
Dr.-Ing. Mohammad Azari
- Nachwuchsgruppenleiter „Innovative und nachhaltige Abwassertechnik und -management“
- Raum: 308
- Tel.: +49 721 608-44116
- mohammad azari ∂does-not-exist.kit edu
Institut für Wasser und Umwelt
Wassergütewirtschaft
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie
Gebäude 50.31
Gotthard-Franz-Str. 3
76131 KarlsruheDeutschland
35. Karlsruher Flockungstage
Jährlich stattfindende Fachtagung mit Vorträgen und Ausstellern aus dem Bereich der Abwasserbehandlung
Forschung
Abwasserreinigung mit innovativen und energiesparenden (biologische) Verfahren, Anaerobe Ammoniumoxidation (Anammox), Biofilmverfahren, Mathematische Modellierung in Abwasserreinigung, Untersuchung mikrobieller Gemeinschaften, Treibhausgase aus der Kläranlage, Nährstoffrückgewinnung und Kohlenstoffabscheidung, Adsorptionsprozesse in Kläranlagen, Risikobewertung in Kläranlagen
Aktuelle Forschungsprojekte
Titel | Funding | Kontakt |
Electrifying the ANAMMOX Process with BES for Concurrent Leachate Treatment and Green Hydrogen Production “Electro-ANAMMOX” |
KIT Universities Excellence (ExU) Future Fields |
Dr. Jafar Ali Dr.-Ing. Mohammad Azari |
Microbial Electrosynthesis-Driven Methane Production from Urban Multi-Source Carbon for Green Methanol Production |
Tongji University, Shanghai Government of Science and Technology |
Dr.-Ing. Mohammad Azari |
An Innovative solution for carbon neutrality of wastewater treatment: integrated MFC-MEC for Anaerobic Sewage Treatment “IMMAS” | MWK | Dr. Jafar Ali Dr.-Ing. Mohammad Azari |
Erweiterte Klassifizierung kommunaler Kläranlagen - Abwassercluster | Fraunhofer Society, UBA | M.Sc. Fritzi Ziebell Dr.-Ing. Mohammad Azari PD Dr.Ing. Stephan Fuchs |
Nitrogen removal from municipal wastewater using Partial Denitrification-Anammox (PD-A) process | DAAD, HEC | M.Sc. Naveed Ali |
Abgeschlossene Forschungsprojekte
Titel | Funding | Kontakt |
Water Reclamation from Municipal Wastewater using Direct Removal of Pathogenic Microorganisms in Secondary Treatment | HuWat Biotechnology GmbH | Dr.-Ing. Mohammad Azari |
Ehemalige Projekte (mit anderen Instituten)
Projektführer in Universität Duisburg-Essen, Gefördert durch Das Landesamt für Natur, Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz Nordrhein-Westfalen (LANUV)
- Projekttitel: Untersuchungen zur Deammonifikation im Hauptstrom von Kläranlagen (ANAMMOSTROM)
Promotion im Studienfach Bauingenieurwesen, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Stipendiat von DAAD
- Dissertationstitel: Optimierung und Untersuchung des Anammox-Prozesses durch mathematische Modellierung und experimentelle Ansätze im Labormaßstab
Abgeschlossene Forschungsvorhaben
Mitgliedschaften
IWA, DWA, WEF und SCI
Auszeichnungen und Stipendien
2019: Anammox-Workshop, Integrative Methoden zur Bewertung von Anammox bei Klima- und Umweltveränderungen, ausgezeichnet von der Newcastle University, UK
2014 - 2018: Promotionsstipendium, Sustainable Water Management - NaWaM, DAAD und Uni Duisburg-Essen, Förderungssumme von 90.000 €
2015: Sommerschule für Biofilmwissenschaft und -modellierung, Stipendium des Singapore Centre on Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE), ausgezeichnet von der NTU-Singapur
2012: Sommerschule für moderne Technologien zur Wasser- und Abwasserbehandlung, Uni Duisburg-Essen, Stipendium, vom DAAD
Veröffentlichungen
Sheik, A.G., Kumar, A., Srungavarapu, C.S., Azari, M., Ambati, S.R., Bux, F. and Patan, A.K., 2025. Insights into the application of explainable artificial intelligence for biological wastewater treatment plants: Updates and perspectives. Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 144, p.110132.
Mofrad, M.M.G., Mahdavi, M. and Azari, M., 2025. Treatment of synthetic catechol solution by electrocoagulation‐magnetic granular activated pomegranate peel carbon: A cost‐effective approach. Water Environment Research, 97(3), p.e70045.
Li, S., Chen, X., Gong, H., Yang, J., Guo, Q., Wang, X., Wang, H., Zhu, D., Zhang, Y., Zhou, S., Azari, M. and Dai, X., 2025. Influence of influent suspended solids concentration on a two-stage partial nitrification/anammox process treating liquid digestate of kitchen waste: Nitrogen removal performance and microbial community analysis. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, p.115452.
Azari, M., Show, P.L., Du, R. and Huang, X., 2024. Advanced biotechnologies towards energy-efficient wastewater treatment plants. Frontiers in Microbiology, 15, p.1407478.
Azari, M. and Fuchs, S., 2023. Moderne Ansätze in der Abwasserbehandlung - Volume II: Tagungsband der 33. Karlsruher Flockungstage, Verlag Siedlungswasserwirtschaft Karlsruhe, Schriftenreihe SWW (Bd. 161).
Azari, M. and Fuchs, S., 2022. Moderne Ansätze in der Abwasserbehandlung: Tagungsband der 33. Karlsruher Flockungstage, Verlag Siedlungswasserwirtschaft Karlsruhe, Schriftenreihe SWW (Bd. 159).
Yang, Y., Lu, Z., Azari, M., Kartal, B., Du, H., Cai, M., Herbold, CW., Ding, X., Denecke, M., Li X., Li, M. and Gu, JD. 2022. Discovery of a new genus of anaerobic ammonium oxidizing bacteria with a mechanism for oxygen tolerance. Water Research 226, 119165.
Mehrani, M.J., Azari, M., Teichgräber, B., Jagemann, P., Schoth, J., Denecke, M. and Mąkinia, J., 2022. Performance evaluation and model-based optimization of the mainstream deammonification in an integrated fixed-film activated sludge reactor. Bioresource Technology, 351, p.126942.
Gholami-Shiri, J., Azari, M., Dehghani, S. and Denecke, M., 2021. A technical review on the adaptability of mainstream partial nitrification and anammox: substrate management and aeration control in cold weather. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 9(6), p.106468.
Azari, M., Jurnalis, A. and Denecke, M., 2021. The influence of aeration control and temperature reduction on nitrogen removal and microbial community in two anammox‐based hybrid sequencing batch biofilm reactors. Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, 96(12), pp.3358-3370.
Yang, Y., Azari, M., Herbold, C.W., Li, M., Chen, H., Ding, X., Denecke, M. and Gu, J.D., 2021. Activities and metabolic versatility of distinct anammox bacteria in a full-scale wastewater treatment system. Water Research, 206, p.117763.
Azari M., Aslani, A. and Denecke, M., 2020. The effect of the COD: N ratio on mainstream deammonification in integrated fix-film activated sludge SBR. Chemosphere, p.127426.
Azari M.: 2019, Optimization and Investigation of Anammox Process Using Existing Models and Experimental Approaches, Logos, Belin. ISBN 978-3-8325-4837-7
Wang, Q., Azari M., Q.; Denecke,M., Men, Jin-Young, Okabe, S., Ali, M, Yu-Tzu, Gu, J., Lin, J. & Lee, P. 2018. Insight into the roles of anammox bacteria in post-treatment of anaerobically treated sewage. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 48 (6), 655-684
Steuernagel, L., de Léon Gallegos, E.L., Azizan, A., Dampmann, A.K., Azari, M. and Denecke, M., 2018. Availability of carbon sources on the ratio of nitrifying microbial biomass in an industrial activated sludge. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 129, pp.133-140.
Azari, M., Le, A.V., Lübken, M. and Denecke, M., 2018. Model-based analysis of microbial consortia and microbial products in an anammox biofilm reactor. Water Science and Technology, 77(7), pp.1951-1959.
Azari, M., Lübken, M. and Denecke, M., 2017. Simulation of simultaneous anammox and denitrification for kinetic and physiological characterization of the microbial community in a granular biofilm system. Biochemical Engineering Journal, 127, pp.206-216.
Azari, M., Le, A.V. and Denecke, M., 2017. Population Dynamic of Microbial Consortia in a Granular Activated Carbon-Assisted Biofilm Reactor: Lessons from Modelling. In Frontiers International Conference on Wastewater Treatment and Modelling (pp. 588-595). Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Springer, Cham, ISBN 978-3-319-58421-8.
Azari, M., Walter, U., Rekers, V., Gu, J.D. and Denecke, M., 2017. More than a decade of experience of landfill leachate treatment with a full-scale anammox plant combining activated sludge and activated carbon biofilm. Chemosphere, 174, pp.117-126.
Ke, Y.; Azari, M.; Han, P.; Görtz, I.; Ji-Dong Gu, J.-D.; Denecke, M.: 2015. Microbial community of nitrogen-converting bacteria in anammox granular sludge. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, Volume 103, Pages 105-115.
Zarrineh, N. and Azari, M., 2014. Integrated water resources management in Iran: Environmental, socio-economic and political review of drought in Lake Urmia. International Journal of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, 6(1), pp.40-48.
Publications in conference proceedings (oral presentation):
Azari M., 2022. Mikroaerobe Stickstoffelimination im Hauptstrom von Kläranlagen, 33. Karlsruher Flockungstage, In Moderne Ansätze in der Abwasserbehandlung: Tagungsband der 33. Karlsruher Flockungstage, Verlag Siedlungswasserwirtschaft Karlsruhe, Schriftenreihe SWW (Bd. 159).
Azari M., Schoth J., Hetschel M., Phan L, Jagemann P. and Denecke, M: 2019, Untersuchungen zur Deammonifikation im Hauptstrom von Kläranlagen, 13. Aachener Tagung Wassertechnologie Verfahren der Wasseraufbereitung und Abwasserbehandlung, Oktober 2019, Aachen, Deutschland (in German)
Azari, M. and Denecke, M.: 2017. Analysis of nitrous oxide production and system performance for a full-scale anammox plant combining activated sludge and granular activated carbon biofilm: a model-based study, 15th International Conference on Environmental Science And Technology (CEST2017), September 2017, Rhodes, Greece
Azari, M. and Denecke, M.: 2017. Stickstoffelimination 4.0: Herausforderungen und Möglichkeiten, 12. Aachener Tagung Wassertechnologie Verfahren der Wasseraufbereitung und Abwasserbehandlung, Oktober 2017, Aachen, Deutschland (in German)
Azari, M., Lȕbken, M. and Denecke, M., 2016. Multispecies granular biofilm modelling for simultaneous anammox and denitrification processes in batch systems. International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software (iEMSs Conference), Toulouse, France.
Publications in conference abstract books (poster presentation):
Azari M., Schoth J., Hetschel M., Phan L, Jagemann P. and Denecke, M. 2022. Mainstream Microaerobic Nitrogen Removal: Carbon Redirection, Anammox Contribution and Aeration Optimization, IWA World Water Congress 2022, Copenhagen, Denmark
Azari M., Jurnalis, A. and Denecke, M. 2019. Enhanced Nitrogen Removal And Microbial Community Structure In Hybrid Sequencing Batch Reactors, IWA LET 2019, June 2019, Edinburgh, UK
Zarrineh, N., Van Steenbergen, N. and Azari, M., 2013, Integrated Water Resources Management in Iran: Case Study for Lake Urmia Basin. In The IWA UK 14th Young Water Professional Conference, Date: 2013/04/17-2013/04/19, Location: Teeside University, Darlington.
Azari, M., Tolessa, O., Bauwens, W.: 2013. Climate change impact studies on water quality, and quantity of river Zenne in Belgium, 2nd Open symposium of water, June 2013, Brussels, Belgium