Professor for Sustainability and Product Lifecycle Assessment, Engineering, International Business - Focus on Renewable Energy, Water and Waste Management
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About me
About me
My research focuses on biomass valorization through sustainable conversion technologies, including pyrolysis, hydrothermal carbonization, humification, and fulvification processes. My work aims to develop environmentally friendly approaches for waste utilization, carbon sequestration, nutrient recovery, and circular economy applications. In addition, I specialize in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting, and carbon footprint analysis to evaluate the environmental performance and sustainability of emerging technologies and industrial systems.
- PhD degree, Process Engineering | Technische Universität Berlin (TU), Germany, 2022–2026
Dissertation: Transition Pathways in Biomass Valorization: From Pyrolysis to Hydrothermal Processes and Biological Integration for Circular Bioeconomy Applications - DAAD Scholarship Program, Doctoral Research in Environmental Sciences, Germany, 2023
- Master’s degree, Environmental Engineering | Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Malaysia, 2019–2021
Dissertation: Tea Waste Biochar Modified by Beta Cyclodextrin for the Adsorption of Acetylsalicylic Acid - Master’s degree, Hydraulic Structures | K. N. Toosi University of Technology, Iran, 2009–2011
Dissertation: Investigation of Embedded Pipes Characteristic and Layout on the Heating System of Buildings by Using Computer Modeling Tools - Bachelor’s degree, Civil Engineering | Qazvin Islamic Azad University, Iran, 2003–2008
- Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Greenhouse Gas Accounting, and Carbon Footprint Analysis
- Biomass Valorization and Circular Bioeconomy
- Hydrothermal Carbonization, Humification, and Fulvification of Biomass
- Biomass Pyrolysis
- Water and Wastewater Treatment, Adsorption Technologies
- Nutrient Recovery and Resource Recovery Technologies
- Purification and Upgrading of Carbonized Materials
- Sustainable Waste Management and Environmental Systems Analysis
- Environmental Life Cycle Assessment and International Agreements
- Business model generation – Focusing on Waste to Energy Technologies
- Sustainable Technology Management III: Product Lifecycle Management including CRM and SCM
- Mathematics III
- Sustainable Water Processing and Management including Practice
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I have contributed to these publications
- Ghobadian, S., Romero, O., et al. “Biochar from Poplar Sawdust for Digestate Nutrient Recovery and Potential for Long-Term Carbon Sequestration”, Biomass Conversion and Refinery, 2026.
- Ghobadian, S., Ischia, G., et al. “Hydrothermal Humification and Fulvification of Grass for Artificial Humic Substance Production and By-product Applications”, Environmental Technology & Innovation, 2026.
- Ghobadian, S., Schneider, R., et al. “Toward Waste-Minimising Biorefineries: Integrating Fermentation and Hydrothermal Fulvification of Grass”, Waste Management, 2026.
- Ghobadian, S. “Transition Pathways in Biomass Valorization: From Pyrolysis to Hydrothermal Processes and Biological Integration for Circular Bioeconomy Applications”, Technische Universität Berlin, 2026.