Researcher University of Cape Town South Africa
Nosaibeh Nosrati Ghods is a distinguished chemical engineer with a robust academic background and a notable career in both the oil industry and academia. She currently serves as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Cape Town, focusing on catalysis and renewable energy. Nosaibeh has contributed significantly to bioethanol production research and the development of photocatalytic processes.
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Education 🎓
Nosaibeh completed her B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering at Sharif University of Technology in 2006, followed by an M.Sc. in Energy Engineering from Heriot-Watt University in 2013. She then pursued a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at the University of Cape Town, which she completed in 2019. Her academic journey reflects a strong foundation in engineering and a commitment to advancing her expertise in renewable energy and bioprocessing.
Experience 💼
Starting her career in 2007 at the Iranian Oil Terminals Company, Nosaibeh applied her extensive chemical engineering knowledge to optimize processes and design a chemical plant, showcasing her problem-solving skills. Her experience also includes internships and engineering roles in various capacities, contributing to her well-rounded expertise in the oil and renewable energy sectors. Since 2019, she has been a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Cape Town.
Research Interests 🔬
Nosaibeh’s research interests lie in renewable energy, particularly in the production of bioethanol through fermentation processes. She focuses on optimizing bioethanol production using both suspended and immobilized cells in continuous reactors. Her current research also explores photocatalytic processes, aiming to develop sustainable solutions for energy and environmental challenges.
Awards 🏆
Nosaibeh has received several accolades, including a bursary from the NRF Grant for Competitive Programme for Rated Researchers (2014-2016) and being a finalist in Sparrho’s Early Career Researcher Prize (2017-2018). These awards recognize her contributions to chemical engineering and her potential in advancing renewable energy technologies.
Publications Top Notes📚
Nosrati-Ghods, N., & Früh, W. G. (2017). Management and environmental risk study of the physicochemical parameters of ballast water. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 114(1), 428-438.
Nosrati-Ghods, N., Isafiade, A. J., Harrison, S. T. L., & Tai, S. L. (2018). Ethanol from biomass hydrolysates by efficient fermentation of glucose and xylose – a review. ChemBioEng Reviews, 5(5), 294-311.
Nosrati-Ghods, N., Harrison, S. T. L., Isafiade, A. J., & Tai, S. L. (2020). Mathematical modelling of bioethanol fermentation from glucose, xylose or their combination-A review. ChemBioEng Reviews, 7(3), 68-88.
Nosrati-Ghods, N., Harrison, S. T. L., Isafiade, A. J., & Tai, S. L. (2020). Analysis of ethanol production from xylose using Pichia stipitis in microaerobic condition through experimental observations and kinetic modelling. Biochemical Engineering Journal, 164, 1-11.
Nosrati-Ghods, N., Naidoo, M., Harrison, S. T. L., Isafiade, A. J., & Tai, S. L. (2020). Embedding aspen custom modeller for bioethanol fermentation into the aspen plus flowsheet simulator. Journal of Chemical Engineering Transactions, 80, 289-294.
Nosrati-Ghods, N., Harrison, S. T. L., Isafiade, A. J., & Tai, S. L. (2021). Kinetic data analysis and mathematical modeling of intra (wild type vs engineered) and inter species (Saccharomyces cerevisiae vs Zymomonas mobilis) dependency for bioethanol production from glucose or/and xylose. Biochemical Engineering Journal, 177.