Publications

H-index:   61               I10-index:  183                  

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles (updated 2020, find the new articles here):    

• S. Mirmohamadsadeghi , K. Karimi, R. Azarbaijani, L. P. Yeganeh, I. Angelidaki , A.S Nizami , R. Bhat, K. Dashora , V. Kumar Vijay , M. Aghbashlo, V. Kumar Guptai, M. Tabatabaei, Pretreatment of Lignocelluloses for Enhanced Biogas Production: A review on Influencing Mechanisms and the Importance of Microbial Diversity, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews (IF: 12.11), Accepted 2020.

• S. Amid, M. Aghbashlo, M. Tabatabaei, K. Karimi, A.S. Nizami, H. Hosseinzadeh-Bandbafh, Mohamad Mojarab Soufiyan, Hamid Ghasemkhani, Exergetic, exergoeconomic, and exergoenvironmental aspects of an industrial-scale molasses-based ethanol production plant, Energy Conversion and Management, Accepted 2020.   

•  V. Rahimi, M. Shafiei, K. Karimi, Techno-Economic Study of Castor Oil Crop Biorefinery: Production of Biodiesel without Fossil-Based Methanol and Lignoethanol Improved by Alkali Pretreatment, Agronomy 10 (10), 1538, 2020.

• M. Tajmirriahi, F. Momayez, K. Karimi, The Critical Impact of Rice Straw Extractives on Biogas and Bioethanol Production, Bioresource Technology, Accepted, 2020. 

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• F. Ebrahimian, K. Karimi, R. Kumar, Sustainable biofuels and bioplastic production from ‎the organic fraction of municipal solid waste, Waste Management, Accepted 2020

   

• A. Abedini, H. Amiri, K. Karimi, Efficient biobutanol production from potato peel wastes by separate and simultaneous inhibitors removal and pretreatment, Renewable Energy, Accepted 2020.

   

• S. Farmanbordar, H. Amiri, K. Karimi, Synergy of municipal solid waste co-processing with lignocellulosic waste for improved biobutanol production, Waste Management, Accepted 2020.

   

• M. Dohaei, K. Karimi, M. Rahimmalek, B. Satari, Integrated biorefinery of aquatic fern Azolla filiculoides for enhanced extraction of phenolics protein, and lipid and methane production from the residues, Journal of Cleaner Production, Accepted 2020.

   

• P. Nazemi, M. Shafiei, K. Karimi, Biobutanol production from municipal solid waste: technical and economic analysis, Bioresource Technology, Accepted 2020.

   

• RS. Alavijeh, K. Karimi, C. van den Berg, An integrated and optimized process for cleaner production of ethanol and biodiesel from corn stover by Mucor indicus, Journal of Cleaner Production 249, 119321, 2020.

   

• M.S. Bay, K. Karimi, S. Mirmohamadsadeghi, Improved Environmental and Socio-Economic Impacts of Ethanol Production from Rice Straw, Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, Accepted 2020.

   

• M. Mirfakhar, M. A. Asadollahi, H. Amiri, K. Karimi, Co-fermentation of hemicellulosic hydrolysates and starch from sweet sorghum by Clostridium acetobutylicum: A synergistic effect for butanol production, Industrial Crops and Products, Accepted 2020.

   

• A. Hosseini, M. Jazini, M. Mahdieh, K. Karimi, Efficient superantioxidant and biofuel production from microalga Haematococcus pluvialis via a biorefinery approach, Bioresource Technology, Available online 2020.

   

• M. Tabatabaei, M. Aghbashlo, E. Valijanian, H. K. S. Panahi, A.S. Nizami, H. Ghanavati, A. Sulaiman, S. Mirmohamadsadeghi, K. Karimi, A comprehensive review on recent biological innovations to improve biogas production, part 1: Upstream strategies, Renewable Energy, In Press, 2020.

   

• R. Shafiei Alavijeh, K. Karimi, R.H. Wijffels, C. van den Berg, M. Eppink, Combined bead milling and enzymatic hydrolysis for efficient fractionation of lipids, proteins, and carbohydrates of Chlorella vulgaris microalgae, Bioresource Technology, Accepted 2020.

   

• M. Tabatabaei, M. Aghbashlo, E. Valijanian, H. K. S. Panahi, A.S. Nizami, H. Ghanavati, A. Sulaiman, S. Mirmohamadsadeghi, K. Karimi, A comprehensive review on recent biological innovations to improve biogas production, part 2: mainstream and downstream strategies, Renewable Energy, In Press, 2020.

   

• SS. Hashemi, S. Mirmohamadsadeghi, K. Karimi, Biorefinery development based on whole safflower plant, Renewable Energy, Accepted 2020.

   

• F. Ebrahimian, K. Karimi, Efficient biohydrogen and advanced biofuel coproduction from municipal solid waste through a clean process, Bioresource Technology 300, 122656, 2020.

   

• M. P. Naghshbandi, M. Tabatabaei, M. Aghbashlo, V. K. Gupta, A. Sulaiman, K. Karimi, H. Moghimi, M. Maleki, Progress toward improving ethanol production through decreased glycerol generation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by metabolic and genetic engineering approaches, Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, Accepted 2020.

   

• L. Abasian, R. Shafiei Alavijeh, B. Satari, K. Karimi, Sustainable and effective chitosan production by dimorphic fungus Mucor rouxii via replacing yeast extract with fungal extract, Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Accepted 2019.

   

• M. Mohammadi, M. Shafiei, A. Abdolmaleki, K. Karimi, J.P. Mikkola, and C. Larsson, A morpholinium ionic liquid for rice straw pretreatment to enhance ethanol production, Industrial Crops and Products, Accepted 2019.

   

• H.K.S. Panahi, M. Dehhaghi, M. Aghbashlo, K. Karimi, M. Tabatabaei, Shifting fuel feedstock from oil wells to sea: Iran outlook and potential for biofuel production from brown macroalgae (ochrophyta; phaeophyceae), Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 112, 626-642, 2019.

   

• S.S. Hashemi, K. Karimi, S. Mirmohamadsadeghi, Hydrothermal pretreatment of safflower straw to enhance biogas production", Energy, Accepted 2019.

   

• K. S. Panahi, M. Dehhaghi, M. Aghbashlo, K. Karimi, M. Tabatabaei, Conversion of residues from agro-food industry into bioethanol in Iran: ‎An under-valued biofuel additive to phase out MTBE in gasoline, Renewable Energy, Accepted 2019.

   

• S. Mirmohamadsadeghi, K. Karimi, M. Tabatabaei, M. Aghbashlo, Biogas production from food wastes: A review on recent developments and future perspectives, Bioresource Technology Reports, Accepted 2019.

   

• M. Mohammadi, M. Shafiei, K. Karimi, A. Abdolmaleki, J.P. Mikkol, and C. Larsson, Improvement of ethanol production from birch and spruce pretreated with 1-H-3-methylmorpholinium chloride, Electronic Journal of Biotechnology, Accepted 2019.

   

• M. Parsaee, M.K.D. Kiani, K. Karimi, A review of biogas production from sugarcane vinasse, Biomass and Bioenergy, Accepted 2019.

   

• M. Jazini, A Ameri, D Sohrabi, K Karimi, Efficient xanthan gum production from phosphoric acid–pretreated cedar wood and elm wood, Advanced Researches in Microbial Metabolites & Technology, Accepted 2019.

   

• S. Behnam, K. Karimi, M. Khanahmadi, Cellulase production under solid-state fermentation by ethanolic Zygomycetes Fungi: Application of response surface methodology, Nutrition and Food Sciences Research, Accepted 2019.

   

• F. Momayez, K. Karimi, MJ. Taherzadeh, Energy recovery from industrial crop wastes by dry anaerobic digestion: A review, Industrial Crops and Products, 129, 673-687, 2019.

   

• M. Karimi, K. Karimi, Biobutanol production from corn stover in the US, Industrial Crops and Products, 29, 641-653, 2019.

   

• M. Molaverdi, K. Karimi, S. Mirmohamadsadeghi, M. Galbe, High titer ethanol production from rice straw via solid-state simultaneous saccharification and fermentation by Mucor indicus at low enzyme loading, Energy Conversion and Management, 182, 520-529, 2019.

   

• M. Molaverdi, K. Karimi, S. Mirmohamadsadeghi, Improvement of dry simultaneous saccharification and fermentation of rice straw to high concentration ethanol by sodium carbonate pretreatment, Energy, 167, 654-660, 2019.

   

• B. Satari, K. Karimi, R. Kumar, Cellulose solvents-based pretreatment for enhanced second-generation biofuels production: A review, Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 3 (1), 11-62, 2019. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------

   

• Y. Ardalan, M.H. Jazini, K. Karimi, Sargassum angustifolium brown macroalga as a high potential substrate for alginate and ethanol production with minimal nutrient requirement, Algal Research, Accepted 2018.

   

• F. Momayez, K. Karimi, I Sárvári Horváth, Enhancing ethanol and methane production from rice straw by pretreatment with liquid waste from biogas plant, Energy Conversion and Management, Accepted 2018.

   

• S. Farmanbordar, H. Amiri, K. Karimi, Simultaneous organosolv pretreatment and detoxification of municipal solid waste for efficient biobutanol production, Bioresource Technology, Accepted 2018.

   

• H. Amiri, K. Karimi, Pretreatment and hydrolysis of lignocellulosic wastes for butanol production: challenges and perspectives, Bioresource Technology, Accepted 2018.

   

• S. Karimi, K. Karimi, Efficient ethanol production from kitchen and garden wastes and biogas from the residues, Journal of Cleaner Production, 187, 37-45, 2018.

   

• F. Lolasi, H. Amiri, M.A. Asadollahi, K. Karimi, Using sweet sorghum bagasse for production of amylases required for its grain hydrolysis via a biorefinery platform, Industrial Crops and Products, Accepted 2018.

   

• P. Mahmoodi, K. Karimi, MJ. Taherzadeh, Hydrothermal processing as pretreatment for efficient production of ethanol and biogas from municipal solid waste, Bioresource Technology, Accepted 2018.

   

• B. Nozari, S. Mirmohamadsadeghi, K. Karimi, Bioenergy production from sweet sorghum stalks via a biorefinery perspective, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Accepted 2018.

   

• P. Mahmoodi, K. Karimi, MJ. Taherzadeh, Efficient conversion of municipal solid waste to biofuel by simultaneous dilute-acid hydrolysis of starch and pretreatment of lignocelluloses, Energy Conversion and Mangagment, Accepted 2018.

   

• E. Hasanzadeh; S. Mirmohamadsadeghi, K. Karimi, Enhancing energy production from waste textile by hydrolysis of synthetic parts, Fuel, 218, 41-48, 2018.

   

• S. Farmanbordar, K. Karimi, H. Amiri, Municipal solid waste as a suitable substrate for butanol production as an advanced biofuel, Energy Conversion and Management, 157, 396-408, 2018.

   

• B. Satari and K. Karimi, Mucoralean fungi for sustainable production of bioethanol and biologically active molecules, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 102(3), 1097-1117, 2018.

   

• B. Satari and K. Karimi, Citrus processing wastes: Environmental impacts, recent advances, and future perspectives in total valorization, Resources, Conservation & Recycling, 129, 153-167, 2018.

   

• V. Rahimi, K. Karimi, M. Shafiei, R. Naghavi, B. Khoshnevisan, H. Ghanavati, S. S. Mohtasebi, S. Rafiee, M. Tabatabaei, Well-to-wheel life cycle assessment of Eruca sativa-based biorefinery, Renewable Energy, 117, 135-149,  2018.

   

• B. Satari, K. Karimi, M. Molaverdi, Structural features influential to enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose-solvent-based pretreated pinewood and elmwood for ethanol production, Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering, 41(2), 249-264, 2018.

   

• S. Mirmohamadsadeghi, K. Karimi, Energy recovery together with amorphous nanosilica production from rice straw via dry anaerobic digestion, BioResources, 13(1), 1872-1884, 2018.

   

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• F. Momayez, K. Karimi, S. Karimi, I Sárvári Horváth, Efficient hydrolysis and ethanol production from rice straw by pretreatment with organic acids and effluent of biogas plant, RSC advances, 2017, 7, 50537-50545

• S. Kahani, M. Shafiei, A. Abdolmaleki, K. Karimi, Enhancement of ethanol production by novel morpholinium ionic liquids, Journal of Cleaner Production, Accepted 2017.

• Sh. Sharifyazd, K. Karimi, Effects of fermentation conditions on valuable products of ethanolic fungus Mucor indicus, Electronic Journal of Biotechnology, 30, 77-82, 2017.

• H. Khaleghian, M. Molaverdi, K. Karimi, Silica removal from rice straw to improve its hydrolysis and ethanol production, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, Accepted, 2017.

• B. Khoshnevisan, S. Rafiee, M. Tabatabaei, H. Ghanavati, S.S. Mohtasebi, V. Rahimi, M. Shafiei, I. Angelidaki, K. Karimi, Life cycle assessment of castor-based biorefinery: a well to wheel LCA, The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, Accepted 2017.

• A. Safari, K. Karimi, M. Shafiei, Dilute alkali pretreatment of softwood pine: A biorefinery approach, Bioresource Technology, Accepted, 2017.

• Y. Jafari, K. Karimi, H. Amiri, Efficient bioconversion of whole sweet sorghum plant to acetone, butanol, and ethanol improved by acetone delignification, Journal of Cleaner Production, Accepted, 2017.

• M. Mirfakhar, M. A. Asadollahi, H. Amiri, K. Karimi, Phenolic compounds removal from sweet sorghum grain for efficient biobutanol production without nutrient supplementation, Industrial Crops and Products, Accepted 2017.

• M.H. Jazini, E. Fereydouni, K. Karimi, Microbial xanthan gum production from alkali-pretreated rice straw, RSC advances, 7, 3507-3514, 2017.

• B. Satari, J. Palhed, K. Karimi, M. Lundin, MJ. Taherzadeh, A. Zamani, Process optimization for citrus waste biorefinery via simultaneous pectin extraction and pretreatment, BioResources, 12 (1), 1706-1722, 2017.

• P. Heidarian, T. Behzad, K. Karimi, M. Sain. Industrial-scale preparation of nanocellulose-reinforced biocomposites, Plastic Research Online, Accepted 2017. 

• S. Samadi, K. Karimi, S. Behnam, Simultaneous biosorption and bioethanol production from lead-contaminated media by Mucor indicus, Biofuel Research Journal 4 (1), 545-550, 2017.

• P. Heidarian, T. Behzad, K. Karimi, M. Sain, Properties investigation of recycled polylactic acid reinforced by cellulose nanofibrils isolated from bagasse, Polymer Composites, Accepted 2017.

• M. Aghbashlo, M. Tabatabaei, K. Karimi, M. Mohammadi, Effect of phosphate concentration on exergetic-based sustainability parameters of glucose fermentation by Ethanolic fungus Mucor indicus, Sustainable Production and Consumption, 9, 28-36, 2017.

• H. Esamili, K. Karimi, Optimization of fermentation conditions for efficient ethanol production by Mucor hiemalis, Turkish Journal of Biochemistry, Accepted 2017.

• H. Bateni, F. Bateni, K. Karimi, Effects of oil extraction on ethanol and biogas production from Eruca sativa seed cake, Waste and Biomass Valorization, 8, 1897-1905, 2017.

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• S.S. Hashemi, K. Karimi, M.J. Nosratpour, I. S. Horvath, Efficient biogas and ethanol production from safflower straw using sodium carbonate pretreatment, Energy & Fuels, 30, 10592-10601, 2016.

• I. S. Horváth, M. Tabatabaei, K. Karimi, R. Kumar, Recent updates on biogas production - a review, Biofuel Research Journal, 3, 394-402, 2016. 

• M.S. Noori, K. Karimi, Chemical and structural analysis of alkali pretreated pinewood for efficient ethanol production, RSC Advances, Accepted 2016.  

• Z. Safaei, K. Karimi, A. Zamani, Impact of phosphate, potassium, yeast extract, and trace metals on chitosan and metabolite production by Mucor indicus, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Accepted 2016.

• B. Satari, K. Karimi, MJ. Taherzadeh, A. Zamani, Co-production of fungal biomass derived constituents and ethanol from citrus wastes free sugars without auxiliary nutrients in airlift bioreactor, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 17, 1-12, 2016.

• H. Amiri, R. Azarbaijani, L.P. Yeganeh, A.S. Fazeli, M. Tabatabaei, G.H. Salekdeh, K. Karimi, Nesterenkonia sp. strain F, a halophilic bacterium producing acetone, butanol, and ethanol under aerobic conditions,  Nature - Scientific Reports, 6, 1-10, 2016.

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• K. Karimi, M.J. Taherzadeh, A critical review of analytical methods in pretreatment of lignocelluloses: composition, imaging, and crystallinity, Bioresource Technology, 200, 1008–1018, 2016 (Open access). 

• K. Karimi, M.J. Taherzadeh, A critical review of analytical methods in pretreatment of lignocelluloses: degree of polymerization, adsorption/desorption, and accessibility, Bioresource Technology, 203, 348–356, 2016  (Open access). 

• S. Mirmohamadsadeghi, K. Karimi, I. S. Horváth, Improvement of solid-state biogas production from wood by concentrated phosphoric acid pretreatment,  BioResources 11(2), 3230-3243, 2016 (Open access). 

• M.A. Bahmani, M. Shafiei, K. Karimi, Anaerobic digestion as a pretreatment to enhance ethanol yield from lignocelluloses, Process Biochemistry, Accepted 2016.

• H. Beheshti, K. Karimi, Ethanol and value‐added byproducts from rice straw by dimorphic fungus Mucor hiemalis, Engineering in Life Sciences, Accepted, 2016.

• A. Safari, K. Karimi, M. Shafiei, Integrated ethanol and biogas production from pinewood, RSC Advances, Accepted 2016.

• M. Taherdanak, H. Zilouei, K. Karimi, The influence of dilute sulfuric acid pretreatment on biogas production form wheat plant, International Journal of Green Energy, Accepted 2016.

• H. Amiri, K. Karimi, Integration of autohydrolysis and organosolv delignification for efficient ABE production and lignin recovery, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, Accepted 2016.

• P. Heidarian, T. Behzad, K. Karimi, Isolation and characterization of bagasse cellulose nanofibrils by optimized sulfur-free chemical delignification, Wood Science and Technology, Accepted 2016. 

• H. Bateni, K. Karimi, Biorefining of Eruca sativa plant for efficient biofuel production, RSC Advances, Accepted 2016.

• Y. Jafari, H. Amiri, K. Karimi, Acetone pretreatment for improvement of acetone, butanol, and ethanol production from sweet sorghum bagasse, Applied Energy, 15, 216-225, 2016.

• F. Heidari, M. A. Asadollahi, A. Jeihanipour, M. Kheyrandish, H. Rismani-Yazdi, K. Karimi, Biobutanol production using unhydrolyzed waste acorn as a novel substrate, RSC Advances, 6, 9254–9260, 2016.

• M. Noori, K. Karimi, Detailed study of efficient ethanol production from elmwood by alkali pretreatment, Biochemical Engineering Journal, 105, 197-204, 2016.

• M. Aghbashlo, M. Tabatabaei, K. Karimi, Exergy-based sustainability assessment of ethanol production via Mucor indicus from fructose, glucose, sucrose, and molasses, Energy, Accepted 2016. 

• M. Karimi Alavijeh, F. Moumivand, A. Zamani, K. Karimi, Non-cross-linked membrane and beads of chitosan for efficient heavy metal removal, Minerva Biotecnologica, 28(2), 2016.

• R. Kumar, M. Tabatabaei, K. Karimi, I Sárvári Horváth, Recent updates on lignocellulosic biomass derived ethanol - A review. Biofuel Res. J., 3, 347-356, 2016.

• S. Behnam, K. Karimi, M. Khanahmadi, Z. Salimian, Optimization of glucoamylase production by Mucor indicus, Mucor hiemalis, and Rhizopus oryzae through solid state fermentation, Turkish Journal of Biochemistry, Accepted 2016.

• M.J. Nosratpour, M. Sadeghi, K. Karimi, S. G. Efficient treatment of baker’s yeast wastewater using aerobic membrane bioreactor, Advances in Environmental Technology, Accepted 2016.

• A. Christia, A. Setiowati, R. Millati, K. Karimi, M. Cahyanto, C. Niklasson, MJ. Taherzadeh, Ethanol production from alkali-pretreated oil palm empty fruit bunch by simultaneous saccharification and fermentation with Mucor indicus, International Journal of Green Energy, 13, 566-572, 2016.

• F. Ruholahi, M. Mohammadi, K. Karimi, A. Zamani, Nickel biosorption by fungal chitosan from  Mucor indicus,  Journal of Chitin and Chitosan Science, 4, 69-73, 2016.

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• M. Taherdanak, H. Zilouei, K. Karimi, The influence of dilute sulfuric acid pretreatment on biogas production form wheat plant, International Journal of Green Energy, Accepted 2015.

• A. Garcia, Y. Lopez, K. Karimi, A. Benitez, M. Lundin, MJ Taherzadeh, C. Chemical and physical characterization and acid hydrolysis of a mixture of Jatropha curcas shells and husks, Cellulose Chemistry and Technology, Available online, 2015.
• K. Karimi, M. Tabatabaei, I.S. Horváth, R. Kumar, Recent trends in acetone, butanol, and ethanol (ABE) production, BioMed Research International, Articles in Press 2015.
• M. Taherdanak, H. Zilouei, K. Karimi, Investigating the effects of iron and nickel nanoparticles on dark hydrogen fermentation from starch using central composite design. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 40, 12956-12963, 2015.
• H. Khaleghian, K. Karimi, T. Behzad, Ethanol production from rice straw by sodium carbonate pretreatment and Mucor hiemalis fermentation, Industrial Crops and Products, 76, 1079-1085, 2015.
• M. Tabatabaei, K. Karimi, I.S. Horváth, R. Kumar, Recent trends in biodiesel production, Biofuel Research Journal, 7, 258-267, 2015.
• H. Bateni, K. Karimi, Biodiesel production from castor plant integrating ethanol production via a biorefinery approach, Chemical Engineering Research and Design, Accepted 2015.
• H. Ghanavati, I. Nahvi, K. Karimi, Organic fraction of municipal solid waste as a suitable feedstock for the production of lipid by oleaginous yeast Cryptococcus aerius, Waste Management, 31, 141-148, 2015.
• F. Radmanesh, S. Mirmohamadsadeghi, K. Karimi, A. Zamani, Modeling of high concentration ethanol production by Mucor hiemalis, Chemical Engineering and Technology, 38, 1802-1808, 2015.
• S. M. Hesami, H. Zilouei, K. Karimi, A. Asadinezhad, Enhanced biogas production from sunflower stalks using hydrothermal and organosolv pretreatment, Industrial Crops and Products, 76, 449-455, 2015.
• Z. Safaei, K. Karimi, P. Golkar, A. Zamani, Effects of plant growth hormones on Mucor indicus growth and chitosan and ethanol production, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 16, 16683-16694, 2015.
• H. Amiri, K. Karimi, Autohydrolysis: a promising pretreatment for the improvement of acetone, butanol, and ethanol production from woody materials, Chemical Engineering Science, 137, 722-729, 2015.
• N. Niasar, H. Zilouei, V. Rahmani, K. Karimi, Effects of over-liming on waste water detoxification for enhancement of biogas production. Energy Sources, part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, 37, 1560-1567, 2015.
• B. Satari, K. Karimi, A. Zamani, Oil, chitosan, and ethanol production by dimorphic fungus Mucor indicus from different lignocelluloses, Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, Accepted 2015.
• H. Amiri, K. Karimi, Improvement of acetone, butanol, and ethanol production from woody biomass by using organosolv pretreatment, Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering, 38, 1959-1972, 2015.
• M. Dehghani, K. Karimi, M. Sadeghi, Pretreatment of rice straw for the improvement of biogas production, Energy and Fuels, 29, 3770-3775, 2015.
• S. Ostovareh, K. Karimi, A. Zamani, Efficient conversion of sweet sorghum stalks to biogas and ethanol using organosolv pretreatment, Industrial Crops and Products, 66, 170-177, 2015.
• S.M. Hesami, H. Zilouei, K. Karimi, A. Asadinezhad, Enhanced biogas production from sunflower stalks using hydrothermal and organosolv pretreatment, Industrial Crops and Products, 76, 449–455, 2015.
• K. Karimi, Y. Chisti, Future of bioethanol, Editorial, Biofuel Research Journal, 2, 147, 2015.
• P. Yazdani, A. Zamani, K. Karimi, M.J. Taherzadeh, Characterization of Nizimuddinia zanardini macroalgae biomass composition and its potential for biofuel production, Bioresource Technology, 176,196-202, 2015.
• M. Kheyrandish, M. A. Asadollahi, A. Jeihanipour, M. Doostmohammadi, H. Rismani-Yazdi, K. Karimi, Direct production of acetone-butanol-ethanol from waste starch by free and immobilized Clostridium acetobutylicum, Fuel, 142, 129-133, 2015.
• S. Behnam, K. Karimi, M. Khanahmadi, Z. Salimian, Optimization of xylanase production by Mucor indicus, Mucor hiemalis, and Rhizopus oryzae through solid state fermentation, Biological Journal of Microorganism, Accepted 2015.  
• S. Behnam, A. Zamani, K. Karimi, A. Mehrabani-Zeinabad, Copper removal using different fungal-based adsorbents: A comparative and detailed study, Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology, 36, 866–876, 2015.
• M. Tabatabaei, K. Karimi, R. Kumar, I.S. Horváth, Renewable energy and alternative fuel technologies, BioMed Research International, 2015. 
• M. Kheyrandish, M. Asadollahi, A. Jeihanipour, K. Karimi, H. Rismani-Yazdi, The use of non- treated starch for butanol production by Clostridium acetobutylicum. Biological Journal of Microorganism, 4, 1-8, 2015.

• K. Karimi, A. Pandey, Current and future ABE processes, Biofuel Research Journal, 3, 77, 2014.
• H. Bateni, K. Karimi, A. Zamani, F. Benakashani, Castor Plant for Biodiesel, Biogas, and Ethanol Production with a Biorefinery Processing Perspective, Applied Energy, 136, 14-22, 2014.
• E. Gholamzad, K. Karimi, M. Masoomi, Effective conversion of waste polyester-cotton textile to ethanol and recovery of polyester by alkaline pretreatment, Chemical Engineering Journal, 253, 40-45, 2014.
• M. Shafiei, K. Karimi, H. Zilouei, M.J. Taherzadeh, Enhanced ethanol and biogas production from pinewood by NMMO pretreatment and detailed biomass analysis, BioMed Research International, 2014, 1-10, 2014.
• A.A. Paraj, M. Khanahmadi, K. Karimi, Reverse micellar extraction of fungal glucoamylase produced in solid state fermentation culture, Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 24, 1690-1698, 2014.
• S. Mirmohamadsadeghi, K. Karimi, A. Zamani, H. Amiri, I. S. Horváth, Enhanced solid-state biogas production from lignocellulosic biomass by organosolv pretreatment, BioMed Research International, 2014, 1-6, 2014.
• M. Shafiei, K. Karimi, H. Zilouei, M.J. Taherzadeh, Economic impact of NMMO pretreatment on ethanol and biogas production from pinewood, BioMed Research International, 2014, 1-13, 2014.
• F. Ruholahi, A. Zamani, K. Karimi, N. Etesami, Enhancement of nickel biosorption on fungal biomass by enzymatic and alkali pretreatments, International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 11, 1911–1918, 2014.
• N. Poornejad, K. Karimi, T. Behzad, Ionic liquid pretreatment of rice straw to enhance saccharification and bioethanol production, Journal of Biomass to Biofuel, 1, 8-15, 2014.
• H. Amiri, K. Karimi, H. Ziluei, Organosolv pretreatment of rice straw for efficient acetone, butanol, and ethanol production, Bioresource Technology, 152, 450–456, 2014.
• M. Naghdi, A. Zamani, K. Karimi, A sulfuric-lactic acid process for efficient purification of fungal chitosan with intact molecular weight, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 63, 158 – 162, 2014.
• S. Behnam, K. Karimi, A. Zamani, A. Mehrabani-Zeinabad, Adsorption of hexavalent chromium by chitosans with different molecular weights, Minerva Biotecnologica, 26, 165-174, 2014.
• M. Kousha, E. Daneshvar, A. Esmaeili, H. Zilouei, K. Karimi, Biosorption of toxic acidic dye-acid blue 25, by aquatic plants, Desalination and Water Treatment, 52, 6756–6769, 2014.
• K. Karimi, A. Zamani, Mucor indicus: Biology and industrial applications perspectives: A review, Biotechnology Advances (IF = 9.646), 31(4):466-481, 2013.
• M. Shafiei, M. M. Kabir, H. Ziluei, I. Sárvári Horváth, K. Karimi, Techno-economical study of biogas production improved by steam explosion pretreatment, Bioresource Technology, 148, 53-60, 2013.
• M. Mohammadi, A. Zamani, K. Karimi, Effect of phosphate on glucosamine production by ethanolic fungus Mucor indicus, Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 171, 1465-1472, 2013.
• H. Amiri, K. Karimi, Efficient dilute-acid hydrolysis of cellulose using solvent pretreatment, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 52, 11494−11501, 2013.
• A. Hedayatkhah, H. Motamedi, H. Najafzadeh Varzi, G. Ghezelbash, M. Amopour Bahnamiry, K. Karimi, Improvement of hydrolysis and fermentation of sugarcane bagasse by soaking in aqueous ammonia and methanolic ammonia, Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry, 77, 120867-1-5, 2013.
• R. Asachi, K. Karimi, Enhanced ethanol and chitosan production from wheat straw by Mucor indicus with minimal nutrient consumption, Process Biochemistry, 48, 1524–1531 2013.
• M. Molaverdi, K. Karimi, M. Khanahmadi, A. Goshadrou, Enhanced sweet sorghum stalk to ethanol by fungus Mucor indicus using solid state fermentation followed by simultaneous saccharification and fermentation, Industrial Crops and Products, 49, 580-585, 2013.
• F. Moradi, H. Amiri, S. Soleimanianzad, M. R. Ehsani, K. Karimi, Improvement of acetone, butanol and ethanol production from rice straw by acid and alkaline pretreatments, Fuel, 112, 8-13, 2013.
• A. Goshadrou, K. Karimi, M. Lefsrud, Characterization of ionic liquid pretreated aspen wood using semi-quantitative methods for ethanol production, Carbohydrate Polymers, 96:440–449, 2013.
• N. Poornejad, K. Karimi, T. Behzad, Improvement of saccharification and ethanol production from rice straw by NMMO and [BMIM][OAc] pretreatments, Industrial Crops and Products, 41, 408-413, 2013.
• E. Ghasemi, M. Khorvash, G.R. Ghorbani, M.R. Emami and K. Karimi, Chemical composition, cell wall features, and degradability of stem, leaf blade, and sheath in untreated and alkali-treated rice straw, Animal: An International Journal of Animal Bioscience, 7, 1106-12, 2013.
• P. Salehian, K. Karimi, H. Zilouei, A. Jeihanipour, Improvement of biogas production from pine wood by alkali pretreatment, Fuel, 106: 484-489, 2013.
• A. Goshadrou, K. Karimi, M.J. Taherzadeh, Ethanol and biogas production from birch by NMMO pretreatment, Biomass and Bioenergy, 49, 95-101, 2013.
• P. Salehian and K. Karimi, Alkali Pretreatment for improvement of biogas and ethanol production from different waste parts of pine tree, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 52, 972-978, 2013.
• A. Esmaeli, M. Jokar, M. Kousha, E. Daneshvar, H. Zilouei, K. Karimi, Acidic dye wastewater treatment onto a marine macroalga, Nizamuddina zanardini (Phylum: Ochrophyta), Chemical Engineering Journal, 217, 329-336, 2013.
• M. Shafiei, H. Zilouei, A. Zamani, M.J. Taherzadeh, K. Karimi, Enhancement of ethanol production from spruce wood chips by ionic liquid pretreatment, Applied Energy, 102,163-169, 2013.
• M. H. Vinche, R. Asachi, A. Zamani, K. Karimi, Ethanol and chitosan production from wheat hydrolysate by Mucor hiemalis, Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 88, 255-260, 2013.
• A. Zare, M. Morshed, R. Bagheri, K. Karimi, Effect of various parameters on the chemical grafting of amide monomers to poly(lactic acid), Fibers and Polymers, 14, 1783-1793, 2013.
• E. Ghasemi, M. Khorvash, G.R. Ghorbani, M.R. Emami and K. Karimi, Dry chemical processing and ensiling of rice straw to improve its quality for use as ruminant feed, Tropical Animal Health and Production, 45, 1215-21, 2012.
• S.M.A. Salehi, K. Karimi, T. Behzad, P. Nafiseh, Efficient conversion of rice straw to bioethanol using sodium carbonate pretreatment, Energy and Fuels, 26, 7354-7361, 2012.
• M. Mohammadi, A. Zamani, K. Karimi, Determination of glucosamine in fungal cell wall by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 60, 10511-10515, 2012.
• M. H. Vinche, K. Karimi, A. Zamani, and R. Asachi, Chitosan: a valuable byproduct of ethanolic fermentation by Rhizopus oryzae, Journal of Biobased Materials and Bioenergy, 6, 552-557, 2012.
• M. Khodaverdi, A. Jeihanipour, K. Karimi, M.J. Taherzadeh, Kinetic modeling of rapid enzymatic hydrolysis of crystalline cellulose after pretreatment by NMMO, Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology, 39, 429-38, 2012.
• H. Akbari, K. Karimi, M. Lundin, M.J. Taherzadeh, Optimization of baker's yeast drying in industrial continuous fluidized-bed dryer, Food and Bioproducts Processing, 90, 52–57, 2012.
• A. Mohsenzadeh, A. Jeihanipour, K. Karimi, M.J. Taherzadeh, Alkali pretreatment of softwood spruce and hardwood birch by NaOH/thiourea, NaOH/urea, NaOH/urea/thiourea, and NaOH/PEG for improve of ethanol and biogas production, Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology 87, 1209-1214, 2012.
• D. C. Nieves, K. Karimi, I. S. Horváth, Improvement of biogas production from oil palm empty fruit bunches (OPEFB), Industrial Crops and Products, 34, 1097-1101, 2011.
• A. Teghammar, K. Karimi, I. S. Horváth, M.J. Taherzadeh, Enhanced biogas production from rice straw, triticale straw and softwood spruce by NMMO pretreatment, Biomass and Bioenergy, 36, 116-120, 2011.
• H. S. Niasar, K. Karimi, H. Zilouei, P. Salehian, A. Jeihanipour, Effects of lime pretreatment on biogas production from dry dairy cattle manure, Minerva Biotecnologica, 23, 77-82, 2011.
• R. Asachi, K. Karimi, M.J. Taherzadeh, Fungal autolysate as a nutrient supplement for ethanol and chitosan production by Mucor indicus, Biotechnology Letters, 33, 2405-2409, 2011.
• M. Shafiei, K. Karimi, M.J. Taherzadeh, Techno-economical study of ethanol and biogas from spruce wood by NMMO-pretreatment and rapid fermentation and digestion, Bioresource Technology, 102, 7879-7886, 2011.
• V. Jafari, SR. Labafzadeh, A. Jeihanipour, K. Karimi, M.J. Taherzadeh, Construction and demolition lignocellulosic wastes to bioethanol, Renewable Energy, 36, 2771-2775, 2011.
• A. Goshadrou, K. Karimi, MJ. Taherzadeh, Bioethanol production from sweet sorghum bagasse by Mucor hiemalis, Industrial Crops and Products, 34, 1219-1225, 2011.
• V. Javanbakht, H. Zilouei, K. Karimi, Lead biosorption by different morphologies of fungus Mucor indicus, International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 65, 294-300, 2011.
• M. Shafiei, K. Karimi, MJ Taherzadeh, Pretreatment of spruce and oak by N-methylmorpholine-N-oxide (NMMO) for efficient conversion of their cellulose to ethanol, Bioresource Technology, 101, 4914-4918, 2010.
• K. Mirahmadi, M.M. Kabir, A Jeihanipour, K. Karimi, MJ Taherzadeh, Alkaline pretreatment of spruce and birch to improve bioethanol and biogas production, BioResources, 5, 928-938, 2010.
• Y. López, A. García, K. Karimi, M.J. Taherzadeh, C. Martín, Chemical characterisation and dilute-acid hydrolysis of rice hulls from an artisan mill, BioResources, 5, 2268-2277, 2010.
• H. Amiri, K. Karimi, Sh. Roodpeyma, Production of furans from rice straw by single-phase and biphasic systems, Carbohydrate Research, 345, 2133-2138, 2010.
• A. Jeihanipour, K. Karimi, C. Niklasson, M.J. Taherzadeh, A novel process for ethanol or biogas production from cellulose in blended-fibers waste textiles, Waste Management, 30, 2504-9, 2010.
• M. Shafiei, K. Karimi, M.J. Taherzadeh, Palm date fibers: Analysis and enzymatic hydrolysis, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 11, 4285-4296, 2010.
• H. Hoseinpour, K. Karimi, H. Zilouei, M.J. Taherzadeh, Simultaneous pretreatment of lignocellulose and hydrolysis of starch in mixtures to sugars, BioResources, 5, 2457-2469, 2010.
• S. Abedinifar, K. Karimi, M. Khanahmadi, and M.J. Taherzadeh, Ethanol production by Mucor indicus and Rhizopus oryzea from rice straw by separate hydrolysis and fermentation, Biomass and Bioenergy, 33, 828-833, 2009.
• P. Lennarsson, K. Karimi, L. Edebo, M.J. Taherzadeh, Effects of different growth forms of Mucor indicus on cultivation on dilute-acid lignocellulosic hydrolyzate, inhibitor tolerance, and cell wall composition, Journal of Biotechnology, 143, 255-261, 2009.
• A. Jeihanipour, K. Karimi, M.J. Taherzadeh, Enhancement of ethanol and biogas production from high-crystalline cellulose by different modes of NMO pretreatment, Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 105, 469-476, 2009.
• K. Karimi, L. Edebo, and MJ. Taherzadeh, Mucor indicus as a biofilter and fermenting organism in continuous ethanol production from lignocellulosic hydrolyzate, Biochemical Engineering Journal, 39, 383-388, 2008.
• M. Sharifia, K. Karimi, M.J. Taherzadeh, Production of ethanol by filamentous and yeast-like forms of Mucor indicus from fructose, glucose, sucrose, and molasses, Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology, 35, 1253-9, 2008.
• R. Millati, K. Karimi, L. Edebo, C. Niklasson, M.J. Taherzadeh, Ethanol production from xylose and wood hydrolyzate by Mucor indicus at different aeration rates, BioResources, 3, 1020-1029, 2008.
• M.J. Taherzadeh, K. Karimi, Pretreatment of lignocellulosic wastes to improve ethanol and biogas production: A review, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 9, 1621-1651, 2008.
• T. Brandberg, K. Karimi, M.J. Taherzadeh, CJ. Franzen, L. Gustafsun, Continuous fermentation of wheat-supplemented lignocellulose hydrolysate with different types of cell retention, Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 98, 80-90, 2007.
• A. Jeihanipour, K. Karimi and M.J. Taherzadeh, Antimicrobial properties of fungal chitosan, Research Journal of Biological Sciences, 2, 239-243, 2007.
• M.J. Taherzadeh, K. Karimi, Acid-based hydrolysis processes for ethanol from lignocellulosic materials: A review, BioResources, 2, 472-499, 2007.
• M.J. Taherzadeh, K. Karimi, Enzyme-based hydrolysis processes for ethanol from lignocellulosic materials: A review, BioResources, 2, 707-738, 2007.
• K. Karimi, G. Emtiazi, M.J. Taherzadeh, Production of ethanol and mycelial biomass from rice straw hemicellulose hydrolyzate by Mucor indicus, Process Biochemistry, 41, 653-658, 2006.
• K. Karimi, Sh. Kheradmandi, M.J. Taherzadeh, Conversion of rice straw to sugars by dilute-acid hydrolysis, Biomass and Bioenergy, 30, 247-253, 2006.
• K. Karimi, G. Emtiazi, M.J. Taherzadeh, Ethanol production from dilute-acid pretreated rice straw by simultaneous saccharification and fermentation with Mucor indicus, Rhizopus oryzae, and Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Enzyme and Microbial Technology, 40, 138–144, 2006.
• K. Karimi, T. Brandberg, L. Edebo, M.J. Taherzadeh, Fed-batch cultivation of Mucor indicus in dilute-acid lignocellulosic hydrolyzate for ethanol production, Biotechnology letters, 27, 1395-1400, 2005.