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Dr Lalehvash Moghaddam
Faculty of Science,
School of Chemistry & Physics
Biography
Dr Laleh Moghaddam is an analytical chemist and senior research fellow within QUT Centre for Agriculture and the Bioeconomy. Dr Moghaddam research background includes over 10 years experience in supporting the agricultural industry to produce sustainable fuels, chemicals and plastics from industry by-products. Dr Moghaddam completed her PhD studies on the vibration spectroscopy analysis of polymer processing at QUT in 2008. Since 2010, Dr Moghaddam has worked in the Centre for Agriculture and the Bioeconomy on a range of projects aimed towards the efficient and sustainable production of biofuels from biomass including red meat processing, water utilities, sugar cane bagasse and microalgae. Currently, Dr Moghaddam is the principal supervisor of two PhD, one MSc students, and associate supervisor for five PhD students. Dr Moghaddam is passionate about collaborating with industry for value-adding to agricultural by-products, including the production of biofuels, bioplastics, and biocomposites. Laleh’s areas of expertise include:- Analytical chemistry and vibrational spectroscopy
- Polymer processing
- Compositional analysis of polymers
- Biodiesel and biofuel production and quality analysis
- Petro-chemistry and lubricants
- Biomass liquefaction for the production of value-added products
- Biopolymers and biofuels
- The use of analytical chemistry within biological applications
- Application of chemometrics
- Biomass pre-treatment chemistry
Personal details
Positions
- Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Science,
School of Chemistry & Physics
Keywords
Biomaterials, Resin, Adhesives, Biofules, Hydrothermal Liquefaction, Polyurethane, Biocomposites, Biomass valorisation, Agricultural, and plastic waste, Bioeconomy
Research field
Macromolecular and materials chemistry, Analytical chemistry
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2020
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy (Queensland University of Technology)
Experience
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.
Publications
- 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, Article 134082. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/235460
- Tran, H., Deshan, A., Doherty, W., Rackemann, D. & Moghaddam, L. (2022). Production of rigid bio-based polyurethane foams from sugarcane bagasse. Industrial Crops and Products, 188, Article 115578. 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, Article 122793. 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, Article 113839. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/212493
- Bellie Subramani, V., Shi, C., Moghaddam, L., Atanda, L., Ramirez, J., del Rio, J., Rencoret, J., Bartley, J. & Doherty, W. (2022). Cotton farming sustainability: Formation of trans-isoeugenol/ bio-aromatics, 5-chloromethylfurfural, C13-C17 liquid hydrocarbons and fertilizer from cotton gin trash. Journal of Cleaner Production, 363, Article 132404. 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, Article 120602. 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), Article 2100061. 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
QUT ePrints
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Filter publications:
A complete list of publications is available at: https://www.qut.edu.au/about/our-people/academic-profiles/l.moghaddam
Selected research projects
- Title
- Joint Research Centre for Biofuels and Biorefining
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- ACSRIV0000531
- Start year
- 2022
- Keywords
- Title
- Wastes to Profits: Value Propositions for Better Management of Wastes in Animal Industry Supply Chains
- 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
Projects listed above are funded by Australian Competitive Grants. Projects funded from other sources are not listed due to confidentiality agreements.
Supervision
Current supervisions
- Co-liquefaction of lignocellulosic biomass with plastics to liquid energy carrier
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Azharul Karim, Professor Leonie Barner, Dr Mahboobeh Shahbazi Manshadi, Adjunct Professor Paul Roe - Development of Biobased Resins and Adhesives from Agricultural Waste: Chemorheological and Physical Characterisation for Sustainable Material Applications
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Ian O'Hara - Efficient hydrogen production from waste material
PhD, Mentoring Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Mahboobeh Shahbazi Manshadi, Adjunct Associate Professor Zhaojun Han - Evaluation of structure-property relationship of polysaccharides reinforced polyurethane composites
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Kathryn Fairfull-Smith, Dr Sandra Wiedbrauk - Investigation and Development of Biopolymer Integrated Devices for Sustainable Organic Electronics
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Prashant Sonar - Liquid fuel and hydrogen production from waste plastic: Unravel synergies and operating conditions for co-hydrothermal liquefaction of algal biomass and other carbon wastes
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Darryn Rackemann, Dr Vishal Bellie Subramani - Novel Biobased Flexible Polyurethane from Biomass
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Ian O'Hara - Optimising co-liquefaction of lignin-rich biomass and plastic waste into crude-oil: experimental investigations and data-driven modelling using machine learning
MPhil, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Darryn Rackemann, Dr Jerome Ramirez - Optimization of bioresources, technologies and markets for bioplastics
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Jerome Ramirez, Professor Ian O'Hara, Dr Ali Jahanian - Production of rigid polyurethane foam for the construction industry and PF resins as a wood adhesive using Biomass
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Kathryn Fairfull-Smith, Professor Ian O'Hara
Completed supervisions (Doctorate)
- Characterization of Antibacterial Tannic Acid-Based Coatings on 3D-Printed Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering Applications (2026)
- Developing Bioactive Polymers Derived from Brown Algae (2026)
- Production of nanocellulose-based photonic materials for advanced polymer composites applications (2026)
- Production of sustainable polyurethane foams from sugarcane fibres (2026)
- The Development and Application of Novel Zeolite and Granular Ferric Hydroxide Materials for Sustainable Applications in Wastewater Treatment (2025)
- Thermochemical Conversion of Anaerobic Digestion Digestate into Value-Added Chemicals, Fuels and Materials (2025)
- Lignin-based polyurethane foams from biomass-derived 5-(chloromethyl)furfural and furan derivatives (2024)
- Valorisation of cotton gin trash through lignin-first approach and co-liquefaction studies for value-added products (2024)
- Valorisation of waste biomass and tyres through thermochemical processing: Upgrading strategies and carbon functionalisation for sustainable resource recovery (2024)
- Catalytic conversion of sugars over biomass-derived porous carbon to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (2023)
Completed supervisions (Masters by Research)
The supervisions listed above are only a selection.