Dr. Alireza Zakeri – دانشکده مهندسی مواد و متالورژی

Dr. Alireza Zakeri, Associate Professor

Metal Extraction and Processing

Resource Recovery from Metallurgical Wastes

Synthesis of Nano-materials

	Email:zakeria [AT] iust.ac.ir
	Tel:(+9821)73228824
	Fax:(+9821)77240480
	Zip Code: 13114-16846
	School of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, Iran University of Science & Technology, Narmak, Tehran, Iran

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Education Background

	Postdoctoral Research Fellow
	Doctor of Philosophy: Metallurgical Engineering, Tohoku Univ., Sendai, Japan, 1996-1999
	Master of Science: Materials Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Iran, 1988-1991
	Bachelor of Science: Metallurgical Engineering (Non-ferrous Extractive Metallurgy), Iran University of Science and Technology, Iran, 1984-1988

Research Interests

	Metal Extraction and Recycling
	Synthesis of Nano-materials
	Mechanochemical Processing of Materials
	Coating of Metals

Patent

	Mohammad Asadrokht and Alireza Zakeri. “Treatment of Nickeliferous Oxidic Resources and Recovery of Metal Values Therefrom”. U.S. Patent No. 11473170B2. 18 Oct. 2022
	Alireza Zakeri and AmirReza SheikhKarami, “The process of electrolytic recovery of Cobalt and Nickel from lean sulfate solutions”. Iranian Patent No. 96860, 11 Oct. 2017
	Mohammad Asadrokht and Alireza Zakari. “Processing of nickel oxide resources and direct production of nickel nanoparticles from it”. Iranian Patent No. 95349, 19 Nov. 2017
	Mohammad Karim Zawar Chahartagh, Mohammad Sheikhshab Bafghi, Alireza Zakari and Ahmadreza Amini. “Synthesis of tungsten carbide through milling and microwave heating of a mixture of tungsten oxide, aluminum and carbon”. Iranian Patent No. 70492, 11 Dec. 2010
	Nafiseh Nejatpour and Alireza Zakari. “Accelerated dissolution process of chalcopyrite concentrate”. Iranian Patent No. 64883, 26 Aug. 2010

Work Experience

2003-2024	Faculty Member, Iran University of Science & Technology, Tehran, Iran
2010-2024	Official Expert of Justice in the field of Metals, Tehran, Iran.
2001-2003	Faculty Member, Amir Kabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
1999-2001	Researcher, National Institute of Resources & Environment, Tsukuba, Japan
1989-1996	Project Engineer, FeCr-FeMn Project, Faryab Mining Company, Tehran, Iran

Executive Services

2014-2024	Metal Extraction & Recycling Research Laboratory Supervision, IUST
2011-2016	Director of Extractive Metallurgy Group, School of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, IUST
2004-2006	Head of Information Centre, Research Directorate, NIGC, Tehran, Iran

Auxiliary Professional Activities

2010-2024	Official Expert of Justice in the field of Metals, Tehran, Iran
2006-2024	Member of the Editorial Board of the National Magazine of the Iranian Mining Engineering Organization
2005-2008	Member of the Specialized Committee for Mineral Processing, Mining Technical Criteria Program, Ministry of Industry, Mine & Trade
2003-2008	Member of the Specialized Board for Extractive Metallurgy, Mining Engineering Organization of Tehran Province

Honors

1988	First ranked student in B.Sc. program among 59 graduating students, Iran University of Science and Technology
1996	Recipient of Monbukagakusho scholarship for the PhD study from the Japanese government

Courses Taught

	Course	Course Plan
PhD	Research Methods in Materials Science and Engineering
MSc	Environmental Considerations and Pollution Control in Materials Processing
MSc	Design of Experiments
MSc	Measurement Error, Research Methods in Materials Engineering
MSc	Diffusion in Solids
BSc	Kinetics of Materials, Principles of Extractive Metallurgy
BSc	Hydrometallurgy
BSc	Scientific and Technical Communication

Publication

26. Amini A, Maeda T, Ohno K, Zakeri A, Kunitomo K, 2017. Effect of SrO addition to the CaO-Al2O3-SiO2 slag on desulfurization of plain carbon steel, paper presented at the 1st International Conference on Energy and Material Efficiency and CO2 Reduction in the Steel Industry (EMECR2017), 11-13 October, 2017, Kobe, Japan. Program

25. Ataei, SA, Zakeri, A, 2014. Pulse plating of (Zn-Ni)/Al2O3 nanocomposite coatings under ultrasound condition, paper presented at the 5h International Conference on Nanostructures (ICNS5), 6-9 March, 2014, Kish Island, Iran.

24. Vahidi E, Babakhani A, Rashchi F, Zakeri A, 2013. Modeling of Synergistic Effect of Cyanex 302 and D2EHPA on Separation of Nickel and Cadmium from Sulfate Leach Liquors of Spent Ni—Cd Batteries, paper presented at TMS 2013 Annual Meeting, March 3-7, 2013, San Antonio, Texas, USA; REWAS 2013: Enabling Materials Resource Sustainability, edited by: Anne Kvithyld, et al., John Wiley & Sons, 2013, 697-705. doi: 10.1002/9781118679401.ch27.

23. Semsari S, Sadighzadeh A, Zakeri A, Damideh V, 2012. Formation of Nano-Pores on Tungsten Surface Due to Particulate Bombardment, paper presented at the 4th International Conference on Nanostructures (ICNS4), 12-14 March, 2012, Kish Island, Iran. Proceedings

22. Babakhani A, Rashchi F, Zakeri A, Vahidi E, 2012. Effect of Different Parameters on Synergistic Separation of Nickel and Cadmium from Sulfate Solution Using D2EHPA and Cyanex 302, paper presented at TMS 2012 Annual Meeting, March 11-15, 2012, Orlando, Florida, USA, T.T. Chen Honorary Symposium on Hydrometallurgy, Electrometallurgy and Materials Characterization, edited by: Shijie Wang, John E. Dutrizac, Michael L. Free, James Y. Hwang, and Daniel Kim, John Wiley & Sons, 2012, 697-705. doi: 10.1002/9781118364833.ch65 .

21. Rezaei H, Zakeri A, Bafghi MSh, 2011. Optimization of Sulfuric Acid Leaching of Spent Nickel Catalyst, paper presented at the 5th National Seminar of Chemistry & Environment, 21-23 Dec 2011, Ahvaz, Iran.

20. Sistanehei MR, Bafghi MS, Zakeri A, 2011. Arsenic separation from arsenic-copper solutions via electrowining, paper presented at the 7th International Chemical Engineering Congress, 21-24 Nov 2011, Kish, Iran.

19. Babakhani A, Rashchi F, Zakeri A, Vahidi E, 2011. Investigating the synergistic effect of D2EHPA and Cyanex 302 on nickel and cadmium sepration, paper presented at the 7th International Chemical Engineering Congress, 21-24 Nov 2011, Kish, Iran.

18. Karimbeigi A, Zakeri A, Sadigzadeh A, 2011. Fabrication of Nanostructured Ni-Cu Solid Solution Alloys by Mechanical Alloying, paper presented at the 3rd International Conference on Ultrafine Grained and Nanostructured Materials, 2-3 Nov 2011, Tehran, Iran.

17. Nejatpour, N., Zakeri, A., 2011. Analysis of Structural Changes of Mechanically Activated Chalcopyrite Concentrate and Manganese Dioxide Mixture with the Help of a Single Dimensionless Number, paper presented at VII International Conference on Mechanochemistry and Mechanical Alloying (INCOME 2011), 31 August-3 November 2011, Herceg Novi, Montenegro. Book of Abstracts

16. Farahbakhsh, I., Zakeri, A., Hokamoto, K., 2010. Synthesis of Ni-Cu Nanocoating by Mechanical Alloying Method on Ni Balls, paper presented at the 2nd International Conference on Composites: Characterization, Fabrication and Application (CCFA-2), 29 Dec. 2010, Kish Island, Iran.

15. Hoobakht, M., Zakeri, A., Shahidi, A., 2010. The Effect of Ultrasound Irradiation on the Morphology of Ni Powder Synthesized by Electrodeposition, paper presented at the 15th International Metallurgy and Materials Congress (IMMC 2010) , 11–13 Nov. 2010, Istanbul, Turkey.

14. Karimbeigi, A., Zakeri, A., Sadighzadeh, A., 2010. Effect of Milling Time on the Synthesis of Nano-Structured Ni-Cu Alloy by Mechanical Alloying Method, paper presented at the 3rd International Congress on Nanoscience & Nanotechnology (ICNN 2010), 9-11 Nov. 2010, Shiraz , Iran.

13. Farahbakhsh I., Zakeri A., Manikandan P., Amini Mashhadi H., Tanaka S., Hokamoto K., 2010. Synthesis of Ni-Cu Coating Layer on Milling Balls Using Planetary High-Energy Ball Mill , paper presented at the 3rd International Symposium on Explosion, Shock wave and High-energy reaction Phenomena (ESHP 2010) , 1-3 Sept. 2010, Seoul , Korea.

12. Zakeri, A., Hino, M., Itagaki, K., 2009. Thermodynamic Activities of Molten Alloys by Knudsen Effusion Mass Spectrometry: Single vs. Double Cell Technique, paper presented at the 2nd Technical Conference of Thermodynamics , 11 May, 2009, Tehran, Iran.

11. Joze-Gholami Barmi, M., Zakeri, A., Razavizadeh, H., 2009. Separation of Ni from Sulfate Solution Containing Cu (II) by Using LIX984N, paper presented at the International Conference on Advances in Materials and Processing Technologies (AMPT 2009), 26-29 Oct. 2009, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

10. Balesini, A.A., Razavizadeh, H., Zakeri, A., 2008. Solvent Extraction of Zinc from Acidic Solution Obtained from Cold Purification Filter Cake of Angouran Mine Concentrate Using D2EHPA, paper presented at the 5th International Chemical Engineering Congress (IChEC 2008), 2-5 Jan, 2008, Kish Island, Iran.

9. Itagaki, K., Hino, M., Mendoza, D., Zakeri, A., 2003. Thermodynamic Properties of Metalloid Elements in Copper Smelting”, Hermann Schwarze Symposium on Copper Metallurgy, Proceedings of the Copper 2003-Cobre 2003 International Conference, Vol. 4, Santiago, Chile, pp. 427-436.

8. Zakeri, A., Hino, M., Itagaki, K., 2002. Volatilization Properties of the Metalloids in the Copper-Matte System, paper presented at the Fall Meeting of the Mining and Materials Processing Institute of Japan, Kyushu, Japan.

7. Zakeri, A., Tanaka, M., Kobayashi, M., Shingu, H., Nishiyama T., 2001. Purification of the Precipitated Silica Obtained from a Domestic Kieselgur Resource, paper presented at the Spring Meeting of the Mining and Materials Processing Institute of Japan, Tokyo, Japan.

6. Zakeri, A., Tanaka, M., Kobayashi, M., Shingu, H., Nishiyama T., 2000. Removal of Boron from Sodium Silicate Solutions by an Ion Exchange Method, paper presented at the Fall Meeting of the Mining and Materials Processing Institute of Japan, Akita, Japan.

5. Zakeri, A., Hino, M., Itagaki, K., 1999. Activity Measurement of Minor Elements in Cu-S-Me (Me = Ag, Se, Te) and Cu-Fe-S-Me Matte Systems at 1473 K by Mass Spectrometric Method, Smelting, Technology Development, Process Modeling and Fundamentals: Proceedings of the Copper 99-Cobre 99 International Conference, Vol. VI, The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society, USA, 571-585.

4. Zakeri, A., Hino, M., Itagaki, K., 1999. Activities of Silver and Tellurium in Cu-Fe Mattes, paper presented at the Spring Meeting of the Mining and Materials Processing Institute of Japan, Tokyo, Japan.

3. Zakeri, A., Hino, M., Itagaki, K., 1998. Silver Activity in Cu-Fe-S Matte Saturated with Copper Alloy, paper presented at the Fall Meeting of the Mining and Materials Processing Institute of Japan, Kita Kyushu, Japan.

2. Zakeri, A., Hino, M., Itagaki, K., 1998. Activities of Se and Te in Molten Copper Sulfide Coexisting with Copper, paper presented at the Spring Meeting of the Mining and Materials Processing Institute of Japan, Tokyo, Japan.

1. Zakeri, A., Hino, M., Itagaki, K., 1997. Activity of Silver in Cu-Cu₂S Two-phase Region, paper presented at the Fall Meeting of the Japan Institute of Metals, Sendai, Japan.