This is Mehedi Hasan, serving as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, Khulna University of Engineering & Technology with more than Six (6) years of academic and research experience in the field of environmental engineering. He has been working to develop a new energy-positive technological approach for wastewater treatment and bioenergy generation using a photo anoxic baffled reactor (PABR) and photobiorector (PBR). This technological approach is a sustainable solution for both energy crisis and wastewater problems in most of the developing countries located in subtropical-tropical regions. As part of his research work, he has already developed a novel low-cost PABR and PBR for domestic wastewater treatment. His current research focuses on microalgae-based wastewater treatment systems; Environmental Biotechnology; Environmental Microbiology; Anaerobic Digestion; and optimization of biofuels/biocrude production from waste biomass via hydrothermal liquefaction process. The primary objectives of his research are to develop simplistic, sustainable, and low-cost techniques for wastewater treatment and bioenergy (as biofuels) production from waste which is suitable for most of the developing countries located in subtropical-tropical regions. Currently, he is working on microalgae-based wastewater treatment through a photo anoxic baffled reactor and photobioreactor to generate bioenergy from wastewater which would serve as a double-edged solution to mitigate both wastewater and energy crisis problems in Bangladesh. He has more than seven year’s laboratory testing experience in water quality parameter of wastewater samples, Microalgae characterization, Microalgal lipid extraction and biocrude characterization including the FTIR, GC-FID, GC-MS and Elemental Analysis. He is an expert on wastewater treatment processes for his comprehensive research work and practical experiences of several environmental projects.

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National/International Journal

(Selected Papers)

7	Sadib Bin Kabir, Nusrat Jahan, Mehedi Hasan*, Md Ahsan Ekhtelat and Md. Khalekuzzaman, "HARVESTING OF MICROALGAL BIOMASS USING MORINGA OLEIFERA AS NATURAL COAGULANT: A COST-EFFECTIVE APPROACH", Journal of Engineering Science, vol. 13, issue 1, pp. 51-59, 2022 https://doi.org/10.3329/jes.v13i1.60562
6	M. Hasan, Md. Khalekuzzaman, M. Alamgir, P. Datta, S. B. Kabir, "A new energy‑positive technological approach for wastewater treatment and bioenergy generation using a photo anoxic baffled reactor (PABR)", International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, Springer, 15 February 2021 [PDF]
5	Mehedi Hasan, Md Khalekuzzaman, Nazia Hossain, Muhammed Alamgir, "Anaerobic digested effluent phycoremediation by microalgae coculture and harvesting by Moringa oleifera as natural coagulant", Journal of Cleaner Production, Elsevier, vol. 292, 2021 [PDF]
4	Khalekuzzaman, M., Alamgir, M., Hasan, M., and Hasan, M.N., "Performance Comparison of Uninsulated and Insulated Hybrid Anaerobic Baffled Reactor (HABR) Operating at Warm Temperature", Water Science and Technology, IWA Publishing, vol. 78, issue 9, pp. 1879-1892, 2018 [PDF]
3	Khalekuzzaman, M., Hasan, M., Haque, R., and Alamgir, M., "Hydrodynamic performance of a hybrid anaerobic baffled reactor (HABR): effects of number of chambers, hydraulic retention time, and influent temperature", Water Science and Technology, IWA Publishing, vol. 78, issue 4, pp. 968-981, 2018 [PDF]
2	Hasan, M., Khalekuzzaman, M., Alamgir, M. and Islam, M.K. , "Effect of Temperature on Hydrodynamic Behaviour of a Modified Anaerobic Baffled Reactor. Journal of Engineering Science", Journal of engineering Science, vol. 9, issue 1, pp. 103-110, 2018 [PDF]
1	Khalekuzzaman, M., Alamgir, M., Islam, M.B., Hasan, M., "A Simplistic Approach of Algal Biofuels Production from Wastewater Using a Hybrid Anaerobic Baffled Reactor and Photobioreactor (HABR-PBR) System", PLOS ONE, PLOS, vol. 14, 2019 [PDF]

National/International Conference

(Selected Papers)

6	Jahan, N., Hasan, M., Kabir, S. B., & Khalekuzzaman, M., "Bioenergy derived from PABR sludge through hydrothermal liquefaction: Effects of temperature", ICCESD 2022, AIP Conference Proceedings, APRIL 28 2023 https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0129887 [PDF]
5	S. B. Kabir, M. Khalekuzzaman, B. Islam, M. S. Hoque, M. A. Ekhtelat, M. Hasan, "HYDROTHERMAL LIQUEFACTION OF MICROALGAE CULTIVATED IN A PHOTOBIOREACTOR USING THE WASTEWATER EFFLUENT FROM AN ANAEROBIC REACTOR", ICCESD 2020, 5th International Conference on Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development, KUET, March, 2020 [PDF]
4	M. A. Ekhtelat, M. S. Hoque, S. B. Kabir, M. R. Noon, M. Hasan, M. Khalekuzzaman, "RECOVERY OF MICROALGAL BIOMASS USING MORINGA OLEIFERA AS A LOW-COST BIOCOAGULANT", ICCESD 2020, 5th International Conference on Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development, KUET, March, 2020 [PDF]
3	M. S. Hoque, M. A. Ekhtelat, S. B. Kabir, M. Hasan, M. Khalekuzzaman, "REMOVAL OF NUTRIENTS FROM WASTEWATER EFFLUENT BY THE CULTIVATION OF MICROALGAE IN PHOTOBIOREACTOR (PBR)", ICCESD 2020, 5th International Conference on Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development, KUET, March, 2020 [PDF]
2	R. Haque, M. Khalekuzzaman, M. Hasan, K.Islam & F.Rabbi, "Effect of Low Temperature On Hydrodynamics of a Hybrid Anaerobic Baffled Reactor (HABR)", 4th International Conference on Advances in Civil Engineering 2018 (ICACE 2018), CUET, pp.24-29, 19-21 December, 2018 [PDF]
1	Hasan, M., Khalekuzzaman, M. and Alamgir, M., "Compartment-wise Variation of Hydrodynamic Characteristics of the Modified Anaerobic Baffled Reactor.", 4th Intl. Conf. on Civil Engg. for Sustainable Development (ICCESD 2018), KUET, pp.147-148, 9-11 Feb, 2018 ISBN: 978-984-34-3501-9 [PDF]

Course Conduction

CE2161 (Fluid Mechanics)

CE2262 (Hydrology)

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