Research Outcomes
You can find IESD's published research papers, invited talks, and news articles on this page.
Environmental, cost, and chemical hazards of using alternative green solvents for fullerene (C60) purification
This research paper demonstrates how to produce sustainable materials for renewable energy technologies. The focus is on fullerenes, which are highly energy-intensive and necessary for organic transparent and perovskite photovoltaics. The proposed approach reduced the life-cycle environmental, cost, and social hazards of making fullerenes by 59%, 85%, and 42%, respectively.
Country-specific carbon footprint and cumulative energy demand of metallurgical grade silicon production for silicon photovoltaics
This research paper explores the life-cycle carbon footprints of providing raw materials for renewable energy. The focus is on the silicon photovoltaic (Si PV) supply chain, as Si PV is the leading commercial PV with more than 95% installation globally. The paper concludes that the Si PV production emission can be 36% more due to supply chain limitations to provide high-quality quartz for manufacturing solar-grade silicon.
Material requirement and resource availability for silicon photovoltaic laminate manufacturing in the next 10 years
This research paper is about materials avalability for developing renewable energy technologies. The focus is on evaluating the amount of materials necessary for manufacturing silicon PV in the next decade. The projection was based on the PV industry reports. Glass, aluminum, and silicon are identified as the major materials in demand in the next couple of years.
Presentations & Invited Talks
Developing a Model for Evaluating the Role of Refining Technologies in Increasing High-Value Recycling of End-of-Life Aluminum Scrap
11th International Conference on Industrial Ecology (ISIE 2023)
Cross-lifecycle design tool for increased high-quality metal recycling
11th International Conference on Industrial Ecology (ISIE 2023)
Decarbonizing Electric Vehicle Production
Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP 2023) Conference - Boston, MA
Opportunities to Improve Automotive Manufacturing Process Yields to Reduce the Environmental Impacts of Vehicle Production
27th Design for Manufacturing and Life Cycle (ASME - DFMLC 2022), Missouri, USA
Environmental Evaluation of Increasing Automotive Manufacturing Process Yields
The International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology (ISSST 2022), Pittsburgh, USA
The Influence of ZnO Nanoparticles on Producing Bioenergy in Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants
The 9th Nano Conference, Sustainable Nanotechnology Organization (SNO)
Emergency Action Plan for Flash Flood Due to Dambreak -Case study: Shahrchai Dam, Urmia (Iran)
American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting 2020
How biowastes from microalgae (Scenedesmus Dimorphus) cultivation process affect methane production yields in wastewater treatment plants
The 10th International Conference on Algal Biomass, Biofuels and Bioproducts (ALGAL)
Reducing the Environmental Impacts of Fullerenes Using an Iterative Approach Combining Life Cycle Assessment and Green Chemistry Metrics
The Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC), 2019, Toronto Canada
Ecotoxicity Assessment of Fullerene Purification Process
Engineering Graduate Research Symposium - Michigan State University (2019)
Newspaper Articles
Dr. Heidari has published environmental engineering-related articles in newspapers and magazines for public audiences. Below are a few selected news articles.
Recycling Plastic: “Plastic accumulated in nature is equivalent to the weight of all living organisms on earth."
2023
Environmental Evaluations of 2022 Environmental-related incidents, Including Petrochemicals, Refineries, Natural Hazardous, Endangered Animals, Landfills, Environmental Justice, Mining, Dams, Budget, etc.
2023
Recycling for the fast fashion industry: “Leaving thousands of pollutants on the earth”
2022
Environmental justice: "Access to Clear Air is Our Right"
2022
Environmental and Social Evaluation of Mines
2022
Environmental and Social Assessments of Refinery and Petrochemical Plants
2022
Flood management: EAP program to save lives, What should be done to reduce the number of casualties in natural disasters?
2022
The importance of the quality of passenger cars in reducing the pollution of cities and preserving the environment
2022