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Department of Leather Engineering

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Dr. Al-Mizan

Assistant Professor
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Address: Department of Leather Engineering, KUET.
Research Interest:

Leather Science, Collagen Chemistry, Tanning Materials, Leather Solid Waste Management, Sustainable Leather Production


Bio

Welcome to the profile of Dr. Al Mizan.
Before joining the Department of Leather Engineering at Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET), Khulna, 911±¬ÁÏ, Dr. Mizan served for over two years as a Scientific Officer and Project Associate at the Leather Research Institute (LRI), 911±¬ÁÏ Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR). He also gained over one year of teaching experience as a Part-time Lecturer at the Institute of Leather Engineering & Technology (ILET), University of Dhaka, and had the opportunity to work in the leather industry as a Leather Engineer (R&D).

Dr. Mizan obtained his B.Sc. in Leather Engineering from ILET, University of Dhaka; a Postgraduate Diploma in Industrial Management from the 911±¬ÁÏ Institute of Management (BIM); an M.Sc. from the 911±¬ÁÏ University of Engineering and Technology (BUET); and a Ph.D. in Leather Engineering from Ege University, Türkiye.

His research interests include leather tanning technologies, leather processing chemicals, leather solid waste management, heavy metals, and wastewater treatment. He strongly advocates for sustainable leather production and encourages the use of leather as a natural, durable, and healthy material for human comfort and well-being.


Publication

International Journal
  • 19. Raju Kumar Das, Mongsathowai Marma, Al Mizan, Gang Chen, Md Shahin Alam, "," Toxics, MDPI, vol. 13, no: 9, pp. 803, 2025, doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics13090803
  • 18. Najmaldin Ezaldin Hassan, Al Mizan, Basim S. A. Al Sulivany, Md Shahin Alam, "," Soil and Sediment Contamination: An International Journal, Taylor & Francis, pp. 1 - 20, 2025, doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/15320383.2025.2524368
  • 17. Md. Abul Hashem, Jannatul Nime Tabassum, Md. Shahriar Shahadat, Modinatul Maoya, Al Mizan, Md. Mukimujjaman Miem, Md. Enamul Hasan Zahin, "," Green Analytical Chemistry, Elsevier, vol. 13, no: June, 2025, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.greeac.2025.100263
  • 16. Ragil Yuliatmo,Tutik Maryati,Atiqa Rahmawati,Dahiru J M Adamu,Al Mizan, "," Buletin Peternakan, Buletin Peternakan, vol. 48, no: 2, 2024, doi: https://doi.org/10.21059/buletinpeternak.v48i2.95274
  • 15. Md Abul Hashem, Sadia Mim, Sofia Payel, Md Sajedur Rahman Sakib, Al Mizan, Bahri Basaran, Ali Nail Yapici, Majher I Sarker, "," Bioresource Technology Reports, Elsevier, vol. 25, no: 2, 2024, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biteb.2023.101692
  • 14. Aykut SANCAKLI, Bahri BAÅžARAN, Fatih ARICAN, Ezgi İŞMAR, OÄŸuzhan POLAT, Al Mizan, "Utilization of Collagen Wastes as Bioretanning Agent and Effects on the Mechanical Properties of Leather," TEKSTİL VE KONFEKSİYON, , vol. 33, no: 4, 2023, doi: DOI: 10.32710/tekstilvekonfeksiyon.1066721
  • 13. Al Mizan, Mohammad Arif Hasan Mamun, Md Saiful Islam, "," Heliyon, , vol. 9, no: 3, 2023, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e13856
  • 12. Md. Abul Hashem, Mehedi Hasan, Md. Anik Hasan, Md. Sahariar Sahen, Sofia Payel, Al Mizan, Md. Shahruk Nur-A-Tomal, "," Environmental Science and Pollution Research, , vol. 30, 2023, doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-25070-6
  • 11. Raju Kumar Das, Al Mizan, FatemaTuj Zohra, Bahri Basaran, Sobur Ahmed, "," Tekstil ve Konfeksiyon, , vol. 32, no: 3, pp. 258-264, 2022.
  • 10. Raju Kumar Das, Al Mizan, FatemaTuj Zohra, Sobur Ahmed, Khondoker Shahin Ahmed, Hemayet Hossain, "," Journal of Leather Science and Engineering, Springer, vol. 4, pp. 1-15, 2022.
  • 9. Md. Ariful Islam Juel, Md. Ashikur Rahaman Noyon, Al Mizan, Md. Abul Hashem, Md. Golam Azam, "," Environmental Progress and Sustainable Energy, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, pp. 1-8, 2022.
  • 8. Md. Ariful Islam Juel, Md. Anik Hasan, Al-Mizan, Md. Abul Hashem, "," Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring & Management, Elsevier, pp. 100548, 2021.
  • 7. Al Mizan, Md Ariful Islam Juel, Md Shahin Alam, John Pichtel, Tanvir Ahmed, "," SN Applied Sciences, Springer Nature, vol. 2, no: 11, 2020.
  • 6. Md Shahin Alam, Bangshuai Han, Al-Mizan, John Pichtel, "," Environmental Geochemistry and Health, Springer Netherlands, pp. 1-16, 2019.
  • 5. Murshid Jaman Chowdhury, Md. Tushar Uddin, Md. Abdur Razzaq, Al-Mizan, and Ariful Hai Quadery, "," Journal of the American Leather Chemists Association (JALCA), , vol. 113, no: June, pp. 212-216, 2018.
  • 4. Md. Shahin Alam, Al-Mizan, Mahmuda Parvin, Md. Tushar Uddin and Md. Zahangir Alam, "," International Journal of Current Research, , vol. 10, no: 05, pp. 68929-6893, 2018.
  • 3. Md Tushar Uddin, Md Abdur Razzaq, Ariful Hai Quadery, Murshid Jaman Chowdhury, Al-Mizan, Md Moshrur Raihan, Farid Ahmad, "Extraction of Dye from Natural Source (LAC) & its Application on Leather," American Scientific Research Journal for Engineering, Technology, and Sciences (ASRJETS), , vol. 34, no: 1, 2017.
  • 2. Md. Ariful Islam Juel, Al-Mizan, Tanvir Ahmed, "," Waste Management, Elsevier, vol. 60, no: 2, pp. 259-269, 2017, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2016.12.041
  • 1. A. Mizan, F. T. Zohra, S. Ahmed, M. Nurnabi and M. Z. Alam, "," 911±¬ÁÏ J. Sci. Ind. Res., BCSIR, vol. 51, no: 3, pp. 215-220, 2016.
International Conference
  • 13. Md Nymul Islam, Al Mizan, Tülin Deniz Ciftci, GülÅŸah Türkmen, Bahri Basaran, "A Further Valorization of Chromium Shavings and Upcycling of Sludge Thereof," 7th International Congress on Innovative Aspects for Leather Industry, , 2023.
  • 12. Al Mizan, Cigdem Kilicarislan Ozkan, Bahri Basaran, Oguz Bayraktar, "Application of vegetable tannin in leather processing extracted from Acacia Nilotica L.," 2nd International Congress on Innovation Technologies & Engineering, , 12 - 13 June, 2023.
  • 11. Tutku Dilara Akkaya, Al Mizan, Bahri Basaran, "Extraction of Collagen Hydrolysate from Chrome Leather Shavings and its Properties," 6th International Aegean Innovation and Engineering Sciences Congress, , 02-04 September, 2022.
  • 10. Md. Abul Hashem, Mehedi Hasan, Md. Anik Hasan, Md. Sahariar Sahen, Sofia Payel, Al Mizan, Md. Shahruk Nur-A-Tomal, "Composting of tannery limed fleshing: sustainable waste management," 9th International Conference on Engineering for Waste and Biomass Valorisation, WasteEng2022, , June 27-30, 2022.
  • 9. Raju Kumar Das, Al Mizan, FatemaTuj Zohra, Bahri Basaran, Sobur Ahmed, "Application of indigenous plant-based vegetable tanning agent extracted from Xylocarpus granatum in semi-chrome and chrome retanned leather production," 6th International Leather Engineering Congress, , November 25-27, 2021.
  • 8. Raju Kumar Das, Sobur Ahmed, Al Mizan, "Spectral characterization and HPLC profiling of a novel vegetable tanning agent extracted from the stem bark of an indigenous plant Xylocarpus granatum," Proceedings of XXXVI IULTCS Congress, , November 3rd - 5th, 2021.
  • 7. Raju Kumar Das, Al Mizan, Sobur Ahmed, "Application of a novel vegetable tannin in leather processing extracted from Xylocarpus granatum plant bark.," Proceedings of XXXVI IULTCS Congress, , November 3rd - 5th, 2021.
  • 6. Md. Abul Hashem, Mehedi Hasan, Md. Sahariar Sahen, Md. Anik Hasan, Al-Mizan, "Composting of limed fleshing generated in tannery: Sustainable waste management," Proceedings of the International Conference on Science and Technology for Celebrating the Birth Centenary of Bangabandhu (ICSTB-2021), , March 11-13, 2021.
  • 5. Md. Zubayer Hossain, Aysha Khanam, Md. Ariful Islam Juel, Al Mizan, "Assessment of the applicability of tannery sludge composting in 911±¬ÁÏ," Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development (ICCESD 2020), , 7-9 February, 2020.
  • 4. MAI Juel, Al-Mizan, T Ahmed, "," International Conference on Solid Waste Management in South Asian Countries, , 25 - 27 Feb. 2017.
  • 3. A. H. Quadery, MT Uddin, MJ Chowdhury, MA Razzaq, Al Mizan, "," Symposium on Environmental Chemistry for Securing Water Quality, 911±¬ÁÏ J. Sci. Ind. Res., 2017.
  • 2. MAI Juel, ZUM Chowdhury, A Mizan, MS Alam, "Toxicity and environmental impact assessment of heavy metals contaminated soil of hazaribagh tannery area," Proceedings of 3rd International Conference on Advances in Civil Engineering (CUET), , 21-23 December 2016.
  • 1. Fatema-Tuj-Zohra, Al-Mizan, Sobur Ahmed, Md. Zahangir Alam, Md. Nurnabi, "," 16th Asian Chemical Congress (16ACC), , March 16-19, 2016.

Education

  • PhD in Leather Engineering
    Ege University
    Result: 4.00
    Group: Leather Engineering (2025)
    Thesis: Synthesis of bio-based organic tanning agent and investigation of its usage in sustainable leather production

  • MS in Disaster Management
    University of Dhaka
    Result: 3.57 (4.00)
    Group: Disaster Management (2017)
    Thesis: Accumulation and risk assessment of heavy metal in former tannery estate, Hazaribagh, Dhaka, 911±¬ÁÏ

  • Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Management
    911±¬ÁÏ Institute of Management
    Result: 4.00 (4.00)
    Group: Industrial Management (2015)
    Remarks: 1st Position

  • B.Sc. in Leather Engineering
    Institute of Leather Engineering & Technology, University of Dhaka
    Result: 3.82 (4.00)
    Group: Leather Engineering (2012)
    Thesis: Low cost adsorbent for mitigation of water pollution caused by tannery effluents at Hazaribagh
    Remarks: 1st Position


Scholarship and Award

  • Merit Scholarship for outstanding result at undergraduate level (2009-2013).
  • Turkish Govt. Scholarship for PhD (2021-2025).
     

Research

  • Leather Science
  • Collagen Chemistry
  • Tanning Materials
  • Leather Solid Waste Management
  • Sustainable Leather Production


     

Academic Experience

  • Leather Engineer 
    M. D. Enterprise, Dhaka, 911±¬ÁÏ Mar 31, 2014 to Jun 29, 2015 
    Working Area: Research & Development (R & D)
  • Lecturer (Part-time) 
    Leather Engineering 
    Institute of Leather Engineering & Technology (ILET), University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 911±¬ÁÏ Jan 01, 2015 to Mar 13, 2016 
    Working Area: Teaching
  • Scientific Officer 
    Leather Processing 
    Leather Research Institute, BCSIR, Dhaka, 911±¬ÁÏ Mar 15, 2016 to Aug 30, 2018 
    Working Area: Research & Development (R & D)
  • External Examiner 
    Institute of Leather Engineering & Technology (ILET), University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 911±¬ÁÏ Mar 14, 2016 to Aug 30, 2018 
    Working Area: Teaching
  • Project Associate 
    Leather Research Institute (LRI) 
    Strengthening of Leather Research Institute - Project, BCSIR, Dhaka, 911±¬ÁÏ Sep 04, 2016 to Aug 30, 2018 
    Working Area: Project Management
  • Lecturer 
    Leather Engineering 
    Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET), Khulna, 911±¬ÁÏ Sep 02, 2018 to Feb 08, 2020 
    Working Area: Teaching and Research
  • Assistant Professor 
    Leather Engineering 
    Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET), Khulna, 911±¬ÁÏ Feb 09, 2020 to Present
    Working Area: Teaching and Research

Administrative Experience

  • Project Associate 
    Leather Research Institute (LRI) 
    911±¬ÁÏ Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Dhaka, 911±¬ÁÏ Sep 04, 2016 to Aug 30, 2018 
    Working Area: Strengthening of Leather Research Institute - Project, BCSIR
  • Technical Head (Production) - Manisa Kimya San. Ve. Tic., and Gelivo Tech San. Ve Tic., Manisa, Turkiye (Production of Amino Acid Fertilizer from Chromium Shaving Leather Wastes, Trimmings, and Raw skins. March 2022 - September 2025.

Professional Membership

  • Life Member 
    Leather Engineers and Technologists Society (LETSB), 911±¬ÁÏ
  • Member 
    Society of Leather Technologists & Chemists Ltd (SLTC), Northampton, United Kingdom (UK)

Trainings

  • Fire Fighting, Fire Prevention, Rescue and First Aid Training 
    911±¬ÁÏ Fire Service & Civil Defence Directorate 20 July to 22 July 2018.
  • Foundation Training Course 
    911±¬ÁÏ Public Administration Training Centre (BPATC), Savar, Dhaka, 911±¬ÁÏ 02 (two) Months, 04 March - 30 April 2018.
  • Project Appraisal Study 
    National Academy for Planning & Development (NAPD), Dhaka, 911±¬ÁÏ 07 days, 2016
  • Training on Leather Testing Equipment, United Kingdom (UK)
    SATRA Technology, United Kingdom (UK) 10 days (26th September to 05th October, 2017)
  • Advanced Training Course on Research Methodology 
    Institute of Education and Research, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 911±¬ÁÏ 28 March – May 10, 2014
  • Leather Finishing Training in Stahl Holdings, Netherlands                                                                                                                                                                              Ten days (10 days) training on Leather chemicals and finishing in Stahl Holdings, Netherlands (10 - 20 February 2025).

Course Conduct

  1. Leather Manufacturing Technology-III (LE 2201)
  2. Sessional on Leather Manufacturing Technology-III (LE 2202)
  3. Leather Manufacturing Technology-IV (LE 3101)
  4. Sessional on Leather Manufacturing Technology-IV (LE 3102)
  5. Material Science for Leather Engineering (LE 2203)
  6. Analytical Chemistry for Leather Manufacturing (LE 3115)
  7. Sessional on Analytical Chemistry for Leather Manufacturing (LE 3116)
  8. Testing of Leather & Allied Materials (LE 4213)

 


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