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

1. Green extraction of dyes and pigments from natural resources, Renewable Dyes and Pigments, 2024, Elsevier. URL
2. Nonwoven natural fiber preforms, Multiscale Textile Preforms and Structures for Natural Fiber Composites, 2023, Woodhead Publishing. URL
3. Structural Coloration in Textiles, Advanced Technology in Textiles, 2023, Springer Nature Singapore. URL
4. Nanotextiles in Civil and Geotechnical Engineering, Smart Nanotextiles: Wearable and Technical Applications, 2022, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. URL
5. Synthetic and Natural UV Protective Agents for Textile Finishing, Sustainable Practices in the Textile Industry, 2021, Wiley. URL
6. Enzymatic Wet Processing, Sustainable Practices in the Textile Industry, 2021, Wiley. URL
7. Chemistry of sustainable coloration of textile materials, Green Chemistry for Sustainable Textiles: Modern Design and Approaches, 2021, Elsevier Ltd.. URL
8. Flame Retardant Finish for Textile Fibers, Innovative and Emerging Technologies for Textile Dyeing and Finishing, 2021, Wiley. URL
9. Polymers for Textile Production, Frontiers of Textile Materials, 2020, Wiley. URL
10. Environmentally-Friendly Textile Finishing, Textiles and Clothing: Environmental Concerns and Solutions, 2019, Wiley. URL
11. Surface Modification and Bioconjugation of Nanoparticles for MRI Technology, Surface Modification of Nanoparticles for Targeted Drug Delivery, 2019, Springer International Publishing. URL

1. Bead-Free Electrospun Nanofibrous Scaffold Made of PVOH/Keratin/Chitosan Using a Box–Behnken Experimental Design and In Vitro Studies, Polysaccharides, 2024. URL
2. Chitosan as a cationizing agent in pigment dyeing of cotton fabric, Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and Applications, 2024, Elsevier. URL
3. Single-bath-single-stage enzymatic treatment of denim, Results in Engineering, 2024, Elsevier. URL
4. Functionalized Cellulose for Textile Organic Pollutant Treatment: a Comprehensive Review, Water Conservation Science and Engineering, 2024, Spinger. URL
5. Current trends in textile wastewater treatment—bibliometric review, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2024. URL
6. Effect of core material draft ratio and denier on core spun yarn and denim fabric properties pre and post washing, Heliyon, 2024. URL
7. Emerging iron-based mesoporous materials for adsorptive removal of pollutants: Mechanism, optimization, challenges, and future perspective, Chemosphere, 2024. URL
8. Dyeing of cotton/acrylic blend fabric in a single-bath-single-stage method using indigo dye, Coloration Technology, 2023, Wiley. URL
9. Dragon Fruit (Hylocereus polyrhizus): A Green Colorant for Cotton Fabric, Colorants, 2023, MDPI. URL
10. Bibliometric Evidence on the Trend and Future Direction of the Research on Textile Coloration with Natural Sources, Coatings, 2023, MDPI. URL
11. Future direction of wound dressing research: Evidence From the bibliometric analysis, Journal of Industrial Textiles, 2022, SAGE. URL
12. Pigment Coloration Research Published in the Science Citation Index Expanded from 1990 to 2020: A Systematic Review and Bibliometric Analysis, Colorants, 2022, MDPI. URL
13. 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, Frontiers. URL
14. Fabrication and characterization of 3-dimensional electrospun poly(vinyl alcohol)/keratin/chitosan nanofibrous scaffold, Carbohydrate Polymers, 2022, Elsevier Ltd.. URL
15. Optimization of vat dyeing with a new reducing agent (orange peel extract) using response surface methodology, AATCC Journal of Research, 2020, American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists-AATCC. URL
16. Investigating the Physical Properties of Treated and Untreated Jute Fibre-Polyester Composites, Asian Journal of Textile, 2018, Science Alert. URL
17. Influence of different chemical treatments on the properties of PC fabric used as lining, International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology, 2016, EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD. URL
18. Effect of Individualized Cellulose Fibrils on Properties of Poly(Methyl Methacrylate) Composites, Journal of Macromolecular Science Part B-Physics, 2016, TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC. URL
19. Aloe veragel: a new thickening agent for pigment printing, Coloration Technology, 2016, Wiley. URL
20. Environment-friendly reactive dyeing process for cotton to substitute dyeing additives, Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 2015, Springer. URL
21. Use of N-methylformanilide as swelling agent for meta-aramid fibers dyeing: Kinetics and equilibrium adsorption of Basic Blue 41, Dyes and Pigments, 2015, ELSEVIER SCI LTD. URL
22. Preparation of Nanocellulose: A Review, AATCC Journal of Research, 2014, American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists-AATCC. URL
23. 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, Serials Publications Pvt. Ltd..
24. Review on Modification of Nanocellulose for Application in Composites, International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology, 2013, Ess & Ess Research Publications. URL

1. 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, The Fiber Society, USA. URL
2. 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, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka. URL
3. Recent application of nanotechnology in environmental remediation, International conference on 4IR for emerging future, 4-5 November 2022, 2022, The Institution of Engineers (IEB), Dhaka. URL
4. Recent spectroscopic innovations for predicting adsorption mechanism, 7th Conference of Bangladesh Crystallographic Association (BCA), 8-9, December, 2022, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka. URL
5. Promising applications of iron-based materials in environmental remediation, BCSIR Congress 2022, 1-3, December, 2022, Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Dhaka. URL
6. Recent emergent metal oxide based nanocomposites for textile effluent treatment, International conference on Environmental Protection for Sustainable Development ICEPSD-2022, 2-4 September, 2022. URL
7. Mechanisms and kinetics of silver nanoparticle release from polyvinyl alcohol/keratin/chitosan electrospun nanofibrous scaffold, 19th world textile conference, Autex 2019, 2019.
8. Fabrication and characterisation of 3-dimensional electrospun nanofibrous scaffolds, 9th Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, AMN9, 2019.
9. Optimisation of 3-dimensional electrospun poly(vinyl alcohol)/keratin/chitosan nanofibrous scaffolds, 3rd International Conference on Emerging Advanced Nanomaterials, 2018.
10. Effect of the use of cad and cam technologies in garments production, International Textile Conference on Redefining Textiles, 2016.