Faculty Profile

Dr Muhammad Abdus Salam

Professor

Contact Information

  • Office Address: Professor Institute of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
  • Phone:
  • Email: salam-cep@sust.edu, salamcep@gmail.com

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

  • Conversion of cellulosic waste into liquid biofuel

Journal Publish

  • 1. One-pot reductive liquefaction of sawdust to renewables over MoOx–Al2O3 variants: insight into structure–activity relationships (2024), Sustainable Energy & Fuels
  • 2. Stabilization of fresh and aged simulated pyrolysis oil through mild hydrotreatment using noble metal catalysts, Energy Conversion and Management (2024), Volume 313, 118570
  • 3. 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
  • 4. Stabilization of bio-oil from simulated pyrolysis oil using sulfided NiMo/Al2O3 catalyst (2023), Fuel, Volume 353, 1 December 2023, 129094
  • 5. 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
  • 6. Elucidating the role of NiMoS-USY during the hydrotreatment of Kraft lignin (2022), Chemical Engineering Journal 442, 136216
  • 7. 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
  • 8. Biodiesel from Nahor Seed Oil: Synthesis, Evaluation, and Compatibility with Petrodiesel (2022), Petroleum Chemistry, 1-12
  • 9. 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
  • 10. The role of catalyst poisons during hydrodeoxygenation of renewable oils (2021), Catalysis Today 367, 28-42
  • 11. Thermal annealing effects on hydrothermally synthesized unsupported MoS2 for enhanced deoxygenation of propylguaiacol and kraft lignin (2021), Sustainable Energy & Fuels 5 (20), 5270-5286
  • 12. Hydrotreatment of lignin dimers over NiMoS-USY: effect of silica/alumina ratio (2021), Sustainable Energy & Fuels 5 (13), 3445-3457
  • 13. Role of transition metals on MoS2-based supported catalysts for hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) of propylguaiacol (2021), Sustainable Energy & Fuels 5 (7), 2097-2113
  • 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
  • 15. Hydroconversion of abietic acid into value-added fuel components over sulfided NiMo catalysts with varying support acidity (2019), Fuel Processing Technology 190, 55-66
  • 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
  • 17. Catalytic hydrotreatment of pyrolysis oil phenolic compounds over Pt/Al2O3 and Pd/C (2019), Fuel 243, 441-448
  • 18. The effect of rosin acid on hydrodeoxygenation of fatty acid (2018), Journal of Energy Chemistry 28, 85-94
  • 19. Influence of Bio-Oil Phospholipid on the Hydrodeoxygenation Activity of NiMoS/Al2O3 Catalyst (2018), Catalysts 8 (10), 418
  • 20. Conversion of Cellulosic waste into fermentable sugar: Process optimization (2013), Journal of Chemical Engineering, 28(1), 27-31.
  • 21. Aged leaves effect on essential components in green and oolong tea (2013), International Journal of Agricultural Research, Innovation and Technology, 3(2), 54-58.
  • 22. Extraction of Pectin from lemon peel: Technology development (2012), Journal of Chemical Engineering, 27(2), 25-30

External Affiliations

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