Muhammad Saiful Islam

Academic Degrees

· Master of Science in Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh, 2010

· B.Sc. (Honors) in Applied Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh, 2009

Employment History

· University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Graduate Research Assistant (GRA), 08/2024 -present

· Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Senior Scientific Officer (SSO), 01/2020 -present

· Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Scientific Officer (SO), 06/2011-12/2019

Area of Research and Professional Interest

· Emerging contaminants Micro-, and Nanoplastics in the environment, and their environmental and human health implications

· Removal of Micro-, and Nanoplastics from drinking water and other pertinent matrices

· Recycling/Upcycling of plastic waste to value-added products (waste to resources)

Research Experience

· Current Status of Macro- and Microplastics Pollution in Bangladesh: Sources, Impacts, and Recycling, BCSIR, 07/2021 – 06/2024

· Recycling of plastic and rubber waste through different thermo-chemical processes for the production of value-added products, BCSIR, 07/2016 – 06/2020

· Recycling of waste plastics for the production of eco-friendly composite materials, MOST, Bangladesh, 07/2015 – 06/2016

· Thermo-chemical conversion of used lubricating oil to fuel oil fractions, BCSIR, 07/2013 – 06/2015

· Pyrolysis of waste biomass (Municipal/Agricultural wastes) for the production of biofuel, BCSIR, 06/2011 – 06/2013

Publications and Presentations

31. Islam, M. S., Islam, Z., & Islam, D. (2024). Abundance, Source Apportionment, and Surface Characteristics of Microplastics in Agricultural Soil in a Flood-Prone Area of Central Bangladesh. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 235(3), 164.

30. Mubin, A. N., Islam, A. R. M. T., Hasan, M., Islam, M. S., Ali, M. M., Siddique, M. A. B., ... & Malafaia, G. (2024). The path of microplastics through the rare biodiversity estuary region of the northern Bay of Bengal. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 260, 104271.

29. Tasnim, J., Ahmed, M. K., Hossain, K. B., & Islam, M. S. (2023). Spatiotemporal distribution of microplastic debris in the surface beach sediment of the southeastern coast of Bangladesh. Heliyon, 9(11).

28. Islam, M. S., Islam, Z., Hasan, R., & Islam Molla Jamal, A. S. (2023). Acidic hydrolysis of recycled polyethylene terephthalate plastic for the production of its monomer terephthalic acid. Progress in Rubber, Plastics and Recycling Technology, 39(1), 12-25.

27. Islam, M. S., Islam, Z., Jamal, A. S. I. M., Momtaz, N., & Beauty, S. A. (2023). Removal efficiencies of microplastics of the three largest drinking water treatment plants in Bangladesh. Science of The Total Environment, 165155.

26. Matluba, M., Ahmed, M. K., Chowdhury, K. A., Khan, N., Ashiq, M. A. R., & Islam, M. S. (2023). The pervasiveness of microplastic contamination in the gastrointestinal tract of fish from the western coast of Bangladesh. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 193, 115145.

25. Sultana, N., Tista, R. R., Islam, M. S., Begum, M., Islam, S., & Naser, M. N. (2023). Microplastics in freshwater wild and farmed fish species of Bangladesh. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 1-17.

24. Eti, S. A., Islam, M. S., Shourove, J. H., Saha, B., Ray, S. K., Sultana, S., ... & Rahman, M. M. (2023). Assessment of heavy metals migrated from food contact plastic packaging: Bangladesh perspective. Heliyon, 9(9).

23. Halder, M., Ahmad, S. J., Rahman, T., Joardar, J. C., Siddique, M. A. B., Islam, M. S., ... & Peng, X. (2023). Effects of straw incorporation and straw-burning on aggregate stability and soil organic carbon in a clay soil of Bangladesh. Geoderma Regional, 32, e00620.

22. Tasnim, J., Ahmed, M. K., Hossain, K. B., & Islam, M. S. Spatiotemporal Distribution of Microplastic Debris in the Surface Beach Sediment of the Southeastern Coast of Bangladesh, (2023), Heliyon.

21. Islam, M. S., Islam, Z., & Hasan, M. R. (2022). Pervasiveness and characteristics of microplastics in surface water and sediment of the Buriganga River, Bangladesh. Chemosphere, 307, 135945.

20. Islam, M. S., Hasan, M. R., & Islam, Z. (2022). Abundance, characteristics, and spatial–temporal distribution of microplastics in sea salts along the Cox’s Bazar coastal area, Bangladesh. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 1-12.

19. Sultana, S., Sarker, M. K. U., Islam, Z., & Islam, M. S. (2022). Comparative Analysis of Compression Molded Products of Recycled Waste Poly (Vinyl Chloride) and Virgin Poly (Vinyl Chloride) Fill Material. Journal of Engineering & Technological Sciences, 54(4).

18. Uddin, M. N., Ray, S. K., Islam, M. S., Karim, M. M., & Jahan, M. S. (2022). Quantification of components of textile fabrics by using chemometric techniques with FT-NIR spectroscopic data. Bangladesh Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research, 57(4), 229-238.

17. Saha, M., Sikder, P., Saha, A., Shah, S., Sultana, S., Emran, T., ... & Reza, H. M. (2022). QbD approach towards robust design space for flutamide/piperine-self-emulsifying drug delivery system with reduced liver injury. AAPS PharmSciTech, 23(1), 62.

16. Ray, S. K., Bhuiyan, R. H., Islam, M. S., Abedin, M. J., Islam, Z., & Hasan, R. (2022). Combined Use of Natural Rubber, Biomass and Plastic Wastes in Bitumen Modification and Flexible Pavement Construction. In Proceedings of the RILEM International Symposium on Bituminous Materials: ISBM Lyon 2020 1 (pp. 395-403). Springer International Publishing.

15. Hossain, M. S., Mahmud, M., Sultana, S., Bin Mobarak, M., Islam, M. S., & Ahmed, S. (2021). Coupled effect of particle size of the source materials and calcination temperature on the direct synthesis of hydroxyapatite, R. Soc. Open. Sci., 8, 210684.

14. Saha, M., Saha, D. R., Ulhosna, T., Sharker, S. M., Shohag, M. H., Islam, M. S., ... & Reza, H. M. (2021). QbD-based development of resveratrol-loaded mucoadhesive lecithin/chitosan nanoparticles for prolonged ocular drug delivery. Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology, 63, 102480.

13. Sultana, N., Ahmed, K. S., Islam, M. S., Bashar, M. S., Hassan, S. M., Islam, M., ... & Hossain, H. (2020). Optimization and Application of Chitosan as Natural Product from Locally Available Shrimp Shell in Bangladesh. Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology, 39(31), 67-74.

12. Hakim, M. L., Nahar, N., Saha, M., Islam, M. S., Reza, H. M., & Sharker, S. M. (2020). Local drug delivery from surgical thread for area-specific anesthesia. Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express, 6(1), 015028.

11. Ray, S. K., Bhuiyan, R. H., Islam, M. S., Abedin, M. J., Nandy, P. K., Islam, Z., ... & Nur, H. P. (2019). Modification of 80-100 penetration grade bitumen. Bangladesh Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research, 54(4), 307-320.

10. Uddin, M. N., Nayeem, J., Islam, M. S., & Jahan, M. S. (2019). Rapid determination method of dissolving pulp properties by spectroscopic data and chemometrics. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 9, 585-592.

9. Uddin, M. N., Ahmed, S., Ray, S. K., Islam, M. S., Quadery, A. H., & Jahan, M. S. (2019). Method for predicting lignocellulose components in jute by transformed FT-NIR spectroscopic data and chemometrics. Nordic Pulp & Paper Research Journal, 34(1), 1-9.

8. Chowdhury, F. T., Sarker, M., Islam, M. S., Nur, H. P., Islam, M. R., & Khan, H. (2018). Investigation of antimicrobial activity and identification of bioactive volatile metabolites

of jute endophytic fungus Aspergillus flavus. Bioresearch Communications-(BRC), 4(1), 476-482.

7. Uddin, M. N., Ray, S. K., Islam, M. S., Nayeem, J., & Jahan, M. S. (2017). Development of method for rapid prediction of chemical components of dhaincha using FT-NIR spectroscopy and chemometrics. J. Sci. Technol. For. Prod Process, 6(4), 22-28.

6. Poddar, P., Asad, M. A., Islam, M. S., Sultana, S., Nur, H. P., & Chowdhury, A. S. (2016). Mechanical and morphological study of arecanut leaf sheath (ALS), coconut leaf sheath (CLS) and coconut stem fiber (CSF). Adv. Mater. Sci, 1(2), 1-4.

5. Poddar, P., Islam, M. S., Sultana, S., Nur, H. P., & Chowdhury, A. M. S. (2016). Mechanical and thermal properties of short arecanut leaf sheath fiber reinforced polypropyline composites: TGA, DSC and SEM analysis. J Material Sci Eng, 5(270), 2169-0022.

4. Khan, M., Fakir, S., Eti, S. A., Islam, M. S., Moniruzzaman, M., Afroze, M., ... & Naher, S. (2015). ASSESSMENT OF TRANS FATTY ACIDS IN BAKERY BISCUITS AVAILABLE IN DHAKA, BANGLADESH. Annals: Food Science & Technology, 16(1).

3. Asif, I. M., Mahmood, M. A., Alam, M. S., Khan, M., Eti, S. A., Hossain, F., ... & Islam, M. S. (2013). Studies on Coriandrum sativum linn seed of different origin of Bangladesh for its essential oil, fatty oil and micronutrients. Bangladesh Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research, 48(4), 221-228.

2. Khan, A. H., Islam, M. S., Imran, H. M., Miah, M. Y., & Islam, R. (2011). Study of the Thermal Cracking of Used Lubricating Oil to Produce Gasoline. DUJASE, 2(1), 39-43.

1. Islam, M. S., Miah, M. Y., Ismail, M., Jamal, M. S., Banik, S. K., & Saha, M. (2010). Production of bio-oil from municipal solid waste by pyrolysis. Bangladesh journal of scientific and industrial research, 45(2), 91-94.

§ The Current State of Microplastic Pollution Research in Bangladesh and Future Perspective, BCSIR Congress-2022 organized by Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Dhaka, Bangladesh.

§ Terephthalic acid from post-consumer PET waste through repeated use of hydrolysis liquor, International Conference on Science and Technology for Celebrating the Birth Centenary of Bangabandhu (ICSTB-2021)"-11 to 13 March 2021, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Honors and Awards

§ Bangladesh Govt. General Merit Scholarship for B.Sc. (Honors) result (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)

§ Dr. Qudrat-I-Khuda Research Fellowship of Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR) for Master’s Thesis work (2009, 2010, 2011)

Training and Experiences

§ FTIR, Raman, and NMR Spectroscopy

§ SEM-EDX, GPC, TGA, and DSC

§ GC-MS, LC-MS/MS, and HPLC

§ Reaction calorimeter, hydrothermal reactor, and Rheometer