Faculty profile
Ramin Farnood
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Research
Latest papers
Spectro-kinetic modelling of photocatalytic oxidation of heterocyclic compounds in a continuous-flow packed bed reactor.
RSC advances · 2026 · senior author
Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Detection of Singlet Oxygen: Opportunities and Pitfalls of Sterically Hindered Amine Trapping Agents.
ChemPlusChem · 2026 · senior author
Mixed Matrix Membranes Containing Green Synthesized Poly(MBAAm-co-VSPI) Zwitterionic Nanoparticles for the Removal of Reactive Dyes.
ACS omega · 2025 · senior author
Latest funding
- $220,000
Conversion of cellulosic biomass to value-added chemicals using solar-driven carbon-based photocatalytic systems
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
- $25,000
Prototype of Conductive Thermoplastic Composite Laminate Sheet for Precursor of Bipolar Plates
NSERC · 2018 · Principal investigator
- $175,000
Fundamental studies of solar photocatalytic pathways for valorization of biosolids to fuels and chemicals
NSERC · 2015 · Principal investigator
20 publications.
Spectro-kinetic modelling of photocatalytic oxidation of heterocyclic compounds in a continuous-flow packed bed reactor.
Pal R, Farnood R
Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Detection of Singlet Oxygen: Opportunities and Pitfalls of Sterically Hindered Amine Trapping Agents.
Lau CY, Rangarajan G, Pal R, Farnood R
Mixed Matrix Membranes Containing Green Synthesized Poly(MBAAm-co-VSPI) Zwitterionic Nanoparticles for the Removal of Reactive Dyes.
Mendonca NR, Isloor AM, Farnood R
Predicting the Occurrence of Substituted and Unsubstituted, Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds in Coking Wastewater Treatment Plant Effluent using Machine Learning Regression.
Pal R, Arcamo L, Farnood R
Fabrication of 2D Vanadium MXene Polyphenylsulfone Ultrafiltration Membrane for Enhancing the Water Flux and for Effective Separation of Humic Acid and Dyes from Wastewater.
Satishkumar P, Isloor AM, Rao LN, Farnood R
Electrospun Silica-Polyacrylonitrile Nanohybrids for Water Treatments.
Malczewska B, Lochyński P, Charazińska S, Sikora A, Farnood R
Catalyst- and Stabilizer-Free Rational Synthesis of Ionic Polymer Nanoparticles in One Step for Oil/Water Separation Membranes.
Gnani Peer Mohamed SI, Isloor AM, Farnood R
Generalized Kubelka's theory for light transmission in multilayer materials and its application for UV light penetration in filtering facepiece respirators.
Farnood R, Mahmoud H, Gibson J, Mao T, Odegaard C
Role of persistent free radicals and lewis acid sites in visible-light-driven wet peroxide activation by solid acid biochar catalysts - A mechanistic study.
Rangarajan G, Farnood R
Superhydrophobic modification of electrospun nanofibrous Si@PVDF membranes for desalination application in vacuum membrane distillation.
Yadav P, Farnood R, Kumar V
Conversion of cellulosic biomass to value-added chemicals using solar-driven carbon-based photocatalytic systems
Principal investigators: Farnood, Ramin
Keywords: biomass conversion; cellulose; photocatalysis; solar energy; biochar; sustainable chemicals; reaction kinetics
Prototype of Conductive Thermoplastic Composite Laminate Sheet for Precursor of Bipolar Plates
Principal investigators: Farnood, Ramin
Fundamental studies of solar photocatalytic pathways for valorization of biosolids to fuels and chemicals
Principal investigators: Farnood, Ramin
Advanced thread locking adhesive technology
Principal investigators: Farnood, Ramin
Developing novel electro-spun nano-fibre membrane adsorption systems for water treatment
Principal investigators: Farnood, Ramin
Industry Open House
Principal investigators: Farnood, Ramin
Tribometer for Friction and Wear Measurement
Principal investigators: Spelt, Jan
Design and manufacturing of direct mirco- and long-fibre lightweight composites
Principal investigators: Sain, Mohini
Energy reduction in mechanical pulping
Principal investigators: Olson, James
Expanding the ability to anaerobically digest pulp and paper mill waste
Principal investigators: Edwards, Elizabeth
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Ning Yan and Ramin Farnood: 3 shared papers
- Domenico Santoro and Ramin Farnood: 1 shared paper
- Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry - University of Toronto
- Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
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