KAMYAR KEYVANLOO

Chemical Engineering expert with extensive experience in green energy, kinetics, and catalysis. Over a decade of experience in renewable energy research and development, overseeing San Francisco refinery biofuel and renewable diesel operations. Passionate about education, having taught new hire industrial training courses at Phillips 66 and served as a Teaching Assistant at Brigham Young University for multiple graduate-level engineering courses. Active in mentoring, curriculum development, and technical education.

C++, MATLAB, SQL, Aspen, Tableau

K. Keyvanloo, J. Towfighi, A. Mohamadalizadeh, Carbon Nanotube Catalyst for Olefin Production, US Patent, Patent No. US8198498, Issue date: June 12, 2012.

1. M. Rahmati, B. Huang, M. K. Mortensen Jr, K. Keyvanloo, T. H. Fletcher, B. F. Woodfield, W. C. Hecker, M. D. Argyle, Effect of Different Alumina Supports on Performance of Cobalt Fischer-Tropsch Catalysts, Journal of Catalysis, 359 (2018) 92–100.

2. M. K Albretsen, B. Huang, K. Keyvanloo, B. F. Woodfield, C. H. Bartholomew, M. D. Argyle, W. C. Hecker, Effect of Drying Temperature on Iron Fischer-Tropsch Catalysts Prepared by Solvent Deficient Precipitation, Journal of Nanomaterials, (2017) 1.

3. K. Keyvanloo, S. J. Lanham, W. C. Hecker, Kinetics of Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis on Supported Cobalt: Effect of Temperature on CO and H2 Partial Pressure Dependencies, Catalysis Today, 261 (2016) 67–74.

4. T. Okeson, K. Keyvanloo, J. S. Lawson, M. D. Argyle, William C. Hecker, On the Kinetics and Mechanism of Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis on a Highly Active Iron Catalyst Supported on Silica-Stabilized Alumina, Catalysis Today, 261 (2016) 67.

5. K. Keyvanloo, M. Fisher, W. C. Hecker, R. J. Lancee, G. Jacobs, C. H. Bartholomew, Kinetics of Deactivation of Cobalt Fischer-Tropsch Catalyst by Carbon: Effects of H2 and CO Partial Pressures, Journal of Catalysis, 327 (2015) 33–47.

6. B. B. Hallac, K. Keyvanloo, J. D. Hedengren, W. C. Hecker, and M. D. Argyle, An Optimized Simulation Model for Iron-Based Fischer-Tropsch Catalyst Design: Mass and Heat and Transfer Limitations as a Function of Operating and Design Conditions, Chemical Engineering Journal, 263 (2015) 268.

7. K. M. Brunner, G. E. Harper, K. Keyvanloo, B. F. Woodfield, C. H. Bartholomew, and W. C. Hecker, Synthesis and Performance of Novel Iron Fischer-Tropsch Catalyst Prepared by Solvent Deficient Precipitation (SDP), Energy & Fuels, 29 (2015) 1972.

8. K. Keyvanloo, M. Khosravi, C. H. Bartholomew, B. Woodfield, W. C. Hecker, Supported Iron Fischer-Tropsch Catalyst: Superior Activity and Stability Using a Thermally Stable Silica-doped Alumina Support, ACS Catalysis, 4 (2014) 1071.

9. K. Keyvanloo, W. C. Hecker, C. H. Bartholomew, Highly Active and Stable Supported-Iron Fischer-Tropsch Catalysts: Effects of Support Properties and SiO2 Stabilizer on Catalyst Performance, Journal of Catalysis, 319 (2014) 220.

10. K. Keyvanloo, J. Horton, W. C. Hecker, C. H. Bartholomew, Effects of Preparation Variables on an Alumina-Supported FeCuK Fischer-Tropsch Catalyst, Catalysis Science & Technology, 4 (2014) 4289.

11. M. Khosravi Mardkhe, K. Keyvanloo, C. H. Bartholomew, W. C. Hecker, T. M. Alam, B. F. Woodfield, Acid Site Properties of Thermally Stable, Silica-doped Alumina as a Function of Silica/Alumina Ratio and Calcination Temperature, Applied Catalysis A: General, 482 (2014) 16.

12. M. Sedighi, K. Keyvanloo, Kinetic Study of the Methanol to Olefin Process on a SAPO-34 Catalyst, Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering, 8 (2014) 306.

13. M. Sedighi, K. Keyvanloo, J. Towfighi, M. Sadrameli, Kinetic Study of Catalytic Pyrolysis of Naphtha on a Fe/ZSM-5 Catalyst, Fuel, 109 (2013) 432.

14. M. Teimouri, J. Towfighi, K. Keyvanloo, Effect of Iron, Phosphorous, and Si/Al on HZSM-5 Catalytic Performance and Stability by Response Surface Methodology, Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 104 (2013) 695.

15. K. Keyvanloo, M. Sedighi, J. Towfighi, Genetic Algorithm Model Development for Prediction of Main Products in Thermal Cracking of Naphtha: Comparison with Kinetic Modeling, Chemical Engineering Journal, 209 (2012) 255.

16. S.M. Teimoori Sendesi, J. Towfighi, K. Keyvanloo, The Effect of Fe, P, Si/Al Molar Ratio on Stability of HZSM-5 Catalyst in Naphtha Thermal-Catalytic Cracking to Light Olefins, Catalysis Communications, 27 (2012) 114.

17. K. Keyvanloo, J. Towfighi, A. Mohamadalizadeh, A Novel CeO2 Supported on Carbon Nanotubes Coated with SiO2 Catalyst for Catalytic Cracking of Naphtha, Applied Catalysis A: General, 417 (2012) 53.

18. A. Mohebbi, R. Kamalpour, K. Keyvanloo, A. Sarrafi, The Prediction of Permeability From Well Logging Data Based on Reservoir Zoning, Using Artificial Neural Networks in One of an Iranian Heterogeneous Oil Reservoir, Petroleum Science and Technology, 30 (2012) 1998.

19. M. Sedighi, K. Keyvanloo, J. Towfighi, Modeling of Thermal Cracking of Heavy Liquid Hydrocarbon: Application of Kinetic Modeling, Artificial Neural Network and Neuro-Fuzzy Models, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 50 (2011) 1536.

20. K. Keyvanloo, J. Towfighi, Comparing the Catalytic Performances of Mixed Molybdenum with Cerium and Lanthanide Oxides Supported on HZSM-5 by Multiobjective Optimization of Catalyst Compositions using Nondominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm, Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 88 (2010) 140.

21. K. Keyvanloo, J. Towfighi, S.M. Sadrameli, A. Mohamadalizadeh, Investigating the Effect of Key Factors, Their Interactions and Optimization of Naphtha Steam Cracking by Statistical Design of Experiments, Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 87 (2010) 224.

22. M. Sedighi, K. Keyvanloo, J. Towfighi, Experimental Study and Optimization of Heavy Liquid Hydrocarbon Thermal Cracking to Light Olefins by Response Surface Methodology, Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, 27 (4) (2010) 1170.

Served as a peer reviewer for multiple scientific journals, including:

• Applied Catalysis A: General
  
• Energy & Fuels
  
• Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
  
• Fuel
  
• Chemical Engineering Journal
  
• Journal of Molecular Catalysis A
  
• International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering

• Kokes Travel Award, 24th North American Catalysis Society Meeting, 2015
• Best Presenter Award, AIChE Annual Meeting, 2015
• Catalysis & Reaction Engineering Division Travel Award, AIChE, 2013
• Scientific Prize, The Iranian National Elites Foundation, 2010