PUBLICATIONS

1.     Shirazian, S. et al. Facile, eco-friendly, ultrasonic-assisted synthesis of functionalized Co₅₀Ni₅₀-LDH for enhanced pharmaceutical adsorption: Mechanistic insights using carprofen as a model drug. Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf. 305, 119172 (2025).

2.     Gou, W. et al. Circular economy meets water treatment: one-pot synthesis of agricultural waste-based bi-functionalized ordered mesoporous silica for tetracycline removal via systematic adsorption studies. Appl. Water Sci. 15, 205 (2025).

3.     Alshehri, S., Soltani, S., Pirestani, N., Soltani, R. & Shirazian, S. A sustainable approach to amoxicillin removal: Eco-conscious synthesis and characterization of Bi-functionalized hollow silica sphere as high-performance adsorbent and its adsorption mechanisms. Surfaces and Interfaces 64, 106305 (2025).

4.     Shirazian, S. et al. Eco-Friendly Synthesis of Crown-Ether Functionalized Silica Nanospheres from Sorghum Waste for Thallium Adsorption. J. Taiwan Inst. Chem. Eng. 167, 105851 (2025).

5.     O. Alsaab, H., Shirazian, S., Pirestani, N. & Soltani, R. Sustainable synthesis and dual adsorption of methyl orange and cadmium ions using biogenic silica-based fibrous silica functionalized with crown ether ionic liquid. J. Colloid Interface Sci. 679, 555–568 (2024).

6.     Shirazian, S., Pirestani, N., Baker, A. E. G. & Soltani, R. A comprehensive review of KCC-1 fibrous silica for water treatment. NPJ Clean Water 8, 3 (2025).

7.     Yang, W., Shirazian, S., Soltani, R. & Habibi Zare, M. Bio-originated mesosilicate SBA-15: synthesis, characterization, and application for heavy metal removal. NPJ Clean Water 7, 49 (2024).

8.     Shirazian, S. et al. Efficient green Cr(VI) adsorbent from sorghum waste: Eco-designed functionalized mesoporous silica FDU-12. J. Colloid Interface Sci. 664, 667–680 (2024).

9.     Zargoosh, K., Naghshineh, H., Soltani, R. & Dinari, M. Synthesis and application of amine-sulfone-rich mesoporous organic polymer for the ultrafast removal of both cationic and anionic organic pollutants from industrial wastewaters. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 139, (2022).

10.   Soltani, R. et al. Bio-based 3D dendritic silica nanosphere: A green superior adsorbent. J. Clean. Prod. 335, (2022).

11.   Pishnamazi, M. et al. Adsorption of dyes on multifunctionalized nano-silica KCC-1. J. Mol. Liq. 338, (2021).

12.   Cao, Y., Khan, A., Kurniawan, T. A., Soltani, R. & Albadarin, A. B. Synthesis of hierarchical micro-mesoporous LDH/MOF nanocomposite with in situ growth of UiO-66-(NH2)2 MOF on the functionalized NiCo-LDH ultrathin sheets and its application for thallium (I) removal. J. Mol. Liq. 336, (2021).

13.   Dowlatshah, S., Saraji, M., Dinari, M. & Soltani, R. A novel nanocomposite based on covalent organic polymer and nanocellulose for thin-film microextraction of imipramine from biological samples. J. Sep. Sci. 44, 2972–2981 (2021).

14.   Soltani, R. et al. Novel bimodal micro‐mesoporous Ni50Co50-LDH/UiO-66-NH2 nanocomposite for Tl(I) adsorption. Arabian Journal of Chemistry 14, (2021).

15.   Soltani, R., Pelalak, R., Pishnamazi, M., Marjani, A. & Shirazian, S. A water-stable functionalized NiCo-LDH/MOF nanocomposite: green synthesis, characterization, and its environmental application for heavy metals adsorption. Arabian Journal of Chemistry 14, (2021).

16.   Zabihi, S. et al. In situ Polymerized FDU-12/Poly(methyl methacrylate) and FDU-12/polyamide 6 Nanocomposites for Cd2+ Adsorption. Chem. Eng. Technol. 44, 431–440 (2021).

17.   Soltani, R. et al. Synthesis of multi-organo-functionalized fibrous silica KCC-1 for highly efficient adsorption of acid fuchsine and acid orange II from aqueous solution. Sci. Rep. 11, (2021).

18.   Soltani, R. et al. Preparation of COOH-KCC-1/polyamide 6 composite by in situ ring-opening polymerization: Synthesis, characterization, and Cd(II) adsorption study. J. Environ. Chem. Eng. 9, (2021).

19.   Pelalak, R. et al. Synthesis, molecular dynamics simulation and adsorption study of different pollutants on functionalized mesosilica. Sci. Rep. 11, (2021).

20.   Soltani, R. et al. A novel and facile green synthesis method to prepare LDH/MOF nanocomposite for removal of Cd(II) and Pb(II). Sci. Rep. 11, (2021).

21.   Pelalak, R. et al. Molecular dynamics simulation of novel diamino-functionalized hollow mesosilica spheres for adsorption of dyes from synthetic wastewater. J. Mol. Liq. 322, (2021).

22.   Heydari, M., Jafari, M. T., Saraji, M., Soltani, R. & Dinari, M. Covalent triazine-based framework-grafted functionalized fibrous silica sphere as a solid-phase microextraction coating for simultaneous determination of fenthion and chlorpyrifos by ion mobility spectrometry. Microchimica Acta 188, (2021).

23.   Marjani, A., Soltani, R., Pishnamazi, M., Rezakazemi, M. & Shirazian, S. Functionalized pollen-like mesoporous silica. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials 310, (2021).

24.   Soltani, R., Marjani, A. & Shirazian, S. Novel mesoporous crumpled paper-like silica balls. Mater. Lett. 281, (2020).

25.   Dinari, M., Atabaki, F., Pahnavar, Z. & Soltani, R. Adsorptive removal properties of bivalent cadmium from aqueous solution using porous poly(N-2-methyl-4-nitrophenyl maleimide-maleic anhydride-methyl methacrylate) terpolymers. J. Environ. Chem. Eng. 8, (2020).

26.   Soltani, R., Marjani, A., Soltani, R. & Shirazian, S. Hierarchical multi-shell hollow micro–meso–macroporous silica for Cr(VI) adsorption. Sci. Rep. 10, (2020).

27.   Soltani, R., Marjani, A., Hosseini, M. & Shirazian, S. Meso-architectured siliceous hollow quasi-capsule. J. Colloid Interface Sci. 570, 390–401 (2020).

28.   Soltani, R., Marjani, A., Hosseini, M. & Shirazian, S. Mesostructured Hollow Siliceous Spheres for Adsorption of Dyes. Chem. Eng. Technol. 43, 392–402 (2020).

29.   Soltani, R., Marjani, A. & Shirazian, S. A hierarchical LDH/MOF nanocomposite: Single, simultaneous and consecutive adsorption of a reactive dye and Cr(vi). Dalton Transactions 49, 5323–5335 (2020).

30.   Soltani, R., Marjani, A., Hosseini, M. & Shirazian, S. Synthesis and characterization of novel N-methylimidazolium-functionalized KCC-1: A highly efficient anion exchanger of hexavalent chromium. Chemosphere 239, (2020).

31.   Soltani, R., Marjani, A., Moguei, M. R. S., Rostami, B. & Shirazian, S. Novel diamino-functionalized fibrous silica submicro-spheres with a bimodal-micro-mesoporous network: Ultrasonic-assisted fabrication, characterization, and their application for superior uptake of Congo red. J. Mol. Liq. 294, 111617 (2019).

32.   Zarei, F., Marjani, A. & Soltani, R. Novel and green nanocomposite-based adsorbents from functionalised mesoporous KCC-1 and chitosan-oleic acid for adsorption of Pb(II). Eur. Polym. J. 119, 400–409 (2019).

33.   Soltani, R., Marjani, A. & Shirazian, S. Facile one-pot synthesis of thiol-functionalized mesoporous silica submicrospheres for Tl(I) adsorption: Isotherm, kinetic and thermodynamic studies. J. Hazard. Mater. 371, 146–155 (2019).

34.   Soltani, R., Marjani, A. & Shirazian, S. Shell-in-shell monodispersed triamine-functionalized SiO 2 hollow microspheres with micro-mesostructured shells for highly efficient removal of heavy metals from aqueous solutions. J. Environ. Chem. Eng. 7, (2019).

35.   Soltani, R., Shahvar, A., Gordan, H., Dinari, M. & Saraji, M. Covalent triazine framework-decorated phenyl-functionalised SBA-15: Its synthesis and application as a novel nanoporous adsorbent. New Journal of Chemistry 43, 13058–13067 (2019).

36.   Shahvar, A., Soltani, R., Saraji, M., Dinari, M. & Alijani, S. Covalent triazine-based framework for micro solid-phase extraction of parabens. Journal of Chromatography A vol. 1565 48–56 Preprint at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chroma.2018.06.033 (2018).

37.   Soltani, R., Dinari, M. & Mohammadnezhad, G. Ultrasonic-assisted synthesis of novel nanocomposite of poly(vinyl alcohol) and amino-modified MCM-41: A green adsorbent for Cd(II) removal. Ultrason. Sonochem. 40, 533–542 (2018).

38.   Soltani, R., Shahvar, A., Dinari, M. & Saraji, M. Environmentally-friendly and ultrasonic-assisted preparation of two-dimensional ultrathin Ni/Co-NO3 layered double hydroxide nanosheet for micro solid-phase extraction of phenolic acids from fruit juices. Ultrason. Sonochem. 40, 395–401 (2018).

39.   Mohammadnezhad, G., Soltani, R., Abad, S. & Dinari, M. A novel porous nanocomposite of aminated silica MCM-41 and nylon-6: Isotherm, kinetic, and thermodynamic studies on adsorption of Cu(II) and Cd(II). J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 134, (2017).

40.   Dinari, M., Soltani, R. & Mohammadnezhad, G. Kinetics and Thermodynamic Study on Novel Modified-Mesoporous Silica MCM-41/Polymer Matrix Nanocomposites: Effective Adsorbents for Trace CrVI Removal. J. Chem. Eng. Data 62, 2316–2329 (2017).

41.   Mohammadnezhad, G., Dinari, M. & Soltani, R. The preparation of modified boehmite/PMMA nanocomposites by: In situ polymerization and the assessment of their capability for Cu2+ ion removal. New Journal of Chemistry 40, 3612–3621 (2016).

42.   Dinari, M., Mohammadnezhad, G. & Soltani, R. Fabrication of poly(methyl methacrylate)/silica KIT-6 nanocomposites via in situ polymerization approach and their application for removal of Cu2+ from aqueous solution. RSC Adv. 6, 11419–11429 (2016).

43.   Mohammadnezhad, G., Dinari, M., Soltani, R. & Bozorgmehr, Z. Thermal and mechanical properties of novel nanocomposites from modified ordered mesoporous carbon FDU-15 and poly(methyl methacrylate). Appl. Surf. Sci. 346, 182–188 (2015).