Textile Engineering

Dr. Mohammad Tajul Islam

Research Interests

• Dyeing
• Printing
• Textile finishing
• Medical textiles
• Biomaterials
• Composites
• Adsorption
• Kinetics
• Kinetic modelling
• Electrospinning

Educational Background

• PhD, (Clothing and Textile Sciences), University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
• Master of Science (MSc), (Textile Engineering), Polytechnic University of Turin, Turin, Italy
• Bachelor of Science (BSc), (Textile Technology), Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Honors and Achievements

• Adjuct Professor, United Nations University-FLORES, Germany, https://flores.unu.edu/en/experts/research-experts/mohammad-tajul-islam.html, 2024
• Research grant of 85000 USD as PI for Design and prototyping of alternatives to Polypropylene bags, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), 2022
• Fellow and Chartered Textile Technologist of TI (CText FTI), The Textile Institute, Manchester, UK, 2021
• Associate Editor, iLetters, UK, 2021
• Member of the Professional Qualifications Committee, The Textile Institute, Manchester, UK, 2021
• Associateship and Chartered Textile Technologist (CText ATI), The Textile Institute, Manchester, UK, 2020
• Fellow of SDC (FSDC), Society of Dyers and Colourists (SDC), Bradford, UK, 2020
• Editorial Board Member, Coloration Technology, Wiley, 2020
• Travel grant to attend international conference in Belgium, University of Otago, New Zealand, 2019
• Travel grant to attend international conference in New Zealand, University of Otago, New Zealand, 2019
• Travel grant to attend international conference in Australia, University of Otago, New Zealand, 2018
• Doctoral scholarship, University of Otago, New Zealand, 2016
• EDISU Piemonte Scholarship, EDISU Piemonte, Italy, 2011
• Dean's Honor, Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology, 2007
• Full Free Tuition Fee, Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2004

Publications

• Bead-Free Electrospun Nanofibrous Scaffold Made of PVOH/Keratin/Chitosan Using a Box–Behnken Experimental Design and In Vitro Studies, Polysaccharides, 2024
• Chitosan as a cationizing agent in pigment dyeing of cotton fabric, Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and Applications, 2024
• Single-bath-single-stage enzymatic treatment of denim, Results in Engineering, 2024
• Functionalized Cellulose for Textile Organic Pollutant Treatment: a Comprehensive Review, Water Conservation Science and Engineering, 2024
• Current trends in textile wastewater treatment—bibliometric review, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2024
• Effect of core material draft ratio and denier on core spun yarn and denim fabric properties pre and post washing, Heliyon, 2024
• Emerging iron-based mesoporous materials for adsorptive removal of pollutants: Mechanism, optimization, challenges, and future perspective, Chemosphere, 2024
• Green extraction of dyes and pigments from natural resources, Renewable Dyes and Pigments, 2024
• Chemically–treated Jute Bags as an Alternative to Poly(propylene) Bags, The Fiber Society 2023 Fall Meeting and Technical Conference, Drexel University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 2023
• Dyeing of cotton/acrylic blend fabric in a single-bath-single-stage method using indigo dye, Coloration Technology, 2023
• Nonwoven natural fiber preforms, Multiscale Textile Preforms and Structures for Natural Fiber Composites, 2023
• Structural Coloration in Textiles, Advanced Technology in Textiles, 2023
• Dragon Fruit (Hylocereus polyrhizus): A Green Colorant for Cotton Fabric, Colorants, 2023
• Bibliometric Evidence on the Trend and Future Direction of the Research on Textile Coloration with Natural Sources, Coatings, 2023
• Removal of methylene blue and orange green using manganite (γ−MnOOH) from aqueous solutions, 1st International Conference on Frontier in Sciences, 11-12 November, 2022
• Recent application of nanotechnology in environmental remediation, International conference on 4IR for emerging future, 4-5 November 2022, 2022
• Recent spectroscopic innovations for predicting adsorption mechanism, 7th Conference of Bangladesh Crystallographic Association (BCA), 8-9, December, 2022
• Promising applications of iron-based materials in environmental remediation, BCSIR Congress 2022, 1-3, December, 2022
• Future direction of wound dressing research: Evidence From the bibliometric analysis, Journal of Industrial Textiles, 2022
• Recent emergent metal oxide based nanocomposites for textile effluent treatment, International conference on Environmental Protection for Sustainable Development ICEPSD-2022, 2-4 September, 2022
• Nanotextiles in Civil and Geotechnical Engineering, Smart Nanotextiles: Wearable and Technical Applications, 2022
• Pigment Coloration Research Published in the Science Citation Index Expanded from 1990 to 2020: A Systematic Review and Bibliometric Analysis, Colorants, 2022
• The Trend of Bacterial Nanocellulose Research Published in the Science Citation Index Expanded from 2005 to 2020: A Bibliometric Analysis, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2022
• Fabrication and characterization of 3-dimensional electrospun poly(vinyl alcohol)/keratin/chitosan nanofibrous scaffold, Carbohydrate Polymers, 2022
• Synthetic and Natural UV Protective Agents for Textile Finishing, Sustainable Practices in the Textile Industry, 2021
• Enzymatic Wet Processing, Sustainable Practices in the Textile Industry, 2021
• Chemistry of sustainable coloration of textile materials, Green Chemistry for Sustainable Textiles: Modern Design and Approaches, 2021
• Flame Retardant Finish for Textile Fibers, Innovative and Emerging Technologies for Textile Dyeing and Finishing, 2021
• Optimization of vat dyeing with a new reducing agent (orange peel extract) using response surface methodology, AATCC Journal of Research, 2020
• Polymers for Textile Production, Frontiers of Textile Materials, 2020
• Environmentally-Friendly Textile Finishing, Textiles and Clothing: Environmental Concerns and Solutions, 2019
• Mechanisms and kinetics of silver nanoparticle release from polyvinyl alcohol/keratin/chitosan electrospun nanofibrous scaffold, 19th world textile conference, Autex 2019, 2019
• Fabrication and characterisation of 3-dimensional electrospun nanofibrous scaffolds, 9th Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, AMN9, 2019
• Surface Modification and Bioconjugation of Nanoparticles for MRI Technology, Surface Modification of Nanoparticles for Targeted Drug Delivery, 2019
• Optimisation of 3-dimensional electrospun poly(vinyl alcohol)/keratin/chitosan nanofibrous scaffolds, 3rd International Conference on Emerging Advanced Nanomaterials, 2018
• Investigating the Physical Properties of Treated and Untreated Jute Fibre-Polyester Composites, Asian Journal of Textile, 2018
• Influence of different chemical treatments on the properties of PC fabric used as lining, International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology, 2016
• Effect of Individualized Cellulose Fibrils on Properties of Poly(Methyl Methacrylate) Composites, Journal of Macromolecular Science Part B-Physics, 2016
• Aloe veragel: a new thickening agent for pigment printing, Coloration Technology, 2016
• Effect of the use of cad and cam technologies in garments production, International Textile Conference on Redefining Textiles, 2016
• Environment-friendly reactive dyeing process for cotton to substitute dyeing additives, Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 2015
• Use of N-methylformanilide as swelling agent for meta-aramid fibers dyeing: Kinetics and equilibrium adsorption of Basic Blue 41, Dyes and Pigments, 2015
• Preparation of Nanocellulose: A Review, AATCC Journal of Research, 2014
• Kinetics and Equilibrium Studies of Sorption of Remazol G Yellow RGB (An Anionic Reactive Dye) Onto Acid Activated Vegetable Kitchen Waste, International Journal of Environmental Pollution Control and Management, 2013
• Review on Modification of Nanocellulose for Application in Composites, International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology, 2013