Mahyar Mahdavi Hezaveh

Academic Degrees

• B.Sc. Eng., Chemical Engineering, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran, 2018
• M.Sc., Energy Systems and Environmental Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran, 2021

Employment History

• University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Graduate Research Assistant (GRA), 08/2022-present

Area of Research and Professional Interest

• Pollution prevention/environmental sustainability for industry
• Environmental Chemistry
• Air pollution

Research Experience

• Utilizing Fermentation HAP Air Emissions for Optimizing Ethanol Plant Air Treatment and Operations, Nebraska Environmental Trust, 08/2022-present
• Visible light photocatalytic degradation and pretreatment of lignin using magnetic graphitic carbon nitride for enhancing methane production in anaerobic digestion, University of Tehran, 08/2020-07/2021
• Chemical modification of expanded polystyrene Styrofoam (EPS) as adsorbent for heavy metal removal from polluted water, University of Tehran, 07/2019-03/2020

Publications and Presentations

• Mahdavi, M., Mirmohammadi, M., Baghdadi, M., & Mahpishanian, S. (2022). Visible light photocatalytic degradation and pretreatment of lignin using magnetic graphitic carbon nitride for enhancing methane production in anaerobic digestion. Fuel, 318, 123600.
• Porkar, B., Atmianlu, P. A., Mahdavi, M., Baghdadi, M., Farimaniraad, H., & Abdoli, M. A. (2023). Chemical modification of polystyrene foam using functionalized chitosan with dithiocarbamate as an adsorbent for mercury removal from aqueous solutions. Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, 1-11.