Masud Rahman
Post Doctoral Research Associate - Applied Catalysis and Emissions Research
Contact
RAHMANM@ORNL.GOVBio
Dr. Md Masudur Rahman received his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at the University of South Carolina under the supervision of Dr. John R. Monnier and Dr. John R. Regalbuto. He received his Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree in Chemical Engineering at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). During his Ph.D. he worked on direct epoxidation of propylene to propylene oxide and ethylene to ethylene oxide, Method development to measure active surface Ag site concentration for promoted Ag catalyst used in direct epoxidation of ethylene, dehydrogenation of methylcyclohexane hexane to toluene, synthesis of bimetallic catalyst by electroless deposition (ED) and strong electrostatic adsorption (SEA).
After receiving his Ph.D. he joined 91做厙 as a Postdoctoral Researcher.
At the ORNL, Dr. Rahman is working on investigation of oxidation mechanism of ethanol, methanol, acetaldehyde, and formaldehyde on commercial diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC) using diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy (DRIFTS) for emission control.
Education
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, University of South Carolina, 2023
B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), 2015
Professional Affiliations
North American Catalysis Society
Southeastern Catalysis Society
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Specialized Equipment
Micro Reactor, Gas Chromatography, Mass spectroscopy, X-ray Diffraction, FTIR, Scanning Electron Microscopy, AutoChem
Other Publications
- Md Masudur Rahman, M. B. Burkholder, Arthur C. Reber, Anne M. Gaffney, B. F. Gupton, John R. Monnier, New perspectives and insights into direct epoxidation of propylene using O2 and silver- based catalysts, Applied Catalysis A: General, 650 (2023), 119002.
- Md Masudur Rahman, Benjamin T. Egelske, Kevin Enyekwe, John M. Tengco, John R. Monnier, Characterization of Ag/帢-Al2O3 olefin epoxidation catalysts containing promoters and co-promoters using pulse hydrogen titration methods, Journal of Catalysis, 429 (2024), 115244.
- Sreshtha Sinha Majumdar, Md Masudur Rahman, Josh A. Pihl, Reactivity of net-zero carbon alcohol fuels and their corresponding aldehyde intermediates on PGM-based commercial oxidation catalysts for lean-burn emissions control, Chemical Eng. Journal, 503 (2025), 158490.
- Md Masudur Rahman, Sreshtha Sinha Majumdar, Josh A. Pihl, Effect of CO on alcohol oxidation over commercial oxidation catalysts for control of emissions from lean-burn Engines, Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy, 375 (2025) 125402.
- J. Monnier, J.M. Tengco, M. M. Rahman, THERMODYNAMIC-BASED METHODS FOR FORMATION OF PROMOTED METAL CATALYSTS, US Patent Application No. 2025/0073691A1.
- Alaba U. Ojo, Deependra M. Shakya, Julian Stetzler, Musbau Gbadamosi, Md Masudur Rahman, Narayan Acharya, Nathan Thornburg, John Tengco, Santosh Kiran Balijepalli, John R. Monnier, Donna A. Chen, and John R. Regalbuto, The Enhanced Reactivity of Graphitic Supports for Pd Catalyzed Toluene Hydrogenation, Journal of Catalysis, 445 (2025), 116029.