Dr Samane Maroufi

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My field of research is high temperature metallurgical processes and iron-steel making where I have used my interdisciplinary skill and knowledge (Materials Science and Engineering, and Chemical Engineering) to develop new science and technology for the ��recycling of waste and producing a new generation of green materials, products and resources made entirely, or primarily, from waste.

In 2019, I used my experience and knowledge in the area of sustainability to fully design two new elective courses of MATS6006 (Recycling of waste) and MATS6007 (Sustainable Materials Engineering) for postgraduate students in School of Materials Science and Engineering, based on an entirely new teaching pedagogy which I developed.

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2021-Present:��EF-Lecturer at School of Materials Sci. & Eng., ��Ʊ, Sydney, Australia.

2018-2021: Lecturer at School of Materials Sci. & Eng., ��Ʊ, Sydney, Australia.

2015-2018: Research Associate, SMaRT Centre, School of Materials Sci. & Eng., ��Ʊ, Sydney, Australia.

2013: Student at CSIRO, Melbourne, Australia.

2012-2015: PhD student, Materials Sci. & Engineering, ��Ʊ, Sydney, Australia.

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E-mail

s.maroufi@unsw.edu.au

Location

Room 439, Hilmar Building E10

Book Chapters | 2018

Maroufi ; Echeverria Encina C; Pahlevani ; Sahajwalla , 2018, 'Green Manufacturing: Unmaking Waste to Value Added Material', in Unmaking Waste in Production and Consumption: Towards Circular Economy, Emerald Publishing Limited, pp. 251 - 269

Book Chapters | 2018

Maroufi S; Echeverria CA; Pahlevani F; Sahajwalla V, 2018, 'Green manufacturing: From waste to value added materials', in Crocker R; Saint C; Chen G; Tong Y (ed.), Unmaking Waste in Production and Consumption Towards the Circular Economy, pp. 261 - 279,

Book Chapters | 2016

Maroufi S; Amini S; Jahanshahi S; Ostrovski O, 2016, 'Diffusion Coefficients and Structural Parameters of Molten Slags', in , Wiley, pp. 493 - 500,

Book Chapters | 2016

Maroufi S; Mansuri I; O'Kane P; Skidmore C; Jin Z; Fontana A; Zaharia M; Sahajwalla V, 2016, 'Waste to Value in Steelmaking', in , Wiley, pp. 1 - 15,

Book Chapters | 2016

Maroufi S; Mansuri I; O’Kane P; Skidmore C; Jin Z; Fontana A; Zaharia M; Sahajwalla V, 2016, 'Waste to Value in Steelmaking', in Advances in Molten Slags, Fluxes, and Salts: Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Molten Slags, Fluxes and Salts 2016, Springer International Publishing, pp. 3 - 15,
Journal articles | 2025

Abideen ZU; Khayyam Nekouei R; Hajian Foroushani M; Maroufi S; Pahlevani F; Sahajwalla V, 2025, 'Regenerated and reformed gold and titanium dioxide quantum dots from waste for sustainable and efficient environmental monitoring', Nanoscale, 17, pp. 14368 - 14380,

Journal articles | 2025

Foroushani MH; Maroufi S; Nekouei RK; Aziz M; Sahajwalla V, 2025, 'Sustainable and dual-optimized electrode design from waste resources for high-energy lithium–sulfur batteries', Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 13,

Journal articles | 2025

Hajian Foroushani M; Maroufi S; Khayyam Nekouei R; Sahajwalla V, 2025, 'Artificial solid electrolyte interphase: The Holy Grail for Li-S batteries', Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 212,

Journal articles | 2025

Hajian Foroushani M; Maroufi S; Khayyam Nekouei R; Sahajwalla V, 2025, 'Sustainable energy storage: Microwave-assisted repurposing of disposable masks', Journal of Energy Storage, 112,

Journal articles | 2025

Hajian Foroushani M; Maroufi S; Khayyam Nekouei R; Sahajwalla V, 2025, 'Waste-Derived Zn-Based ASEI Layer for Enhanced Lithium Anodes in Lithium–Sulfur Batteries', Advanced Sustainable Systems, 9,

Journal articles | 2025

Kh. Nekouei R; Salehi H; Hajian Foroushani M; Maroufi S; Sahajwalla V, 2025, 'Microrecycling of waste solar cells via an in-situ fluorine-generating thermal treatment for high purity silicon recovery', Resources Conservation and Recycling, 215,

Journal articles | 2025

Salehi H; Maroufi S; Kh. Nekouei R; Chinu K; Sahajwalla V, 2025, 'Tailored separation of light rare earth elements using combined oxidative precipitation and multi-stage solvent extraction techniques', Separation and Purification Technology, 364,

Journal articles | 2025

Salehi H; Maroufi S; Khayyam Nekouei R; Sahajwalla V, 2025, 'Solvent extraction systems for selective isolation of light rare earth elements with high selectivity for Sm and La', Rare Metals, 44, pp. 2071 - 2084,

Journal articles | 2024

Khayyam Nekouei R; Hajian-Foroushani M; Maroufi S; Sajjad SS; Akhter R; Biswal S; Bustamante H; Sahajwalla V, 2024, 'Microwave-assisted transforming of biosolids into engineered activated carbon employed for adsorption from wastewater', Journal of Cleaner Production, 467,

Journal articles | 2024

Khayyam Nekouei R; Maroufi S; S. Mofarah S; Sahajwalla V, 2024, 'Regeneration of waste Zn-MnO2 batteries: Value-added transformation to regenerate essential materials for sustainable battery manufacturing', Journal of Energy Storage, 80,

Journal articles | 2024

Khayyam Nekouei R; Maroufi S; Sahajwalla V, 2024, 'Innovative hydrothermal technique in efficient disengagement of waste solar panels', Waste Management, 177, pp. 196 - 202,

Journal articles | 2024

Khayyam Nekouei R; Maroufi S; Salehi H; Sahajwalla V, 2024, 'Chemical isolation of rare earth elements (as pure rare earth oxides) from Nd-Fe-B magnets and Ni-MH batteries', Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 12,

Journal articles | 2024

Salehi H; Khayyam Nekouei R; Maroufi S; Sahajwalla V, 2024, 'Sustainable recovery of rare earth elements from Ni-MH batteries: Flux-free thermal isolation and Subsequent hydrometallurgical refinement', Materials Today Sustainability, 27,

Journal articles | 2023

Akbarpour S; Khoshandam B; Maroufi S, 2023, 'The Synthesis and Crystal Phase Evolution of SiO2-Stabilized Zirconia Nanocomposites at Low Temperatures for the Production of Zircon', Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 32, pp. 6214 - 6225,

Journal articles | 2023

Salehi H; Maroufi S; Mofarah SS; Nekouei RK; Sahajwalla V, 2023, 'Recovery of rare earth metals from Ni-MH batteries: A comprehensive review', Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 178,

Journal articles | 2022

Assefi M; S. Mofarah S; Maroufi S; Khayyam Nekouei R; Wang W; Kert E; Sahajwalla V, 2022, 'Regeneration of hydrogen through thermal micronisation of end-of-life polymers for sustainable reduction of iron oxide', Fuel Processing Technology, 226,

Journal articles | 2022

Khayyam Nekouei R; Mofarah S; Hossein R; Maroufi S; Sahajwalla V, 2022, 'Roles of experimental variables in optimised fabrication of microrecycled CuO-based photoelectrodes', Materials Today Sustainability, 18,

Journal articles | 2022

Khayyam Nekouei R; S. Mofarah S; Maroufi S; Tudela I; Sahajwalla V, 2022, 'Determination of the optimum potential window for super- and pseudocapacitance electrodes via in-depth electrochemical impedance spectroscopy analysis', Journal of Energy Storage, 56,

Journal articles | 2022

Khayyam Nekouei R; S. Mofarah S; Maroufi S; Wang W; Mansuri I; Sahajwalla V, 2022, 'Unraveling the Role of Oxides in Electrochemical Performance of Activated Carbons for High Voltage Symmetric Electric Double-Layer Capacitors', Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research, 3,

Journal articles | 2022

Maroufi S; Mofarah SS; Khayyam Nekouei R; Sahajwalla V, 2022, 'Tailoring of a highly stable Mn1−x−y(CexLay)O2−δ pseudocapacitor thin-film and rare earth oxide nanospheres through selective purification of rare earth oxides derived from Ni-MH batteries', Green Chemistry, 24, pp. 1659 - 1672,

Journal articles | 2022

Rostami T; Khoshandam B; Maroufi S, 2022, 'Recovery of lithium, cobalt, nickel, and manganese from spent lithium-ion batteries through a wet-thermal process', Materials Research Bulletin, 153,

Journal articles | 2022

Saleem H; Khosravi M; Maroufi S; Sahajwalla V; O'Mullane AP, 2022, 'Repurposing metal containing wastes and mass-produced materials as electrocatalysts for water electrolysis', Sustainable Energy and Fuels, 6, pp. 4829 - 4844,

Journal articles | 2021

Akbarpour S; Khoshandam B; Maroufi S, 2021, 'Effect of V additive on the crystallization of zircon via SCS method: Synthesis, characterization and reaction mechanism', Chemical Physics Letters, 762,

Journal articles | 2021

Assefi M; Maroufi S; Mansuri I; Sahajwalla V, 2021, 'High strength glass foams recycled from LCD waste screens for insulation application', Journal of Cleaner Production, 280,

Journal articles | 2021

Khayyam Nekouei R; S. Mofarah S; Maroufi S; Cazorla C; O'Mullane AP; Yao Y; Lim S; Tricoli A; Sahajwalla V, 2021, 'Self-adhesive flexible patches of oxide heterojunctions with tailored band alignments for electrocatalytic H2O2generation', Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 9, pp. 26727 - 26740,

Journal articles | 2021

Khayyam Nekouei R; Tudela I; Mofarah SS; Vahidi E; Maroufi S; Wang K; Pahlevani F; Sahajwalla V, 2021, 'Dual functionality of mixed Cu-based two-dimensional (2D) heterostructures derived from electronic waste', Green Chemistry, 23, pp. 5511 - 5523,

Journal articles | 2021

Maroufi S; Khayyam Nekouei R; S. Mofarah S; O'Mullane AP; Yao Y; Lim S; Cazorla C; Sahajwalla V, 2021, 'Anionic Intercalation: Transparent and Flexible Mn₁₋_x₋_y(Ce_xLa_y)O_2−δ Ultrathin‐Film Device for Highly‐Stable Pseudocapacitance Application (Adv. Funct. Mater. 30/2021)', Advanced Functional Materials, 31,

Journal articles | 2021

Maroufi S; Khayyam Nekouei R; S. Mofarah S; O'Mullane AP; Yao Y; Lim S; Cazorla C; Sahajwalla V, 2021, 'Transparent and Flexible Mn1−x−y(CexLay)O2−δ Ultrathin-Film Device for Highly-Stable Pseudocapacitance Application', Advanced Functional Materials, 31,

Journal articles | 2021

Maroufi S; Nekouei RK; Mofarah SS; Sahajwalla V, 2021, 'Nanoscale design of 1D metal oxides derived from mixed Ni-MH battery/transition metal dust', Journal of Hazardous Materials, 415,

Journal articles | 2021

Mofarah SS; Khayyam Nekouei R; Maroufi S; Biswal S; Lim S; Yao Y; Sahajwalla V, 2021, 'Controllable design of defect-rich hybrid iron oxide nanostructures on mesoporous carbon-based scaffold for pseudocapacitive applications', Nanoscale, 13, pp. 3662 - 3672,

Journal articles | 2020

Assefi M; Maroufi S; Yamauchi Y; Sahajwalla V, 2020, 'Pyrometallurgical recycling of Li-ion, Ni–Cd and Ni–MH batteries: A minireview', Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, 24, pp. 26 - 31,

Journal articles | 2020

Jaimes W; Maroufi S, 2020, 'Sustainability in steelmaking', Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, 24, pp. 42 - 47,

Journal articles | 2020

Maroufi S; Assefi M; Khayyam Nekouei R; Sahajwalla V, 2020, 'Recovery of lithium and cobalt from waste lithium-ion batteries through a selective isolation-suspension approach', Sustainable Materials and Technologies, 23,

Journal articles | 2020

Nekouei RK; Maroufi S; Assefi M; Pahlevani F; Sahajwalla V, 2020, 'Thermal isolation of a clean alloy from waste slag and polymeric residue of electronic waste', Processes, 8,

Journal articles | 2020

Sahajwalla V; Maroufi S; Mauriello F, 2020, 'Recycling and reuse editorial', Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, 26,

Journal articles | 2019

Assefi M; Maroufi S; Sahajwalla V, 2019, 'Recycling of the scrap LCD panels by converting into the InBO3 nanostructure product', Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 26, pp. 36287 - 36295,

Journal articles | 2019

Assefi M; Maroufi S; Yamauchi Y; Sahajwalla V, 2019, 'Core-Shell Nanocatalysts of Co3O4 and NiO Shells from New (Discarded) Resources: Sustainable Recovery of Cobalt and Nickel from Spent Lithium-Ion Batteries, Ni-Cd Batteries, and LCD Panel', ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 7, pp. 19005 - 19014,

Journal articles | 2019

Khayyam Nekouei R; Pahlevani F; Mayyas M; Maroufi S; Sahajwalla V, 2019, 'Direct transformation of waste printed circuit boards into high surface area t-SnO2 for photocatalytic dye degradation', Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 7,

Journal articles | 2019

Maroufi S; Khayyam Nekouei R; Sahajwalla V, 2019, 'An electrochemical strategy to fabricate MnOx thin film from spent batteries for pseudocapacitive applications', Electrochimica Acta, 328,

Journal articles | 2019

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