By Dr Samane Maroufi

Book Chapters

Maroufi S; Echeverria CA; Pahlevani F; Sahajwalla V, 2018, 'Green manufacturing: From waste to value added materials', in Crocker R; Saint C; Chen G; Tong Y (ed.), Unmaking Waste in Production and Consumption: Towards The Circular Economy, pp. 261 - 279, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78714-619-820181021

Maroufi ; Echeverria Encina C; Pahlevani ; Sahajwalla , 2018, 'Green Manufacturing: Unmaking Waste to Value Added Material', in Unmaking Waste in Production and Consumption: Towards Circular Economy, Emerald Publishing Limited, pp. 251 - 269

Maroufi S; Amini S; Jahanshahi S; Ostrovski O, 2016, 'Diffusion Coefficients and Structural Parameters of Molten Slags', in , Wiley, pp. 493 - 500, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781119333197.ch52

Maroufi S; Mansuri I; O'Kane P; Skidmore C; Jin Z; Fontana A; Zaharia M; Sahajwalla V, 2016, 'Waste to Value in Steelmaking', in , Wiley, pp. 1 - 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781119333197.ch1

Maroufi S; Mansuri I; O’Kane P; Skidmore C; Jin Z; Fontana A; Zaharia M; Sahajwalla V, 2016, 'Waste to Value in Steelmaking', in Advances in Molten Slags, Fluxes, and Salts: Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Molten Slags, Fluxes and Salts 2016, Springer International Publishing, pp. 3 - 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48769-4_1

Journal articles

Salehi H; Khayyam Nekouei R; Maroufi S; Sahajwalla V, 2024, 'Sustainable recovery of rare earth elements from Ni-MH batteries: Flux-free thermal isolation and Subsequent hydrometallurgical refinement', Materials Today Sustainability, 27, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mtsust.2024.100849

Khayyam Nekouei R; Hajian-Foroushani M; Maroufi S; Sajjad SS; Akhter R; Biswal S; Bustamante H; Sahajwalla V, 2024, 'Microwave-assisted transforming of biosolids into engineered activated carbon employed for adsorption from wastewater', Journal of Cleaner Production, 467, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.142941

Khayyam Nekouei R; Maroufi S; Salehi H; Sahajwalla V, 2024, 'Chemical isolation of rare earth elements (as pure rare earth oxides) from Nd-Fe-B magnets and Ni-MH batteries', Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2024.112596

Khayyam Nekouei R; Maroufi S; Sahajwalla V, 2024, 'Innovative hydrothermal technique in efficient disengagement of waste solar panels', Waste Management, 177, pp. 196 - 202, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2024.01.045

Khayyam Nekouei R; Maroufi S; S. Mofarah S; Sahajwalla V, 2024, 'Regeneration of waste Zn-MnO2 batteries: Value-added transformation to regenerate essential materials for sustainable battery manufacturing', Journal of Energy Storage, 80, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2023.110159

Akbarpour S; Khoshandam B; Maroufi S, 2023, 'The Synthesis and Crystal Phase Evolution of SiO2-Stabilized Zirconia Nanocomposites at Low Temperatures for the Production of Zircon', Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 32, pp. 6214 - 6225, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11665-022-07554-1

Salehi H; Maroufi S; Mofarah SS; Nekouei RK; Sahajwalla V, 2023, 'Recovery of rare earth metals from Ni-MH batteries: A comprehensive review', Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 178, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2023.113248

Khayyam Nekouei R; S. Mofarah S; Maroufi S; Tudela I; Sahajwalla V, 2022, 'Determination of the optimum potential window for super- and pseudocapacitance electrodes via in-depth electrochemical impedance spectroscopy analysis', Journal of Energy Storage, 56, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2022.106137

Saleem H; Khosravi M; Maroufi S; Sahajwalla V; O'Mullane AP, 2022, 'Repurposing metal containing wastes and mass-produced materials as electrocatalysts for water electrolysis', Sustainable Energy and Fuels, 6, pp. 4829 - 4844, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d2se01068b

Rostami T; Khoshandam B; Maroufi S, 2022, 'Recovery of lithium, cobalt, nickel, and manganese from spent lithium-ion batteries through a wet-thermal process', Materials Research Bulletin, 153, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.materresbull.2022.111897

Khayyam Nekouei R; Mofarah S; Hossein R; Maroufi S; Sahajwalla V, 2022, 'Roles of experimental variables in optimised fabrication of microrecycled CuO-based photoelectrodes', Materials Today Sustainability, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mtsust.2022.100111

Maroufi S; Mofarah SS; Khayyam Nekouei R; Sahajwalla V, 2022, 'Tailoring of a highly stable Mn1−x−y(CexLay)O2−δ pseudocapacitor thin-film and rare earth oxide nanospheres through selective purification of rare earth oxides derived from Ni-MH batteries', Green Chemistry, 24, pp. 1659 - 1672, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d1gc02802b

Assefi M; S. Mofarah S; Maroufi S; Khayyam Nekouei R; Wang W; Kert E; Sahajwalla V, 2022, 'Regeneration of hydrogen through thermal micronisation of end-of-life polymers for sustainable reduction of iron oxide', Fuel Processing Technology, 226, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fuproc.2021.107038

Khayyam Nekouei R; S. Mofarah S; Maroufi S; Wang W; Mansuri I; Sahajwalla V, 2022, 'Unraveling the Role of Oxides in Electrochemical Performance of Activated Carbons for High Voltage Symmetric Electric Double-Layer Capacitors', Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research, 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aesr.202100130

Khayyam Nekouei R; S. Mofarah S; Maroufi S; Cazorla C; O'Mullane AP; Yao Y; Lim S; Tricoli A; Sahajwalla V, 2021, 'Self-adhesive flexible patches of oxide heterojunctions with tailored band alignments for electrocatalytic H2O2generation', Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 9, pp. 26727 - 26740, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d1ta06473h

Khayyam Nekouei R; Tudela I; Mofarah SS; Vahidi E; Maroufi S; Wang K; Pahlevani F; Sahajwalla V, 2021, 'Dual functionality of mixed Cu-based two-dimensional (2D) heterostructures derived from electronic waste', Green Chemistry, 23, pp. 5511 - 5523, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d1gc00354b

Maroufi S; Nekouei RK; Mofarah SS; Sahajwalla V, 2021, 'Nanoscale design of 1D metal oxides derived from mixed Ni-MH battery/transition metal dust', Journal of Hazardous Materials, 415, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.125645

Maroufi S; Khayyam Nekouei R; S. Mofarah S; O'Mullane AP; Yao Y; Lim S; Cazorla C; Sahajwalla V, 2021, 'Transparent and Flexible Mn1−x−y(CexLay)O2−δ Ultrathin-Film Device for Highly-Stable Pseudocapacitance Application', Advanced Functional Materials, 31, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202100880

Mofarah SS; Khayyam Nekouei R; Maroufi S; Biswal S; Lim S; Yao Y; Sahajwalla V, 2021, 'Controllable design of defect-rich hybrid iron oxide nanostructures on mesoporous carbon-based scaffold for pseudocapacitive applications', Nanoscale, 13, pp. 3662 - 3672, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d0nr06880b

Assefi M; Maroufi S; Mansuri I; Sahajwalla V, 2021, 'High strength glass foams recycled from LCD waste screens for insulation application', Journal of Cleaner Production, 280, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.124311

Akbarpour S; Khoshandam B; Maroufi S, 2021, 'Effect of V additive on the crystallization of zircon via SCS method: Synthesis, characterization and reaction mechanism', Chemical Physics Letters, 762, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cplett.2020.138119

Maroufi S; Khayyam Nekouei R; S. Mofarah S; O'Mullane AP; Yao Y; Lim S; Cazorla C; Sahajwalla V, 2021, 'Anionic Intercalation: Transparent and Flexible Mn_1−x−y(Ce_xLa_y)O_2−δ Ultrathin‐Film Device for Highly‐Stable Pseudocapacitance Application (Adv. Funct. Mater. 30/2021)', Advanced Functional Materials, 31, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202170221

Sahajwalla V; Maroufi S; Mauriello F, 2020, 'Recycling and reuse editorial', Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cogsc.2020.100409

Assefi M; Maroufi S; Yamauchi Y; Sahajwalla V, 2020, 'Pyrometallurgical recycling of Li-ion, Ni–Cd and Ni–MH batteries: A minireview', Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, 24, pp. 26 - 31, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cogsc.2020.01.005

Jaimes W; Maroufi S, 2020, 'Sustainability in steelmaking', Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, 24, pp. 42 - 47, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cogsc.2020.01.002

Maroufi S; Assefi M; Khayyam Nekouei R; Sahajwalla V, 2020, 'Recovery of lithium and cobalt from waste lithium-ion batteries through a selective isolation-suspension approach', Sustainable Materials and Technologies, 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.susmat.2019.e00139

Nekouei RK; Maroufi S; Assefi M; Pahlevani F; Sahajwalla V, 2020, 'Thermal isolation of a clean alloy from waste slag and polymeric residue of electronic waste', Processes, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pr8010053

Maroufi S; Khayyam Nekouei R; Sahajwalla V, 2019, 'An electrochemical strategy to fabricate MnOx thin film from spent batteries for pseudocapacitive applications', Electrochimica Acta, 328, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2019.135061

Assefi M; Maroufi S; Yamauchi Y; Sahajwalla V, 2019, 'Core-Shell Nanocatalysts of Co3O4 and NiO Shells from New (Discarded) Resources: Sustainable Recovery of Cobalt and Nickel from Spent Lithium-Ion Batteries, Ni-Cd Batteries, and LCD Panel', ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 7, pp. 19005 - 19014, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b04618

Assefi M; Maroufi S; Sahajwalla V, 2019, 'Recycling of the scrap LCD panels by converting into the InBO3 nanostructure product', Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 26, pp. 36287 - 36295, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-06682-x

Nekouei RK; Pahlevani F; Assefi M; Maroufi S; Sahajwalla V, 2019, 'Selective isolation of heavy metals from spent electronic waste solution by macroporous ion-exchange resins', Journal of Hazardous Materials, 371, pp. 389 - 396, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.03.013

Khayyam Nekouei R; Pahlevani F; Mayyas M; Maroufi S; Sahajwalla V, 2019, 'Direct transformation of waste printed circuit boards into high surface area t-SnO2 for photocatalytic dye degradation', Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2019.103133

Maroufi S; Assefi M; Sahajwalla V, 2018, 'Synthesis of 2D Rare earth elements oxide nano-sheets from Nd-Fe-B magnets', Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 139, pp. 172 - 177, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2018.08.014

Ulman K; Ghose A; Maroufi S; Mansuri I; Sahajwalla V, 2018, 'Disentanglement of random access memory cards to regenerate copper foil: A novel thermo-electrical approach', Waste Management, 81, pp. 138 - 138, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2018.10.002

Maroufi S; Nekouei RK; Hassan K; Sahajwalla V, 2018, 'Thermal Transformation of Mixed E-Waste Materials into Clean SiMn/FeMn Alloys', ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 6, pp. 13296 - 13301, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b02884

Maroufi S; Nekouei RK; Assefi M; Sahajwalla V, 2018, 'Waste-cleaning waste: synthesis of ZnO porous nano-sheets from batteries for dye degradation', Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 25, pp. 28594 - 28600, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-018-2850-0

Maroufi S; Nekouei RK; Hossain R; Assefi M; Sahajwalla V, 2018, 'Recovery of Rare Earth (i.e., La, Ce, Nd, and Pr) Oxides from End-of-Life Ni-MH Battery via Thermal Isolation', ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 6, pp. 11811 - 11818, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b02097

Assefi M; Maroufi S; Mayyas M; Sahajwalla V, 2018, 'Recycling of Ni-Cd batteries by selective isolation and hydrothermal synthesis of porous NiO nanocuboid', Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 6, pp. 4671 - 4675, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2018.07.021

Ulman KN; Maroufi S; Bhattacharyya S; Sahajwalla V, 2018, 'Thermal transformation of printed circuit boards at 500 °C for synthesis of a copper-based product', Journal of Cleaner Production, 198, pp. 1485 - 1493, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.07.140

Assefi M; Maroufi S; Nekouei RK; Sahajwalla V, 2018, 'Selective recovery of indium from scrap LCD panels using macroporous resins', Journal of Cleaner Production, 180, pp. 814 - 822, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.01.165

Maroufi S; Khayyam Nekouei R; Sahajwalla V, 2018, 'A Green Route to Synthesize Pr³⁺/Dy³⁺-Doped Nd2O3 Nanoreplicas from Nd-Fe-B Magnets', ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 6, pp. 3402 - 3410, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b03585

Maroufi S; Mayyas M; Nekouei RK; Assefi M; Sahajwalla V, 2018, 'Thermal Nanowiring of E-Waste: A Sustainable Route for Synthesizing Green Si3N4 Nanowires', ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 6, pp. 3765 - 3772, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b04139

Maroufi S; Mayyas M; Sahajwalla V, 2017, 'Nano-carbons from waste tyre rubber: An insight into structure and morphology', Waste Management, 69, pp. 110 - 116, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2017.08.020

Maroufi S; Mayyas M; Mansuri I; O’Kane P; Skidmore C; Jin Z; Fontana A; Sahajwalla V, 2017, 'Study of Reaction Between Slag and Carbonaceous Materials', Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B: Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science, 48, pp. 2316 - 2323, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11663-017-1020-y

Maroufi S; Mayyas M; Sahajwalla V, 2017, 'Waste materials conversion into mesoporous silicon carbide nanocermics: Nanofibre/particle mixture', Journal of Cleaner Production, 157, pp. 213 - 221, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.04.109

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