Meet Behzad Kamiab, our R&D powerhouse at Progressive Industrial Fluids Ltd.! With a Ph.D. from Western University, seven years of industry experience, and four published papers under his belt, Behzad's research drives product advancements and innovation. We have cheered him on as he’s worked tirelessly towards his PhD. Here is a summation of Behzad’s academic journey that lead him to PIFL, in his own words :
“ Three years ago, when I was working in an oil and grease company in Iran (for 7 years) I successfully secured funding for a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from Western University (London, Ontario) through the MITACS program, a collaborative initiative between universities and industry. The financial support for this fellowship came from PIFL, with whom I immediately affiliated upon commencing my doctoral studies. My research focus has been on the synthesis of esters/complex esters from vegetable oils and improving their properties as industrial lubricants particularly metalworking fluids. During my Ph.D. program, I authored four papers covering the following topics:
Preparing vegetable oils-based metalworking fluids by a hydrolysis-esterification two-step process
Epoxidation of canola oil-based complex esters catalyzed by immobilized montmorillonite ethanolamine anchored to molybdenum dioxide
I will complete my Ph.D. program in one month, after which I will be able to dedicate my full time to working and contributing to the growth of PIFL. “
Read his most recent published papers available free for a limited time:
Sustainable production of high-performance bio-based hydraulic fluids from vegetable oils