“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new”

                                                                                                                                                                                                           - Albert Einstein

25. M. Golchin, S. Chen, S. Sharma, Y. Feng, G. Shou, P. Nikrityuk, S.G. Sontti*, and X. Zhang (2025). Impacts of flow velocity and microbubbles on water flushing in a horizontal pipeline.  International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 255(1),pp 127748[Q1, IF: 5.8].  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2025.127748

24. J. Manohar, and S.G. Sontti* (2025). High-throughput controlled droplets generation through a flow-focusing microchannel in shear-thinning fluids. Physics of Fluids 37(1),pp 072021 [Q1, IF: 4.1] 

  https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0272678

23. Z. Kaiyu, M. Fattahi, S.G. Sontti*, and X. Zhang. (2025). Advance in Microbubble-Based Separation Technologies  for Microplastics Removal from Water. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 13(3),pp 116499 [Q1, IF: 7.4].  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2025.116499

22. J. Manohar, and S.G. Sontti* (2025). Numerical analysis of controlled droplet formation surrounded by shear-thinning fluid in a co-flow microfluidic device. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research,64(5),pp 2977-2977 [Q1, IF: 3.8].  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.4c03141  This work was selected for the front cover page of the I&ECR journal.           

21. Z. Kaiyu, S. Sharma, S.G. Sontti, and X. Zhang.(2025). Experimental and Numerical Study of Microbubble-Enhanced Separation of Aged Microplastics in a Slurry Flow. Separation and Purification Technology, 359 (1), 1-14 [Q1, IF: 8.10].  

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2024.130298

20. S. Sharma, S.G. Sontti*, W.Zhang, P. Nikrityuk, and X. Zhang.(2024). Numerical investigation on solids settling in a non-Newtonian slurry flow inside a horizontal flume. Physics of Fluids, 36(7)  [Q1, IF: 4.60].  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0209608

19. H. Yiyi, M. Golchin, Z. Kaiyu, A. Abraham, S.G. Sontti*, and X. Zhang. (2024). Effects of Coal Particles on Microbubble-Enhanced Bitumen Separation in the Concentrated Slurry Flow of Oil Sands Tailings. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 63 (22), pp 10027-10040 [Q1, IF: 4.20].  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.4c00270

18. S.G. Sontti*, and X. Zhang. (2024). Numerical insights from a population balance model into the distribution of bitumen residues in industrial horizontal pipes during the hydrotransport of oil sands tailings. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 63(1), pp 691-705 [Q1, IF: 4.20].    

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.3c03140

                                                    This work was selected for the front cover page of I&ECR.

17. A. Raize, P. Kumari, S.G. Sontti, A. Atta. (2023). Insights into the bubble formation dynamics in converging shape microchannels using CLSVOF method. Chemical Product and Process Modeling, (Special issue on the occasion of Prof. Faical Larachi's 60th birthday) [Q3, IF: 0.9]. 

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cppm-2023-0030 

16. K. Zhou, S.G. Sontti, J. Zhou, P. Esmaeili, and X. Zhang. (2023). Enhanced Accumulation of Bitumen Residue in a Highly Concentrated Tailings Flow by Microbubbles from In-situ Catalytic Decomposition of Hydrogen Peroxide. Fuel, 345, 128249 [Q1, IF: 8.03].  

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2023.128249 

15. M. Sadeghi, S.G. Sontti, E. Zheng, and X. Zhang. (2023). Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation of three-phase non-Newtonian slurry flows in industrial horizontal pipelines. Chemical Engineering Science, 270,118513. [Q1, IF: 4.88].

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2023.118513 

14. S.G. Sontti, M. Sadeghi, K. Zhou, E. Zheng, and X. Zhang. (2023). Computational fluid dynamics investigation of bitumen residues in oil sands tailings transport in an industrial horizontal pipe. Physics of Fluids 35, 013340. [Q1, IF: 4.98]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0132129   

13. S.G. Sontti, and A. Atta. (2023). Regulation of droplet size and flow regime by geometrical confinement in a microfluidic flow-focusing device. Physics of Fluids, 35, 012010. [Q1, IF: 4.98].   

This work was selected as an Editor's Pick              DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0130834

12. J. Meng, C. Kanike, S.G. Sontti, A. Atta, X. Tan, and X. Zhang.(2023). Asphaltene precipitation under controlled mixing conditions in a microchamber. Chemical Engineering Journal, 451 (2023) 138873.  [Q1, IF: 16.74]      DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2022.138873

11. K. Zhou, S.G. Sontti, J. Zhou, P. Esmaeili, and X. Zhang. (2022). Microbubble Enhanced Bitumen Separation from Tailing Slurries with High Solid Contents. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 61(47), pp 17327–17341 [Q1, IF: 4.32]                               

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.2c03271     

This work was selected by the Editorial team for I&ECR Virtual Collection of Industrial and Industrially Relevant Research (2022–2023)

10. J. Meng, S.G. Sontti, and X. Zhang. (2022). Review of microscale dynamics of dilution-induced asphaltene precipitation under controlled mixing conditions. Energy & Fuel, 36, 23, 13985-13999  [Q1, IF: 4.65]             DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.2c02815

09. T.S Dabodiya, S.G. Sontti, Z. Wei, Q. Lu, R. Billet, A.V. Murugan, and X. Zhang. (2022). Ultrasensitive Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Detection by Porous Silver Supraparticles from Self-lubricating Drop Evaporation. Advanced Materials Interfaces, 9, 2201998 [Q1,IF: 6.38]    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.202201998

08. J. Meng, S.G. Sontti, M. Sadeghi, G. Arends, P. Nikrityuki, X. Tan, and X. Zhang.(2022). Size distribution of primary submicron particles and larger aggregates in solvent-induced asphaltene precipitation in a model oil system. Fuel, 322 (2022) 124057. [Q1, IF: 8.03].        

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2022.124057

07. M. Sadeghi, S. Li, E. Zheng, S.G. Sontti, P. Esmaeili and X. Zhang. (2022). CFD simulation of turbulent non-Newtonian slurry flows in horizontal pipelines. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 61, pp 5324-5339. [Q1, IF: 4.32].

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.1c04471

06. S.G. Sontti, and A. Atta. (2020). Numerical insights on controlled droplet formation in a microfluidic flow-focusing device. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 59 (9), pp 3702- 3716 [Q1, IF: 4.32].                            DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.9b02137

05. S.G. Sontti, Pankaj G. Pallewar, A. Ghosh, and A. Atta.  (2019).  Understanding the influence of rheological properties of shear-thinning liquids on segmented flow in microchannel using CLSVOF based CFD model . The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, 97 (5), pp 1208-1220  [Q2, IF: 2.50]

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/cjce.23391

04. S.G. Sontti, and A. Atta. (2019).  CFD study on Taylor bubble characteristics in Carreau-Yasuda shear thinning liquids.  The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, 95(2), pp 616-624  [Q2, IF: 2.50]. 

 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/cjce.23311

03. S.G. Sontti, and A. Atta. (2018).  Formation characteristics of Taylor bubbles in power-law liquids flowing through a microfluidic co-flow device. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 65, pp 82-94 [Q1, IF: 6.76].           DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiec.2018.04.016

02. S.G. Sontti, and A. Atta. (2017).  CFD analysis of microfluidic droplet formation in non-Newtonian liquid. Chemical Engineering Journal, 330, pp 245-261  [Q1, IF: 16.74]

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2017.07.097

01.  S.G. Sontti, and A. Atta. (2017). CFD analysis of Taylor bubble in a co-flow microchannel with Newtonian and non-Newtonian liquid. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 56 (25), pp 7401-7412. [Q1, IF: 4.32].

This work was highlighted on the cover page of I&ECR  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.7b01244