Farzin Zokaee Ashtiani
Assistant Professor
Chemical Engineering Department
Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Hafez ave.,
Tehran 15914, Iran
Phone: +98(21)64543159, Fax: +98(21)6405847
Education:
High School: Math. Dip., Shahid Bahonar, Tehran, Iran, 1989
B. Sc.: Chem Eng., Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, 1994
M. Sc.: Chem Eng., Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, 1996
Ph. D.: Chem Eng., Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, 2001
Employment:
Amirkabir University of Technology, Assistant Professor of Chem. Eng., 2002
Research Field:
Mass Transfer
Separation Processes
Membrane Separations
Tower Packings and Packed Towers
Food Processes
Consultation:
Consultant of Razi Research Institute, Hesarak, Karaj, Iran, 1997-1998
Consultant of Energy and Process Design Center, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, 1998
Consultant of Tehran Ceramic Industries Co., Tehran, Iran, since 1999-2004
Membership:
Member of Iranian Association of Chemical Engineers
Member of Iranian Food Science and Technology Association
Courses Taught:
Undergraduate:
Mass Transfer
Heat Transfer 1
Material and Energy Balances
Unit Operation
Food process Engineering
Heat Transfer Lab.
Unit Operation Lab.
Graduate:
Bioseparations
Advanced Food Processes
Advanced Separation Processes in Food Industry
Advanced Mass Transfer
Books:
Editor: “Tower Packings and Packed Towers” Tehran Ceramic Industry Co. 2001.
Journal Publications:
Zokaee, F., Kaghazchi, T. and Zare, A., Cell harvesting by microfiltration in a deadend system, Process Biochemistry, 34, 803-810 (1999).
Kaghazchi, T., Zokaee, F. and Zolfagari, Application of Ultrafiltration in Sugar Cane Juice Refining, Amirkabir, 44, 563-569 (2000).
Kaghazchi, T., Zokaee, F. and Zare, A., Membrane fouling in microfiltration used for cell harvesting, J. of Thermal Science, Vol.10, No.1, 32-37 (2001).
Zokaee, F., Kaghazchi, T. and Zare, A., Soleimani, M., Isomerization of lactose to lactulose - study and comparison of three catalytic systems, Process Biochemistry, 37, 629-635 (2002).
Zokaee, F., Kaghazchi, T. and Zare, A., Soleimani, M., Isomerization of lactose to lactulose using sweet cheese whey ultrafiltrate, J. of The Chinese Institute of Chemical Engineers.33(3) 307-313 (2002).
Zokaee, F., Kaghazchi, T. and Zare, A., Soleimani, M., Alkali-catalyzed isomerization of lactose to lactulose: study of reaction parameters and purification methods, Iranian Journal of Chemical Engineering. Vol. 1, No.1, Spring (2004).
Hashemi, A., Zokaee, F., The isomerization kinetics of lactose to lactulose in the presence of sodium hydroxide at constant pH, Scandinavian journal of food & nutrition, Volume 50, supplement 1/2006.
Faravash, R. S., Zokaee, F., The effect of pH, ethanol volume and acid washing time on the yield of pectin extraction from peach pomace, International Journal of Food Science and Technology, (in Press).
Ansari, S., Zokaee, F., Kaghazchi, T., Masoodi, S., Study of microfiltration of sweet cheese whey, AFINIDAD, Vol. 63, No.524, July-Aug. 2006 (in Press).
Conference Publications:
Zokaee, F., Kaghazchi, T. and Zare, A., Cell harvesting by microfiltration, 2nd Iranian Congress of Chemical Engineering, Feb. 1997, Iran.
Kaghazchi, T., Zokaee, F. and Zare, A., Application of microfiltration in cell harvesting, ACHEMASIA ‘98, China.
Kaghazchi, T., Zokaee, F. and Zare, A., Membrane fouling in microfiltration used for cell harvesting, Millennium International Symposium on Thermal and Fluid Sciences (Thermal & Fluid 2000), China.
Kaghazchi, T., Zokaee, F. and Zare, A., Alkali-catalized isomerization of lactose to lactulose, The Second World Engineering Congress, July 2002, Malaysia
Kaghazchi, T., Zokaee, F. and Zare, A., Preparation of lactulose from cheese whey ultrfiltrate, Chisa 2002, Aug. 2002, Czeck.
Zokaee, F., Kaghazchi, T., Zare, A. and Soleimani, M., Study on Isomerization of lactose to lactulose, 13th National Iranian Congress of Food Industry, Oct 2002, Iran.
Zokaee, F., Kaghazchi, T., Zare, A. and Soleimani, M., Study on Reaction of lactose to lactulose using cheese whey. 7th Iranian Congress of Chemical Engineering,Oct 2002, Iran.
Ansari, S., Zokaee, F., Kaghazchi, T., Masoodi, S., Study of microfiltration of sweet cheese whey. 9th Iranian Congress of Chemical Engineering, Nov 2004, Iran.
Shafaee, A., Zokaee, F., Kaghazchi, T., Equilibrium studies of the sorption of Hg (II) ions onto chitosan.9th Iranian Congress of Chemical Engineering, Nov 2004, Iran.
Zokaee, F., Kaghazchi, T., Ansari, S., Masoodi, S., Membrane fouling in microfiltration of sweet cheese whey., ECOSUD 2005, May 2005, Spain.
Zokaee, F., Kaghazchi, T., Shafaee, A., Equilibrium studies of the sorption of Hg (II) ions onto chitosan.5th European meeting on Environmental Chemistry, Dec. 2004.
Shafaee, A., Zokaee, F., Kaghazchi, T., Kinetics study of the sorption of Hg (II) ions onto chitosan. 15th National Iranian Congress of Food Industry, April 2005, Iran.
Zomorodi, A., Zokaee, F., Supercritical extraction in food industry 15th National Iranian Congress of Food Industry, April 2005, Iran.
Karimi, R, Bonakdarpour, B., Zokaee, F., Xylitol production from hemicellulose by Debarmyces hansenii CBS767. 15th National Iranian Congress of Food Industry, April 2005, Iran.
Hashemi, A., Zokaee, F., The isomerization kinetics of lactose to lactulose in the presence of sodium hydroxide at constant pH, LMC International Food Congress, March 15-16 2006, Denmark.
Hashemi, A., Zokaee, F., Effect of Temperature and pH on lactose isomerization to lactulose in presence of sodium hydroxide, 16th National Iranian Congress of Food Industry , 11-13 April 2006, Iran.
Hashemi, A., Zokaee, F., Kinetics of lactose isomerization to lactulose in the presence of sodium hydroxide at constant pH, 16th National Iranian Congress of Food Industry , 11-13 April 2006, Iran.
Faravash, R. S., Zokaee, F., Influence of initial pH and acid-washing time on the yield of pectin extraction from peach pomace, 16th National Iranian Congress of Food Industry, 11-13 April 2006, Iran.
Akbari, A., Zokaee, F., Ghomashchi, T, Membrane Separation Technology in the Starch Processing Industry, 16th National Iranian Congress of Food Industry, 11-13 April 2005, Iran.
Faravash, R. S., Zokaee, F., An experimental investigation on the effect of concentration and pH on the yield of pectin extraction from peach and carrot pomace, First Azad University Chemistry and industry conference, December 14, 2005, Eslamshahr, Iran
Faravash, R. S., Zokaee, F., Effect of ethanol ratio and pectin concentration on the precipitating pH and the yield of pectin extraction from peach pomace, 8th International Hydrocolloids Conference, June 18-22, 2006 in Trondheim, Norway.