Dr. Mohammad R. Hajaligol

Visiting Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
E-mail: mohammad.r.hajaligol@pmusa.com
Phone: (804) 274-2419
Fax: (804) 274-2981

Address

601 West Main Street, Room 303A
P.O. Box 843015
Richmond, Virginia 23284-3015

Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass., 1981
B.Sc., Chemical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, 1974

Combustion chemistry and physics of bio-polymers
High temperature gas-solid reactions and catalyses
Making high temperature oxidation and corrosion resistant inter-metallic for structural applications
Synthesis and processing of ceramic materials

Environmental effects of aerosols and trace products derived from smoldering combustion
Transport and Entrainment of nano-particles
Combustion physics/chemistry of ligno-cellulosic materials and bio-polymers

Shin E.J., Miser, D.E., Chan, W.G., Hajaligol, M.R., "Catalytic cracking of catechols and hydroquinones in the presence of nano-particle iron oxide," App. Cat. B, 61(1-2): 79-89, 2005.
Wooten, J.B., Seeman, J.I., Hajaligol, M.R., "Observation and characterization of cellulose pyrolysis intermediates by C-13 CPMAS NMR. A new mechanistic model," Energy and Fuels, 18(1): 1-15, 2004.
Sharma, R.K., Chan, W.G., Seeman, J.I., Hajaligol, M.R., "Formation of low molecular weight heterocyclic and polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs) in the pyrolysis of alpha-amino acids," J. of Anal. & Appl. Py., 66(1-2): 97-121, 2003.
Hajaligol, M.R., Deevi, S.C., Sikka, V.K., Scorey, C.R., "A thermo-mechanical process to make iron aluminide (FeAl) sheet," Materials Science and Engineering A., 258(1-2 Special Issue): 249-257, 1998.
Hajaligol, M.R., Howard, J.B., Peters, W.A., "Experimental and modeling study of pressure effects on tar release by rapid pyrolysis of cellulose sheets in a screen heater," Combustion and Flame, 95(1-2): 47-60, 1993.
Hajaligol, M.R., Longwell, J. P., Sarofim, A. F., "Analysis and modeling of direct sulfation of limestone," Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 27, 2203, 1988.
Hajaligol, M. R., Howard, J. B., Longwell, J.P., Peters, W. A., "Product compositions and kinetics in the rapid pyrolysis of cellulose," Ind. Eng. Chem. Process Des. & Dev., 21, 457, 1982.