Dept. of Chemical Engineering & Polymer Science, SUST

	Dr. Md. Maksudur Rahman Khan
	Associate Professor
	PhD (Chemical Eng), State University L’vivska Polytechnica, Ukraine. M. Sc. (Chemical Eng), State University L’vivska Polytechnica, Ukraine. B.Sc (Engg.), State University ‘L’vivska Polytechnica’, L’viv, Ukraine.
	E-mail: mrkhan@sust.edu, mrkhancep@yahoo.com

Research Experience:

1. Heterogeneous Catalysis: (during M. S. and Ph.D.)

2. Wastewater Treatment: (working in the field since 1999)

3. Nanoparticle Synthesis and Fuel Cell Technology: (Postdoctoral fellowship in Taiwan: 2003-2005)

4. Biofuel: (working in the field since 2006)

Present Research Activities:

1. Biodiesel production technology development.
2. Photocatalyst Development.
3. Energy and Environment.
4. Water and wastewater treatment by adsorption.

Award:

1. Awarded Bangladesh government scholarship for higher study in USSR (1988).

2. Awarded Postdoctoral fellowship by Yuan Ze University and Fuel Cell Centre in Taiwan (2003).

Patents:

1. Shawn D. Lin, Maksudur R. Khan, Chia-Hsian Lin, Catalytic Coatings, Method for Forming the Same, and Their Application, United States Patent 20070082137, Publication date: 04/12/2007.

2. Shawn D. Lin, Maksudur R. Khan, Chia-Hsian Lin, Containing the platinum catalyst and their manufacturing methods and its application, Taiwan Patent Grant: I304357, (Application: 94142092, Applied on: 2005/11/30).

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

1. Uddin M. T., Rukanuzzaman M., Khan M. R. and Islam M. A., Adsorption of methylene blue from aqueous solution by jackfruit (Artocarpus heteropyllus) leaf powder: A fixed-bed column study, J. Environ. Management, Ms. Ref. No.: JEMA-D-08-00203 (accepted)

2. M. T. Uddin, M. Rokanuzzaman, Maksudur R. Khan, M. A. Islam, Jack fruit leaf powder: an effective adsorbent for the removal of methylene blue from aqueous solution, Indian Journal of Chemical Technology, 2009, 16, pp. 142-149.

3. Md. Salatul Islam Mozumder, Md. Maksudur Rahman Khan, M. A. Islam, Kinetics and mechanism of Cr(VI) adsorption on to Tea-leaves waste, Asia-Pacific journal of Chemical Engineering, 2008, 3, pp. 452-458.

4. M. A. Mumin, M. M. R. Khan, K. F. Akhter, M. J. Uddin, Potentiality of open burnt clay as an adsorbent for the removal of congo red from aqueous solution, Int. J. Environ. Sci. Tech., 4 (4) 525-532, 2007.

5. Maksudur R Khan, Shawn D. Lin, Using Pt sols to Prepare Low-Pt-Loading Electrodes for Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells, Journal of Power Sources, 2006, 162, pp. 186-191.

6. Chia-Hsian Lin, Maksudur R. Khan, Shawn D. Lin, The preparation of Pt nanoparticles by methanol and citrate, Journal of Colloid Interface Science, 2006, 299, pp. 678-685.

7. Chia-Hsian Lin, Maksudur R. Khan, Shawn D. Lin, Platinum States in Citrate-sols by EXAFS, Journal of Colloid Interface Science, 2005, 287, pp. 366-369.

8. M. A. Islam, M.M.R. Khan, Md. Salatul Islam Mozumder, Adsorption equilibria and adsorption kinetics: a unified approach. Chem. Eng. Technol. 2004, 27, No. 10, pp. 1095-1098.

9. M. A. Islam, M.M. R. Khan, M.A. Sawpan, Measurement of electro-osmotic coefficient of a membrane by Pt-electrodes. Journal of Electrochemical Society of India, 2003, Vol. 52, No.2, pp. 87-89.

10. M. A. Islam, M.M. R. Khan, M.A. Sawpan, Osmotic pressure measurement of polymer solutions by dynamic methods: a discussion. Indian J. of Chem. Tech. 2003, Vol. 10, pp. 558-560.

11. M. A. Islam, M. A. Kalam, M. M. R. Khan, Reactive gas solubility in water: an empirical equation. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 2000, 39, 2627-2630.

12. V. M. Zhiznevsky, M. R. Khan, E. V. Fedevich, V. V. Gumenetsky, Influence of potassium ions on catalytic properties of Fe-Te-Mo-O- catalyst for the oxidation of tert.butyl alcohol to methacrolein, Russian Journal of Applied Chemistry(Zhurnal Prikladnoi Khimii), 2000, V. 73, No. 6, pp. 1980-1982.(in Rus.)

13. V. M. Zhiznevsky, M. R. Khan, E. V. Fedevich, Y. S. Gritsik, Influence of strontium on catalytic properties of Iron-Tellurium-Molybdenum-Oxide catalyst in the oxidation of tert.butyl alcohol, Russian Journal of Applied Chemistry(Zhurnal Prikladnoi Khimii), 1999, V. 72, No. 6, pp. 969-971.(in Rus.)

14. V. M. Zhiznevsky, Md. Maksudur Khan, E. V. Fedevich, Promoting the Fe-Te-Mo-O catalyst by Ba ions for the oxidation of tert. butyl alcohol to methacrolein, Ukrainian Chemical Industry (Khimichna Promislovist Ukraini), 1999, N0. 6, pp. 38-41. (in Ukr.).

15. V. M. Zhiznevsky, Khan Md. Maksudur Rahman, E. V. Fedevich, Oxidation of tert. butyl alcohol to methacrolein on Iron-Tellurium-Molybdenum-Oxide catalyst promoted by Mg, Ukrainian Chemical Industry (Khimichna Promislovist Ukraini), 1999, No. 3, pp. 17-21. (in Ukr.).

16. M. R. Khan, V. M. Zhiznevsky, V. V. Guminitsky, E. V. Fedevich, Influence of Li on the catalytic properties of Fe-Te-Mo-O catalyst in the process of tert.butyl alcohol oxidation to methacrolein, Ukrainian Journal of Chemistry(Ukr. Khim. Zhurnal), 1998, V. 64, No. 10, pp. 109-113. (in Ukr.)