My teaching and research focuses on biomass resources covering both wood and non-wood materials and its traditional and advanced applications. My exploration in Khulna University (KU), Bangladesh; Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand; Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT), Japan; University of Quebec in Abitibi-Temiscemingue (UQAT), Canada; and Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Malaysia; to address this issue is in four-fold: (1) Providing protection to wood and non-wood materials against biotic and abiotic causes of deterioration without hampering it’s properties; (2) Production of valuable materials from the waste biomass resources for making the biomass as “zero-waste” (e.g., composite products); (3) Assessing the quality of wood of living trees, and recommend its final use of wood and silvicultural treatment, and (4) Characterization of pulps, nanomaterials and its advanced applications.
Two of the plant biomass’s most pressing drawbacks – biodegradability and variation in quality, have been around since its use. Recently, ‘availability of materials’ has also been added to those. They are the most difficult to solve issues because plant biomass is mostly composed of CHO and thus, biodegradable in nature and has wide sources of variations. Breakthroughs require a fundamental knowledge of biomass materials, protection techniques for a wide range of materials, develop and design new products from a wide variety of materials, and implementation of the research results. My unique approach and expertise will allow me to continue to make important contributions to these areas. I draw inspiration for problems facing by the biomass-based industries and apply a principled approach to develop solutions.
Wood Seasoning and Preservation