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Dr. Ch. Haider Ali
Dr. Muhammad Irfan
Dr. Muhammad Sulaiman
Goal
The goal of biofuel and biocomposite research group is to develop sustainable alternatives to traditional fossil fuels and non-biodegradable materials by leveraging renewable resources.
Objectives
- Biofuels research aims to develop alternative energy sources derived from organic materials such as crops, agricultural residues, algae, and waste biomass. These biofuels, such as ethanol, biodiesel, and biohydrogen, offer the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and dependence on finite fossil fuel.
- Biocomposites research aims to create materials that combine renewable fillers with biodegradable polymers or matrices. These materials have applications in automotive, construction, packaging, and other industries as environmentally friendly alternatives to traditional composites derived from fossil fuels.
Dr. Ch. Haider Ali
Associate Professor, UET Lahore (New Campus), Pakistan
I have been graduated in Chemical Engineering from UET, Lahore, Pakistan and have done post-graduation in Chemical Engineering with specialization in Energy in 2009 from KTH, Stockholm, Sweden. I have received my PhD in 2015 from ECUST, Shanghai, China. I then joined my parent institute UET, New Campus, KSK, Pakistan. Now, I am serving as an Associate Professor and has published more than 30 research articles in Biodiesel, Enzymatic catalysis, Biodiesel production from waste cooking oil using enzymes and waste animal bones-based catalysts.
Research Interest
- Energy
- Biofuels
- Waste to Energy
- Enzymes
- Catalysts
- Biochemical Reactions
Research Projects
- Production of Biodiesel from Neat Vegetable Oil by Alkali catalyzed Process.
- Hydrogen Gas production from Biomass Gasification
- Production of 3000 MT/Day of ammonia by steam reforming of Naphtha
- Production of Isopropyl Acetate from propylene and acetic acid
- Green Diesel Production by Diesel Hydro Desulfurization
- Carbon Capturing Technologies in Coal Gasification
- Biodiesel from Waste Cooking Oil using waste Buffalo Bones as a Catalyst
with the help of Solar heat (HEC funded 0.5 Million Rs/-)
Hands-on experience on following instruments
- Thermogravimetric Analyzer (TGA)
- Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS)
- High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)
- Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR)
- Gas Chromatography (GC)
- Ion Exchange Chromatography
- DNA Sequencing and Analysis
Dr. Muhammad Sulaiman
Assistant Professor, UET Lahore (New Campus), Pakistan
I have done B.Sc. Chemical Engineering from UET Lahore in 2009, M.Sc. Chemical Engineering from Politecnico-di-Milano, Italy in 2015 and PhD. Chemical Engineering with specialization in the field of biocomposite materials in 2015 from UET Lahore, Pakistan. Now, I am serving as an Assistant Professor in Chemical Engineering Department and has published more than 12 research articles in Biomass pretreatment biocomposites from agricultural wastes.
Research Interest
- Polymer
- Lignocellulosic Biomass
- Biocomposites
- Pretreatment
- Green Solvents
- Nanomaterials
- Nanoindentation
- Tribology
Research Projects
- Design and performance of biocomposite based wind turbine blades.
- Investigation of calorific value of agricultural wastes using different chemical pretreatments
and find optimum coal to biomass ratio. - Manufacturing and nanoindentation response of various polymeric composites.
- Comparative analysis of tribo-mechanical and thermal properties of polymeric panels.
- Fabrication and characterization of grass reinforced PVC composite for structural
applications. - Performance evaluation and material selection of mass transfer equipment.
- Desulfurization of diesel oil using deep eutectic solvent.
Hands-on experience on following equipments;
- Nanoindenter
- Tribometer
- Thermogravimetric Analyzer (TGA)
- Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC)
- Universal Testing Machine (UTM)
- Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR)
- Vicat Softening Point Apparatus
- CHNS Analyzer
- Bomb Calorimeter
- Centrifuge
- Moisture Analyser
- Impact Tester
- Thermal Press
- Internal Mixer
Dr. Muhammad Irfan
Assistant Professor, UET Lahore (New Campus), Pakistan
Dr. Muhammad Irfan is an Assistant Professor in Chemical Engineering Department at the University of Engineering & Technology, Lahore, New Campus. From last twelve years, he is involved in teaching and research. He has received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Chemical Engineering from University of Engineering & Technology, Lahore and Doctoral degree in Chemical Engineering with specialization in Biochemical Engineering from East China University of Science & Technology Shanghai China.
Research Interest
- Carbon Dioxide Utilization
- Biomass Densification
- Sustainable Environment
- Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Technologies
- Bioenergy and Biofuels Production and Bio-transformation of Waste.
Research Projects
- Effect of pretreatment parameters and binder concentration on the densification of wood residue.
- Effect of pretreatment parameters and binder concentration on the densification of sugar cane trash.
- Optimization of waste biomass demineralization through response surface methodology and enhancement of thermochemical and fusion properties
- Investigation on the energy patterns of municipal solid waste and coal co-combustion
Hands-on experience on following equipments;
- Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS)
- Gas Chromatography (GC)
- DNA Sequencing and Analysis
Research collaboration between UET Lahore, Pakistan and East China University of Science & Technology (ECUST), Shanghai China.
A Chinese delegation consisting following persons visited UET from 19th to 24th December.
1. Prof. Dr. Bo-Zhong Mu
Director Engineering Research Center of Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery Ministry of Education, East China University of Science and Technology Shanghai China.
2. Mr. Bo Li,
The Board Chairman of Daging Huali Biotech Co., Ltd. China.
3.Mr. Changyu Liu
CEO Daging Huali Biotech Co., Ltd. China.
Both Universities signed a MOU intended engage in a long-term scientific research cooperation on matters of mutual interest and concern, including fundamental research, technology innovation, and personnel training for the scientific investigations of the frontiers in Biogeotechnology and Bioenergy and their applications, which includes (but not limited to):
To work together in good faith to establish the International Joint Research Centre for Biogeotechnology and Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery as joint research platform.
To apply for international funding for joint and individual research projects, and to coordinate the participation of academic staff and graduate students from both Universities in joint and individual research projects.
To organize joint seminars, conferences and other professional meetings as may be appropriate.
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