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Mohammad Haghighi is affiliated with Sahand University of Technology in Iran and has contributed extensively to the fields of Materials Science, Engineering, and Energy. Their research spans major areas including Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Inorganic Chemistry.

Haghighi's work prominently covers several topics:

  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies
  • TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells
  • Biodiesel Production and Applications
  • Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors
  • Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Haghighi include Maryam Shabani, Azadeh Talati, Alireza Ebrahimi, Reza Shokrani, and Iman Ghasemi.

Publications by Haghighi are often found in the following venues:

  • Process Safety and Environmental Protection
  • Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers
  • Renewable Energy
  • Fuel

Selected recent papers by Mohammad Haghighi include:

  • "Sunlight-activated BiOCl/BiOBr-Bi24O31Br10 photocatalyst for the removal of pharmaceutical compounds", 2020, Journal of Cleaner Production
  • "Influence of fuel type and microwave combustion on in-situ fabrication of BimOnBrz mixed-phase nanostructured photocatalyst: Effective sun-light photo-response ability in tetracycline degradation", 2020, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • "Sono-enhanced dispersion of CaO over Zr-Doped MCM-41 bifunctional nanocatalyst with various Si/Zr ratios for conversion of waste cooking oil to biodiesel", 2020, Renewable Energy
  • "Solar-Assisted photocatalytic elimination of Azo dye effluent using plasmonic AgCl anchored flower-like Bi4O5I2 as staggered nano-sized photocatalyst designed via sono-precipitation method", 2020, Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers
  • "Facile sono-design of 3D flower-like NiO-CuFe2O4 nano-heterostructure as an efficient and magnetically separable catalyst for photodegradation of organic dyes", 2022, Journal of Cleaner Production

Best Publications

  • Synthesis and physicochemical characterizations of nanostructured Pt/Al2O3–CeO2 catalysts for total oxidation of VOCs

    Zahra Abbasi;Mohammad Haghighi;Esmaeil Fatehifar;Saeed Saedy

  • Ultrasound assisted dispersion of different amount of Ni over ZSM-5 used as nanostructured catalyst for hydrogen production via CO2 reforming of methane

    Yaser Vafaeian;Mohammad Haghighi;Sogand Aghamohammadi

  • Heterogeneous photocatalytic degradation of 4-nitrophenol in aqueous suspension by Ln (La3+, Nd3+ or Sm3+) doped ZnO nanoparticles

    M. Khatamian;A.A. Khandar;B. Divband;M. Haghighi

  • Fabrication of nanostructured flowerlike p-BiOI/p-NiO heterostructure and its efficient photocatalytic performance in water treatment under visible-light irradiation

    Leila Yosefi;Mohammad Haghighi

  • Biodiesel production from sunflower oil over MgO/MgAl2O4 nanocatalyst: Effect of fuel type on catalyst nanostructure and performance

    Behgam Rahmani Vahid;Mohammad Haghighi

  • Sol–gel vs. impregnation preparation of MgO and CeO2 doped Ni/Al2O3 nanocatalysts used in dry reforming of methane: Effect of process conditions, synthesis method and support composition

    Seyed Jamal Hassani Rad;Mohammad Haghighi;Ali Alizadeh Eslami;Farhad Rahmani

  • Synthesis and characterization of Pt/Al2O3–CeO2 nanocatalyst used for toluene abatement from waste gas streams at low temperature: Conventional vs. plasma–ultrasound hybrid synthesis methods

    Farhad Rahmani;Mohammad Haghighi;Pooya Estifaee

  • Magnetic and reusable MgO/MgFe2O4 nanocatalyst for biodiesel production from sunflower oil: Influence of fuel ratio in combustion synthesis on catalytic properties and performance

    Shervin Alaei;Mohammad Haghighi;Javad Toghiani;Behgam Rahmani Vahid

  • Synthesis and physicochemical characterizations of Ni/Al2O3–ZrO2 nanocatalyst prepared via impregnation method and treated with non-thermal plasma for CO2 reforming of CH4

    Nader Rahemi;Mohammad Haghighi;Ali Akbar Babaluo;Mahdi Fallah Jafari

  • Ultrasound assisted co-precipitation of nanostructured CuO-ZnO-Al2O3 over HZSM-5: effect of precursor and irradiation power on nanocatalyst properties and catalytic performance for direct syngas to DME.

    Somaiyeh Allahyari;Mohammad Haghighi;Amanollah Ebadi;Shahin Hosseinzadeh

  • N-acetylcysteine add-on treatment in refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

    Hamid Afshar;Hamidreza Roohafza;Hamid Mohammad-Beigi;Mohammad Haghighi

  • Facile one-pot ultrasound-assisted solvothermal fabrication of ball-flowerlike nanostructured (BiOBr)x(Bi7O9I3)1-x solid-solution for high active photodegradation of antibiotic levofloxacin under sun-light

    Shalaleh Gholizadeh Fard;Mohammad Haghighi;Maryam Shabani

  • On the Reaction Mechanism of CO2 Reforming of Methane Over a Bed of Coal Char

    Mohammad Haghighi;Zhi-qiang Sun;Jin-hu Wu;John Bromly

  • Sequential impregnation vs. sol-gel synthesized Ni/Al2O3-CeO2 nanocatalyst for dry reforming of methane: Effect of synthesis method and support promotion

    Sogand Aghamohammadi;Mohammad Haghighi;Mahin Maleki;Nader Rahemi

  • Homogeneous precipitation synthesis of CuO–ZrO2–CeO2–Al2O3 nanocatalyst used in hydrogen production via methanol steam reforming for fuel cell applications

    Javad Baneshi;Mohammad Haghighi;Naeimeh Jodeiri;Mozaffar Abdollahifar

  • Ultrasound assisted dispersion of Bi2Sn2O7-C3N4 nanophotocatalyst over various amount of zeolite Y for enhanced solar-light photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline in aqueous solution.

    Shirin Heidari;Mohammad Haghighi;Maryam Shabani

  • Effect of crystallization time on properties and catalytic performance of nanostructured SAPO-34 molecular sieve synthesized at high temperatures for conversion of methanol to light olefins

    Erfan Aghaei;Mohammad Haghighi

  • Direct syngas to DME as a clean fuel: The beneficial use of ultrasound for the preparation of CuO–ZnO–Al2O3/HZSM-5 nanocatalyst

    Reza Khoshbin;Mohammad Haghighi

  • In a double-blind, randomized and placebo-controlled trial, adjuvant memantine improved symptoms in inpatients suffering from refractory obsessive-compulsive disorders (OCD)

    Mohammad Haghighi;Leila Jahangard;Hamid Mohammad-Beigi;Hafez Bajoghli

  • Urea-nitrate combustion synthesis of MgO/MgAl2O4 nanocatalyst used in biodiesel production from sunflower oil: Influence of fuel ratio on catalytic properties and performance

    Behgam Rahmani Vahid;Mohammad Haghighi

  • Hydrogen production via CO2-reforming of methane over Cu and Co doped Ni/Al2O3 nanocatalyst: impregnation versus sol–gel method and effect of process conditions and promoter

    Seyed Mehdi Sajjadi;Mohammad Haghighi;Ali Alizadeh Eslami;Farhad Rahmani

Frequent Co-Authors

Dongke Zhang
Dongke Zhang University of Western Australia
Enrico Drioli
Enrico Drioli National Research Council (CNR)
Mohammad Reza Rahimpour
Mohammad Reza Rahimpour Shiraz University
Rafael Luque
Rafael Luque King Saud University
Jinhu Wu
Jinhu Wu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Angelo Basile
Angelo Basile National Research Council (CNR)

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