Dr Lalehvash Moghaddam

Professional Experience:  

• 2017 - Current Research Fellow, Rural R&D for Profit Program projects Biorefineries for Profit and Wastes to Profits.
• 2014 - 2017 Research Fellow, Australia-India Strategic Research Fund Grand Challenge Project
• 2010-2014 Research Fellow, Thermochemical conversion of biomass – Sugar research and innovation, Queensland University of Technology.
• 2009 Researcher, Investigation of the chemical structure and mechanism of the particles emitted from printers – International Laboratory for Air Quality and Health, Department of Physical and Chemical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology.
• 2009 Researcher, Identification of formaldehyde in dental materials, and Synthesis of TiO2 for polymer film and printing purposes – Department of Physical and Chemical Sciences, CRC Queensland polymer deviation, Queensland University of Technology.
• 2009 Postdoctoral research, Biopolymer research: preparation of bio– film from seeds´ protein such as zein and kafirin, Department of Pharmacy, University of Queensland.

• Lakmini, L., Deshan, A., Pham, H., Doherty, W., Rackemann, D., Dubal, D. & Moghaddam, L. (2022). High carbon utilization: 5-(Chloromethyl)furfural (CMF) production from rice by-products and transformation of CMF residues into Li-ion energy storage systems. Journal of Cleaner Production, 375. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/235460
• Deshan, A., Doherty, W., Rackemann, D., Moghaddam, L. & Tran, H. (2022). Production of rigid bio-based polyurethane foams from sugarcane bagasse. Industrial Crops and Products, 188. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/235282
• Jimenez Forero, J., Tran, T., Tana, T., Baker, A., Beltramini, J., Doherty, W. & Moghaddam, L. (2022). Hydrothermal liquefaction of sugarcane bagasse to bio-oils: Effect of liquefaction solvents on bio-oil stability. Fuel, 312. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/227296
• Rahmati, S., Atanda, L., Horn, M., Don, K., Jimenez Forero, J., Moghaddam, L., Dubal, D., Ostrikov, K. & Doherty, W. (2022). A hemicellulose-first approach: one-step conversion of sugarcane bagasse to xylooligosaccharides over activated carbon modified with tandem plasma and acid treatments. Green Chemistry, 24(19), 7410–7428. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/233734
• Tana, T., Tran, T., Ramirez, J., Strong, P., O'Hara, I., Beltramini, J., Doherty, W. & Moghaddam, L. (2021). Conversion of pilot plant derived 2G ethanol cellulosic stillage to value-added chemicals. Industrial Crops and Products, 171. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/212493
• Bellie Subramani, V., Shi, C., Moghaddam, L., Atanda, L., Ramirez, J., del Río, J., Rencoret, J., Bartley, J. & Doherty, W. (2022). Cotton farming sustainability: Formation of trans-isoeugenol/ bio-aromatics, 5-chloromethylfurfural, C₁₃–C₁₇ liquid hydrocarbons & fertilizer from cotton gin trash. Journal of Cleaner Production, 363. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/232464
• McIntosh., Nabi, M., Moghaddam, L., Brooks., Ghandehari, P. & Erler, D. (2021). Combined pyrolysis and sulphided NiMo/Al₂O₃ catalysed hydroprocessing in a multistage strategy for the production of biofuels from milk processing waste. Fuel, 295. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/211990
• Athukoralalage Don, K., Moghaddam, L., Thanaweera Achchige, D., Strounina, E., Beltramini, J. & Doherty, W. (2021). Transforming Cotton Gin Trash to Engineered Functional Carbon Structures. Advanced Sustainable Systems, 5(9). https://eprints.qut.edu.au/211237
• Cronin, D., Chen, X., Moghaddam, L. & Zhang. (2020). Deep Eutectic Solvent Extraction of High-Purity Lignin from a Corn Stover Hydrolysate. ChemSusChem, 13(17), 4678–4690. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/211989
• Moghaddam, L., Zhang, Z., Wellard, R., Bartley, J., O'Hara, I. & Doherty, W. (2014). Characterisation of lignins isolated from sugarcane bagasse pretreated with acidified ethylene glycol and ionic liquids. Biomass and Bioenergy, 70, 498–512. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/88532

Title

Joint Research Centre for Biofuels and Biorefining

Primary fund type

CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant

Project ID

ACSRIV000053

Start year

2022

Keywords

Title

Wastes to Profits: Value Propositions for Better Management of Wastes in Animal Industry Supply Chains (4303)

Primary fund type

CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant

Project ID

V.RDP.3010

Start year

2018

Keywords

Title

Investigation Into Modifying Pan Boiling Techniques to Improve Sugar Quality (4222)

Primary fund type

CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant

Project ID

2015/013-DM007

Start year

2015

Keywords

Crystalisation; Galactoglucomannan; Processing; Quality; Sugar

• Catalytic conversion of biomass components into 2, 5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) over functionalised nanocarbon structures
  PhD, Associate Supervisor
  Other supervisors: Associate Professor Darryn Rackemann, Dr Luqman Atanda
• Preparation of biopolymers and value-added products from cotton gin trash (CGT)
  PhD, Principal Supervisor
  Other supervisors: Associate Professor Darryn Rackemann, Dr Luqman Atanda, Dr Changrong Shi
• Transforming organic wastes from red meat processing into engineered hydrochars for soil amendment
  PhD, Associate Supervisor
  Other supervisors: Associate Professor Zhanying Zhang, Dr Changrong Shi
• Developing bioactive polymers derived from brown algae |
  PhD, Principal Supervisor
  Other supervisors: Professor William Doherty, Professor Ian O'Hara, Professor Leonie Barner
• Levulinic Acid Conversion Using Carbon-Based Catalysts Modified By Plasma Technology
  PhD, Associate Supervisor
  Other supervisors: Associate Professor Darryn Rackemann, Professor Kostya (Ken) Ostrikov, Dr Luqman Atanda
• CMF production from different biomass and lignin modification with CMF and its derivatives to synthesize bioplastics
  PhD, Principal Supervisor
  Other supervisors: Associate Professor Darryn Rackemann
• Catalytic Hydrolysis of Cellulose to Value]added Oligomers
  PhD, Associate Supervisor
  Other supervisors: Professor Kostya (Ken) Ostrikov, Dr Luqman Atanda, Professor Deepak Dubal
• Catalytic Conversion of Biomass into Chemicals, Functional Carbon and Synthetic Natural Gas
  PhD, Associate Supervisor
  Other supervisors: Dr Changrong Shi, Associate Professor Darryn Rackemann
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  PhD, Principal Supervisor
  Other supervisors: Professor Azharul Karim
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  PhD, Principal Supervisor
  Other supervisors: Associate Professor Zhanying Zhang, Professor Leonie Barner

• Phytochemical Analysis of Two Australian Native Plants and Their Effects on Chronic Wound Healing (2022)
• Studies on the Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Lignin to Dicarboxylic Acids & Aromatics (2018)
• Catalytic Conversion of Sugar Manufacturing By-Products to 5-(Chloromethyl) Furfural and 5-(Hydroxymethyl) Furural (2017)

• Waste Biomass into Value-Added Chemicals and Bio-Based Polyurethanes (2022)