Dr. Md. Nurnabi
(Professor & Chairman)Department of Applied Chemistry & Chemical Engineering
| Degree Name | Group/Major Subject | Board/Institute | Country | Passing Year |
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| Ph.D. | Chemistry | University of Leeds | United Kingdom | 2003 |
| Masters | Applied Chemistry and Chemical Technology | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 1993 |
| Bachelor | Applied Chemistry and Chemical Technology | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 1992 |
| Title | Organization | Location | From Date | To Date |
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| Postdoctoral Fellowship | Centre for Self-Organised Molecular Systems (SOMS) | Leeds, UK | 01, Jul 2019 | 01-07-2019 |
| Assistant Professor | Department of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at Dhaka University | Dhaka, Bandladesh | 01, Jul 2019 | 01-07-2019 |
| Associate Professor | Department of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at Dhaka University | Dhaka, Bangladesh | 01, Jul 2019 | 01-07-2019 |
| Professor | Department of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at Dhaka University | Dhaka, Bangladesh | 01, Jul 2019 | |
| National Science Council Fellowship | Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica | Taipei, Taiwan | 01, Jul 2019 | 01-07-2019 |
| Commonwealth Staff Fellow | Nottingham University | UK | 01, Jul 2019 | 01-07-2019 |
| Lecturer | Department of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at Dhaka University | Dhaka, Bangladesh | 01, Jul 1998 | 01-07-2019 |
| Lecturer | Dept. Chemistry, BUET | Dhaka, Bangladesh | 01, Jul 1997 | 01-07-1998 |
Research Interest
| Subject | Description | Research Interest (Goal, Target Indicator) |
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| 5. Development of suitable adsorbents from renewable sources for the removal of dyes and heavy metals from aqueous system | Synthesis of graphene oxide (GO) and its composite for the removal of Textile Dyes and heavy Metals from Industrial waste water. |
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| 4. Synthesis of carbon dots and their application | C-dots are synthesized from carbohydrates and other small organic compounds, their purification, characterization and applications in sensing heavy metals and for bio-imaging. |
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| 3. Desalination of sea water employing membrane technologies (FO and RO) | Membranes are syntheiszed, charaterized and their application in RO, FO and determination of their performace |
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| 2. Industrial and municipal waste management employing membrane bio reactor (MBR) | Fabrication, chraterization and performance analysis of ultrafiltration membranes. Comparison of their performance with commercial membranes are also studied. |
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| 1. Micribial Fuel Cell | Proton Exchangeable Membrane (PEM) and agar-salt bridge based dual chamber MFC have been constructed. Organic wastes from kitchen were used as substrates and different sludges were employed as sources of microorganisms. |
Project/Research Supervision
| Level of Study | Title | Supervisor | Co-Supervisor(s) | Name of Student(s) | Area of Research | Current Completion |
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| Ph.D. | Removal of Textile Dyes from Aqueous Solution Using Graphene Based Adsorbents | Dr. Mohammad Nurnabi | Dr. Md. Zahangir Alam | Dewan Md. Mahmuddannabi | Textile Effluent Treatment |
2020 |
| Ph.D. | Fabrication of Composite ultrafiltration Membranes for the Treatment of Industrial waste Water | Dr. Mohammad Nurnabi | Dr. Dewan Shamim Ahmed | Md. Nur-E-Alam | Current Year | |
| Ph.D. | Ecofriendly leather processing using ultra sonication | Dr. Md. Zahangir Alam | Dr. Mohammad Nurnabi | Md. Abu Sayed Mia | Leather processing | Current Year |
| Ph.D. | Development of adsorbents for the removal of chromium from leather effluents | Dr. Md. Zahangir Alam | Dr. Mohammad Nurnabi | Fatema-Tuz-Zohra | Leather Effluent Treatment | Current Year |
| Ph.D. | Accumulation of heavy metals in leafy vegetables grown in Hazaribagh area and development of novel adsorbents for their removal from leather effluents their | Dr. Mohammad Nurnabi | Dr. Md. Zahangir Alam | Md. Sobur Ahmed | Leather Effluent Treatment | Current Year |
| Ph.D. | Synthesis, purification, characterization and application of graphene based materials | Dr. Mohammad Nurnabi | Dr. A.F.M. Mustafizur Rahman | Md. Amirul Hoque | Material Science | Current Year |
| M.Phil | Fluorescent nanomaterials and their sensing ability toward organic pollutants | Dr. Mohammad Nurnabi | Dr. A.F.M. Mustafizur Rahman | Mariam Islam | Nanomaterials, Photophysical Chemistry | 2010 |
| Masters | Synthesis of Sodiumalginate-GO nanocomposite and its application in heavy metals removal | Dr. Mohammad Nurnabi | Dr Md. Al-Mamun, Atomic Energy Commission | Marzia Islam Mouri | Separation, Effluent treatment |
2020 |
| Masters | Synthesis of carbon nanoparticles from carbohydrates and their applications | Dr. Mohammad Nurnabi | Dr Md. Al-Mamun, Atomic Energy Commission | Rahnuma Rimi | Nanomaterials |
2020 |
| Masters | Photoluminescent Carbon Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Physiochemical Properties and Applications as Fluorescent Probe in Metal Sensing | Dr. Mohammad Nurnabi | Rafsan | 2019 | ||
| Masters | Performance analysis of Organic Waste Based Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) | Dr. Zahid Hasan mahmood (late) | Dr. Mohammad Nurnabi | Sheikh Shehab Uddin | 2018 | |
| Masters | Surface passivated Carbon Nanoparticles for Bio-imaging and Heavy Metal ion Dtection | Dr. Mohammad Nurnabi | Md. Jannatun Nayem | 2018 | ||
| Masters | Removal of Textile Dye from Aqueous solution by Using Chemically modified Sawdust | Dr. Mohammad Nurnabi | Md. Zahangir Alam | 2013 |
Project/Research Work
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Invited Talk
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| Journal Article | |
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| 1 |
Mahmudunnabi DM, Alam MZ, Nurnabi M : Removal of TURQUOISE GN from aqueous solution using graphene oxide,
Desal. Wat. Treat. , vol.174 , pp.389-399 , 2020
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Mahmudunnabi DM, Alam MZ, Nurnabi M : Application of Graphene Oxide for the Removal of Textile Dye FD-R H / C from Aqueous Solution.,
J. Mater. Environ. Sci. , vol.11 (4) , pp.531–539 , 2020
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| 3 |
Choudhury, T. R., Bhowmik, S., Rahman, M. S., Nath, M. R., Jahan, F. N., Begum, B. A., & Nurnabi, M.* : Sythesis of Nano Zerovalent Iron Supported Sawdust (NZVI/SD) and Its Application for Removal of Arsenic (III) from Aqueous Solution.,
Chemical Science International Journal, , vol.29(1) , pp.1-12 , 2020
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Nurnabi M*, Bhowmik S, Rahman M. S , Choudhury T.R , Parsons A, J.Young S. D : Modification and Application of Albizia lebbeck Sawdust For The Sorption of Lead (II) and Copper (II) From Aqueous Solutions.,
Orient J Chem. , vol.36(4) , pp.591-600 , 2020
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| 5 |
Sayid, M.A, Ashraf, R, Alam, Z, Nurnabi, M. : Eco-friendly Leather Dyeing Using Ultrasound Technique.,
J. Am. Leather Chem. Assoc. , vol.115 , pp.199-206 , 2020
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| 6 |
M. J. UDDIN*, ARAFAT RAHMAN, MD. OVI-UZ-ZAMAN, SHARMIN RAHMAN, MD. NURNABI AND KESHAB K. ADHIKARY : A STUDY ON WATER QUALITY OF HAIL HAOR ECOSYSTEM OF BANGLADESH,
Bangladesh Asiatic Soc. (under review) , 2020
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Sobur Ahmed1,3, Fatema-Tuj-Zohra1,3, Abrar Shahriar1, Nazia Rahman2, Nirmal Chandra Dafader, Md. Zahangir Alam, Mohammad Nurnabi* : Preparation of Sawdust-graft-Acrylic acid by Gamma Irradiation for the Removal of Cr (III) from Aqueous Solution,
Applied Water Science (under review) , 2020
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Dewan Md. Mahmudunnabi, Marzia I. Mouri, Tasrina R. Choudhury, Md. Zahangir Alam, Mohammad Nurnabi,* : Preparation of Calcium Alginate-Graphene Oxide Composite and Its Application for the Removal of Dye Maxilon Blue,
Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering (under review) , 2020
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M. Nahidur Rahman, R. Rani Bhowmik, M. Nurnabi, M. Asraful I. Molla : Synthesis and Characterization of an amidoxime Compound With Benzimidazole Moiety and pH Sensing Behaviour Under Basic Condition in Methanol and DMSO,
J. Chil. Chem. Soc. (impact factor:0.463) , vol.63 , no.3 , pp.4047-50 , 2018
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| 10 |
Mizan, A.; Zohra, F. T.; Ahmed, S.; Nurnabi, M.; Alam, M. Z. M : Low cost adsorbent for mitigation of water pollution caused bytannery effluents at Hazaribagh,
Bangladesh J. Sci. Ind. Res. , vol.51 , no.3 , pp.215-20 , 2016
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| 11 |
Noor, I. Z.; Das, A. K.; Ferdous, T.; Nurnabi, M. : Isolation of lupeol from Terminalia arjuna bark,
Dhaka Univ. J. App. Sci. Eng. , vol.3 , no.1 , pp.87-90 , 2015
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| 12 |
Rashed-Ul-Islam, M.; Azim, M. A.; Islam, R.; Nurnabi, M. : Removal of chromium from tannery effluent by using Low cost adsorbent”,
Dhaka Univ. J. App. Sci. Eng. , vol.2 , no.2 , pp.135-138 , 2014
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| 13 |
Salem, K. S.; Lubna, M. M.; Rahman, A. F. M. M.; Nurnabi, M.; Islam, R.; Khan, M. A. : The effect of multiwall carbon nanotube additions on the thermo-mechanical, electrical and morphological properties of gelatin polyvinyl alcohol blend nanocomposites,
J. Composite Mater. , pp.DOI: 10.1177/0021998314534704 , 2014
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| 14 |
Rahman, A. F. M. ; Kabir, S. M. F.; Nurnabi, M.; Chowdhury, A. M. S.; Sikder, M. A. : Chemical and Biological Investigations of Axonopus compressus (Sw.) P. Beauv,
Dhaka Univ. J. Pharma. Sci (impact factor:0.67) , vol.17 , pp.113-115 , 2014
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| 15 |
Rahman, M. A.; Islam, M. R.; Nurnabi, M; Bala, P. : Kinetics and Equilibrium Studies of Sorption of Remazol G Yellow RGB (An Anionic Reactive Dye) Onto Acid Activated Vegetable Kitchen Waste,
Intl. J. Environ. Pollu. Contrl. Manag. , vol.5 , pp.72-84 , 2013
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| 16 |
Bala, P.; Hossain, M. N.; Karim, R.; Nurnabi, M.; Saha, D. K. : Isothermal Transformation of Organically Modified Na-Montmorillonite,
Bangladesh J. Phys. , vol.11 , pp.23-31 , 2012
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| 17 |
Akter, N.; Khan, R. A.; Tuhin, M. O.; Haque, M. E.; Nurnabi, M.; Parvin, F.; Islam, R. : Thermo-mechanical, barrier and morphological properties of chitosan reinforced starch-based biodegradable composite films,
J. Thermoplastic Composite Mater. , pp.DOI: 10.1177/0892705712461512 , 2012
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Tuhin, M. O.; Rahman, N.; Haque, M. E.; Khan, R. A.; Dafader, N. C.; Islam, R.; Nurnabi, M.; Tonny, W. : Modification of mechanical and thermal property of chitosan-starch blend films,
Rad. Phys. Chem. (impact factor:1.984) , vol.81 , pp.1659-166 , 2012
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Khan, A. H.; Bala, P.; Rahman, A. F. M. M.; Nurnabi, M. : Investigation on Microstructural and Layer Disorder Parameters of Na-Montmorillonite-Glycine Intercalation Compounds,
Dhaka Univ. J. Sci. , vol.60 , pp.25-29 , 2012
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Lee, C.-F.; Hsu, S.-C.; Chan, K.-C.; Nurnabi, M.; Lee, C.-C.; Wu, J.-Y.; Lai, L.-L.; Lu, K. L. : Self-adaptation of a conformationally flexible yet restricted ‘‘piperazinepyrazine’’building block toward the design of coordination polymers,
Cryst. Eng. Comm. (impact factor:3.304) , vol.13 , pp.2960 , 2011
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Rahman, A. F. M. M.; Reza, M. S.; Ismail, M.; Nurnabi, M.; Haque, M. N. : Production of Biodiesel from Karanja (Pongamia pinnata) Oil and Comparison of Its Fuel Properties with Commercial Diesel,
Dhaka Univ. J. App. Sci. Eng. , vol.2 , pp.25-29 , 2011
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Rahman, A. F. M. M.; Haque, M. E.; Nurnabi, M.; Chowdhury, A. M. S.; Rashid, M. A. : 15. Commercial and Biological Investigation of Phyllanthus niruri. Isolation of a Pure Compound from Crude Dichloromethane Extract,
Dhaka Univ. J. App. Sci. Eng. , vol.59 , pp.271-274 , 2011
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Rahman, A. F. M. M.; Alam, M. A.; Nurnabi, M.; Rahman, A. F. M. H.; Rahman, M. S.; Rashid, M. A. : Antimicrobial and Brine Shrimp Lethality of Fruit Extracts of Terminalia chebula. Isolation of a New Compound,
Dhaka Univ. J. Sci. , vol.59 , pp.267-270 , 2011
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Rahman, A. F. M. M.; Nurnabi, M. : Direct ortho lithiation of sulfonylazulenes. An efficient method to introduce substituents at the 2-position of azulene,
Dhaka Univ. J. Sci. , vol.58 , pp.157-160 , 2010
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Khan, A.H.; Nurnabi, M.; Bala, P. : Studies on thermal transformation of Na-montmorillonite-glycine intercalation compounds,
J. Therm. Anal. Calorim. (impact factor:2.042) , vol.96 , pp.929-935 , 2009
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Schmitt, E. K.; Nurnabi, M.; Bushby, R. J.; Steinem, C. : Electrically insulating pore-suspending membranes on highly ordered porous alumina obtained from vesicle spreading,
Soft Matter. (impact factor:3.889) , vol.4 , pp.250-253 , 2008
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Nurnabi, M.; Karim, M. F.; Khan, A. H.; Bala, P. : Removal of luganil Green N anionic Dye from Tannery waste by low cost adsorbent,
Dhaka Univ. J. Sci. , vol.56 , no.1 , pp.103-106 , 2008
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Nurnabi, M.; Grigg, R. : N- and C-Alkylation of 2,4-Thiazolidinedione,
Dhaka Univ. J. Sci. , vol.55 , no.1 , pp.97-99 , 2007
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Nurnabi, M.; Ismail, M. : Synthesis of Biologically Important Chiral Morpholine Derivatives,
Bangladesh J. Sci. Ind. Res. , vol.42 , no.2 , pp.135-146 , 2007
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Islam, M. R.; Nurnabi, M.; Chowdhury, A. M. S.; Masud, M. M. : Synthesis of Some Biologically Important 3-Oxacepham Derivatives,
Dhaka Univ. J. Pharm. Sci. (impact factor:0.67) , vol.5 , pp.47-51 , 2006
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Jeuken, L. J. C.; Connel, S. D.; Nurnabi, M.; O'Reilly; Henderson, P. J. F.; Evans, S. D.; Bushby, R. J. : Direct Electrochemical Interaction between a Modified Gold Electrode and a Bacterial Membrane Extract,
Langmuir (impact factor:3.789) , vol.21 , pp.1481-1488 , 2005
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Evans, P.; Hogg, P.; Grigg, R.; Nurnabi, M.; Hinsley, J.; Sridharan, V.; Suganthan, S.; Korn, S.; Collard, S.; Muir, J. E. : 8-Methylquinoline palladacycles: stable and efficient catalysts for carbon-carbon bond formation,
Tetrahedron (impact factor:2.377) , vol.61 , pp.9696-9704 , 2005
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Grigg, R.; Nurnabi, M.; Sarkar, M. R. A. : Dihydrofurocoumarin and dihydrofurodihydropyrid-2-one derivatives via palladium catalysed cascades involving aryl/heteroaryl/vinyl iodides and allene followed by acid catalysed cyclisation,
Tetrahedron (impact factor:2.377) , vol.60 , pp.3359-3373 , 2004
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Khan, M. A. R.; Ali, M. A.; Nurnabi, M.; Rashid, M. A. : Isolation of bioactive compounds from the stem bark of Oroxylum indicum,
J. Bangladesh Chem. Soc. , vol.14 , no.1 , pp.95-99 , 2001
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Nurnabi, M.; Ali, M. A.; Rashid, M. A. : Antibacterial activity of compound isolated from Andrographis paniculata,
Bangladesh J. Bot. (impact factor:0.214) , vol.27 , no.1 , pp.57-59 , 1998
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| Award Type | Title | Year | Country | Description |
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| International | Commonwealth Staff Fellow | 2013 | United Kingdom | Achieved highly prestigious Commonwealth Staff Fellowship |
Dr. Md. Nurnabi
Professor & Chairman
Department of Applied Chemistry & Chemical Engineering
Faculty of Engineering and Technology
Email: nnabi@du.ac.bd
Mobile (Dept): Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Ext. (Dept): 7380
Mobile (Personal): 01552428255