation. Macromol. Symp. 2013, 333 (1), 242-247.

T. F. L. McKenna, E. Tioni, M. M. Ranieri, A. Alizadeh, C. Boisson, V. Monteil, Catalytic olefin polymerisation at short times: Studies using specially adapted reactors. Can. J. Chem. Eng. 2013, 91 (4), 669-686.

Patents:

T. F. L. McKenna, M. Namkajorn, A. Alizadeh, Method for the preparation of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene, Patent Number: WO 2017001882 A1, 2017.