Ali Lohi

Ali Lohi is an Adjunct Professor in the Chemical Engineering Department at the University of Waterloo.

His research focuses on simulation/modeling and optimization of chemical processes through application of experimental research and computational techniques (CFD, DEM and ANN). Professor Lohi has been actively involved in development of processes and simulated models for reduction in energy consumption, remediation of membrane fouling, development of innovative and proficient green energy processes, utilization of waste materials into new and value-added products including biofuel/bioenergy and syngas from agriculture waste, and enhancement of the downstream processes of the oil/gas industry. Professor Lohi has made significant contributions to the fundamental understanding of chemical and industrial processes through scale-up and simulation-based research.

• Simulation and modelling and optimization of chemical processes
• Modeling of fluid flow and rheological behaviour of fluid-particles systems
• Membrane fouling remediation
• Food and wastewater applications
• Waste utilization and low level energy management
• Bioenergy oil and gas production

• 1988, Doctorate, Chemical Process Engineering, University of Waterloo
• 1974, Master of Applied Science, Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo

• The effect of contaminated particle sphericity and size on membrane fouling in cross flow ultrafiltration
• Combined benefits of capillary barrier and injection pressure control to improve fluid recovery at breakthrough upon gas injection: An experimental study
• Applications of Biomimetic and Bioinspired Membranes
• Effect of Impeller Spacing on the Flow Field of Yield-Pseudoplastic Fluids Generated by a Coaxial Mixing System Composed of Two Central Impellers and an Anchor
• Contaminated particle characteristics influence on membrane fouling

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