University of Calgary

Nader Mahinpey

Recent Publications:

  • Mahinpey, N., P. Murugan, T. Mani, and R. Raina, (2009), "Analysis of bio-oil, biogas, and biochar from pressurized pyrolysis of wheat straw using a tubular reactor", Energy & Fuels, In press.
  • Mani, T., P. Murugan, and N. Mahinpey, (2009), "Determination of distributed activation energy model kinetic parameters using simulated annealing optimization method for non-isothermal pyrolysis of lignin", Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 48(3), 1464-1467.
  • Vejahati, F., N., Mahinpey, N. Ellis, and M. B. Nikoo, (2009), "CFD simulation of gas-solid bubbling fluidized bed: a new method for adjusting drag law", The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering 87(1), 19-30.
  • Murugan, P, N. Mahinpey, Thilakavathi Mani, and Norman Freitag, (2009), "Pyrolysis and combustion kinetics of Fosterton oil using thermogravimetric analysis", Fuel, In press.
  • Murugan, P, N. Mahinpey, Thilakavathi Mani, and Jing Li, (2009), "Thermal cracking and combustion kinetics of asphaltenes derived from Fosterton oil", Fuel Processing Technology, In press.
  • Nikoo, Mehrdokht B., N. Mahinpey, (2008), "Simulation of biomass gasification in fluidized bed reactor using ASPEN PLUS", Biomass & Bioenergy, 32(12), 1245-1254.
  • Dhanushkodi, S.R., N. Mahinpey, and M. Wilson, (2008), "Kinetic and 2-D reactor modeling for simulation of the catalytic reduction of NOx in the monolith honey comb reactor", IChemE journal, Process Safety and Environmental Protection, Part B, 86(4) 303-309.
  • Murugan, P., N. Mahinpey, K.E. Johnson, and M. Wilson, (2008), "Kinetics of the pyrolysis of lignin using thermogravimetric and differential scanning calorimetry methods", Energy & Fuels, 22(4), 2720-2724.
  • Dhanushkodi, S.R., N. Mahinpey, A. Srinivasan, and M. Wilson, (2008), "Life cycle analysis of fuel cell technology", Journal of Environmental Informatics (JEI), 11(1), 36-44.
  • Mirjafari, P., K. Asghari and N. Mahinpey, (2007), "Investigating the application of enzyme carbonic anhydrase for CO2 sequestration purposes", Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 46(3), 921-926.
  • Ren, Y., N. Mahinpey, and N. P. Freitag, (2007), "A kinetic model for the combustion of coke derived at different coking temperatures", Energy & Fuels, 21(1), 82-87.
  • Song, S., A. J. Akande, R. Idem, and N. Mahinpey, (2007), "Inter-relationship between preparation methods, nickel loading, characteristics and performance in the reforming of crude ethanol over Ni/Al2O3 catalysts: A neural network approach", Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 20(2), 261-271.
  • Ren, Y., N. P. Freitag, and N. Mahinpey, (2007), "A simple kinetic model for coke combustion during an in-situ combustion (ISC) process", Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology-JCPT, 46(4), 47-53.
  • Mahinpey, N., A. Ambalae, and K. Asghari, (2007), "In-situ combustion in Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR): A Review", Chemical Engineering Communications, 194(8), 995-1021.