Ali Ghannadzadeh (A.)
CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECT
Realise-Bio: Dynamic LCA and Circularity Assessment of Biobased Products; AMIBM, The Netherlands
PAST RESEARCH PROJECTS
• CurCol: LCA of Curcumin-based Colours; AMIBM, The Netherlands
• BM2C6: LCA Study on Production of C6 Polymers from Biomass; AMIBM, The Netherlands
• BOTLEK: LCA of Biobased Levulinate Esters and Ketals; AMIBM, The Netherlands
• PACK-CE: LCA of Recyclable Multilayer Food Packaging; 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
• Coordinator & Lecturer of Biotechnology for Sustainable Processes Course, Bachelor's Programme in Circular Engineering
• 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
• Tutor of Process and Product Engineering, Bachelor's Programme in Business Engineering
• Supervision of Master Thesis Projects, Master’s Programme in Biobased Materials
• Assessor of MSc Thesis, 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
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
• F. Pellengahr, A. Ghannadzadeh, Y. van der Meer, How Accurate is Plastic End-of-Life Modeling in LCA? Investigating the Main Assumptions and Deviations for the End-of-Life Management of Plastic Packaging. Sustainable Production and Consumption. 2023.
• C. Garcia-Saravia Ortiz-de-Montellano, A. Ghannadzadeh, Y. van der Meer, The CIRCULAR Pathway: A New Educational Methodology for Exploratory Circular Value Chain Redesign, Frontiers in Sustainability, 2023.
• S. Kouamé, A. Ghannadzadeh, A Comparative Parametric Study on Dynamic Biogenic Carbon of Harvested Wood Products: Biomass Rotation Period vs. Product Lifetime, Energies, 2023.
• J.M. Schneider, A. Ghannadzadeh, Y. van der Meer, Material Flow Analysis of a Post-Consumer Plastic Packaging Recycling System in The Netherlands: A Focus on Beverage Carton, Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 2022.
● A. Ghannadzadeh, A. H. Tarighaleslami, Exergy-aided Environmental Life Cycle Assessment of Propylene Oxide Production, The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 2022.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
• Industrial Ecology: Life Cycle Assessment, Exergy Analysis, Circularity Assessment, Material Flow Analysis
• Circular & Biobased Products: Dynamic Biogenic Carbon, Chemical Recycling, Microplastics
• Process Design & Integration: Dynamic Process Simulation, Pinch Analysis