EHSAN MOSTAFAVI

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  Ph.D Candidate
  Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
  Office: EEEL 203 (Desk 18)
  Telephone: (403) 921-9747
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  Email: emostafa@ucalgary.ca
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Education

Past Proffessional Experiences

    1. 2004-2008 Working as a process Engineer for Scetiran Company, Gas & Petrochemical Industry
    2. 2008-2010 Working as a R&D Expert Engineer for Isfahan Oil Refining Company.CO2 capture with solid sorbents

My current field of study at the University of Calgary is Hydrogen Production from Steam Catalytic Gasification of Coal Integrated with CO2 Capture. Experiments are carried out in a fixed bed reactor. For the modeling part, I am using Aspen Plus process simulator for simulating this process. This project is financially supported by Carbon Management Canada (CMC) via NCE (Network of Centers of Excellence) and NSERC. I have five years of combined experience as a process engineer in a consulting engineers firm and a crude oil refining company, which made me a capacity in the field. During my M.Sc. Degree, I completed a research, titled "Steady State and Dynamic Modeling & Simulation of Modified Claus Process for Sulfur Recovery" under supervision of Dr. Pishvaie (Pishvaie@sharif.ir). The Objective was to provide a software package for simulation of catalytic fixed-bed converters in the powerful environments of Aspen Plus, Matlab and especially Simulink.

Past Professional Experiences

    1. R&D Researcher - Esfahan Oil Refining Company(EORC), National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) , Esfahan, Iran : 2008-2011
    2. Process Engineer - Scetiran Consulting Engineers, Tehran, Iran : 2004-2008
    3. Summer student, Etoxylates and Acid Acetic Units - Arak Petrochemical Company, Arak, Iran : 2003

Area of Work:
Chemical & Petroleum Engineering, Bioenergy and Environmental

Research Interests & Projects
Ehsan's research interests and projects include:

    1. process modeling, simulation, and optimization
    2. catalytic gasification of coal for hydrogen production
    3. conceptual design of bio-oil production plants

Selected Publications

    1. M.H. Sedghkerdar, E. Mostafavi , and N. Mahinpey, "Sorbent enhanced hydrogen production from steam gasification of coal integrated with CO2 capture". International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Vol. 39, Issue 30, 13 October 2014, Pages 17001-17008. PDF Link
    2. Esmaili, E., Mahinpey N., Mostafavi, E., "An Extensive Simulation of Coal Gasification in Bubbling Fluidized Bed: Integration of Hydrodynamics into Reaction Modeling". Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, accepted Jan. 2014. PDF Link
    3. Mostafavi E., Manovic V., Mahinpey N., "A novel development of mixed catalyst-sorbent pellets for steam gasification of coal chars with in situ CO2 capture". Published in Catalysis Today, April 2014 PDF Link
    4. E. Mostafavi, M.H. Sedghkerdar, and N. Mahinpey, "Thermodynamic and Kinetic Study of CO2 Capture with Calcium Based Sorbents: Experiments and Modeling". Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research Journal (I&EC), accepted March, 2013 PDF Link
    5. M.H. Sedghkerdar, E. Mostafavi, and N. Mahinpey, " Investigation of the kinetics of CO2 capture with calcium based sorbents using experiments and Aspen Plus simulation". Chemical Engineering Communications(GCEC-2013-0252.R2) . PDF Link

Award Received and Achievements

    1. International student exchange program award for research at the University of Leeds, Carbon Management Canada(CMC), (2014)
    2. 28th rank in Chemical Engineering M.S. general entrance exam, (2004 received)
    3. 3rd rank in Chemical Engineering-Biotechnology entrance exam, (2004)
    4. Engineering Graduate Excellence Scholarship Award, University of Calgary (2014)

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