Dr. Alireza, Zakeri

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Alireza Zakeri

Associate Professor of Metallurgical Engineering

Head of Metal Extraction and Recycling Research Laboratory (MERL)

Contact Address: School of Metallurgy & Materials Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST), Narmak, Tehran 16846-13114, Iran.

Tel: (9821) 7322 8824

Fax: (9821) 7302 1617

E-mail: zakeriaiust.ac.ir

Research Interests

Metal Extraction and Processing, Resource Recovery from Metallurgical Wastes, Synthesis of Nano-materials, Mechanochemical Processing of Materials, Coating of Metals, Metal-matrix Composites.

Educational Background
Degree	Field (Major)	Year	Institution
Ph.D.	Metallurgical Engineering	1999	Tohoku University, Japan
M.Sc.	Materials Engineering (Characterization and Selection of Materials)	1992	Sharif University of Technology, Iran
B.Sc.	Materials Engineering (Non-ferrous Extravtive Metallurgy)	1988	Iran University of Science and Technology, Iran

Teaching Experience

Iran University of Science & Technology

• Undergraduate

   1. Kinetics of Materials

   2. Principles of Extractive Metallurgy (Hydrometallurgy)

   3. Scientific & Technical Communications

   4. Extractive Metallurgy Lab II (Hydrometallurgy)

• Graduate

   1. Environmental Considerations and Recycling

   2. Design of Experiments

   3. Measurement Errors

   4. Diffusion in Solids

   5. Research Methods in Materials Science and Engineering

Sharif University of Technology

• Graduate

1. Design of Experiments

University of Tehran

• Undergraduate

1. Kinetics of Materials

Amirkabir University of Technology

• Undergraduate

   1. Kinetics of Materials

   2. Metallurgical Calculations

   3. Principles of Extractive Metallurgy II (Hydrometallurgy)

Patent
Asadrokht, M. and Zakeri, A., 2022. Treatment of non-sulfidic nickeliferous resources and recovery of metal values therefrom. U.S. Patent 11473170B2 (Granted). Fulltext

Journal Papers (in English)

36. Asadrokht, M., Zakeri, A., 2023. Recovery of nickel oxide nanorods from a laterite-originated intermediate product by ammonia leach-deammoniation method, Hydrometallurgy. Under Review.

35. Sharifidarabad, H., Zakeri, A. & Adeli, M. 2023. Parametric study on the electrochemical performance and stability of PbO2-coated titanium electrodes for electrowinning applications. Journal of Applied Electrochemistry. doi: 10.1007/s10800-023-01867-2

34. Zahabi, P., Zakeri, A., Asadrokht, M. 2022. A facile surfactant-assisted precipitation route to self-assembled 3D flower-shaped NiO nanostructures with enhanced surface area. Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, 1-12. doi: 10.1007/s10971-022-05980-0

33. Asadrokht, M., Zakeri, A., 2022. Chemo-physical concentration of a Low-grade nickel laterite ore. Minerals Engineering, 178, 107398. doi: 10.1016/j.mineng.2022.107398 .

32. Sharifidarabad, H., Zakeri, Adeli, M., 2022. Preparation of spinel LiMn₂O₄ cathode material from used zinc-carbon and lithium-ion batteries. Ceramics International, 48(5), 6663-6671. doi: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2021.11.216 .

31. Norouzi, A., Adeli, M. and Zakeri, A., 2020. An innovative hydrometallurgical process for the production of silver nanoparticles from spent silver oxide button cells. Separation and Purification Technology, 117015. doi: 10.1016/j.seppur.2020.117015 .

30. Ataie, S.A., Zakeri, A., 2019. RSM optimization of pulse electrodeposition of Zn-Ni-Al₂O₃ nanocomposites under ultrasound irradiation, Surface & Coating Technology, 359, 206-215. doi: 10.1016/j.surfcoat.2018.12.063 .

29. Asadrokht, M., Zakeri, A. 2018. Effect of concurrent ball milling on cementation reactions: The case of Cu-Al system, Minerals Engineering, 125, 15-25. doi: 10.1016/j.mineng.2018.05.024 .

28. Yazdani, A., Zakeri, A., 2017. Fabrication and Characterization of Ni-SiC Nanocomposite Coatings on Al Substrates by Ball Impact Deposition Method, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 48(9), 4180–4192. doi: 10.1007/s11661-017-4167-x .

27. Javadi, S., Masoudpanah, S.M., Zakeri, A. 2016. Conventional versus microwave combustion synthesis of CoFe₂O₄ nanoparticles, Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, 79(1), 176–183. doi: 10.1007/s10971-016-4010-7 .

26. Ataie, S.A., Zakeri, A., 2016. Improving tribological properties of (Zn–Ni)/nano Al₂O₃ composite coatings produced by ultrasonic assisted pulse plating, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 674, 315-322. doi: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2016.02.111 .

25. Amini, A.R., Zakeri A., Sarpoolaky, H., 2015. Effect of a forth component (Na₂O, SrO, MgO AND BaO) addition to CaO-Al₂O₃-SiO₂ synthetic slag on sulfur removal from plain carbon steel, Iranian Journal of Materials Science & Engineering, 12(3), 48-55. Full Text

24. Yazdani, A., Zakeri, A., 2015. Feasibility of producing nanostructured metallic and non-metallic coating on Al substrate using mechanical coating route, Iranian Journal of Materials Science & Engineering, 12(2), 26-33. Full Text

23. Yazdani, A., Zakeri, A., 2015. An insight into formation of nanostructured coatings on metallic substrates by planetary ball milling, Powder Technology, 278, 196-203. doi: 10.1016/j.powtec.2015.03.026 .

22. Babakhani A, Rashchi F, Zakeri A, Vahidi E, 2014. Selective separation of nickel and cadmium from sulfate solutions of spent nickel–cadmium batteries using mixtures of D2EHPA and Cyanex 302, Journal of Power Sources, 247, 127-133. doi: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2013.08.063 .

21. Balesini, A.A., Zakeri, A., Razavizadeh, H., Khani, A., 2013. Nickel solvent extraction from cold purification filter cakes of Angouran mine concentrate using LIX984N, International Journal of Minerals, Metallurgy and Materials, 20(11), 1029-1-34. doi: 10.1007/s12613-013-0830-4 .

20. Bafghi, M. Sh., Emami, A.H., Zakeri A., 2013. Effect of Specific Surface Area of a Mechanically Activated Chalcopyrite on Its Rate of Leaching in Sulfuric Acid-Ferric Sulfate Media, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 44(5), 1166-1172. doi: 10.1007/s11663-013-9890-0 .

19. Semsari, S., Zakeri, A., Sadighzadeh, A., Khademzadeh, S., Sedaghat, M., Torabi, M., Damide., V., 2013. Comparison of High-Energy He⁺ and D⁺ Irradiation Impact on Tungsten Surface in the IR-IECF Device, Journal of Fusion Energy, 32(1), 142-149. doi: 10.1007/s10894-012-9540-6 .

18. Semsari, S., Sadighzadeh, A., Zakeri, A., Khademzade, S., Torabi, M., Sedaghat, M., Damideh, V., 2012. The Effect of High Temperature He⁺ Implantation on Polycrystalline Tungsten in IR-IECF, Journal of Fusion Energy, In Press. doi: 10.1007/s10894-011-9481-5 .

17. Aghazadeh, M., Zakeri, A., Bafghi, M.Sh., 2012. Modeling and Optimization of Surface Quality of Copper Deposits Recovered from Brass Scrap by Direct Electrowinning, Hydrometallurgy, 111-112, 103-108. doi: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2011.11.001 .

16. Karimbeigi, A., Zakeri, A., Aboutalebi, M.R., Sharifi, P., 2012. Study on Microwave Synthesis and Characterisation of Bulk Nickel Aluminides, Materials Science and Technology , 28(1), 86-91. doi: 10.1179/1743284710Y.0000000036 .

15. Balesini, A.A., Razavizadeh, H., Zakeri, A., 2011. Solvent Extraction of Zinc from Acidic Solution Obtained from Cold Purification Filter Cake of Angouran Mine Concentrate Using D2EHPA, Iranian Journal of Chemical Engineering, 8(3), 43-47. Abstract

14. Farahbakhsh, I., Zakeri A., Manikandan P., Hokamoto K., 2011. Structural Evolution of the Cu-Ni Solid Solution Formed by Ball Mechanical Alloying Treatment (BMAT), Materials Science Forum , 1150(673), 279-284. doi: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.673.279 .

13. Farahbakhsh, I. , Zakeri, A., Palavesamuthu, M., Hokamoto, K., 2010. Evaluation of Nanostructured Coating Layers Formed on Ni Ball during Mechanical Alloying of Cu Powder, Applied Surface Science, 257(7), 2830-2837. doi: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2010.10.071 .

12. Molaei, R., Shariat, M.H., Boutorabi, M.A., Zakeri, A., 2010. Rhenium(VII) Recovery via Electro-oxidation Process - I. The Influence of Time, Temperature and pH , Electrochemical and Solid State Letters , 14(1), E1-E3. doi: 10.1149/1.3505827 .

11. Farahbakhsh, I., Zakeri, A., Manikandan, P., Amini Mashadi, H., Tanaka, Sh., Hokamoto, K., 2010. Effect of Mechanical Alloying Parameters on the Synthesis of Ni-Cu Solid Solution Coating on the Ni Balls , Japanese Journal of Applied Physics , 1(50), 01BE06-1–01BE06-7. doi: 10.1143/JJAP.50.01BE06 .

10. Bafghi, M.Sh., Emami, A.H., Zakeri, A., Vahdati Khaki, J., 2010. Effect of Mechanical Activation on the Kinetics of Leaching of Chalcopyrite in the Ferric Sulfate Media, Iranian Journal of Materials Science & Engineering , 7(2), 30-35. Abstract

9. Emami, A.H., Bafghi, M.Sh., Vahdati Khaki, J. , Zakeri, A., 2009. The Effect of Grinding Time on the Specific Surface Area during Intensive Grinding of Mineral Powders, Iranian Journal of Materials Science & Engineering , 6(2), 30-36. Abstract

8. Bafghi, M.Sh., Emami, A.H., Zakeri, A., Vahdati Khaki, J., 2009. Development and Verification of a Mathematical Model for Variations of the Specific Surface Area of Mineral Powders During Intensive Grinding, Powder Technology, 197(1-2), 87-90. doi: 10.1016/j.powtec.2009.08.025 .

7. Bafghi, M.Sh., Emami, A.H., Vahdati Khaki, J., Zakeri, A., 2009. Development of a Mathematical Expression for the Variation of Amorphization Phenomenon during Intensive Milling of Minerals, International Journal of Mineral Processing, 93(2), 149-154. doi: 10.1016/j.minpro.2009.07.008 .

6. Bafghi, M.S., Asghari, A.R., Zakeri, A., Seyedein, S.H., 2009. Removal of silicon impurity from molten brass using an innovative ZnO-containing slag, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B: Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science, 40(5), 749-754. doi: 10.1007/s11663-009-9280-9 .

5. Bafghi, M.S., Zakeri, A., Ghasemi, Z., Adeli, M., 2008. Reductive Dissolution of Manganese Ore in Sulfuric Acid in the Presence of Iron Metal, Hydrometallurgy, 90(3-4), 207-212. doi: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2007.07.003 .

4. Zakeri, A., Shahriari, Sh., Bafghi, M.S., 2007. Dissolution Kinetics of Manganese Dioxide Ore in Sulfuric Acid in the Presence of Ferrous Ion, Iranian Journal of Materials Science & Engineering, 4(3-4), 22-27. Abstract

3. Zakeri, A., Hino, M., Itagaki, K. 2000. Silver Activity in Matte and Copper Two Phase Region of Cu-Fe-S System, Shigen-to-Sozai, 116(1), 37-43 (in Japanese). Abstract Full Text

2. Zakeri, A., Hino, M., Itagaki, K. 2000. Silver Activity in Molten Cu-Fe-S Mattes Saturated with Copper Alloy, Metallurgical Review of MMIJ, 17(1), 43-60.

1. Zakeri, A., Hino, M., Itagaki, K., 1998. Activity of Silver in Molten Copper Sulfide Saturated with Copper, Materials Transactions, JIM , 39(11), 1101-1107. Abstract / Full Text

Conference Papers (in English)

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, S.A., 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.

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, M.Sh., 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. Ataollah Babakhani, Fereshteh Rashchi, Alireza Zakeri, Ehsan Vahidi 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.