Muhammad Pervaiz

B.Sc(Chem Eng), M.Sc, PhD, CSChE(Canada)

 

 

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Profile

·        Project management, R&D, teaching, and industrial experience in the areas of pulp/paper manufacturing and structural composite materials.

·        Pulp mill biorefinery, material sciences, experimental design, biomaterial processing, and polymer chemistry.

·        Plant design, industrial installations, commissioning, process and quality control.

·        Establishing laboratory layouts and installation of characterization/testing equipment.

·        Development of cellulose-induced engineered thermoplastic composite materials.

·        Value-added utilization of industrial and agro-forestry residual biomass.

·        Cost optimization, environmental management and bio-content certification

·        Furnishing scientific and technical feasibility reports and research proposals.

·        Multi-lingual with strong interpersonal communication, management & analytical problem solving skills.

 

Research and Industrial Projects

 

University of Toronto. Centre for Biocomposites and Biomaterials Processing (CBBP), Faculty of Forestry

Post-Doctoral Fellow/Research Facility Coordinator

·        Teaching  and training research-stream graduate students in the areas of material sciences, process engineering, prototype development and polymer-substrate interphase interactions

·        Coordinating with industry partners in the areas of petrochemicals, automotive, pulp & paper, sustainable packaging and consumer products to develop and execute commercial scientific projects

·        Creating techno-legal content for patent applications, managing relevant IPs (intellectual properties) and supervising commercializing initiatives with university’s Innovations & Partnerships Office.

·        Facilitating student-exchange and internship programs with international pool of universities and technical colleges.

·        Thermodynamic analysis of phenolic and protein polymer interactions on cellulose substrate and deducing bonding mechanism through synergy model (PhD thesis)

·        Developed a novel film-stacking method to manufacture high strength composite product from virgin and hybrid fibrous sources impregnated with thermoplastic resins (Can. Patent No.2,407,880 ; issued-Feb, 2011)

·        Thermodynamic analysis of phenolic and protein polymer interactions on cellulose substrate and deducing bonding mechanism through synergy model (PhD thesis)

·        Durability testing and performance of proprietary PLA polymers (TOTAL Petrochemicals, Belgium).

·        Interfacial modification and performance evaluation of thermoplastic building products and chemical/ functional analysis of homopolymer PP/ Kraton-induced resins (EnviroShake, Canada).

·        Profiling of styrene maleic anhydride (SMA) as coupling and surface sizing agents for thermoplastic WPC and paper coating applications (Sartomer Company Inc., USA; CASCO Inc., Canada).

·        Maleic-anhydride polypropylene/ silane-enabled surface sizing of hemp fibre and predicting composite performance through mathematical model (M.Sc thesis).

·        Synthesis of Fischer Tropsch (FT) Hydrocarbons through Biomass Gasification (Feasibility study on integrated biorefinery and biomaterials manufacturing)

·        Nano Fibre Market Impact Study (Feasibility report for University-Industrial Consortium). 

·        Research grant proposals and literature review reports (NSERC, SDTC, OMARFA, ORF, SODP)

·        Arranging USDA BioPreferred® certification for CBBP bio-products.

 

Hartmann Canada, Brantford. (Moulded pulp packaging producer); Process/Quality Control Engineer (Oct’2003 – Jun’2005)

·        R&D for quality improvement and cost optimization

·        Responsible for process mapping, PID revisions, and developing control plans of manufacturing lines including fibre pulping, mould machines, drying, pressing and printing.

·        Developed quality-monitoring system for raw material, manufacturing process and finished product.

·        Data management and reporting for utility/production benchmarking.

·        Lead of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) compliance and environmental regulations.

·        Handling of customers’ complaints and follow-up.

 

Century Paper and Board Mills (CPBM) Ltd., Lahore, Pakistan

Process Engineer/Deputy Production Manager (Feb. 1987 – Jul. 2000)

·        Plant erection of Neutral Sulfite Semi Chemical (NSSC) pulping line including chemical preparation plants of Sodium Sulfite, Sodium Hypochlorite, and Chlorine distribution/safety network

·        Established physical and chemical testing laboratories for raw material characterization and evaluation of product specifications

·        Team leader of various independent research projects.

·        Feasibility studies, capital expenditure proposals, budget preparation and prioritization

·        Process and quality control, ISO-9002 implementation.

·        Annual reviews on raw material/utility consumption and production.

·        Environmental management, fibre recovery, and water conservation.

·        Plant modifications and continuous improvement initiatives.

 

Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Punjab University, Pakistan

·        Plant design on the polymerization of 20 metric ton/day of Methyl Methacrylate as a lightweight and shatter-resistant alternative to glass (B.Sc. Chem Eng thesis)

·        Process optimization and manufacturing of Zinc Chromate as primers for paint industry (B.Sc. Chem Eng. Unit process project in collaboration with PCSIR Labs).

 

 

Professional Development

 

·        Calibration, commissioning and trouble shooting of Kajaani PaperLab® - Metso Automation

·        PC- Based Data Acquisition and Signal Conditioning - ACA TMrtrix, IOtech Ohio, USA

·        3D X-ray Tomography – “SkyScan-1172” - SkyScan, Belgium

·        Internal OHSAS 18001 Auditor Workshop -    Brødrene Hartmann A/S, Lyngby, Denmark.

·        Implementing Total Quality Management in Service & Manufacturing Industry - LUMS

·        Environmental Technology in Pulp & Paper Industries - Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, SIDA, Markaryd, Sweden

·        X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy and Data Analysis – SI Ontario, U of Toronto

·        Fundamentals of FTIR and IR Spectral Interpretation – CBBP, U of Toronto,

·        Thermal Gravimetric Analysis (TGA) and Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) 

 

Affiliations

 

·        Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering (CSChE), Canada.

·        Surface Interface Ontario (SIO) – Dept. of Chemical Engineering, University of Toronto

·        USDA BioPreferred® Certification Program – University of Tennessee, USA.

·        Department of Chemical Engineering, Pulp and Paper Centre, University of Toronto

·        Pakistan Engineering Council. PEC

·        Pulp and Paper Technical Association of Canada. PAPTAC

·        Technical Association of Pulp and Paper Industries, USA. TAPPI