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Naz Chaibakhsh
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry, University of Guilan

Educational Qualification
From 02/2007 to 06/2010, PhD in Applied Chemistry, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) , Malaysia
From 09/1999 to 03/2002, M.SC. in Applied Chemistry, Amirkabir University of Technology (Polytechnic University of Tehran) , Iran
From 09/1995 to 06/1999, BSc in Applied Chemistry, University of Guilan , Iran
Research Interests
Bioprocess Engineering (Biofuels, Biocatalysis, Biotransformation, Enzyme Technology)
Applied Chemistry
Wastewater Treatment
Process Optimization
Work Experience
From 06/2012 to present, Assistant Professor , University of Guilan
From 09/2010 to 03/2011, Post- Doctoral Research Fellow , Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
From 12/2005 to 12/2006, Executive Director of “The Environment”, Journal of the Environmental Research Institute , Iranian Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research (ACECR), Institute of Environmental Research
From 01/2004 to 12/2006, Member of Educational Board , Iranian Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research (ACECR), Institute of Environmental Research
From 05/2002 to 01/2004, Member of Environmental Engineering Research Group , Iranian Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research (ACECR), Institute of Environmental Research
Selected Publications
Journal Articles
1. A multivariate modeling for analysis of factors controlling the particlesize and viscosity in palm kernel oil esters-based nanoemulsions. Malahat Rezaeea, Mahiran Basri, Raja Noor Zaliha Raja Abdul Rahman,Abu Bakar Salleh, Naz Chaibakhsh, Hamid Reza Fard Masoumi. Industrial Crops and Products 2014, 52, 506– 511.
2. Long-Term Prediction of Biological Wastewater Treatment Process Behavior via Wiener-Laguerre Network Model. Yasaman Sanayei, Naz Chaibakhsh, Ali Chaibakhsh, Ali Reza Pendashteh, Norli Ismail, Tjoon Tow Teng. International Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2014, Article ID 248450, 1-7.
3. Formulation development and optimization of palm kernel oil esters-based nanoemulsions containing sodium diclofenac. Malahat Rezaee, Mahiran Basri, Raja Noor Zaliha Raja Abdul Rahman, Abu Bakar Salleh, Naz Chaibakhsh and Roghayeh Abedi Karjiban. International Journal of Nanomedicine 2013, 8: 1-10.
4. Orthonormal Basis Function Fuzzy Systems for Biological Wastewater Treatment Processes Modeling, Ali Chaibakhsh, Naz Chaibakhsh, Mehdi Abbasi, Ardalan Norouzi. Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Soft Computing Research, 2012; 2 (4).
5. Response surface modeling and optimization of immobilized Candida antarctica lipase-catalyzed production of dicarboxylic acid ester. Mohd Basyaruddin Abdul Rahman, Naz Chaibakhsh, Mahiran Basri, Abu Bakar Salleh and Raja Noor Zaliha Raja Abdul Rahman. Chemical Product and Process Modeling 2012; 7(1): 1-13.
6. Optimization of Enzymatic Synthesis of Eugenol Ester using Statistical Approaches. Naz Chaibakhsh, Mahiran Basri, Syaidatul Hani Mohamed Anuar, Mohd Basyaruddin Abdul Rahman, Malahat Rezayee. Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology. 2012, 1: 226–231.
7. Application of fuzzy modeling and optimization in enzymatic esterification process. Ali Chaibakhsh, Naz Chaibakhsh, Mohd Basyaruddin Abdul Rahman. 2012, International Journal of Chemical Engineering and Applications. 2011; 2 (6): 408-415
8. Effect of the alcohol structure on the optimum conditions for Novozym 435-catalyzed synthesis of adipate esters. Mohd Basyaruddin Abdul Rahman, Naz Chaibakhsh, Mahiran Basri, Abu Bakar Salleh and Raja Noor Zaliha Raja Abdul Rahman. Biotechnology Research International. 2011, vol 2011: 1-7.
9. Lipase-catalyzed Synthesis of Ergosterol Ester. Naz Chaibakhsh, Mahiran Basri, Mohd Basyaruddin Abdul Rahman, Atena Adnani, Abu Bakar Salleh. Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology. 2012, 1: 51-56.
10. Modeling of membrane bioreactor treating hypersaline oily wastewater by artificial neural network. Ali Reza Pendashteh, A. Fakhru'l-Razi, Naz Chaibakhsh, Luqman Chuah Abdullah, Sayed Siavash Madaeni, Zurina Zainal Abidin. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 2011, 192 (2): 568-575.
11. Application of response surface methodology for optimization of a membrane bioreactor for produced water treatment. Alireza Pendashteh, Ahmadun Fakhru’l-Razi, Naz Chaibakhsh, Awang Bayk Dayang Radiah, Luqman Chuah Abdullah, Waleed M. Zahid. A and Seyed Siavash Madaeni. International Journal of Engineering and Technology (IJET). 2011, 8 (2): 42-47.
12. Chemometric analysis of lipase-catalyzed synthesis of xylitol esters in solvent-free system. Atena Adnani, Mahiran Basri, Mohd Basyaruddin Abdul Rahman, Naz Chaibakhsh, Abu Bakar Salleh and Raja Noor Zaliha Raja Abdul Rahman. Carbohydrate Research. 2011, 346: 472-479.
13. Modeling of lipase-catalyzed production of succinic acid ester using central composite design analysis. Mohd Basyaruddin Abdul Rahman, Nor Izuan Jarmi, Naz Chaibakhsh, Mahiran Basri. Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology. 2011, 38:229–234.
14. Artificial neural network analysis of lipase catalyzed synthesis of xylitol ester. Atena Adnani, Mahiran Basri, Naz Chaibakhsh, Mohd Basyaruddin Abdul Rahman, Abu Bakar Salleh. Industrial Crops and Products. 2011, 33, 42-48.
15. Lipase-catalyzed synthesis of a sugar alcohol-based nonionic surfactant. Atena Adnani, Mahiran Basri, Naz Chaibakhsh, Abu Bakar Salleh and Mohd Basyaruddin Abdul Rahman. Asian Journal of Chemistry. 2011, 23 (1), 388-392.
16. Optimization of operational conditions for adipate ester synthesis in a stirred tank reactor. Naz Chaibakhsh, Mohd Basyaruddin Abdul Rahman, Farzaneh Vahabzadeh, Suraini Abd-Aziz, Mahiran Basri and Abu Bakar Salleh. Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering. 2010, 15 (5), 846-853.
17. Lipase-catalyzed dimethyl adipate synthesis: Response surface modeling and kinetics. Naz Chaibakhsh, Mohd Basyaruddin Abdul Rahman, Mahiran Basri, Abu Bakar Salleh and Suraini Abd-Aziz. Biotechnology Journal. 2010, 5 (8), 848-855.
18. Optimized enzymatic synthesis of levulinate ester in solvent-free system. Alice Lee, Naz Chaibakhsh, Mohd Basyaruddin Abdul Rahman, Mahiran Basri, Bimo Ario Tejo. Industrial Crops and Products. 2010; 32: 246–251.
19. Optimization of lipase-catalyzed synthesis of xylitol ester by Taguchi robust design method. Atena Adnani, Mahiran Basri, Abu Bakar Salleh, Mohd Basyaruddin Abdul Rahman, Naz Chaibakhsh, Raja Noor Zaliha Raja Abdul Rahman. Industrial Crops and Products 2010; 31:350-356.
20. Optimized lipase catalyzed synthesis of adipate ester in a solvent-free system. Naz Chaibakhsh, Mohd Basyaruddin Abdul Rahman, Suraini Abd-Aziz, Mahiran Basri, Raja Noor Zaliha Raja Abdul Rahman and Abu Bakar Salleh. Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology 2009; 36: 1149-1155
21. Effect of alcohol chain length on the optimum conditions for lipase-catalyzed synthesis of adipate esters. Naz Chaibakhsh, Mohd Basyaruddin Abdul Rahman, Suraini Abd-Aziz, Mahiran Basri, Raja Noor Zaliha Raja Abdul Rahman and Abu Bakar Salleh. Biocatalysis and Biotransformation 2009; 27(5-6): 303-308.
22. Application of artificial neural network for yield prediction of lipase catalyzed synthesis of dioctyl adipate. Mohd Basyaruddin Abdul Rahman, Naz Chaibakhsh, Mahiran Basri, Raja Noor Zaliha Raja Abdul Rahman and Abu Bakar Salleh. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology 2009; 158(3):722–735.
23. Modeling and optimization of lipase-catalyzed synthesis of dilauryl adipate ester by response surface methodology. Mohd Basyaruddin Abdul Rahman, Naz Chaibakhsh, Mahiran Basri, Raja Noor Zaliha Raja Abdul Rahman and Abu Bakar Salleh. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology 2008; 83(11):1534-1540.
24. Bioleaching of cobalt from a cobaltiferous ore by a mixed culture of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans and Thiobacillus thiooxidans. Shahin Borhany, Naz Chaibakhsh and Farzaneh Vahabzadeh. International Journal of Science and Technology (Scientia Iranica) 2003; 10(3): 311-316.
25. Recycling of latex wastewater by chemical treatment. Alireza Pendashteh, Naz Chaibakhsh and Babak Tavakoli. Caspian Journal of Environmental Sciences 2004; 2(1), 15-18.
26. Clean Technology. Naz Chaibakhsh. The Environment; Monthly letter. Iranian Center for Education, Culture and Research (ACECR), 2004.
27. High performance lipase-catalyzed synthesis of a non ionic surfactant. Atena Adnani, Mahiran Basri, Naz Chaibakhsh, Hossein Abbastabar Ahangar, Mahiran Basri , Raja Noor Zaliha Raja Abdul Rahman, and Abu Bakar Salleh. IOSR Journal of Applied Chemistry. 2013, 3: 31-43.
28. Use of Plantago major L. as a natural coagulant for optimized decolorization of dye-containing wastewater. Naz Chaibakhsh, Neda Ahmadi, Mohammad Ali Zanjanchi, Industrial Crops and Products, 2014, 61, 169-175.
29. Enzymatic production of a solvent-free menthyl butyrate via response surface methodology catalyzed by a novel thermostable lipase from Geobacillus zalihae. Roswanira Abdul Wahab, Mahiran Basri, Raja Noor Zaliha Raja Abdul Rahman, Abu Bakar Salleh, Mohd Basyaruddin Abdul Rahman, Naz Chaibakhsh, Thean Chor Leow, Biotechnology and Biotechnological Equipment 2014; in press.
30. Optimization of Biocatalytic Synthesis of a Nutraceutical Ester. Naz Chaibakhsh, Eng Chern Chiet, Mahiran Basri, International Journal of Innovative Research in Advanced Engineering, 2014, 1, 299-305.