Rate My Professor Hossein Mohammadpour

Hossein Mohammadpour is affiliated with the School of Engineering and Energy in the College of Science, Health, Engineering and Education at Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia. He completed his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) at Murdoch University in 2022, with a thesis entitled 'Energy-efficient electrochemically-driven CO2 capture systems for biogas upgrading.' His research specializes in electrochemical technologies for CO2 separation and biogas upgrading, focusing on energy-efficient systems to enhance the utilization of biogas as a renewable energy source. Biogas, primarily composed of CO2 and CH4, is undervalued due to its high CO2 content, and Mohammadpour's work explores electrochemical methods to capture CO2, achieving low net energy requirements such as 0.25 kWh/kg CO2. His projects have been supported by a PhD scholarship from Murdoch University and a top-up scholarship from the Water Corporation of Western Australia.

Mohammadpour has contributed to several key publications in the field. In 2024, he published 'Electrolytic Regeneration of Spent Caustic Soda from CO2 Capture Systems' in Processes, describing a hybrid electrochemical cell that recycles hydrogen to avoid oxygen evolution, attaining 90% electron utilization efficiency, a 40% relative carbonate/bicarbonate diffusional flux, and a minimum energy input of 0.19 kWh/kg CO2 at a recovery rate of 0.7 mol/m²/h—30% lower than control systems. That same year, he co-authored 'A review of biogas upgrading technologies: key emphasis on electrochemical systems' in Water Science & Technology, noting that only up to 35% of global raw biogas is upgraded and discussing scalability challenges for electrochemical approaches. Additional publications include 'A three-chamber electrochemical cell facilitated biogas upgrading and high-purity oxygen production' (Journal of Power Sources, 2022), 'Simple energy-efficient electrochemically-driven CO2 scrubbing for biogas upgrading' (Renewable Energy, 2022), and 'Utilisation of oxygen from water electrolysis – Assessment for wastewater treatment and aquaculture' (Chemical Engineering Science, 2021). These works advance sustainable biogas processing and CO2 management technologies.