Publications

       Selected Publications: 

• F.A.L. Anet, and M. Ghiaci, “ Barriers to Internal Rotation in Benzoyl Cyanide and Benzoyl Halides.” J. Chem. Soc.,Chem. Commun., 1979, 588.

• F.A.L. Anet, and M. Ghiaci, “ On the Question of the Relationship of Nitrogen-15 Chemical Shifts to Barriers to C-N Internal Rotation. Dynamic Nuclear Magnetic Resonance of Urea and Aniline Derivatives.” J. Amer. Chem. Soc., 1979, 101, 5858.

• F.A.L. Anet, and M. Ghiaci,“ Ring Inversion in 1,4,7-Cyclononatriene (trishomobenzene. Force-Field Calculations for Abnormally Large Bond Angles.” J. Amer. Chem. Soc., 1980, 102, 2528.

• F.A.L. Anet, M. Ghiaci, “ Conformation of cis, cis-Cycloocta- 2,7-dienone Ethylene Ketal. “ J. Org. Chem., 1980, 45, 1227.

• F.A.L. Anet, M. Ghiaci, “ Conformation of 1-Thiacyclooctan- 5-one.” J. Org. Chem., 1980, 45, 1231.

• M. Ghiaci, “ Conformations of Cyclooctanone. Dynamic Nuclear Magnetic Resonance. Force-Field Calculations.” Iranian J. Chem. Eng., 1988, 10, 34.

• M. Ghiaci, “ Gear Effect. Two Model Compounds to investigate Gear Effect.” Iranian J. Chem. Eng., 1989, 11, 25.

• Ari. M. P. Koskinen and M. Ghiaci, “ New Strategy for the Constraction of Carbapenems. Total Synthesis of 6-epi-PS-5 And PS-5.” Tetrahedron Letters, 1990, 31 (22), 3209.

• M. Ghiaci, “ Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Study of the Structure of Glyoxaldehydrazone.” J. of Science, Isla. Rep. Iran., 1991, 2(1), 19.

• M. Ghiaci and A. Mohajeri, “ Transannular Interaction. Conformation of N-Aryl-1-Azacyclooctan-5-ones. Dynamic Nuclear Magnetic Resonance.” Iranian J. Chem. Eng., 1994, 13 (1), 20.

• M. Ghiaci and A. R. Massah, “ Conformations of 1-Thiacyclooctan-3-one. Dynamic Nuclear Magnetic Resonance. Force-Field Calculations.” Iranian J. Chem. Eng., 1995, 14 (1), 49.

• M. Ghiaci and M. Adibi, “ (±)-Sedamine and (±)-Allosedamine by Reduction of N-Methyl-2- phenacylidenepiperidine.” Org. Prep. Proce. Int., 1996, 28 (4), 474.

• M. Ghiaci, Y. Bayat, “ Synthesis and Conformational Properties of 2,2’-Dihydro-9,9’ Bianthryl.” Org. Prep. Proce.Int., 1996, 28 (5), 609.

• M. Ghiaci, R. Tabrizi, “ Synthesis of 3-Arylmethyl-2- Thioxo-1,3-Thiazolidine-4-Carboxylic Acid and their methyl- Esters.” J. Sci, Isla. Rep. Iran, 1998, 9, 21.

• M.Ghiaci, R. Tabrizi, “ Novel Method for the Synthesis of 3-Arylmethyl-4-Thiazolidine Carboxylic Acid-2-ones and 2-Thiones.” Indian J. of Chem., 1998, 37, 10.

• M. Ghiaci, G. H. Imanzadeh, “ A Facile Beckmann Rearrangement of Oximes with AlCl3 in the Solid State.” Synthetic Commun., 1998, 28 (12), 2275.

• M. Ghiaci, J. Asghari, “ Friedel-Craft Alkylation and Acylation in the absence of Solvent.” Synthetic Commun., 1998, 28 (12), 2212.

• M. Ghiaci, J. asghari, “ Dealkylation of Alkyl- and Aryl- Ethers by AlCl3-NaI in the absence of Solvent.” Synthetic Commun., 1999, 29 (6), 973.

• M. Ghiaci, J. Asghari, “A Modified Method for Bromination of Aromatic Compounds using Br2/SiO2.’ Bull. Chem. Soc., Jap., 2001, 74 (5), 1.

• M. Ghiaci, J. Asghari, “ Copper(II) Nitrate-Silica gel Mediated Regeneration of Carbonyl Compounds from Oximes under Microwave Irradiation. “ Synthetic Commun., 2000, 30 (21), 3865.

• M. Ghiaci, K. Bakhtiari, “Microwave-assisted rapid dehydration of aldoximes to nitriles on a solid support. “Communication, 2001, 31 (12) 1803-1807.

• M. Ghiaci, R. J. Kalbasi, M. E. Sedaghat, “ A Kinetic Study of 2-Ethyl-1-hexanol Oxidation by dichromate using Clay-Supported 1-Butyl-4-Aza-1-azonia bicycle[2.2.2]octane Chloride as the Phase-Transfer Catalyst.” Org. Pro. Res &. Devel., 2003, 7,936.

• M. Ghiaci, R. Kia, R. J. Kalbasi, “Investigation of thermodynamic Parameters of Cetylpyridinium bromide sorption onto ZSM-5 and Natural Clinoptilolite.” J. Chem. Thermodynamics, 2004, 36, 95.

• M. Ghiaci, R. Kia, “Fast and Efficient Synthesis of ZSM-5 in a Broad Range of SiO2/Al2O3 without using seeding gel.” Material Research Bullitine, 2004, 39, 1257.

• M. Ghiaci, A. Abbaspur, R. Kia, and F. Seyedeyn-Azad, “Equilibrium Isotherm Studies for theSorption of Benzene,Toluene, and Phenol onto Organo-Zeolites and as-synthesized MCM-41.”Separation and Purification Technology, 40, 217, 2004.

• M. Ghiaci, R. Kia, F. Seyedeyn-Azad, and A. Abbaspur, “Adsorption of Chromate by Surfactant Modified Zeolites and MCM-41 Molecular Sieve.” Separation and Purification Technology, Volume 40, Issue 3, Pages 285-295, 15 December 2004.

• M. Ghiaci, R. J. Kalbasi, H. Khani, A. Abbaspur and H. Shariatmadari, “Free-energy of adsorption of a cationic surfactant onto Na-bentonite (Iran): Inspection of adsorption layer by X-ray spectroscopy.” J. Chem. Thermodynamics, 39, 707, 2004.

• M. Ghiaci, A. Abbaspur and R. J. Kalbasi, “Vapor-phase Beckmann Rearrangement of cyclohexanone oxime over H3PO4/ZrO2-TiO2.” Appl. Catal. A Gen.287 (83), 2005.

• M. Ghiaci, M. E. Sedaghat, R. J. Kalbasi and A. Abbaspur,” Application of surfactant-modified clays to synthetic organic chemistry.” Tetrahedron, 61, 5529, 2005.

• M. Ghiaci, A. Abbaspur and R. J. Kalbasi, “ Internal versus external surface active sites in ZSM-5 zeolite. Part 1. Fries rearrangement catalyzed by modified and unmodified H3PO4/ZSM-5.” Appl. Catal. A: Gen. 298 (32), 2006.

• M. Ghiaci, S. Safi, M. Morshed and S. A. Hosseini Ravandi, “Study of Electrospinning of Sodium Alginate, Blended Solutions of Sodium Alginate/Poly(vinyl alcohol) and Sodium Alginate/Poly(ethylene oxide).” Journal of Applied Polymer Science, , Vol. 104, 3245–3255, 2007.

• M. Ghiaci, A. Abbaspur, R. Kia, C. Belver, R. Trujillano, V. Rives and M. A. Vicente, “Vapor-phase alkylation of toluene by benzyl alcohol on H3PO4-modified MCM-4 mesoporous silicas.” Catalysis commun.8 , 49-58, 2008.

• M. Ghiaci, A. Abbaspur, M. Arshadi and B. Aghabarari, “Internal versus external surface active sites in ZSM-5 zeolite. Part 2. Toluene alkylation by methanol and isopropanol catalyzed by modified and unmodified  H3PO4/ZSM-5. “Appl. Catal. A: Gen. 316, 32-46, 2008.

• M. Ghiaci, B. Rezaei and R.J. Kalbasi ,” High selective SiO2–Al2O3 mixed-oxide modified carbon paste electrode for anodic stripping voltammetric determination of Pb(II).” Talanta, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online, 23 February 2007.

• M. Ghiaci, R.J. Kalbasi and H. Aghaei , “Highly selective vapor phase Fries rearrangement of phenyl acetate to 2-hydroxyacetophenone using H3PO4/ZrO2–TiO2.”Catalysis Communications, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 22 February 2007.

• M. Ghiaci, R.J. Kalbasi, M. Mollahasani and H. Aghaei ,”Vapor phase acylation of phenol with ethyl acetate over H3PO4/TiO2-ZrO2.” Applied Catalysis A: General, Volume 320, Pages 35-42, 22 March 2007.

• M. Ghiaci, R.J. Kalbasi and A. Abbaspour ,”Adsorption isotherms of non-ionic surfactants on Na-bentonite (Iran) and evaluation of thermodynamic parameters.”Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, Volume 297, Issues 1-3, Pages 105-113, 5 April 2007.

• M. Ghiaci, H. Aghaei and A. Abbaspour,” Size-controlled synthesis of ZrO2–TiO2 nanoparticles prepared via reverse micelle method: Investigation of particle size effect on the catalytic performance in vapor phase Beckmann rearrangement.” Materials Research Bulletin, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 29 May 2007.

• Ghiaci, M. Arshadi, M. E. Sedaghat, R. J. Kalbasi, and A. Gil,” Adsorption of Organic Pollutants from Aqueous Solutions on Cereal Ashes.” J. Chem. Eng. Data, 53, 2707–2709, 2008.

• B. Rezaei, M. Ghiaci and M. E. Sedaghat, “A selective modified bentonite–porphyrin carbon paste electrode for determination of Mn(II) by using anodic stripping voltammetry.” Sensors and Actuators. B. 131, 439–447, 2008.

• M. Ghiaci, H. Aghaei, M. Oroojeni, B. Aghabarari, V. Rives, M.A. Vicente, I. Sobrados and J. Sanz , “Synthesis of paracetamol by liquid phase Beckmann rearrangement of 4-hydroxyacetophenone oxime over H3PO4/Al-MCM-41.”Catalysis Communications, Volume 10, Issue 11, Pages 1486-1492, 10 June 2009.

• M. Ghiaci, R. Nasr Esfahani and H. Aghaei , “Efficient dehydration of cinnamaldoxime to cinnamonitrile over H3PO4/Al-MCM-41.”Catalysis Communications, Volume 10, Issue 6, Pages 777-780, 15 February 2009.

• M. Ghiaci, H. Aghaei, S. Soleimanian and M.E. Sedaghat , “Enzyme immobilization: Part 2: Immobilization of alkaline phosphatase on Na-bentonite and modified bentonite.” Applied Clay Science, Volume 43, Issues 3-4, Pages 308-316, March 2009.

• R.J. Kalbasi, M. Ghiaci and A.R. Massah,” Highly selective vapor phase nitration of toluene to 4-nitro toluene using modified and unmodified H3PO4/ZSM-5.” Applied Catalysis A: General, Volume 353, Issue 1, Pages 1-8, 31 January 2009.

• M.E. Sedaghat, M. Ghiaci, H. Aghaei, S. Soleimanian-Zad,” Enzyme immobilization. Part 4. Immobilization of alkaline phosphatase on Na-sepiolite and modified sepiolite.” Applied Clay Science, Volume 46, Issue 2, Pages 131-135, October 2009.

• M. Ghiaci, H. Aghaei, S. Soleimanian, M.E. Sedaghat,” Enzyme immobilization: Part 1. Modified bentonite as a new and efficient support for immobilization of Candida rugosa lipase.” Applied Clay Science, Volume 43, Issues 3-4, Pages 289-295, March 2009.

• M. E. Sedaghat, M. Ghiaci, H. Aghaei and S. Soleimanian-Zad, “Enzyme immobilization. Part 3: Immobilization of α-amylase on Na-bentonite and modified bentonite.” Applied Clay Science, Volume 46, Issue 2, Pages 125-130, October 2009.

• M. Ghiaci, B. Rezaei and M. Arshadi,” Characterization of modified carbon paste electrode by using Salen Schiff base ligand immobilized on SiO2–Al2O3 as a highly sensitive sensor for anodic stripping voltammetric determination of copper(II).” Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, Volume 139, Issue 2, Pages 494-500, 4 June 2009.

• M. Ghiaci, M.E. Sedaghat, H. Aghaeia and A. Gil ,”Synthesis of CdS- and ZnS-modified bentonite nanoparticles and their applications to the degradation of eosin B.” J. Chem. Technol. Biotechnol.; 84, 1908–1915, 2009.

• M. Ghiaci, M. Yousefian, M. Sheikholeslami Amiri, M. Hedayatifard, A. A. Dehpour, H.  Fazli , S. V.  Farabi and S. H. Najafpour, “ Serum biochemical parameters of male and females rainbow trout (Onchorhynchus mykiss) cultured in Haraz River, Iran.” World Journal of Fish and Marine Science 2(6), 513- 518, 2010.

• M. Ghiaci, Z. Sadeghi, M.E. Sedaghat, H. Karimi-Maleh, J. Safaei-Ghomi and A. Gil , “Preparation of Pd (0) and Pd (II) nanotubes and nanoparticles on modified bentonite and their catalytic activity in oxidation of ethyl benzene to acetophenone.” Applied Catalysis A: General, Volume 381, Issues 1-2, Pages 121-131, 15 June 2010.

• M. Arshadi, M. Ghiaci, and A. Gil , “Nitration of Phenol over a ZSM-5 Zeolite.” Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 49, 5504–5510, 2010.

• M. Ghiaci, B. Rezaei, Z. Sadeghi and J. Safaei-Ghomi,”A Co2+-Selective PVC Membrane Electrode Based on a Newly Synthesized 3,3'-(dodecylazanediyl) bis(N-(2-(2- aminoethylamino)ethyl)propanamide) Compound. “Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data, 2010.

• M. Ghiaci, M.E. Sedaghat, S. Ranjbari and A. Gil ,” Regioselective bromination of organic substrates by LDH-CO32−–Br− promoted by V2O5–H2O2” Applied Catalysis A: General, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 8 June 2010.

• M. Ghiaci, B. Aghabarari, V. Rives, M.A. Vicente, I. Sobratoz, and J. Sanz, “Dialkylation of Naphthalene with Isopropanol over H3PO4/MCM-41 Catalysts for the environmentally Friendly Synthesis of 2,6- Dialkylnaphthalene.” Catalysis Letters, 136, 141-149, 2010.

• M. Ghiaci and B. Aghabarari, “Vapor-Phase Alkylation of Phenol with Tert-butyl Alcohol Catalyzed by H3PO4/MCM-41.”Original Research Article, Chinese Journal of Catalysis, Volume 31, Issue 7, Pages 759-764, July 2010.

• M. Ghiaci, F. Molaie, M. E. Sedaghat and N. Dorostkar,” Metalloporphyrin covalently bound to silica. Preparation, characterization and catalytic activity in oxidation of ethyl benzene.” Catalysis Communications, Volume 11, Issue 8, Pages 694-699. , 31 March 2010.

• M. Arshadi and M. Ghiaci, “Highly Efficient Solvent Free Oxidation of Ethylbenzene Using Some Recyclable Catalysts: The Role of linker in Competency of Manganese Nanocatalysts.”Original Research Article, Applied Catalysis A: General, In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 31 March 2011.

• M. Ghiaci, B. Aghabarari, A.M. Botelho do Rego, A.M. Ferraria and Habibollahi, “Efficient allylic oxidation of cyclohexene catalyzed by trimetallic hybrid nano-mixed oxide (Ru/Co/Ce).” Original Research Article, Applied Catalysis A: General, Volume 393, Issues 1-2, Pages 225-230, 15 February 2011.

• M. Arshadi, M. Ghiaci, A.A. Ensafi, H. Karimi-Maleh and Steven L. Suib, “Oxidation of ethylbenzene using some recyclable cobalt nanocatalysts: The role of linker and electrochemical study.” Original Research Article, Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, Volume 338, Issues 1-2, Pages 71-83, 16 March 2011.

• M. Ghiaci, B. Aghabarari, S. Habibollahi and A. Gil, “Highly efficient Brønsted acidic ionic liquid-based catalysts for biodiesel synthesis from vegetable oils.” Original Research Article, Bioresource Technology, Volume 102, Issue 2, Pages 1200-1204, January 2011.

• M. Ghiaci, B. Aghabarari and A. Gil ,“Production of biodiesel by esterification of natural fatty acids over modified organoclay catalysts.”, November 2011.

• M. Ghiaci, F. Mehrpouya , H. Tavanai and M. Morshed, “The formation of titanium dioxide crystallite nanoparticles during activation of PAN nanofibers containing titanium isopropoxide.“ Journal of Nanoparticle Research, Vol. 14, Issue 8, page1, Aug 2012.

• M. Arshadi, M. Ghiaci, A. Rahmanian, H. Ghaziaskar and A. Gil, “Oxidation of ethylbenzene to acetophenone by a Mn catalyst supported on a modified nanosized SiO2/Al2O3 mixed-oxide in supercritical carbon dioxide.” Original Research Article, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, Volumes 119–120, Pages 81-90, 30 May 2012.

• S.M. Ghoreishi, S.S. Meshkat, M. Ghiaci and A.A. Dadkhah , “Nanoparticles synthesis of tungsten disulfide via AOT-based microemulsions.” Original Research Article, Materials Research Bulletin, Volume 47, Issue 6, Pages 1438-1441, June 2012.

• M. Ghiaci, F. Ansari, Z. Sadeghi and A. Gil, Efficient clay supported Pd nanoparticles as heterogeneous catalyst for arylation of alkenes.” Catalysis Communications, Volume 21, Pages 82-85, 5 May 2012.

• M. Ghiaci, D. Valikhani, Z. Sadeghi , “Synthesis and characterization of silica-supported Pd nanoparticles and its application in the Heck reaction.” Chinese Chemical Letters, Volume 23, Issue 8, Pages 887-890, August 2012.

• M. Ghiaci, M. Mostajeran and A. Gil, “Synthesis and Characterization of Co-Mn nanoparticles Immobilized on a modified Bentonite and its Application for Oxidation of p-Xylene to Terphthalic acid.” Industrial & Engineering Chemical Research, Vol. 51, 15821-15831, 2012.

• S. Dadvar, H. Tavanai, M. Morshed and M. Ghiaci, “The Removal of 2-Chloroethyl Ethyl Sulfide Using Activated Carbon Nanofibers Embedded with MgO and Al2O3 Nanoparticles.” J. Chem. Eng. Data, 57 (5), pp 1456–1462, 2012.

• S. Dadvar, H. Tavanai, M, Morshed and M. Ghiaci ,“A study on the kinetics of 2-chloroethyl ethyl sulfide adsorption onto nanocomposite activated carbon nanofibers containing metal oxide nanoparticles.” Separation and Purification Technology, Volume 114, Pages 24–30, 9 August 2013.

• R. Behnam, M. Morshed, H. Tavanai, M. Ghiaci, “Destructive adsorption of Diazinon pesticide by activated carbon nanofibers containing Al2O3 and MgO nanoparticles.” Bull Environ Contam Toxicol, 91(4), Oct 2013.

• R. Behnam, M. Morshed, H. Tavanai, M. Ghiaci, “Destructive adsorption of Diazinon pesticide by activated carbon nanofibers containing Al2O3 and MgO nanoparticles.” Bull Environ Contam Toxicol, 91(4), Oct 2013.

• M. Heydari, A. Moheb, M. Ghiaci and M. Masoomi, “Effect of cross-linking time on the thermal and mechanical properties and pervaporation performance of poly(vinyl alcohol) membrane cross-linked with fumaric acid used for dehydration of isopropanol.” Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Volume 128, Issue 3, pages 1640–1651, 5 May 2013.

• M. Moheb Shahrestani, A. Moheb and M. Ghiaci, “ High performance dehydration of ethyl acetate/water mixture by pervaporation using NaA zeolite membrane synthesized by vacuum seeding method.” Original Research Article, Vacuum, Volume 92, Pages 70-76, June 2013.

• A. Mardani Ghahfarrokhi, P. Moshiri and  M. Ghiaci, “Studies on calcined cow bone and pyrolyzed wood, suitable supports for immobilizing hybrid nano particles of Co-Mn as new catalysts for oxidation of 2,6-diisopropyl naphthalene.” Original Research Article, Applied Catalysis A: General, Volume 456, Pages 51-58, 10 April 2013.

• M. Ghiaci, N. Dorostkar, M. Victoria Martínez-Huertab, J.L.G. Fierrob and P. Moshiri, “Synthesis and characterization of gold nanoparticles supported on thiol functionalized chitosan for solvent-free oxidation of cyclohexene with molecular oxygen.” Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, ( 379)340– 349, 2013.

• M. Heydari, A. Moheb, M. Ghiaci and M. Masoomi, “Effect of cross-linking time on the thermal and mechanical properties and pervaporation performance of poly(vinyl alcohol) membrane cross-linked with fumaric acid used for dehydration of isopropanol.“ Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Volume 128, Issue 3, pages 1640–1651, 5 May 2013.

• B.H. Monjezi, M.E. Yazdani, M. Mokfi and M. Ghiaci, “Liquid phase oxidation of diphenylmethane to benzophenone withmolecular oxygen over nano-sized Co–Mn catalyst supported oncalcined Cow bone.” Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, 383–384, 58(63), 2014.

• M. Ghiaci, M. Zarghani, A. Khojastehnezhad and F. Moeinpour, “Preparation, characterization and first application of silica supported palladium-N-heterocyclic carbene as a heterogeneous catalyst for C–C coupling reactions.” RSC Adv., 4, 15496, 2014.

• A. A. Ensafi,  M. Jokar and M. Ghiaci, “Modified multiwall carbon nanotubes supported on graphite as a suitable solid nano-sorbent for selective separation and preconcentration of trace amounts of cadmium and lead ions.” Journal of the Iranian Chemical Society, Volume 12, Issue 3 , pp 457-467, 29 july 2014.

• M. Jafari, M. Kadivar, Sayed Amir Hossein Goli and M. Ghiaci, “Optimization of Lipase-Catalyzed Fractionation of Two Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA) Isomers.” Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society, Volume 91, Issue 4, pp 571-578, April 2014.

• A. A. Ensafi, M, Jafari-Asl, N. Dorostkar, M. Ghiaci, M. Victoria Martínez-Huerta and J. L. G. Fierro, “The fabrication and characterization of Cu-nanoparticle immobilization on a hybrid chitosan derivative-carbon support as a novel electrochemical sensor: application for the sensitive enzymeless oxidation of glucose and reduction of hydrogen peroxide.” Journal of Materials Chemistry B, Issue 6, 2014.

• M. Ghiaci, N. Dorostkar and A. Gil, “Chicken bone ash as an efficient metal biosorbent for cadmium, lead, nickel, and zinc from aqueous solutions,” Desalination and Water Treatment, Volume 52, Issue 16-18, 2014.

• E. Morteza Gholizadeh and M. Ghiaci, “Room Temperature Synthesis and Characterization of Hybrid Nanoparticles of Ni-Mo over the Surface of Mixed Oxides (Al2O3–TiO2 and Al2O3–ZrO2) Using Ultrasound Radiation.” Catal. Lett, 145,679–688, 2015.

• M. Ghiaci, H. Bozorgzadeh, M. E. Yazdiani, B. H. Monjezi and M. Mokfi, “Synthesis and characterization of new Co-Mo nano-catalysts supported on Calcined and Pyrolyzed bone and their application in hydrodesulphurization reaction.” RSC Adv., 5, 40647-40656, 2015.

• A. A. Ensafi, N. Zandi-Atashbar, M. Ghiaci, M. Taghizadeh and B. Rezaei, “Synthesis of new copper nanoparticle-decorated anchored type ligands: Applications as non-enzymatic electrochemical sensors for hydrogen peroxide.” Materials Science and Engineering: C Volume 47, Pages 290–297, 1 February 2015.

• B. Rezaei, N. Askarpour, M. Ghiaci, F. Niyazian  and A. A. Ensafi, “Synthesis of Functionalized MWCNTs Decorated with Copper Nanoparticles and Its Application as a Sensitive Sensor for Amperometric Detection of H2O2.” Electroanalysis, Issue 5, 9 –Mar, 2015.

• M. Safari, M. Ghiaci, M. Jafari-Asl and A. A. Ensafi, “Nanohybrid organic–inorganic chitosan/dopamine/TiO2 composites with controlled drug-delivery properties.”  Applied Surface Science, Volume 342, Pages 26-33, 1 July 2015.

• M. Shahabi nejad, G. Ghasemi, M.V. Martínez-Huerta, M. Ghiaci, “Synthesis and characterization of Au nanocatalyst on Modifed Bentonite and Silica and Their Applications for Solvent Free Oxidation of Cyclohexene with Molecular Oxygen”. Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, September 2015.

• A. A. Ensafi, N. Zandi-atashbar, B. Rezaei, M. Ghiaci, M. Esmaeili Chermahini, P. Moshiri" Non-enzymatic glucose electrochemical sensor based on silver nanoparticle decorated organic functionalized multiwall carbon nanotubes" RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 60926-60932.

• M. Safari, M. Ghiaici, F. Rahimi, " Preparation of rGO/ZrP as a new adsorbent in dibenzothiophene removal from n-decane with high capacities and good regenerability" RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 68445-68453.
  

• M. Ghiaci, S. M. Hosseini, A. Shahzeydi, M. V. Martinez-Huera, " Oxidation of cyclohexanol to adipic acid with molecular oxygen catalyzed by ZnO nanoparticles immobilized on hydroxyapatite" RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 78487-78495.

• Y. Kamari, M. Ghiaci, " Incorporation of TiO2 coating on a palladium heterogeneous nanocatalyst. A new method to improve reusability of a catalyst" Catal. Commun., 2016, 84, 16-22.

• A. A. Ensafi, N. Zandi-atashbar, B. Rezaei, M. Ghiaci, M. Taghizadeh," Silver nanoparticles decorated carboxylate functionalized SiO2, New nanocomposites for non-enzymatic detection of glucose and hydrogen peroxide" Electrochemica Acta, 2016, 214, 208-216.

• Y. Kamari, M. Ghiaci, " Preparation and characterization of ibuprofen/modified chitosan/TiO2 hybrid composite as a controlled drug-delivery system" Micropore. Mesopore. Mat., 2016, 234, 361-369.

• M. Ghiaci, M. Ghazaei, Modification of a heterogeneous catalyst: Sulfonated graphene oxide coated by SiO2 as an efficient catalyst for Beckmann rearrangement" Catal. Commun., 2016, 87, 70-73.

 

• M. Ahmadi, T. Behzad, R. Bagheri, M. Ghiaci, M. Sain," Topochemistry of cellulose nanofibers resulting from molecular and polymer grafting " Cellulose., 2017, 24, 2139–2152.

 

• M. Safari, Y. Kamari, M. Ghiaci, H. Sadeghi-aliabadi, M. Miran,"Synthesis and characterization of insulin/zirconium phosphate@TiO2 hybrid composites for enhanced oral insulin delivery applications" Drug. Devel. Indust. Pharmac., 2017, 43, 862-870.

 

• M. Ghazaei, P. Ghiaci, M. Ghiaci, " Study on release of naproxen and metformin encapsulated in biopolymer-inorganic mesoporous matrices as controlled drug-delivery systems" Micropore. Mesopore. Mat., 2017, 244, 291-300.

 

• Y. Kamari, P. Ghiaci, M. Ghiaci, " Study on montmorillonite/insulin/TiO2 hybrid nanocomposite as a new oral drug-delivery system " Mat. Sci. Eng. C., 2017, 75, 822-828.

 

• F. Nezampour, M. Ghiaci, H. Farrokhpour, " Dicationic ionic liquids/heteropoly acid composites as heterogeneous catalysts for cyclohexene oxidation with molecular oxygen under solvent-free condition: Insights from theory and experiments" Appl. Catal. A. Gen., 2017, 543, 104-114.

 

• Z. Akbari, M. Ghiaci, Heterogenization of a Green Homogeneous Catalyst: Synthesis and Characterization of Imidazolium Ionene/Br–Cl–@SiO2 as an Efficient Catalyst for the Cycloaddition of CO2 with Epoxides " Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2017, 56, 32, 9045–9053.

 

• N. Sammah, M. Ghiaici, "Synthesis and Characterization of Oligomeric Ionic Liquid/Heteropoly Acid Composite as a New Heterogeneous Catalyst through Anion-Exchange Method for Selective Cyclohexane Oxidation with Molecular Oxygen under Solvent-Free Conditions " Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2017, 56, 38, 10597–10604.

 

• N. Sammah, M. Ghiaici, "Heterogenization of a homogenous catalyst: synthesis and characterization of imidazolium ionene/OH⁻@SiO₂ as an efficient basic catalyst for biodiesel production" New J. Chem., 2018, 42, 67-75.

 

• M. Taheri, M. Ghiaci, A. Shchukarev, " Cross-linked chitosan with a dicationic ionic liquid as a recyclable biopolymer-supported catalyst for cycloaddition of carbon dioxide with epoxides into cyclic carbonates " New J. Chem., 2018, 42, 587-597.

 

• M. Pirveysian, M. Ghiaici, Synthesis and characterization of sulfur functionalized graphene oxide nanosheets as efficient sorbent for removal of Pb²⁺, Cd²⁺, Ni²⁺ and Zn²⁺ ions from aqueous solution: A combined thermodynamic and kinetic studies " Appl. Surf. Sci, 2018, 428, 98-109.

 

• M. Taheri, M. Ghiaci, A. Shchukarev, " A comparison between two Pd‐Ni catalysts supported on two different supports toward Suzuki‐Miyaura coupling reaction " Appl. Organometal. Chem., 2018, 32, 4338.

 

• F. Nezampour, M. Ghiaci, K. Masoomi, Activated Carbon and Graphitic Carbon Nitride Immobilized on Mesoporous Silica for Adsorption of Nitrobenzene " J. Chem. Eng. Data., 2018, 63, 6, 1977–1986.

 

• K. Masoomi, M. Ghiaici, A. M. Botelho do Rego, " Selective vapor‐phase oxidation of o‐xylene to phthalic anhydride over Co‐Mn/H₃PW₁₂O₄₀@TiO₂ using molecular oxygen as a green oxidant " Appl. Organometal. Chem., 2018, 32, 4461.

 

• Z. Akbari, M. Ghiaci, F. Nezampour, " Encapsulation of Vanadium Phosphorus Oxide into TiO₂ Matrix for Selective Adsorption of Methylene Blue from Aqueous Solution " J. Chem. Eng. Data., 2018, 63, 10, 3923–3932.

 

• S. M. Hosseini, M. Ghiaci,  S. A. Kulinich, W. Wunderlich, H. Farrokhpour, M. Saraji, A. Shahvar, " Au-Pd@g-C₃N₄ as an Efficient Photocatalyst for Visible-Light Oxidation of Benzene to Phenol: Experimental and Mechanistic Study" J. Phys. Chem. C.,  2018, 122, 48, 27477–27485.

 

• S. Farahmand, M. Ghiaci, "Effect of V₂O₅ particles size on oxidation of m-xylene: Vapor-phase oxidation of m-xylene by using V₂O₅ encapsulated into the TiO₂ lattice as an efficient and reusable catalyst" Chem. Eng. Sci., 2018, 190, 5-13.

 

• S. Farahmand, M. Ghiaci, J. S. Razavizadeh, " Copper phthalocyanine as an efficient and reusable heterogeneous catalyst for direct hydroxylation of benzene to phenol under mild conditions " Inorg. Chem Acta., 2019, 484, 174-179.

 

• S. Nilforoushan, M. Ghiaci, S. M. Hosseini, S. Laurent, R. N. Muller, "Selective liquid phase oxidation of ethyl benzene to acetophenone by palladium nanoparticles immobilized on a g-C₃N₄–rGO composite as a recyclable catalyst " New J. Chem., 2019, 43, 6921-6931.

 

• Z. Dokhaee, A. Maghsoudi, P. Ghiaci, M. Ghiaci, " Investigation of the blends of chitosan and tragacanth as potential drug carriers for the delivery of ibuprofen in the intestine " New J. Chem., 2019, 43, 14917-14927.

 

• E. Mohammadi-Gouraji, S. Soleimanian-Zad, M. Ghiaci, " Phycocyanin-enriched yogurt and its antibacterial and physicochemical properties during 21 days of storage " LWT, 2019, 102, 230-236.

 

• H. Salahshournia, M. Ghiaci, " Pd‐Pt/modified GO as an efficient and selective heterogeneous catalyst for the reduction of nitroaromatic compounds to amino aromatic compounds by the hydrogen source " Appl. Organometal. Chem., 2019, 33, 4832.

 

• N. Bahrami, S. N. Khorasani, H. Mahdavi, M. Ghiaci, R. Mokhtari, " Low‐pressure plasma surface modification of polyurethane films with chitosan and collagen biomolecules " Appl. Polym. Sci., 2019, 136, 47567.

 

• M. Ghazaei, M. Ghiaci, S. Soleimanian-Zad, S. B. Teshnizi, " Preparing natural biocomposites of N-quaternary chitosan with antibacterial activity to reduce consumption of antibacterial drugs" J. Hazard. Mat., 2019, 371, 224-232.

 

• M. Taheri, M. Ghiaci, A. Moheb, A. Shchucarev, " Organic–inorganic hybrid of anchored dicationic ionic liquid on Al‐MCM‐41‐phosphovanadomolybdate toward selective oxidation of benzene to phenol " Appl. Organometallic. Chem., 2019, 33, 5012.

 

• A. Shahzeydi, M. Ghiaci, H. Farrokhpour, A. Shahvar, M. Sun, M. Saraji, " Facile and green synthesis of copper nanoparticles loaded on the amorphous carbon nitride for the oxidation of cyclohexane " Chem. Eng. J., 2019, 370, 1310-1321.

 

• A. Shahzeydi, M. Ghiaci, L. Jameie, M. Panjepour, " Immobilization of N-doped carbon porous networks containing copper nanoparticles on carbon felt fibers for catalytic applications " Appl. Surf. Sci., 2019, 485, 194-203.

 

• S. M. Hosseini, M. Ghiaci, H. Farrokhpour, " The adsorption of small size Pd clusters on a g-C₃N₄ quantum dot: DFT and TD-DFT study " Mater. Res. Express., 2019, 6, 105079.

 

• S. Farahmand, M. Ghiaci, " Highly selective allylic oxidation of cyclohexene to 2-cyclohexen-1-one under mild conditions over vanadyl-porphyrin implanted onto the amino-functionalized SBA-15 " Micropore. Mesopore. Mat., 2019, 288, 109560.

 

• S. Farahmand, M. Ghiaci, M. Vatanparast, J. S. Razavizadeh, " One-step hydroxylation of benzene to phenol over Schiff base complexes incorporated onto mesoporous organosilica in the presence of different axial ligands " New J. Chem., 2020, 44, 7517-7527.

 

• S. Asghari, M. Ghiaici, " Dimethyl Carbonate Synthesis from Urea Methanolysis over ZnO–Nb₂O₅–TiO₂ Mixed Oxide Catalysts " Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2020, 59, 14, 6405–6415.

 

• S. M. Hosseini, M. Ghiaici, S. A. Kulinich, W. Wunderlich, B. H. Monjezi, Y. Ghorbani, H. S. Ghaziaskar, A. J. Koupaei, " Au-Pd nanoparticles enfolded in coil-like TiO₂ immobilized on carbon fibers felt as recyclable nanocatalyst for benzene oxidation under mild conditions " Appl. Surf. Sci., 2020, 506, 144644.

 

• S. Asghari, S. Farahmand, J. S. Razavizadeh, M. Ghiaici, " One-step photocatalytic benzene hydroxylation over iron (II) phthalocyanine: A new application for an old catalyst " J. Photochem. Photobiology. Chem., 2020, 392, 112412.

 

• Z. Dokhaee, M. Ghiaici, H. Farrokhpour, G. Buntkowsky, H. Breitzke, " SBA-15-Supported Imidazolium Ionic Liquid through Different Linkers as a Sustainable Catalyst for the Synthesis of Cyclic Carbonates: A Kinetic Study and Theoretical DFT Calculations " Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2020, 59, 28, 12632–12644.

 

• G. Bagheri, H. Tavanai, M. Ghiaici, M. Morshed, A. S. Shamsabadi, " An investigation on the effect of pigments on the texture ability and mechanical properties of polypropylene BCF yarns " J. Text. Institiue., 2020, 9, 1308-1317.

 

• N. Salimiyan Rizi, A. Shahzeydi, M. Ghiaici, L. Zhang, " Photocatalytic degradation of cationic and anionic organic pollutants in water via Fe-g-C₃N₄/CF as a macroscopic photo-Fenton catalyst under visible light irradiation " J. Environ. Chem. Eng., 2020, 8, 104219.

 

• H. Aghaei, M. Ghiaici, " Use of H₃PO₄/ZrO₂–TiO₂–surfactant mixed oxide for catalytic vapor-phase dehydration of 1-octanol" React. Kinet. Mech. Cat., 2020, 233, 246.

 

• M. Ghiaici, S. Farahmand, K. Masoomi, M. Safaei, J. S. Razavizadeh, " Graphene vanadic acid (GVA) as a novel heterogeneous catalyst for highly selective benzene hydroxylation under mild conditions " Adv. Powd. Tech., 2021, 32, 660-669.

 

• S. Farahmand, M. Ghiaici, S. Asghari, " Oxo-vanadium (IV) phthalocyanine implanted onto the modified SBA-15 as a catalyst for direct hydroxylation of benzene to phenol in acetonitrile-water medium: A kinetic study " Chem. Eng. Sci., 2021, 232, 116331.

 

• L. Jameie, A. Shahzeydi, M. Ghiaici, M. Sun, " Designing an efficient heterogeneous photo-catalyst based on ZnO nanoparticles as support in a carbonaceous network " J. Environ. Chem. Eng., 2021, 9, 105086.

 

• S. M. Hosseini, M. Ghiaici, H. Farrokhpour, " Mechanistic Insight into the Hydrogenation of Acetylene on the Pd₂/g-C₃N₄ Catalyst: Effect of Pd Clustering on the Barrier Energy and Selectivity "Primary reported by Research Square, 2021.