Faculty Profile

Dr Muhammad Abdus Salam

Professor

Contact Information

  • Office Address: Department of Chemical Engineering & Polymer Science, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
  • Phone:
  • Email: [email protected], [email protected]

Education

  • PhD (2022) in Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden.
  • M.Sc. (2016) in Innovative and Sustainable Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden.
  • M.Sc. (2010) in Chemical Engineering and Polymer Science, SUST, Sylhet, Bangladesh.
  • B.Sc. Engineering (2003) in Chemical Engineering and Polymer Science, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, (SUST) Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Research Interests

  • Catalysis
  • Advanced Biofuel
  • Green Chemistry

Previous Research Project

  • 1. Conversion of cellulosic waste into liquid biofuel

External Affiliations

  • Member, the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB)

Journal Publications

  • 1. Stabilization of fresh and aged simulated pyrolysis oil through mild hydrotreatment using noble metal catalysts, Energy Conversion and Management (2024), Volume 313, 118570 (2024)
  • 2. One-pot reductive liquefaction of sawdust to renewables over MoOx–Al2O3 variants: insight into structure–activity relationships (2024), Sustainable Energy & Fuels (2024)
  • 3. Slurry co-hydroprocessing of Kraft lignin and pyrolysis oil over unsupported NiMoS catalyst: A strategy for char suppression (2023), Chemical Engineering Journal, Volume 475, 1 November 2023, 146056 (2023)
  • 4. Stabilization of bio-oil from simulated pyrolysis oil using sulfided NiMo/Al2O3 catalyst (2023), Fuel, Volume 353, 1 December 2023, 129094 (2023)
  • 5. Upgrading of triglycerides, pyrolysis oil, and lignin over metal sulfide catalysts: A review on the reaction mechanism, kinetics, and catalyst deactivation (2023), Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering (2023)
  • 6. The effect of Pt/Pd ratio on the oxidation activity and resistance to sulfur poisoning for Pt-Pd/BEA diesel oxidation catalysts with high siliceous content (2022), Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 10 (4), 108217 (2022)
  • 7. Elucidating the role of NiMoS-USY during the hydrotreatment of Kraft lignin (2022), Chemical Engineering Journal 442, 136216 (2022)
  • 8. Role of transition metals on MoS2-based supported catalysts for hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) of propylguaiacol (2021), Sustainable Energy & Fuels 5 (7), 2097-2113 (2021)
  • 9. Hydrotreatment of lignin dimers over NiMoS-USY: effect of silica/alumina ratio (2021), Sustainable Energy & Fuels 5 (13), 3445-3457 (2021)
  • 10. Thermal annealing effects on hydrothermally synthesized unsupported MoS2 for enhanced deoxygenation of propylguaiacol and kraft lignin (2021), Sustainable Energy & Fuels 5 (20), 5270-5286 (2021)
  • 11. The role of catalyst poisons during hydrodeoxygenation of renewable oils (2021), Catalysis Today 367, 28-42 (2021)
  • 12. The effect of Si/Al ratio on the oxidation and sulfur resistance of beta zeolite-supported Pt and Pd as diesel oxidation catalysts (2021), ACS Engineering Au 2 (1), 27-45 (2021)
  • 13. Biodiesel from Nahor Seed Oil: Synthesis, Evaluation, and Compatibility with Petrodiesel (2022), Petroleum Chemistry, 1-12 (2021)
  • 14. NiMoS on alumina-USY zeolites for hydrotreating lignin dimers: effect of support acidity and cleavage of C–C bonds (2020), Sustainable Energy & Fuels 4 (1), 149-163 (2020)
  • 15. Catalytic hydrotreatment of pyrolysis oil phenolic compounds over Pt/Al2O3 and Pd/C (2019), Fuel 243, 441-448 (2019)
  • 16. The Role of Support Acidity on the Hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) Activity of Lignin Model Compounds over Sulfided NiMo Catalysts (2019), North American Catalysis Society Meeting (2019)
  • 17. Hydroconversion of abietic acid into value-added fuel components over sulfided NiMo catalysts with varying support acidity (2019), Fuel Processing Technology 190, 55-66 (2019)
  • 18. Influence of Bio-Oil Phospholipid on the Hydrodeoxygenation Activity of NiMoS/Al2O3 Catalyst (2018), Catalysts 8 (10), 418 (2018)
  • 19. The effect of rosin acid on hydrodeoxygenation of fatty acid (2018), Journal of Energy Chemistry 28, 85-94 (2018)
  • 20. Aged leaves effect on essential components in green and oolong tea (2013), International Journal of Agricultural Research, Innovation and Technology, 3(2), 54-58. (2013)
  • 21. Conversion of Cellulosic waste into fermentable sugar: Process optimization (2013), Journal of Chemical Engineering, 28(1), 27-31. (2013)
  • 22. Extraction of Pectin from lemon peel: Technology development (2012), Journal of Chemical Engineering, 27(2), 25-30 (2012)