Publications

Publications in Refereed Journals

2024

1. Zoroufchi Benis K. Transforming Drinking Water Treatment Residuals into Efficient Adsorbents: A Review of Activation and Modification Methods. Environmental Research. 2024; 119893.

2. Abdolahnejad A, Zoroufchi Benis K, Mohammadi F, Gholami M, Raeghi S, Rostami R, Ranjbar D, Behnami A. Risk assessment of airborne coronavirus-2 in wastewater treatment plant: comparing two different wastewater aeration systems. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology. 2024; 1-2.

3. Foroughi M, Arzehgar A, Seyedhasani SN, Nadali A, Zoroufchi Benis K. Application of Machine Learning for Antibiotic Resistance in Water and Wastewater: A Systematic Review. Chemosphere. 2024; 358:142223. 

4. Behnami A, Pourakbar M, Sharadha-Ravi Ayyar A, Lee J, Gagnon G, Zoroufchi Benis K. Treatment of Aqueous Per- and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Substances: A Review of Biochar Adsorbent Preparation Methods. Chemosphere. 2024; 357: 142088.

5. Hajiyeva A, Mamedov C, Gasimov E, Rzayev F, Isayev O, Khalilov R, Eftekhari A, Zoroufchi Benis K. Ultrastructural investigation of iron oxide nanoparticles accumulation in the liver of common carp (Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus, 1758). Aquatic Toxicology. 2024; 16:106961.

6. Minaei S, Zoroufchi Benis K, McPhedran KN, Soltan J. Adsorption of Sulfamethoxazole and Lincomycin from Single and Binary Aqueous Systems using Acid-Modified Biochar from Activated Sludge Biomass. Journal of Environmental Management. 2024; 358: 120742.

7. Behnami A, Zoroufchi Benis K, Pourakbar M, Yeganeh M, Esrafili A, Gholami M. Biosolids, An Important Route for Transporting Poly-And Perfluoroalkyl Substances from Wastewater Treatment Plants into the Environment: A Systematic Review. Science of The Total Environment. 2024; 925:171559.

8. Hosseinpour N, Sabeti Z, Aslani H, Zoroufchi Benis K, Shakerkhatibi M, Najaflou A, Malekzadeh M, Rahimian RT. Investigation of Ambient BTEX Concentrations Along a Bus Rapid Transit Route in Tabriz: Spatio-Temporal Variations and Health Risk Assessment. Urban Climate. 2024; 54:101860.

9. Safar M, Zoroufchi Benis K, Alizadeh SS, Bazargani HS, Masoudi N. A Review on Factors Affecting Large Truck–Involved Crashes. Iranian Journal of Health, Safety and Environment. 2024; 28;10(1):1559-70.

10. İpek P, Atalar MN, Baran A, Baran MF, Ommati MM, Karadag M, Zor M, Eftekhari A, Alma MH, Zoroufchi Benis K, Nuriyeva F. Determination of Chemical Components of the Endemic Species Allium Turcicum L. Plant Extract By LC-MS/MS and Evaluation of Medicinal Potentials. Heliyon. 2024;10: e27386.

2023

11. Zoroufchi Benis K, Behnami A, Minaei S, Brinkmann M, McPhedran K, Soltan, J. Environmental Occurrence and Toxicity of 6PPD Quinone, an Emerging Tire Rubber-Derived Chemical: A Review. Environmental Science & Technology Letters. 2023; 10:815–823.

12. Zoroufchi Benis K, Sokhansanj A, Hughes KA, McPhedran KN, Soltan J. An engineered biochar for treatment of selenite contaminated water: Mass transfer characteristics in fixed bed adsorption. Chemical Engineering Journal. 2023; 469:143946.

13. Norberto J, Zoroufchi Benis K, McPhedran KN, Soltan J. Microwave activated and iron engineered biochar for arsenic adsorption: Life cycle assessment and cost analysis. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering. 2023; 11(3):109904.

14. Sabeti Z, Ansarin A, Ansarin K, Zafari V, Seyedrezazadeh E, Shakerkhatibi M, Asghari-Jafarabadi M, Dastgiri S, Zoroufchi Benis K, Sepehri M, Khamnian Z. Sex-specific association of exposure to air pollutants and Nrf2 gene expression and inflammatory biomarkers in exhaled breath of healthy adolescents. Environmental Pollution. 2023; 326:121463.

15. Minaei S, Zoroufchi Benis Z, McPhedran K, Soltan J. Evaluation of a ZnCl2-modified biochar derived from activated sludge biomass for adsorption of sulfamethoxazole. Chemical Engineering Research and Design. 2023; 190: 407-420.

16. Behnami A, Jafari N, Zoroufchi Benis K, Fanaei F, Abdolahnejad A. Spatio-temporal variations, ozone and secondary organic aerosol formation potential, and health risk assessment of BTEX compounds in east of Azerbaijan Province, Iran. Urban Climate. 2023; 47:101360.

2022

17. Zoroufchi Benis K, Minaei S, Soltan J, McPhedran K. Adsorption of Lincomycin on Microwave Activated Biochar: Batch and Dynamic Adsorption. Chemical Engineering Research and Design. 2022; 187: 140-150.

18. Zoroufchi Benis K, Sokhansanj A, Norberto J, McPhedran K, Soltan J. A Binary Oxide-Biochar Composite for Adsorption of Arsenic from Aqueous Solutions: Combined Microwave Pyrolysis and Electrochemical Modification. Chemical Engineering Journal. 2022; 446: 137024.

19. Behnami A, Aghayani E, Zoroufchi Benis K, Sattari M,  Pourakbar M. Comparing the efficacy of various methods for sulfate radical generation for antibiotics degradation in synthetic wastewater: degradation mechanism, kinetics study, and toxicity assessment. RSC Advances. 2022; 12:14945–56.

20. Zoroufchi Benis K, Soltan J, McPhedran. A Novel Method for Fabrication of a Binary Oxide Biochar Composite for Oxidative Adsorption of Arsenite: characterization, adsorption mechanism and mass transfer modeling. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2022; 356: 131832.

21. Zoroufchi Benis K, McPhedran K, Soltan J. Selenium removal from water using adsorbents: A critical review. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 2022;424:127603.

2021

22. Zoroufchi Benis K, Soltan J, McPhedran K. Electrochemically Modified Adsorbents for Treatment of Aqueous Arsenic: Pore Diffusion in Modified Biomass vs. Biochar. Chemical Engineering Journal. 2021;423:130061.

23. Shakerkhatibi M, Seifipour H, Sabeti Z, Kahe D, Asghari Jafarabadi M, Zoroufchi Benis K, Hajaghazadeh M. Correlation of ambient particulate matters (PM10, PM2. 5) with respiratory hospital admissions: A case-crossover study in Urmia, Iran. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal. 2021; 27(8):2184-201.

24. Zoroufchi Benis K, Behnami A, Aghayani E, Farabi S, Pourakbar M. Water recovery and on-site reuse of laundry wastewater by a facile and cost-effective system: Combined biological and advanced oxidation process. Science of The Total Environment. 2021; 789: 148068.

25. Shakerkhatibi M, Zoroufchi Benis K, Asghari-Jafarabadi M, Sadeghi-Bazarghani H, Allahverdipour H, Oskouei DS, Fatehifar E, Farajzadeh M, Yadeghari A, Ansarin K, Jafari R. Air pollution-related asthma profiles among children/adolescents: A multi-group latent class analysis. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 2021; 219:112344.

26. Keivaninahr F, Gadkari P, Zoroufchi Benis K, Tulbek M, Ghosh S. Prediction of emulsification behaviour of pea and faba bean protein concentrates and isolates from structure-functionality analysis. RSC Advances. 2021;11(20):12117-35.

27. Zoroufchi Benis K, Shakouri M, McPhedran K, Soltan J. Enhanced arsenate removal by Fe-impregnated canola straw: assessment of XANES solid-phase speciation, impacts of solution properties, sorption mechanisms, and evolutionary polynomial regression (EPR) models. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 2021; 28(10):12659-76.

2020

28. Zoroufchi Benis K, Damuchali AM, Soltan J, McPhedran K. Treatment of aqueous arsenic– A review of biosorbent preparation methods. Journal of Environmental Management. 2020; 273:111126.

29. Zoroufchi Benis K, Damuchali AM, Soltan J, McPhedran K. Treatment of aqueous arsenic–A review of biochar modification methods. Science of The Total Environment. 2020; 739: 139750.

2019

30. Zoroufchi Benis K, Safaiyan A, Farajzadeh D, Nadji FK, Shakerkhatibi M, Harati H, Safari GH, Sarbazan MH. Municipal solid waste characterization and household waste behaviors in a megacity in the northwest of Iran. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology. 2019;16(8):4863-72.

31. Behnami A, Zoroufchi Benis K, Shakerkhatibi M, Fatehifar E, Derafshi S, Chavoshbashi MM. Integrating data reconciliation into material flow cost accounting: The case of a petrochemical wastewater treatment plant. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2019; 218:616-28.

32. Ahmadi M, Zoroufchi Benis K, Faraji M, Shakerkhatibi M, Aliashrafi A. Process performance and multi-kinetic modeling of a membrane bioreactor treating actual oil refinery wastewater. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 2019; 28:115-22.

33. Behnami A, Zoroufchi Benis K, Shakerkhatibi M, Derafshi S, Chavoshbashi MM. A systematic approach for selecting an optimal strategy for controlling VOCs emissions in a petrochemical wastewater treatment plant. Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment. 2019; 33(1):13-29.

34. Tohid L, Sabeti Z, Sarbakhsh P, Zoroufchi Benis K, Shakerkhatibi M, Rasoulzadeh Y, Rahimian R, Darvishali S. Spatiotemporal variation, ozone formation potential and health risk assessment of ambient air VOCs in an industrialized city in Iran. Atmospheric Pollution Research. 2019; 10(2):556-63.

35. Moghadam BE, Keivaninahr F, Nazemi A, Fouladi M, Mokarram RR, Zoroufchi Benis K. Optimization of conjugated linoleic acid production by Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. Lactis and its application in fermented milk. LWT-food Science and Technology. 2019; 108:344-52.

2018

36. Behnami A, Farajzadeh D, Isazadeh S, Zoroufchi Benis K, Shakerkhatibi M, Shiri Z, Ghorghanlu S, Yadeghari A. Diversity of bacteria in a full-scale petrochemical wastewater treatment plant experiencing stable hydrocarbon removal. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 2018; 23:285-91.

37. Pahlavanzadeh S, Zoroufchi Benis K, Shakerkhatibi M, Jashni AK, Beydokhti NT, Kordkandi SA. Performance and kinetic modeling of an aerated submerged fixed-film bioreactor for BOD and nitrogen removal from municipal wastewater. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 2018; 6(5):6154-64.

38. Behnami A, Zoroufchi Benis K, Shakerkhatibi M, Derafshi S, Saber AB, Akbarif NA, Yousefi R. Comparative study on fungal communities of full scale municipal and industrial wastewater treatment plants. Desalination and Water Treatment. 2018; 131:123-31.

39. Delfi S, Mosaferi M, Khalafi A, Zoroufchi Benis K. Sulfur dioxide emissions in Iran and environmental impacts of sulfur recovery plant in Tabriz Oil Refinery. Environmental Health Engineering and Management Journal. 2018; 5(3):159-66.

2017

40. Mohammadi N, Zoroufchi Benis K, Shakeri M, Shakerkhatibi M, Fatehifar E, Mahmoudian A. Associations between surface ozone and nitrogen oxides of ambient air in Tabriz. Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering. 2017; (47) 159–166.

2016

41. Mosaferi M, Zoroufchi Benis K, Akbari Z. Performance evaluation of a full-scale ABS resin manufacturing wastewater treatment plant: a case study in Tabriz Petrochemical Complex. Environmental Health Engineering and Management Journal. 2016; 3(3):151-8.

42. Behnami A, Shakerkhatibi M, Dehghanzadeh R, Zoroufchi Benis K, Derafshi S, Fatehifar E. The implementation of data reconciliation for evaluating a full-scale petrochemical wastewater treatment plant. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 2016; 23(22):22586-95.

43. Zoroufchi Benis K, Fatehifar E, Shafiei S, Nahr FK, Purfarhadi Y. Design of a sensitive air quality monitoring network using an integrated optimization approach. Stochastic environmental research and risk assessment. 2016; 30(3):779-93.

44. Ahmadi J, Kahforoushan D, Fatehifar E, Zoroufchi Benis K, Nadjafi M. Drying of Urmia Lake: modeling of level fluctuations. Environmental Health Engineering and Management Journal. 2016; 3(1):23-8.

45. Zoroufchi Benis K, Shakerkhatibi M, Yousefi R, Kahforoushan D, Derafshi S. Emission patterns of acrylonitrile and styrene around an industrial wastewater treatment plant in Iran. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology. 2016;13(10):2353-62.

46. Yousefi R, Zoroufchi Benis K, Derafshi S, Shakerkhatibi M. Estimation of Emission Rate and Simiulation of Styrene and Acrilonitryle Dispersion Around an ABS plant. Modares Civil Engineering Journal. 2016;16(5).

47. Mohammadi N, Zoroufchi Benis K, Shakerkhatibi M, Fatehifar E, Behroozsarand A, Mahmoudian A, Sheikholeslami F. Forecasting concentrations of gaseous air pollutants using artificial neural networks in Tabriz. Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering. 2016; (46.2) 87–94.

2015

48. Zoroufchi Benis K, Fatehifar E, Ahmadi J, Mohammadi M. Simulation of pollution distribution around the Tabriz oil refining company by using ISCST model.  Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering. 2015; (44.4) 99–106.

49. Nahr FK, Mokarram RR, Hejazi MA, Ghanbarzadeh B, Khiyabani MS, Zoroufchi Benis K. Optimization of the nanocellulose based cryoprotective medium to enhance the viability of freeze-dried Lactobacillus plantarum using response surface methodology. LWT-food Science and Technology. 2015; 64(1):326-32.

50. Ahmadi J, Kahforoushan D, Fatehifar E, Zoroufchi Benis K, Nadjafi M. Forecasting Surface Area Fluctuations of Urmia Lake by Image Processing Technique. Journal of Applied Research in Water and Wastewater. 2015; 2(2):183-7.

51. Zoroufchi Benis K, Fatehifar E, Ahmadi J, Rouhi A. Optimal design of air quality monitoring network and its application in an oil refinery plant: an approach to keep health status of workers. Health Promotion Perspectives. 2015; 5(4):269.

52. Shakerkhatibi M, Mohammadi N, Zoroufchi Benis K, Behrooz Sarand A, Fatehifar E, Asl Hashemi A. Using ANN and EPR models to predict carbon monoxide concentrations in urban area of Tabriz. Environmental Health Engineering and Management Journal. 2015; 2(3):117-22.

53. Ahmadi J, Kahforoushan D, Zoroufchi Benis K, Fatehifar E. Modelling of pollutant distribution around Tabriz thermal power station with using ISCST3 model. Iranian Journal of Chemical Engineering. 2015; (81) 48–56.

54. Keivaninahr F, Mokaram RR, Hejazi M, Ghanbarzadeh B, Sowti M, Zoroufchi Benis K. Designing and optimizing of cryoprotective culture based on nanocellulose to enhance the viability of Lactobacillus Brevis JN368471.1 during freeze drying. Journal of Research and Innovation in Food Science and Technology. 2015; (4) 75–86.

55. Zoroufchi Benis K, Fatehifar E. Optimal design of air quality monitoring network around an oil refinery plant: a holistic approach. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology. 2015;12(4):1331-42.

2014

56. Keivani F, Mokarram RR, Gholian MM, Zoroufchi Benis K, Zendeboodi F, Zadeh SS. An encyclopedic approach to distinguish the survival of probiotic living cells during drying processes. Wudpecker J Medical Sciences. 2014; (3):1-7.

57. Keivani F, Mokarram RR, Zoroufchi Benis K, Gholian MM, Zendeboodi F, Zadeh SS. External and Internal Factors Affecting Survival on Probiotic Living Cells during Dessication. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Archive. 2014; (3): 309-16. 

Book Chapters

1. Zoroufchi Benis K, Soltan J, McPhedran K. Biochar: A Potent Adsorbent. Biochar and its Composites: Fundamentals and Applications. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore, 2023. 49-72.

2. Zoroufchi Benis K, McPhedran K, Soltan J. Biochar Composites for Environmental and Energy Applications. Biochar and its Composites: Fundamentals and Applications. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore, 2023. 211-238.

3. Gholami S, Behnami A, Zoroufchi Benis K. Air pollution and cancer, Diseases and Health Consequences of Air Pollution, Elsevier, 2024. 85-108.

Patents

1. Zoroufchi Benis K, Fatehifar F, Keivaninahr F. The process of selecting the number and location of air quality monitoring stations around an industrial area. Iranian Patent, Patent Number: 82982, 2014

2. Fatehifar E, Zoroufchi Benis K. Locating air quality monitoring stations with sensitivity to emission sources. Iranian Patent, Patent Number: 83478, 2014

3. Zoroufchi Benis K, Fatehifar E, Kahforoushan D. Modeling of air pollution distribution. Iranian Patent, Patent Number: 85448, 2015

Publications in Refereed Conference Proceedings

1. Zoroufchi Benis K, Norberto. J, McPhedran, K Soltan J. Acid and Iron Treated Canola Straw Biochar for Arsenic Adsorption. Proceedings of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineering Annual Conference 2024. CSCE 2024 (in press)

2. Norberto. J, Zoroufchi Benis K, McPhedran, K Soltan J. Life Cycle Assessment of Canola Straw Biochar Composite Prepared for Water Treatment: Comparing Conventional and Microwave Pyrolysis. Proceedings of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineering Annual Conference 2024. CSCE 2024 (in press)

3. Zoroufchi Benis K, Minaei S, Soltan J, McPhedran K. Adsorption of sulfamethoxazole onto microwave-activated biochar. Proceedings of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineering Annual Conference 2023. CSCE 2023. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Springer (in press).

4. Minaei S, Zoroufchi Benis K, McPhedran K, Soltan J. Engineered sludge-derived biochar for Lincomycin removal from water. Proceedings of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineering Annual Conference 2023. CSCE 2023. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Springer (in press).

5. Zoroufchi Benis K, Soltan J, McPhedran K. Treatment of aqueous arsenite using modified biomass-based adsorbent. Proceedings of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineering Annual Conference 2022. CSCE 2022. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, 363: 961-976, Springer.

6. Norberto J, Zoroufchi Benis K, Soltan J, McPhedran K. H3PO4 and NaOH treated canola straw biochar for arsenic adsorption. Proceedings of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineering Annual Conference 2022. CSCE 2022. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, 363: 1019-1032, Springer.

7. Zoroufchi Benis K, Soltan J, McPhedran K. Assessment of Agricultural Waste Products for Cost-Effective and Eco-Friendly Treatment of Arsenic Contaminated Waters. Proceedings of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineering Annual Conference 2021. CSCE 2021. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, 249: 19-30. Springer.

8. Ahmadi J, Kahforoushan D, Fatehifar E, Zoroufchi Benis K. Investigating the past and present of Lake Urmia and predicting the future of the lake and the region by looking at the disaster of the Aral lake. Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran (20-21 May 2015).

9. Ahmadi J, Kahforoushan D, Fatehifar E, Zoroufchi Benis K. Nadjafi M. Numerical modeling of Urmia Lake surface area fluctuations. International Conference on Environmental Science, Engineering & Technologies, University of Tehran, Iran (5-6 May 2015).

10. Navidasl S, Fatehifar E, Derafshi S, Zoroufchi Benis K. Environmental Impact Assessment of Particulate Matter Treatment plant. 1st National Conference on Oil, Petrochemical Gas and Sustainable Development, Tehran, Iran (15 March 2015).

11. Zoroufchi Benis K, Ahmadi J, Fatehifar E. Patterns of SO2 dispersion around Tabriz refinery. 15th Nation Congress of Chemical Engineering, University of Tehran, Iran (17-19 February 2015).

12. Zoroufchi Benis K, Fatehifar E, Vahidirad S, Keivaninahr F. Green University and Sustainable development. International conference of environmental engineering, Tehran, Iran (29 January 2015).

13. Sabeti M, Hejazi MA, Zoroufchi Benis K. Biological treatment of nitrate wastewater using microalgae Chlorella Vulgaris. 2nd National Conference on Water Recycling, Tehran, Iran (25-28 January 2015).

14. Navidasl S, Fatehifar E, Derafshi S, Zoroufchi Benis K. Environmental Impact Assessment of ABS Plant. International Conference on Environmental Engineering, Tehran, Iran (29 January 2014).

15. Mohammadi N, Shakerkhatibi M, Behroozsaran A, Zoroufchi Benis K. Analyzing of Surface Ozone and Nitrogen Oxides of Ambient Air in Tabriz. 16th international conference on environmental health, University of Tabriz, Iran (1-3 October 2013).

16. Hasebi Z, Zoroufchi Benis K, Ghaemi H, Khoshmanesh M, Mokarram RR, M Sowti. Hybrid technologies for food storage using bacteriocin. 21st National Congress of Food and Science of Iran, Shiraz, Iran (29-31 October 2013).

17. Keivaninahr F, Mokarram RR, Hejazi MA, Ghanbarzadeh B, Sowti M, Zoroufchi Benis K. Protection of probiotics by drying. 21st National Congress of Food and Science of Iran, Shiraz, Iran (29-31 October 2013).

18. Keivannahr F, Mokarram R, Hejazi MA, Ghanbarzadeh B, Sowti M, Zoroufchi Benis K. Use of sugar substances and complex environments as cryoprotectant to increase the viability of bacterial lactic acid during freezing. 21st National Congress of Food and Science of Iran, Shiraz, Iran (29-31 October 2012).

19. Javaheri H, Zoroufchi Benis K. Comparing of AERMOD and CALPUFF in dispersion modeling of SO2. International Conference of Oil, Gas, Petrochemical and Power Plant, Tehran, Iran (16 July 2012).

Conference Presentations

1. Zoroufchi Benis K, McPhedran K, Soltan J. A Novel Biochar Composite for Adsorption of Selenium from Water. Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference 2023, Calgary, Canada (Oct 29-Nov 1, 2023)

2. Zoroufchi Benis K, McPhedran K, Soltan J. Agricultural residues-based materials for removal of contaminants from water. 4th Global Webinar on Materials Science and Engineering (Jul 15-16, 2022): Invited

3. Zoroufchi Benis K, Agricultural Residues for water treatment. Saskatoon Engineering Society (SES) Lunchtime Technical Session, Saskatoon, Canada (Nov 24, 2021): Invited

4. Zoroufchi Benis K, McPhedran K, Soltan J. Agricultural Residues for Arsenic Adsorption: Chemically and Electrochemically Modified Biomass and Biochar. Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference 2021, Montreal, Canada (Oct 25-27, 2021)

5. Zoroufchi Benis K, Norberto J, McPhedran K, Soltan J. Agricultural Residues Based Adsorbent for Treatment of Aqueous Arsenic. EGR conference 2021, USask, Canada (Sep 13, 2021)

6. Zoroufchi Benis K, Shakouri M, McPhedran K, Soltan J. Eco-friendly Sorbent for Treatment of Aqueous Arsenic. CLS AUM, Saskatoon, Canada (Oct 7-8, 2020)

7. Gadkari P, Keivaninahr F, Zoroufchi Benis K, Tulbek M, Ghosh S. Effect of Processing Conditions on Emulsifying Behaviour of Pulse Proteins. AOCS Annual Meeting & Expo, Virtual (Jun 30, 2020)

8. Zoroufchi Benis K, Aghabaghlu A, Khalafi A, Aghaei D, Shojaei A. Air pollution control in oil industries: identification of emission sources and investigation of prevention methods. National Conference on oil refinery processes, Tabriz, Iran (Feb 17, 2016).

9. Yousefi R, Zoroufchi Benis K, Behnami A, Shakerkhatibi M. Modelling of styrene and acrylonitrile dispersion emitted from ABS unit of Tabriz Petrochemical Company using ISCST3 model. 17th National Conference on Environmental Health, Bushehr, Iran (Jan 6-8, 2015).

10. Yousefi R, Zoroufchi Benis K, Behnami A, Shakerkhatibi M. Estimation of styrene and acrylonitrile emission rate from ABS unit of Tabriz Petrochemical Company. 17th National Conference on Environmental Health, Bushehr, Iran (Jan 6-8, 2015).

11. Keivaninahr F, Mokarram RR, Ghanbarzadeh B, Zoroufchi Benis K, Karimi N. Solid lipid nanoparticles for delivery of antimicrobial drugs. 3rd Grand Conference of food science and technology, Isfahan Industrial University, Isfahan, Iran (Sep 9-11, 2015).

12. Keivaninahr F, Mokarram RR, Ghanbarzadeh B, Zoroufchi Benis K, Karimi N. Comparison of lipid solid nanoparticles with microparticles, liposomes and polymer nanoparticles. 3rd Grand Conference of food science and technology, Isfahan Industrial University, Isfahan, Iran (Sep 9-11, 2015).

13. Keivaninahr F, Mokarram RR, Hejazi MA, Ghanbarzadeh B, Sowti M, Zoroufchi Benis K. The use of nano-cellulose as Cryoprotectant to increase survival of lactic acid bacteria during freeze drying. 15th National Conference on Nanotechnology, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran (Apr 24-25, 2014).