Ahmad Rahimpour

11.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
129 papers, 9.7k citations indexed

About

Ahmad Rahimpour is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Ahmad Rahimpour has authored 129 papers receiving a total of 9.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 106 papers in Water Science and Technology, 82 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 54 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Ahmad Rahimpour's work include Membrane Separation Technologies (106 papers), Membrane Separation and Gas Transport (49 papers) and Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (41 papers). Ahmad Rahimpour is often cited by papers focused on Membrane Separation Technologies (106 papers), Membrane Separation and Gas Transport (49 papers) and Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (41 papers). Ahmad Rahimpour collaborates with scholars based in Iran, United States and Canada. Ahmad Rahimpour's co-authors include Mohsen Jahanshahi, S.S. Madaeni, Yaghoub Mansourpanah, Arash Mollahosseini, Ahmad Arabi Shamsabadi, Majid Peyravi, Mostafa Dadashi Firouzjaei, Babak Rajaeian, Masoud Soroush and Sadegh Aghapour Aktij and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and Advanced Functional Materials.

In The Last Decade

Ahmad Rahimpour

127 papers receiving 9.6k citations

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Nanocomposite membranes for water separation and purification: Fabrication, modification, and applications

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Zhen‐Liang Xu China

Shichang Wang China

Mohtada Sadrzadeh Canada

Pei Sean Goh Malaysia

W.J. Lau Malaysia

Zhe Yang China

Xianshe Feng Canada

Zongli Xie Australia

Shuaifei Zhao Australia

Weihong Xing China

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Karami, Pooria, et al.. (2025). Sustainable layer-by-layer assembled nanofiltration membranes with optimized pore size for lithium-magnesium selective separation. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 13(3). 116478–116478. 1 indexed citations

Aktij, Sadegh Aghapour, Mostafa Dadashi Firouzjaei, Asad Asad, et al.. (2024). Enhancing sustainable energy production through co-polyamide membranes for improved pressure-retarded osmosis performance and environmental impact: synthesis and life cycle analysis. Green Chemistry. 27(3). 586–606. 3 indexed citations

Firouzjaei, Mostafa Dadashi, et al.. (2024). Functionality review and life cycle assessment of a silver-based MOF for advanced material and sustainability applications. 9(3-4). 227–244.

Aktij, Sadegh Aghapour, Mostafa Dadashi Firouzjaei, Seyyed Arash Haddadi, et al.. (2023). Metal-organic frameworks' latent potential as High-Efficiency osmotic power generators in Thin-Film nanocomposite membranes. Chemical Engineering Journal. 481. 148384–148384. 10 indexed citations

Taghipour, Amirhossein, Mostafa Dadashi Firouzjaei, Mark Ellıott, et al.. (2023). Unveiling the impact of monomer reactivity on the morphology and functionality of thin-film composite membranes. Chemical Engineering Journal. 480. 148028–148028. 14 indexed citations

Zhu, Meng, et al.. (2023). Fabrication of fluorine-free pH-responsive functionalized mesh via thiol-ene click chemistry for oil-water separation. Surface and Coatings Technology. 470. 129792–129792. 14 indexed citations

Zolghadr, Ehsan, Mostafa Dadashi Firouzjaei, Sadegh Aghapour Aktij, et al.. (2022). An ultrasonic-assisted rapid approach for sustainable fabrication of antibacterial and anti-biofouling membranes via metal-organic frameworks. Materials Today Chemistry. 26. 101044–101044. 10 indexed citations

Taghipour, Amirhossein, Ahmad Rahimpour, Masoud Rastgar, & Mohtada Sadrzadeh. (2022). Ultrasonically synthesized MOFs for modification of polymeric membranes: A critical review. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry. 90. 106202–106202. 50 indexed citations

Bakeri, Gholamreza, et al.. (2021). Novel adsorptive PVC nanofibrous/thiol-functionalized TNT composite UF membranes for effective dynamic removal of heavy metal ions. Journal of Environmental Management. 284. 111996–111996. 49 indexed citations

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Pejman, Mehdi, Mostafa Dadashi Firouzjaei, Sadegh Aghapour Aktij, et al.. (2020). Improved antifouling and antibacterial properties of forward osmosis membranes through surface modification with zwitterions and silver-based metal organic frameworks. Journal of Membrane Science. 611. 118352–118352. 111 indexed citations

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Mansourpanah, Yaghoub, et al.. (2020). TETA-anchored graphene oxide enhanced polyamide thin film nanofiltration membrane for water purification; performance and antifouling properties. Journal of Environmental Management. 276. 111299–111299. 36 indexed citations

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Aktij, Sadegh Aghapour, Amirhossein Taghipour, Ahmad Rahimpour, Arash Mollahosseini, & Alberto Tiraferri. (2020). A critical review on ultrasonic-assisted fouling control and cleaning of fouled membranes. Ultrasonics. 108. 106228–106228. 108 indexed citations

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Rahimpour, Ahmad, et al.. (2017). Fabrication and Modification of Thin-Film Composite Hollow Fiber NF Membranes. 3(1). 42–49. 4 indexed citations

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Zirehpour, Alireza, Ahmad Rahimpour, Ahmad Arabi Shamsabadi, Mohammad Sharifian Gh., & Masoud Soroush. (2017). Mitigation of Thin-Film Composite Membrane Biofouling via Immobilizing Nano-Sized Biocidal Reservoirs in the Membrane Active Layer. Environmental Science & Technology. 51(10). 5511–5522. 157 indexed citations

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Zirehpour, Alireza, Ahmad Rahimpour, Saeed Khoshhal Salestan, Mostafa Dadashi Firouzjaei, & Ali Asghar Ghoreyshi. (2016). The impact of MOF feasibility to improve the desalination performance and antifouling properties of FO membranes. RSC Advances. 6(74). 70174–70185. 92 indexed citations

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Ghoreyshi, Ali Asghar, et al.. (2015). Performance evaluation and mass transfer study of CO2 absorption in flat sheet membrane contactor using novel porous polysulfone membrane. Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering. 32(11). 2204–2211. 23 indexed citations

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Kiadehi, Asieh Dehghani, Mohsen Jahanshahi, Ahmad Rahimpour, & Ali Asghar Ghoreyshi. (2014). Fabrication and Evaluation of Functionalized Nano-titanium Dioxide (F-NanoTiO2)/ polysulfone (PSf) Nanocomposite Membranes for Gas Separation. 11(4). 40–49. 6 indexed citations

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Mollahosseini, Arash & Ahmad Rahimpour. (2013). A new concept in polymeric thin-film composite nanofiltration membranes with antibacterial properties. Biofouling. 29(5). 537–548. 43 indexed citations

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Zirehpour, Alireza, Ahmad Rahimpour, Mohsen Jahanshahi, & Majid Peyravi. (2013). Mixed matrix membrane application for olive oil wastewater treatment: Process optimization based on Taguchi design method. Journal of Environmental Management. 132. 113–120. 58 indexed citations

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Madaeni, S.S. & Ahmad Rahimpour. (2011). PREPARATION OF POLYETHERSULFONE ULTRAFILTRATION MEMBRANES FOR MILK CONCENTRATION AND EFFECTS OF ADDITIVES ON THEIR MORPHOLOGY AND PERFORMANCE. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science. 23(5). 539–548. 2 indexed citations

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