Publications

Patents

1.      Shakouri, A.; Adabi Firouzjaie, H.; Regalbuto, J. R.; Williams, C. T.; Mustain, W. E.; “Method to Produce High Densities of Isolated Atoms on Support Substrates.” 63/131,858, 2020.

2.      Shakouri, A.; Adabi Firouzjaie, H.; Regalbuto, J. R.; Williams, C. T.; Mustain, W. E.; “Scalable Method to Produce Single-Atom Catalysts on Support Substrates.” 62/241,231, 2021.

3.      Shakouri, A.; Firouzjaie, H. A.; Nicholson, M.; Regalbuto, J. R.; “Electrostatic Effects as a Tool to Adjust Rheological Behavior.” Tech ID#1522;in-progress, 2021.

Articles

1. "Understanding how single-atom site density drives the performance and durability of PGM-free Fe–N–C cathodes in anion exchange membrane fuel cells", Horie Adabi, Pietro Giovanni Santori, Abolfazl Shakouri, Xiong Peng, Karam Yassin, Igal G Rasin, Simon Brandon, Dario R Dekel, Noor Ul Hassan, Moulay-Tahar Sougrati, Andrea Zitolo, John R Varcoe, John R Regalbuto, Frédéric Jaouen, William E Mustain, 12, 100179, (2021).

2. "High-performing commercial Fe–N–C cathode electrocatalyst for anion-exchange membrane fuel cells", Horie Adabi, Abolfazl Shakouri, Noor Ul Hassan, John R Varcoe, Barr Zulevi, Alexey Serov, John R Regalbuto, William E Mustain, Nature Energy, 6, 834-843, (2021).

3. "A Simple, Generalizable Synthesis of PdAu/SiO2 Single Atom Alloy Catalysts", A. Dong, A. Shakouri, and J.R. Regalbuto, 2020 AIChE Annual Meeting, Hilton San Francisco Union Square, San Francisco, CA (2020).

4. "Synthesis of Supported Pd/Au Dilute Limit Alloy Nanoparticles", A. Shakouri, A. Dong, C. T. Williams, J.R. Regalbuto, INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON CATALYSIS, 2020 VISION, San Diego, California, 17 (2020).

5. "Enhanced performance of oxygen-functionalized, multi-walled carbon nanotubes as support for Pt and Pt-Ru bimetallic catalysts for methanol electrooxidation", Wen Xiong, Bahareh Mehrabadi, Stavros Karakalos, Rembert White, Abolfazl Shakouri, Peter Kasak, Syed Zaidi, John Weidner, John Regalbuto, Hector Colon-Mercado, John Monnier, ACS Applied Energy Materials, (2020).

6. "Characterization and Reactivity of Supported Pd/Au Dilute Limit Alloy Nanoparticles", A. Shakouri, A. Dong, C. T. Williams, J.R. Regalbuto, CeRCaS Meeting, Catalysis Springboard, (2019).

7. "Ruthenium–platinum bimetallic catalysts with controlled surface compositions and enhanced performance for methanol oxidation", Bahareh Alsadat Tavakoli Mehrabadi, Rembert White, Abolfazl Shakouri, John R Regalbuto, John W Weidner, John R Monnier, Catalysis Today, 156-161, 334, (2019)

8. "Catalytic activity of ultra-small, homogeneously alloyed bimetallic nanoparticles prepared by co-electrostatic adsorption", Leandro De Castro, Abolfazl Shakouri, Richard Adams, Christopher Williams, John Regalbuto, ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, AMER CHEMICAL SOC, 257 (2019).

9. "Rationalize Synthesis of Pt-Ru/Mwcnts Bimetallic Catalysts for Methanol Oxidation Reaction", Mehrabadi BAT, Xiong W, White R, Shakouri A, Regalbuto JR, Weidner JW, Monnier JR, North American Catalysis Society, 26 (2019).

10. "Rational Synthesis of Catalysts for Selective Oxidation of Hydrocarbons", Shakouri A, Wakdikar N, Neethling G, Williams C, Adams R, North American Catalysis Society, 26 (2019).

11. "Antifouling UV-treated GO/PES hollow fiber membranes in a membrane bioreactor (MBR)", Mahdi Fathizadeh, Weiwei L Xu, Margaret Shen, Emily Jeng, Fanglei Zhou, Qiaobei Dong, Dinesh Behera, Zhuonan Song, Lei Wang, Abolfazl Shakouri, Konstantin Khivantsev, Miao Yu, Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology, 1244-1252, 7(5), Royal Society of Chemistry (2019).

12. "Effect of Heating Period and Temperature on the Synthesis of Nano-Beta Zeolite Assisted by Microwaves", Mahdi Fathizadeh S Sina Hosseini Boosari, Sonia Eskandari, Abolfazl Shakouri, Journal of Membrane Science & Technology (8), 180, (2018).

13. "Catalytic N−H Bond Activation and Breaking by a Well‐Defined CoII1O4 Site of a Heterogeneous Catalyst", Konstantin Khivantsev, Alessandro Biancardi, Mahdi Fathizadeh, Fahad Almalki, Job L Grant, Huynh Ngoc Tien, Abolfazl Shakouri, Douglas A Blom, Thomas M Makris, John R Regalbuto, Marco Caricato, Miao Yu, ChemCatChem, 10(4), 736-742, (2018).

14. "Bio-mimetic oxygen separation via a hollow fiber membrane contactor with O₂ carrier solutions", Konstantin Khivantsev, Travis J Pyrzynski, Naomi B Klinghoffer, Abolfazl Nabi Shakouri, Miao Yu, Shiguang Li, Chemical communications, The Royal Society of Chemistry (2018).

15. "Effect of TiO2 nanoparticle on rheological behavior of poly(vinyl alcohol) solution", Abolfazl Shakouri, Hadi Ahmari, Mohammad Hojjat, Saeed Zeinali Heris, Journal of Vinyl and Additive Technology, 23(3), 234-240, (2017).

16. "Rheological behavior of starch–poly (vinyl alcohol)–TiO2 nanofluids and their main and interactive effects", Saeed Mousazadeh, Abolfazl Shakouri, Mohammad Hojjat, Seyed Gholamreza Etemad, Saeed Zeinali Heris, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 133(41), (2016).

17. "Photocatalytic activity performance of novel cross-linked PEBAX copolymer nanocomposite on azo dye degradation", Abolfazl Shakouri, Saeed Zeinali Heris, Seyed Gholamreza Etemad, Seyed Mahmoud Mousavi, Journal of Molecular Liquids, 216, 275-283, (2016).

18. "Effect of electric field on thermal performance of thermosyphon heat pipes using nanofluids", S Zeinali Heris, Fatemeh Mohammadpur, Abolfazl Shakouri, Materials Research Bulletin, 53, 21-27, (2014).

19. "Organic Contamination Removal from Water Using Nanoparticles", A Shakouri, SG Etemad, A Moheb, M Hojjat, International Conference on Environmental Pollution and Remediation, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (2011).

20. "Photocatalytic Degradation of Organic Contaminants in aqueous Phase Using TiO2 Nanoparticles", Abolfazl Shakouri, S. Gh. Etemad, A. Moheb, Mohammad Hojjat, International Conference on Nanotechnology: Fundamentals and Applications, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (2011).

21. "Photocatalytic removal of Trichloroethylene from Water by Using TiO2 Nanoparticle",  8th Student Conference on Nanotechnology, Mashhad University of Medical Science, A. Shakouri, S. Gh. Etemad, A. Moheb (2010).

22. "Trichloroethylene Removal from Water by Nanotechnology (Separated Batch Experiment)", A. Shakouri, S. Gh. Etemad, M.R. Khadangi, Conference on Oil, Gas and petrochemical Process, Islamic Azad University of Quchan, (2010).

23. "Application of Nanotechnology Production and Optimization of Solar Cells", A Shakouri, S. Gh. Etemad, T. Tavakolli, Iranian Chemical Engineering Journal (2008).