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Dr. Ali Ahmadi

Professor of Mineral Processing Engineering

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Office : Department of Mining Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran, P.O.Box: 84156-83111 Email : a.ahmadi@iut.ac.ir Phone : (+98)31-33915113 Fax : (+98)31-33912776 Web Site : Ali Ahmadi

Professor of Mineral Processing Engineering

Research Fields : Hydrometallurgical processes (chemical, bacterial and electrochemical leaching; Solvent Extraction, Adsorption/Ion Exchange, Electrowinning/Refining)

Flotation & Surface Chemistry

Design, Troubleshooting and Optimisation of Mineral Processing Plants

Teaching

Recent Publications

M Kazemi, MR Hosseini, A Zamaniyan, A Ahmadi, 2023. Application of cupric or ferric ions as environmentally benign oxidants to the chloride leaching of platinum from spent reforming catalysts; Journal of Environmental Management 337, 117768.

Hesami, R., Ahmadi, A., Hosseini, M. R., & Torabi, M. (2022). Effect of mechanical activation on the hypochlorite leaching of Sarcheshmeh molybdenite concentrate. Separation Science and Technology, 1-12.

Hesami, R., Ahmadi, A., Hosseini, M. R., & Manafi, Z. (2022). Electroleaching kinetics of molybdenite concentrate of Sarcheshmeh copper complex in chloride media. Minerals Engineering, 186, 107721.

Ali Ahmadi, Mojtaba Rezaei,Seyed Mohammad Sadeghieh, 2021. The interaction effects of flotation reagents for a SAG mill reject of a copper sulphide ore using response surface methodology, Transactions of Nonferrous Metals, In press.

Ali Zahiri, Ali Ahmadi, Abdolrahim Foroutan, Mahdi Ghadiri, 2021. Improvement of zinc bioleaching from a zinc flotation concentrate using mechanical activation. Minerals Engineering, 163, 106793.

Tahmasebizadeh, P., Javanshir, S., & Ahmadi, A. (2021). Zinc extraction from a bioleaching solution by emulsion liquid membrane technique. Separation and Purification Technology, 276, 119394.

Ahmadi, M., Hosseini, M. R., Ahmadi, A., & Zandevakili, S. (2021). Purification of Zinc from the Bioleaching Solution of a Bulk Lead–Zinc Concentrate by Precipitation and Solvent Extraction. Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy, 7(4), 1434-1439.

Sadeghieh, S. M., Ahmadi, A., & Hosseini, M. R. (2020). Effect of water salinity on the bioleaching of copper, nickel and cobalt from the sulphidic tailing of Golgohar Iron Mine, Iran. Hydrometallurgy, 105503.

Gorji, M., Hosseini, M. R., & Ahmadi, A. (2020). Comparison and optimization of the bio-cyanidation potentials of B. megaterium and P. aeruginosa for extracting gold from an oxidized copper-gold ore in the presence of residual glycine. Hydrometallurgy, 19

Asadian, H., & Ahmadi, A. (2020). The extraction of gallium from chloride solutions by emulsion liquid membrane: Optimization through response surface methodology. Minerals Engineering, 148, 106207.

Ahmadi, M., Hosseini, M. R., Ahmadi, A., & Foroutan, A. (2020). Continuous bio-hydrometallurgical extraction of zinc from a bulk lead-zinc flotation concentrate on a pilot scale. Minerals Engineering, 156, 106529.

Rabbani, M., & Ahmadi, A. (2020). Simultaneous removal of iron and sulfate from biodesulfurization solutions of a coking coal by jarosite precipitation. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 38, 101678.

Rahmati, S., Ahmadi, A., Hosseini, M. R., & Nasab, M. M. (2019), Effect of liquid and air flowrates on the efficiency of a two-stage air-assisted solvent extraction system in pilot scale. Minerals Engineering, 148.

Pariyan, K., Hosseini, M. R., Ahmadi, A., & Zahiri, A. (2019). Optimization and kinetics of oxalic acid treatment of feldspar for removing the iron oxide impurities. Separation Science and Technology, 1-12.

Rahmati, S., Ahmadi, A., Hosseini, M. R., & Nasab, M. M. (2019). Optimization of continuous air-assisted solvent extraction for treating dilute Cu leach solutions using response surface methodology. Minerals Engineering, 131, 154-163.

Akbari, S., & Ahmadi, A. (2019). Recovery of copper from a mixture of printed circuit boards (PCBs) and sulphidic tailings using bioleaching and solvent extraction processes. Chemical Engineering and Processing-Process Intensification, 107584.

Hosseini, M. R., Bahrami, A., Ahmadi, A., Azizinia, M. R., & Azimi, E. (2019). Application of differential bio-flocculation in the removal of hematite and goethite from kaolin and quartz. Chemical Engineering Communications, 206(6), 815-827.

Rahmati, S., Ahmadi, A., Hosseini, M. R., & Nasab, M. M. (2018). Surface phenomena in air-assisted solvent extraction. Hydrometallurgy, 177, 168-177.

M. Daryabor, A. Ahmadi, H. Zilouei, H., 2017. Solvent extraction of cadmium and zinc from sulphate solutions: Comparison of mechanical agitation and ultrasonic irradiation. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 34, 931-937

A.S. Sadat, A. Ahmadi, H. Zilouei, (2016). Separation of Cu from dilute Cu–Ni–Co bearing bioleach solutions using solvent extraction with Chemorex CP-150. Separation Science and Technology, 51 (18), 2903-2912.

A. Ahmadi, S.J. Mousavi, 2015. The influence of physicochemical parameters on the bioleaching of zinc sulfide concentrates using a mixed culture of moderately thermophilic microorganisms. International Journal of Mineral Processing 135, 32-39.

A. Ahmadi, 2015, Characterization and washability of pyrite in high sulphur coals from Tabas, Iran. Journal of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry Research

A. Ahmadi, M. Khezri, A.A. Abdollahzadeh, M. Askari, 2015. Bioleaching of copper, nickel and cobalt from the low grade sulphidic tailing of Golgohar Iron Mine, Iran. Hydrometallurgy 153, 1-8.

A. Ahmadi, MR Hosseini, 2015. A Fuzzy Logic Model to Predict the Bioleaching Efficiency of Copper Concentrates in a Stirred Tank Reactor. International Journal of Nonferrous Metallurgy 4(1), 1-8.

M.R. Hosseini, A. Ahmadi, 2015. Biological Beneficiation of Kaolin: A Review on Iron Removal. Applied Clay science 107, 238-245.

A. Ahmadi, Sh. Heidarzadeh, AR Mokhtari, E. Darezereshki, H. Asadi Harouni, 2014. Optimization of heavy metal removal from aqueous solutions by maghemite (γ-Fe2O3) nanoparticles using response surface methodology. J. Geochemical Exploration 147, 151-158.

MH. Kiani, A. Ahmadi, H. Zilouei, 2014. Biological removal of sulphur and ash from fine-grained high pyritic sulphur coals using a mixed culture of mesophile microorganisms. Fuel 131, 89-95.