Dr Hesamoddin Rabiee
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
School of Chemical Engineering
Researcher biography
Hesamoddin Rabiee received his Bachelor of Chemical Engineering from Iran and his MPhil from The University of Adelaide, Australia, in 2017 with the Dean's Commendation for research excellence. He received his PhD from The University of Queensland in 2022 with Prof. Zhiguo Yuan at the Advanced Water Management Centre, in collaboration with the School of Chemical Engineering. Currently, he is a postdoc researcher at UQ joint with USQ working on CO2 electrocatalysis.
Book Chapter
Rabiee, Hesamoddin, Khalilpour, Kaveh Rajab, Betts, John M. and Tapper, Nigel (2019). Energy-water nexus: renewable-integrated hybridized desalination systems. Polygeneration with polystorage for chemical and energy hubs. (pp. 409-458) edited by Kaveh Rajab Khalilpour. London, United Kingdom: Academic Press / Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/b978-0-12-813306-4.00013-6
Journal Articles
Liao, Zijia, Rabiee, Hesamoddin, Ge, Lei, Li, Xiaogang, Yang, Zhaozhong, Xue, Qi, Shen, Chao and Wang, Hao (2025). Revelling pore microstructure impacts on the compressive strength of porous proppant based on finite and discrete element method. Journal of Materials Science & Technology, 211, 72-81. doi: 10.1016/j.jmst.2024.05.054
Feng, Desheng, Zhu, Tianjiu, Li, Mengran, Peterson, Vanessa K., Rabiee, Hesamoddin, Ma, BeiBei and Zhu, Zhonghua (2024). K and Mg Co-doped perovskite oxide for enhanced anode of direct ammonia protonic ceramic fuel cell. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 88, 272-278. doi: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.09.186
Yan, Penghui, Peng, Hong, Zhang, Xi, Rabiee, Hesamoddin, Ahmed, Mohamed, Weng, Yilun, Rozhkovskaya, Alexandra, Vogrin, John, Konarova, Muxina and Zhu, Zhonghua (2024). Unlocking the role of Ni-Fe species in CO2 methanation. Fuel, 374 132373, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.fuel.2024.132373
Zhang, Xueqin, Zhao, Jing, Erler, Dirk V., Rabiee, Hesamoddin, Kong, Zheng, Wang, Suicao, Wang, Zhiyao, Virdis, Bernardino, Yuan, Zhiguo and Hu, Shihu (2024). Characterization of the redox-active extracellular polymeric substances in an anaerobic methanotrophic consortium. Journal of Environmental Management, 365 121523, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.121523
Chen, Guoliang, Ge, Lei, Kuang, Yizhu, Rabiee, Hesamoddin, Ma, Beibei, Dorosti, Fatereh, Nanjundan, Ashok Kumar, Zhu, Zhonghua and Wang, Hao (2024). In situ growth of hierarchical silver sub-nanosheets on zinc nanosheets-based hollow fiber gas-diffusion electrodes for electrochemical CO2 Reduction to CO. Small Science. doi: 10.1002/smsc.202400184
Chen, Guoliang, Ge, Lei, Kuang, Yizhu, Rabiee, Hesamoddin, Ma, Beibei, Dorosti, Fatereh, Kumar Nanjundan, Ashok, Zhu, Zhonghua and Wang, Hao (2024). Hollow fiber gas-diffusion electrodes with tailored crystal facets for tuning syngas production in electrochemical CO2 reduction. Chemical Engineering Journal, 490 151651, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2024.151651
Kuang, Yizhu, Chen, Guoliang, Rabiee, Hesamoddin, Ma, Beibei, Dorosti, Fatereh, Nanjundan, Ashok Kumar, Zhu, Zhonghua, Wang, Hao and Ge, Lei (2024). Steering CO Selectivity in CO2 Electroreduction over Silver Microtubular Gas-Diffusion Electrodes via Surface Reconstruction. Energy & Fuels, 38 (11), 10096-10105. doi: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.4c01240
Yan, Penghui, Peng, Hong, Wu, Xuankun, Rabiee, Hesamoddin, Weng, Yilun, Konarova, Muxina, Vogrin, John, Rozhkovskaya, Alexandra and Zhu, Zhonghua (2024). Impact of varied zeolite materials on nickel catalysts in CO2 methanation. Journal of Catalysis, 432 115439, 115439. doi: 10.1016/j.jcat.2024.115439
Chen, Tong-Bo, Rabiee, Hesamoddin, Yan, Penghui, Zhu, Zhonghua and Ge, Lei (2024). Enhancing the Ammonia Catalytic Decomposition of Lanthanum Strontium Titanate Nickel Perovskite Catalysts via a Balanced Cation Doping and Deficiency Strategy. Energy & Fuels, 38 (6), 5449-5456. doi: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.4c00345
Rabiee, Hesamoddin, Yan, Penghui, Wang, Hao, Zhu, Zhonghua and Ge, Lei (2024). Electrochemical CO2 reduction integrated with membrane/adsorption‐based CO2 capture in gas‐diffusion electrodes and electrolytes. EcoEnergy, 2 (1), 3-21. doi: 10.1002/ece2.23
Wu, Yuming, Rabiee, Hesamoddin, Zhao, Xiu Song, Wang, Geoff and Jiang, Yijiao (2024). Insights into Electrolyte Flooding in Flexible Gas Diffusion Electrodes for CO2 electrolysis: From Mechanisms to Effective Mitigation Strategies. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 12 (24), 14206-14228. doi: 10.1039/d4ta01994f
Rabiee, Hesamoddin, Li, Mengran, Yan, Penghui, Wu, Yuming, Zhang, Xueqin, Dorosti, Fatereh, Zhang, Xi, Ma, Beibei, Hu, Shihu, Wang, Hao, Zhu, Zhonghua and Ge, Lei (2024). Rational designing microenvironment of gas-diffusion electrodes via microgel-augmented CO2 availability for high-rate and selective CO2 electroreduction to ethylene. Advanced Science. doi: 10.1002/advs.202402964
Zhang, Xueqin, Xie, Mengying, Cai, Chen, Rabiee, Hesamoddin, Wang, Zhiyao, Virdis, Bernardino, Tyson, Gene W., McIlroy, Simon J., Yuan, Zhiguo and Hu, Shihu (2023). Pyrogenic carbon promotes anaerobic oxidation of methane coupled with iron reduction via the redox-cycling mechanism. Environmental Science and Technology, 57 (48), 19793-19804. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.3c05907
Yan, Penghui, Nur Azreena, Idris, Peng, Hong, Rabiee, Hesamoddin, Ahmed, Mohamed, Weng, Yilun, Zhu, Zhonghua, Kennedy, Eric M. and Stockenhuber, Michael (2023). Catalytic hydropyrolysis of biomass using natural zeolite-based catalysts. Chemical Engineering Journal, 476 146630, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2023.146630
Zhang, Xueqin, Joyce, Georgina H., Leu, Andy O., Zhao, Jing, Rabiee, Hesamoddin, Virdis, Bernardino, Tyson, Gene W., Yuan, Zhiguo, McIlroy, Simon J. and Hu, Shihu (2023). Multi-heme cytochrome-mediated extracellular electron transfer by the anaerobic methanotroph ‘Candidatus Methanoperedens nitroreducens’. Nature Communications, 14 (1) 6118, 1-14. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-41847-w
Yan, Penghui, Peng, Hong, Vogrin, John, Rabiee, Hesamoddin and Zhu, Zhonghua (2023). Selective CO2 hydrogenation over zeolite-based catalysts for targeted high-value products. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 11 (34), 17938-17960. doi: 10.1039/d3ta03150k
Rabiee, Hesamoddin, Heffernan, James K., Ge, Lei, Zhang, Xueqin, Yan, Penghui, Marcellin, Esteban, Hu, Shihu, Zhu, Zhonghua, Wang, Hao and Yuan, Zhiguo (2023). Tuning flow-through cu-based hollow fiber gas-diffusion electrode for high-efficiency carbon monoxide (CO) electroreduction to C2+products. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 330 122589, 122589. doi: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2023.122589
Lamiel, Charmaine, Hussain, Iftikhar, Rabiee, Hesamoddin, Ogunsakin, Olakunle Richard and Zhang, Kaili (2023). Metal-organic framework-derived transition metal chalcogenides (S, Se, and Te): Challenges, recent progress, and future directions in electrochemical energy storage and conversion systems. Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 480 215030, 1-30. doi: 10.1016/j.ccr.2023.215030
Kuang, Yizhu, Rabiee, Hesamoddin, Ge, Lei, Rufford, Thomas E., Yuan, Zhiguo, Bell, John and Wang, Hao (2023). High‐concentration electrosynthesis of formic acid/formate from CO2 : reactor and electrode design strategies. Energy and Environmental Materials, 6 (6) e12596. doi: 10.1002/eem2.12596
Zhang, Jihang, Wang, Zhaoxin, Zhuang, Wei, Rabiee, Hesamoddin, Zhu, Chenjie, Deng, Jiawei, Ge, Lei and Ying, Hanjie (2022). Amphiphilic nanointerface: inducing the interfacial activation for lipase. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 14 (34), 39622-39636. doi: 10.1021/acsami.2c11500
Rabiee, Hesamoddin, Ge, Lei, Hu, Shihu, Wang, Hao and Yuan, Zhiguo (2022). Microtubular electrodes: an emerging electrode configuration for electrocatalysis, bioelectrochemical and water treatment applications. Chemical Engineering Journal, 450 138476, 138476. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2022.138476
Rabiee, Hesamoddin, Ge, Lei, Zhao, Jing, Zhang, Xueqin, Li, Mengran, Hu, Shihu, Smart, Simon, Rufford, Thomas E., Zhu, Zhonghua, Wang, Hao and Yuan, Zhiguo (2022). Regulating the reaction zone of electrochemical CO2 reduction on gas-diffusion electrodes by distinctive hydrophilic-hydrophobic catalyst layers. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 310 121362, 121362. doi: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2022.121362
Zhang, Xueqin, Rabiee, Hesamoddin, Ni, Gaofeng, Frank, Joshua, Zhao, Jing, Cai, Chen, Virdis, Bernardino, Yuan, Zhiguo and Hu, Shihu (2022). Bio-reduced graphene oxide on hollow fibers as gas-diffusible anodes for enhancing bioelectrochemical methane oxidation. Chemical Engineering Journal, 440 135811, 135811. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2022.135811
Zhang, Xueqin, McIlroy, Simon J., Vassilev, Igor, Rabiee, Hesamoddin, Plan, Manuel, Cai, Chen, Virdis, Bernardino, Tyson, Gene W., Yuan, Zhiguo and Hu, Shihu (2022). Polyhydroxyalkanoate-driven current generation via acetate by an anaerobic methanotrophic consortium. Water Research, 221 118743, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2022.118743
Ge, Lei, Rabiee, Hesamoddin, Li, Mengran, Subramanian, Siddhartha, Zheng, Yao, Lee, Joong Hee, Burdyny, Thomas and Wang, Hao (2022). Electrochemical CO2 reduction in membrane-electrode assemblies. Chem, 8 (3), 663-692. doi: 10.1016/j.chempr.2021.12.002
Cao, Chencheng, Zhong, Yijun, Chandula Wasalathilake, Kimal, Tadé, Moses O., Xu, Xiaomin, Rabiee, Hesamoddin, Roknuzzaman, Md, Rahman, Rajib and Shao, Zongping (2022). A low resistance and stable lithium-garnet electrolyte interface enabled by a multifunctional anode additive for solid-state lithium batteries. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 10 (5), 2519-2527. doi: 10.1039/d1ta07804f
Rabiee, Hesamoddin, Ge, Lei, Zhang, Xueqin, Hu, Shihu, Li, Mengran, Smart, Simon, Zhu, Zhonghua, Wang, Hao and Yuan, Zhiguo (2021). Stand-alone asymmetric hollow fiber gas-diffusion electrodes with distinguished bronze phases for high-efficiency CO2 electrochemical reduction. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 298 120538, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2021.120538
Karami, Afshin, Farivar, Farzaneh, De Prinse, Thomas J., Rabiee, Hesamoddin, Kidd, Stephen, Sumby, Christopher J. and Bi, Jingxiu (2021). Facile multistep synthesis of ZnO-coated β-NaYF4:Yb/Tm upconversion nanoparticles as an antimicrobial photodynamic therapy for persistent Staphylococcus aureus small colony variants. ACS Applied Bio Materials, 4 (8), 6125-6136. doi: 10.1021/acsabm.1c00473
Yu, Zhigang, Rabiee, Hesamoddin and Guo, Jianhua (2021). Synergistic effect of sulfidated nano zerovalent iron and persulfate on inactivating antibiotic resistant bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes. Water Research, 198 117141, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117141
Rabiee, Hesamoddin, Ge, Lei, Zhang, Xueqin, Hu, Shihu, Li, Mengran, Smart, Simon, Zhu, Zhonghua and Yuan, Zhiguo (2021). Shape-tuned electrodeposition of bismuth-based nanosheets on flow-through hollow fiber gas diffusion electrode for high-efficiency CO2 reduction to formate. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 286 119945, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2021.119945
Rabiee, Hesamoddin, Ge, Lei, Zhang, Xueqin, Hu, Shihu, Li, Mengran and Yuan, Zhiguo (2021). Gas diffusion electrodes (GDEs) for electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and dinitrogen to value-added products: a review. Energy and Environmental Science, 14 (4), 1959-2008. doi: 10.1039/d0ee03756g
Li, Mengran, Idros, Mohamed Nazmi, Wu, Yuming, Garg, Sahil, Gao, Shuai, Lin, Rijia, Rabiee, Hesamoddin, Li, Zhiheng, Ge, Lei, Rufford, Thomas Edward, Zhu, Zhonghua, Li, Liye and Wang, Geoff (2021). Unveiling the effects of dimensionality of tin oxide-derived catalysts on CO2 reduction by using gas-diffusion electrodes. Reaction Chemistry and Engineering, 6 (2), 345-352. doi: 10.1039/d0re00396d
Zhang, Xueqin, Rabiee, Hesamoddin, Frank, Joshua, Cai, Chen, Stark, Terra, Virdis, Bernardino, Yuan, Zhiguo and Hu, Shihu (2020). Enhancing methane oxidation in a bioelectrochemical membrane reactor using a soluble electron mediator. Biotechnology for Biofuels, 13 (1) 173, 173. doi: 10.1186/s13068-020-01808-7
Rabiee, Hesamoddin, Zhang, Xueqin, Ge, Lei, Hu, Shihu, Li, Mengran, Smart, Simon, Zhu, Zhonghua and Yuan, Zhiguo (2020). Tuning the product selectivity of Cu hollow fiber gas diffusion electrode for efficient CO2 reduction to formate by controlled surface Sn electrodeposition. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 12 (19) acsami.0c03681, 21670-21681. doi: 10.1021/acsami.0c03681
Vatanpour, Vahid, Rabiee, Hesamoddin, Davood Abadi Farahani, Mohammad Hossein, Masteri-Farahani, Majid and Niakan, Mahsa (2020). Preparation and characterization of novel nanoporous SBA-16-COOH embedded polysulfone ultrafiltration membrane for protein separation. Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 156, 240-250. doi: 10.1016/j.cherd.2020.01.029
Rabiee, Hesamoddin, Jin, Bo, Yun, Seonho and Dai, Sheng (2020). O2/N2-responsive microgels as functional draw agents for gas-triggering forward osmosis desalination. Journal of Membrane Science, 595 117584. doi: 10.1016/j.memsci.2019.117584
Farahani, Mohammad Hossein Davood Abadi, Rabiee, Hesamoddin and Vatanpour, Vahid (2019). Comparing the effect of incorporation of various nanoparticulate on the performance and antifouling properties of polyethersulfone nanocomposite membranes. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 27, 47-57. doi: 10.1016/j.jwpe.2018.11.012
Ghadimi, Ali, Norouzbahari, Somayeh, Lin, Haiqing, Rabiee, Hesamoddin and Sadatnia, Behrouz (2018). Geometric restriction of microporous supports on gas permeance efficiency of thin film composite membranes. Journal of Membrane Science, 563, 643-654. doi: 10.1016/j.memsci.2018.06.025
Rabiee, Hesamoddin, Jin, Bo, Yun, Seonho and Dai, Sheng (2018). Gas-responsive cationic microgels for forward osmosis desalination. Chemical Engineering Journal, 347, 424-431. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2018.04.148
Seyed Shahabadi, Seyed Mahdi, Rabiee, Hesamoddin, Seyedi, Seyed Mojtaba, Mokhtare, Amir and Brant, Jonathan A. (2017). Superhydrophobic dual layer functionalized titanium dioxide/polyvinylidene fluoride- co -hexafluoropropylene (TiO 2 /PH) nanofibrous membrane for high flux membrane distillation. Journal of Membrane Science, 537, 140-150. doi: 10.1016/j.memsci.2017.05.039
Seyedi, Seyed Mojtaba, Rabiee, Hesamoddin, Shahabadi, Seyed Mahdi Seyed and Borghei, Seyed Mehdi (2017). Synthesis of zero-valent iron nanoparticles via electrical wire explosion for efficient removal of heavy metals. Clean - Soil, Air, Water, 45 (3) 1600139, 1600139. doi: 10.1002/clen.201600139
Rabiee, Hesamoddin, Mojtaba Seyedi, S., Rabiei, Hossein, Alvandifar, Negar and Arya, Amir (2017). Preparation and characterization of PVC/PAN blend ultrafiltration membranes: effect of PAN concentration and PEG with different molecular weight. Desalination and Water Treatment, 58, 1-11. doi: 10.5004/dwt.2017.0094
Rabiee, Hesamoddin, Shahabadi, Seyed Mahdi Seyed, Mokhtare, Amir, Rabiei, Hossein and Alvandifar, Negar (2016). Enhancement in permeation and antifouling properties of PVC ultrafiltration membranes with addition of hydrophilic surfactant additives: Tween-20 and Tween-80. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 4 (4), 4050-4061. doi: 10.1016/j.jece.2016.09.015
Rabiee, Hesamoddin, Seyedi, S. Mojtaba, Rabiei, Hossein and Alvandifar, Negar (2016). Improvements in permeation and fouling resistance of PVC ultrafiltration membranes via addition of Tetronic-1107 and Triton X-100 as two non-ionic and hydrophilic surfactants. Water Science and Technology, 74 (6), 1469-1483. doi: 10.2166/wst.2016.334
Davood Abadi Farahani, Mohammad Hossein, Rabiee, Hesamoddin, Vatanpour, Vahid and Borghei, Seyed Mehdi (2016). Fouling reduction of emulsion polyvinylchloride ultrafiltration membranes blended by PEG: the effect of additive concentration and coagulation bath temperature. Desalination and Water Treatment, 57 (26), 11931-11944. doi: 10.1080/19443994.2015.1048739
Rabiee, Hesamoddin, Vatanpour, Vahid, Farahani, Mohammad Hossein Davood Abadi and Zarrabi, Hamed (2015). Improvement in flux and antifouling properties of PVC ultrafiltration membranes by incorporation of zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles. Separation and Purification Technology, 156, 299-310. doi: 10.1016/j.seppur.2015.10.015
Rabiee, Hesamoddin, Meshkat Alsadat, Shadi, Soltanieh, Mohammad, Mousavi, Seyyed Abbas and Ghadimi, Ali (2015). Gas permeation and sorption properties of poly(amide-12-b-ethyleneoxide)(Pebax1074)/SAPO-34 mixed matrix membrane for CO2/CH4 and CO2/N2 separation. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 27, 223-239. doi: 10.1016/j.jiec.2014.12.039
Rabiee, Hesamoddin, Ghadimi, Ali, Abbasi, Somayeh and Mohammadi, Toraj (2015). CO2 separation performance of poly(ether-b-amide6)/PTMEG blended membranes: permeation and sorption properties. Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 98, 96-106. doi: 10.1016/j.cherd.2015.03.026
Rabiee, Hesamoddin, Ghadimi, Ali and Mohammadi, Toraj (2015). Gas transport properties of reverse-selective poly(ether-b-amide6)/[Emim][BF4] gel membranes for CO2/light gases separation. Journal of Membrane Science, 476, 286-302. doi: 10.1016/j.memsci.2014.11.037
Rabiee, Hesamoddin, Farahani, Mohammad Hossein Davood Abadi and Vatanpour, Vahid (2014). Preparation and characterization of emulsion poly(vinyl chloride) (EPVC)/TiO2 nanocomposite ultrafiltration membrane. Journal of Membrane Science, 472, 185-193. doi: 10.1016/j.memsci.2014.08.051
Rabiee, Hesamoddin, Soltanieh, Mohammad, Mousavi, Seyyed Abbas and Ghadimi, Ali (2014). Improvement in CO2/H2 separation by fabrication of poly(ether-b-amide6)/glycerol triacetate gel membranes. Journal of Membrane Science, 469, 43-58. doi: 10.1016/j.memsci.2014.06.026
Pirahmadi, Fatemeh, Dehghani, Mohammad Reza, Behzadi, Bahman, Seyedi, S. Mojtaba and Rabiee, Hesamoddin (2010). Experimental and theoretical study on liquid-liquid equilibrium of 1-butanol+water+NaNO3 at 25 and 35°C. Fluid Phase Equilibria, 299 (1), 122-126. doi: 10.1016/j.fluid.2010.09.013
Conference Paper
Rabiee, Hesamoddin, Soltanieh, Mohammad, Mousavi, Seyyed Abbas and Ghadimi, Ali (2015). H2 purification with PVDF/GTA blended membranes. 10th Annual TechConnect World Innovation Conference and Expo, Held Jointly with the 18th Annual Nanotech Conference and Expo, and the 2015 National SBIR/STTR Conference, Washington, DC United States, 14-17 June 2015. Portland, OR United States: Taylor and Francis.
Thesis
Rabiee, Hesamoddin (2022). Hollow fibre gas-diffusion electrodes for efficient electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction. PhD Thesis, Australian Centre for Water and Environmental Biotechnology, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/e010b1c