Houshang Alamdari, Université Laval

Research

biomass Environmental footprint Carbon anode Pyrolysis Carbon Aluminium industry Extractive metallurgy Carbon Cathode

Latest papers

Characterization of Interactive Behavior between Bio-Pitch and Fine Calcined Petroleum Coke in a Hybrid Bio-Binder for Carbon Anodes.
ACS omega · 2026 · senior author
Effects of Slotted and Inclined Anodes on Gas Removal and Bubble Dynamics in an Air-Water Model of the Hall-Héroult Cell.
ACS omega · 2026
Identification and mitigation of blood's interference with the antimicrobial activity of AgNbO3 particles.
PloS one · 2025

All 19 publications

Latest funding

Mitigation of biochar self-ignition
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$80,000
Sustainable carbon electrodes for metallurgical processes
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$84,000
Innovative Microwave Solutions for Critical Mineral Continuous Excavation and Sustainable Processing
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$443,000

All 23 grants and awards

19 publications.

01

Characterization of Interactive Behavior between Bio-Pitch and Fine Calcined Petroleum Coke in a Hybrid Bio-Binder for Carbon Anodes.

Tuyizere Flora MA, Laliberté-Riverin S, Ollevier T, Alamdari H

ACS omega2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.6c01883 PMID: 42626400

02

Effects of Slotted and Inclined Anodes on Gas Removal and Bubble Dynamics in an Air-Water Model of the Hall-Héroult Cell.

Amiri-Gheisvandi A, Laliberté-Riverin S, Momen G, Alamdari H, Mohammad Taghavi S

ACS omega2026

DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.5c13563 PMID: 41908418

03

Identification and mitigation of blood's interference with the antimicrobial activity of AgNbO3 particles.

Talebpour C, Fani F, Ouellette M, Fairfax M, Alamdari H, Salimnia H

PloS one2025

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0313055 PMID: 40554470

04

Mode of action of silver-based perovskite against Gram-negative bacteria.

Fani F, Talebpour C, Leprohon P, Salimnia H, Alamdari H, Ouellette M

Microbiology spectrum2025

DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.01648-24 PMID: 39656007

05

Growth dynamics of Escherichia coli cells on a surface having AgNbO3 antimicrobial particles.

Talebpour C, Fani F, Salimnia H, Ouellette M, Alamdari H

PloS one2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0305315 PMID: 39159167

06

Long-Term Prevention of Arthroplasty Infections via Incorporation of Activated AgNbO3 Nanoparticles in PMMA Bone Cement.

Talebpour C, Fani F, Laliberté-Riverin S, Vaidya R, Salimnia H, Alamdari H, Ouellette M

ACS applied bio materials2024

DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.4c00373 PMID: 38830835

07

Polyethylene terephthalate textile heart valve: How poly(ethylene glycol) grafting limits fibrosis.

Amri A, Chevallier P, Guay-Bégin AA, Bilem I, Gauvin G, Alamdari H, Heim F, Laroche G

Journal of biomedical materials research. Part B, Applied biomaterials2022

DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.35065 PMID: 35420261

08

Strain Rate and Stress Amplitude Effects on the Mechanical Behavior of Carbon Paste Used in the Hall-Héroult Process and Subjected to Cyclic Loadings.

Kansoun Z, Chaouki H, Picard D, Lauzon-Gauthier J, Alamdari H, Fafard M

Materials (Basel, Switzerland)2022

DOI: 10.3390/ma15031263 PMID: 35161206

09

Effect of Particle Size Distributions and Shapes on the Failure Behavior of Dry Coke Aggregates.

Sadeghi-Chahardeh A, Mollaabbasi R, Picard D, Taghavi SM, Alamdari H

Materials (Basel, Switzerland)2021Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/ma14195558 PMID: 34639955

10

Modeling of Thermo-Chemo-Mechanical Properties of Anode Mixture during the Baking Process.

Chen B, Chaouki H, Picard D, Lauzon-Gauthier J, Alamdari H, Fafard M

Materials (Basel, Switzerland)2021

DOI: 10.3390/ma14154320 PMID: 34361513

Mitigation of biochar self-ignition

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Alamdari, Houshang H

Keywords: biochar; biomass; carbon electrode; metallurgy; microstructure; pyrolysis; self-ignition

$80,000

Sustainable carbon electrodes for metallurgical processes

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Alamdari, Houshang

Keywords: carbon anode; biomass; aluminium electrolysis; environmental footprint

$84,000

Innovative Microwave Solutions for Critical Mineral Continuous Excavation and Sustainable Processing

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Hassani, Faramarz F

Keywords: leaching of minerals; microwave comminution; microwave continuous excavation; microwave rock pre-conditioning; mining engineering; non-explosive fragmentation; rock excavation; rock mechanics; rock properties; thermal properties of rocks

$443,000

Sustainable Carbon sources for extractive metallurgy

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Alamdari, Houshang

Keywords: Carbon; biomass; Pyrolysis; Aluminium industry; Extractive metallurgy; Environmental footprint; Carbon anode ; Carbon Cathode

$400,000

Recovery of strategic materials from Zinc plant residue

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Alamdari, Houshang H

Keywords: cobalt; cu; metal extraction; mn; residue valorisation; strategic materials; zinc

$208,682

Ultrasonic-assisted Coating system

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Alamdari, Houshang

$60,858

Improvement of energy efficiency and environmental footprint of Al production process, Phase III: Carbon Anode process

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Alamdari, Houshang H

Keywords: bio-binder; biomass; carbon anode; energy efficiency; environmental footprint; primary aluminium

$756,840

Development of advanced models for reducing energy and material consumption in the primary production of aluminium industry

Co-investigatorNSERC2020Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Gosselin, Louis L

Keywords: Anode baking furnace; Anode reactivity; Cathode design; Digital twin; Energy efficiency; Modeling and simulaton; Primary production of aluminum; Smelter; Vibro-compaction

$375,795

Development of advanced monitoring and control schemes for the primary aluminum industry

Co-investigatorNSERC2020Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Duchesne, Carl CD

Keywords: big data; hall-héroult process; industry 4.0; modelling; multivariate latent variable methods; pre-baked carbon anodes; primary aluminum; process control; process monitoring; quality control

$284,768

Système d'analyse dynamique de tension de surface: Haute temperature et pression

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Alamdari, Houshang

$150,000

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

Génie chimique
Génie des Mines de la Métallurgie et des Matériaux
Génie civil et génie des eaux
Génie des mines, métallurgie et matériaux
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Mario Fafard

Génie civil et génie des eaux

7 shared papers, latest 2022

Marc Ouellette

Faculty

4 shared papers, latest 2025

Carl Duchesne

Génie chimique

1 shared papers, latest 2018

Carl Blais

Génie des mines, métallurgie et matériaux

1 shared papers, latest 2016

Seyed Taghavi

Génie chimique

1 shared papers, latest 2021

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: biomass Dear Professor Alamdari, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Characterization of Interactive Behavior between Bio-Pitch and Fine Calcined Petroleum Coke in a Hybrid Bio-Binder for Carbon Anodes." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Mitigation of biochar self-ignition" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

Houshang Alamdari

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Characterization of Interactive Behavior between Bio-Pitch and Fine Calcined Petroleum Coke in a Hybrid Bio-Binder for Carbon Anodes.

Effects of Slotted and Inclined Anodes on Gas Removal and Bubble Dynamics in an Air-Water Model of the Hall-H&#xe9;roult Cell.

Identification and mitigation of blood's interference with the antimicrobial activity of AgNbO3 particles.

Mode of action of silver-based perovskite against Gram-negative bacteria.

Growth dynamics of Escherichia coli cells on a surface having AgNbO3 antimicrobial particles.

Long-Term Prevention of Arthroplasty Infections via Incorporation of Activated AgNbO3 Nanoparticles in PMMA Bone Cement.

Polyethylene terephthalate textile heart valve: How poly(ethylene glycol) grafting limits fibrosis.

Strain Rate and Stress Amplitude Effects on the Mechanical Behavior of Carbon Paste Used in the Hall-H&#xe9;roult Process and Subjected to Cyclic Loadings.

Effect of Particle Size Distributions and Shapes on the Failure Behavior of Dry Coke Aggregates.

Modeling of Thermo-Chemo-Mechanical Properties of Anode Mixture during the Baking Process.

Mitigation of biochar self-ignition

Sustainable carbon electrodes for metallurgical processes

Innovative Microwave Solutions for Critical Mineral Continuous Excavation and Sustainable Processing

Sustainable Carbon sources for extractive metallurgy

Recovery of strategic materials from Zinc plant residue

Ultrasonic-assisted Coating system

Improvement of energy efficiency and environmental footprint of Al production process, Phase III: Carbon Anode process

Development of advanced models for reducing energy and material consumption in the primary production of aluminium industry

Development of advanced monitoring and control schemes for the primary aluminum industry

Système d'analyse dynamique de tension de surface: Haute temperature et pression

Frequent collaborators

Mario Fafard

Marc Ouellette

Carl Duchesne

Carl Blais

Seyed Taghavi

Effects of Slotted and Inclined Anodes on Gas Removal and Bubble Dynamics in an Air-Water Model of the Hall-Héroult Cell.

Strain Rate and Stress Amplitude Effects on the Mechanical Behavior of Carbon Paste Used in the Hall-Héroult Process and Subjected to Cyclic Loadings.