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*Alumni* Nubla Mahmood , Postdoctoral Fellow

Project Title
Hydrolytic depolymerization of Kraft Lignin/Black Liquor for the bio-polyols production

Project Objectives
Production of polyols from hydrolytic depolymerization of Kraft lignin/Black liquor using water alone as a solvent.
Replacement of petroleum based polyols by Kraft lignin/Kraft black liquor based polyols in the production of rigid polyurethane foam.

Supervisor & Co-Supervisor:      Dr. Chunbao (Charles) Xu & Dr. John Schmidt (FPInnovations)

Publications
Mahmood, N.,Yuan, Z., Schmidt, J., Xu, C., 2013. Production of polyols via direct hydrolysis of kraft lignin: Effect of process parameters. Bioresource Technology 139, 13-20.
Mahmood, N.,Yuan, Z., Schmidt, J., Xu, C., 2013. Production of polyols via direct hydrolysis of kraft lignin: Optimization of process parameters. The Journal of Science and Technology for Forest Products and Processes (J-FOR). (Submitted)
Ramzan, N., Naveed, S., Latif, N., & Saleemi, A. R., 2010. Characterization of Kitchen Waste as a feedstock for biogas generation by thermophilic anaerobic digestion. Proceedings of International Conference on Energy Systems Engineering, National University of Science and Technology (NUST) (NJES10030105), October 25-27 (Islamabad-Pakistan)
Latif, N.,Ramzan, N., & Saleemi, A.R., 2008. Potentialof biogas generation from kitchen waste.
Proceeding of International Conference on Development and Investments in Clean Environment & Expo of Environmental Friendly Technologies, Products & Services (Environment Asia 2008), October 14–15 (Lahore–Pakistan).

 

Conferences
Mahmood, N.,Yuan, Z., Xu, C., & Schmidt, J., “Production of bio-phenols/polyols via direct hydrolysis of Kraft lignin: Effect of process parameters and their optimization”. Presented at 62^nd CSChE Conference October 14-17, 2012, Vancouver, British Columbia-Canada. (Oral presentation)
Mahmood, N.,Yuan, Z., Schmidt, J., & Xu, Chunbao (Charles), “Direct hydrolysis of Kraft lignin for bio-phenols/polyols production: Effect of process parameters and their optimization” CBE-Sarnia Research Bridges-Sarnia Research Park, Sarnia-Canada (2012). (Poster presentation)
Latif, N.,Ramzan, N., & Saleemi, A.R., “Potential of Biogas generation from Kitchen Waste”,  International Conference on Development and Investments in Clean Environment & Expo of Environmental Friendly Technologies, Products & Services (Environment Asia 2008), October 14–15, 2008 (Lahore–Pakistan). (Oral presentation)

 

Biography
Date of Birth:                             December 08, 1983
Marital Status:                           Married
Children:                                    One

May 2011 – April 2015: January 2013 – August 2013:     February 2007 – April 2011:	RA/GTA at Western University, London, ON-Canada. 8 months internship under Mitacs Accelerator program in the County of Lambton Community Development Corp. /CENNATEK- Sarnia Research Park, Sarnia-Canada. Lecturer, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Engineering & Technology, Lahore–Pakistan (Bachelors & Masters)
June – July 2006:	4 weeks internship in PACKAGES Limited, Lahore–Pakistan

 

Sponsors: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
                   FPInnovations IRC (Industrial Research Chair)