Research Projects
  • 2023-2025: Valorization of bio-slurry from anaerobic digestion via hydrothermal carbonization. PI: KK; Co-I: KBK. Funder- Research and Innovation Centre for Science and Engineering (RISE), BUET
  • 2023-2024: Life cycle and techno-economic analyses of multi-layer packaging recycling supply-chain for policy recommendations. PI: KBK; Co-I: KK. Funder- Unilever Bangladesh Limited
  • 2023-2026: Production of Citric Acid and Gypsum from Biomass and Industrial Wastes using Fermenter Microbes. PI: Dr. Mohammad Ismail (DU); Co-I: KK Funder- Bangladesh Bureau of Educational Information & Statistics (BANBEIS), Ministry of Education, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
  • 2021-2024: Renewable hydrogen generation with carbon recycling (ReHyCaRe) from biogenic residues of Bangladesh. PI: KK; Co-I: KBK (BUET), Prof. Chayan Kumar Saha (BAU), Prof. Md. Monjurul Alam (BAU), Dr. Mohammad Ismail (DU); US Partner: Dr. M. Toufiq Reza (FIT). Funder- USAID and National Academies, USA
  • 2018-2021: Integrated Concept for Converting Solid Waste to Energy (InConSolE) – Waste to Biocoal for Power Generation. PI: KBK; Co-I: MMR, KK. Funder: BEPRC.
  • 2018-2021: Eco-Friendly Bio-fuel Producton from Municipal Solid Waste and Non-edible Seed. PI: Dr. Mohammad Ismail (DU), Co-I: KK. Funder:  Bangladesh Bureau of Educational Information & Statistics (BANBEIS), Ministry of Education, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
  • 2017-2018: Study of the flash pyrolysis kinetics of Barapukuria Coal. PI: KBK. Funder: CASR, BUET.
  • 2016-2017: Pre-study: Liquefaction and upgrading of industrial by-products, wastes and residues. PI: KK. Funder: Swedish Energy Agency ( ca 110 k€)
  • 2015-2019: Advanced biofuel generation from biomass and waste via catalytic hydrothermal treatment and gasification. Co-I: KK. Funder: Joint Japan-Sweden Research Collaboration by Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and Higher Education (86 k€)
  • 2014-2016: Improved Cookstoves (ICSs) Related Development and Characterization. PI: MMR. Funder: World Bank.
  • 2014-2016: Biomass Briquette Making Process Development for use in ICS and their Test Marketing. PI: MMR. Funder: World Bank.
  • 2014-2016:  LTU Biosyngas Centre Program – work package 2: Catalytic gasification (employed by the project). Co-I: KK. Funder: Swedish Energy Agency and several companies (ca. 2.9 M€ )
  • 2014-2015: Improving biofuel production efficiency by gasification of by-products from biodiesel and ethanol production. Co-I: KK. Funder: LTU Area of Excellence in Research and Innovation: Renewable Energy (23 k€)
  • 2013: In-situ high temperature pyrolysis of algal and woody biomass – functional group changes in resulting char prior to gasification. Co-I: KK. Funder: Infrared Microscopy Beamline, Australian Synchrotron (9 shifts of beam time)