Education

Biography

Massoud Kaykhaii is a professor of analytical chemistry at the University of Sistan and Baluchestan (Zahedan, Iran) since 1989. His research work is focused on modern sample preparation techniques including µ-solid phase extraction, solid phase microextraction, liquid phase microextraction and stir bar sorptive extraction. He has published ca. 100 research articles; presented ca. 130 seminars/conferences; authored two textbooks, and (co)supervised more than 100 MSc and PhD thesis. He is secretary of three national mirror committees of ISO/TC and member of editorial advisory board of 55 journals. He finished 25 industrial projects and has been counsellor in 10 companies in Iran. In 2017 he awarded the best researcher of the University of Sistan and Baluchestan.

Research Interest

Development and application of new sample preparation techniques including: "Liquid Phase Microextraction (LPME)"; "Solid Phase Microextraction (SPME)"; "Membrane Extraction with Sorbent Interface (MESI)" and "Solid Phase Extraction (SPE)" for trace analysis of organic/ inorganic compounds in food, environmental and biological samples.

Analytical Skills

• CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) and AED (automated external defibrillator) training and certification; Sponsored by Brigham Young University; Location: Provo (USA); August 2016.
• Safety in Laboratory (Chemistry and Biochemistry Lab Standard Program); Sponsored by Brigham Young University; Location: Provo (USA); April 2016.
• PATENT: R. Hoosyar, M. Kaykhaii and M. Pourgholami; Cerosin conjugated with gold nanoparticles; Date: 2015.
• Hazardous waste management (Subpart K Training); Sponsored by Brigham Young University; Location: Provo (USA); October 2015.
• How to write ISO Standards?; Sponsored by Institute of Standard and Industrial Research of Iran; Location: Zahedan (Iran); February 2014.
• How to write international Standards?; Sponsored by Institute of Standard and Industrial Research of Iran; Location: Zahedan (Iran); February 2014.
• Preparation of national and international standards; Sponsored by Institute of Standard and Industrial Research of Iran; Location: Zahedan (Iran); January 2014.
• An introduction to good laboratory practice (GLP); Sponsored by Institute of Standard and Industrial Research of Iran; Location: Zahedan (Iran); December 2013.
• How to prepare and write national standards?; Sponsored by Institute of Standard and Industrial Research of Iran; Location: Zahedan (Iran); December 2013.
• Equal Opportunity Professional Development Programme; Sponsored by University of Tasmania; Location: Hobart (Australia); August 2009.
• High Performance Liquid Chromatography; Sponsored by Knauer, Co.; Location: Germany; Date: January 2007.
• GC Troubleshooting and User Maintenance; Sponsored by Varian, Inc.; Location: Dubai (UAE); Date: February 2006.
• GC Advanced Techniques; Sponsored by Varian, Inc.; Location: Tehran; Date: August 2003.
• X-Ray Spectrophotometery; Sponsored by Siemens; Location: Germany; Date: November 2003.
• DAD-UV-Vis Spectrophotometery; Sponsored by Behnegar, Co; Location: Iran; Date: August 2002.
• ISO-9000 Series; Sponsored by UNIDO; Location: Teheran; Date: January 1999.
• Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry; Sponsored by University of Tehran and Varian Inc.; Location: Tehran; Date: 1994.
• Secretary of ISO/TC 201 National Mirror Committee, "Surface Chemical Analysis".
• Secretary of ISO/TC 202 National Mirror Committee, "Microbeam Analysis".
• Secretary of ISO/REMCO National Mirror Committee, "Reference Materials".

Scientific Activities:

Honors And Awards

2017: Best researcher of the University of Sistan and Baluchestan
Place: Zahedan/Iran
2009: Best researcher of Water & Wastewater Company
Place: Zahedan/Iran

Memberships

• Member: ISO/TC 34 (Food products) National Mirror Committee
• Member: ISO/TC 134 (Fertilizers and soil conditioners) National Mirror Committee
• Member: ISO/TC 217 (Cosmetics) National Mirror Committee
• Member: ISO/TC 91 (Surface active agents) National Mirror Committee
• Member: Iranian Society for Trace Elements Research
• Member: Electrochemical Society of Iran
• Member: American Chemical Society
• Member: Society for Adhesion and Adhesives (UK)
• Member: Iranian Textile Engineers
• Member: Iranian Chemical Engineers

Publications

1. 5 January 2018: Application of Taguchi L16 design method for comparative study of ability of 3A zeolite in removal of Rhodamine B and Malachite green from environmental water samples, Authors: M. Rahmani, M. Kaykhaii and M. Sasani, Journal: Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy
2. 4 January 2018: Biosynthesis of gold nanoparticles using aqueous extract of stem of Periploca aphylla plant Trace analysis of Copper by microextraction coupled with UV-Vis Spectrophotometry in natural waters, Authors: M. Kaykhaii, N. Haghpazir and J. Walisadeh, Journal: Journal of Nanostructures
3. 4 January 2018: Determination of diazinon in environmental samples using modified multi-walled carbon nanotubes as pipette-tip solid phase extraction sorbent, Authors: M. R. Rezaei_Kahkha, M. Kaykhaii, M. Shafee-Afarani and B. Rezaei_Kahkha, Journal: Iranian journal of analytical chemistry
4. 4 January 2018: Spectrophotometric Determination of Formaldehyde in Seawater Samples after in-situ Derivatization and Dispersive Liquid-Liquid Microextraction, Authors: H. Hashemi, M. Nassiri, M. Kaykhaii, M. Sepahi, Journal: Iranian Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
5. 31 December 2017: Determination of (S)-Warfarin using activated screen printed gold electrode modified with gold nanoparticles enantioselective molecular imprinted polymer, Authors: I. Yawari and M. Kaykhaii, Journal: Analytical Methods
6. 31 October 2017: Evaluation of Eucalyptus leaves as an adsorbent for decolorization of Methyl Violet (2B) dye in contaminated waters: Thermodynamic and Kinetics model, Authors: N. Nooraee Nia, M. Rahmani, M. Kaykhaii and M. Sasani, Journal: Modeling Earth Systems and Environment
7. 30 October 2017: Trace analysis of Copper by microextraction coupled with UV-Vis Spectrophotometry in natural waters, Authors: F. Hosseini-Narouei, M. Kaykhaii, E. Kordi-Tamandani, H. Kord-Tamandani, Y. Ghalandarzehi, Journal: International Journal of Engineering Sciences & Research Technology
8. 30 October 2017: Investigating the essential oil composition of Rosmarinus officinalis before and after fertilizing with vermicompost, Authors: A. Ganjal and M. Kaykhaii, Journal: Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants
9. 1 July 2017: Electrochemical application of carbon paste electrode modified with ZrO2 nano-particles/ ionic liquids for amplified electrochemical sensing of dopamine in the presence of uric acid, Authors: N. Mohammadizadeh, S. Z. Mohammadi Mobarakeh and Massoud Kaykhaii, Journal: Journal of Analytical Chemistry
10. 1 July 2017: Determination of Zinc, Copper, and Mercury in Water Samples by Using Novel Micro Cloud Point Extraction and UV-Vis Spectrophotometry, Authors: E. Ghasemi and M. Kaykhaii, Journal: Eurasian Journal of Analytical Chemistry
11. 1 June 2017: Novel electrochemical sensor based on ZrO2 nanoparticles modified glassy carbon electrode for low-trace level determination of amlodipine by differential pulse voltammetry, Authors: N. Mohammadizadeh, S. Z. Mohammadi Mobarakeh and Massoud Kaykhaii, Journal: Analytical & Bioanalytical Electrochemistry
12. 15 May 2017:Highly sensitive amperometric detection of propranolol using graphite screen printed electrode modified with zirconium dioxide nanoparticles, Authors: N. Mohammadizadeh, S. Z. Mohammadi Mobarakeh and Massoud Kaykhaii , Journal: Analytical & Bioanalytical Electrochemistry
13. 1 May 2017: Application of Dispersive Liquid-Liquid Microextraction in Narrow-Bore Tube for Preconcentration and Spectrophotometric Determination of Cadmium in Aqueous Samples, Authors: M. Rahmani, M. Kaykhaii and M. Herati-No, Journal: Eurasian Journal of Analytical Chemistry
14. 31 March 2017: Applications of graphene-based materials in chromatography and sample preparation: a review, Authors: M. Kaykhaii, M. Mirmoghaddam and H. Yahyavi,Journal: Current Chromatography'
15. 30 March 2017: In- syringe dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction coupled with high-performance liquid chromatography for trace analysis of naphthalene sulfonates in seawater, Authors: S. H. Hashemi, M. Kaykhaii and R. Dehvari, Journal: Current Chromatography
16. 2 February 2017: Application of in-syringe dispersive liquid liquid microextraction for the extraction and preconcentration of naphthalene sulfonates from seawater followed by their spectrophotometric determination, Authors: S. H. Hashemi, M. Kaykhaii and R. Dehvari, Journal: Journal of Applied Researches in Chemistry
17. 1 February 2017: The mesoporous porphyrinic zirconium metal-organic framework for pipette tip solid-phase extraction of mercury from fish samples followed by cold vapor atomic absorption spectrometric determination, Authors: M. R. Rezaei_Kahkha, S. Daliran, A. R. Oveisi, M. Kaykhaii and Z. Sepehri, Journal: Food Analytical Methods
18. 31 January 2017: Comparison of Air-Assisted, Vortex-Assisted and Ultrasound-Assisted Dispersive Liquid–Liquid Microextraction for the Determination of BTEX Compounds in Water Samples Prior to GC-FID Analysis, Authors: M. Rahmani, M. Kaykhaii, Z. Safari, O. Ansari and S. Jaberi-Nasab, Journal: Chromatographia
19. 3 January 2017: Dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction coupled with micro-volume spectrophotometry for determination of total iodine in urine samples, Authors: M. A. Kaykhaei, M. Kaykhaii, M. Hashemi and M. Sargazi, Journal: Journal of the Chilean Chemical Society
20. 2 January 2017: Application of microextraction techniques including SPME and MESI to the thermal degradation of polymers: A review, Authors: M. Kaykhaii and M. R. Linford, Journal: Critical Reviews in Analytical Chemistry
21. 1 January 2017: One-step in-syringe dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction and spectrophotometric determination of trace amounts of palladium in aqueous samples, Authors: M. Kaykhaii, M. Rahmani and M. Mehrpour, Journal: Iranian Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
22. 31 December 2016: Developments in methods of analysis for naphthalene sulfonates, Authors: S. H. Hashemi and M. Kaykhaii, Journal: Critical Reviews in Analytical Chemistry
23. 31 December 2016: Development of UV/H2O2/TiO2 -LECA hybrid process based on operating cost: Application of an effective fixed bed photo-catalytic recycled reactor, Authors: A. Soleymani, R. Chahardoli and M. Kaykhaii, Journal: Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
24. 31 December 2016: Removal of Uranium (VI) From Aqueous Solution Using Modified Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes: Kinetic, Isotherm and Thermodynamic Study, Authors: M. R. Rezaei-Kahkha and M. Kaykhaii, Journal: Pollution Research
25. 15 November 2016: Polyallylamine as an Adhesion Promoter for SU-8 Photoresist, Authors: S. Chatterjee, G. H. Major, B. M. Lunt, M. Kaykhaii and M. R. Linford, Journal: Microscopy and Microanalysis
26. 23 October 2016: Application of artificial neural network modeling in predicting the extraction yield of zinc ions from real sample by molecularly imprinted polymer, Authors: S. H. Hashemi, M. Kaykhaii, M. Mirmoghaddam and M. Shakeri, Journal: Journal of Applied Researches in Chemistry
27. 1 October 2016: Preconcentration and Determination of Trace Amounts of Aromatic Compounds in Non-alcoholic Beer Samples by In-syringe Dispersive Liquid–Liquid Microextraction, Authors: M. Rahmani, M. Kaykhaii, E. Ghasemi, and M. Tahernejad, Journal: Journal of Applied Chemical Research
28. 15 August 2016: A novel green one-step synthesis of gold nanoparticles using crocin and their anti-cancer activities, Authors: R. Hoshyar, Gh. R. Khayati, M. Poorgholami and M. Kaykhaii, Journal: Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology
29. 14 August 2016: Determination of mefenamic acid in urine and pharmaceutical samples by HPLC after pipette-tip solid phase microextraction using zinc sulfide modified carbon nanotubes, Authors: M. R. Rezaei-Kahkha, M. Kaykhaii, M. Shafee-Afarani and Z. Sepehri, Journal: Analytical Methods
30. 2 August 2016: Application of Micro-Cloud Point Extraction for Spectrophotometric Determination of Malachite Green, Crystal Violet and Rhodamine B in Aqueous Samples, Authors: E. Ghasemi and M. Kaykhaii, Journal: Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy