Arts and Sciences

Dr. Begum Nadira Ferdousi

Research Interests

• Electrochemistry of organic Peroxyacids
• Organic Synthesis

Educational Background

• Doctor of Science, (Synthesis of organic peroxyacid), Tokyo Institute of Technology
• Master of Science (MSc), (Organic Chemistry), Department of Chemistry, University of Dhaka
• Bachelor of Science (BSc), (Chemistry), University of Dhaka

Honors and Achievements

Publications

1. 3D Printed Conducting Polymers: Fundamentals, Advances, and Challenges, 2023, Taylor and Francis.
2. “Peroxycitric Acid: A Potential Derivative of Citric Acid” (Chapter 10), 2012, Nova Science Publishers.

1. Solid Catalysts For Synthesis Of Peroxycitric Acid From Citric Acid and Hydrogen Peroxide, Journal of Bangladesh Chemical Society, 2017, Bangladesh Chemical Society.
2. Irreversible One-Electron Reduction of Dioxygen in Ionic Liquid Containing Olefinic Substituents, International Journal of Electrochemical Science, 2016, Electrochemical Science Group, University of Belgrade. URL
3. Exploring pKa of Peroxycitric Acid Coexisting with Citric Acid in Aqueous Solution with Voltmmetric, Potentiometic and Chromatographic Approaches, Int. J. Electrochem. Sci, 2016, Electrochemical Science Group, University of Belgrade. URL
4. Liquid Chromatographic Separation and Simultaneous Analyses of Peroxycitric Acid, Citric Acid and Hydrogen Peroxide Coexisting in the Equilibrium Mixture, Journal of Chromatographic Science, 2011, Oxford University press. URL
5. Enhanced Catalytic Reduction of Oxygen at Tantalum Deposited Platinum Electrode, Chemical Communication, 2010, The Royal Society of Chemistry. URL
6. Electrochemical, HPLC and Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectroscopic Analyses of Peroxycitric Acid Coexisting with Citric Acid and Hydrogen Peroxide in Aqueous Solution, Talanta, 2008, Elsevier. URL
7. Electroreduction of Peroxycitric Acid Coexisting with Hydrogen Peroxide in Aqueous Solution, Electrochimica Acta, 2007.
8. Synthesis and Potentiometric Measurements of Peroxycitric Acid, Electrochemistry, 2006.
9. A Catalytic Activity of a Mercury Electrode towards Dioxygen Reduction in Room-Temperature Ionic Liquids, Electrochemistry Communication, 2005.