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Dr. Md. Akhtarul Islam |
Professor and Head Fellow, Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh. |
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Georg-Forster Fellow, GKSS Research Centre, Germany. PhD(Chem. Engg), Higher Inst. of Chem. Technol., Bulgaria. MSc:(Chem. Engg), Higher Inst. of Chem. Technol., Bulgaria.
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1. Achievements: Became pioneer in the MBR technology in Bangladesh for the treatment of industrial wastewater Supervised students in design, construction and testing of a Pilot scale MBR unit in a local Laundry. Supervised students in design, construction of a water treatment unit for the removal of arsenic, iron and other heavy metals from drinking water. Worked as a task leader of Bangladesh part of an EU Project. Built an Environmental Process Engineering Laboratory under this project. Together with The Housing and Building Research Institute, Dhaka has become pioneer in Bangladesh for research on Polymer modified concrete as structural material in building industries. Supervised two PhD Students completed successfully from the University Prof. Dr. Asen Zlatarov, Bourgas, Bulgaria.
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2. Project Supervision Prediction of grafted polymer properties depending on preparation parameters, Ministry of Science and Technology,1998-99. Task Leader (Bangladesh Part) of EU Project Technology Partnership for Innovative Treatment of Drinking and Industrial Water, April 2005- April 2007. Systematic Research on Water Quality Control, Development of Water Treatment Technology and Water Pollution Monitoring, SUST Research Grant, 2007-2009. Development of low cost membrane bioreactor for industrial wastewater treatment (started on December 18, 2008).
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1. Distinctions as a student : 10th position in order of merit in the SSC exam. 4th position in order of merit in the HSC exam. M Sc. with GPA 5.50 (excellent grade in Bulgarian Education System). 2nd position in Inorganic Chemistry, Bulgarian National Olympiad, 1980. 1st position in Analytical Chemistry, Bulgarian National Olympiad, 1981. Proffesional membership: Fellow, Institute of Engineers, Bangladesh. |
2. Scholarship Obtained: Bulgarian State Scholarship (1978-84) for the Bulgarian Language course and the Graduation course in Chemical Engineering . Bulgarian State Scholarship (1984-87) for the doctoral research. Bulgarian State Scholarship (1990-92) for the post-doctoral research. |
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS |
1. Islam M. A, Mozumder M. S. I. and Khan M. R. (2009), Design cum Performance Equation for Reactor type Adsorption Unit, J. Sci. Res. 1 (3), pp. 450-460. |
2. Uddin M. T., Islam M. S., Islam M. A. and Abedin M. Z. (2008), Uptake of phenol from aqueous solution by burned water hyacinth, Polish J. Chem. Tech., 10 (2), 27-33 . |
3. Mozumder M. S. I., Khan M. R, Islam M. A. (2008), Kinetics and mechanism of Cr(VI) adsorption onto tea leaves waste, Asia-Pac. J. Chem. Eng. 3, 452-458 . |
4. Uddin M. T., Mozumder M. S. I, Figoli A, Islam M. A. and Drioli E (2007), Arsenic Removal by Conventional and Membrane Technology: An Overview, Indian J Chem Technol., 14, 441-50. |
5. Islam M. A. and Buschatz H.(2005), Assessment of Thickness-dependent gas permeability of polymer membranes, Indian J Chem Technol 12, pp. 88-92. |
6. Dimov A and Islam M A (1989), On the permeability of polyolefin membranes, Comptes rendus de l-Academie bulgare des sciences, Tome 42 (11), p55-58. |
7. Dimov A and Islam M A (1990), Hydrophilization of polyethylene membranes, J Membr. Sci., 50, p97-100. |
8. Dimov A and Islam M A (1990), Preparation conditions affecting the permeability of polyethylene microfiltration membranes, J Membr. Sci., 52, p109-113. |
9. Dimov A and Islam M A (1990), Filler effects on the structure and properties of semi-permeable polyethylene membranes, J Appl. Polym. Sci. 41, p2513-2516. |
10. Dimov A and Islam M A (1990), A criterion for the evaluation of the mechanical stability of polymeric membranes, Acta Polymerica, 41 (12), p629-630. |
11. Dimov A and Islam M A (1991), Sulfonation of polyethylene membranes, J Appl. Polym. Sci.,42, p1285 -1287. |
12. Dimov A and Islam M A (1991), A semi-empirical equation for the calculation of the hydrophilizing effect of different agents towards hydrophobic polyolefin membranes, Ind. J Technol. 29, p463-466. |
13. Islam M A and Dimov A (1991), A critical analysis on different criteria of the mechanical stability of polymeric membranes operating in the pressure-driven processes. Acta Polymerica, 42 (11), p605-607. |
14.Islam M A and Dimov A and Malinova A . L. (1992), Environment sensitive properties of the poly(methacrylic acid)- grafted poly(ethylene) membranes, J Membr. Sci., 66, p69-78. |
15. Islam M A, and Dimov A and Malinova A . L. (1992), On the mechanism of the extraction of the pore-forming agent from the polymeric matrix, Hung. J. Ind. Chem., 20, p99-102. |
16.Islam, M A , Malamusis S and Mladenov I. (1992), On the deformational characteristics of porous polymeric tubes, J Appl. Polym. Sci.44, p1899-1903. |
17. Islam M A and Dimov A (1992), On the mechanism of the formation of the porous structure in the filled polyethylene film by thermomechanical deformation, J Appl. Polym. Sci., 45, p1035-1340. |
18. Islam M A, and Nikolov N. D. (1992), Response of filled polyethylene membranes to the change in the environmental conditions, J Appl. Polym. Sci., 45, p1485-1490. |
19. Islam M A (1992), A mechanical model for the deformational behaviour of the polymeric membranes operating in the pressure-driven processes, J Appl. Polym. Sci, 46, p1215-1219. |
20. Mavrov V., Nikolov N. D., Islam M A and Nikolova J. D. (1992), An investigation on the configuration of inserts in tubular ultrafiltration module to control concentration polarisation, J Membr. Sci., 75, p197-201. |
21. Islam M A , Nikolov N. D., and Nikolova J. D. (1993), An electrical model for the relaxation of streaming potential across a charged membrane, J Membr. Sci., 84, p29-36. |
22.Islam M A, and Stoicheva R. N. (1994), An investigation on the capillary viscosities of some hydrophilic fluids permeating through a poly(vinyl chloride) membrane, J Membr. Sci., 92, p209-215. |