Dr. Babak Salamatinia
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Dr. Babak Salamatinia

Senior Lecturer and Director
Monash University, Australia

Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia

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Area of Interest:

Environmental Sciences
100%
Environmental Catalysis
62%
Wastewater Treatment
90%
Renewable Energy
75%
Chemical Engineering
55%

Research Publications in Numbers

Books
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Selected Publications

  1. Vakili, M., M. Rafatullah,M.H. Ibrahima, M.H. Ibrahim, A.Z. Abdullah, Z. Gholami and B. Salamatinia, 2017. Enhancing reactive blue 4 adsorption through chemical modification of chitosan with hexadecylamine and 3-aminopropyl triethoxysilane. J. Water Process Eng., 15: 49-54.
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  2. Vakili, M., M. Rafatullah, M.H. Ibrahim, A.Z. Abdullah, Z. Gholami and B. Salamatinia, 2017. Enhancing reactive blue 4 adsorption through chemical modification of chitosan with hexadecylamine and 3-aminopropyl triethoxysilane. J. Water Process Eng., 15: 49-54.
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  3. Vakili, M., M. Rafatullah, B. Salamatinia, M.H. Ibrahim, N. Ismail and A.Z. Abdullah, 2017. Adsorption studies of methyl tert-butyl ether from environment. Sep. Purif. Rev., 46: 273-290.
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  4. Pezeshkpour, S., A.Z. Abdullah, B. Salamatinia and B.A. Horri, 2017. Ionic–gelation synthesis of gadolinium doped ceria (Ce0.8Gd0.2O1.90) nanocomposite powder using sodium-alginate. Ceram. Int., 43: 7123-7135.
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  5. Lim, H.H., E. Sulistya, M.Y. Wong, B. Salamatinia and B.A. Horri, 2017. Ceramic Nanocomposites for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells. In: Sol-gel Based Nanoceramic Materials: Preparation, Properties and Applications, Mishra, A.(Ed.)., Springer, Cham, pp: 157-183.
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  6. Karami, A., A. Golieskardi, Y.B. Ho, V. Larat and B. Salamatinia, 2017. Microplastics in eviscerated flesh and excised organs of dried fish. Sci. Rep., 10.1038/s41598-017-05828-6.
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  7. Karami, A., A. Golieskardi, C.K. Choo, V. Larat,T.S. Galloway and B. Salamatinia, 2017. The presence of microplastics in commercial salts from different countries. Sci. Rep., 10.1038/srep46173.
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  8. Karami, A., A. Golieskardi, C.K. Choo, N. Romano, Y.B. Ho and B. Salamatinia, 2017. A high-performance protocol for extraction of microplastics in fish. Sci. Total Environ., 578: 485-494.
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  9. Karami, A., A. Golieskardi, C.K. Choo, V. Larat, S.G. Tamara and B. Salamatinia, 2017. The presence of microplastics in commercial salts from different countries. Sci. Rep., 10.1038/srep46173.
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  10. Amouzgar, P., M. Vakili, E.S. Chan and B. Salamatinia, 2017. Effects of beading parameters for development of chitosan-nano-activated carbon biocomposite for acetaminophen elimination from aqueous sources. Environ. Eng. Sci., 10.1089/ees.2017.0031.
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  11. Amouzgar, P., C.E. Seng and B. Salamatinia, 2017. Effects of ultrasound on development of Cs/NAC nano composite beads through extrusion dripping for acetaminophen removal from aqueous solution. J. Cleaner Prod., 165: 537-551.
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  12. Vakili, M., M. Rafatullah, M.H. Ibrahim, A.Z. Abdullah, B. Salamatinia and Z Gholami, 2016. Chitosan hydrogel beads impregnated with hexadecylamine for improved reactive blue 4 adsorption. Carbohydr. polym., 137: 139-146.
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  13. Vakili, M., M. Rafatullah, M.H. Ibrahim, A.Z. Abdullah, B. Salamatinia and Z. Gholami, 2016. Preparation of chitosan beads for the adsorption of reactive blue 4 from aqueous solutions. Iranica J. Energy Environ., 7: 124-128.
  14. Tan, K.B., A.Z. Abdullah,A. Zuhair, B.A. Horri and B. Salamatinia, 2016. Adsorption mechanism of microcrystalline cellulose as green adsorbent for the removal of cationic methylene blue dye. J. Chem. Soc. Pak., 38: 651-664.
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  15. Salamatinia, B., I. Hashemizadeh and A.A. Zuhairi, 2016. Alkaline earth metal oxide catalysts for biodiesel production from palm oil: elucidation of process behaviors and modeling using response surface methodology. Iranian J. Chem. Chem. Eng., 32: 113-126.
  16. Choo, C.K., T.L. Goh, L. Shahcheraghi, G.C. Ngoh, A.Z. Abdullah, B. A. Horri and B. Salamatinia, 2016. Synthesis and characterization of nio nano-spheres by templating on chitosan as a green precursor. J. Am. Ceram. Soc., 99: 3874-3882.
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  17. Choo, C. K., X.Y. Kong, T.L. Goh, G.C. Ngoh, B.A. Horri and B. Salamatinia, 2016. Chitosan/halloysite beads fabricated by ultrasonic-assisted extrusion-dripping and a case study application for copper ion removal. Carbohydr. Polym., 138: 16-26.
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  18. Vakili, M., M. Rafatullah, B. Salamatinia, M.H. Ibrahim and A.Z. Abdullah, 2015. Elimination of reactive blue 4 from aqueous solutions using 3-aminopropyl triethoxysilane modified chitosan beads. Carbohydr. Polym., 132: 89-96.
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  19. Tan, K.B., M. Vakili, B.A. Horri, P.E. Poh, A.Z. Abdullah and B. Salamatinia, 2015. Adsorption of dyes by nanomaterials: Recent developments and adsorption mechanisms. Sep. Purif. Technol., 150: 229-242.
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  20. Hermawan, A.A., T.K. Bing and B. Salamatinia. 2015. Application and optimization of using recycled pulp for methylene blue removal from wastewater: A response surface methodology approach. Int. J. Environ. Sci. Dev., 6: 267-274.
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  21. Govindasamy, K., M.H. Ramli, P. Pasbakhsh, V. Pushpamalar and B. Salamatinia, 2015. Chitosan/cellulose/halloysite membranes produced using solvent casting method. Polym. Polym. Compos., 231: 325-332.
  22. Vakili, M., M. Rafatullah, M.H. Ibrahim, A.Z. Abdullah, B. Salamatinia and Z Gholami, 2014. Oil Palm Biomass as an Adsorbent for Heavy Metals. In: eviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, Whitacre, D.(Ed.)., Springer, Cham, Switzerland,.
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  23. Vakili, M., M. Rafatullah, B. Salamatinia, A.Z. Abdullah, M.H. Ibrahim, K.B. Tan and P. Amouzgar, 2014. Application of chitosan and its derivatives as adsorbents for dye removal from water and wastewater: A review. Carbohydr. Polym., 113: 115-130.
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  24. Salamatinia, B., H. Mootabadi, I. Hashemizadeh and A.Z. Abdullah, 2013. Intensification of biodiesel production from vegetable oils using ultrasonic-assisted process: Optimization and kinetic. Chem. Eng. Process. Process Intensif., 17: 135-143.
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  25. Salamatinia, B., A.A. Zuhairi and I. Hashemizadeh, 2013. Development of synergic mixed metal oxides for the combined catalytic-absorptive removal of nitric oxide from diesel exhaust. Iranian J. Chem. Chem. Eng., 32: 31-41.
  26. Vakili, M., A. A.M. Haque, S.M. Hosseini and B. Salamatinia, 2012. Evaluation of maturation and stability some indexes of mixed palm oil biowaste composting process and poultry litter. World Applied Sci. J., 19: 234-240.
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  27. Salamatinia, B., A.Z. Abdullah and S. Bhatia, 2012. Quality evaluation of biodiesel produced through ultrasound-assisted heterogeneous catalytic system. Fuel Process. Technol., 97: 1-8.
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  28. Sadeqzadeh, M., M. Ghasemi, A. Ghannadzadeh, B. Salamatinia, T. Jafary, W.R.W. Daud and S.H.A. Hassan, 2012. Mass transfer limitation in different anode electrode surface areas on the performance of dual chamber microbial fuel cell. Am. J. Biochem. Biotechn., 8: 320-325.
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  29. Salamatinia, B., S. Bhatia and A.Z. Abdullah, 2011. A response surface methodology based modeling of temperature variation in an ultrasonic-assisted biodiesel production process. World Appl. Sci. J., 12: 1549-1557.
  30. Salamatinia, B., H. Mootabadi, S. Bhatia and A.Z. Abdullah, 2010. Optimization of ultrasonic-assisted heterogeneous biodiesel production from palm oil: A response surface methodology approach. Fuel Process. Technol., 91: 441-448.
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  31. Salamatinia, B., A.H. Kamaruddin and A.Z. Abdullah, 2010. Regeneration and reuse of spent NaOH-treated oil palm frond for copper and zinc removal from wastewater. Chem. Eng. J., 156: 141-145.
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  32. Mootabadi, H., B. Salamatinia, S. Bhatia and A.Z. Abdullah, 2010. Ultrasonic-assisted biodiesel production process from palm oil using alkaline earth metal oxides as the heterogeneous catalysts. Fuel, 89: 1818-1825.
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  33. Amouzgar, P., H.P.S.A. Khalil, B. Salamatinia, A.Z. Abdullah and A.M. Issam, 2010. Optimization of bioresource material from oil palm trunk core drying using microwave radiation; a response surface methodology application. Bioresour. Technol., 101: 8396-8401.
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  34. Abdullah, Z., H. Abdullah, S. Bhatia, B. Salamatinia and H. Mootabadi, 2010. Simple kinetic modeling of selective reduction of nitric oxide in diesel exhaust over cu-zn/zsm-5 monolithic catalyst. Iranian J. Chem. Eng., 7: 74-80.
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  35. Abdullah, A.Z., H. Abdullah, S. Bhatia, B.Salamatinia and N. Razali, 2010. Optimization of the selective catalytic reduction of no in diesel exhaust over cu-zn/zsm-5 catalyst using central composite design. IIUM Eng. J., 11: 106-122.
  36. Kananpanah, S., N. Dizadji, H. Abolghasemi and B. Salamatinia, 2009. Developing a new model to predict mass transfer coefficient of salicylic acid adsorption onto IRA-93: Experimental and modeling. Korean J. Chem. Eng., 26: 1208-1212.
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  37. Abdullah, A.Z., B. Salamatinia, H.Mootabadi and S. Bhatia, 2009. Current status and policies on biodiesel industry in Malaysia as the world's leading producer of palm oil. Energy Policy, 37: 5440-5448.
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  38. Abdullah, A.Z., B. Salamatinia and A.H. Kamaruddin, 2009. Application of response surface methodology for the optimization of NaOH treatment on oil palm frond towards improvement in the sorption of heavy metals. Desalination, 244: 227-238.
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  39. Salamatinia, B., A.H. Kamaruddin and A.Z. Abdullah, 2008. Modeling of the continuous copper and zinc removal by sorption onto sodium hydroxide-modified oil palm frond in a fixed-bed column. Chem. Eng. J., 145: 259-266.
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  40. Zinatizadeh, A.A.L., B. Salamatinia, S.L. Zinatizadeh, A.R. Mohamed and M.H. Isa, 2007. Palm oil mill effluent digestion in an up-flow anaerobic sludge fixed film bioreactor. Int. J. Environ. Res., 1: 264-271.
  41. Salamatinia, B., A.H. Kamaruddin and A.Z. Abdullah, 2007. Removal of zn and cu from wastewater by sorption on oil palm tree-derived biomasses. J. Applied Sci., 7: 2020-2027.
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  42. Abdullah, A.Z., N. Razali, H. Mootabadi and B. Salamatinia, 2007. Critical technical areas for future improvement in biodiesel technologies. Environ. Res. Lett., Vol. 2, No. 3. 10.1088/1748-9326/2/3/034001.
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  43. Abdullah, A.Z., B. Salamatinia, N. Razali, and A.H. Kamaruddin, 2007. Changes in physicochemical characteristics of oil palm frond after NaOH treatment towards improved heavy metal sorption. J. Sci. Technol. Tropics, 3: 45-50.
  44. Salamatinia, B., A.A. Zinatizadeh, A.H. Kamaruddin, and A.Z. Abdullah, 2006. Application of response surface methodology for the optimization of cu and zn removals by sorption on pre- treated oil palm frond (OPF). Iranian J. Chem. Engi., 3: 73-84.