Meisam Tabatabaei

Dr. Meisam Tabatabaei (1979) is a researcher, inventor, and entrepreneur. He received his PhD in Environmental Biotechnology from University Putra Malaysia (UPM) in 2009, through a joint research program between Kyushu Institute of Technology (KIT), Japan, and UPM. He is currently working as a Research Assist. Professor in Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran (ABRII) and the founding Leader of Biofuel Research Team (BRTeam). He is also an invited lecturer of Lebanese University, University Technology Mara (UiTM), and Tehran University. He is fluent in English, Persian, and has a reasonable command of French. He also holds a Simultaneous Interpretation Diploma (Persian/English). Meisam has also been active as radio anchor for a number of national radio channels, i.e., Danesh, Goftego, and Javan.

Dr. Tabatabaei is the founding President of the Iranian Biofuels Society (IBS) under the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, the President of the Biofuels Committee in the Vice-Presidency for Science & Technology, and is also the President of the Liquid Biofuels Standards Committee at the National Standards Organization. Meisam received the prestigious National Medal of Appreciation from the president of Iran in March 2012 for his scientific contributions.

Meisam’s research focus is biofuels production from waste resources and nanotechnology. Other than being a regular reviewer for more than 70 international journals including Biotechnology Advances, Bioresource Technology, Journal of Membrane Science, Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Applied Energy, and others, he is currently serving as the founding Editor-in-Chief for the Canadian-based ISI-SCOPUS-indexed Biofuel Research Journal (BRJ); the only Open Access journal in the field of energy and biomass which follows a Completely Free-of-Charge Publication Policy. BRJ's content is indexed in Thomson Reuters’s Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI). He has also served BioMed Research International as Lead Guest Editor.

Dr. Tabatabaei has been a United Nation Development Program (UNDP) collaborator working closely with SGP/GEF/UNDP in his capacity as the founding coordinator of BRTeam’s extension branch; Extension Group of Environmentalists (EGE), within the framework of SGP/GEF sponsored projects for the promotion of waste-oriented biodiesel in Iran. In 2016, Meisam acted as the chief manager of the first urban pilot project aimed at utilization of waste-oriented biofuels in Iran in an attempt to tackle Tehran`s high pollution levels. Since September 2016, Meisam also serves as the Coordinator of Iran’s National Committee bridging country`s collaboration with the Lancet Commission on Public Health and Climate Change.

Meisam has co-authored more than 150 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters and has achieved more than 10 patents (h-index: 25, i10-index: 560). Dr. Tabatabaei’s publications have received 2223 citations (Source: Google Scholar; as of May 2017). He has supervised more than 25 graduate students.

Research:

Dr. Tabatabaei`s research focus has been on various aspects of different biofuels (i.e., biodiesel, biogas and bioethanol) from production processes (including reactor design and fabrication) to enhanced application of fuels using advanced sciences such as nanotechnology. 

Development of novel approaches/strategies for economizing second and third generation biofuels through the integration of different disciplines has been among his major research activities during the past seven years. Besides, Meisam has been particularly fascinated by nanomaterials such as nanocatalysts. The application of novel nanocatalysts in biofuels to improve their combustion is an example.

Selected Journal Papers:

Esmail Khalife, Meisam Tabatabaei, Ayhan Demirbas, Mortaza Aghbashlo, (2017). Impacts of additives on performance and emission characteristics of diesel engines during steady state operation. (Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, 59: 32-78)- (ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 23.643). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pecs.2016.10.

 Khalife, E., Kazeroni, H., Mirsalim, M., Shojaei, T.R., Mohammadi, P., Salleh, A.M., Najafi, B. and Tabatabaei, M., (2017). Experimental investigation of low-level water in waste-oil produced biodiesel-diesel fuel blend.(Energy)- (ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 5.153).

Hajjari, M., Tabatabaei, M., Aghbashlo, M. and Ghanavati, H., (2017). A review on the prospects of sustainable biodiesel production: A global scenario with an emphasis on waste-oil biodiesel utilization. (Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 72, pp.445-464.)- (ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 7.896).

Mortaza Aghbashlo, Meisam Tabatabaei, Esmail Khalife, Bahman Najafi, Seyed Mostafa Mirsalim, Ayat Gharehghani, Pouya Mohammadi, Ali Dadak, Taha Roodbar Shojaei, Zahra Khounani. (2017). A novel aqueous nano-emulsion in diesel–biodiesel fuel blends to improve diesel engines performance and reduce exhaust emissions: Part II‒ Exergetic analysis. (Fuel)- (ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 4.091). Accepted.

Hosseinpour, S., Aghbashlo, M., Tabatabaei, M., Younesi, H., Mehrpooya, M. and Ramakrishna, S., (2017). Multi-objective exergy-based optimization of a continuous photobioreactor applied to produce hydrogen using a novel combination of soft computing techniques. (International Journal of Hydrogen Energy)- (ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 3.659).

Mohammad Ali Rajaeifar, Hossein Ghanavati, Behrouz B. Dashti, Reinout Heijungs, Mortaza Aghbashlo, Meisam Tabatabaei (2017). Electricity generation and GHG emission reduction potentials through different municipal solid waste management technologies: a comparative review. (Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 10.1016/j.rser.2017.04.109)- (ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 7.896).

Yunos, N.S.H.M., Chu, C.J., Baharuddin, A.S., Mokhtar, M.N., Sulaiman, A., Rajaeifar, M.A., Larimi, Y.N., Talebi, A.F., Mohammed, M.A.P., Aghbashlo, M. and Tabatabaei, M., (2017). Enhanced oil recovery and lignocellulosic quality from oil palm biomass using combined pretreatment with compressed water and steam. (Journal of Cleaner Production, 142, pp.3834-3849.)- (ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 5.315).

Rajaeifar, M.A., Abdi, R. and Tabatabaei, M., (2017). Expanded polystyrene waste application for improving biodiesel environmental performance parameters from life cycle assessment point of view.(Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 74, pp.278-298.)- (ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 7.896).

Dadak, A., Aghbashlo, M., Tabatabaei, M., Younesi, H. and Najafpour, G., (2017). Exergy-based sustainability assessment of continuous photobiological hydrogen production using anaerobic bacterium Rhodospirillum rubrum.(Journal of Cleaner Production, 139, pp.157-166.)- (ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 5.315).

Pourvosoughi, N., Mohammadi, P., Goli, S.A.H., Nikbakht, A.M., Jafarmadar, S., Pakzad, M. and Tabatabaei, M. (2016). Polysel: An environmental-friendly CI engine fuel.(Energy, 111, pp.691-700)- (ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 5.153).

Talebi, A.F., Dastgheib, S.M.M., Tirandaz, H., Ghafari, A., Alaie, E. and Tabatabaei, M. (2016). Enhanced algal-based treatment of petroleum produced water and biodiesel production.(RSC Advances, 6(52), pp.47001-47009)- (ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 3.485).

Aghbashlo, M., Hosseinpour, S., Tabatabaei, M., Hosseini, S.S., Najafpour, G. and Younesi, H. (2016). An exergetically-sustainable operational condition of a photo-biohydrogen production system optimized using conventional and innovative fuzzy techniques.(Renewable Energy, 94, pp.605-618)- (ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 4.068).

Aghbashlo, M., Tabatabaei, M., Karimi, K. and Mohammadi, M. (2016). Effect of phosphate concentration on exergetic-based sustainability parameters of glucose fermentation by Ethanolic Mucor indicus. (Sustainable Production and Consumption)- (ISI-Scopus cited).

Sárvári Horváth, I., Tabatabaei, M., Karimi, K. and Kumar, R. (2016). Recent updates on biogas production-a review.(Biofuel Research Journal, 3(2), pp.394-402)- (ISI cited).

Rajaeifar, M.A., Akram, A., Ghobadian, B., Rafiee, S., Heijungs, R. and Tabatabaei, M. (2016). Environmental impact assessment of olive pomace oil biodiesel production and consumption: a comparative lifecycle assessment.(Energy, 106, pp.87-102)- (ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 5.153).

Larimi, Y.N., Mollahosseini, A., Mohammadi, P. and Tabatabaei, M.(2016). Waste polymers recycling in biodiesel as a strategy to simultaneously enhance fuel properties and recycle the waste: realistic simulation and economical assessment approach. (Biofuels, pp.1-12.)- (ISI-Scopus cited).

Kumar, R., Tabatabaei, M., Karimi, K. and Sárvári Horváth, I. (2016). Recent updates on lignocellulosic biomass derived ethanol-A review.(Biofuel Research Journal, 3(1), pp.347-356.)- (ISI cited).

Aghbashlo, M., Tabatabaei, M., Mohammadi, P., Mirzajanzadeh, M., Ardjmand, M. and Rashidi, A. (2016). Effect of an emission-reducing soluble hybrid nanocatalyst in diesel/biodiesel blends on exergetic performance of a DI diesel engine. (Renewable Energy, 93, pp.353-368)- (ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 4.068).

Dadak, A., Aghbashlo, M., Tabatabaei, M., Younesi, H. and Najafpour, G. (2016). Using exergy to analyse the sustainability of fermentative ethanol and acetate production from syngas via anaerobic bacteria (Clostridium ljungdahlii).(Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 15, pp.11-19)- (ISI-Scopus cited).

S Shamshirband, M Tabatabaei, M Aghbashlo, L Yee, D Petković. (2016). Support vector machine-based exergetic modelling of a DI diesel engine running on biodiesel–diesel blends containing expanded polystyrene. (Applied Thermal Engineering 94, 727-747)- (ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 3.034).

Hamid Amiri, Reza Azarbaijani, Laleh Parsa Yeganeh, Abolhassan Shahzadeh Fazeli, Meisam Tabatabaei, Ghasem Hosseini Salekdeh, Keikhosro Karimi. (2016). Nesterenkonia sp. strain F, a halophilic bacterium producing acetone, butanol, and ethanol under aerobic conditions. (Scientific Reports 6, 18408; Nature Publishing Group)- (ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 5.597).

A Dadak, M Aghbashlo, M Tabatabaei, G Najafpour, H Younesi. (2016). Sustainability assessment of photobiological hydrogen production using anaerobic bacteria (Rhodospirillum rubrum) via exergy concept: Effect of substrate concentrations. (Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy)- (ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 1.745).

M Aghbashlo, M Tabatabaei, K Karimi. (2016). Exergy-based sustainability assessment of ethanol production via Mucor indicus from fructose, glucose, sucrose, and molasses. (Energy)- (ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 5.153).

A Mortaza, S Hosseinpour, M Tabatabaei, H Younesi, G Najafpour. (2016). On the exergetic optimization of continuous photobiological hydrogen production using hybrid ANFISeNSGA-II (adaptive neuro-fuzzy Q4 inference systemenon-dominated sorting genetic algorithm-II). (Energy)- (ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 5.153).

M Aghbashlo, M Tabatabaei, A Dadak, H Younesi, G Najafpour. (2016). Exergy-based performance analysis of a continuous stirred bioreactor for ethanol and acetate fermentation from syngas via Wood-Ljungdahl pathway. (Chemical Engineering Science)- (ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 2.674).

M Aghbashlo, M Tabatabaei, SS Hosseini, H Younesi, G Najafpour. (2016). Exergy analysis for decision making on operational condition of a continuous photobioreactor for hydrogen production via WGS reaction. (International Journal of Hydrogen Energy)- (ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 3.659).

M Aghbashlo, S Shamshirband, M Tabatabaei, L Yee, YN Larimi. (2016). The use of ELM-WT (extreme learning machine with wavelet transform algorithm) to predict exergetic performance of a DI diesel engine running on diesel/biodiesel blends containing polymer waste. (Energy, 94, 443-456)- (ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 5.153).

M Aghbashlo, M Tabatabaei, SS Hosseini, H Younesi, G Najafpour. (2016). Performance analysis of a continuous bioreactor for ethanol and acetate synthesis from syngas via Clostridium ljungdahlii using exergy concept. (Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 1-13)- (ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 2.052).

E Bet-moushoul, Y Mansourpanah, K Farhadi, M Tabatabaei. (2016). TiO2 nanocomposite based polymeric membranes: a review on performance improvement for various applications in chemical engineering processes. (Chemical Engineering Journal)- (ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 4.621).

Wan Siti Shazzelyn Aida Wan Sharifudin, Alawi Sulaiman, Noriznan Mokhtar, Azhari Samsu Baharuddin, Meisam Tabatabaei, Zainuri Busu, Karuppuchamy Subbian. (2015). Presence of Residual Oil in Relation to Solid Particle Distribution in Palm Oil Mill Effluent. (BioResources 10 (4), 7591-7603)- (ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 1.774).

R Jaber, MMA Shirazi, J Toufaily, AT Hamieh, A Noureddin, H Ghanavati, A Ghaffari, A Zenouzi, A Karout, AF Ismail, M Tabatabaei. (2015). Biodiesel wash-water reuse using microfiltration: toward zero-discharge strategy for cleaner and economized biodiesel production. (Biofuel Research Journal 2 (1), 148-151)- (TR ISI: ESCI).

Tabatabaei, M., Karimi, K., Kumar, R., & Horváth, I. S. (2015). Renewable Energy and Alternative Fuel Technologies. (BioMed Research International <previously: Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology>)- (ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 2.750).

M Mirzajanzadeh, M Tabatabaei, M Ardjmand, A Rashidi, B Ghobadianb, .... 2015. A novel soluble nano-catalysts in diesel–biodiesel fuel blends to improve diesel engines performance and reduce exhaust emissions. (Fuel, 139 (10.1016/j.fuel.2014.09.008), 374-382)- (ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 4.091).

Talebi, A. F., Tohidfar, M., Mousavi Derazmahalleh, S. M., Sulaiman, A., Baharuddin, A. S., & Tabatabaei, M. (2015). Biochemical Modulation of Lipid Pathway in Microalgae Dunaliella sp. for Biodiesel Production.(BioMed Research International <previously: Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology>)- (ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 2.750).

Adam, M. A., Sulaiman, A., Said, C. M. S., Som, A. M., & Tabatabaei, M. (2015). Enhanced Rigidity of Natural Polymer Composite Developed from Oil Palm Decanter Cake.(BioResources, 10(1), 932-942)- (ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 1.774).

Mansourpanah, Y., Kakanejadifard, A., Dehrizi, F. G., Tabatabaei, M., & Afarani, H. S. (2015). Increasing and enhancing the performance and antifouling characteristics of PES membranes using acrylic acid and microwave-modified chitosan.(Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, 32(1), 149-158)- (ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 1.134).

Mohammad M. Shirazi, Ali Kargari, Meisam Tabatabaei. 2015. Sweeping gas membrane distillation (SGMD) as an alternative for integration of bioethanol processing: study on a commercial membrane and operating parameters. (Chemical Engineering Communications)- (ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 0.915).

Hajjari, Masoumeh, Mehdi Ardjmand, and Meisam Tabatabaei. 2014. Experimental investigation of the effect of cerium oxide nanoparticles as a combustion-improving additive on biodiesel oxidative stability: mechanism. (RSC Advances, 4(28):14352-14356)- (ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 2.652).

M Tabatabaei, Y Chisti, AF Ismail, S Ramakrishna. 2014. Editorial. (Biofuel Research Journal). (TR ISI: ESCI).

Sulaiman, Alawi, Nasuddin Othman, Azhari Samsu Baharuddin, Mohd Noriznan Mokhtar, and Meisam Tabatabaei. 2014. Enhancing the Halal Food Industry by Utilizing Food Wastes to Produce Value-added Bioproducts. (Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, 121: 35-43)- (ISI-Scopus cited).

MMA Shirazi, A Kargari, M Tabatabaei, AF Ismail, T Matsuura. 2014. Concentration of glycerol from dilute glycerol wastewater using sweeping gas membrane distillation. (Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification)- (ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 2.197).

MMA Shirazi, A Kargari, M Tabatabaei, AF Ismail, T Matsuura. 2014.Assessment of atomic force microscopy for characterization of PTFE membranes for membrane distillation (MD) process. (Desalination and Water Treatment)– (ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 0.752).

Sohrab Haghighi Mood, Amir Hossein Golfeshan, Meisam Tabatabaei, Saeed Abbasalizadeh, Mehdi Ardjmand, Gholamreza Salehi Jouzani. 2014.Comparison of different ionic liquids pretreatment for Corn Stover enzymatic saccharification. (Preparative Biochemistry and Biotechnology)– (ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 0.614).

Pouya Mohammadi, Meisam Tabatabaei, Ali. M. Nikbakht, Zahra Esmaeili. 2014. Improvement of the cold flow characteristics of biodiesel containing dissolved polymer wastes using acetone. (Biofuel Research Journal). (TR ISI: ESCI).

Mohammad Mahdi A. Shirazi Ali Kargari Meisam Tabatabaei.2014. Evaluation of commercial PTFE membranes in desalination by direct contact membrane distillation. (Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification)- (ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 2.197).

Sohrab Haghighi Mood; Amir Hossein Golfeshan; Meisam Tabatabaei, Gholamreza Salehi Jouzani, Gholamhassan Najafi, Mehdi Ardjmand, Mehdi Gholami. 2013. Lignocellulosic biomass to bioethanol; a comprehensive review on pretreatment. (Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews)- (ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 7.896).

Fatemeh Pakpour, Ghasem Najafpour, Meisam Tabatabaei, Masoud Tohidfar, Habiboallah Younesi. 2013. Biohydrogen production from CO-rich syngas via a locally isolated Rhodopseudomonas palustris PT. (Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering)- (ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 2.00).

Mohammad Mahdi A. Shirazi, Ali Kargari, Meisam Tabatabaei, Saeed Bazgir, Mohammad Javad A. Shirazi, M.S. Abdullah, T. Matsuura, Ahmad Fauzi Ismail. 2013. Characterization of electrospun polystyrene membrane for treatment of biodiesel's water-washing effluent using atomic force microscopy. (Desalination)– (ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 3.04).

Mohammad Mahdi A. Shirazi, Ali Kargari, Meisam Tabatabaei, Bouck Mostafaei, Mandana Akia, Mohammad Barkhi,  Mohammad Javad A. Shirazi. 2013.Acceleration of biodiesel-glycerol decantation through NaCl-assisted gravitational settling: A strategy to economize biodiesel production. (Bioresource Technology)– (ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 5.352).

Mohammad Mahdi A. Shirazi, Dariush Bastani, Ali Kargari, Meisam Tabatabaei. 2013. Characterization of polymeric membranes for membrane distillation using atomic force microscopy. (Desalination and Water Treatment)– (ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 0.752).

Ahmad Farhad Talebi, Masoud Tohidfar, Meisam Tabatabaei, Abdolreza Bagheri, Motahhareh Mohsenpor, Seyed Kaveh Mohtashami. 2013. Genetic manipulation, a feasible tool to enhance unique characteristic of Chlorella vulgaris as a feedstock for biodiesel production. (Molecular Biology Report)– (ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 2.929).

Sayed Mohammad Sahafi, Sayed Amir Hossein Goli, Meisam Tabatabaei, Ali Mohammad     Nikbakht, Navid Pourvosoghi. 2013. Treatment of Waste cooking oil and spent bleaching for biodiesel Production. (Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects)– (ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 0.614).

Pouya Mohammadi, Meisam Tabatabaei, Ali M. Nikbakht, Khalil Farhadi, Mehdi Khatami far, Marco Castaldi. Simultaneous energy recovery from waste polymers in biodiesel and improving fuel properties. 2013 .(Waste and Biomass Valorization)– (ISI-Scopus cited). (unofficial Impact Factor: 1.47).

Ahmad Farhad Talebi, Seyed Kaveh Mohtashami, Meisam Tabatabaei, Masoud Tohidfar, Abdolreza Bagheri, Mehrshad Zeinalabedini, Hossein Hadavand, Mehrdad Mirzajanzadeh, Shiva Bakhtiari. 2013. Fatty Acids Profiling; a Selective Criterion for Screening Microalgae Strains for Biodiesel Production. (Algal Research)– (ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 4.095).

Yaghoub Mansourpanah, H. Soltani Afarani, K. Alizadeh, M. Tabatabaei. 2013. Enhancing the performance and antifouling properties of nanoporous PES membranes using microwave-assisted grafting of chitosan (Desalination)– (ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 3.04).

Elham Mirtalebi, Mohammad Mahdi A. Shirazi, Ali Kargari, Meisam Tabatabaei, Seeram Ramakrishna. 2013.Assessment of atomic force and scanning electron microscopes for characterization of commercial and electrospun nylon membranes. (Desalination and Water Treatment)– (ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 1.04).

Sohrab Haghighi Mood, Amir Hossein Golfeshan, Meisam Tabatabaei, Saeed Abbasalizadeh, Mehdi Ardjmand. 2013.Comparison of different ionic liquids pretreatment for barley straw enzymatic sacharification. (3 Biotech)– (Springer- Scopus cited). (Impact Factor: 0.992).

Ahmad Farhad Talebi, Meisam Tabatabaei, Seyed Kaveh Mohtashami, Masoud Tohidfar, Foad Moradi. 2013. Comparative Salt Stress Study on Intracellular Ion Concentration in Marine and Salt-adapted Freshwater Strains of Microalgae. (Notulae Scientia Biologicae)– (Scopus cited).

Javani, A.,  Hasheminejad, M., Tahvildari, K., Tabatabaei, M.,  Mansourpanah, Y., Khatami far, M. 2012. High quality potassium phosphate production through step-by-step glycerol purification: A strategy to economize biodiesel production. (Bioresource Technology)– (ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 5.352).

Mehdi Hosseini, Ali Mohammad Nikbakht, Meisam Tabatabaei.2012.Biodiesel Production in Batch Tank Reactor Equipped to HelicalRibbon-like Agitator. (Modern Applied Science, 6(3): 40-45)–(Scopus cited).

Pouya Mohammadi, Ali M. Nikbakht, Meisam Tabatabaei, Khalil Farhadi. 2012. A Novel Diesel Fuel Additive to Improve Fuel Properties and to Reduce Emissions. (International Journal of Automotive Engineering).

Pouya Mohammadi, Ali M. Nikbakht, Meisam Tabatabaei, Khalil Farhadi and Mahdi Khatamifar. 2012.Experimental Investigation of Performance and Emission Characteristics of DI Diesel Engine Fueled with Polymer Waste dissolved in Biodiesel-Blended Diesel Fuel. (Energy)– (ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 3.858).

Meisam Hashemi Nejad, Meisam Tabatabaei, Yaghoub Mansourpanah, Mehdi Khatami far and Azita Javani. 2011. Upstream and Downstream Strategies to economize Biodiesel Production. (Bioresource Technology- 102(2), pp: 461-468)– (ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 5.352).

Meisam Tabatabaei, Masoud Toohidfar, Gholamreza Salehi Zouzani, Mohammad Pazouki and Mohammadreza Safarnejad. 2011. Bioediesel Production from genetically engineered microalgae; the future of bioenergy in Iran. (Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews- 15(4), pp: 1918-1927)- (ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 7.896).

Norjan, Y., Hassan, M.A., Phang,L.Y. Meisam Tabatabaei, Othman, M.R., Mori, M., Wakisaka, M. , Sakai, K., and Shirai, Y. 2011. Nitrification Of High-Strength Ammonium From Mature Sanitary Landfill Leachate With Organic Carbon Removal. (Waste Management and Research)–(ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor:1.529).

Kamyar Khoshnevisana, Abdol-Khalegh Bordbara, Davood Zare, Daryiush Davoodi, Masumeh Noruzi, Mohammad Barkhi and Meisam Tabatabaei.2011.Immobilization of cellulase enzyme on superparamagnetic nanoparticles and determination of its activity andstability. (Chemical Engineering Journal)- (ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 3.681).

Norjan, Y., Hassan, M.A., Phang,L.Y. Meisam Tabatabaei, Othman, M.R., Mori, M., Wakisaka, M. , Sakai, K., and Shirai, Y. 2010. Nitrification of ammonium-rich sanitary landfill leachate. (Waste management- 30, pp:100–109)– (ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 2.801).

Alawi Sulaiman, Meisam Tabatabaei, Mohd Zulkhairi Mohd Yusoff, Mohamad Faizal Ibrahim, Mohd Ali Hassan and Yoshihito Shirai. 2010. Accelerated start-up of a semi-commercial digester tank treating palm oil mill with sludge seeding for methane production. (World Applied Science Journal- 8(2), pp: 247-258)– (ISI-Scopus cited).

Meisam Tabatabaei, Mohd Rafein Zakaria, Raha Abdul Rahim, André-Denis G. Wright, Yoshihito Shirai, Norhani Abdullah, Mehdi Shamsara, Kenji Sakai and Mohd Ali Hassan . 2010. Comparative Study of Methods for Extraction and Purification of Environmental DNA from Wastewater Sludge (African Journal of Biotechnology- 9(31), pp: 4926-4937)–(ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 0.794).

Meisam Tabatabaei, Raha Abdul Rahim, André-Denis G. Wright, Yoshihito Shirai, Norhani Abdullah, Alawi Sulaiman, Kenji Sakai and Mohd Ali Hassan.2010. Importance of the methanogenic archaea populations in anaerobic wastewater treatments (Process Biochemistry- 45(8), pp: 1214-1225)– (ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 3.225).

Meisam Tabatabaei, Mohd Rafein Zakaria, Raha Abdul Rahim, André-Denis G. Wright, Yoshihito Shirai, Norhani Abdullah, Kenji Sakai, Shinya Ikeno, Masatsugu Mori, Nakamura Kazunori, Alawi Sulaiman and Mohd Ali Hassan. 2009. PCR-Based DGGE and FISH Analysis of Methanogens in Anaerobic Closed Digester Tank Treating Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME). (Electronic Journal of Biotechnology, vol. 12, no. 3). Available from Internet: http://www.ejbiotechnology.cl/content/vol12/ issue3/full/4/index.html. ISSN 0717-3458.(ISI-Scopus cited)(5-Year Impact Factor: 1.343)

Alawi Sulaiman, Meisam Tabatabaei, Mohd Ali Hassan, Yoshihito Shirai. 2009.The Influence of Higher Sludge Recycling Rate on Anaerobic Treatment of Palm Oil Mill Effluent in a Semi-Commercial Single Stage Digester for Renewable Energy (American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology- 5(1), pp: 1-6) (Scopus cited).

Alawi Sulaiman, Mohd Ali Hassan, Yoshihito Shirai, Suraini Abd-Aziz, Meisam Tabatabaei, Zainuri Busu and Shahrakbah Yacob. 2009. The Effect of Mixing on Methane Production in a Semi-commercial Closed Digester Tank Treating Palm Oil Mill Effluent. (Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences- 3(3), pp:1577-1583) (ISI-Scopus cited).

Azhari Samsu Baharuddin, Nakamura Kazunori, Meisam Tabatabaei, Suraini Abd-Aziz, Nor’ Aini Abdul Rahman, Mohd Ali Hassan, Kenji Sakai and Yoshihito Shirai. 2009. Characteristics and microbial succession in co-composting of oil palm empty fruit bunch and partially treated palm oil mill effluent. (Open Biotechnology Journal- 3, pp: 87-95) –(Scopus cited).

Mohd Rafein Zakaria, Meisam Tabatabaei, Yoshihito Shirai, and Mohd Ali Hassan. 2009. Polyhydroxyalkanoate production from anaerobically treated palm oil mill effluent by new bacterial strain Comamonas sp. EB172(World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology- 26(5), pp: 767-774)–(ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 1.602)

Books:

Biogas: Fundamentals, Process, and Operation

Editors: Hossein Ghanavati & Meisam Tabatabaei

Publisher: Springer-Nature (2017)

Contract No.: 61102

Biodiesel: from Production to Combustion

Editors: Meisam Tabatabaei & Mortaza Aghbashlo

Publisher: Springer-Nature (2017)

Contract No.: 61743

Fungi in Fuel Biotechnology

Editors: Meisam Tabatabaei, Gholamreza Salehi Jouzani & Mortaza Aghbashlo

Publisher: Springer-Nature (2018)

Contract No.: 67194

Book Chapters:

Meisam Tabatabaei, Alawi Sulaiman, Ali Mohammad Nikbakht, Norjan Yousef, and Ghasem Najafpour. 2011. Influential Parameters on Biomethane Generation in Anaerobic Wastewater Treatment Plants. In Alternative Fuel, Book edited by Maximino Manzanera, ISBN: 978-953-307-347-7 (INTECH, Croatia).

Mohammad M. A. Shirazi, Meisam Tabatabaei. 2014. Green Energy. In Energy Science and Technology (Vol. 1), Book edited by U.C. Sharma, Shiva Kumar and Ram Prasad. Stadium Press LLC, USA. 

Mohammad M. A. Shirazi, Meisam Tabatabaei. 2014. Wind and Biomass. In Energy Science and Technology (Vol. 6), Book edited by U.C. Sharma, Shiva Kumar and Ram Prasad. Stadium Press LLC, USA.

Arash Mollahosseini, Meisam Tabatabaei and Ghasem Najafpour. 2015. Biofuel Production. In: Ghasem Najafpour, (Ed.). Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology. Elsevier.

Mandana Akia, Esmail Khalife, Meisam Tabatabaei. 2017.  An overview of the recent advances in the application of metal oxide nanocatalysts for biofuel production. In: Nanotechnology for Bioenergy and Biofuel Production. Springer International Publishing Switzerland. (DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-45459-7_12).

Patents:

Meisam Tabatabaei, Mohd Rafein Zakaria, Raha Abdul Rahim, André-Denis G. Wright, Yoshihito Shirai, Norhani Abdullah, Mehdi Shamsara, Kenji Sakai and Mohd Ali Hassan. 2008. Method or Direct Isolation of High Yield, PCR-Compatible DNA from Environmental Samples. (Malaysian Patent Pending Number: PI20082842) (PCT/MY2009/000143)-(European Patent Application EP2499246) (United State Patent Office Publication Number: US 2014/0051847 A1).

Meisam Tabatabaei, Mahdi Khatami far. 2009. Pro Spinning Tube In Tube Reactor (Pro-STT) Equipped with High Voltage System For The Production Of Biodiesel and Glycerin (Iranian Patent Grant Number:62533).

Mahdi Khatami far, Meisam Tabatabaei. 2009. Pro Spinning Tube In Tube Reactor (Pro-STT) Equipped with Centrifuge System For The Production Of Biodiesel and Glycerin (Iranian Patent Grant Number:62531).

Mahdi Khatami far, Meisam Tabatabaei. 2009. Miniature Spinning Tube In Tube Reactor With Application In Diesel Engine Fueling System (Iranian Patent Grant Number:62528).

Behrooz B. Dashti, Mahdi Khatami far, Meisam Tabatabaei, Ali G. Soloot, Ali M. Nikbakht. A novel System for Biogas Production and Anaerobic Digestion of Organic Wastes. (Iranian Patent Grant Number:65077).

Meisam Tabatabaei, Ali M. Nikbakht, Khalil Farhadi, Pouya Mohammadi, Mehdi Khatami far, Mojtaba Khyam Nekouei. Fuel Additive “Diesel 5+” (Iranian Patent Grant Number: 73336).

Ali Zonouzi, Meisam Tabatabaei, Nazanin Saberi, Mehdi Khatamifar. BD-Pro 50; a fully automated biodiesel processor. (Iranian Patent Grant Number: 82699).