Dr. Md. Hasan Zahir

Department of Chemistry

King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Saudi Arabia

Assistant Professor

Email: hzahir@kfupm.edu.sa

Qualifications

1990-1995 Ph.D., Kobe University, Chemistry

1986-1988 M.Sc., Rajshahi University, Applied Chemistry

1980-1985 B.Sc., Rajshahi University, Applied Chemistry

Publications (selected)

1. “Influences of Heat Treatment and DeNOx Performance of Cordierite Honeycombs Washcoated with Spinel Catalysts” Md. Hasan Zahir, Journal of Materials Chemistry and Physics, 130 (2011) 1038-1045.
2. Fabrication of micro-tubular solid oxide fuel cells with a single-grain-thick yttria stabilized zirconia electrolyte Toshio Suzuki, Md. Hasan Zahir, Toshiaki Yamaguchi, Yoshinobu Fujishiro, Masanobu Awano, Nigel Sammes, Journal of Power Sources, 195 (2010) 7825-7828.
3. Impact of anode microstructure on solid oxide fuel cells, Toshio Suzuki, Md. Hasan Zahir, Yoshiro Funahashi, Toshiaki Yamaguchi, Yoshinobu Fujishiro, Masanobu Awano, Science 325 (2009) no. 5942, pp. 852 – 855.
4. Perovskites with cotton-like morphology consisting of nanoparticles and nanorods: their synthesis by the combustion method and their NOx adsorption behavior, Md. Hasan Zahir, Toshio Suzuki, Yoshinobu Fujishiro, Masanobu Awano, Applied Catalysis A: Gener. 361 (2009) 86-92.
5. Hydrothermal synthesis of Sr-Ce-Sn-Mn-O mixed oxidic/stannate pyrochlore and its catalytic performance for NO reduction, Md. Hasan Zahir, Toshio Suzuki, Yoshinobu Fujishiro and Masanobu Awano, Materials Chemistry and Physics 116 (2009) 273-278.
6. Wet atomization of Gd-doped CeO2 electrolyte slurries for intermediate temperature microtubular SOFC application, Md. Hasan Zahir, Toshio Suzuki, Toshiaki Yamaguchi, Yoshinobu Fujishiro, Masanobu Awano, Fuel Cells 9 (2009) 164-169.
7. Synthesis and Characterization of Sm3+ doped Y(OH)3 and Y2O3 Nanowires by a Hydrothermal Process and Its Catalytic Activity, Md. Hasan Zahir, T. Suzuki, Y. Fujishiro, and Masanobu Awano, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 476 (2009) 335-340.
8. Hydrothermal Stabilities of Supported Mesoporous Nanocrystalline Ceramic Membrane, Md. Hasan Zahir, Koji Sato, Hiroshi Mori, and Yuji Iwamoto, Journal of Desalination and Water Treatment 2 (2009) 223-230.
9. Md. Hasan Zahir, in M. Awano, Kanzaki et al. (Eds.) Synergy Ceramics II (Joint Research Consortium of Synergy Ceramics), Printed in Japan (2004) p.143-146 (Book, in Japanese, Chapter 4.3).
10. Patent No. 6136966, Preparation of phthalocyanine radical anion, Horoaki Isago, Yutaka Kagaya, Md. Hasan Zahir.
11. Patent No. JP 2008001553, Manufacture of porous membranes made of inorganic oxide solid solutions, and manufacture of porous composites having the membranes on surfaces, Md. Hasan Zahir, Takayuki Nagano,Yuji Iwamoto.
12. Paten No. JP 2004000913, Nitrogen oxide removal catalyst with spinel phase structure for exhaust gas treatment, Masanobu Awano, Md. Hasan Zahir, Shingo Katayama
13. Patent No. JP 2949230, Preparation of phthalocyanine radical anion, Horoaki Isago, Yutaka Kagaya, Md. Hasan Zahir.
14. Patent No. JP 20000095782, Preparation of phthalocyanine radical anion, Horoaki Isago, Yutaka Kagaya, Md. Hasan Zahir.