{"690013":{"#nid":"690013","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Inside RBI\u2019s Labs: Jamshad Mahmood Tackles Corrosion Across Industrial Systems","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECorrosion remains a critical challenge across pulp and paper operations as well as a wide range of manufacturing processes and materials. It directly impacts the performance and longevity of equipment such as recovery boilers, digesters, reactors, storage tanks, piping systems, and paper machines. At the Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI), Jamshad Mahmood leads efforts to evaluate and mitigate these challenges through laboratory testing and field analysis.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMahmood is a mechanical engineer with more than 23 years of experience in corrosion testing and the manufacturing of recovery boilers and pressure vessels. His work focuses on understanding material behavior under real operating conditions and identifying approaches to improve equipment reliability and safety.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAt RBI, Mahmood oversees corrosion laboratories and chemical inventories that support both industry partners and research initiatives. His work includes slow strain rate testing, electrochemical analysis, high-temperature aqueous corrosion testing, and molten salts corrosion studies\u2014methods used to assess material performance and inform industrial decision-making.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn parallel, Mahmood conducts field studies in operating facilities, evaluating in-situ corrosion in critical equipment such as recovery boiler tubes, digesters, paper machines, and storage systems. This combination of laboratory and field work provides a more complete understanding of corrosion mechanisms and their impact on industrial processes.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThrough this work, Mahmood contributes to RBI\u2019s efforts to improve the reliability, efficiency, and sustainability of industrial systems.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/rbi.gatech.edu\/services\/corrosion-testing\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ELearn More\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;At the Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI), Jamshad Mahmood leads efforts to tackle corrosion across industrial systems and mitigate these challenges through laboratory testing and field analysis.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":" At the Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI), Jamshad Mahmood leads efforts to tackle corrosion across industrial systems and mitigate these challenges through laboratory testing and field analysis. "}],"uid":"36757","created_gmt":"2026-04-24 17:54:34","changed_gmt":"2026-04-24 17:54:51","author":"ychernet3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-04-24T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-04-24T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"372221","name":"Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39491","name":"Renewable Bioproducts"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:ychernet3@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EYanet Chernet\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ECommunications Officer\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}