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Curriculum Vitae
Of Dr. ABU YOUSUF
Senior Lecturer Energy and Environment
Faculty of Engineering Technology University Malaysia Pahang Gambang-26300, Malaysia
E-mail : [email protected], [email protected]: +601126082163 Skype: ayousufcep
1. ACADEMIC/PROFESSIONAL PARTICULARS
(a) Field of Specialization:
Major Field of Specialization: Chemical Engineering
Fine Field Specialization: Biochemical Engineering (Renewable Bioenergy, Biorefinery, Bioremediation)
(b) Academic Qualifications
PhD (2010)
Chemical Engineering, University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Dissertation: Conversion of Agro-industrial Wastes into Lipids Suitable for Biodiesel Production
MSc. (2002)
Applied Chemistry and Chemical Technology
University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Dissertation: Physico- chemical characteristics and suitability of ground water at
Mirzapur area of Rajshahi City, Bangladesh.
Result: First Class
B Sc.(2001)
Applied Chemistry and Chemical Technology
University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh
Minor: Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, Basic Electronics
Result: First Class
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(c) Academic Honors and Awards
BIOVISION.Next fellowship, France, 2013
UNESCO Prize on E-course: ‘Energy for sustainable development in Asia’, Jakarta, Indonesia,
2011
PhD fellowship, Ministry of Education, University and Research, Italy, 2008
‘Motihar Hall gold medal-2002’ for academic excellence in B.Sc. Hons.
Examinations, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh
(d) Research Awards
Gold medal, Irreversible Electroporation in biofuel production; Creation, Innovation, Technology
& Research Exposition (CITREX-2016), University Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia
Gold medal, Hybrid energy generation for highway lighting system, CITREX-2016, University
Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia
Silver Medal, Photosynthesis: Turn CO2 into fuel; International Invention and Innovation
Technology Exhibition, 2016, Kualalumpur Malaysia
Gold medal, Photosynthesis: Turn CO2 into fuel; CITREX-2016, University Malaysia Pahang,
Malaysia
Bronze medal, Single-pot Biodiesel Synthesis From Microbial Oil, CITRIX-2016, University
Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia
Silver medal, III-Generation biofuel from palm oil mill effluent; CITRIX-2015, University Malaysia
Pahang, Malaysia
Silver medal, CO2 to methanol, CITRIX-2015, University Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia
Silver medal, Light induced biodiesel production, CITRIX-2015, University Malaysia Pahang,
Malaysia
Silver medal, CSTR design for a visible light active catalyst CuFe2O4 for removal of organic dye,
CITREX-2014, University Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia
2nd Prize Award, Technical paper Based on Doctoral Research Study, ICETCESD 2011,
Bangladesh, 2011
(e) Membership of Professional Bodies
American Chemical Society (Membership number: 31121315) October 2016
American Association for Science and Technology (AASCIT) (Membership number: 1001381, Life
member) - May, 2014
American Oil Chemists' Society (AOCS) (Membership Number: 519838)- 2009-2010
Bangladesh Chemical Society (Membership Number: LM 1098, Life Member)- 2007
(f) Language Proficiency
English- Full Professional Proficiency
Italian- Reading and Speaking- Standard
Arabic- Reading –Excellent, Speaking and understanding- Elementary
2. CAREER DETAILS
(a) Academic Positions Held
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Rank: Senior Lecturer
Dept. of Energy and Environment, Faculty of Engineering Technology, University Malaysia Pahang
(UMP), Malaysia
Period of employment: August 2014- to date
Main duties are
Teaching (theory and lab courses in undergraduate, Masters and PhD level)
- Course module initiation, design and organization to ensure courses are run in an effective and
efficient manner
Preparation of lectures, syllabus, labs, class assignments, conduct exams,
Exam paper evolution, Grades calculation,
Student advisory,
Lead field trips, Counsel Students on careers opportunities and choices,
Supervise undergraduate and postgraduate students,
- Conduct high quality research
-Participate in MS/Ph.D. oral comprehensive exams, Read, make suggestions to improve, and
evaluate BSc, MS, Ph.D. student dissertations,
- Develop collaborative research programmes internally and externally
Write grant proposals for submission to funding agencies,
Read scholarly journals to keep abreast of new developments,
-Publication of research in refereed publications and presentations at conferences.
Serve on committees and in elected positions of scholarly societies
- Other administrative duties which may include organisation of conferences and seminars, acting as
admission tutor etc.
Rank: Post Doc Fellow
Faculty of Chemical and Natural Resources Engineering, UMP, Malaysia
Period of employment: July 2013- July 2014
Rank: Assistant Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering & Polymer Science, Shahjalal University of
Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
Period of employment: March 2007 - December 2007/ January 2011 to
June 2013
Rank: Lecturer
Department of Chemical Engineering & Polymer Science at Shahjalal University
of Science and Technology, Bangladesh.
Period of employment: February 2004 to March 2007
3. Teaching
(a) Teaching and Learning Techniques
Experienced on
Outcome based education (OBE)
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E-learning
Case Method
Active Learning
(b) Summary of Courses Taught (including student evaluation)
CEP 219 Chemical Process Technology-I (Lecture)- 4 semesters
CEP 312 Chemical Process Technology-II (Lecture)- 4 semesters
CEP 324 Biochemical Engineering (Lecture)-2 semesters
CEP 411 Electrochemical Engineering (Lecture)-2 semesters
CEP 101 Process Technology (Lecture) -2 semesters
CEP 216 Heat Transfer (Lecture) -2 semesters
CEP 214 Fluid Mechanics-(Lab)- 2 semester
CEP 112 Physical Chemistry-I (Lecture)- 2 semesters
CEP 114 General Chemistry (Lecture and Lab)- 1 semester
CEP 117 Analytical Chemistry (Lecture) -2 semesters
CEP 314 Analytical Instrumentation (Lecture) -2 semesters
CEP 326 Polymer Characterizations (Lab)- 1 semester
BPS3623 Air Pollution Control Technology (Lecture)- 1 semester- Marks 84.94 and Index 4.25
BPS3623 Air Pollution Control Technology (Lab)- 1 semester- Marks 84.1 and Index 4.21
BTM2314 Computer Aided Design (Lecture)- 2 semester- Marks 91.32 and Index 4.57
BTM2314 Computer Aided Design (Lab)- 1 semester- Marks 91.92 and Index 4.6
BTU1213 Chemistry- 1 semester- Marks 89.44 and Index 4.47
BTV3413 Industrial Quality Control- 3 semesters- Marks 89.44 and Index 4.47
BTV3432 Facilities Management Technology- 3 semesters- Marks 94.07 and Index 4.7
(c) Participation in Academic Accreditation
Program: Energy and Environment
Role: Syllabus development, Course design and Assessment methods
Institution: University Malaysia Pahang
Name of Accreditation Body: MQA (Malaysian Qualification Agency), ABET (Accreditation Board for
Engineering and Technology)
(d) Research Students Supervised/Trained
Level Number of Trainees Postdoctoral Fellows -0 PhD Students -2 Master Students -4 Undergraduate Students -23
(e) Participation in Thesis and Oral Examination Committees
Level Number of Examinations PhD Students -3 Master Students -0
(f) Seminar talk/Invited talk
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Invited talk on ‘Technical writing for academic research’, 16 February 2017, North South University, Dhaka,
Bangladesh.
4. RESEARCH
(a) Research Interests
Biorefinery, Renewable Bioenergy
Microbial Fuel Cell
Developing an environmental-friendly bio-conversion process of lignocellulosic biomass into fuel
Biocatalysis/ Enzymatic catalysis/Bioreactor design
Fermentation technology
Catalyst synthesis for energy production
Management of agricultural wastes in terms of energy
Lipid/ microbial oil production by oleaginous microbes to use as substitute of vegetable oil
Heterogeneous catalysis/Photocatalysis
Energy Management and distribution
Bioremediation
(b) Ongoing research
-Lipid biosynthesis from oleaginous yeast for biodiesel feedstock using palm oil mills effluent
through its remediation
-Electroporation effect on deformation of lignocellulosic biomass to enhance fermentation process
-Co-gasification of biomass and coal
-Electricity generation through microbial fuel cell using wild type electrogen
(c) Publications Data
Type of Publication Number of Publications
Articles in International Refereed Journals
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Conference Papers 19 Books/Book Chapters 3 Edited Books 1 ( preparing) Patents 1 (under filing) Others (Abstract) 6
(d) Research Grants
Mechanism of electroporation effect on deformation of lignocellulosic biomass to enhance
fermentation process, Fund granted RM 61,500 by Ministry Of Higher Education, Malaysia, 2016.
(Principal Investigator)
Production of Recombinant Cellulase and Protease of Bacterial Isolates Using Municipal Solid
Wastes, Fund granted USD $24000 by The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), Italy. Aug 2013- Feb
2015. (Member)
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The mechanisms of Tailoring Catalysis Systems for Photoelectochemical Reduction of CO2, Fund
granted RM 1,26,500 by Ministry Of Higher Education, Malaysia, 2015. (Member)
Lipid biosynthesis from oleaginous yeast for biodiesel feedstock using palm oil mills effluent through
its remediation, Fund granted RM 20,000 by University Malaysia Pahang (UMP), Pahang, Malaysia,
2015. (Principal Investigator )
Biogas generation from food waste co-digesting with cow manure and sewerage sludge: A solution
to potential alternative energy source, Fund granted BDT 86,000 by Shahjalal University of Science and
Technology (SUST), Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh, 2012. (Principal Investigator )
Treatment of dye-containing wastewater by photocatalysis in batch and CSTR, Fund granted BDT
800,000 by Ministry of Science and Technology, Bangladesh, 2012. (Member)
Generation of green-electricity from organic-acid-rich biomass, Fund granted BDT 100,000 by
Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh, 2012. (Principal
Investigator )
Production of Bio-electricity and Bio-fertilizer from Municipal Solid Wastes, Fund granted BDT 40,000
by Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh, 2011. (Principal
Investigator )
The study of the biogas Generation from municipal waste available in Sylhet, Fund granted BDT
100,000 by University Grant Commission (UGC), Bangladesh, 2007. (Member)
(e) Patents
Title: A method for producing antimicrobial polymeric material,
Application No: PI 2015703872
Filing Date: 28/10/2015
Inventors: MD. MAKSUDUR RAHMAN KHAN, ROSLI BIN MOHD YUNUS,MD. WASIKUR RAHMAN, ONG
HUEI RUEY, ABU YOUSUF
Address: Faculty Of Chemical & Natural Resources Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang,
Lebuhraya Tun Razak, Gambang 26300 Kuantan Pahang Malaysia
(f) Participation in Regional & International Conferences
Conferences
2nd Engineering Technology International Conference, ETIC 2016, 4-5 August 2016, Ho Chi Minh,
Vietnam.
Malaysian Technical Universities Conference on Engineering and Technology or MUCET, 11-13 October
2015, Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
The 8th edition of BIOVISION, the World Life Sciences Forum, 24-26 March 2013, in Lyon, France.
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4th Conference on Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials (CEAM), VIRTUAL FORUM, 12-26th
November 2012, Italy.
Annual Paper Meet on Chemical Engineering 2012, APM 2012, 13 October, IEB, Sylhet, Bangladesh
1st Clean Energy and Technology (CET2011) and 8th SEE Forum meeting, 26-29 June 2011, Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia.
International Conference on Environmental Technology and Construction Engineering for Sustainable
Development (ICETCESD 2011), 10-12 March 2011, SUST, Sylhet, Bangladesh.
18th European Biomass Conference, and Exhibition, 3 - 7 May 2010, Lyon Convention Centre - Cité
Internationale – Lyon, France.
2nd International Congress on Biodiesel: The Science and The Technologies 15-17 November 2009,
Munich, Germany.
2nd International Conference on Chemical Engineering, 31 December 2008 & 1 January 2009, BUET-
Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Renewable Energy Asia 2008, 11-13 December 2008, IIT, New Delhi, India.
Int. Conf. and Exhibition on Water and Wastewater Treatment 2007, 1-4 April 2007, Shahjalal University
of Science & Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh.
Bangladesh Chemical Congress 2006, 9-11 March 2007, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Workshop/Training
- Thermal Energy Efficiency and Solar Thermal Technology, organized by UNIDO, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,
28-29 November 2016
- Workshop On IChemE Chartered Membership Application, University Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia, 1-2
November 2016
- Potential of biogas and syngas as alternative energy in Malaysia, Organized by ENERGY INSTITUTE
(MALAYSIA), Kuala Lumpur, 21 April 2016
- Strategies for publishing in High Impact Journals, University Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia, 1 April 2016
- Information Skill Class: Science Direct Online Database, University Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia, 21 Oct
2015
- High Impact research seminar , University Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia, 14 Oct 2014
- Intellectual Property Management Workshop, University Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia, 17 Sep 2014-18
Sep2014
- Workshop On Teaching Plan, University Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia,18 Aug 2014
- Final Examination & Assessment Workshop, University Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia, Nov 2014
- Training on E-learning system (KALAM), University Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia, Sep 2014
- School on Trace Analysis (Trace-07), 3-13 October 2007 at Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Bidhannagar,
Kolkata-700064, India.
Organized by Center for Advanced Research and Education (CARE)
- Use, Maintenance and Troubleshooting of UV-Vis & IR Spectrophotometer, 10-15 September 2005 at the
Department of Chemistry, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh.
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Organized by Network of Instrument Technical personnel and User scientists of Bangladesh (NITUB)
- Membrane Technology for Water and Wastewater Treatment, 29 September-05 October 2005, Shahjalal
University of Science & Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh.
Organized by EU Project ‘INNOWA’ under Asia Pro-Eco Program
5. SERVICE
(a) Membership of Conference Committees
- Member, International Scientific Committee, 2016 International Conference on Energy, Power and
Electrical Engineering (EPEE2016), October 30-31, 2016 in Bangkok, Thailand
- Member, International Scientific Committee, International Conference on Sustainable Energy and
Environmental Engineering (SEEE2015), October 26-27, Bangkok, Thailand
- Member, International Scientific Committee, International Conference on Environmental Science and
Energy Engineering (ICESEE2015), July 26-27, Phuket, Thailand
- Chair session, Malaysian Technical Universities Conference on Engineering and Technology (MUCET 2015),
October 11-13, Johor Bahro, Malaysia
-Member, Publication committee, Engineering Technology International Conference, ETIC 2015, August 10-
11, Bali, Indonesia
-Joint-secretary, Organizing committee, International Conference on Engineering Research, Innovation and
Education (ICERIE2013), 11-13 January, Sylhet, Bangladesh
(b) Service as Reviewer
Journals
- Energy Conversion and Management , Waste Management, Biomass and Bioenergy, Energy
(Elsevier)
- BioResourses (North Carolina State University, USA)
- Water and Environment Journal (CIWEM -The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental
Management)
- Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering
- Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering (Springer)
Conferences
- International Conference on Energy, Power and Electrical Engineering (EPEE2016), October 30-31, 2016 in
Shenzhen, China
- Third National Conference for Postgraduate Research (NCON-PGR2016), September 24-25, 2016, at
Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP), Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia
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- International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering (SEEE2015), October 26-27,
Bangkok, Thailand
- International Conference on Environmental Science and Energy Engineering (ICESEE2015), July 26-27,
Phuket, Thailand
- Engineering Technology International Conference (ETIC 2015), August 10-11, Bali, Indonesia
- International Conference on Engineering Research, Innovation and Education (ICERIE2013), 11-13 January,
Sylhet, Bangladesh
(c) Membership of Journal Editorial Boards
- Review of Energy Technologies and Policy Research, PAK Publishing Group, March 2017
- SCIREA Journal of Energy, Science Research Association, March 2017
- Journal of Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology Research, Pyrex Journal, March 2016
- Journal of Biological Research and Development, Peertechz , India, since: December 2015
- Guest Associate Editor, Bioenergy and Biofuels, Frontier, Switzerland , since: March 2014
(d) University Service
- Course coordinator, Industrial Quality Control, UMP, Jan 2016-Aug 2017
-Member, Organizing Committee, Workshop on Academic Research skill, UMP, 15 May 2016
-Program coordinator, Bachelor of Engineering Technology (Automation), UMP, Sep 2014-June 2015
- Course coordinator, Facilities Management Technology, UMP, Sep 2014-Dec 2016
- Course coordinator, Applied Physics, UMP, Sep 2014-Dec 2014
-Member, Academic procession, UMP, 9th & 10th Convocation ceremony
-Member, Graduate Study Committee, Department of Chemical Engineering & Polymer Science, SUST,
March 2011-June 2013
-Member, Syllabus committee, BSc in Chemical Engineering & Polymer Science, SUST, March 2011-June 2013
-Member, Syllabus committee, MS in Chemical Engineering & Polymer Science, SUST, July 2011-June 2013
-Member, Purchasing committee, Chemical Engineering & Polymer Science, SUST, Jan 2012-June 2013
6. IT and SOFT SKILLS
(a) Computer and IT skills
- AutoCAD drawing
- Aspen PLUS
- Endnote (referencing software)
- Data analysis using Origin
- Illustrator
- Turnitin (Teaching and Learning tools)
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-Online data base (Web of knowledge, Sciencedirect, Scopus, Scifinder, CAS- American Chemical society)
-Edmodo (Teaching and Learning tools)
- www.tes.com (Teaching and Learning tools)
(b)Soft skills
-Have high adaptable power to work in multi¬disciplinary research team ( I worked with Biochemical
Engineering research team in Italy for 3 years, Chemical and Biochemical research group in UMP, Malaysia
for 1 years as postdoc fellow, Energy and Environment research team in UMP for 2 years, Environment
research group in RU and SUST, Bangladesh for 2 years)
-Proactive and self-motivated in research
-Possess leadership attitude as well as individual and independent research capability
-Have good organizing and time management skills (arranged conference and workshop)
-Fully proficient in professional communication in English (writing and speaking)
(c) Web info
Personal page: http://ayousuf.yolasite.com/
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=K16Ybk8AAAAJ&hl=en
ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0003-4105-3937
Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Abu_Yousuf4
7. PERSONAL DATA
Place of Birth: Bangladesh
Nationality: Bangladeshi
Contact Address: Energy and Environment
Faculty of Engineering Technology
University Malaysia Pahang
Gambang-26300, Malaysia
Cell: +601126082163
Tel (home): +601126082163
8. References
1. Prof. Domenico Pirozzi
Dipartimento di Ingegneria Chimica
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II
P. Techio 80
80125-Napoli, Italy
Tel.: +39 3405176498
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E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected]
2. Professor Rakib-uz-Zaman
Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
University of Rajshahi,Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh
Tel:+88 0721-750501
[email protected], [email protected]
3. Dr. Maksudur Rahman Khan Associate Professor
Faculty of Chemical and Natural Resources Engineering
University Malaysia Pahang
Gambang-26300, Malaysia
Tel: +6 0169596643
[email protected], [email protected]
4. Professor Abul Kalam Azad
Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh
[email protected], [email protected]
9. List of Publications (in chronological order, starting with most recent)
(a) Refereed Journals
38. Ahasanul Karim, Abu Yousuf, M Amirul Islam, Yasir H Naia, Che Ku Mohammad Faizal, Zahangir Alam,
Domenico Pirozzi, Microbial lipid extraction from Lipomyces starkeyi using irreversible electroporation,
Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology (under review) 2017.
37. M Amirul Islam, Abu Yousuf, Ahasanul Karim, Domenico Pirozzi, Maksudur Rahman Khan, Zularisam Abd
Wahid, Bioremediation of palm oil mill effluent and lipid production by Lipomyces starkeyi: A combined
approach, Cleaner Production (under review) 2017.
36. Minhaj Uddin Monir, Abu Yousuf, Azrina Abd Aziz and Samson Mekbib Atnaw, Enhancing co-gasification
of coconut shell by reusing char, Indian Journal of Science and Technology, 10 (6), 2017. DOI:
10.17485/ijst/2017/v10i6/111217 (Scopus)
35. MA Islam, A Karim, CW Woon, B Ethiraj, CK Cheng, A Yousuf, MMR Khan, Augmentation of air cathode
microbial fuel cell performance using wild type Klebsiella variicola, RSC Advances, 7 (8), 4798-4805, 2017. (IF-
3.289, RSC)
34. Islam, M Amirul; Woon, Chee Wai; Ethiraj, Baranitharan; Cheng, Chin Kui; Yousuf, Abu; Khan, Md.
Maksudur, Ultrasound driven biofilm removal for stable power generation in microbial fuel cell, Energy &
Fuel, 2017. (IF- 2.808, ACS)
33. Abu Yousuf, Sharmin Sultana, Minhaj Monir, Ahsanul Karim, Sayed Rahmaddulla , Social business models
for empowering biogas technology, Energy Sources, Part B: Economics, Planning, and Policy, 12 (2), 99-109,
2017. (IF- 0.708, Taylors and Francis)
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32. Abu Yousuf, Maksudur Rahman Khan, M Amirul Islam, Zularisam Ab Wahid, Domenico Pirozzi, Technical
difficulties and solutions of direct transesterification process of microbial oil for biodiesel synthesis,
Biotechnology Letters, 39 (1) , 13–23, 2017. (IF-1.639, Springer)
31. Abu Yousuf, Md. Maksudur Khan, Domenico Pirozzi, A. W. Zularisam, Financial sustainability of biogas
technology: Barriers, Opportunities and Solutions , Energy Sources, Part B: Economics, Planning, and Policy,
11, 841-848, 2016. (IF- 0.708, Taylors and Francis)
30. Md. Maksudur Rahman Khan, M. Rahim Uddin, Hamidah Abdullah, Kaykobad Md. Rezaul Karim, Abu
Yousuf, Chin Kui Cheng, Huei Ruey Ong, Preparation and Characterization of CuFe2O4/TiO2 Photocatalyst for
the Conversion of CO2into Methanol under Visible Light, International Journal of Chemical, Molecular,
Nuclear, Materials and Metallurgical Engineering ,10 (10), 2016.
29. Huei Ruey Ong, Md. Maksudur Rahman Khan, Abu Yousuf, Nor Amalina Hussain and Chin Kui
Cheng, Synthesis and characterization of CaFe2O4 catalyst for oleic acid esterification, RSC Advances, 5,
100362-100368, 2015. DOI: 10.1039/C5RA17857F (IF- 3.289, RSC)
28. M. Rahim Uddin , Maksudur R. Khan, M. Wasikur Rahman , Abu Yousuf , Chin Kui Cheng, Photocatalytic
conversion of CO2 into methanol: Significant enhancement of the methanol yield over Bi2S3/CdS
photocatalyst, International Journal of Engineering Technology and Sciences, 3 (1), 25-29, 2015.
27. Domenico Pirozzi, Giuseppe Toscano, Gerardo Caputo, Ciro Florio, Felicia Rugari, Giuseppe Travaglini,
Abu Yousuf, Gaetano Zuccaro, Effect of nickel contamination on the growth of oleaginous yeasts in
hydrolisates of Arundo donax, Environmental Engineering and Management Journal, Vol.14, No. 7,1683-
1690, 2015. (IF-1.065, ISI indexed)
26. M. Rahim Uddin, Maksudur R. Khan, M. Wasikur Rahman, Abu Yousuf, Chin Kui Cheng, Photocatalytic
reduction of CO2 into methanol over CuFe2O4/TiO2 under visible light irradiation, Reaction Kinetics,
Mechanisms and Catalysis, 116 (2), 589-604, 2015. DOI: 10.1007/s11144-015-0911-7 (IF- 1.170, Springer)
25. Maksudur R Khan, Tan Wooi Chuan, Abu Yousuf, M. N.K. Chowdhury, Cheng C. Kui, Schottky barrier and
surface plasmonic resonance phenomena towards the photocatalytic reaction: Study of their mechanisms to
enhance the photocatalytic activity, Catalysis Science and Technology, 5, 2522-2531, 2015.
DOI: 10.1039/C4CY01545B (IF- 4.76, RSC)
24. Pirozzi, Domenico; Fiorentino, Nunzio; Impagliazzo, Adriana; Sannino, Filomena; Yousuf, Abu; Gaetano
Zuccaro Fagnano, Massimo, Lipid production from Arundo donax grown under different agronomical
conditions, Renewable Energy , 77, 456–462, 2015. DOI:10.1016/j.renene.2014.12.046 (IF-2.906, Elsevier)
23. Huei Ruey Ong, Maksudur R. Khan, Abu Yousuf, Nitthiyah Jeyaratnam, D.M. Reddy Prasad; Effect of
waste rubber powder as filler for plywood application, Polish Journal of Chemical Technology, 17 (1), 41 —
47, 2015. DOI: 10.1515/pjct-2015-0007 (IF- 0.536, ISI indexed)
22. Baranitharan. E, Maksudur R Khan, Abu Yousuf , Vijayakumar Mayakrishnan Wee Fei Aaron Teo and
Geok Yuan Annie Tan, Enhanced power generation using controlled inoculum from palm oil mill effluent fed
microbial fuel cell, Fuel, 143,72-79, 2015. DOI:10.1016/j.fuel.2014.11.030 (IF-3.357, Elsevier)
21. Salma A. Iqbal, Shahinur Rahaman, Abu Yousuf, Anaerobic Digestion of Kitchen Waste to Produce Biogas, Procedia Engineering, 90, 657 – 662, 2014. DOI:10.1016/j.proeng.2014.11.787 (Elsevier, Scopus indexed)
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20. Domenico Pirozzi, Angelo Ausiello, Abu Yousuf , Gaetano Zuccaro, Giuseppe Toscano,
Exploitation of Oleaginous Yeasts for the Production of Microbial Oils from Agricultural Biomass,
Chemical Engineering Transactions, 37, 469-474, 2014. DOI: 10.3303/CET1437079 (Scopus indexed)
19. S Das, A Yousuf, MR Khan, SA Iqbal, MN Uddin Assessment of organic acid-rich bio-sap to generate
electricity, International Journal of Sustainable Energy, 1-11, 2014. DOI:10.1080/14786451.2014.943758
(Taylors and Francis, Scopus indexed)
18. Huei Ruey Ong, Maksudur R. Khan, M.N.K. Chowdhury, Abu Yousuf, Chin Kui Cheng, Synthesis and characterization of CuO/C catalyst for the esterification of free fatty acid in rubber seed oil, Fuel, 120, 195–201, 2014. DOI:10.1016/j.fuel.2013.12.015 (IF-3.357, Elsevier)
17. Azad AK, Yousuf A, Ferdoush A, Mahbub Hasan Md, Rezaul Karim Md, Production of Microbial Lipids
from Rice Straw Hydrolysates by Lipomyces starkeyi for Biodiesel Synthesis. Journal of Microbial &
Biochemical Technology, S8: 00, 2014. DOI:10.4172/1948-5948.S8-008 (IF- 2.16, Scopus indexed)
16. Abu Yousuf, Domenico Pirozzi, Filomena Sannino, Production of microbial lipids from tomato waste to be
used as feedstock for biodiesel, Environmental Engineering and Management Journal, 16 (1), 59-65, 2017.
(IF-1.065, ISI indexed)
15. Sreejon Das, Abu Yousuf, Md. Nasir Uddin, Maksudur Rahman Khan, Ahmed Nazmus Sakib, Generation
of electricity from whey: An electrochemical process, International Journal of Renewable Energy Research,
4 (3), 784-790, 2014. (Scopus indexed)
14. Abu Yousuf, Biodiesel from lignocellulosic biomass- prospects and challenges, Waste Management, 32, 2061–2067, 2012. DOI:10.1016/j.wasman.2012.03.008 (IF-2.485, Elsevier)
13. Domenico Pirozzi, Abu Yousuf, Gaetano Zuccaro, Rosaria Aruta, Filomena Sannino, Synthesis of biodiesel from hydrolysates of Arundo donax, Environmental Engineering and Management
Journal, 11(10), 1797-1801, 2012. (IF-1.065, ISI indexed)
12. Abu Yousuf, Filomena Sannino, Veria Addorisio, Domenico Pirozzi, Microbial conversion of olive mill wastewaters into lipids suitable for biodiesel production, Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry, 58 (15), 8630–8635, 2010. DOI: 10.1021/jf101282t (IF-2.906, American Chemical Society)
11. Filomena Sannino, Domenico Pirozzi, Antonio Aronne, Esther Fanelli, Riccardo Spaccini, Abu Yousuf, Pasquale Pernice, Remediation of Waters Contaminated with MCPA by the Yeasts Lipomyces starkeyi Entrapped in a Sol–Gel Zirconia Matrix, Environmental Science & Technology, 44 (24), 9476–9481, 2010. DOI: 10.1021/es102338x (IF-5.257, American Chemical Society)
10. D. Pirozzi, A. Yousuf, M. Fagnano, M. Mori, N. Fiorentino, A. Impagliazzo, Lipids production by yeast grown on giant reed biomass, Journal of Biotechnology, 150 (1), 167, 2010. (IF-3.183, Elsevier)
9. R Kader, A Yousuf, M M Hoq; Optimization of lipase production by a Rhizopus MR12 in shake culture;
Journal of Applied Science, 7(6), 855-860, 2007. DOI: 10.3923/jas.2007.855.860 (Scopus indexed)
8. Rabiul Islam GM, Gias Uddin M, Mahfuzur Rahman M, Yousuf A, Caffeine and Total Polyphenol Contents
of Market Tea Cultivated and Processed in Bangladesh, Malaysian Journal of Nutrition 19(1), 143 - 147, 2013.
(IF-0.091, Scopus indexed)
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7. Iftekhar Ahmad, Tahmina Parveen, Abu Yousuf, Belal H Sikder, Extraction of caffeine from tea and
development of caffeinated fruit juice, Journal of Food Chemistry and Nutrition, 1, 01-05, 2013.
6. Domenico Pirozzi, Angelo Ausiello, Gaetano Zuccaro, Filomena Sannino, Abu Yousuf, Culture of
Oleaginous Yeasts in Dairy Industry Wastewaters to Obtain Lipids Suitable for the Production of II-
Generation Biodiesel, World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, 76, 57-61, 2013. (Scopus
indexed)
5. Abu Yousuf, Mozammel Hoque, M. Asraful Jahan, Domenico Pirozzi , Technology and Engineering of
Biodiesel Production: a Comparative Study between Microalgae and other Non-Photosynthetic Oleaginous
Microbes, International Review of Chemical Engineering , 4(6), 624-628, 2012. (ICV-6.42)
4. Abu Yousuf, Salma Akhter Iqbal, Niloy Chandra Sarker, Md. Nazmul Hasan, Mohammad Shahadat Hussain Sarker, Optimization and fabrication of a portable biogas reactor, Journal of Chemical Engineering, IEB, ChE 27(2), 6-10, 2012. DOI: 10.3329/jce.v27i2.17799
3. M. J. Islam, M. R. Hossain, A. Yousuf and M. A. Subhan , Removal of arsenic from drinking water using bio-
adsorbents; Proceedings of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences, 44(3), 157-164, 2007. (Scopus indexed)
2. M. R. Zaman, R. A. Banu, A. Yousuf; A comparative study of the determination of Fe in ground water by
different methods; Pakistan J. Sci. Ind. Res. 48 (6), 393-396, 2005. (Scopus indexed)
1. M. R. Zaman, R. A. Banu, A. Yousuf; Quality and suitability of the ground water at Mirzapur area of
Rajshahi City, Bangladesh; Oriental Journal of Chemistry, 20(2), p 317-323 ; 2004. (Scopus indexed)
(b) Conference Papers
19. Abu Yousuf, Maksudur Rahman Khan, Amirul Islam, MdMinhaj Uddin Monir, Zularisam Ab Wahid,
Domenico Pirozzi, Application of Electroporation Technique in Biofuel Processing, MATEC Web of
Conferences, 2017. (Scopus indexed)
18. Islam M. A., Rahman M., Yousuf A., Cheng C. K., Wai W. C. Year. Performance of Klebsiella oxytoca to
generate electricity from POME in microbial fuel cell. In: MATEC Web of Conferences. vol 38. EDP Sciences, p
03004, 2016. (Scopus indexed)
17. Islam, M.A., Khan, M.R., Yousuf, A., Wai, W.C., Cheng, C.K. Electricity generation form pretreated palm
oil mill effluent using Klebsiella Variicola as an inoculum in Microbial fuel cell, 4th International Conference
on the Developments in Renewable Energy Technology, ICDRET 2016; Dhaka; Bangladesh; 7 January
2016 through 9 January 2016; (Scopus indexed)
16. Abu Yousuf, Maksudur Rahman Khan, Zularisam Ab Wahid, Domenico Pirozzi, Syed Radzi Bin
Rahamaddulla, Business models for sustainability of biogas technology, Malaysian Technical Universities
Conference on Engineering and Technology or MUCET, Johor Bahru, 11 - 13 October 2015.
15. M. Rahim Uddin, Maksudur R. Khan, Md. Wasikur Rahman, Abu Yousuf, Chin Kui Cheng,Synthesis,
characterization and activity evaluation of visible light responsive CuFe2O4 catalyst, 8 th MUCET 2014, 10-11
November 2014, Melaka, Malaysia.
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14. Salma A. Iqbal, Shahinur Rahaman, Abu Yousuf, Present Scenario of Biogas Technology in Bangladesh-
Prospects, Potentials and Barriers, 15th Annual Paper Meet 2013, The Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh
(IEB) Dhaka, Bangladesh.
13. Abu Yousuf, Pradip Saha, Sreejon Das, S.M. Anyet Ullah Shohag, Md. Alamin Miraz, Suman Sarker, Bio-
fuel Cell: Electricity Generation from Whey, Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering
Research, Innovation and Education 2013, I E IE 2013, 11 13 anuary, SUST, Sylhet, Bangladesh, 1020-
1025.
12. Salma A. Iqbal, Shahinur Rahaman, Mizanur Rahman, Abu Yousuf, Anaerobic Digestion of Industrial
Sludge to Produce Biogas, Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Research, Innovation
and Education 2013 ICERIE 2013, 11 - 13 January, SUST, Sylhet, Bangladesh, 200-205.
11. Abu Yousuf, Atia Ferdoush, Md. Mahbub Hasan, Abul Kalam Azad, Domenico Pirozzi, Production of
Microbial Lipids from Rice Straw Hydrolysates for Synthesis of Biodiesel, 4th International Conference on
Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, CEAM 2012-VF, November 12th - 26th, 2012, Sponsored by:
Praise Worthy Prize S.r.l., Italy.
10. Abu Yousuf, Ashiqur Rahman Mustafijur Rahman and Shahriar Habib, The three-phase treatment
scheme for odorous rubber effluent, International Conference on Industrial Waste Management and Process
Efficiency (IWMPE-2012), 12-14th November, 2012, DUET, Gazipur, Bangladesh.
9.Domenico Pirozzi, Abu Yousuf, Gaetano Zuccaro, Angelo Ausiello, Filomena Sannino, Bioconversion of
lignocellulosic materials for the biodiesel production, Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology, EMB
2012, April 10-12, 2012, Bologna, Italy
8. Abu Yousuf, Ahmed Nazmus Sakib, Sreejon Das, Salma Akhter Iqbal, Generation of green electricity by
electrolysis process, The 2nd International Conference on Environmental Technology & Construction
Engineering for Sustainable Development, ICETCESD 2012, March 10-12, 2012, SUST, Sylhet, Bangladesh, pp-
101.
7. Niloy Chandra Sarkar, Abu Yousuf, Mozammel Hoque, Abul Kalam Azad, Detoxification of lignocellulosic
hydrolysate to increase fermentability for biofuels production, Proceedings of the International Conference
on Mechanical Engineering and Renewable Energy 2011 (ICMERE2011) 22- 24 December 2011, Chittagong,
Bangladesh.
6. Sreejon Das, Meraz Uddin, Md. Ali Jansher, Md. Siddiqur Rahman, Salma Akhter Iqbal and Abu Yousuf,
Generation of bioelectricity from sap of organic-acid-rich biomass, Proceedings of the International
Conference on Mechanical Engineering and Renewable Energy 2011 (ICMERE2011) 22- 24 December 2011,
Chittagong, Bangladesh.
5. Abu Yousuf, Domenico Pirozzi, Bioconversion of giant reed and sorghum hydrolysates into lipids for the
production of biodiesel, Proceedings of the International Conference on Environmental Technology &
Construction Engineering for Sustainable Development ICETCESD-2011, 10-12 March 2011, SUST, Sylhet,
Bangladesh, pp-166.
4. Abu Yousuf, Domenico Pirozzi, Processing of lignocellulosic biomass to produce biodiesel, Proceedings of
18th European Biomass Conference, and Exhibition, 3 - 7 May 2010, Lyon Convention Centre - Cité
Internationale – Lyon, France, pp 390-393.
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3. Abu Yousuf, Domenico Pirozzi, Prospect of Agro-Industrial Residues as Feedstock of Biodiesel, Proceedings
of 1st International Conference on the Developments in Renewable Energy Technology [ICDRET'09], 17-19
December 2009, Dhaka, Bangladesh, pp 115-119. (ISBN: 978-1-4244-6012-0)
2. Abu Yousuf, Filomena Sannino, Francesco Viola and Domenico Pirozzi, Synthesis of biodiesel from
wastewater , Proceedings of the International Conference on Chemical Engineering 2008 , ICChE2008, 31
December 2008 & 1 January 2009, BUET- Dhaka , Bangladesh.
1. Abu Yousuf, Filomena Sannino, Domenico Pirozzi, Biodiesel production from olive mill wastewaters,
Proceedings of, Atti del Convegno Gr.I.C.U. 2008, 14-17 September 2008,Calabria, Italy, pp 305-309.
(c) Books/Book Chapters
3. Abu Yousuf, Maksudur Rahman Khan, Domenico Pirozzi, Zularisam Ab Wahid , Samson Mekbib Atnaw ,
Economic and market value of biogas technology, Waste Biomass Management: A Holistic Approach,
Springer, 137-158, 2017. ISBN 978-3-319-49594-1
2. Abu Yousuf and Domenico Pirozzi, Processing of Lignocellulosic Biomass to Biodiesel, Lignocellulose:
Biotechnology, Chemical Composition and Future Prospects, 2015, Nova Science Publishers, NY, USA,
ISBN: 978-1-63482-887-1
1. Abu Yousuf, Filomena Sannino, Francesco Viola and Domenico Pirozzi, Biodiesel production from residual
biomass, Renewable Energy and Environment for Sustainable Development, Edited by V. K. Vijay and H.P.
Garg, Published by Narosa Pub House, New Delhi, India, 675-680, 2008. ( ISBN-13: 978-8173199936)
(d) Other Publications (Abstract)
6) D. Pirozzi, M. Fagnano, N. Fiorentino, C. Florio, T. Nunziata, B. Pietrangeli, F. Fugari, F. Sannino, G.
Toscano, A. Yousuf, G. Zuccaro, Biorefinery-based approach to exploit mixed cultures of oleaginous yeasts
and microalgae, VENICE 2016 - 6th International Symposium on Energy from Biomass and Waste, 14-17
November 2016, Venice , Italy.
5) Abu Yousuf, Domenico Pirozzi, Use of oleaginous yeasts for the biodiesel synthesis from
agroindustrial residues , 2nd International Congress on Biodiesel: The Science and The Technologies ,
Munich, Germany, 15-17 November 2009, Abstract no.11, pp-37.
4) Abu Yousuf, S.M. Shahidul Islam, Golam Monir Khan; Status of Pb, Cd, Zn and Cu in the Potable Water of
Some Primary and Junior High Schools of Urban Sylhet, Bangladesh, Abstract of School on Trace Analysis
(Trace-07), 3-13 October 2007 at Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Bidhannagar, Kolkata-700064, India.
Abstract no. A16, pp-29.
3) A. Hossain, S. Akter, A Yousuf; A Study on the industrial waste water of NGFFL, Fanchuganj,
Sylhet Bangladesh, Int. Conf. and Exhibition on Water and Wastewater Treatment 2007, , Shahjalal
University of Science & Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh,1-4 April 2007.Abstract no, PP9, pp-24.
2) M.R Hossain, A. Yousuf, & M. A. Subhan; Study of the efficiency of some bio-adsorbents to
mitigate arsenic from ground water , Int. Conf. and Exhibition on Water and Wastewater Treatment
2007, , Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh,1-4 April 2007,Abstract
no. PP7, pp-23.
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1) A. Yousuf, M. J. Islam & M. A. Subhan; Removal of arsenic from drinking water using
bioadsorbents; Bangladesh Chemical Congress 2006, , University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, 9-11 March 2007,
Abstract no.PP21, pp-76.