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Environmental and Ecological Engineering (EEE)
Ecological Sciences and Engineering Interdisciplinary Graduate Program (ESE IGP)
Email: evahidim@purdue.edu
Biography
Ehsan has received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Materials Engineering, from Sharif University of Technology and the University of Tehran, respectively. After earning his second master's degree in Environmental Engineering from the University of South Florida, he has started his PhD program in Environmental and Ecological Engineering at Purdue University .
Research Interests
Environment Friendly design, Life Cycle Assessment, Rare Earth Elements, Recycling and Reuse, Materials Processing, Green Technology, Hydrometallurgy, Environmental Microbiology, Solid Waste Treatment, Metallurgical Processes
Education
PhD, Environmental and Ecological Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
ME, Environmental Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
MS, Materials Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
BS, Materials Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
Honors and Distinctions
Ecological Sciences and Engineering (ESE) Outstanding Graduate Student Research Award; Purdue University, Awarded annually to an outstanding Ecological Sciences and Engineering (ESE) graduate student in research, April 2018.
College of Engineering Outstanding Graduate Student Research Award; Purdue University, Awarded by the Purdue College of Engineering to recognize outstanding PhD candidates who have demonstrated excellence in research through peer-reviewed publications, awards for research, leadership, academic achievements and participation in professional societies, April 2018.
Hugh W. and Edna M. Donnan Fellowship; Purdue University, Fellowship planned to provide support to outstanding Ph.D. candidates in their final year of doctoral degree completion, February 2017.
A.H. Ismail Interdisciplinary Program Doctoral Research Travel Award; Purdue University, Scholarship planned to provide travel support to doctoral students in interdisciplinary programs presenting their doctoral research at a national or international conference, January 2018.
College of Engineering Travel Scholarship; Purdue University, Scholarship planned to provide support to Engineering Ph.D. candidates traveling to professional conferences to present papers on their research, October 2017.
Andrews Environmental Travel Grant; Purdue University, Travel grant planned to provide financial support towards travel for research relating to the improvement to world environment, February 2017.
Blosser Environmental Travel Grant; Purdue University, Travel grant planned to provide financial support towards travel for research relating to the world environment, January 2016.
TMS (The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society) Travel Grant; TMS 2016, Travel grant awarded to only four students to support student participation in the REWAS 2016 program, February 2016.
Lynn Fellowship; Purdue University, Four-year fellowship intended to recruit outstanding Ph.D.-track students to interdisciplinary graduate programs at Purdue University, 2014-2018.
ESE IGP Travel Grant; Purdue University, Travel grant planned to assist students in the presentation of their research at a national or international conference, February 2015.
Presidential Fellowship; University of South Florida, Five-year fellowship aimed at attracting outstanding students who have demonstrated potential for excellence in research and scholarly/creative activity, 2011-2014.
Travel Scholarship; Purdue University, The Big Ten + Graduate School Exposition, Scholarship awarded on a competitive basis and help cover eligible expenses for students traveling to the Big Ten+ Grad Expo from within the United States and its territories, October 2013.
Patent; Production of AlNiCo 6 Magnetic Alloy Using Infiltration Technique, Iranian Patent No. 58576, General Office of Registration of Companies and Industrial Ownerships, Iran, 2009.
Publications
Peer-Reviewed Journal Papers
16. Ehsan Vahidi and Fu Zhao, (2017). "Environmental life cycle assessment on the separation of rare earth oxides through solvent extraction", Journal of Environmental Management, 203, 255-263. (Link)
15. Rabeeh Golmohammadzadeh, Fereshteh Rashchi, and Ehsan Vahidi, (2017). "Recovery of lithium and cobalt from spent lithium-ion batteries using different organic acids: Process optimization and kinetic aspects", Waste Management, 64, 244-254. (Link)
14. Somayyeh Dashti and Fereshteh Rashchi, Masoud Emami, and Ehsan Vahidi, (2017). "The influence of anode composition on energy consumption and current efficiency in zinc electrowinning", Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 164 (7), 166-172. (Link)
13. Ehsan Vahidi, Julio Navarro, Fu Zhao, (2016). "An initial life cycle assessment of rare earth oxides production from ion-adsorption clays", Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 113, 1-11. (Link)
12. Ehsan Vahidi, Enze Jin, Maithilee Das, Mansukh Singh and Fu Zhao, (2016). "Environmental Life Cycle Analysis of Pipe Materials for Sewer System", Sustainable Cities and Society, 27, 167-174. (Link)
11. Mohammad Mirazimi, and Fereshteh Rashchi, Ehsan Vahidi, Navid Mostoufi, (2016). "Optimization and dissolution kinetics of vanadium recovery from LD converter slag in alkaline media", Russian Journal of Non-Ferrous Metals, 57 (5), 395-404. (Link)
10. Ehsan Vahidi, Enze Jin, Maithilee Das, Mansukh Singh and Fu Zhao, (2015). "Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Wastewater Pipeline Materials", Procedia Engineering, 1177-1188. (Link)
9. Mehdi Noori, Fereshteh Rashchi, Ataollah Babakhani, and Ehsan Vahidi, (2014). "Selective recovery and separation of nickel and vanadium in sulfate media using mixtures of D2EHPA and Cyanex 272", Separation and Purification Technology, 136, 265-273. (Link)
8. Ataollah Babakhani, Fereshteh Rashchi, Alireza Zakeri and Ehsan Vahidi, (2014). "Selective separation of Ni and Cd from sulphate solutions of spent Ni-Cd batteries using mixtures of D2EHPA and Cyanex 302", Journal of Power Sources, 247, 127-133. (Link)
7. Reza Alizadeh, Fereshteh Rashchi and Ehsan Vahidi, (2011). "Recovery of zinc from zinc leach residues with minimum iron dissolution using oxidative leaching", Waste Management and Research, 29 (2), 165-171. (Link)
6. Behzad Ghafarizadeh, Fereshteh Rashchi and Ehsan Vahidi, (2011). "Recovery of manganese from electric arc furnace dust", Minerals Engineering, 24, 174-176. (Link)
5. Ehsan Vahidi, Fereshteh Rashchi and Kamyar Pashayi, (2010). "Effect of additives on the kinetics study of zinc ion in the system Zn/H2SO4/D2EHPA/Kerosene", Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly, 49 (3), 235-240. (Link)
4. Mohsen Aarabi-Karasgani, Fereshteh Rashchi, Navid Mostoufi, and Ehsan Vahidi, (2010). "Kinetic study on the leaching of vanadium from LD converter slag using sulfuric acid", Hydrometallurgy, 102, 14-21. (Link)
3. Tahereh Hosseini, Fereshteh Rashchi, Ehsan Vahidi and Navid Mostoufi, (2010). "Investigating the synergistic effect of D2EHPA and Cyanex 302 on zinc and manganese separation", Separation Science and Technology, 45, 1158-1164. (Link)
2. Ehsan Vahidi, Fereshteh Rashchi and Davood Moradkhani, (2009). "Recovery of zinc from an industrial zinc leach residue by solvent extraction using D2EHPA", Minerals Engineering, 22, 204-206. (Link)
1. Ehsan Vahidi, Maryam Akhlaghi and Fereshteh Rashchi, (2009). "Stripping of D2EHPA from Fe (III) after Solvent Extraction of Zn", The Journal of Iranian Metallurgical Engineering Society (in Persian), 12 (34), 4-13.
Conference Proceedings
11. Ehsan Vahidi and Fu Zhao, "Life Cycle Analysis for Solvent Extraction of Rare Earth Elements from Aqueous Solutions", TMS (The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society) 2016, 145th Annual Meeting and Conference, Nashville, TN, USA, February 2016.
10. Ehsan Vahidi, Enze Jin, Maithilee Das, Mansukh Singh and Fu Zhao, "Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Wastewater Pipeline Materials", Accepted for oral presentation at International Conference on Sustainable Design, Engineering and Construction 2015, Chicago, IL, USA, May 2015.
9. Ehsan Vahidi, Mehdi Noori, and Fereshteh Rashchi, Ataollah Babakhani, "Synergistic extraction and separation of Nickel and Vanadium from sulfate leach liquor of power plant fly ash by the addition of Cyanex 272 to D2EHPA", AIChE (American Institute of Chemical Engineers) 2013 Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, USA, November 2013.
8. Ehsan Vahidi, Ataollah Babakhani and Fereshteh Rashchi, Alireza Zakeri, "Modeling of synergistic effect of Cyanex 302 and D2EHPA on separation of nickel and cadmium from sulfate leach liquors of spent Ni-Cd batteries", TMS (The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society) 2013, 142nd Annual Meeting and Conference, San Antonio, TX, USA, March 2013.
7. Ehsan Vahidi, Ali Shahnazi and Fereshteh Rashchi, "A kinetics study on the hydrometallurgical recovery of vanadium from LD converter slag in alkaline media", TMS (The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society) 2012, 141st Annual Meeting and Conference, Orlando, FL, USA, March 2012.
6. Ehsan Vahidi, Ataollah Babakhani and Fereshteh Rashchi, "Effect of different parameters on synergistic separation of nickel and cadmium from sulfate solution using D2EHPA and Cyanex 302", TMS (The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society) 2012, 141st Annual Meeting and Conference, Orlando, FL, USA, March 2012.
5. Ehsan Vahidi, Somayyeh Dashti and Fereshteh Rashchi, "A study on the effect of different additives in electrolyte in zinc electrowinning process using Taguchi statistical experimental design methodology", TMS (The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society) 2012, 141st Annual Meeting and Conference, Orlando, FL, USA, March 2012.
4. Ehsan Vahidi, Mohsen Aarabi and Fereshteh Rashchi, "Kinetics of vanadium leaching from LD converter slag in sulphuric acid solution", International Mineral Processing Congress (IMPC) 2010, Brisbane, Australia, August 2010.
3. Ehsan Vahidi, Maryam Akhlaghi and Fereshteh Rashchi, "Stripping of Fe (III) from D2EHPA extracted in solvent extraction process", International Mineral Processing Congress (IMPC) 2010, Brisbane, Australia, August 2010.
2. Ehsan Vahidi, Mohammad Karim Nazemi, Fereshteh Rashchi and Navid Mostoufi, "Kinetic study of nickel leaching from spent catalyst with sulfuric acid", 48th Conference of Metallurgists (COM) 2009, Nickel-Cobalt 2009, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, August 2009.
1. Ehsan Vahidi, Fereshteh Rashchi and Davood Moradkhani, "Liquid-liquid extraction of zinc from a leach residue using D2EHPA", International Mineral Processing Congress (IMPC) 2008, Beijing, China, September 2008.
Conference Presentations
21. Ehsan Vahidi, Fu Zhao, "Life Cycle Analysis of Rare Earth Metals Production via Electro-Refining and Manufacturing of Rare Earth Magnets", 2017 MRS Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, USA, November 2017.
20. Ehsan Vahidi, Shewta Singh, Fu Zhao, "Network analysis of rare earth production for environmental assessment", ACLCA XVII, Portsmouth, NH, USA, October 2017.
19. Ehsan Vahidi, Praneet Arshi, Fu Zhao, “Development of an open source software tool for life cycle assessment of rare earth elements”, Critical Materials Institute (CMI) Summer Meeting at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, USA, August 2017.
18. Ehsan Vahidi, Fu Zhao, "An open source software tool for life cycle assessment of rare earth elements", AEESP 2017, Ann Arbor, MI, USA, June 2017.
17. Ehsan Vahidi, Fu Zhao, "Life cycle assessment for the solvent extraction process of rare earth oxides", 23rd Annual Environmental Engineering & Science Symposium at UIUC, Champaign, IL, USA, April 2017.
16. Ehsan Vahidi, Praneet Arshi, Fu Zhao, "Life Cycle Analysis of the Production of Rare Earth Metals and Alloys via Electrowinning", AIChE Midwest Regional Conference, Chicago, IL, USA, February 2017.
15. Ehsan Vahidi, Fu Zhao, "Environmental Performance Assessment of Solvent Extraction Based Separation of Rare Earth Elements", Critical Materials Institute (CMI) Winter Meeting at Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, USA, February 2016.
14. Ehsan Vahidi, Mehdi Noori, Fereshteh Rashchi, and Ataollah Babakhani, "Optimization of solvent extraction and separation of nickel and vanadium from synthetic sulfate leach liquor of power plant fly ash using D2EHPA and Cyanex 272", EMC (European Metallurgical Conference) 2015, Accepted for oral presentation, Dusseldorf, Germany, June 2015.
13. Ehsan Vahidi, Mehdi Noori, Fereshteh Rashchi, and Ataollah Babakhani, "Mechanism and thermodynamics of synergistic separation of vanadium and nickel from sulfate media using D2EHPA and Cyanex 272", ISEC (International Solvent Extraction Conference) 2014, Wurzburg, Germany, September 2014.
12. Ehsan Vahidi, Ataollah Babakhani and Fereshteh Rashchi, Alireza Zakeri, "Selective separation of nickel and cobalt from sulfate solutions using mixture of D2EHPA and Cyanex 302", 16th Annual Congress of Iranian Metallurgical Engineering Society (IMES), Tehran, Iran, November 2012.
11. Ehsan Vahidi, Navid Mostoufi and Fereshteh Rashchi, "Manganese recovery from electric arc furnace dust by Solvent Extraction, using D2EHPA, Cyanex 272, and Cyanex 302 as extractants", Fray International Symposium on Metals and Materials Processing in a Clean Environment, Cancun, Mexico, November 2011.
10. Ehsan Vahidi, Ataollah Babakhani, Fereshteh Rashchi and Alireza Zakeri, "Investigating the synergistic effect of D2EHPA and Cyanex 302 on nickel and cadmium separation", The 7th International Chemical Engineering Congress, Kish Island, Iran, November 2011.
9. Ehsan Vahidi, Somayyeh Dashti and Fereshteh Rashchi, "Effect of different anode compositions on the current efficiency of zinc electrowinning from acidic sulphate solutions", EMC (European Metallurgical Conference) 2011, Dusseldorf, Germany, June 2011.
8. Ehsan Vahidi, Tahereh Hosseini, Fereshteh Rashchi and Navid Mostoufi, "Experimental investigation of synergistic effect of D2EHPA and Cyanex 302 on solvent extraction of zinc from sulphate solution", The 6th International Chemical Engineering Congress, Kish Island, Iran, November 2009.
7. Ehsan Vahidi, Behzad Ghafarizadeh and Fereshteh Rashchi, "Reductive leaching of manganese from electric arc furnace dust in H2SO4 media", The 6th International Chemical Engineering Congress, Kish Island, Iran, November 2009.
6. Ehsan Vahidi, Mohammad Karim Nazemi and Fereshteh Rashchi, "A study on the nickel recovery from spent reforming catalyst with sulfuric acid", 13th Annual Congress of Iranian Metallurgical Engineering Society (IMES), Kerman, Iran, November 2009.
5. Ehsan Vahidi, Mohsen Aarabi, Fereshteh Rashchi, "Kinetic study on the leaching of vanadium from LD converter slag using sulfuric acid", 13th Annual Congress of Iranian Metallurgical Engineering Society (IMES), Kerman, Iran, November 2009.
4. Ehsan Vahidi, Reza Alizadeh and Fereshteh Rashchi, "Leaching optimization for using solvent extraction to recover zinc from zinc leach residues", An International Prospective on Environmental and Water Resources, ASCE (EWRI) conference, Bangkok, Thailand, January 2009.
3. Ehsan Vahidi, Mohammad Reza Tavakoli-Khaledi and Hossein Yoozbashizadeh, "Study of Micro Structure of AlNiCo6 Produced By Liquid Phase Sintering", 12th Annual Congress of Iranian Metallurgical Engineering Society (IMES), Karaj, Iran, November 2008.
2. Ehsan Vahidi, Maryam Akhlaghi and Fereshteh Rashchi, "Stripping of D2EHPA from Fe (III) after Solvent Extraction of Zn", 12th Annual Congress of Iranian Metallurgical Engineering Society (IMES), Karaj, Iran, November 2008.
1. Ehsan Vahidi, Fereshteh Rashchi and Kamyar Pashayi "Kinetic analysis of the effect of additives on the extraction of zinc ion in the system Zn/H2SO4/ D2EHPA/Kerosene, using chemical model", 12th Annual Congress of Iranian Metallurgical Engineering Society (IMES), Karaj, Iran, November 2008.
