Fatema Tujjohra
(Lecturer)Institute of Leather Engineering and Technology
Short Biography:
Fatema Tujjohra is a Lecturer at the Institute of Leather Engineering and Technology, University of Dhaka. She completed her BSc and MSc in Footwear Engineering at the same institute with outstanding results. Her research focuses on turning hazardous leather and textile industry wastes into high-value materials, including electrospun collagen nanofibres ...
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| Degree Name | Group/Major Subject | Board/Institute | Country | Passing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters | Footwear Engineering | Institute of Leather Engineering and Technology | Bangladesh | 2022 |
| Bachelor | Footwear Engineering | Institute of Leather Engineering and Technology | Bangladesh | 2020 |
| Title | Organization | Location | From Date | To Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecturer | Institute of Leather Engineering and Technology, University of Dhaka | Dhaka | 19, Jun 2023 | Currently Working |
Research Interest
| Subject | Description | Research Interest (Goal, Target Indicator) |
|---|---|---|
| Waste Management, Waste Valorization, Nanotechnology, Biomaterials for Biomedical Application, Circular Economy, Climate Change, Green Manufacturing | Waste Management |
Project/Research Supervision
| Level of Study | Title | Supervisor | Co-Supervisor(s) | Name of Student(s) | Area of Research | Current Completion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters | Sustainable management of chrome shaving dust in leather particle board development: A circular economy approach | Mohammed Mizanur Rahman | Md. Rayhan Sarker & Fatema Tujjohra | Masrafe Bin Imran | Waste Management and Circular Economy |
2023 |
| Masters | Preparation of biodegradable plastic mulch from tannery raw trimming waste for sustainable agroecosystem | Mohammed Mizanur Rahman | Fatema Tujjohra & Md. Harunor Rashid Khan | Sadia Afrose Esha | Biodegradable Polymer for Agricultural Application |
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| Masters | A circular economy approach for utilization of tannery fleshing hydrolysate and kitchen wastes into organic fertilizer through enzymatic decomposition | Mohammed Mizanur Rahman | Fatema Tujjohra | Md. Mazharul Islam | Waste Management |
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| Masters | Sustainable valorization of textile industry cotton waste through pyrolysis for biochar production | Mohammed Mizanur Rahman | Fatema Tujjohra | Ehsanul Haque | Renewable Energy from Industrial Waste |
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| Masters | Ecofriendly degreasing of sheep skins by crude lipase enzyme from Bacillus toyonensis: Preparation of crust leather with enhanced properties | Mohammed Mizanur Rahman | Fatema Tujjohra | Muhaimen Alam | Green Manufacturing |
Project/Research Work
| Subject | Project Name | Source of Fund | From Date | To Date | Collaboration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Science and Engineering | Pyrolysis of Sludge from the Common Effluent Treatment Plant of the Tannery Industrial Estate Dhaka (TIED) as a Potential Adsorbent for Wastewater Treatment | Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of Bangladesh | 01-07-2025 | 30-06-2026 | |
| Applied Science and Engineering | Eco-friendly Collagen Extraction by Crude Protease Enzyme from Hazardous Leather Tanned Wastes and Chrome Recovery for Leather Rechroming | Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of Bangladesh | 01-07-2024 | 30-06-2024 |
Invited Talk
| SL | Invited Talk |
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| No invited talk is found | |
| SL | Collaboration & Membership Name | Type | Membership Year | Expire Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Khandaker Samaher Salem | Researcah Collaboration | 2024 | Life Time |
| Journal Article | |
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| 1 |
Fatema Tujjohra, Masrafe Bin Imran, Hasibur Rahaman Bhuiyan, Md Rayhan Sarker and Mohammed Mizanur Rahman
: Sustainable Management of Chrome Shaving Dust for Leather Particle Board Preparation: A Circular Economy Approach,
ACS Sustainable Resource Management , vol.3 , no.7 American Chemical Society , pp.2399-2414 , 2026
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| 2 |
Fatema Tujjohra, Md Samaul Alam, Sumaiya Mim, Papia Haque, Ramisa Farjana Megumi and Mohammed Mizanur Rahman
: Unhairing of goatskin using crude protease enzyme from Alcaligenaceae sp. to reduce chemical usage and wastewater pollution,
Next Bioengineering , vol.3 Elsevier , pp.100043 , 2026
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| 3 |
Fatema Tujjohra, Ehsanul Hoque, Md Abdul Kader and Mohammed Mizanur Rahman
: Sustainable valorization of textile industry cotton waste through pyrolysis for biochar production,
Cleaner Chemical Engineering , ISSN: 2772-7823 , vol.11 Elsevier , pp.100161 , 2025
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| 4 |
Sadia Afrose Esha, Fatema Tujjohra, Md. Harunor Rashid Khan and Mohammed Mizanur Rahman
: Preparation of biodegradable plastic mulch from tannery raw trimming waste for sustainable agroecosystem,
Next Materials , ISSN: 2949-8228 , (impact factor:1.9) , vol.9 Elsevier , pp.101244 , 2025
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| 5 |
Fatema Tujjohra, Muhaimin Alam, Md Jawad Hasan, Mohammad Shahruzzaman and Mohammed Mizanur Rahman
: Ecofriendly degreasing of sheep skins by crude lipase enzyme from Bacillus toyonensis: Preparation of crust leather with enhanced properties,
Bioresource Technology Reports , ISSN: 2589-014X , (impact factor:4.3) , vol.31 Elsevier , pp.102221 , 2025
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| 6 |
Fatema Tujjohra, Md Mazharul Islam, Taslim Ur Rashid and Mohammed Mizanur Rahman
: Valorization of hazardous leather shaving dust for the fabrication of electrospun collagen/PVA/chitosan nanomats in wound care,
Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and Applications , ISSN: 2666-8939 , (impact factor:6.5) , vol.10 Elsevier , pp.100748 , 2025
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| 7 |
Fatema Tujjohra and Mohammed Mizanur Rahman
: Optimizing extraction of collagen from hazardous leather shaving dusts by crude protease enzyme: Chrome recovery and reuse for leather rechroming,
Bioresource Technology Reports , ISSN: 2589-014X , (impact factor:4.3) , vol.28 Elsevier , pp.101995 , 2024
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| 8 |
Md Mazharul Islam, Fatema Tujjohra, Uttam K Roy and Mohammed Mizanur Rahman
: A circular economy approach for utilization of tannery fleshing hydrolysate and kitchen wastes into organic fertilizer through enzymatic decomposition,
Biochemical Engineering Journal , ISSN: 1873-295X , (impact factor:3.8) , vol.212 Elsevier , pp.109519 , 2024
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| 9 |
Sumaiya Mim, Kawsar Akhtar, Fatema Tujjohra and Mohammed Mizanur Rahman
: Preparation of Nontoxic Biodegradable Packaging Materials from Hazardous Leather Shaving Dusts Using Poly(Vinyl Alcohol),
ACS Sustainable Resource Management , vol.1 , no.7 American Chemical Society , pp.1350-1362 , 2024
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| 10 |
Md Abdul Moktadir, Mysha Maliha, Fatema Tujjohra, Sajneen A Munmun, Md. Samaul Alam, Md Ariful Islam and Mohammed Mizanur Rahman
: Treatment of tannery wastewater by different membrane bioreactors: a critical review,
Environmental Advances , (impact factor:3.6) , vol.15 Elsevier , pp.100478 , 2024
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| 11 |
Fatema Tujjohra, Md Samaul Alam, Md Matiar Rahman and Mohammed Mizanur Rahman
: An eco-friendly approach of biodiesel production from tannery fleshing wastes by crude neutral protease enzyme,
Cleaner Engineering and Technology , (impact factor:6.5) , vol.14 Elsevier , pp.100638 , 2023
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| 12 |
Abrar A Sitab, Fatema Tujjohra, Taslim Ur Rashid and Mohammed Mizanur Rahman
: Thermally crosslinked electrospun nanofibrous mat from chrome-tanned solid wastes for cationic dye adsorption in wastewater treatment,
Cleaner Engineering and Technology , (impact factor:6.5) , vol.13 Elsevier , pp.100621 , 2023
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| Award Type | Title | Year | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National | National Science and Technology Fellowship Award (3rd Position) | 2021 | Bangladesh | |
| Local | Directors Award, Institute of Leather Engineering and Technology, University of Dhaka | 2020 | Bangladesh |
Fatema Tujjohra
Lecturer
Institute of Leather Engineering and Technology
Institutes
Email: fatema.tujjohra@du.ac.bd