Personal Information
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married, One children
Date of Birth: 14/09/1363 (05-December-1984)
Place of Birth: Aryan Shahr, South Khorasan, Iran
Languages: Persian, English
E-mail: a_zeraatkar_m@birjand.ac.ir, a_zeraatkar_m@yahoo.com
Postal Address: Department of Chemistry, University of Birjand, Birjand, South Khorasan, Iran
Education
2009-2014
Ph.D., Analytical Chemistry, University of Birjand, Birjand, Iran.
Thesis Topic: Chromium speciation using extraction methods based on ionic liquids and
optimization by experimental design
Supervisor: Prof. Susan Sadeghi
2007-2009
M.Sc., Analytical Chemistry, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
Thesis Topic: Synthesis of molecular imprinted polymer for para-nitrophenol and design a
selective and sensitive para-nitrophenol voltammetric sensor, based on a molecularly imprinted
polymer - carbon paste electrode
Supervisor: Prof. Mohammadreza Ganjali, Prof. Parviz Norouzi
With consultancy of Prof. Taher Alizadeh
2003-2007
Applied Chemistry, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran.
Thesis Topic: Extraction and spectrophotometric determination of Thallium species
Supervisor: Prof. Mahmud Chamsaz
Research interest
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MIP based electrochemical sensors
Solid-phase extraction and separation based on ionic liquid-modified materials
Liquid-liquid microextraction using ionic liquids
Chemometrics (Design of Experiments, QSPR, QSAR)
Synthesis of task-specific ionic liquids
Publications
A- Journal Papers:
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Taher Alizadeh, Mohammad Reza Ganjali, Parviz Norouzi, Mashallah Zare, Ali
Zeraatkar, A novel high selective and sensitive para-nitrophenol voltammetric sensor,
based on a molecularly imprinted polymer–carbon paste electrode, Talanta 79 (2009)
1197-1203.
Siavash Riahi, Eslam Pourbasheer, Mohammad Reza Ganjali, Parviz Norouzi, Ali
Zeraatkar Moghaddam, QSPR Study of the Distribution Coefficient Property for
Hydantoin and 5-Arylidene Derivatives. A Genetic Algorithm Application for the
Variable Selection in the MLR and PLS Methods, Journal of the Chinese Chemical
Society 55 (2008) 1086-1093.
Susan Sadeghi, Hoda Azhdari, Hadi Arabi, Ali Zeraatkar Moghaddam, Surface
modified magnetic Fe3O4 nanoparticles as a selective sorbent for solid phase extraction of
uranyl ions from water samples, Journal of Hazardous Materials 215-216 (2012) 208216.
Susan Sadeghi, Ali Zeraatkar Moghaddam, samples using temperature-controlled
microextraction based on ionic liquid as extraction solvent and determination by
electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry, Talanta 99 (2012) 758-766.
Susan Sadeghi, Ali Motaharian, Ali Zeraatkar Moghaddam, Electroanalytical
determination of sulfasalazine in pharmaceutical and biological samples using
molecularly imprinted polymer modified carbon paste electrode, Sensors and Actuators B
168 (2012) 336-344.
Susan Sadeghi, Ali Zeraatkar Moghaddam, Solid-phase extraction and HPLC-UV
detection of Cr(III) and Cr(VI) using ionic liquid-functionalized silica as a hydrophobic
sorbent, Analytical Methods 6 (2014) 4867-4877.
Susan Sadeghi, Fatemeh Alavi Rad, Ali Zeraatkar Moghaddam, A highly selective
sorbent for removal of Cr(VI) from aqueous solutions based on Fe3O4/poly(methyl
methacrylate) grafted Tragacanth gum nanocomposite: Optimization by experimental
design, Materials Science and Engineering C 45 (2014) 136–145.
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Susan Sadeghi, Ali Zeraatkar Moghaddam, Multiple response optimization of
sequential speciation of chromium in water samples by in situ solvent formation
microextraction prior to electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry determination,
Journal of Iranian Chemical Society, Submitted.
Susan Sadeghi, Ali Zeraatkar Moghaddam, A new method for separation and
determination of Cr(III) and Cr(VI) in water samples by high performance liquid
chromatography based on anion exchange stationary phase of ionic liquid modified silica,
Environmetal Monitoring and Assessments, Submitted.
Susan Sadeghi, Ali Zeraatkar Moghaddam, Task-specific induced dispersive
microextraction (TSIDM) as novel sample enrichment for the extraction of chromium
species: optimization by experimental design methodology, RSC Advances, Submitted.
Susan Sadeghi, Ali Zeraatkar Moghadam, Mohammad Massinaei, The application of
experimental design methodology to optimize the removal efficiency of Congo red dye
from aqueous solutions using poly(methylmethacrylate) grafted Tragacanth
gum/bentonite as a new biosorbent, Dyes and Pigments, Submitted.
B- Seminars and Conferences:
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Susan Sadeghi, Fatemeh Alavi Rad, Ali Zeraatkar Moghaddam, Removal of Cr(VI) in
the Presence of Cr(III) from Aqueous Solutions by Poly(methylmethacrylate) Grafted
Tragacanth Gum Immobilized on Magnetic Nanoparticles as a New Sorbent and
Optimization by Experimental Design, 19th Iranian Seminar of Analytical Chemistry,
2013, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran.
Susan Sadeghi, Ali Zeraatkar Moghaddam, Mohammad Massinaei, Fatemeh Alavi
Rad, A novel modified bentonite adsorbent using grafted gum for removal of acid blue
113 from textile wastewaters and optimization by central composite design, 19th Iranian
Seminar of Analytical Chemistry, 2013, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran.
Susan Sadeghi, Vahid Ashori, Ali Zeraatkar Moghaddam, Application of novel in situ
solvent formation microextraction procedure for speciation of iron, 17th Congress of
Iranian Chemistry, Vali-e-Asr University of Rafsanjan, 2014, Rafsanjan, Iran.
C- Research Projects:
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Susan Sadeghi, Ali Zeraatkar Moghaddam, Mohammad Massinaei, "Removal of Acid
Dyes from Wastewater of Textile Industries Using Organobentonites", Research Project
for the University of Birjand (Started in 2012, Finished in 2013).
D-Patent:
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Ali Zeraatkar Moghaddam, Susan Sadeghi,"Preparation of Graftted Tragacanth Gum
Modified Bentonite as a New Adsorbent with High Capasity for Removal of Acid Dyes",
Iranian Patents, No. 77706 (2013).
Attending the Workshops
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“Sample preparation for the chemical analysis”, 2008, FaraSepehr Engineering Company,
Tehran, Iran.
“Gas chromatography”, 2008, FaraSepehr Engineering Company, Tehran, Iran.
“High performance liquid chromatography”, 2008, FaraSepehr Engineering Company,
Tehran, Iran.
“X-Ray fluorescence spectrometry”, 2012, Nuclear Fuel Cycle Research Institute,
Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), Tehran, Iran.
“Principles and applications of LC-Mass”, 2012, SBMU Phytochemistry Research
Center, Tehran, Iran.
Graduate Students Counseling
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Ali Motahharian (2009-2011)
Fatemeh Alavi Rad (2010-2012)
Vahid Ashori (2012-2014)
Neda Sarrafi (2014-To be continued)
Teaching
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General Chemistry (For undergraduates)
General Chemistry II (For undergraduates)
Analytical Chemistry (For undergraduates)
Analytical Chemistry I-Lab (For undergraduates)
Analytical Chemistry II-Lab (For undergraduates)
Analytical Chemistry I (For undergraduates)
Water and Wastewater Treatment (For undergraduates)
Physical and Chemical Separation Techniques (For graduates)
Application of Instrumental Methods for Analysis of Natural Compounds (For
graduates)