G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad
Current address: Petroleum and Chemical Engineering Department College of Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O. Box 33, Al-Khod 123, Musca, Sultanate of Oman. Telephone: +968 2414 2587 (Office) +968 2414 1354 (Fax) Email: [email protected] Present Position: Professor, Petroleum and Chemical Engineering Department
Area of Specialization: Applied Thermodynamics, Nanotechnology
Educational and Employment Information
a) Education
1. Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Tehran, Iran (1999). 2. M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran (1993). 3. B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran (1989).
b) Employment History
. November 2018–Present: Professor- Department of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman. . September 2008–October 2018: Associate Professor- Department of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman. . June 2008–September 2008: Associate Professor-Chemical Engineering Department, University of Kashan, Kashan, Iran. . February 2008-June 2008: Visiting Consultant (Associate Professor), Department of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman. . May 2007-February 2008: Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering Department, University of Kashan, Kashan, Iran. . April 2005-May 2007: Director & Associate Professor, Institute for Nano-Science & Nanotechnology, University of Kashan, Kashan, Iran. . December 2004-April 2005: Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering Department, University of Kashan, Kashan, Iran.
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. April 2004-December 2004: Visiting Scholar & Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada. . February 2003-April 2004: Deputy Dean & Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering, University of Kashan, Kashan, Iran. . March 2001-April 2003: Head of Department & Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering Department, University of Kashan, Kashan, Iran. . September 2000-March 2001: Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering Department, University of Kashan, Kashan, Iran. . September 1999-September 2000: Acting Head of Department & Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering (Pardis 3), University of Tehran, Guilan, Iran. . September 1995-September 1999: Lecturer, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering (Pardis #3), University of Tehran, Guilan, Iran. . December 1993-September 1995: Senior Researcher, Research Institute of Petroleum Industry, Tehran, Iran.
Honors, Awards and Recognition
. Distinguished Teacher Nominee, Petroleum and Chemical Engineering Department, Sultan Qaboos University, 2015. . Supervision of Undergraduate Students Winning Gold Prize, Seoul International Invention Fair, Korean Invention Promotion Association, South Korea, December 2014. Research Project: Gases Separation Using Omani Natural Material. . ABET Recognition, Recognized by the Vice Chancellor of SQU for the efforts and contribution in the success of engineering programs accreditation by ABET, 2010. . PCED Best Researcher Nominee, Petroleum and Chemical Engineering Department, Sultan Qaboos University, 2010 & 2011. . Distinguished Researcher, University of Kashan, Kashan, Iran, 2003. . Best Researcher, Faculty of Engineering, University of Kashan, Kashan, Iran, 2002.
Teaching
I. Postgraduate Courses Taught: 1. Advanced Mass Transfer 2. Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics 3. Advanced Transport Phenomena 4. Thermo-physical Properties of Oils and Gases 5. Advanced Engineering Statistics 6. Advanced Engineering Mathematics 7. Thermodynamics of Small Systems 8. Statistical Thermodynamics 9. Advanced Numerical Methods 10. Instrumentation & Control in Chemical Industries
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II. Undergraduate Courses Taught 1. Special Topics II 2. Process Heat Transfer 3. Unit Operations II 4. Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics 5. Chemical Reaction Engineering 6. Heat Transfer 7. Natural Gas Processing 8. Applied Physical Chemistry 9. Chemical Process Industries 10. Numerical Methods 11. Desalination 12. Probability and Statistics 13. Final Year Project I 14. Final Year Project II 15. Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics I 16. Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering I 17. Ordinary Differential Equations 18. Applied Mathematics in Chemical Engineering
III. Curriculum Development
I have developed/improved and taught the following postgraduate courses:
1. Advanced Mass Transfer (Developed) 2. Thermo-physical Properties of Oils and Gases (Developed) 3. Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (Developed) 4. Advanced Transport Phenomena (Developed) 5. Advanced Engineering Statistics (Improved) 6. Advanced Engineering Mathematics (Improved) 7. Thermodynamics of Small Systems (Developed) 8. Statistical Thermodynamics 9. Advanced Numerical Methods
IV. Student Advising
. Academic advisor at SQU for chemical engineering students (2008 and 2013 Cohorts with the average number of 40 students).
. I have been Academic advisor of many Chemical Engineering students at the University of Kashan, Iran during the years 2000-2008 (with the average number of 40 students).
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. Academic advisor for chemical engineering students (cohort 1996) from 1999- 2000, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering (Pardis 3), University of Tehran, Guilan, Iran (Average number of 30 students).
V. Postdoctoral Fellows Supervision 1. Dr. Khalid Al-Hinai, Development of a Computer Program for Calculation of the CO2–Oil Minimum Miscibility Pressure, Engineering Research Lab, Sultan Qaboos University, November 2014-September 2015.
2. Dr. Amir Hossein Haji, Investigating the Effectiveness of Implementing a New Design for Crude Oil Degasser Project, Engineering Research Lab, Sultan Qaboos University, June 2012-September 2013.
VI. PhD Theses Supervision
1. Khalid Al-Hinai, CO2–Oil Minimum Miscibility Pressure Estimation for the Omani Oils, Status: Graduated in October 2014. Supervisors: G. R. Vakili- Nezhaad, Ali Al-Bemani. 2. Zeinab Al-Ani, Optimization of Selected Chemical Processes using Evolutionary Approach, 2016-Now. Supervisors: Ashish Gujarathi, G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, Dr. Talal Al-Wahaibi. 3. Amal Al-Saadi, Diffusion of Ions and Solutes in Nanofiltration Systems, 2017-Now. Hasan Abdullatif, G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, Ashish Gujarathi.
VII. Master Theses Supervision/Co-Supervision
1. Ohoud Al Ghafri, Experimental and Theoretical Studies on viscosity of nanofluids. Completed February 2019. Supervisors: Majid Al-Wadhahi, G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad.
2. Mohammed Thafseer, Evolutionary Optimization of Chemical Processes using Advanced Engineering Software. Completed January 2019. Supervisors: G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, Ashish Gujarathi.
3. Buthaina Al Rajhi, Simulation, Retrofitting and Optimization Aspects in Chemical Processes. Completed January 2019. Supervisors: Ashish Gujarathi, G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad.
4. Saud Al-Balushi, Optimization of Centrifugal Compression System. Completed January 2019. Supervisors: Hasan Abdullatif, G. Reza Vakili- Nezhaad, Ashish Gujarathi.
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5. Ahmed Suleiman, An experimental and modelling approach to estimate MMP. Completed September 2018. Supervisors: Ali Al-Bemani, G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad.
6. Mahmood Fani, Optimization of Smart Water Shock Flooding. Completed June 2018. Supervisors: Hamoud Al-Hadrami, Nader Mosavat, G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad.
7. Monther Al-Manthari, Application of theoretical based combing rules to cubic equations of state for the study of PVT behavior of hydrocarbon mixtures. Completed May 2018. Supervisors: Majid Al-Wadhahi, G. Reza Vakili- Nezhaad.
8. Asma Al-Harthi, Modeling, simulation and optimization of lactic acid production processes. Completed February 2018. Supervisors: Ashish Gujarathi, G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad.
9. Shamsa Al-Haddabi, Experimental and theoretical investigation of surface tension of organic liquids and their binary and ternary mixtures. Completed January 2018. Supervisors: G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, Majid Al-Wadhahi.
10. Ali Vakilinejad, Modeling of Rheological Behavior and Transport Properties of Thermal Nanofluids. Completed September 2017. Supervisors: M. A. Aroon, M. Al Abri, H. Bahmanyar, G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad.
11. Nasr, Waqar Ahmad, Modeling & Experimental Determination of CO2– Crude Oil Minimum Miscibility Pressure. Completed September 2016.
12. Masoud Ghasemi, Investigation of Computational Methods for Determination of Gas-Oil Minimum Miscibility Pressure. Completed September 2016. Supervisors: C. Ghotbi, G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, T. Jafari.
13. Al-Abri, A. A., Modified Equation of State for Improved Oil Density Prediction, completed June 2015. Supervisors: R. Al-Maamari, G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, M. Al-Wadhahi.
14. Vatani, M., A Study on properties and application of ionic liquids in extraction of aromatics and genetic algorithm-aided modeling, completed 2012. Supervisors: G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, M. Asghari.
15. Al-Khousaibi, A. M., Characterization of Omani Light Oil Using Multiple Wells Fluid PVT Analysis, completed 2011. Supervisors: G. Reza Vakili- Nezhaad, A. A. Al-Hashmi.
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16. Naderi-Dehkordi, M., Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium Calculations in Nanometric System, completed 2010. Supervisors: G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, I. Nemati- Lay.
17. Akbari, Z., Mathematical Modeling and Simulation of Nanofiltration Process, completed 2009. Supervisor: G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad.
18. Nasrollahi, F., Phase Equilibrium Calculations of the System Ethyl Alcohol and Gasoline Using Continuous Thermodynamics, completed 2008. Supervisors: S. Roodpeyma, G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad.
19. Dourani, A., Effect of Adding Carbon Nanotubes on the Viscosity of Lube- Oil Cuts, completed 2007. Supervisor: G. R. Vakili-Nezhaad.
20. Ghomashi, M., Calculation of Thermodynamic Properties of Fullerenes, completed 2003. Supervisors: G. R. Vakili-Nezhaad, M. Hamadanian.
21. Kiani-Nasab, K., Investigation of the Existence of Diamondoids in Iranian Crude Oils, completed 2003. Supervisor: G. R. Vakili-Nezhaad.
22. Aghahosseini, M., Effect of NaCl and KCl on the LLE Data for the systems of (water + propionic acid + isopropyl methyl ketone) and of (water + propionic acid + isobutyl methyl ketone), completed 2002. Supervisors: G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, M. Mohsen-Nia, M. Behpoor.
23. Ghadami, M., Reclamation of the Used Motor Oils by Solvent Extraction, completed 2001. Supervisors: M. Shariaty-Niassar, G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad.
24. Karamad, S., Extraction of Propionic Acid From Diluted Aqueous Solutions, completed 2001. Supervisors: G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, V. Taghikhani.
25. Keumarsi-Farmad, H., Mathematical Modeling of the Rotating Disc Contactors by Droplet Population Balance Theory, completed 2000. Supervisors: M. Shariaty-Niassar, G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad.
Supervision of IAESTA Students
1. Summer 2013: Engineering Research Lab, Sultan Qaboos University, One student from Switzerland and One student from China. 2. Summer 2012: Engineering Research Lab, Sultan Qaboos University, One student from Germany.
PhD and MSc Theses Examiner:
. Internal Examiner for the PhD Thesis of Abdulkareem Abubakar: An Experimental Study on the Effect of Polymer Additives in Oil-Water Flow in
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Horizontal and Inclined Pipes, Sultan Qaboos University, March 2014.
. Internal Examiner for the PhD Thesis of Omar Ahmad Umar: Deep Desulfurization of Liquid Fuels, Sultan Qaboos University, March 2014.
. Internal Examiner for the MSc Thesis of Asieh Dehghani-Kiadehi: Effect of Electric and Thermal Conductance on Carbon Nanotube Synthesis in Electric Arc Method, the University of Kashan, Kashan, Iran, 2010.
. External Examiner for the MSc Thesis of Sanaz Behnam:Modeling and Calculations of the Phase Separation in Polymer-Solvent Systems Using Continuous Thermodynamics, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran, 2008.
. Internal Examiner for the MSc Thesis of Ghasem Kahrizsangi: Lateral Vibration of Short Carbon Nanotubes Using Continuous Cylindrical Method, the University of Kashan, Kashan, Iran, 2008.
Teaching activities outside the classroom
. I was an instructor for Nanothermodynamics short course at the First National Workshop on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology which was held at the University of Kashan, Kashan, Iran in May 2003.
Administrative, Service and Other Contributions
Petroleum and Chemical Engineering Department (PCED): . Member, PCED Academic Promotion Committee, 2008-2011, 2018-2019. . Member, PCED Strategic Plan Committee, September 2018-Present. . Chairperson, PCED Postgraduate Studies and Research Committee, September 2016-September 2018. . Coordinator, CHPE MSc Program, 2015-2018. . Member, PCED Postgraduate Studies & Research Committee, 2008-12, 2014- 2018. . Member, PCED Industrial Outreach and Community Services, 2013-2014. . Member, PCED Exam Review Committee, 2010-2011. . Coordinator, PCED Seminar, 2012-2013. . Member, PCED Appointment Committee, 2008-2011, 2015-2018.
College of Engineering: . Board Member, College of Engineering, September 2018-Present. . Member, College Postgraduate Studies and Research Committee. September 2016-September 2018. . Coordinator, Process Integration (Energy Efficiency), Renewable and Sustainable Energy Research Group (RASERG), Since April 2015.
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. Member, Information and Communication Technology Committee, 2013-2015. . Member, College Alumni Committee, 2012. . Member, College Technical Staff Committee, 2013.
Professional Society Membership
. Member, American Nano Society (ANS), (2005-Now). . Member, The Society of Chemical Engineering, Japan, 2015. . Member, Iranian Association of Chemical Engineers (2000-Now). . Member, Iranian Society of Nanotechnology (2001-Now). . Member, Iranian Combustion Society (2003-Now).
International Professional Services: . Associate Editor, The Journal of Engineering Research, Since 2011. . Associate Editor, Bonfring International Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management Science, Online ISSN: 2277-5056, Print ISSN: 2250-1096, Frequency: 4 Issues/Year, Since 2011. . Editorial Board Member, Springer Nature Applied Sciences, 2018-Present. . Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Chemical Research, Publisher: Bioinfo Publications, ISSN : 0975-3699 (Print) E-ISSN : 0975-9131 (Online) Frequency : Quarterly, Since 2009. . Editorial Board Member, Journal of Petroleum Engineering & Technology, ISSN: 2231- 1785, STM Journals Publications, Frequency: 3 Issues/Year, 2011-2014.
External Reviewer of Research Project Proposals:
. External Reviewer for the Proposal: Preliminary preparation and optimizing tribological behaviors of a lubricant-oil based upon microbial oil with nano-Schiff base/ copper, University of Hong Kong. BGC Ref. No. 114211, March 2011.
. External Reviewer for the Research project proposal no. 90007855 submitted to Iran National Science Foundation (INSF), 2010-2011.
. External Reviewer for the Research project proposal no. 90005452 submitted to Iran National Science Foundation (INSF), 2010-2011.
Reviewer of the International and Regional Journals . Chemical Engineering Communications . Energy & Fuels . The Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data . Journal of Supercritical Fluids . Fluid Phase Equilibria . Desalination . Journal of Iranian Association of Chemical Engineers . Iranian Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering . Journal of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
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Advisory Board Member of the International & Regional Conferences . Member, Technical Program Committee of 2019 International Conference on Material Engineering and Materials Science (MEMS2019) December 13th-14th, 2019|Wuhan, Hubei, China. . Advisory Board Member, The International Multi-Conference on Complexity, Information and Cybernetics (IMCIC 2010) which was held in Orlando, Florida, US, 6th-9th April 2010. . Advisory Board Member, 14th National Iranian Chemical Engineering Congress, Guilan, Iran, 2012. . Advisory Board Member, First Iranian Thermodynamics Conference, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran, 2007. . Advisory Board Member, 5th National and the 4th International Chemical Engineering Congress, Isfahan-Iran, April 24-27, 2001. . Advisory Board Member, 4th National Chemical Engineering Congress, Tehran, Iran, 1998.
Scholarly Achievements:
My publications mostly cover areas on chemical engineering thermodynamics, statistical thermodynamics, thermophysical properties, nanofluids, nanofiltration as well as various properties of some carbon nanostructures, as well as applied thermodynamics in Oil and Gas Industries.
A. Book Chapters:
1. Kh. Al Hinai, G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, A. Al Bemani, A. Mamghaderi, Development of Accurate Models for Estimation of Pure CO2 -Oil Minimum Miscibility Pressure Based on Artificial Intelligence Methods, In: Advanced Computational and Applied Engineering Research, Nova Science Publishers, Inc. 2019.
2. N. Al-Rawahi, G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, I. Ashour, A. Fatemi, A New Correlation for Prediction of Viscosities of Omani Fahud-Feild Crude Oils, In: Advances in Modelling of Fluid Dynamics, Chaoqun Liu (Editor), ISBN 980-953- 307-311-3, INTECH., 2012.
3. I. Ashour, N. Rawahi, A. Fatemi, G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, Applications of Equations of State in the Oil and Gas Industry, in: Thermodynamics: Kinetics of Dynamic Systems, J. C. Moreno-Pirajan (Ed.), ISBN: 978-953-307-627-0, INTECH., 2011.
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4. G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, Complex Fluid Phase Equilibrium Modeling and Calculations, in: Application of Thermodynamics to Biological and Materials Science, Mizutani Tadashi (Ed.), ISBN: 978-953-307-980-6, INTECH., 2011.
5. G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, Nanothermodynamics, in Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies, [Eds. Valeri Nikolayevich Kharkin, Chunli Bai, Osama O. Awadelkarim, Sergey P. Kapitza], in Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), Developed under the Auspices of the UNESCO, Eolss Publishers, Oxford ,UK, 2010.
6. G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, Thermodynamic Properties of Diamondoids, in: G. A. Mansoori, T. F. George, G. P. Zhang and L. Assoufid (Editors), Molecular Building Blocks for Nanotechnology: From Diamondoids to Nanoscale Materials and Applications, Topics in Applied Physics, Springer, New York, 2007.
B. Refereed Peer Reviewed Journals:
7. G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, A. M. Gujarathi, N. Al Rawahi, M. Mohammadi, Performance of WS2 monolayers as new family of anode material for metal –ion (Mg, Al and Ca) batteries, Materials Chemistry and Physics, Volume 230, 15, Pages 114-121, 2019.
8. G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, M. Al-Wadhahi, A. M. Gujrathi, N. Al-Rawahi, M. Mohammadi, Exploring the possibility of the zigzag WS2 nanoribbons as anode materials for sodium-ion batteries, Applied Physics A, 125:47, 2019.
9. G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, M. Al-Wadhahi, A. M. Gujarathi, R. Al-Maamari, M. Mohammadi, Molecular dynamics simulation of water–graphene nanofluid, SN Applied Sciences 1 (3), 214, 2019.
10. W. Ahmad, A. Vakilinejad, Z. M. Aman, G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, Thermophysical Study of Binary Systems of tert-Amyl Methyl Ether with n- Hexane and m-Xylene, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 64 (2), 459–470, 2019.
11. G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, R. Al-Maamari, A. M. Gujarathi, W. Ahmad, Thermophysical properties for the binary mixtures of tert-amyl methyl ether with n-hexane, cyclopentane, benzene and m-xylene at different temperatures, Journal of Molecular Liquids 252, 475-487, 2018.
12. A. Vakilinejad, M. A. Aroon, M. Al-Abri, H. Bahmanyar, M. T. Z. Myint, G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, Chemical Engineering Communications, 205: 5, 610-623, 2018.
13. G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, M Al-Wadhahi, AM Gujrathi, R Al-Maamari, M. Mohammadi, Effect of temperature and diameter of narrow single-walled carbon nanotubes on the viscosity of nanofluids: A molecular dynamics study, Fluid Phase Equilibria 434 (2017), 193-199.
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14. S. Rudyk, P Spirov, R. Al-Hajri, G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, Supercritical carbon dioxide extraction of oil sand enhanced by water and alcohols as Co-solvents, Journal of CO2 Utilization 17 (2017), 90-98.
15. W. Ahmad, G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, A. S. Al-Bemani, Y Al-Wahaibi, Experimental Determination of Minimum Miscibility Pressure, Procedia Engineering 148 (2016), 1191-1198.
16. W. Ahmad, G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, A. S. Al-Bemani, Y Al-Wahaibi, Uniqueness, repeatability analysis and comparative evaluation of experimentally determined MMPs, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 147 (2016), 218-227.
17. K. Shahbaz, F. S. Mjalli, G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, I. M. AlNashef, A Asadov, Thermogravimetric measurement of deep eutectic solvents vapor pressure, Journal of Molecular Liquids 222 (2016), 61-66.
18. A. Senol, M. Bilgin, B. Baslioglu, G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, Modeling phase equilibria of ternary systems (water+ formic acid+ ester or alcohol) through UNIFAC-original, SERLAS, NRTL, NRTL-modified, and three-suffix Margules: Parameter estimation using genetic algorithm, Fluid Phase Equilibria 429 (2016), 254-265.
19. A.H. Haji, Nabeel Al–Rawahi, G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, Investigation on the Effectiveness of an Innovative Airfoil-Type Degasser, Separation Science and Technology, 51 (4), 701-710, 2016.
20. A. M. Gujarathi, G. R. Vakili-Nezhaad, M. Vatani, Optimization of Process Design Problems using Evolutionary Differentia Evolution Algorithm, The Journal of Engineering Research, 13 (2016), 1, 89-102.
21. R.S. Al-Maamari, G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad and M. Vatani, Experimental and Modeling Investigations of the Viscosity of Crude Oil Binary Blends: New Models Based on the Genetic Algorithm Method, the Journal of Engineering Research (TJER) Vol. 11, No. 1 (2015) 80-90.
22. S. Rudyk, P. Spirov, I. Jimoh, G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, The Bitumen Upgrading of Nigerian Oil Sand by Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Modified with Alcohols, Energy Fuels 2014, 28, 4714−4724.
23. F. S. Mjalli, G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad*, K. Shahbaz, I. M. AlNashef , Application of the Eötvos and Guggenheim empirical rules for predicting the density and surface tension of ionic liquids analogues, Thermochimica Acta, 575 (2014) 40- 44.
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24. G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad*, M. Vatani, A. Gujarathi, Application of Genetic Algorithm to the Calculation of Three-Suffix Margules Parameters in Ternary Extraction Ionic Liquid Systems, International Journal of Thermodynamics, Vol. 17 (No. 1), pp. 1-6, 2014.
25. Kh. Al-Hinai, A. Al-Bemani, G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of the CO2 Minimum Miscibility Pressure for the Omani Oils for CO2 Injection EOR Method, International Journal of Environmental Science and Development, Vol. 5, No. 2, 2014, pp. 142-146.
26. G. R. Vakili-Nezhaad, M. Vatani, M. Asghari, "Calculation of the Binary Interaction and Non-Randomness Parameters of the NRTL, NRTL1 and NRTL2 Models Using Genetic Algorithm for Ternary Ionic Liquid Systems", Chemical Engineering Communications, Vol. 200 (2013), 1102–1120.
27. A. Bouazza, I. Al Wahaibi, S. Al Balushi, Y. Al Hashemi, K. Al Tobi, A. Al Saidi, G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, Density Estimation of Light to Medium Omani Crude Oils Using Equation of State Correlations, International Review of Chemical Engineering (IRECHE), Vol. 5 (2013), No. 3, 203-209.
28. A. Dehghani Kiadehi, M. Jahanshahi, M. Mozdianfard, G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, Investigation of the Solution Electrical Conductivity Effect upon the Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes by Arc Discharge Method, Iranica Journal of Energy & Environment 4 (1) Special Issue on Nanotechnology: 43-48, 2013.
29. G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, N. Al-Rawahi, G. A. Mansoori, A. Fatemi, Effect of fluid viscosity on asphalthene deposition rate during turbulent flow in oil wells American Journal of Chemical Engineering 1 (2), 45-49, 2013.
30. G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, M. Vatani, M. Asghari, I. Ashour (2012), Effect of temperature on the physical properties of 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium based ionic liquids with thiocyanate and tetrafluoroborate anions, and 1-hexyl-3- methylimidazolium with tetrafluoroborate and hexafluorophosphate anions, The Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics, Volume 54, Pages 148-154.
31. M. Vatani, M. Asghari, G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, Application of Genetic Algorithm to the Calculation of Parameters for NRTL and Two-Suffix Margules Models in Ternary Extraction Ionic Liquid Systems, Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry , Volume 18 (2012), Pages 1715-1720.
32. G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, A. Dourany, Effect of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube on the Viscosity of Lubricants, Energy Procedia, Volume 14 (2012), Pages 512- 517.
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33. A. M. Al-Khuseibi, G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, A. A. Al-Hashmi ”Characterization of Omani Light Oil Using Multiple Wells Fluid PVT Analysis”, International Journal of Petroleum Science and Technology, Vol. 6, No. 3 (2012), 217-246.
34. G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, Z. Akbari (2012), A Case Study of Nanofiltration Using an Irreversible Thermodynamics-Based Model, ISRN Thermodynamics, Volume 2012, Article ID 878279, 4 pages doi:10.5402/2012/878279.
35. M. Vatani, G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, M. Asghari, Calculation of the UNIFAC and ASOG Group Interaction Parameters Using Genetic Algorithm in Ternary Extraction Systems Containing Ionic Liquids, Canadian Journal on Chemical Engineering & Technology, Vol. 3 (2012) No. 2, Pages 37-44.
36. M. Vatani, M. Asghari, G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, Application of Genetic Algorithm to Parameter Estimation in Liquid-Liquid Phase Equilibrium Modeling, The Journal of Mathematics and Computer Science, Vol .5 No.1 (2012) 60-66.
37. G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad and H. Sabbaghian (2011), Prediction of Critical Properties of Normal Alkanes Using Pakmakar−Ivan Topological Index, Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data, Vol. 56, pp. 1042-1046.
38. G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad and Z. Akbari, Modification of the extended Spiegler Kedem model for simulation of multiple solute systems in nanofiltration process, Desalination and Water Treatment, Vol. 27 (2011), pp. 189-196.
39. G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, M. Vahidipour, M. Dargahi, Three Phase Flash Calculations Using Genetic Algorithm Approach, Asian Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 23 (2011), No. 6, Pages 2811-2812.
40. Kiadehi, A.; Jahanshahi, M.; Mozdianfard, M. R.; G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, Seresht, R. Jabari, Influence of the solution temperature on carbon nanotube formation by arc discharge method, Journal of Experimental Nanoscience, Volume 6 (2011), Number 4, Pages 432-440.
41. Jahanshahi, M.; Hosseinizadeh, S.F.; Alipanah, M.; Dehghani, A.; Vakili- Nezhaad, G. Reza, Numerical simulation of free convection based on experimental measured conductivity in a square cavity using Water/SiO2 nanofluid, International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, Volume 37 (2010), Issue 6, Pages 687-694.
42. M. Vahidipour and G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, Application of Parametric L- Systems to Generate the Figures of Two Series of Spherical Fullerenes, International Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Vol. 6 (2010), No. 2, pp. 71-77.
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43. F. Nasrollahi, Sh. Roodpeyma, G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, Liquid-Liquid Equilibrium Calculations for Methanol-Gasoline Blends Using Continuous Thermodynamics, Fluid Phase Equilibria, Volume 284 (2009), Pages 1-9.
44. G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, A. Dorany, Investigation of the Effect of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes on the Viscosity Index of Lube Oil Cuts, Chemical Engineering Communications, Volume 196 (2009), Issue 9, pages 997–1007.
45. M. Vahidipour, H. Sabbaghian and G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, Generating of the Figures of Some Fullerenes by Using L-Systems, Croatica Chemica Acta, Vol. 81 (2008), No. 2, Pages 341-345.
46. H. Sabaghian-Bidgoli, G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, M. Vahidipour, Prediction of the number of carbon atoms in various nanostructures by using geometrical approach, Croatica Chemica Acta, Volume 81 (2008), No. 2, Pages 351-361.
47. H. Sabaghian-Bidgoli, G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, M. Fathy, A Taxonomy and Parametric Representation of Caped Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes, International Journal of Chemical Modeling, Vol. 1 (2008), Issue 3-4, Pages 371- 378.
48. G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, G. A. Mansoori, and A. R. Ashrafi, Symmetry Property of Fullerenes, Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience, Volume 4 (2007), No. 6, Pages 1-4.
49. S. Shafiei, A. Nourbakhsh, B. Ganjipour, M. Zahedifar and G. Reza Vakili- Nezhaad, Diameter optimization of VLS-synthesized ZnO nanowires, using statistical design of experiment, Nanotechnology, Volume 18 (2007), 355708.
50. G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, Investigation of the Role of Coordination Number in the Lennard-Jones-Devonshire Theory, Croatia Chemica Acta, Volume 80 (2007), No. 2, Pages 155-158.
51. G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad and A. R. Ashrafi, Application of a Mathematical Problem to the Symmetry of Fullerene C60, Journal of Physics, Volume 29 (2006), Pages 14-17.
52. A. R. Ashrafi and G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad (2006), Computing the PI Index of Some Chemical Graphs Related to Nanostructures, Journal of Physics, Volume 29, Pages 181-184.
53. G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad and G. A. Mansoori (2006), Thermodynamic Interpretation of the Fragmentation Phenomenon in Nanopores, Asian Journal of Chemistry, Volume 18, No. 3, Pages 2398-2400.
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54. G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, M. Hamedanian, M. Ghomashi (2006), Calculation of the Heat Capacities of Solid Phase Buckminsterfullerene by Using Semi- Empirical Methods, International Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Volume 2, No. 1, Pages 9-18.
55. A. Bayat, S. F. Aghamiri, A. Moheb, and G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad (2005), Oil Spill Cleanup from Sea Water by Sorbent Materials, Chemical Engineering & Technology, Volume 28, No. 12, Pages 1525-1528.
56. Mansoori, G. A., G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, A. R. Ashrafi (2005), Some Mathematical Problems Applicable in Nanothermodynamics, International Journal of Pure & Applied Mathematical Science, Volume 2, No. 1, Pages 58-61.
57. G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, B. Soltani, G. A. Mansoori, K. Kiani Nasab (2005), Investigation on the Existence of Diamondoids in South-West Iranian Crude Oils, International Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Volume 1, No. 1, Pages 65-74.
58. G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad and G. A. Mansoori (2004), An Application of Non- Extensive Statistical Mechanics to Nanosystems, Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience, Volume 1, No. 2, Pages 233-235.
59. G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, Mohsen-Nia, M., Taghikhani, V., Behpoor, M., and M. Aghahosseini (2004), Salting out Effect of NaCl and KCl on the Ternary LLE data for the systems of (water+propionic acid+isopropyl methyl ketone) and of (water+propionic acid+ isobutyl methyl ketone), The Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics, Volume 36, Issue 4, Pages 341-348.
60. G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, Euler’s Homogenous Functions can Describe Non- Extensive Thermodynamic Systems, International Journal of Pure & Applied Mathematical Science, Volume 1, 2004, Pages 6-8.
61. G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad and H. Modarress (2002), A New Characterization Factor For Hydrocarbons and Petroleum Fractions, Oil & Gas Science and Technology-Rev. IFP, Volume 57, No. 2, Pages 149-154.
62. G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, Taghikhani, V., and S. Karamad (2002), Comparison of Different Activity Coefficient Models by Using PRO/II Program, International Mathematical Journal, Volume 2, No. 11, Pages 1067-1079.
63. G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, Modarress, H., and G. A. Mansoori (2002), Calculation of the Size and Energy Parameters of N-methylpyrrolidone, Scientia Iranica, Volume 9, No. 1, Pages 71-73.
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64. Taghikhani, V., Vakili-Nezhaad, G. Reza, Khoshkbarchi, M. Kh., and M. Shariaty-Niassar (2001), Liquid-Liquid Equilibrium of Water+Propionic Acid+ Methyl Butyl Ketone and of Water+ Propionic Acid+ Methyl Isopropyl Ketone, Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data, Volume 46, No. 5, Pages 1107-1109.
65. G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, Modarress, H., and G. A. Mansoori (2001), Modification of the van Laar Activity Coefficient Model, Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Volume 25, No. B2, Pages 281-292.
66. G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, Modarress, H., and G. A. Mansoori (2001), Continuous Thermodynamics of Petroleum Fluid Fractions, Chemical Engineering and Processing, Volume 40, No. 5, Pages 431-435.
67. G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, Modarress, H., and G. A. Mansoori (2000), Thermodynamic Modeling and Experimental Studies of Dearomatization Process from a Complex Petroleum Fraction, Separation Science and Technology, Volume 35, No. 5, Pages 743-754.
68. G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, Shariaty-Niassar, M., and H. Keumarsi-Farmad (2000), Hydrodynamic Behavior of Liquid-Liquid Dispersions Using Drop Population Balance Model, International Journal of Science and Technology of Kashan University, Volume 1, No. 2, Pages 73-91.
69. G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, Modarress, H., and G. A. Mansoori (1999), Solvent Extraction of Aromatic Components from Lube-Oil Cut by N methylpyrrolidone, Chemical Engineering & Technology, Volume 22, No. 10, Pages 847-853.
C. Conference Proceedings and Presentations 70. M. Fani, H. Al-Hadrami, P. Pourafshary, G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, N. Mosavat, Optimization of Smart Water Flooding in Carbonate Reservoir, 12-15 November 2018, Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference.
71. M. Mohammadi, M. Al-Wadhahi, A. M. Gujarathi, R. Al-Maamari, G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Water-Graphene Nanofluid, International Nanotech Conference, 27-29 June 2018, Paris, France.
72. Zainab Al Ani, Ashish M Gujarathi, G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, Talal Al Wahaibi, Multi-objective Optimization of Industrial Processes, EngOpt 2018 Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Engineering Optimization, pp. 285-295.
73. Khalid Al Hatmi, As'ad Al Mashrafi, Saud Al Balushi, Haitham Al-Kalbani, Mohammed Shaikh, G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, Ways for Optimizing and Increasing Reliability of Centrifugal Compression Systems in Oil and Gas Industry: Case Study in Sultanate of Oman, Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference, 13-16 November 2017, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
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74. Waqar Ahmad, G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, Ali Al-Bemani, Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Ali Vakilinejad, An Experimental Technique for Measuring Minimum Miscibility Pressure, 10th International Conference on Thermal Engineering: Theory and Applications February 26-28, 2017, Muscat, Oman.
75. Khalid Al-Hinai, G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, A. Al-Bemani, Y. Al-Wahaibi, “Measurements and Calculation of CO2-Reservoir Oil Minimum Miscibility Pressure using a Novel Rising Bubble Apparatus” Presented at the 19th Symposium on Thermophysical Properties (University of Colorado Campus, Boulder, Colorado, US, June 21-26, 2015).
76. M. Vakilinejad, J. Xia, R. S. A-Maamari, N. Al-Rawahi, G. R. Vakili-Nezhaad, Density correlation of some pure hydrocarbons and crude oil samples with the speed of sound, International Conference on Machine Learning, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering (ICMLEME'2014), Jan. 8-9, 2014, Dubai (UAE).
77. Kh. Al-Hinai, A. Al-Bemani, G. R. Vakili-Nezhaad, Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of the CO2 Minimum Miscibility Pressure for the Omani Oils for CO2 Injection EOR Method, Presented at the 2013 3rd International Conference on Petroleum and Sustainable Development (ICPSD 2013) October 12-13, 2013.
78. G. R. Vakili-Nezhaad, M. Vatani, M. Asghari, Correlation of Thermophysical Properties of Ionic Liquids with Empirical Equations, Presented at 21st Annual International Conference on Mechanical Engineering, K. N. Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, 7-9 May 2013.
79. N. Al-Rawahi, G. R. Vakili-Nezhaad, I. Ashour and A. Fatemi, A New Correlation for Prediction of Viscosities of Omani Fahud-Field Crude Oils, 18th Symposium on Thermophysical Properties, Boulder, CO, USA, June 24 - 29, 2012.
80. M. Vatani, M. Asghari, G. R. Vakili-Nezhaad, Application of Genetic Algorithm to Parameter Estimation in Liquid-Liquid Phase Equilibrium Modeling, Presented at International Conference on Nonlinear Modeling and Optimization, Shomal University, Amol, Iran, August 28-29, 2012.
81. G. R. Vakili-Nezhaad, I. Nematy-Lay, F. Aghamiri, M. Naderi, Modeling and Calculations of Liquid-Vapor Interfacial Properties, 18th Symposium on Thermophysical Properties, Boulder, CO, USA, June 24 - 29, 2012.
82. M. Vatani, G. R. Vakili-Nezhaad, I. Ashour, M. Asghari; “Application of Genetic Algorithm to Calculate the Binary Interaction and Non-Randomness Parameters of the NRTL model for Ternary Ionic Liquid Systems”Presented at ‘The 7th international Chemical Engineering Congress and Exhibition’, 21-24 November 2011, Kish, Iran.
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83. Vakili-Nezhaad, G. R. and Dourani, A. 2011. Effect of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube on the Viscosity of Lubricants. In: Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Advances in Energy Engineering, Thailand. Bangkok, 27-28 December 2011.
84. M. Vatani, G. R. Vakili-Nezhaad, M. Asghari, “Liquid-Liquid Equilibrium Calculations with Two-Suffix Margules Model using Genetic Algorithm for Ternary Systems Containing Aromatic, Aliphatic and Ionic Liquid Components”. Presented at ‘The 3rd National Conference on Modern Researchers in Chemistry and Chemical engineering’, 15-16 December 2011, Mahshahr, Iran.
85. G. R. Vakili-Nezhaad, Sh. Roodpeyma, S. Behnam, Phase Equilibrium Calculations of the System Polystyrene-Methylcyclohexane with the Sanchez- Lacombe Equation of State Using Continuous Thermodynamics, 17th Symposium on Thermophysical Properties, Boulder, CO, USA, June 21 - 26, 2009.
86. H. Sabbaghian, G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, A Taxonomy and Parametric Representations of Caped Wall Carbon Nanotubes, Math/Chem/Comp2008, Dubrovnik, Croatia.
87. H. Sabbaghian, G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, S. M. Vahidipour, Prediction of the Number of Carbon Atoms in Different Nanostructures by Using Geometrical Approach, Math/Chem/Comp2007, Dubrovnik, Croatia.
88. G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, A Van-der Waals Type Equation of State for Confined Fluids in Nanopores, First Sharjah International Conference on Nanotechnology and Its Applications, American University of Sharjah, April 2007, UAE.
89. G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, M. Hamedanian, M. Ghomashi, Calculation of the Heat Capacities of Solid Phase Buckminster Fullerene Using Semi-Empirical Methods, First Sharjah International Conference on Nanotechnology and Its Applications, American University of Sharjah, April 2007, UAE.
90. S. M. Vahidipour, H. Sabbaghian, G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, Generation of the Figures of Some Fullerene by Using L-Systems, Math/Chem/Comp2007, Dubrovnik, Croatia.
th 91. G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, Thermodynamic Properties of C60, the 4 International Nanotech Symposium Nano Korea 2006.
92. G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad and A. R. Ashrafi, On Symmetry Property and Topological Index of Fullerenes, International Conference on Nano Science and Technology, 16-18 March 2006, New Delhi, India.
93. A. R. Ashrafi and G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, On Detour Index of Nanotubes, , International Conference on Nano Science and Technology, 16-18 March 2006, New Delhi, India.
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94. M. Hamedanian, G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, and M. Ghomashi, Calculation of Debye and Einstein Temperature for Fullerene C60, 7th Iranian Physical Chemistry Seminar, 8-10 March 2005, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran.
95. Vakili-Nezhaad, G. Reza, and D.-Y. Peng, Investigation of the Role of Coordination Number in Lennard-Jones and Devonshire Theory, 54th Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference, October 2004, Calgary, Canada.
96. Vakili-Nezhaad, G. Reza, and M. Hamedanian, Heat Capacities of Buckminster Fullerene, Second Conference of the Asian Consortium for Computational Materials Science (ACCMS-2), July 14-16, 2004, Novosibirsk, Russia.
97. Vakili-Nezhaad, G. Reza, Mohsen-Nia, M., Taghikhani, V., and M. Aghahossieni, Salting-Out Effect on the Liquid-Liquid Equilibrium of Two Ternary Systems, Fifteenth Symposium on Thermophysical Properties, 2003, Boulder, USA.
98. Vakili-Nezhaad, G. Reza, and G. A. Mansoori, Degeneracy and Distributions in Small Assembly of Molecules, 10th Foresight Conference on Molecular Nanotechnology, 11-13 Oct., 2002, Maryland, USA.
99. Vakili-Nezhaad, G. Reza, Taghikhani, V., and S. Karamad, Correlation of Experimental Data of the Systems Containing Propionic Acid with the Various Activity Coefficient Models Using PRO/II Software, The 17th Dubrovnik International Course & Conference MATH/CHEM/COMP 2002, Dubrovnik, Croatia, June 24-29, 2002.
100. Vakili-Nezhaad, G. Reza, Shariaty-Niassar, M., and H. Keumarsi- Farmad, Mathematical Modeling of the Liquid-Liquid Dispersions and Numerical Solution of the Drop Population Balance Model, 6th World Multi conference on Systemic, Cybernetics and Informatics, July 14-18, 2002, Orlando, USA.
101. Vakili-Nezhaad, G. R., and M. Shariaty-Niassar, Numerical Solution of the Drop Population Balance Model, AAA63-Workshop on General Algebra combined with CYA17-Conference of Young Algebraists, Feb. 22-24, 2002, University of Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, Germany.
102. Vakili-Nezhaad, G. Reza, Shariaty-Niassar, M., and B. Givi, Phenyl Ethyl Alcohol as the Rose Flower Essence, The 8th International Seminar on Hygienic & Cosmetics Industries, October, 2002, Tehran, Iran.
103. Keumarsi-Farmad, H., Shariaty-Niassar, M., and G. R. Vakili-Nezhaad, Simulation of Droplet Breakage Probability Function in the Extraction Columns, Sixth National Iranian Chemical Engineering Congress, May 2001, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran.
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104. Taghikhani, V., Vakili-Nezhaad, G. Reza, and S. Karamad, Comparison of Different Solvents for the Extraction of Propionic Acid from Dilute Aqueous Solutions, 51st Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference, October 2001, Halifax, Canada.
105. Shariaty-Niassar, M., Vakili-Nezhaad, G. Reza, and B. Givi, A Review of the Methods of Essence Extraction, The 7th International Seminar on Hygienic & Cosmetics Industries, October 16-18, 2001, Tehran, Iran.
106. Taghikhani, V., Vakili-Nezhaad, G. Reza, Khoshkbarchi, M. Kh., and M. Shariaty- Niassar, Liquid-Liquid Equilibrium of Water+Propionic Acid+ Methyl Butyl Ketone and of Water+ Propionic Acid+ Methyl Isopropyl Ketone, Fourteenth Symposium on Thermophysical Properties, June 25-30, 2000, Boulder, Colorado, USA.
107. Vakili-Nezhaad, G. Reza, and V. Taghikhani, Application of ContinuousThermodynamics to the Vapor Pressure Calculation of Petroleum Fluids, 50th Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference, October 2000, Mc-Gill University, Montreal, Canada.
108. Shariaty-Niassar, M., Vakili-Nezhaad, G. R., and H. Keumarsi- Farmad,Application of Numerical Analysis to Investigation of Droplet Breakage, International Congress of Ghyath-al-din-Jamshid Al-Kashi, Autumn 2000,University of Kashan, Kashan, Iran.
109. Vakili-Nezhaad, G. R., and H. Modarress, Modeling and Experimental Studies of the Extraction of Aromatic Compounds from Lube Oil Cut by the Solvent NMP, 49th Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference, October 1999, Saskatoon, Canada.
110. Shariaty-Niassar, M., and G. R. Vakili-Nezhaad, Mathematical Modeling of theCoalescence of Droplets in Liquid-Liquid Dispersions, 3rd International Symposium on Mixing in Industrial Processes, September 19-22, 1999, Osaka, Japan.
111. Vakili-Nezhaad, G. R., Modarress, H., and G. A. Mansoori, Calculation of the Size and Energy Parameters of N-methylpyrrolidone, Fourth National Iranian Chemical Engineering Congress, Sharif University of Technology, March 1999, Tehran, Iran.
112. Vakili-Nezhaad, G. R., Modarress, H., and G. A. Mansoori, Characterization of Hydrocarbons and Petroleum Fractions by a New Parameter, Fourth National Iranian Chemical Engineering Congress, Sharif University of Technology, March 1999, Tehran, Iran.
113. Vakili-Nezhaad, G. R., Modarress, H., and G. A. Mansoori, Equilibrium Behavior of the System N-methylpyrrolidone and Lube-Oil Cut, 3rd National Chemical Engineering Congress, University of Petroleum Industry, March 1998, Ahwaz & Abadan, Iran.
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114. Vakili-Nezhaad, G. R., Modarress, H., and G. A. Mansoori, A New Equation for Density Prediction of Hydrocarbons from Refractive Index Measurements, 3rd National Chemical Engineering Congress, University of Petroleum Industry, March 1998, Ahwaz & Abadan, Iran.
115. Vakili-Nezhaad, G. R., Modarress, H., and G. A. Mansoori, Modification of the van Laar Activity Coefficient Model, 31st Autumn Meeting of the Society of Chemical Engineers of Japan, Osaka, Japan, September 1998.
116. Shariaty-Niassar, M.,and G. R. Vakili-Nezhaad, Hydrodynamic Behavior of Droplets in Mixer-Settlers, 31st Autumn Meeting of the Society of Chemical Engineers of Japan, Osaka, Japan, September 1998.
117. Vakili-Nezhaad, G. R., Modarress, H., and G. A. Mansoori, Distribution Functions of the Lube-Oil Cut, 12th National Congress of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering of Iran, 31st August-2nd September, 1997, University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran.
118. Vakili-Nezhaad, G. R., and M. Shariaty-Niassar, Transient Behavior of the Mixer-Settlers, 1st National Congress on Chemical Engineering, Autumn 1994, Tarbiat Modarress University, Tehran, Iran.
Funded Grants and Contracts
1. G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, H. Abdullatif, Modification of the extended Spiegler- Kedem model for simulation of multiple solute systems in nanofiltration-based water desalination process, Sultan Qaboos University/South Africa Collaborative Research Project, 2018-2019.
2. G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, A. Gujarathi, Nabeel Al-Rawahi, In Search of High Performance Anode Materials for Mg Batteries, Sultan Qaboos University, 2018- 2019.
3. M. Al Wadhahi, G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, Experimental and theoretical studies on the viscosity of nanofluids, Completed 2018.
4. G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, R. Al-Maamari, A. Gujarathi, Density Prediction of Liquid Hydrocarbons Using Ultrasonic and Molecular Dynamics Simulation, Sultan Qaboos University, 2015-2017.
5. G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, A. Al-Bemani, Y. Al-Waheibi, CO2-Oil Minimum Miscibility Pressure Estimation for the Omani Oils, The Research Council (TRC Oman), 2013-2016.
6. N. Al-Rawahi, G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, Design of a New Degasser System, Petroleum Development Oman (PDO), 2009-2015.
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7. G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, I. Ashour, Complex Phase Equilibrium Calculations Using Genetic Algorithm, SQU, Completed 2012.
8. A. Al-Hashmi, G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, Study of Asphaltene Precipitation from Omani Crude Oils Using SARA Analysis and Modeling, Sultan Qaboos University, Completed 2012.
9. G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, M. Hamadanian, Diamondoids Technology, Ministry of Science, Research & Technology, Iran, Completed 2010.
10. G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, Investigation of the effect of nanoparticles on the properties of polymer products, Isfahan Governor Office, Isfahan, Iran, Completed 2010.
11. G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, M. Shariaty-Niassar, Design and Construction of a Supercritical Extraction Apparatus for the Extraction of Essential Oils, Ministry of Science, Research & Technology, Iran, Completed 2008.
12. G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, Investigation of Thermodynamic Properties of Nanosystems, Ministry of Science, Research & Technology, Iran, Completed 2008.
13. G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, M. Zivdar, R. Rahimi, Design and Construction of a Rotary Cone Extractor, Ministry of Science, Research & Technology, Iran, , Completed 2007.
14. G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, F. Aghamiri, Spill Oil Removal Using Adsorbents, Ministry of Science, Research & Technology, Iran, Completed 2007.
15. G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, M. Zivdar, R. Rahimi, Investigation of the Production Methods of Fullerenes , Ministry of Science, Research & Technology, Iran, Completed 2006.
16. G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, Sh. Roodpeyma, Application of Continuous Thermodynamics to the Phase Equilibria of Complex Petroleum Fractions, Ministry of Science, Research & Technology, Iran, Completed 2005.
17. G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, Investigation of the Effect of Nanoparticles on Thermal Properties of Fluids, University of Kashan, Iran, Completed 2008.
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