Selected publications since 1996

Journal articles (peer reviewed):

1. Taherzadeh M.J., Lidén G., Gustafsson L., Niklasson C. (1996): The Effect of Pantothenate Deficiency and Acetate Addition on Anaerobic Batch Fermentation of Glucose by Saccharomyces Cerevisiae; Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol., 46(2), 176-182

2. Taherzadeh M.J., Niklasson C., Lidén G. (1997): Acetic acid - Friend or foe in anaerobic batch conversion of glucose to ethanol by Saccharomyces cerevisiae?; Chem. Eng. Sci., 52(15), 2653-2659

3. Taherzadeh M.J., Eklund R., Gustafsson L., Niklasson C., Lidén G., (1997): Characterization and fermentation of dilute-acid hydrolyzates from wood; Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 36(11), 4659-4665

4. Taherzadeh M.J., Gustafsson L., Niklasson C. , Lidén G. (1999): Conversion of furfural in aerobic and anaerobic batch fermentation of glucose by Saccharomyces cerevisiae; J. Biosci. Bioeng., 87(2): 169-174

5. Taherzadeh M.J., Niklasson C. , Lidén G. (1999) Conversion of dilute-acid hydrolyzates to ethanol by fed-batch fermentation; Bioresource Technol., 69(1): 59-66

6. Mandenius C.F., Lidén H., Eklöv T., Taherzadeh M.J., Lidén G. (1999); Prediction fermentability of wood hydrolyzates with responses from electronic noses; Biotechnol. Prog., 15(4): 617-621

7. Taherzadeh M.J., Gustafsson L., Niklasson C., Lidén G. (2000): Physiological effects of 5-hydroxymethyl furfural (HMF) on Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol., 53(6): 701-708

8. Taherzadeh M.J., Niklasson C., Lidén G. (2000): On-line control of fed-batch fermentation of dilute-acid hydrolyzates, Biotechnol. Bioeng.,69(3): 330-338

9. Taherzadeh M.J., Gustafsson L., Niklasson C., Lidén G. (2000): Inhibition effects of furfural on aerobic batch cultivation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae growing on ethanol and/or acetic acid; J. Biosci. Bioeng., 90(4): 374-380

10. Horváth, I. S., Taherzadeh, M. J., Niklasson, C., and Lidén, G. (2001). Effects of furfural on anaerobic continuous cultivation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Biotechnol. Bioeng., 75(5): 540-549

11. Nilsson, A., Taherzadeh, M.J. & Lidén, G. (2001) Use of dynamic step response for control of fed-batch conversion of lignocellulosic hydrolyzates to ethanol, J. Biotechnol., 89(1): 41-54

12. Taherzadeh, M. J., Millati R., Niklasson C. (2001). Continuous cultivation of dilute-acid hydrolyzates to ethanol by immobilized Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Appl. Biochem. Biotechnol., 95(1): 45-57

13. Taherzadeh M.J., Adler L., Lidén, G. (2002): Strategies for enhancing fermentative production of glycerol – a review. Enzyme Microb. Technol., 31(1-2): 53-66

14. Modig, T., Lidén, G., and Taherzadeh, M.J. (2002): Inhibition effects of furfural on alcohol dehydrogenase, aldehyde dehydrogenase and pyruvate dehydrogenase. Biochemical J., 363(3): 769-776

15. Nilsson, A., Taherzadeh, M.J. & Lidén, G. (2002): On-line estimation of sugar concentration for control of ethanol production from lignocellulosic hydrolyzates by Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Bioprocess Biosys. Eng., 25(3): 183-191

16. Millati, R., Niklasson, C. and Taherzadeh, M. J. (2002): Effect of pH, time and temperature of overliming on detoxification of dilute-acid hydrolyzates for cultivation by Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Process Biochem., 38(4): 515-523

17. Taherzadeh, M.J., Fox, M., Hjorth, H., Edebo, L., (2003). Cultivation of Rhizopus oryzae in synthetic medium and paper pulp sulfite liquor to produce mycelium biomass, ethanol and lactic acid. Bioresource Technol., 88(3): 167-177

18. Horváth, I. S., Franzén C. J., Taherzadeh, M. J., Niklasson, C., and Lidén, G. (2003): Effects of Furfural on the Respiratory Metabolism of Saccharomyces cerevisiae in Glucose-limited Chemostats: Metabolic Modeling of Furfural Conversion, Applied and Enviromnental Microbiology, 69(7): 4076-4086

19. Purwadi, R., Niklasson, C., Taherzadeh, M.J. (2004): Kinetic study of detoxification of dilute-acid hydrolyzates by Ca(OH)₂, J. Biotechnol. 114(1-2): 187-198

20. Talebnia, F., Niklasson, C., Taherzadeh, M.J. (2004): Ethanol production from glucose and dilute-acid hydrolyzates by encapsulated S. cerevisiae, Biotechnol. Bioeng., 90(3): 345-353

21. Millati, R. Edebo, L. and Taherzadeh, M. J. (2005) Performance of Rhizopus, Rhizomucor and Mucor in Ethanol Production from Glucose, Xylose and Wood Hydrolyzates. Enzyme Microb. Technol., 36 (2-3): 294-300

22. Sues A., Millati R., Edebo L., Taherzadeh M.J. (2005): Ethanol Production from Hexoses, Pentoses, and Dilute-acid Hydrolyzates by Mucor indicus, FEMS Yeast Res., 5(6-7): 669-676

23. Karimi K., Brandberg T., Edebo L., Taherzadeh M.J. (2005): Fed-batch cultivation of Mucor indicus in dilute-acid lignocellulosic hydrolyzate for ethanol production, Biotechnol. Lett., 27(18): 1395-1400

24. Kjellstrand, R., Mattsson, A., Niklasson, C., Taherzadeh, M.J. (2005): Short circuiting in a denitrifying activated sludge tank, Water Sci. Technol., 52(10-11): 79-87

25. Karimi K., Emtiazi G., Taherzadeh M.J. (2006): Production of ethanol and mycelial biomass from rice straw hemicellulose hydrolyzate by Mucor indicus, Process Biochem. 41(3): 653-658

26. Karimi K., Kheradmandinia Sh., Taherzadeh, M.J. (2006): Conversion of rice straw to sugars by dilute-acid hydrolysis, Biomass Bioenergy, 30(3): 247-253

27. Karimi K., Emtiazi G., Taherzadeh M.J. (2006): Ethanol production from dilute-acid pretreated rice straw by simultaneous saccharification and fermentation with Mucor indicus, Rhizopus oryzae, and Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Enzyme Microb. Technol., 40: 138-144

28. Talebnia, F., C., Taherzadeh, M.J. (2006): In situ detoxification and continuous cultivation of dilute-acid hydrolyzate to ethanol by encapsulated S. cerevisiae, J. Biotechnol., 125(3): 377-384

29. Arabi, R., Bemanian, S., Taherzadeh, M.J. (2007): Rapid Biodegradation of Methyl tert–Butyl Ether (MTBE) by Pure Bacterial cultures, Iran. J. Chem. Chem. Eng., 26(1): 1-7

30. Brandberg,T., Karimi,K., Taherzadeh, M.J., Franzén, C.J., Gustafsson L. (2007): Continuous fermentation of wheat-supplemented lignocellulose hydrolysate with different types of cell retention, Biotech. Bioeng., 98(1): 80-90

31. Jeihanipour A., Karimi K., Taherzadeh M.J. (2007): Antimicrobial properties of fungal chitosan, Res J Biol Sci, 2(3): 239-243

32. Purwadi, R., Brandberg, T., Taherzadeh, M.J. (2007): A Possible Industrial Solution to Ferment Lignocellulosic Hydrolyzate to Ethanol: Continuous Cultivation with Flocculating Yeast, Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8(9), 920-932

33. Taherzadeh M.J., Karimi K. (2007): Acid-based hydrolysis processes for ethanol from lignocellulosic materials: A review, BioResources, 2(3): 472-499

34. Taherzadeh M.J., Karimi K. (2007): Enzymatic-based hydrolysis processes for ethanol from lignocellulosic materials: A review, BioResources, 2(4): 707-738

35. Pourbafrani, M., Talebnia, F., Niklasson, C., Taherzadeh, M.J. (2007): Protective Effect of Encapsulation in Fermentation of Limonene-contained Media and Orange Peel Hydrolyzate, Int. J. Mol. Sci. 8(8): 777-787

36. Talebnia, F., C., Taherzadeh, M.J. (2007): Physiological and Morphological Study of Encapsulated Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Enzyme Microb. Technol., 41(6-7): 683-688

37. Zamani, A. Edebo, L., Sjöström, B., Taherzadeh, M.J. (2007): Extraction and precipitation of chitosan from cell wall of zygomycetes fungi by dilute sulfuric acid, Biomacromolecules, 8(12): 3786-3790

38. Talebnia, F., Pourbafrani, M., Lundin, M., Taherzadeh, M.J. (2008): Optimization study of citrus wastes Saccharification by dilute acid hydrolysis, BioResources, 3(1): 108-122

39. Purwadi, R., Taherzadeh, M.J. (2008): The performance of serial bioreactors in rapid continuous production of ethanol from dilute-acid hydrolyzates using immobilized cells, Bioresource Technol, 99(7): 2226-2233

40. Karimi K., Edebo, L., Taherzadeh M.J. (2008): Mucor indicus as a biofilter and fermenting organism in continuous ethanol production from lignocellulosic hydrolyzate, Biochem. Eng. J., 39(2):383-388

41. Ebrahimi, F., Khanahmadi, M., Roodpeyma, Sh., Taherzadeh, M.J. (2008): Ethanol production from bread residues, Biomass Bioenergy, 32: 333-337

42. Millati R., Karimi K., Edebo L., Niklasson C., Taherzadeh M.J. (2008): Ethanol production from xylose and wood hydrolyzate by Mucor indicus at different aeration rates, BioResources, 3(4): 1020-1029

43. Taherzadeh M.J., Karimi K., (2008): Pretreatment of lignocellulosic wastes to improve ethanol and biogas production: A review, Int. J. Mol. Sci., 9: 1621-1651

44. Zamani, A.; Jeihanipour, A.; Edebo, L.; Niklasson, C.; Taherzadeh, M.J. (2008): Determination of glucosamine and N-acetyl glucosamine in fungal cell walls, J. Agri. Food Chem., 56(18): 8314-8318

45. Sharifia, M., Karimi K., Taherzadeh M.J. (2008): Production of ethanol by filamentous and yeast-like forms of Mucor indicus from fructose, glucose, sucrose, and molasses, J. Ind. Microb. Biotechnol., 35(11): 1253-1259

46. Jeihanipour, A., Taherzadeh, M.J. (2009): Ethanol production from cotton-based waste textiles, Bioresource Technol, 100(2): 1007-1010

47. Dehkhoda, A., Brandberg, T, Taherzadeh, M.J. (2009): Comparison of vacuum and high pressure evaporated wood hydrolyzate for ethanol production by repeated fed-batch using flocculating Saccharomyces cerevisiae, BioResources, 4(1): 309-320

48. Abedinifar, S., Karimi, K., Khanahmadi, M., Taherzadeh, M.J. (2009): Ethanol production by Mucor indicus and Rhizopus oryzae from rice straw by separate hydrolysis and fermentation, Biomass Bioenergy, 33(5): 828-833

49. Lennartsson, P.R., Karimi K., Edebo L., Taherzadeh M.J. (2009): Effects of different growth forms of Mucor indicus on cultivation on dilute-acid lignocellulosic hydrolyzate, inhibitor tolerance, and cell wall composition, J Biotechnol., in press

50. Shafiei, M., Karimi, K., Taherzadeh, M.J. (2009): Pretreatment of spruce and oak by N-methylmorpholine-N-oxide (NMMO) for efficient conversion of their cellulose to ethanol, Bioresource Technol, in press

51. Teghammar, A., Yngvesson, J., Lundin, M. Taherzadeh, M.J., Horváth I.S. (2009): Pretreatment of paper tube residuals for improved biogas production, Bioresource Technol, in press

52. Taherzadeh, M.J. (2009):Waste to wealth; Vetenskap för Profession, 10:73-38

53. Jeihanipour, A., Karimi, K., Taherzadeh, M.J. (2010): Enhancement of ethanol and biogas production from high-crystalline cellulose by different modes of NMO pretreatment, Biotech. Bioeng., in press

54. Zamani, A.; Henriksson, D.; Taherzadeh, M.J. (2010): A new foaming technique for production of superabsorbents from carboxymethyl chitosan, Carbohydrate Polymers, in press 

55. Pourbafrani, M., Forgács, G., Horváth, I.S., Niklasson, C., Taherzadeh, M.J. (2010): Production of biofuels, limonene and pectin from citrus wastes, Bioresource Technol, 101(11): 4246-4250

56. Majdejabbari, S., Barghi, H., Taherzadeh, M.J. (2010): Synthesis and characterization of biosuperabsorbent based on ovalbumin protein, J. Macromol. Sci. Part A: Pure Appl. Chem., 47(7): 708-715

57. Teghammar, A., Yngvesson, J., Lundin, M. Taherzadeh, M.J., Horváth I.S. (2010): Pretreatment of paper tube residuals for improved biogas production, Bioresource Technol, 101(4): 1206-1212

58. Shafiei, M., Karimi, K., Taherzadeh, M.J. (2010): Pretreatment of spruce and oak by N-methylmorpholine-N-oxide (NMMO) for efficient conversion of their cellulose to ethanol, Bioresource Technol, 101(13): 4914-4918

59. Mirahmadi, K, Kabir M.M., Jeihanipour, A., Karimi, K., Taherzadeh, M.J. (2010): Alkaline pretreatment of spruce and birch to improve bioethanol and biogas production, BioResources, 5(2): 928-938

60. Lohrasbi, M., Pourbafrani, M., Niklasson C., Taherzadeh M.J. (2010): Process design and economic analysis of a citrus waste biorefinery with biofuels and limonene as products, Bioresource Technol, 101(19): 7382-7388

61. Zamani, A.; Taherzadeh, M.J. (2010): Production of low molecular weight chitosan by hot dilute sulfuric acid, BioResources, 5(3): 1554-1564

62. Jeihanipour, A., Karimi, K., Niklasson, C. Taherzadeh, M.J., (2010): A novel process for ethanol or biogas production from cellulose in blended-fibers waste textiles, Waste Management, 30: 2504-2509

63. Zamani, A.; Taherzadeh, M.J. (2010): Effects of partial dehydration and freezing temperature on water binding capacity of chitosan-based superabsorbents, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 49(17): 8094-8099

64. Zamani, A.; Edebo, L.; Niklasson, C.; Taherzadeh, M.J. (2010): Temperature Shifts for Extraction and Purification of Zygomycetes Chitosan with Dilute Sulfuric Acid. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2010, 11, 2976-2987.

65. López, Y., García, A., Karimi, K., Taherzadeh, M. J., and Martín, C. (2010): Chemical characterisation and dilute-acid hydrolysis of rice hulls from an artisan mill, BioResources 5(4), 2268-2277.

66. Bidgoli, H., Zamani, A.; Taherzadeh, M.J. (2010): Effect of carboxymethylation conditions on water binding capacity of chitosan-based superabsorbents, Carbohydrate Res., 345: 2683-2689

67. Hosseinpour, H., Karimi, K., Zilouei, H., Taherzadeh, M.J. (2010): Simultaneous pretreatment of lignocellulose and hydrolysis of starch in mixtures to sugars, BioResources, 5(4): 2457-2469

68. Shafiei, M., Karimi, K., Taherzadeh, M.J. (2010): Palm Date Fibers: Analysis and Enzymatic Hydrolysis, Int. J. Mol. Sci. 11(11), 4285-4296

Book Chapters:

1. Taherzadeh M. J., Niklasson C. (2004): Ethanol from Lignocellulosic Materials: Pretreatment, Acid and Enzymatic Hydrolyses and Fermentation. In: B. C. Saha, K. Hayashi (eds.). Lignocellulose Biodegradation: ISBN 0-8412-3876-6, June 2004, American Chemical Society, Washington DC, 2004, pages 49-68.

2. Taherzadeh M. J., Karimi, K. (2008): Bioethanol: Market and Production Processes. In: A. Nag (ed.). Biofuel Refining and Performance: ISBN: 978-0-07-148970-6, McGraw Hill Publishers, USA – Press, Chapter 3. Pages 69-106

International conference proceedings:

1. Taherzadeh M.J., Niklasson C. ,Gustafsson L., Lidén G. (1998) Fermentation of strongly inhibiting wood hydrolyzates using fed-batch technique ; Proceeding of Bioenergy '98, Madison, Wisconsin, Oct. 1998, vol. 2, 872-880

2. Taherzadeh M.J., Niklasson C., Lidén G. (1999) Fuel ethanol production from lignocellulosic materials; Proc. Iranian Natl. Energy Congr., 2^nd , vol. 2, 39-63

3. Horvath, I. S., Franzen, C. J., Taherzadeh, M. J. and Liden, G. (2001) Metabolic modeling of furfural conversion in continuous cultivation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Yeast 18, S224-S224

4. Taherzadeh, M. J. (2001). Fermentation of lignocellulosic hydrolyzates to fuel ethanol by “fed-batch technique” – Why? How? Proc. 3^rd Int. Alcohol Production Workshop IAPW’01, Cuba, Lignocellulose part 1-9

5. Taherzadeh, M.J., Niklasson, C., Lidén G. (2002): Fermentation of lignocellulosic hydrolyzates to fuel ethanol: batch, fed-batch or continuous mode of operation?, Proc. The 14^th Int. Symp. Alcohol Fuel ISAF XIV, Thailand, Part 3 – Fuel Technology

6. Taherzadeh, M.J., Niklasson, C., Lidén G. (2002): Fermentation of lignocellulosic hydrolyzates to fuel ethanol: batch, fed-batch or continuous mode of operation?, Proc. The 14^th Int. Symp. Alcohol Fuel ISAF XIV, Thailand, Part 3 – Fuel Technology

7. Ronny Purwadi, Claes Niklasson and Mohammad J. Taherzadeh (2002) Control and Monitoring of a Bioreactor System for Ethanol Production from Lignocellulosic Hydrolyzate, International Conference on Trends in Monitoring and Control of Life Science Applications, October 7th – 8th, 2002, Lyngby, Denmark

8. Ria Millati, Lars Edebo, Mohammad J. Taherzadeh (2004): Ethanol from wood hydrolyzates by zygomycetes; 2^nd International Meeting on the Physiology of Yeasts and Filamentous Fungi (PYFF 2), Anglet, France, 24-28 March 2004

9. Farid Talebnia, Claes Niklasson, Mohammad Taherzadeh (2004): Ethanol production by encapsulated S.cerevisiae; Annual Ethanol Meeting, 26-28 May 2004, Örnskilsvik, Sweden

10. Abdal, M., Karimi, K., Ehsani, M.R., Taherzadeh, M.J., (2003). Simulation of hydrogen sulfide decomposition process in membrane reactor. Iranian National Chemical Engineering Congress, 8th, Mashhad, Islamic Republic of Iran, Oct. 19-21, 2003, 340/1-340/8.

11. Kheradmandinia, S., M. Sadrzadeh, and M.J. Taherzadeh (2003), Separation of zinc oxide from sludge from agglomerization unit of Isfahan iron melting plant using hydrometallurgical methods. Iranian National Chemical Engineering Congress, 8th, Mashhad, Islamic Republic of Iran, Oct. 19-21, 2003, 2003: p. 402/1-402/7.

12. Abedinifar, S., Karimi, K., Taherzadeh, M.J., Emtiazi G. (2004): Enzymatic production of glucose from linter, Proc. 8^th National Iranian Congress in Chemical Engineering, Iran Science & Technology University, Tehran, Iran,

13. Ronny Purwadi, Claes Niklasson, Mohammad Taherzadeh (2004): Determination of Fermentation State using Dynamic Response of CER; Annual Ethanol Meeting, 26-28 May 2004, Örnskilsvik, Sweden

14. Nabavi, S.J., M.R. Ehsani, and M. J. Taherzadeh (2005), Biodesulfurization of Iranian high sulfur coal. World Congress of Chemical Engineering, 7^th, Glasgow, United Kingdom, July 10-14, 2005, 2005: p. 86703/1-86703/6.

15. Purwadi, R., Talebnia, F., Taherzadeh, M.J. (2005): Rapid production of ethanol from dilute-acid hydrolizate by continuos cultivation, Proc. 5^th International Symposium on the Production of Alcohol and Yeasts (SIPAL), 6-10 March 2005, Campos do Jordão, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Page 6

16. Ebrahimi, F., Khanahmadi, M., Roodpeyma Sh., Taherzadeh, M.J. (2005): Enzymatic hydrolysis of waste bread, Proc. 4^th National Biotechnology Congress, August 2005, Kerman, Iran

17. Ebrahimi, F., Khanahmadi, M., Roodpeyma Sh., Taherzadeh, M.J. (2005): Ethanol production from waste bread, Proc. 9^th National Iranian Congress in Chemical Engineering, 15-17 Nov. 2005, Zahedan, Iran, page 4718-4730

18. Ronny Purwadi and Mohammad J. Taherzadeh (2006): Performance of Continuous Detoxification of Dilute-acid Hydrolyzates by Ca(OH)₂, 28^th Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals, Apr. 30- May 3, 2006, Nashville, TN, USA

19. Ria Millati, Mohammad J. Taherzadeh (2006): Fermentation of dilute-acid hydrolyzate to ethanol in continuous cultivation with immobilized S. cerevisiae and potential of zygomycetous fungi as the fermenting microorganism and the prospect of bio-ethanol in Indonesia, Proc. The 2^nd Biannual Meeting on Bioprocess Engineering, Nov. 20-24, 2006, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Pages 31-41

20. Mohammad J. Taherzadeh and Claes Niklasson (2006): An overview on ethanol from lignocellulosic waste materials, Proc. The 2^nd Biannual Meeting on Bioprocess Engineering, Nov. 20-24, 2006, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, pages 5-14

21. Zamani, A., Karimi, K., and Taherzadeh, M. J. (2006): Simultaneous production of chitosan and ethanol with rhizopus oryzae and mucor indicus; Proc. 10^th  International Conference on Chitin and Chitosan (10th ICCC), 6-9 Sep. 2006, Montpellier, France

22. Samiei, K., Fröling, M., Taherzadeh, M. (2008): Optimal use of biomass resources in a biorefinery type setting – Case study of a bioethanol concept, Proceeding World Bioenergy 2008, 27-29 May, Jönköping, Sweden

23. P. R. Lennartsson, K. Karimi, L. Edebo, M. J. Taherzadeh (2008): Ethanol production by dimorphic fungus Mucor indicus, Proceeding World Bioenergy 2008, 27-29 May, Jönköping, Sweden

24. Teghammar A., Talebnia F., Horvath I.S., Taherzadeh, M.J. (2008): Biogas or ethanol from paper tube residuals?, Proceeding 2^nd International Simposium on Energy from Biomass and Waste, 17-20 Nov., Venice, Italy

25. M. Pourbafrani and M.J. Taherzadeh (2009): Ethanol from softwood: process simulation and energy analysis, Proceeding The 2nd Nordic Wood Biorefinery Conference, 2-4 Sep. 2009, Helsinki, Finland, pages 18-23

26. M.M. Kabir, K. Mirahmadi, A. Jeihanipour, K. Karimi and M.J. Taherzadeh (2009): Effect of sodium hydroxide pretreatment on enzymatic hydrolysis of softwoods and hardwoods, Proceeding The 2nd Nordic Wood Biorefinery Conference, 2-4 Sep. 2009, Helsinki, Finland, pages 32-34

27. M S.R. Labafzadeh, V. Jafari, K. Karimi and M.J. Taherzadeh (2009): Conversion of wallpaper waste to ethanol, Proceeding The 2nd Nordic Wood Biorefinery Conference, 2-4 Sep. 2009, Helsinki, Finland, pages 39-42

28. A.M. Syouki, A. Jeihanipour, K. Karimi and M.J. Taherzadeh (2009): Enhancement of enzymatic hydrolysis of wood by pretreatment with different cellulose dissolution systems, Proceeding The 2nd Nordic Wood Biorefinery Conference, 2-4 Sep. 2009, Helsinki, Finland, pages 57-59