American Journal of Environmental Engineering

American Journal of Environmental Engineering presents broad interdisciplinary information on the practice and status of research in environmental engineering science, systems engineering, and sanitation. A balanced contribution from consultants, practicing engineers, and researchers is sought on engineering solutions, and professional obligations and responsibilities.

Ali Akbar Zinatizadeh

Editorial Board Member of American Journal of Environmental Engineering

Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Chem., Water and wastewater Research Center (WWRC), Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran

Research Areas

Design, Operation, and Optimization of Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes

Education

2006Ph.DChemical Engineering-Environment Engineering, University Science Malaysia (USM), Penang, Malaysia

Experience

2009-presentAssistant Prof. at Applied Chemistry Department, Faculty of Chemistry, Razi University, Kermanshah
2001-2009Lecturer, Faculty member, Water and Environment Division, Power and Water Institute for Applied and Scientific Higher Education (Mojtama-e-Gharb), Kermanshah

Membership

Member of the Iranian Society of Environmentalists (IRSEN)
Member of the Iranian Association of Environmental Health
Member of the Iranian Professional Association
Member of Research Committee, Power and Water Institute for Applied Scientific Higher Education (Mojtama-e-Gharb)
Member of Research Board, Power and Water Institute for Applied Scientific Higher Education (Mojtama-e-Gharb), kermanshah, Iran
Member of Chemistry of Water and Electric Industries Department, Power Ministry
Member of Water and Environment Department, Power Ministry
Member of Postgraduate Student Society in School of Chemical Engineering, University Science Malaysia (USM), Penang, Malaysia

Publications: Journals

[1]  Zinatizadeh A. A. L., (2003), Steady-state modeling of composition and production of activated sludge, Water and wastewater Journal, Isfahan, Iran, 45, 13-17.
[2]  Najafpour G., Hii Ai Yieng, Younesi H, Zinatizadeh A.A., (2005), "Effect of organic loading on performance of rotating biological contactors using palm oil mill effluents", Process Biochemistry, 40(8), 2879-2884.
[3]  A.A.L. Zinatizadeh, A. R. Mohamed, G. D. Najafpour, M. Hasnain Isa, H. Nasrollahzadeh, (2005), "Kinetic Evaluation of High Rate POME Digestion in an UAS-FF Bioreactor", Process Biochemistry, 41(5), 1038-1046.
[4]  Najafpour G., Zinatizadeh A.A., A. R. Mahamed, M. Hasnain Isa, H. Nasrollahzadeh, (2006), "High rate anaerobic digestion of palm oil mill effluent in an upflow l contactors using palm oil mill effluents", Process Biochemistry, 41(2), 370-379.
[5]  G. Najafpour, S. S. Wong, T. T. Teng, A. Zuhairi and A. Zinatizadeh, Treatment of Pulp and Paper Mill Wastewater with the cationic and the anionic Polyelectrolytes, (2006), Mazandaran University Journal of Eng., No. 1, Special Issue.
[6]  G.D. Najafpour, A.A.L. Zinatizadeh, L. Lee, (2006), "Performance of a Three-stage aerobic RBC reactor in Food Canning Wastewater treatment", Biochemical Engineering journal, 30(3), 297-302.
[7]  A.A.L. Zinatizadeh, A. R. Mohamed, Abdullah A. Z., Mashitah M. D., M. Hasnain Isa, G. D. Najafpour, (2006), "Process Modeling and Analysis of Palm Oil Mill Effluent Treatment in an Up-flow Anaerobic Sludge Fixed Film Bioreactor Using Response Surface Methodology (RSM)" , Water Research, 40(17), 3193-3208.
[8]  Salamatinia, B., A. A. L. Zinatizadeh, A.H., Kamaruddin, Abdullah A. Z, (2006), " Application of response surface methodology for the optimization of Cu and Zn removal by sorption on pre-treated oil palm frond (OPF)", Iranian Journal of Chemical Engineering, 3(2), 73-84.
[9]  Ali Akbar Zinatizadeh Lorestani, Abdul Rahman Mohamed, Mat Don Mashitah, Ahmad Zuhairi Abdullah, Mohamed Hasnain Isa (2006), "Effects of organic loading rate on palm oil mill effluent treatment in an up-flow anaerobic sludge fixed film bioreactor", Environmental Engineering and Management Journal, 5(3), 337-350.
[10]  Aghamohamadi N., Abdul Aziz H. B., Isa M. H., Zinatizadeh A. A., (2006), "Powdered activated carbon augmented activated sludge process for treatment of semi-aerobic landfill leachate using response surface methodology", Bioresource Technology, 98, 3570–3578.
[11]  A.A.L. Zinatizadeh, A. R. Mohamed, Abdullah A. Z., Mashitah M. D., G. D. Najafpour, (2006), Pretreated Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME) Digestion in an Up-flow Anaerobic Sludge Fixed Film Bioreactor: A comparative study, International Journal of Engineering, 19(1).
[12]  Zinatizadeh, A.A.L., Mohamed, A.R., Mashitah, M.D., Abdullah, A.Z., Isa, M.H. (2007) Optimization of Pretreated Palm Oil Mill Effluent Digestion in an Up-flow Anaerobic Sludge Fixed Film Bioreactor: A Comparative Study. Biochemical Engineering Journal, 35, 226–237
[13]  G. Najafpour, M. Sadeghpour, A.A.L. Zinatizadeh, (2007) Determination of kinetic parameters in activated sludge for domestic wastewater treatment plant, CI&CEQ 13 (4) 211-215.
[14]  A.A.L. Zinatizadeh, A. R. Mohamed, Abdullah A. Z., Mashitah M. D., Isa M. H, (2007), "Characteristics of Granular Sludge Developed in an Up-flow Anaerobic Sludge Fixed Film Bioreactor Treating Palm Oil Mill Effluent, Water Environment Research, 79 (8), 833-844.
[15]  Nasrin Aghamohammadi, Hamidi bin Abdul Aziz, Mohamed Hasnain Isa, Ali Akbar Zinatizadeh, Hasan Nasrollahzadeh Saravi, Shahin Ghafari (2007) Performance of a Powdered Activated Carbon (PAC) augmented activated sludge process treating Semi-aerobic leachate, International Journal of Environmental Research, 1(2): 96-103. ISSN: 1735-6865.
[16]  Mohamed Hasnain Isa, Naimah Ibrahim, Hamidi Abdul Aziz, Mohd. Nordin Adlan, Nor Habsah Md. Sabiani, Ali Akbar Zinatizadeh Lorestani, Shamsul Rahman Mohamed Kutty, (2008), Removal of Chromium (VI) from aqueous solution using treated oil palm fibre" Journal of Hazardous Materials, 152, 662–668.
[17]  Malihe Amini, Habibollah Younesi, Nader Bahramifar, Ali Akbar Zinatizadeh Lorestani, Farshid Ghorbani, Ali Daneshi, Mazyar Sharifzadeh, (2008), Application of response surface methodology for optimization of lead biosorption in an aqueous solution by Aspergillus niger, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 154, 694–702.
[18]  Farshid Ghorbani, Habibollah Younesi, Seyed Mahmoud Ghasempouri, Ali Akbar Zinatizadeh, Mahlihe Amini, Ali Daneshi, (2008), Application of response surface methodology for optimization of cadmium biosorption in an aqueous solution by Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Chemical Engineering Journal, 145, 267–275
[19]  Maedeh Ghaledar, Habibollah Younesi, Mojtaba Hadavi, A.A.L. Zinatizadeh, (2009), Optimization of photo-assisted Fenton oxidation process: A statistical model for MDF effluents treatment, CLEAN, Soil, Air, Water, 37 (8), 629-637.
[20]  Mojtaba Hadavifar, Aliakbar Zinatizadeh, Habibollah Younesi, and Maedeh Galehdar, (2009), Fenton and photo-Fenton treatment of distillery effluent and optimization of treatment conditions with response surface methodology, Asia-Pac. J. Chem. Eng., DOI:10.1002/apj.313.
[21]  Mohamed Abdulgader, Qiming Jimmy Yu, Ali Akbar Zinatizadeh and Philip Williams, (2009), Biological treatment of milk processing wastewater in a sequencing batch flexible fibre biofilm reactor, Asia-Pac. J. Chem. Eng., DOI:10.1002/apj.320
[22]  A.A.L. Zinatizadeh, H. Younesi, H. Bonakdari, M. Pirsaheb, M. Pazouki, G.D. Najafpour, M. Hasnain Isa, (2009), Effects of process factors on biological activity of granular sludge grown in an UASFF bioreactor, Renewable Energy, 34, 1245–1251.
[23]  Shahin Ghafari, , Hamidi Abdul Aziz, Mohamed Hasnain Isa, Ali Akbar Zinatizadeh, (2009) "Applying response surface methodology (RSM) to optimize coagulation–flocculation process and evaluating poly–aluminum chloride (PAC) for leachate treatment, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 163, 650–656.
[24]  Pirsaheb Meghdad, Mesdaghinia Ali-Reza, Shahtaheri Seyed Jamaleddin A.A.L. Zinatizadeh, (2009) Kinetic evaluation and process performance of a fixed film bioreactor removing phthalic acid and dimethyl phthalate, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 167(1-3), 500-6.
[25]  M. Khademi, G.D. Najafpour, Navaei Nia, A.A. Zinatizadeh and R. Rezaei Kalantary, (2009), Biological Treatment of Antibiotic Plant Effluent in an UASFF Bioreactor, World Applied Sciences Journal (Special Issue for Environment): ISSN 1818-4952, IDOSI Publications.
[26]  A. Heidari, H. Younesi, A.A.L. Zinatizadeh, (2009), Controllable synthesis of flower-like ZnO nanostructure with hydrothermal method, International Journal of Engineering (Transaction B: Application), 22(3), 283-290.
[27]  Mohamed Hasnain Isa, Tan Kuan Kee, Ali Akbar Zinatizadeh, Soraya Mohajeri, Hamidi Abdul Aziz, Yung-Tse Hung, (2010) Electrochemical treatment of semi-aerobic landfill leachate using response surface methodology (RSM), Special Issue on Industrial Waste Treatment, International Journal of Environment and Pollution (IJEP), Accepted, in press.
[28]  A. A. Zinatizadeh, M. Pirsaheb, H. Bonakdari, H. Younesi, (2010), Response surface analysis of effects of hydraulic retention time and influent feed concentration on performance of an UASFF bioreactor, Journal of Waste Management, Accepted, in press.

Publications: Conferences/Workshops/Symposiums

[1]  Imandel K., Zinatizadeh A.A., Abbaspour M., Noori J., 'Transportation and distribution of cyanide through Isfahan muteh gold mining to the ground water of region, Asian conference on water and wastewater management, 1998, Tehran.
[2]  Zinatizadeh A.A., Contaminants leaching from different layer of soil and aquifer, First scientific seminar on health limit of water resources, kermanshah, Iran, 1998.
[3]  Zinatizadeh A.A., Vosough, M., Eghbali M. G., 'Treatability of tannery wastewater in an activated sludge system and determination of biokinetic parameters" 4th National congress on environmental health of Iran, yazd, Iran, 2001.
[4]  Borghee M., Zinatizadeh A.A., Farokhi K., 'Minimization of water consumption and optimization of wastewater treatment of Bistoon beet sugar factory" 6th National congress on environmental health of Iran, Sari, Iran, 2003.
[5]  Zinatizadeh A.A., Yavari F., Samadzadeh H., Soufi H., Khamoushi S., 'Potential of groundwater contamination in kermanshah and investigation of transportation and distribution of pesticides from agricultural lands' 6th National congress on environmental health of Iran, Sari, Iran, 2003.
[6]  Najafpour G., Hii Ai Yieng, Zinatizadeh A.A. and Younesi H., 'Biological treatment of palm oil mill effluents (POME) in rotatory disk contactor, using Saccharomyces cerevisiae', The 17th National symposium of Malaysian chemical engineers (SOMCHE 2003), 2003, Penang, Malaysia.
[7]  Najafpour G., Wong S.S., Teng T.T., Zinatizadeh A.A., 'Treatment of pulp and paper mill wastewater by polymer induced flocculation' The 18th National symposium of Malaysian chemical engineers (SOMCHE 2004), 2004, Ipoh, Malaysia.
[8]  Mehrabi H., Zinatizadeh A.A., Nor Azam R., Yavari F., ' Air quality and air pollution sources in Kermanshah-Iran, National seminar proceeding on Environment Management, ISBN: 983-2975-47-6, 4-5 July 2005, University Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kula Lumpur, Malaysia.
[9]  Najafpour G., Nasrollahzadeh H., Harun A., Nadras S., Zinatizadeh A.A. 'Mineralization of phenanthrene (oil pollution derivative) using pure culture-pesudomonas putida in batch bioreactor' The AEESEAP International conference 2005, june 7-8, 2005, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
[10]  Najafpour G., Zinatizadeh A.A , Mohamed A. R., Nasrollahzadeh H., Wong S.S., 'Micro and macro structure analysis of microbial granules in UASFF reactor for POME treatment", The AEESEAP International Conference 2005, june 7-8, 2005, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
[11]  Zinatizadeh A.A , Mohamed A. R., Abdullah A. Z., Najafpour G.D., Nasrollahzadeh H., 'Effects of Operating Variables on the Performance of an Up-flow Anaerobic Sludge Fixed-film Reactor treating Palm Oil Mill Effluent, International conference on chemical and bioprocess engineering, 8-10 Dec. 2005, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia.
[12]  Najafpour G., Zinatizadeh A. A, Mohamed A.R., 'Treatability and Microbial Granules analysis in Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket Fixed Film reactor for POME Treatment' Proceeding of the Regional Symposium on Chemical Engineering (RSCE), Dec. 2005, Hanoi University of Technology, Vietnam.
[13]  Zinatizadeh A.A , Mohamed A. R., Abdullah A. Z., Mashitah M. D., Najafpour G.D., Effect of Physical and Chemical Pretreatment on Palm Oil Mill Effluent Digestion in an Up-flow Anaerobic Sludge Fixed Film Bioreactor at Various Operating Conditions, Proceeding of the 7th International Conference on Civil Engineering (ICCE), 2006, Tarbiat Modares University (TMU), Tehran, Iran.
[14]  H. Mehrabi, A.A.L. Zinatizadeh, Nor Azam Ramli and F. Yavari, Air Quality and Air pollution sources in Kermanshah-Iran , Proceeding of International Symposium & Exhibition on Geoinformation 2005, 27–29 September 2005, Penang, Malaysia.
[15]  Hamed Mehrabi, Nor Azam Ramli, A. A. Zinatizadeh and Mohamed Hasnain Isa , Prediction of Air Pollutant Effects from external Sources Using Gaussian Dispersion Model, Proceeding of International Symposium & Exhibition on Geoinformation 2005, 27-29 September 2005, Penang, Malaysia.
[16]  H. Nasrollahzadeh, S. Rezvani, H. A. Rostami, H. Unesipour, F. Laloei, A. R. Pardkhti, A. A. Zinatizadeh, M. A. Zahed, S. Najafpour, "Study on the accumulation of petroleum-derived polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in muscles of two bony fish in the Caspian sea-Iran, Innovation and Technologies in Oceanography for Sustainable Development (ITOS 2005), Sep. 2005, Istana Hotel, Kuala lampur, Malaysia.
[17]  Aghamohamadi N., Abdul Aziz H. B., Isa M. H., Zinatizadeh A. A., Removal of iron from semi-aerobic landfill leachate by activated sludge-activated carbon process, accepted for presentation in the 7th International Conference on Civil Engineering (ICCE) , 2006, Tarbiat Modares University (TMU), Tehran, Iran.
[18]  Nasrollahzadeh H. S., Kamaruddin A. H., Long W. S., Najafpour G.D., Zinatizadeh A. A., Cental composite face-centerd design (CCFD) for the biodegradation of phenantherene by mixed culture consortia in batch bioreactor, accepted for presentation in the 7th International Conference on Civil Engineering (ICCE) , 2006, Tarbiat Modares University (TMU), Tehran, Iran
[19]  Babak Salamatinia, Ali Akbar Zinatizadeh, Noraini Razali, Azlina Harun@Kamaruddin, , Ahmad Zuhairi Abdullah, Pre-treatment of oil palm frond for the removal of Cu and Zn from wastewater by sorption , International Conference on Resources Engineering and Technologies (INRET), 2006, Putrajaya, Malaysia.
[20]  A.A.L. Zinatizadeh, M.D. Mashitah, A.R. Fazira Azita, A.R. Mohamed, Influence of Process Variables on Biological Activity of Granular Sludge Grown in an Up-flow Anaerobic Sludge Fixed Film (UASFF) reactor for POME treatment, Proceeding of 1th International Conference for Young Chemist (ICYC)-2006, Penang-USM, Malaysia.
[21]  Zinatizadeh A.A , Mohamed A. R., Abdullah A. Z., Mashitah M. D. Effect of Temperature on the Performance of an Up-flow Anaerobic Sludge Fixed film (UASFF) bioreactor Treating Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME), 3th International Conference on Environment, 13-15 Nov., 2006, Penang, Malaysia.
[22]  M.E. Abdulgader, Q. J. Yu , P. Williams and A.A.L. Zinatizadeh, "A review on performance of aerobic bioreactors for treatment of food processing wastewater" 1st International Conference on Environment management, Engineering, Planning, Economic, Skiathos Island-Greece, 24-28 Jun., 2007, Accepted for oral presentation.
[23]  A.A. L. Zinatizadeh, S. Rezaei Nezhad, H. Bonakdari, M. H. Isa, H. Younesi, Influence of operational regime on granular sludge structure grown in an up-flow anaerobic sludge fixed film bioreactor, International Conference on Biofilm Technology, Nanyang Technology University (NTU), Singapore, 2008