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Introduction
The group started working in 2015 under the supervision of Dr. Zeshan. Starting with anaerobic treatment of solid waste and wastewater, it has evolved over time and currently involves various research areas as given in the following. The group lead has been involved in project conceptualization, methodology development, investigation, execution, monitoring and supervision as well as administration. The group has published the research results in various journals of international repute.
Research Areas
- Bioenergy production processes (biogas, biohydrogen & microbial fuel cell systems)
- Microalgae production for carbon utilization and resource recovery
- Waste/biomass decomposition processes (composting, anaerobic digestion landfilling)
PhD students
- Zia Ullah (In progress). Performance evaluation of microbial fuel cell for treatment of wastewater and power generation. PhD Thesis, IESE, NUST, Islamabad, Pakistan.
- Sadia Fida (In progress). Anaerobic treatment of sugar industry wastewater. PhD Thesis, IESE, NUST, Islamabad, Pakistan.
- Nadeem Ullah (In progress). Evaluating the performance of Anaerobic Baffled Reactor in Treating Municipal Wastewater. PhD Thesis, IESE, NUST, Islamabad, Pakistan.
- Sahar Saleem (In progress). Growth Performance of Microalgae in Porous Substrate Bioreactor (PSBR) for the Treatment of Wastewater and Methane Production. PhD Thesis, IESE, NUST, Islamabad, Pakistan.
- Ammara Batool (2018). Phytoaccumulation of Heavy Metals from Municipal Solid Waste Leachate Using Constructed Wetland. PhD Thesis, IESE, NUST, Islamabad, Pakistan. (Completed).
MS Students
- Bushra Kalsoom (2023; In progress). Treatment of Beverage Industry Effluents by Microalgae-bacterial Consortia along with Biofuel Production, MS Thesis, IESE, NUST, Islamabad, Pakistan.
- Owais Ahmed (2023; In progress). Domestic Wastewater Treatment by Carrier Anaerobic Baffled Reactor, MS Thesis, IESE, NUST, Islamabad, Pakistan.
- Syeda Safina Ali (2023; In progress). Simultaneous Municipal and Saline Water Treatment with Power Generation Using Photosynthetic Microbial Desalination Cell, MS Thesis, IESE, NUST, Islamabad, Pakistan.
- M Usman Khan (2023; In progress). Utilization of waste polyethene bags and crushed waste glass in hot mix asphalt, MS Thesis, IESE, NUST, Islamabad, Pakistan.
- Hajra Maalik (2023; In progress). Effect of Bulking Agent on Composting and GHG Emissions of Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste, MS Thesis, IESE, NUST, Islamabad, Pakistan.
- Shanza Shabbir (2023; In progress). Wastewater Treatment and Simultaneous Production of Biogas and Electricity through Microalgae-microbial Fuel Cell, MS Thesis, IESE, NUST, Islamabad, Pakistan.
- Maira Razzaq (2023; In progress). Effect of Chemical Pretreatment on Characteristics and Biogas Production of Corn Cob. MS Thesis, IESE, NUST, Islamabad, Pakistan.
- Momina Hanif Malik (2023; In progress). Extraction of Limonene from Citrus Fruit Peel & Potential Use of its Residue for Biogas Production,MS Thesis, IESE, NUST, Islamabad, Pakistan.
- Javeria Iqbal Malik (2023; In progress). Life Cycle Assessment of Municipal Solid Waste Management for Islamabad, Pakistan, MS Thesis, IESE, NUST, Islamabad, Pakistan.
- Muhammad Junaid (2023; In progress). Effect of varying organic loading rates on the production of biogas from pre-treated wheat straw in a semi-continuous Reactor, MS Thesis, IESE, NUST, Islamabad, Pakistan.
- Ghazanfar Iqbal (2022). Economic and Environmental Feasibility of Electricity Generation using Biogas from Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste for the City of Lahore, Pakistan, MS Thesis, IESE, NUST, Islamabad, Pakistan.
- Muhammad Irfan (2022). Anaerobic Treatment and Biohythane Production of Food Waste, MS Thesis, IESE, NUST, Islamabad, Pakistan.
- Muneeb Hassan (2022). Effect of alkaline pretreatment of rice straw catalyzed by Pd-BiFeO3 on biogas production. MS Thesis, IESE, NUST, Islamabad, Pakistan.
- Nabia Farrukh Sohail (2022). Treatment of Wastewater Coupled with the Sequestration of CO2 by Twin Layer Cultivation of Microalgae. MS Thesis, IESE, NUST, Islamabad, Pakistan.
- Ramsha Malik (2022). Wastewater Treatment and CO2 Fixation through Revolving Algal Biofilm Photobioreactor, MS Thesis, IESE, NUST, Islamabad, Pakistan.
- Moniba Mushtaq (2021). Effect of Oxytetracycline on Anaerobic Digestion of Cattle Manure, MS Thesis, IESE, NUST, Islamabad, Pakistan.
- Muhammad Tayyab Ishtiaq (2021). Economic Analysis of Handling, Collection, Transportation and Disposal of Municipal Solid Waste of Rawalpindi City. MS Thesis, IESE, NUST, Islamabad, Pakistan.
- Afnan Yasir (2021). Anaerobic Digestion of DAF Sludge of Petroleum Refinery Wastewater, MS Thesis, IESE, NUST, Islamabad, Pakistan.
- Mariam Sabeeh (2020). Effect of Alkaline and Photocatalytic Pre-treatment on Characteristics and Biogas Production of Rice Straw. MS Thesis, IESE, NUST, Islamabad, Pakistan.
- Ayesha Maryam (2020). Enhancing Biogas Production from Sewage Sludge through Alkaline and Nanoparticles Pretreatment. MS Thesis, IESE, NUST, Islamabad, Pakistan.
- Asma Imam Khan (2020). Enhancing Biogas Production from wheat straw through Nanoparticle Assisted Chemical Pretreatment. MS Thesis, IESE, NUST, Islamabad, Pakistan.
- Irfan Ahmed (2019). Effect of HRT on the Performance of a Dual Chamber Continuous Flow Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) Treating Real Domestic Wastewater. MS Thesis, IESE, NUST, Islamabad, Pakistan.
- Ahmed Talal (2019). Biogas Production through Dry Anaerobic Digestion of Waste Sludge. MS Thesis, IESE, NUST, Islamabad, Pakistan.
- Sibt-e-Hassan (2018). Bioenergy Potential Assessment of Distillery Stillage and Sugarcane Industry By-Products through Anaerobic Digestion. MS Thesis, IESE, NUST, Islamabad, Pakistan.
- Muhammad Junaid Khalid (2018). Effect of Alkaline Pretreatment and Iron Oxide Nanoparticles on Biogas Production from Rice Straw. MS Thesis, IESE, NUST, Islamabad, Pakistan.
- Ziaullah (2017). Effect of Different Substrates and Concentrations on the Performance of Double Chamber Microbial Fuel Cell. MS Thesis, IESE, NUST, Islamabad, Pakistan.
- Asad Ayub (2017). Effect of Thermal Pretreatment on the Anaerobic Digestion of Sunflower Meal and Wheat Straw. MS Thesis, IESE, NUST, Islamabad, Pakistan.
- Nazish Rafiq (2016). Economic and Environmental Benefits of Conversion of Municipal Solid Waste into Renewable energy: A Case Study of Islamabad. M.Phil Thesis, Department of Environmental Economics, PIDE, Islamabad, Pakistan.
- Maliha Jabeen (2015). Biogas production through anaerobic co-digestion of food waste and rice husk under high-solids continuous mesophilic conditions at pilot scale. M.Phil Thesis, Department of Environmental Sciences, QAU, Islamabad, Pakistan.
- Muhammad Rizwan Haider (2014). Anaerobic digestion of municipal and industrial organic solid waste for bioenergy recovery. M.Phil Thesis, Department of Environmental Sciences, QAU, Islamabad, Pakistan.
UG Projects
- Fizzah Batool, Umar Abbas and Irum Afzal (2023; In Progress). Algae Cultivation in PBR from Fishery Wastewater and Industrial CO2 for Biodiesel and Fish Feed Production, Undergraduate Final Year Project, IESE, NUST, Islamabad, Pakistan.
- Basil Mansoor, Sumreen Ashraf, Umer Rehman (2022). Integration of Microalgae-Microbial Fuel Cell (Mmfc) with Microbial Electrolysis Cell (MEC) for Wastewater Treatment and Energy Production. Undergraduate Final Year Project, IESE, NUST, Islamabad, Pakistan.
- Sumaila Ehsan, Syed Hassam Ali and Muhammad Ammar Javed (2021). Anaerobic Digestion of Municipal Solid Waste of Islamabad ─ A Techno-Economic Feasibility Analysis. Undergraduate Final Year Project, IESE, NUST, Islamabad, Pakistan.
- Aamash Siddiqui, Muhammad Ali Hasnain, Muhammad Ahmed, Safiullah Gill (2020). Microbial Fuel Cells Integrated with Electrocoagulation Cell for Wastewater Treatment. Undergraduate Final Year Project, IESE, NUST, Islamabad, Pakistan.
- Muhammad Jehanzeb Khan, Muhammad Uzair, Muhammad Uzair Tariq, Hassan Raza Bharwana. (2020). Methane Production from Algae Grown on Treated Wastewater. Undergraduate Final Year Project, IESE, NUST, Islamabad, Pakistan.
- Fouzia Rafi, Rabeia Malik, Ibrahim Atiq and Ahmad Kamal. (2019). Effect of varying organic loading rates on biohydrogen production from food waste in a semi-continuous reactor. Undergraduate Final Year Project, IESE, NUST, Islamabad, Pakistan.
- Shaheer Ahmed, Sayed Musawir Abbas Rizvi and Mian Abdul Moeez Bin Javed (2018). Effect of inoculum treatment methods on biohydrogen production from food waste by the process of dark fermentation. Undergraduate Final Year Project, IESE, NUST, Islamabad, Pakistan.
- Shiza Aslam, Rimsha Zafar and Nauman Akber (2017). Hand driven energy efficient reactor for biogas production from organic solid waste. Undergraduate Final Year Project, IESE, NUST, Islamabad, Pakistan.
- Basharat Khan, Maira Razzaq, Salimullah Ayubi and Sehrish Shoukat (2016). Design and startup of a semi pilot scale reactor for high solids anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge. Undergraduate Final Year Project, IESE, NUST, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Research Project Details
- Enhancing biogas production from sewage sludge and ligno-cellulosic waste through nanoparticles assisted chemical pretreatment (NRPU 5997), National Research Program for Universities, Higher Education Commission
Role: PI
Amount: PKR 4.34 million (USD 42000)
Status: Complete
- Biogas production through dry anaerobic digestion of organic solid waste (SRG 895), Start-up Research Grant, Higher Education Commission, Pakistan
Role: PI
Amount: PKR 0.5 million (USD 5000)
Status: Complete
- Development of biogas production system from waste sludge (NRPU 5996), National Research Program for Universities, Higher Education Commission
Role: Co-PI (PI: Dr Sher Jamal Khan)
Amount: PKR 5.36 million (USD 51000)
Status: Complete
JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
ORCID ID: 0000-0001-7189-5102
- Nabia Furrukh Sohail, Zeshan*, Iftikhar, R., Saleem, S. (2023). Microalgal Treatment of High-Nutrient Wastewater using Twin Layer Cultivation System, Accepted for publication in Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering.
- Nadeem Ullah, Zeshan*, Malik Badshah (2022). Municipal wastewater treatment with corrugated PVC carrier anaerobic baffled reactor, Accepted for publication in Water Science and Technology.
- Sana Gohar Khan, Muhammad Hassan, Mustafa Anwar, Zeshan, Uneeb Masood Khan, Chao Zhao (2022) Mussel shell based CaO nano-catalyst doped with praseodymium to enhance biodiesel production from castor oil, Accepted for publication in Fuel.
- Saleem, S., Zeshan*, Iftikhar, R., Arshad, M., Zeeshan, M., & Hassan, M. (2022). Operation of microalgal horizontal twin layer system for treatment of real wastewater and production of lipids. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 48, 102932.
- Ahmad, W., Hassan, M., Zeshan, Masud, S. F. B., Kanwal, S., Singh, R. S., Anwar, M., … & Zhao, C. (2022). Proximate and elemental analysis of solid recovered fuel, its comparison with existing fossil fuels in terms of physical characteristics and economic benefits. Bioresource Technology Reports, 18, 101049.
- Khan, T. A., Liaquat, R., Zeshan, Khoja, A. H., & Bano, A. (2022). Biological carbon capture, growth kinetics and biomass composition of novel microalgal species. Bioresource Technology Reports, 17, 100982.
- Mushtaq, M., Zeshan*, Zeeshan, M., Nawaz, I., & Hassan, M. (2022). Effect of low levels of oxytetracycline on anaerobic digestion of cattle manure. Bioresource Technology, 126894.
- Saleem, S., Zeshan*, Iftikhar, R., Zafar, M. I., & Sohail, N. F. (2021). Growth Kinetics of Microalgae Cultivated in Different Dilutions of Fresh Leachate for Sustainable Nutrient Recovery and Carbon Fixation. Biochemical Engineering Journal, 108299.
- Muhammad Usman Saleem, Sher Jamal Khan, Zeshan, HMA Shehzad (2022). Performance Evaluation of Integrated Anaerobic and Aerobic Reactors for Treatment of Real Textile Wastewater, Accepted for publication in International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology.
- Tehsin Fatma, Zeeshan Zafar, Sidra Fatima, Rehan Zafar Paracha, Fazal Adnan, Zeshan, Nasar Virk, Muhammad Faraz Bhatti (2021). Computational Assessment of Botrytis cinerea Lipase for Biofuel Production, Catalysts. 11(11) 1319.
- Qurrat ul ain Rana, Muhammad Adil Nawaz Khan, Zeshan Shiekh, Saleha Parveen, Safia Ahmed, Muhammad Irfan, Rahul Gauttam, Aamer Ali Shah, Asif Jamal, Samiullah Khan, Malik Badshah, Malik Badshah (2022). Production of Bioethanol and Biogas from Spirodela polyrhiza in a Biorefinery Concept and Output Energy Analysis of the Process Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, Accepted for publication in Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery.
- Hafiz Muhammad Aamir Shahzad, Sher Jamal Khan, Zeshan Sheikh, Yousuf Jamal, Zunaira Habib (2021). Evaluating the performance of anaerobic moving bed bioreactor and upflow anaerobic hybrid reactor for treating textile desizing wastewater. Accepted for publication in Biochemical Engineering Journal.
- Saadia Meraj, Rabia Liaquat, Salman Raza Naqvi, Zeshan Sheikh, Atoofa Zainab, Asif Hussain Khoja, Dagmar Juchelkova, Abdulaziz Atabani (2021). Enhanced Methane Production from Anaerobic Co-Digestion of Wheat Straw Rice Straw and Sugarcane Bagasse: A Kinetic Analysis. Applied Sciences, 11(13), 6069.
- Khan, S. R., Zeeshan, M., Khokhar, M. F., Zeshan & Ahmad, I. (2021). A comprehensive study on upgradation of pyrolysis products through co-feeding of waste tire into rice straw under broad range of co-feed ratios in a bench-scale fixed bed reactor. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 1-15.
- Shiza Aslam, Faizan Ali, Amna Naseer, Zeshan Sheikh (2021). Application of material flow analysis for the assessment of current municipal solid waste management in Karachi, Pakistan. Accepted for publication in Waste Management & Research: The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy (WM&R).
- Tahir Mehmood, Kousain Kousar, Hina Arshad, Mudassir Iqbal and Zeshan (2021). Effect of solvents on extraction of bioactive substances from Citrullus colocynthis and their antioxidant, antimicrobial and antiglycation activities. Pharmaceutical Chemistry Journal. 55(3), DOI 10.1007/s11094-021-02411-2
- Ayesha Maryam, Zeshan*, Malik Badshah, Mariam Sabeeh, Sher Jamal Khan (2021). Enhancing methane production from dewatered waste activated sludge through alkaline and photocatalytic pretreatment, Bioresource Technology, 325, 124677.
- Rajput, A. A., Zeshan*, Hassan, M. (2021). Enhancing biogas production through co-digestion and thermal pretreatment of wheat straw and sunflower meal, Renewable Energy, 168, 1 – 10.
- Sabeeh, M., Zeshan*, Liaquat, R., & Maryam, A. (2020). Effect of alkaline and alkaline-photocatalytic pretreatment on characteristics and biogas production of rice straw. Bioresource Technology, 309, 123449.
- Hafiz Muhammad Aamir Shahzad, Charel Baumann, Sher Jamal Khan, Harald Schönberger, Frank-Andreas Weber, Zeshan. (2020). Performance evaluation of anaerobic moving bed bioreactor (An-MBBR) for pretreatment of desizing wastewater, Desalination and Water Treatment, 181: 123–130.
- Ullah, Z. and Zeshan*. (2020). Effect of Substrate Type and Concentration on the Performance of a Double Chamber Microbial Fuel Cell, Water Science and Technology, 81(7), 1336 – 1344. https://doi.org/10.2166/ wst.2019.387.
- Iqbal, A., Mushtaq, M. U., Khan, A. H. A., Nawaz, I., Yousaf, S., Zeshan & Iqbal, M. (2019). Influence of Pseudomonas japonica and organic amendments on the growth and metal tolerance of Celosia argentea L. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 27, 24671 – 24785.
- Rajput, A.A., Zeshan. (2019). Effect of inoculum type and organic loading on biogas production of sunflower meal and wheat straw, Sustainable Environment Research, 29:4, 1-10.
- Khalid, M.J., Zeshan*, Waqas, A. and Nawaz I. (2019). Synergistic Effect of Alkaline Pretreatment and Magnetite Nanoparticle Application on Biogas Production from Rice Straw. Bioresource Technology, 275, 288-296.
- Rajput, A.A., Zeshan*, Visvanathan, C. (2018). Effect of thermal pretreatment on chemical composition, physical structure and biogas production kinetics of wheat straw, Journal of Environmental Management, 221, 45-52.
- Hussain, F., Hussain, I., Khan, A. H. A., Muhammad, Y. S., Iqbal, M., Soja, G., Reichenauer, T. G. Zeshan& Yousaf, S. (2018). Combined application of biochar, compost, and bacterial consortia with Italian ryegrass enhanced phytoremediation of petroleum hydrocarbon contaminated soil. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 153, 80-88.
- Waqas, A., Ji, J., Bahadar, A., Xu, L., Zeshan, & Modjinou, M. (2018). Thermal management of conventional photovoltaic module using phase change materials – An experimental investigation. Energy Exploration & Exploitation, 37(5): 1516-1540.
- Waqas, A., Ji, J., Xu, L., Ali, M., Zeshan & Alvi, J. (2018). Thermal and electrical management of photovoltaic panels using phase change materials–A review. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 92, 254-271.
- Batool, A. and Zeshan (2017). Effect of Chelators and Substrates on Phytoremediation of Synthetic Leachate for Removal of Trace Elements, Soil and Sediment Contamination, 26(2): 220–233.
- Ajmal, A., I. Majeed, R. N. Malik, M. Iqbal, M. Arif Nadeem, I. Hussain, S. Yousuf, Zeshan, G. Mustafa, M. I. Zafar, and M. Amtiaz Nadeem. (2016). Photocatalytic degradation of textile dyes on Cu2O-CuO/TiO2 anatase powders. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 4 (2): 2138-2146.
- Jabeen, M., Zeshan*, Yousaf, S., Haider, M.R. and Malik, R.N. (2015). High-solids anaerobic co-digestion of food waste and rice husk at different organic loading rates. International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation, 102: 149-153.
- Haider, M.R., Zeshan*, Yousaf, S., Malik, R.N. and Visvanathan, C. (2015). Anaerobic Co-Digestion of Food Waste and Rice Husk: Effect of Different Co-Substrate Mixtures and Substrate to Inoculum Ratio on Biogas Production. Bioresource Technology. 190C: 451-457.
- Zeshan* and Visvanathan, C. (2014). Evaluation of anaerobic digestate for greenhouse gas emissions at various stages of its management. International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation, 95: 167-175.
- Zeshan*, Karthikeyan, O.P. and Visvanathan C. (2012). Effect of C/N ratio and ammonia-N accumulation in a pilot-scale thermophilic dry anaerobic digester. Bioresource Technology, 113: 294-302.
* Corresponding Author/First Author
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
- Zia Ullah, Zeshan (2022). Assessment of Algae-assisted Microbial fuel Cell Performance for Wastewater Treatment and Energy Recovery Using Two Different Wastewaters as Catholyte. 14th International Conference on Sustainable Energy & Environmental Protection, (SEEP-2022), September 12- 15, 2022, London, UK.
- Shanza Shabbir, Zeshan, Zia Ullah (2022). Wastewater Treatment and Simultaneous Production of Biogas and Electricity Generation by Algae-assisted Microbial Feul Cell. 2nd International Conference on Water, Energy and Environment for Sustainability, (ICWEES-2022), August 17-18, 2022, NUST, Islamabad, Pakistan.
- Zia Ullah, Zeshan (2022. Assessment of the Performance of Microbial Fuel Cell for Wastewater Treatment and Energy Recovery. 2nd International Conference on Water, Energy, and Environment for Sustainability, (IC-WEES-2022), August 17-18, 2022, NUST, Islamabad, Pakistan.
- Sahar Saleem, Zeshan, Rashid Iftikhar, Muhammad Arshad, Muhammad Hassan (2021). Operation of Inclined Porous Substrate Bioreactor for Wastewater Treatment Using Microalgae and Sustainable Biodiesel-Lipid Production. 13th International Conference on Sustainable Energy & Environmental Protection, September 13th – 16th, University of Natural Resources and Life Science, Vienna, Austria.
- Nayyera Farooq, Rabia, Liaquat, Zeshan (2019). Effect of Mixing Ratios of News Paper Waste and Green Vegetable Waste Co-digestion on Biogas Production. 1st National Symposium on Advanced Energy Materials, (AEM-2019), August 27-28, 2019, PINSTECH, Islamabad, Pakistan.
- Khalid, M.J., (2018). “Physico-chemical Characteristics of Rice Straw Pretreated with Sodium Hydroxide”. 2nd International Conference on Energy Systems for Sustainable Development, (ESSD 2018), 21-23 Febuary, Comsats Institute of Information Technology, Lahore, Pakistan.
- Z., Zeshan, Arshad.M. (2017). “Effect of Different Types of Substrates on the Performance of Double Chamber Microbial Fuel Cell”. 7th International Conference on Environmentally Sustainable Development, (ESdev-VII), 26-28 AUGUST, CIIT, Abbottabad, Pakistan.
- Rajput, A.A., Zeshan, Hashmi, I., Khan, S.J and Hassan, S. (2017). “Comparison of Inoculum Type on the Biogas Production of Wheat Straw at Lower and Higher Organic Loading”. Ist Young Researcher National Conference on Water and Environment, (NCWE 2017), 22-23 MAY, MUET, Jamshoro, Pakistan.
- Batool, A., Zeshan, M, Arshad., S, J. Khan. (2017). Effect of substrates on phytoremediation of trace metals from solid waste leachate. International Conference on Bio Approaches for Environment and sustainability, 22nd – 23rd Feb, 2017. NUST. Islamabad.
- Shiza Aslam, Rimsha Zafar, Nauman Akber, Zeshan (2017). Hand Driven Energy Efficient Reactor for Biogas Production From Organic Solid Waste. First International Conference on Emerging Trends in Earth and Environmental Sciences, March 09-10, 2017, College of Earth and Environmental Sciences (CEES), University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.
- Zeshan and Visvanathan, C. (2015). Start-Up of Thermophilic Dry Anaerobic Digestion of Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste, 2nd Conference on Emerging Materials and Processes (CEMP-2015), 22-23 December, 2015, SCME, NUST, Islamabad, Pakistan.
- Haider, M.R., Zeshan and Yousaf, S. (2014). “Anaerobic Co-Digestion of Food Waste and Rice Husk: Effect of Co-Substrate Mixing Ratios and Substrate to Inoculum Ratio on Biogas Production”, 7th Annual Conference on the Challenges in Environmental Science & Engineering (CESE 2014), 12-16 October, 2014, Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
- Jabeen, M., Zeshan and Yousaf, S. (2014). “Continuous high solids co-digestion of food waste and rice husk under mesophilic conditions at pilot scale”, 7th Annual Conference on the Challenges in Environmental Science & Engineering (CESE 2014), 12-16 October, 2014, Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
- Zeshan and Visvanathan, C. (2013). “Digestate management from perspectives of GHG emissions”, 6th Annual Conference on the Challenges in Environmental Science & Engineering (CESE 2013), 29 October-2 November, 2013, Daegu, Korea.
- Zeshan and Visvanathan, C. (2013). “Effect of organic loading rate on the performance of a pilot-scale thermophilic dry anaerobic digester under high recirculation rate”, 6th Annual Conference on the Challenges in Environmental Science & Engineering (CESE 2013), 29 October – 2 November 2013, Daegu, Korea.
- Zeshan and Visvanathan C. (2012). Dry anaerobic digestion of municipal solid waste: Potentials and problems. Presented in 2nd International Conference on Anaerobic Digestion for Waste and Wastewater Treatment, 26 April 2012, Bangkok, Thailand.
- Zeshan and Visvanathan C. (2011). Ammonia inhibition in dry thermophilic anaerobic digestion of organic fraction of municipal solid waste. Presented in 4th International Conference on Challenges in Environmental Science and Engineering (CESE 2011), 25-30 September, 2011, Tainan, Taiwan.
- Zeshan and Shakya, S. (2010). CSR activities in Thailand. Young environmental leaders summit 2010. 19-23 August, Hokkaido, Japan.
Introduction
The group started working in 2012 under the supervision of Dr. Muhammad Faheem Khokhar-CARGO, a newly established research group at IESE-NUST (Institute of Environmental Sciences and Engineering- National University of Sciences and Technology) is a step to address these issues. We believe that this research group in collaboration with international partners will play a vital role in exploring the atmospheric composition over Pakistan it has evolved over time and currently works in following research domains.
Research Areas
- Atmospheric Chemistry
- Climate Change
- Air pollution Monitoring
- Indoor Air Quality
PhD students
- Kamran Ahmad (Research in progress) Assessing the potential impacts of rapid urbanization and climatic changes on urban water security.
- Rehmat Ullah (Research in progress) To explore changes in hydro-climatological regime of Kabul River basin.
- Rabia Majeed (Research in progress) Air pollution scenario across south Asian cities: A case study of northern CPEC route of Pakistan.
- Junaid Aziz Khan (Research in progress) – To develop a system for the prediction of GLOFs susceptibility by exploiting Remote Sensing observations in glaciated regions of Pakistan.
- Kashif Khan (Research in progress) – Billion Tree Tsunami Afforestation Project (BTTAP)-an Opportunity to Mitigate Climate Change and to Address Forest Conservation in KPK
MS Students –Completed
- Fatima Malik (2022) Exploring the air quality index (AQI) and the relationship between aerosols and urban heat island (UHI) effect.
- Syeda Mahnoor Ali (2022) Determining the radiative forcing caused by black carbon in cities of Lahore and Multan using SBDART Model
- Umeed Younis (2022) Current Status ODS Phase out and stratospheric total ozone autumn over Pakistan.
- Najam U Saqib (2021) Spatio-temporal Analysis of blue carbon in Mangrove Forest of Karachi Region.
- Naveed Ahmed (2021) Retrieval of NO2 Columns by Exploiting MAX-DOAS Observations and Comparison with OMI and TROPOMI Data during the Time Period of 2015–2019.
- Sobia Mustafa (2021) Scope of Ecotourism in Pakistan in the Changing Climate Scenario.
- Suhaib Malik (2021) Exploring the Air Quality of Gilgit City through Ground and Satellite based observation
- M. Shehzeb Anjum (2021) Validation of NO2 column densities around different cities of Pakistan by using various instruments
- Fakhra Muneeb (2021) Inventory of glacial lakes in Hunza River Basin by exploring satellite observation
- Hania Sabeen (2020) Retrieval of O3 column densities at Islamabad, Pakistan by using ground-based MAX-DOAS Instrument.
- Hafiz Ahsan Mehmood (2019) Exploring the potential of MAXDOAS instrument for atmospheric monitoring of NO2 concentration during the time period of 2014-2018.
- M Ahmed Subhani (2019) Monitoring of glyoxal column densities in different forest types of Pakistan by using MAXDOAS.
- Tooba Zainab (2019) Long term analysis of formaldehyde by using stationary, mobile and satellite observation over Pakistan.
- Zain Ali (2019) Characterization of Pyroelectric Thin-Films and Nano-Fibers for Effective Energy Harvesting from Solar Cells.
- Amara Aziz (2019) Estimation of tropospheric ozone column concentration over Pakistan.
- Hania Maqsood (2019) Exploring optical properties of absorbing aerosols using satellite-based aerosol optical depth and meteorological variables over Pakistan.
- Fatima Mahmood (2019) Exploring the impact of climate change and atmospheric oxidant on crop productivity in Pakistan.
- Ayesha Malik (2019) Forecasting CO2 Emissions in Pakistan from Energy Consumption.
- Hamayon Jallat (2019) Land use changes, carbon stock assessment and genetic identification of Juniper Forest of Ziarat Baluchistan.
- Hassan Mohy Uddin (2019) Retrieval of SO2 column densities during extreme weather conditions by using CAR MAX-DOAS in Lahore and Faisalabad, Pakistan.
- Hiba Ahmed Preparation of GHGs atlas of Pakistan: emissions, sources and sinks of GHGs.
- Ahmad Iqbal (2019) Investigating the impact of haze, clear and cloudy condition on nitrogen dioxide retrieval from MAX-DOAS.
- Ali Hasan Syed (2018) Spatial and Temporal Analysis of CO2 over South Asia from 2002-2017 Via Satellite Observation.
- Musarrat Nosheen (2018) Observation of Seasonal variation and chemical Analysis of PM.
- Maryam sarfraz (2018) Continuation of Satellite Observation of NO2 Over South Asia Using Ozone Monitoring Instrument during the time Period of 2004-2016.
- Ahsan Ali (2018) Estimation of NO2 Concentrations within and Around Lahore City by using Ground Based and Car MAX-DOAS.
- Zunaira Jabeen (2018) Estimation of SO2 Column Densities Over Pakistan using OMI Satellite Data (2004-16).
- Asadullah Shoaib (2018) Investigating the diurnal and weekly cycle of HCHO by Using Mini Max-Doas Observation.
- Aimen Tanvir (2018) Continuous Monitoring of Ammonia over South Asia Using the Satellite Observations from 2004-11.
- Tehreem Mustansar (2018) Long-Term Investigation of Aerosols and Their Impact on Human Health in the Cities of Lahore and Multan.
- Hamad Khalid Satti (2018) Assessment of soil carbon in different land uses of scrub forest.
- Osama Sandhu (2018) Determining the Urban Heat Island Index Using Satellite and Ground Based Observations over Islamabad.
- Hira Ishtiaq (2017) Characterizing the atmosphere and the special weather conditions across south Asia during the time period of 2010-2016.
- Junaid Khayyam (2017) Investigation the Diurnal and weekly Cycle of NO2 by Using MAX-DOAS Observations.
- Mariam Sheikh (2017) Investigation the Temporal Changes in Precipitation and the Spatial Extent of Consequent Flooding in Pakistan.
- Rabbia Murtaza (2016) Continuation of Satellite observations of nitrogen dioxide using Ozone Monitoring Instruments during the time Period of October 2004 to December 2014.
- Asma Noreen (2016) Temporal Records of Tropospheric Ozone Concentration over Pakistan during the time period of October 2004 to December 2014.
- Waqas Ahmed Khan (2016) Monitoring and Comparing the Formaldehyde concentration over Islamabad and Pir Sohawa valley by Exploiting MAX-DOAS and satellite Observations.
- Zain Abbas (2016) NO2 Monitoring along national highway of northern Punjab using car MAX-DOAS instruments.
- Syeda Ifraw Naveed (2016) Comparative Analysis of Glyoxal During MAD – CAT Campaign in Mainz, Germany and IESE – NUST, Islamabad.
- Naila Yasmin (2016) Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Winter Fog over South Asia by using satellite observations.
- Zeeshan Javed (2015) Investigation the impact of extensive use of CNG on NO2 Column density over Islamabad – Rawalpindi using satellite and ground-based observations.
- Javeria Abbas (2015) Monitoring the Formaldehyde Concentration over Islamabad using Ground Based and Satellite Observations.
- Waseem Razzaq Khan (2015) Murree Hills Forest monitoring in the Contest of REDD+.
- Muhammad Qasim (2015) Temporal Records of CH4 Concentration over Pakistan by using satellite Data.
- Maleeha Jamal (2015) Preparing the CO2 Atlas of Pakistan Via Satellite Observations.
- Sana Munawar (2014) Identifying Potential of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation in northern Pakistan.
- Khadija Manzoor (2014) Temperature variation over Pakistan from 1950 to 2010 with special emphasis on Covariance during Last decades temperature and carbon dioxide.
- Syed Hadiqa Mehdi (2014) Monitoring Nitrogen Dioxide Concentration over Islamabad and Rawalpindi by using car Max – DOAS.
- Yasir Shabbir (2013) Nitrogen Dioxide Concentration monitoring by using car MAX-DOAS instruments along the Islamabad to Lahore sections of N5-Highway
- Naveen Fatima (2013) Temporal Record of Atmospheric NO2 Column Densities over Pakistan by using Satellite Observations.
- Munazza Nisar (2013) First Ground Based Max Doas Aberrations of Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) and Formaldehyde (HCHO) Column Densities over Islamabad.
- Tameem Khalid (2013) Temporal Record of Tropospheric Formaldehyde column Densities over Pakistan by Using Satellite Observations.
- Palwasha Khattak (2013) Spatio- Temporal analyses of Atmospheric Sulfur Dioxide Column Densities Over Pakistan by using SCIAMACHY Data.
MS Students -In Progress
- Hira Syed – Role of urbanization in urban floods of ICT and Rawalpindi tehsil.
- Nameer Urfi– Analyzing the aerosol air pollution by exploiting the satellite and ground-based observation.
- Ebadat-ue-rehman – Drought monitoring through remote sensing and climate modelling in the south Punjab region.
- Insha Batool – Exploring anomalous glacier behavior in response to climatic varaiablity over Karakoram region.
- Abeer Salman – Analysis of formaldehyde emissions in Islamabad, Pakistan.
- Qurat-ul-ain – Estimation of environmental cost of crop residue burning in Pakistan.
- Aneeqa Wazir – Carbon footprint estimation of NUST H-12, Pakistan.
- Ayesha Mudassir– Effects of particulate matter pollution in the expectancy and health in Pakistan.
- Ahmed Saleem– Validation of low-cost PM-2.5 monitoring sensors using various instruments within the twin cities (Rawalpindi and Islamabad).
- Muneeba Shabbir– Source of apportionment of aerosols (PM 2.5 & 10) in Lahore and Multan with exploring effective policy options.
- Hamza Saeed– Integrating remotely sensed data into crop model to adapt climate change in agriculture sector in Pakistan.
- Khadija Sharaf din– Exploration of microplastic concentration in the air samples and attributable health risks.
- Talha Saeed– Analysis of atmospheric trace gas NO2 in Islamabad by exploitation of NASA Pandora spectrometer.
UG Projects- Completed
FYP-2014: Cost Effective Hybrid Solar Water Heater – a Step to Rely on Renewable Energy
FYP-2015: A Prototype Filter to Clean the Automobile Exhaust – CO2 Arrestor
FYP-2016: Introducing the idea of “CO2-Bin” in order to Combat Climate Change
FYP-2020: Developing A Prototype to Monitor Air Pollutants Using Wireless Sensing Nodes
Research Project Details
Project Title | Funding Agency | Amounting | Principal Investigator |
NASA Pandora Project – Research Collaboration with NASA to be part of PGN | NASA | 12M | Dr. M. Faheem Khokhar |
Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on air quality of the Monsoon Asia region: Cross-country assessment and facilitating policy | Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN), Japan | 15 M | Dr. M. Faheem Khokhar |
Role of Refrigeration Service Sector in Eradication Efforts of ODS in Pakistan | NOU-MoCC Govt of Pakistan | 1.0 | Dr. M. Faheem Khokhar |
Building Capacity to Improve Air Quality in South Asia: Reducing PM2.5 Through Low-Cost Sensor Network Driven Policy Decisions | Department of States (DOS), USA | 12M | Dr. M. Faheem Khokhar |
Consultancy Project Details
Status of ODS phase-out program in Pakistan | National Ozone Unit Ministry of Climate Change. | 0.4M | Dr. M. Faheem Khokhar |
Addressing carbon emissions by contributing towards climate change mitigation | MoCC and UNDP_Isb | 2.8M | Dr. M. Faheem Khokhar |
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Publications in Year 20191. Iqbal, A., Mushtaq, M. U., Khan, A. H. A., Nawaz, I., Yousaf, S., Zeshan & Iqbal, M. (2019). Influence of Pseudomonas japonica and organic amendments on the growth and metal tolerance of Celosia argentea L. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 1-15. 2. Rajput, A.A., Zeshan. (2019). Effect of inoculum type and organic loading on biogas production of sunflower meal and wheat straw, Sustainable Environment Research, 29:4, 1-10. 3. Khalid, M.J., Zeshan, Waqas, A. and Nawaz I. (2019). Synergistic Effect of Alkaline Pretreatment and Magnetite Nanoparticle Application on Biogas Production from Rice Straw. Bioresource Technology, 275, 288-296 4. Razzaq, M., Zeeshan, M., Qaisar, S., Iftikhar, H., & Muneer, B. (2019). Investigating use of metal-modified HZSM-5 catalyst to upgrade liquid yield in co-pyrolysis of wheat straw and polystyrene. Fuel, 257, 116119. (IF 5.12) 5. Muneer, B., Zeeshan, M., Qaisar, S., Razzaq, M., & Iftikhar, H. (2019). Influence of in-situ and ex-situ HZSM-5 catalyst on co-pyrolysis of corn stalk and polystyrene with a focus on liquid yield and quality. Journal of Cleaner Production, 237, 117762. (IF 6.395) 6. Iftikhar, H., Zeeshan, M., Iqbal, S., Muneer, B., & Razzaq, M. (2019). Co-pyrolysis of Sugarcane Bagasse and Polystyrene with ex-situ catalytic bed of Metal Oxides/HZSM-5 with focus on liquid yield. Bioresource Technology, 121647 (IF 6.669) 7. Asif, A., Zeeshan, M., & Jahanzaib, M. (2019). Assessment of indoor and outdoor microbial air quality of cafeterias of an educational institute. Atmospheric Pollution Research, 10(2), 531-536 (IF 2.15) 8. Muhammad Adnan, Sher Jamal Khan, Kamran Manzoor, Nicholas P. Hankins (2019) “Performance Evaluation of Fertilizer Draw Solutions for Forward Osmosis Membrane Bioreactor treating Domestic Wastewater”, Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 127, 133-140. IF 3.441 9. Zunaira Habib, Sher Jamal Khan, Nasir Mehmood Ahmad, Hafiz Muhammad Aamir Shahzad, Yousuf Jamal, Imran Hashmi (2019) “Anti-bacterial Behavior of Surface Modified Composite Polyamide Nanofiltration (NF) Membrane by Immobilizing Ag doped TiO2 Nanoparticles”, Environmental Technology, In Press, Available online 23 May 2019. https://doi.org/10.1080/09593330.2019.1617355. IF 1.666 10. Alia Aslam, Sher Jamal Khan, Hafiz Muhammad Aamir Shahzad (2019) “Impact of sludge recirculation ratios on the performance of anaerobic membrane bioreactor for wastewater treatment”, Bioresource Technology, 288. 121473. IF 6.669 11. Rabia Shoukat, Sher Jamal Khan, Yousuf Jamal (2019) “Hybrid anaerobic-aerobic biological treatment for real textile wastewater”, Journal of Water Process Engineering, 29, 100804. IF 3.173 12. S. Jamal Khan, Ghalib Hasnain, Hasan Fareed, Roger Ben Aim (2019) “Evaluation of treatment performance of a full-scale membrane bioreactor (MBR) plant from unsteady to steady state condition”, Journal of Water Process Engineering, 30, 100379. IF 3.173 13. Muhammad Aamir Shahzad, Sher Jamal Khan, Muhammad Saboor Siddique (2019) “Draw solution recovery using direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD) from osmotic membrane bioreactor (Os-MBR)”, Journal of Water Process Engineering, 30, 100484. IF 3.173 14. Maham Khan, Sher Jamal Khan, Shadi W. Hasan (2019) “Quorum sensing control and wastewater treatment in quorum quenching/ submerged membrane electro-bioreactor (SMEBR(QQ)) hybrid system”, Biomass and Bioenergy, Accepted. IF 3.537 15. Muhammad SaqibNawaz, Fozia Parveen, Sher Jamal Khan, Nicholas P. Hankins (2019) “Impact of osmotic backwashing, particle size distribution and feed-side cross-flow velocity on flux in the forward osmosis membrane bioreactor (FO-MBR)”, Journal of Water Process Engineering, 31, 100861. IF 3.173 16. U. Qureshi, B. Imtiaz, Y. Jamal, 2019 Synthesizing PET and food waste into refuse plastic fuel (RPF): Optimization and kinetic modeling. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry. doi: 10.1007/s10973-019-08934-x 17. N. Maqbool, Z. Saleem, Y. Jamal, 2019 A Short Review on Reverse Osmosis Membranes: Fouling and Control. Open Access Journal of Waste Management & Xenobiotics 2(2) doi: 10.23880/oajwx-16000122 18. Maqbool, N., Khan, A., Malik, A. and Rasool, K. 2019. “Magnetic Nanoparticles for Chromium Removal from Industrial Wastewater.” 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Development in Civil Engineering, Pakistan (Accepted) 19. Rizwan Khan, Muhammad Ali Inam, Muhammad Akram, Ahmed Uddin, Sarfaraz Khan, Ick Tae Yeom: Effect of Dissolved Organic Matter on Agglomeration and Removal of CuO Nanoparticles by Coagulation. Processes. Processes 2019, 7(7), 455; https://doi.org/10.3390/pr7070455 (SCIE: 1.963) 20. Muhammad Ali Inam, Rizwan Khan, Muhammad Akram, Sarfaraz Khan, Ick Tae Yeom: Effect of Water Chemistry on Antimony Removal by Chemical Coagulation: Implications of ζ-Potential and Size of Precipitates. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 06/2019; 20(12):2945., DOI:10.3390/ijms20122945 (SCIE: 4.123) 21. Rizwan Khan, Muhammad Ali Inam, Saba Zam Zam, Muhammad Akram, Sookyo Shin, Ick Tae Yeom: Coagulation and Dissolution of CuO Nanoparticles in the Presence of Dissolved Organic Matter Under Different pH Values. Sustainability 05/2019; 11(10):2825., DOI:10.3390/su11102825 (SCIE: 2.075) 22. Muhammad Ali Inam, Rizwan Khan, Muhammad Akram, Sarfaraz Khan, Du Ri Park, Ick Tae Yeom: Interaction of Arsenic Species with Organic Ligands: Competitive Removal from Water by Coagulation-Flocculation-Sedimentation (C/F/S). Molecules 04/2019; 24(8):1619., DOI:10.3390/molecules24081619 (SCIE: 3.098) 23. Rizwan Khan, Muhammad Ali Inam, Sarfaraz Khan, Andrea Navarro Jiménez, Du Ri Park, Ick Tae Yeom: The Influence of Ionic and Nonionic Surfactants on the Colloidal Stability and Removal of CuO Nanoparticles from Water by Chemical Coagulation. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 04/2019; 16(7):1260., DOI:10.3390/ijerph16071260 (SCIE: 2.145) 24. Muhammad Ali Inam, Rizwan Khan, Du Park, Sarfaraz Khan, Ahmed Uddin, Ick Yeom: Complexation of Antimony with Natural Organic Matter: Performance Evaluation during Coagulation-Flocculation Process. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 03/2019; 16(7):1092., DOI:10.3390/ijerph16071092 (SCIE: 2.145) 25. Rizwan Khan, Muhammad Ali Inam, Sarfaraz Khan, Du Park, Ick Yeom: Interaction between Persistent Organic Pollutants and ZnO NPs in Synthetic and Natural Waters. Nanomaterials 03/2019; 9(3):472., DOI:10.3390/nano9030472 (SCIE: 3.504) 26. Rizwan Khan, Muhammad Ali Inam, Du Ri Park, Sarfaraz Khan, Muhammad Akram, Ick Tae Yeom: The Removal of CuO Nanoparticles from Water by Conventional Treatment C/F/S: The Effect of pH and Natural Organic Matter. Molecules 03/2019; 24(5):914., DOI:10.3390/molecules24050914 (SCIE: 3.098) 27. Waqas Qamar Zaman, Wei Sun, Muhammad Tariq, Zhenhua Zhou, Usman Farooq, Zain Abbas, Limei Cao, Ji Yang. Iridium Substitution in Nickel Cobaltite Renders High Mass Specific OER Activity and Durability in Acidic Media. Applied Catalysis B Volume 244, 5 May 2019, Pages 295-302. 28. Zain ul Abdeen, Mujeeb ur Rehman, “A numerical method for solving fractional differential equations, Engineering Computation, Vol. 36, No. 2, pp-551-568, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1108/EC-07-2018-0302 29. Hina K, Abbas M, Hussain Q, Arshad M, Ali S, Rizwan M. 2019. Investigation into arsenic retention in arid contaminated soils with biochar application. Arabian Journal of Geosciences. DOI: 10.1007/s12517-019-4865-3. IF 1.141 30. Iqbal A, Mukherjee M, Rashid J, Khan SA, Ali MA, Arshad M*. 2019. Development of plant-microbe phytoremediation system for petroleum hydrocarbon degradation: An insight from alk b gene expression and phytotoxicity analysis. Sci Total Environ. 671, 696-704. IF 5.589 31. Manzoor M, Gul I, Kallerhoff J, Arshad M*. 2019. Fungi-assisted phytoextraction of lead: tolerance, plant growth–promoting activities and phytoavailability. Environ Sci Pollut Res, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-05656-3. IF 2.914 32. Zahra Z, Maqbool T, Arshad M, Badshah MA, Choi HK, Hur J. 2019. Changes in fluorescent dissolved organic matter and their association with phytoavailable phosphorus in soil amended with TiO2 nanoparticles. Chemosphere 227, 17-25. IF 5.108 33. Rizwan M, Ali S, Ali B, Adrees M, Arshad M, Hussain A, Rehman MZ, Waris AA. 2019. Zinc and iron oxide nanoparticles improved the plant growth and reduced the oxidative stress and cadmium concentration in wheat. Chemosphere 214, 269-277. IF 5.108 34. Gul I, Manzoor M, Hashim N, Yaqoob K, Kallerhoff J, Arshad M*. 2019. Comparative effectiveness of organic and inorganic amendments on cadmium bioavailability and uptake by Pelargonium hortorum. J Soils Sediments. 19, 2346–2356. IF 2.669 35. Gul I, Manzoor M, Silvestre J, Rizwan M, Hina K, Kallerhoff J, Arshad M*. 2019. EDTA−Assisted phytoextraction of lead and cadmium by pelargonium cultivars grown on spiked soil. Int J Phytorem, 21, 101-110. IF 2.237 36. Zahra Z, Ali MA, Parveen A, Kim E, Khokhar MF, Baig S, Choi HK, Arshad M*. 2019. Exposure–response of wheat cultivars to TiO2 nanoparticles in contrasted soils. Soil Sediment Contam. 28, 184-199. IF 0. 992 37. Iqbal A, Arshad M*, Karthikiyan R, Gentry TJ, Rashid J, Ahmed I, Schwab AP. 2019. Diesel degrading bacterial endophytes with plant growth promoting potential isolated from a petroleum storage facility. 3 Biotech, 9(1).35. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s13205-018-1561-z. IF 1.786 38. Rizwan M, Ali S, Rehman MZ, Adrees M, Arshad M, Qayyum MF, Ali L, Hussain A, Chatha SAS, Imran M. 2019. Alleviation of cadmium accumulation in maize (Zea mays L.) by foliar spray of zinc oxide nanoparticles and biochar to contaminated soil. Environ Pollut, 248, 358-367. IF 5.714 39. Manzoor M, Abid R, Rathinasabapathi B, De Oliveira LM, da Silva E, Deng F, Rensing C, Arshad M, Gul I, Xiang P, Ma LQ. 2019. Metal tolerance of Arsenic-resistant bacteria and Their potential to promote plant growth in Pb-contaminated soil. Sci Total Environ, 660, 18-24. IF 5.589 40. Hina K, Kanwal SS, Arshad M, Gul I. 2019. Effect of cadmium (Cd) stress of spinach (Spinacea pleracea) and its retention kinetics in soil in response to organic amendments. Pak J Agric Sci. 56, 179-185. IF 0.618 41. S Kanwal, S Baig, I Hashmi, carbon storage and allocation pattern in plant biomass under drought stress and nitrogen supply in eucalyptus camaldulensis and populus deltoides, (2019) pakistan journal of botany 51 (5), 1605-1614 42. I Gul, M Manzoor, I Hashmi, MF Bhatti, J Kallerhoff, M Arshad, Plant uptake and leaching potential upon application of amendments in soils spiked with heavy metals (Cd and Pb) (2019) Journal of Environmental Management 249, 109408 43. S Perveen, I Hashmi, R Khan, Evaluation of genotoxicity and hematological effects in common carp (Cyprinus carpio) induced by disinfection by-products (2019) Journal of water and health 17 (5), 762-776 44. M Manzoor, I Gul, I Ahmed, M Zeeshan, I Hashmi, BAZ Amin, J Kallerhoff, Metal tolerant bacteria enhanced phytoextraction of lead by two accumulator ornamental species, (2019) Chemosphere 227, 561-569 45. M Khan, I Hashmi, Third Conference on Challenges and Possibilities for Environmental Sustainability with a Focus on Pakistan (2019)/The Effect of Pipe Material, Pipe Age, and Supply Patterns (2019) Lahore School of Economics 46. Jabeen, Z. MF. Khokhar. Extended database of SO2 column densities over Pakistan by exploiting satellite observations. Atmospheric Pollution Research, Feb 2019 (in press) Publications in Year 20181. Asif, A., Zeeshan, M*., & Jahanzaib, M. (2018). Indoor temperature, relative humidity and CO 2 levels assessment in academic buildings with different heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems. Building and Environment, 133, 83-90 (IF 4.05)
2. Khan, S. R., Zeeshan, M*., & Iqbal, S. (2018). Thermal management of newly developed non-noble metal-based catalytic converter to reduce cold start emissions of small internal combustion engine. Chemical Engineering Communications, 205(5), 680-688 (IF 1.29) 3. Aamir, E., Tariq, M., Khan, M. and Afzal, T. (2018). TREATMENT & RECYCLING OF GREY WATER FOR SUSTAINABLE WATER MANAGEMENT. In: 3rd International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering, Management & Sciences (ICETEMS-2018). [online] Peshawar: City University of Science & Information Technology (CUSIT), Peshawar – Pakistan, p.40. Available at: http://icetems.com/[Accessed 5 Dec. 2018]. 4. Aamir, E., Hassan, I., (2018).”TREND ANALYSIS IN PRECIPITATION AT INDIVIDUAL AND REGIONAL LEVELS IN BALOCHISTAN, PAKISTAN” In: 1 IOP conference series :Materials Sciences and Engineering, volume 414,conference 1 5. Tariq, M., Aamir, E., et al (2018).”EXPLORING ADOPTION OF INTEGRATED BUILDING INFORMATION MODELLING AND VIRTUAL REALITY” In: Proc. of the 1st International Conference on Electrical, Communication and Computer Engineering (ICECCE). 6. Sher Jamal Khan, Muhammad Saboor Siddique, Hafiz Muhammad Aamir Shahzad (2018) “Performance Evaluation of Hybrid OMBR-MD Using Organic and Inorganic Draw Solutions”, Water Science & Technology, 78, 776-785. IF 1.247 7. Ammara Haider, Sher Jamal Khan, Muhammad Saqib Nawaz, Muhammad Usman Saleem (2018) “Effect of intermittent operation of lab scale upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor on textile wastewater treatment”, Desalination and Water Treatment, 136, 120-130. IF 1.631 8. J. W. Lee, S. J. Lee, Y. Jamal, Y. Yun, 2018 Partial slagging coal gasifier operational performance and product characteristics for energy sustainability in an integrated gasification combined cycle system. Journal of the Energy Institute doi: 10.1016/j.joei.2017.05.004 9. Rizwan Khan, Muhammad Ali Inam, Muhammad Mazhar Iqbal, Muhammad Shoaib, Du Ri Park, Kang Hoon Lee, Sookyo Shin, Sarfaraz Khan, Ick Tae Yeom: Removal of ZnO Nanoparticles from Natural Waters by Coagulation- Flocculation Process: Influence of Surfactant Type on Aggregation, Dissolution and Colloidal Stability. Sustainability 12/2018; 11(1):17., DOI:10.3390/su11010017(SCIE: 2.075) 10. Muhammad Ali Inam, Rizwan Khan, Du Ri Park, Babar Aijaz Ali, Ahmed Uddin, Ick Tae Yeom: Influence of pH and Contaminant Redox Form on the Competitive Removal of Arsenic and Antimony from Aqueous Media by Coagulation. Minerals 12/2018; 8(12):574., DOI:10.3390/min8120574 (SCIE: 1.835) 11. Rizwan Khan, Muhammad Ali Inam, Du Park, Saba Zam Zam, Sookyo Shin, Sarfaraz Khan, Muhammad Akram, Ick Tae Yeom: Influence of Organic Ligands on the Colloidal Stability and Removal of ZnO Nanoparticles from Synthetic Waters by Coagulation. Processes 09/2018; 6(9):170.,DOI:10.3390/pr6090170 (SCIE: 1.279) 12. Rizwan Khan, Muhammad Ali Inam, Du Ri Park, Saba Zam Zam, Ick Tae Yeom: Taguchi Orthogonal Array Dataset for the Effect of Water Chemistry on Aggregation of ZnO Nanoparticles. 06/2018; 3(2):21., DOI:10.3390/data3020021 (ESCI) 13. Rizwan Khan, Muhammad Ali Inam, Saba Zam, Du Park, Ick Yeom: Assessment of Key Environmental Factors Influencing the Sedimentation and Aggregation Behavior of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles in Aquatic Environment. Water 05/2018; 10(5):660., DOI:10.3390/w10050660 (SCIE: 2.069) 14. Muhammad Ali Inam, Rizwan Khan, Du Ri Park, Yong-Woo Lee, Ick Tae Yeom: Removal of Sb(III) and Sb(V) by Ferric Chloride Coagulation: Implications of Fe Solubility. Water 04/2018; 10(4):418., DOI:10.3390/w10040418 (SCIE: 2.069) 15. Waqas Qamar Zaman, Wei Sun, Zhen-hua Zhou, Yiyi Wu, Limei Cao, Ji Yang. Anchoring of Trace IrO2 on 1-D Co3O4 Nano-rods for Robust Electrocatalytic Water Splitting in an Acidic Environment. ACS Appl. Energy Mater.2018, 1, 6374−6380. 16. Zhenhua Zhou, Waqas Qamar Zaman, Wei Sun, Li-mei Cao, Muhammad Tariq and Ji Yang. Cultivating crystal lattice distortion in IrO2 via coupling with MnO2 to boost the oxygen evolution reaction with high intrinsic activity. Chem. Commun., 2018, 54, 4959-4962. 17. Muhammad Tariq, Waqas Qamar Zaman, Wei Sun, Zhenhua Zhou, Yiyi Wu, Li-mei Cao, and Ji Yang. Unraveling the Beneficial Electrochemistry of IrO2/MoO3 Hybrid as a Highly Stable and Efficient Oxygen Evolution Reaction Catalyst. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2018, 6, 4854 – 4862. 18. Nauman Anwar Baig, M. Anwar Baig, T. A. Baig, A. A. Baig and A.A. Baig (2018 ) Estimation of Phase Range, Doppler of Targets Using Maximum Likelihood Estimator. K. Arai et al (Eds) FTC, AISC 881, pp. 483-490. Doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02683-7_34 19. Muhammad Anwar Baig “Are we drinking Quality and Safe Water in Pakistan”. World Environment Day held on Saturday 23rd June -2018 Pakistan Engineering Congress 97-A/D-1, 4th Floor, PEC Building, Liberty Market, Gulberg-III Lahore-54660 20. R Khan, I Hashmi, H Nasir, S Rasheed, LC Campos, Incidence of chlorination by-products in an institutional drinking water distribution network, Islamabad, Pakistan, using response surface methodology (2018) Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development 8 (4), 740-751 21. S Khalid, JI Han, I Hashmi, G Hasnain, MA Ahmed, SJ Khan, M Arshad, Strengthening calcium alginate microspheres using polysulfone and its performance evaluation: Preparation, characterization and application for enhanced biodegradation (2018) Science of The Total Environment 631, 1046-1058 22. A Iqbal, M Arshad, I Hashmi, R Karthikeyan, TJ Gentry, AP Schwab, Biodegradation of phenol and benzene by endophytic bacterial strains isolated from refinery Wastewater-fed Cannabis sativa (2018) Environmental technology 39 (13), 1705-1714 23. S Pervez, SJ Khan, H Waheed, I Hashmi, CH Lee, Impact of quorum quenching bacteria on biofouling retardation in submerged membrane bioreactor (SMBR)(2018) Membrane Water Treatment 9 (4), 279-284 24. Y Xiao, H Waheed, K Xiao, I Hashmi, Y Zhou, In tandem effects of activated carbon and quorum quenching on fouling control and simultaneous removal of pharmaceutical compounds in membrane bioreactors (2018) Chemical Engineering Journal 341, 610-617 25. A Asif, M Zeeshan, I Hashmi, U Zahid, MF Bhatti, Microbial quality assessment of indoor air in a large hospital building during winter and spring seasons (2018) Building and Environment 135, 68-73 26. H Waheed, S Pervez, I Hashmi, SJ Khan, SR Kim, High-performing antifouling bacterial consortium for submerged membrane bioreactor treating synthetic wastewater (2018) International journal of environmental science and technology 15 (2), 395-404 27. Romana Khan, Imran Hashmi, Habib Nasir, Sajida Rasheed, Luiza C Campos (2018) Incidence of chlorination by-products in an institutional drinking water distribution network, Islamabad, Pakistan, using response surface methodology. Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development 8(4) 740-751. Impact factor: 0.785 28. Saimar Pervez, Sher Jamal Khan, Hira Waheed, Imran Hashmi, Chung-Hak Lee (2018) Impact of quorum quenching bacteria on biofouling retardation in submerged membrane bioreactor (SMBR), Membrane Water Treatment; 9(4);279-284. Impact Factor: 0.50 29. Saira Khalid, Jong-In Han, Imran Hashmi, Ghalib Hasnain, Muhammad Ajaz Ahmed, Sher Jamal Khan & Muhammad Arshad (2018) Strengthening calcium alginate microspheres using polysulfone and its performance evaluation: Preparation, characterisation and application for enhanced biodegradation of chlorpyrifos. Science of The Total Environment, 631: 1046-1058. 30. Ayesha Asif, Muhammad Zeeshan, Imran Hashmi, Uzma Zahid & Muhammad Faraz Bhatti (2018) Microbial quality assessment of indoor air in a large hospital building during winter and spring seasons. Building and Environment. 135: 68-73. 31. Zeb N, MF Khokhar, Pozzer A, Khan SA. Exploring the temporal trends and seasonal behaviour of tropospheric trace gases over Pakistan by exploiting satellite observations. Atmospheric Environment. 2018 Nov 2.Volume 198, 1 February 2019, Pages 279-290 32. Anwar MN, Fayyaz A, Sohail NF, Khokhar MF, Baqar M, Khan WD, Rasool K, Rehan M, Nizami AS. CO2 capture and storage: A way forward for sustainable environment. Journal of environmental management. 2018 Nov 15;226:131-44. 33. Murtaza R., M.F. Khokhar, N. Zeb, A. Noreen, KR Hakeem: Multi-Sensor Temporal Assessment of Tropospheric Nitrogen Dioxide Column Densities over Pakistan, Environ Sci Pollut Res, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-017-1176-7, 2018 34. Noreen, A., Khokhar, MF., Zeb, N.Yasmin N, Hakeem KR. Spatio-temporal assessment and seasonal variation of tropospheric ozone in Pakistan during the last decade. Environ Sci Pollut Res (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-017-1010-2, 2018 35. Rajput, A.A., Zeshan, Visvanathan, C. (2018). Effect of thermal pretreatment on chemical composition, physical structure and biogas production kinetics of wheat straw, Journal of Environmental Management, 221, 45-52. 36. Hussain, F., Hussain, I., Khan, A. H. A., Muhammad, Y. S., Iqbal, M., Soja, G., Reichenauer, T. G. Zeshan & Yousaf, S. (2018). Combined application of biochar, compost, and bacterial consortia with Italian ryegrass enhanced phytoremediation of petroleum hydrocarbon contaminated soil. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 153, 80-88. 37. Waqas, A., Ji, J., Bahadar, A., Xu, L., Zeshan, & Modjinou, M. (2018). Thermal management of conventional photovoltaic module using phase change materials – An experimental investigation. Energy Exploration & Exploitation, 0144598718795697. 38. Waqas, A., Ji, J., Xu, L., Ali, M., Zeshan & Alvi, J. (2018). Thermal and electrical management of photovoltaic panels using phase change materials–A review. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 92, 254-271. 39. Rafique R, Baek SH, Park CY, Chang S-J, Gul AR, Ha S, Nguyen TP, Oh H, Ham S, Arshad M, Lee H, Park TJ. 2018. Morphological evolution of upconversion nanoparticles and their biomedical signal generation. Scientific Rep, 8:17101, DOI:10.1038/s41598-018-35513-1. IF 4.011 40. Rehman S, Adil A, Shaikh AJ, Shah JA, Arshad M, Ali MA, Bilal M. 2018. Role of sorption energy and chemisorption in batch methylene blue and Cu2+ adsorption by novel thuja cone carbon in binary component system: linear and nonlinear modeling. Environ Sci Pollut Res, 25, 31579-31592. IF 2.914 41. Zahra Z, Kim SY, Kim HY, Lee H, Lee H, Jeon JY, Kim DM, Kim DM, Hong SJ, Cho BK, Lee H, Lee CG, Arshad M, Choi HK. 2018. Phycobiliproteins production enhancement and lipidomic alteration by titanium dioxide nanoparticles in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 culture. J Agric Food Chem. 66 (32), 8522–8529. IF 3.571 42. Rafique R, Zahra Z, Virk N, Shahid M, Pinelli E, Park TJ, Kallerhoff J, Arshad M*. 2018. Dose-dependent physiological responses of Triticum aestivum L. to soil applied TiO2 nanoparticles: Alterations in chlorophyll content, H2O2 production, and genotoxicity. Agric Ecosyst Environ. 255, 95–101. IF 3.954 43. Manzoor M, Gul I, Silvestre J, Kallerhoff J, Arshad M*. 2018. Screening of indigenous ornamental species from different plant families for Pb accumulation potential exposed to metal gradient in spiked soils. Soil Sediment Contam, 27, 439–453. IF 0.992 44. Rashid S, Arshad M, Siddiqa M, Ahmad R. 2018. Evaluation of DNA damage in traffic police wardens of Pakistan due to cadmium and zinc. Sci Total Environ. 630, 1360–1364. IF 5.589 45. Rafique R, Zahra Z, Virk N, Shahid M, Pinelli E, Kallerhoff J, Park TJ, Arshad M. 2018. Data on rhizosphere pH, phosphorus uptake and wheat growthresponsesuponTiO2 nanoparticles application. 2018. Data Brief. 17, 890–896. 46. Abbas T, Rizwan M, Ali S, Adrees M, Mahmood A, Zia-Ur-Rehman M, Ibrahim M, Arshad M, Qayyum MF. 2018. Biochar application increased the growth and yield and reduced cadmium in drought stressed wheat grown in an aged contaminated soil. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf. 148, 825-833. IF 4.527 47. Iqbal A, Arshad M, Hashmi H, Karthikeyan R, Gentry TJ, Schwab, AP. 2018. Biodegradation of phenol and benzene by endophytic bacterial strains isolated from refinery wastewater-fed Cannabis sativa. Environ Technol, 39, 1705-1714. IF 1.918 Publications in Year 2017 1. A. Shahid, Y. Jamal, S.J. Khan, J.A. Khan, B. Boulanger, 2017 Esterification Reaction Kinetics of Acetic and Oleic Acids with Ethanol in the Presence of Amberlyst 15, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering (accepted for publication) DOI:10.1007/s13369-017-2927-y
2. J. W. Lee, S. J. Lee, Y. Jamal, Y. Yun, 2017 Partial slagging coal gasifier operational performance and product characteristics for energy sustainability in an integrated gasification combined cycle system. Journal of the Energy Institute doi: 10.1016/j.joei.2017.05.004 3. Ammara Batool and Zeshan (2017). Effect of Chelators and Substrates on Phytoremediation of Synthetic Leachate for Removal of Trace Elements, Soil and Sediment Contamination, 26(2): 220–233.
4. Ahmad, W., Noor, T., & Zeeshan, M. (2017). Effect of synthesis route on catalytic properties and performance of Co3O4/TiO2 for carbon monoxide and hydrocarbon oxidation under real engine operating conditions. Catalysis Communications, 89, 19-24 (IF 3.5)
5. Haider K, Khokhar M.F, Chishtie F, Khan WR, Hakeem KR. Identification and future description of warming signatures over Pakistan with special emphasis on evolution of CO2 levels and temperature during the first decade of 21st century. Environ Sci Pollut Res. DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-8359-5, 2017 (IF=2.76)
6. Safdar Bashir, Zeshan, Waseem Hassan, Nabeel Khan Niazi, Irshad Bibi, and Niaz Ahmad (2017). Current Approaches for the Assessment of in situ Remediation of Xenobiotics, In Xenobiotics in the Soil Environment: Monitoring, Toxicity and Management, Eds. Hashmi, Muhammad Zaffar, Kumar, Vivek, Varma, Ajit, Springer Publishers, pp. 171-196, ISBN-10: 3319477439.
7. Mehwish, Khalid., Imran, Hashmi. and Sher, Jamal. Khan (2017) Performance evaluation of membrane based septic tank and its reuse potential for irrigating crops. Water Environment Research. 89.
8. Asna Lodhi, Imran Hashmi, Habib Nasir, Romana Khan. (2017) Effect of trihalomethanes (chloroform and bromoform) on human haematological count Journal of Water and Health, 15(3): 367-373
9. Sajida Rasheed, Imran Hashmi, Jong. K. Kim, Qizhi Zhou & Luiza C. Campos. (2017) Species-specific interaction of trihalomethane (THM) precursors in a scaled-up distribution network using response surface methodology (RSM)
Environmental Technology. DOI:10.1080/09593330.2017.1301564 ISSN: 0959-3330 (print); 1479-487X (online): Impact factor: 1.76
10. Hira Waheed, Yeyuan Xiao, Imran Hashmi, David Stuckey, Yan Zhou. (2017) Insights into quorum quenching mechanisms to control membrane biofouling under changing organic loading rates Chemosphere, 182: 40-47.
11. Aneela Iqbal, Muhammad Arshad, Imran Hashmi, Raghupathy Karthikeyan, Terry J Gentry, Arthur Paul Schwab. (2017)
Biodegradation of Phenol and Benzene by Endophytic Bacterial Strains Isolated from Refinery Wastewater-Fed Cannabis sativa Environmental Technology, 1-35
12. Aftab, B., Jamal Khan, S., Maqbool, T., and Hankins, N.P. (2017) “Heavy metals removal by osmotic membrane bioreactor (OMBR) and their effect on sludge properties”, Desalination, 403, 117-127. IF: 5.527
13. Khanzada, N.K., Jamal Khan, S., Davies, P.A. (2017) “Performance evaluation of reverse osmosis (RO) pre-treatment technologies for in-land brackish water treatment” Desalination, 406, 44-50. IF: 5.527
14. Beenish Saba, Bushra Zaman, Tariq Mahmood, Sher Jamal Khan (2017) “Treatment of wastewater with a high C/N ratio in sequencing batch bioreactor (SBBR) containing biocarrier”, Environmental Engineering and Management Journal, 16, 2485-2489. IF 1.096
15. Muhammad Saboor Siddique, Sher Jamal Khan, Muhammad Aamir Shahzad, Muhammad Saqib Nawaz, Nicholas P. Hankins (2018) “Insight into the effect of organic and inorganic draw solutes on the flux stability and sludge characteristics in the osmotic membrane bioreactor”, Bioresource Technology, 249, 758-766. IF: 5.651
16. Khalid Iqbal, Muhammad Anwar Baig, Sher Jamal Khan (2017) “Estimation of Physico-Chemical Characteristics of Suspended Particulate Matter (SPM) at Construction Sites: A Statistical Regression-Based Model”, Journal of the Chemical Society of Pakistan, 39 (2) 197-207. IF: 0.327
17. Ghalib Hasnain, Sher Jamal Khan, M. Zeshan Arshad and Haris Yar Abdullah (2017) “Combined Impact of Quorum Quenching and Backwashing on Biofouling Control in a Semi- Pilot Scale MBR Treating Real Wastewater”, Journal of the Chemical Society of Pakistan, Accepted. IF: 0.327
18. S. Jamal Khan, Ghalib Hasnain, Hasan Fareed, Roger Ben Aim (2017) “Evaluation of treatment performance of a full-scale membrane bioreactor (MBR) plant from unsteady to steady state condition”, Journal of Water Process Engineering, In Press. ISSN: 2214-7144
19. Asghar Ali, Sher Jamal Khan, Lingam Pillay, C. Visvanathan (2017) “Optimization of Filtration to Relaxation Mode (FRM) Using Woven Fiber Microfiltration (WFMF) System for Water and Wastewater Treatment”, Desalination and Water Treatment, 96, 69-75. IF 1.631
20. Muhammad Aamir Shahzad, Sher Jamal Khan, Muhammad Saboor Siddique (2017) “Draw solution recovery using direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD) from osmotic membrane bioreactor (Os-MBR)”, Journal of Water Process Engineering, In Press. ISSN: 2214-7144
21. Saimar Pervez, Sher Jamal Khan, Hira Waheed, Imran Hashmi, Chung-Hak Lee (2017) “Impact of quorum quenching bacteria on biofouling retardation in submerged membrane bioreactor (SMBR)”, Membrane Water Treatment, An International Journal, Accepted. IF 0.625
22. Afeeq Shahid, Yousuf Jamal, Sher Jamal Khan, Jamshed Ali Khan, Bryan Boulanger (2017) “Esterification Reaction Kinetics of Acetic and Oleic Acids with Ethanol in the Presence of Amberlyst 15”, Arabian Journal of Science and Engineering, In press. IF 0.865
23. Saira Khalid, Jong-In Han, Imran Hashmi, Ghalib Hasnain, Muhammad Ajaz Ahmed, Sher Jamal Khan, Muhammad Arshad (2018) “Strengthening calcium alginate microspheres using polysulfone and its performance evaluation: Preparation, characterization and application for enhanced biodegradation of chlorpyrifos”, Science of the Total Environment, 631-632, 1046-1058. IF 4.900
24. K. Manzoor, S.J. Khan, Y. Jamal, A. Shahzad, 2017 Heat Extraction and Brine Management from Salinity Gradient Solar Pond and Membrane Distillation. Chemical Engineering Research and Design 118, 226-237.
25. Tehseen Tahir, Ishtiaq Ahmed Qazi, Imran Hashmi & Muhammad Anwar Baig (2017) Photocatalytic Inactivation of Hospita lAssociated Bacteria using Titania Nanoparticle Coated Textiles. Journal of the Chemical Society of Pakistan 39, no. 5.
26. Asma Jamil, Shaukat Farooq & Imran Hashmi (2017) Ozone Disinfection Efficiency for Indicator Microorganisms at Different pH Values and Temperatures. Ozone: Science & Engineering 39, no. 6: 407-416.
27. Muhammad Sajid; Mehreen Iqbal; Zaigham Abbas; Imran Hussain; Muhammad A Baig “Assessing the Generation, Recycling and Disposal Practices of Electronic/Electrical-Waste (E-Waste) from Major Cities in Pakistan” Ms. Ref. No.: WM-18-1927R3. Journal of Waste Management. Doi.org/10.11016/j.wasman.2017.11.026/ 2018 Elsevier
Publications in Year 20161. Waleed Ahmad, Tayyaba Noor, Muhammad Zeeshan (2017). Effect of synthesis route on catalytic properties and performance of Co3O4/TiO2 for carbon monoxide and hydrocarbon oxidation under real engine operating conditions Catalysis Communications, (1) 19–24. (IF: 3.389)
2. Khokhar, M. F., Naveed, S. I., Butt, J. K., & Abbas, Z. (2016). Comparative Analysis of Atmospheric Glyoxal Column Densities Retrieved from MAX-DOAS Observations in Pakistan and during MAD-CAT Field Campaign in Mainz, Germany. Atmosphere, 7(5), 68. (IF=1.22)
3. Khokhar, M. F., Yasmin, N., Chishtie, F., & Shahid, I. (2016). Temporal Variability and Characterization of Aerosols across the Pakistan Region during the Winter Fog Periods. Atmosphere, 7(5), 67. (IF=1.22)
4. Shabbir, Y., Khokhar, M. F., Shaiganfar, R., & Wagner, T. (2016). Spatial variance and assessment of nitrogen dioxide pollution in major cities of Pakistan along N5-Highway. Journal of Environmental Sciences, 43, 4-14. (2.208)
5. Imran Khan, S., Hashmi, I., Khan, S. J., & Henderson, R. (2016). Performance and optimization of lab-scale membrane bioreactors for synthetic municipal wastewater. Desalination and Water Treatment, 1-8. (IF: None)
6. Nawaz, M. S., Parveen, F., Gadelha, G., Khan, S. J., Wang, R., & Hankins, N. P. (2016). Reverse solute transport, microbial toxicity, membrane cleaning and flux of regenerated draw in the FO-MBR using a micellar draw solution. Desalination, 391, 105-111. (IF: 4.412)
7. Ahmad, F., Jamal Khan, S., Jamal, Y., Kamran, H., Ahsan, A., Ahmad, M., Khan, A. (2016). Desalination of brackish water using capacitive deionization (CDI) technology. Desalination and Water Treatment, 57, 7659–7666. (IF: None)
8. Imran, B., Jamal Khan, S., Qazi, I.A., Arshad, M. (2016). Removal and recovery of sodium hydroxide (NaOH) from industrial wastewater by two-stage diffusion dialysis (DD) and electrodialysis (ED) processes. Desalination and Water Treatment, 57, 7926–7932. (IF: None)
9. Izhar Hussain Shah, Muhammad Zeeshan (2016). Estimation of light duty vehicle emissions in Islamabad and climate co-benefits of improved emission standards implementation. Atmospheric Environment, 127, 236-243. (IF: 3.459)
10. Khan, J.A. Jamal, Y. Shahid, A. & Boulanger, B. (2016). Esterification of acetic and oleic acids within an Amberlyst 15 packed catalytic column. Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, 33(2), 582-586. (IF: 1.408)
11. Cha, S.H. Son, J.H. Jamal, Y. M. Zafar, Park, H.S. (2016). Characterization of polyhydroxyalkanoates extracted from wastewater sludge under different environmental conditions. Biochemical Engineering Journal, 112, 1-12. (IF: 2.463)
12. Jamal, Y. Park, M. & Park, H.S. (2016). Isothermal combustion kinetics of synthetic Refuse Plastic Fuel (RPF) blends by thermogravimetric analysis. Applied Thermal Engineering, 104, 16-23. (IF: 3.043)
13. Saba Sadaqat Ali, Ishtiaq A. Qazi, Muhammad Arshad, Zahiruddin Khan, Thomas C. Voice & Ch. Tahir Mehmood (2016). Photocatalytic degradation of low density polyethylene (LDPE) films using titania nanotubes. Environmental Nanotechnology Monitroing and Management, ELSEVIER (IF: None) http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1016/j.enmm.2016.01.001.
14. Khokhar, M. F. Mehdi H., Z. Abbas, & Javed Z. (2016). Temporal assessment of NO2 pollution levels in urban centres of Pakistan by employing ground-based and satellite observations. Journal of aerosol and air quality research, 16 (8): 1854–1867. (IF=2.39)
15. Yasmin N., M. F. Khokhar, S. Tanveer, Z. Saqib, W. R. Khan (2016). Dynamical assessment of vegetation trends over margalla hills national park by using MODIS vegetation indice. Pakistan journal of Agricultural sciences, PakJAS, id:3759. (IF: 1.049)
16. Saira Khalid, Imran Hashmi (2016). Biotreatment of chlorpyrifos in a bench scale bioreactor using Psychrobacteralimentarius T14. Environmental Technology, 37(3):316-325. (IF: 1.76)
17. Saira Khalid, Imran Hashmi, Sher Jamal Khan (2016). Bacterial assisted degradation of chlorpyrifos: The key role of environmental conditions, trace metals and organic solvents. Journal of Environmental Management, 168: 1–9. (IF: 3.131)
18. Asma Saeed., Imran Hashmi, Ava Zare, Mitra Mehrabani-Zeinabad, Gopal Achari, Hamid R Habibi (2016). Efficacy of UV-C photolysis of bisphenol A on transcriptome alterations of genes in zebrafish embryos. Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A Toxic and Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering, 51(11): 877-883. (IF: None)
19. Sajida Rasheed, Luiza C Campos, Jong K Kim, Qizhi Zhou, Imran Hashmi (2016). Optimization of total trihalomethanes'(TTHMs) and their precursors’ removal by granulated activated carbon (GAC) and sand dual media by response surface methodology (RSM). Water Science and Technology: Water Supply, DOI: 10.2166/ws.20f15.175. (IF: 0.394)
20. Ch Tahir Mehmood, Ishtiaq A Qazi, Imran Hashmi, Samarth Bhargava, Sriramulu Deepa (2016). Biodegradation of low density polyethylene (LDPE) modified with dye sensitized titania and starch blend using Stenotrophomonas pavanii. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 113: 276–286. (IF: 2.131)
21. Arshad M, Merlina G, Uzu G, Sobanska S, Sarret G, Dumat C, Silvestre J, Pinelli E, Kallerhoff J. 2016. Phytoavailability of lead altered by two Pelargonium cultivars grown on contrasting lead-spiked soils. J Soils Sediments, 16, 581-591, IF 2.139
22. Khan AHA, Anees M, Arshad M, Muhammad YS, Iqbal M, Yousaf S. 2016. Effects of illuminance and nutrients on bacterial photo-physiology of hydrocarbon degradation. Sci Total Environ, 557–558, 705–711, IF 4.099
23. Husnain A, Qazi IA, Khaliq W, Arshad M. 2016. Immobilization in cement mortar of chromium removed from water using titania nanoparticles. J Environ Manage, 172, 10-17, IF 2.723
24. Zahid MS, Iqbal A, Arshad M*. 2016. Benzene degradation with bacterial strains isolated from rhizosphere of Cannabis sativa being irrigated with petroleum refinery wastewater. Desalin Water Treat, 57, 17579-84, IF 1.173
25. Arshad M*, Siddiqa M, Rashid S, Hashmi I, Awan MA, Ali MA. 2016. Biomonitoring of toxic effects of pesticides in occupationally exposed individuals. Saf Health Work. 7, 156-160. (IF: None)
26. Mehmood CT, Qazi IA, Baig MA, Arshad M, Quddos A. 2016. Enhanced photodegradation of titania loaded polyethylene films in a humid environment. Int Biodeter Biodegr, 113, 287-296. (IF: 2.131)
27. Saira, Khalid., Imran, Hashmi., Sher, Jamal. Khan., Ishtiaq, A. Qazi. and Habib, Nasir. (2016). Effect of metal ions and petrochemicals on bioremediation of chlorpyrifos in aerobic sequencing batch bioreactor (ASBR), Environmental Science and Pollution Research. (IF: 2.828)
28. Hanif M.U., Capareda S.C., Kongkasawan J., Iqbal H., Arazo R.O., and Baig M.A. (2016) Effects of pyrolysis temperature on product yields and energy recovery from co-Feeding of cotton gin trash, cow manure, and Micro-algae: A Simulation Study. PLoS ONE, 11(4): e0152230. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0152230 {IMPACTT FACTOR=3.25}
29. Jin, H., Hanif, M. U., Capareda, S., Chang, Z., Huang, H., and Ai, Y. (2016). Copper (II) removal potential from aqueous solution by pyrolysis biochar derived from anaerobically digested algae-dairy-manure and effect of KOH activation. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 4(1), 365–372. IF: None
30. Waheed, H., Hashmi, I., Jamal Khan, S., Kim, S.R., Arshad, M., Nasir, H. (2016) “Microbial population dynamics and profiling of quorum sensing agents in membrane bioreactor”, International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, Accepted. IF 2.131
31. Saba, B., Zaman, B., Mahmood, T., Jamal Khan, S. (2016) “Treatment of Wastewater with a High C/N Ratio in Sequencing Batch Bioreactor (SBBR) containing Biocarriers”, Environmental Engineering and Management Journal, Accepted. IF 1.065
32. Aftab, B., Jamal Khan, S., Maqbool, T., and Hankins, N.P. (2016) “Heavy metals removal by osmotic membrane bioreactor (OMBR) and their effect on sludge properties”, Desalination, Accepted. IF: 3.756
33. Khanzada, N.K., Jamal Khan, S., Davies, P.A. (2016) “Performance evaluation of reverse osmosis (RO) pre-treatment technologies for in-land brackish water treatment” Desalination, Accepted. IF: 3.756
34. Sher Jamal Khan, Nicholas P. Hankins, Li-Cheng Shen, (2016) Submerged and Attached Growth Membrane Bioreactors and Forward Osmosis Membrane Bioreactors for Wastewater Treatment. Book on Emerging Membrane Technology for Sustainable Water Treatment, pISBN:9780444633125, eISBN: :9780444633163, 1st Edition, Pages 277-296, 2016.
35. Muhammad Bilal Asif, Zahiruddin Khan, (2016) Characterization and treatment of flour mills wastewater for reuse – a case study of Al-kausar Flour Mills, Pakistan. Desalination and Water Treatment, 2016, ISSN:1944-3994, eISSN:1944-3986, Volume:57, Issue:9, Pages:3881-3890
36. Yousuf Jamal, Hung-Suck Park, Shishir Kumar Behera, Se-Won Kim, (2016) Optimization of Sodium Hydrosulfide Synthesis for Metal Recovery from Wastewater Using Flue Gas Containing H2S. Journal of Environmental Engineering, ISSN:0733-9372, 142(9)
37. Muhammad Usman Hanif, Sergio C. Capareda, Jinjuta Kongkasawan, Hamid Iqbal, Renato Ortiz Arazo, Muhammad Anwar Baig, (2016). Correction: Effects of pyrolysis temperature on product yields and energy recovery from co-feeding of cotton gin trash, cow manure, and microalgae: A simulation study. PLoS ONE, 2016, ISSN:1932-6203, Volume 11, Issue 7, Article number e0156565
38. Zeb A, Xie X, Yousaf AB, Imran M, Wen T, Wang Z, Guo H.L, Jiang Y.F, Qazi I.A, Xu A.W, (2016), Highly Efficient Fenton and Enzyme-Mimetic Activities of Mixed-Phase VOx Nanoflakes. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, ISSN:1944-8244, Volume 8, Issue 44, Pages 30126-30132
39. Asma, Saeed., Imran Hashmi., Ava, Zare., MitraMehrabani-Zeinabad., Gopal, Achari., and Hamid, R. Habibi. (2016). Efficacy of UV-C photolysis of bisphenol A on transcriptome alterations of genes in zebrafish embryos, Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A. 51(11): 877-83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10934529.2016.1191296. ISSN 1093-4529, Impact factor: 1.276.
Publications in Year 20151. Arshad M, Siddiqa M, Rashid S, Hashmi I, Awan MA, Ali MA. 2016. Biomonitoring of toxic effects of pesticides in occupationally exposed individuals. Saf Health Work. 10.1016/j.shaw.2015.11.001. 2. Sidra, Abbas., Imran, Hashmi., Muhammad, Saif-Ur Rehman,. Ishtiaq, A. Qazi., Mohammad, A. Awan and Habib, Nasir. (2015) Monitoring of chlorination disinfection by-products and their associated health risks in drinking water of Pakistan Journal of Water and Health. 13(1): 270-284. doi:10.2166/wh.2014.096ISSN: 1477-8920: Impact factor: 1.22 3. Arshad M, Merlina G, Uzu G, Sobanska S, SarretG, Dumat C, Silvestre J, Pinelli E, Kallerhoff J. 2015. Phytoavailability of lead altered by two Pelargonium cultivars grown on contrasting lead-spiked soils. J Soils Sediments, DOI:10.1007/s11368-015-1248-6, IF 2.139 4. Zahid MS, Iqbal A, Arshad M. 2015. Benzene degradation with bacterial strains isolated from rhizosphere of Cannabis sativabeing irrigated with petroleum refinery wastewater. Desalin Water Treat, DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2015.1086896, IF 1.173 5. Zahra Z, Arshad M, Rafique R, Mahmood A, Habib A, Qazi IA, Khan SA. 2015. Metallic Nanoparticle (TiO2and Fe3O4) application modifies rhizosphere phosphorus availability and uptake by Lactuca sativa. J Agric Food Chem. 63, 6876-82, IF 2.912 6. Hanif HU, Arshad M, Ali MA, Ahmed N, Qazi IA. 2015. Phytoavailability of phosphorus to Lactuca sativain response to soil applied TiO2nanoparticles. Pak J Agri Sci, 52, 177-182, IF 1.049 7. Zafar M, Arshad M, Khokhar MF. 2015. Assessment of particulate matter (PM10) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons levels at various sites in Faisalabad and their potential toxicity. Pak J Agri Sci, 52, 233-238, IF 1.049 8. Mehmood CT, Arshad M, Ashfaq T, Bilal M, Shafiq M, Hina K. 2015. Kinetics of adsorptive removal of Drimarene Brilliant Red from aqueous solution using untreated agricultural residues. Pak J Sci Ind Res Ser. A: Phys. Sci. V 59, in press. 9. Arshad M, Khalid R, Hina K, Ullah S, Ali MA. 2015. Cadmium removal by aquatic macrophyte (Nasturtium officinale) and potential for oil production from the biomass. Pak J Agri Agril Engg Vet Sci, 31, 1-13 10. Muhammad Daud, Zahiruddin Khan, Aisha Ashgar, M. Ihsan Danish, and Ishtiaq A. Qazi. Comparing and optimizing Nitrate adsorption from aqueous solution using Fe/Pt bimetallic nanoparticles and anion exchange resins, Journal of Nanotechnology, 2015 11. Aisha Asghar, Zahiruddin Khan, Nida Maqbool, Ishtiaq A. Qazi, and Muhammad Ali Awan Comparison of Adsorption Capability of Activated Carbon and Metal Doped TiO2 for Geosmin and 2-MIB Removal from Water, Journal of Nanomaterials, 2015, Article ID 479103, 11 pages, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/479103 (I.F. 1.64) 12. Mehmood CM, Qazi IA, Baig MA, Arshad M, Quddos A. 2015. Application of photodegraded polythene films for the treatment of Drimarene Brilliant Red (DBR) dye. Int Biodeter Biodegr, 102, 31-39, IF 2.131 13. Khokhar M. F., N. Fatima, N. Yasmin, S. Beirle, T. Wagner: “Detection of trends and seasonal variation in tropospheric Nitrogen Dioxide over Pakistan ” journal of aerosol and air quality research, Volume 15, No. 7, December 2015, Pages 2508-2524, doi: 10.4209/aaqr.2015.03.0157, 2015, (IF=2.39) 14. Khokhar M. F., T. Khalid, N. Yasmin. I. Desmedt: Spatio-Temporal analyses of formaldehyde over Pakistan by using SCIAMACHY and GOME-2 observations. Aerosol and Air Quality Research, Volume 15, No. 5, October 2015, Pages 1760-1773, 2015, (IF=2.39) 15. Abbas. J. M. F. Khokhar, M. Arshad: Monitoring Formaldehyde Concentration Over Islamabad Using Ground Based And Satellite Observations. Submitted to Journal of Space technology IST Vol.5 Issue No.1 ISSN 2077-3099 ( HEC recognized for “Y” category), ( in press) 2015. 16. Khan W. R. M. F. Khokhar, S. Munawwar, Yasmin N., M.N. Rajpar, Q. Panhawar: Assessing the context of REDD+ in Murree hills forest of Pakistan. Advances in Environmental Biology, 9(6) Special 2015, Pages: 15-20,ISSN-1995-0756, 2015 17. Shabbir, Y., M. F. Khokhar, R. Shaiganfar, T. Wagner: Spatial variance and assessment of nitrogen dioxide pollution in major cities of Pakistan along N5-highway”. Journal of environmental sciences. JES-D-15-00190R2,( accepted), 2015 18. Munawar Sana, Khokhar Fahim, Atif Salman. 2015. Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation implementation in northern Pakistan. International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation Journal. Vol (102) pages 316-323, 10.1016/j.ibiod.2015.02.027, 2015. 19. Hamid Iqbal & M. A. Baig (2015) Characterization of first flush in urban highway runoffs. Vol. 14, No 1, 45-50. 20. Iqbal, H., M. A. Baig, Usman Hanif, Usman Ali, S.M. and Flurry, M. (2015). “Leaching of Metals, Organic Carbon, and Nutrients from Municipal Waste under Semi-Arid Conditions. 9(1): 187-196 21. Izhar Hussain Shah and Muhammad Zeeshan (2015). Estimation of Light duty vehicle emissions in Islamabad and climate co-benefits of improved emission standards implementation. Atmospheric Environment. DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2015.12.012 22. Maqbool, T., Jamal Khan, S., Waheed, H., Lee, C.H., Hashmi, I., Iqbal, H. (2015) “Membrane biofouling retardation and improved sludge characteristics using quorum quenching bacteria in submerged membrane bioreactor”, Journal of Membrane Science, 483, 75-83. 23. Shahzad, M., Jamal Khan, S., Paul, P. (2015) “Influence of Temperature on the Performance of a Full-Scale Activated Sludge Process Operated at Varying Solids Retention Times Whilst Treating Municipal Sewage”, Water, 7, 855-867. IF.1.291 24. Imran, B., Jamal Khan, S., Qazi, I.A., Arshad, M. (2015) “Removal and recovery of sodium hydroxide (NaOH) from industrial wastewater by two-stage diffusion dialysis (DD) and electrodialysis (ED) processes”, Desalination and Water Treatment, Accepted. IF 0.987 25. Ahmad, F., Jamal Khan, S., Jamal, Y., Kamran, H., Ahsan, A., Ahmad, M., Khan, A. (2015) “Desalination of brackish water using capacitive deionization (CDI) technology”, Desalination and Water Treatment, Accepted. IF 0.987 26. Aftab, B., Jamal Khan, S., Maqbool, T., Hankins, N.P. (2015) “High strength domestic wastewater treatment with submerged forward osmosis membrane bioreactor”, Water Science and Technology, Accepted. IF 1.212 27. Saba, B., Zaman, B., Mahmood, T., Jamal Khan, S. (2015) “Treatment of Wastewater with a High C/N Ratio in Sequencing Batch Bioreactor (SBBR) containing Biocarriers”, Environmental Engineering and Management Journal, Accepted. IF 1.258. 28. A. Saeed, I. Hashmi, H.R. Habibi, L.Yu, and G. Achari. (2015) Photocatalytic Degradation of 2,4-D and Transition of endocrine Disruptive Activity Using Transcriptome Based Bioassay in Zebrafish Embryos.International Journal of Environmental Science and Development (IJESD).6(2): 128-132. 29. S. Rasheed, I. Hashmi, Q. Zhou, J. K. Kim, and L.C. Campos (2015) Combating Accidental Microbial Episodes by Back-Ground Chlorine Residuals in a scaled-up Distribution Network (Rig) Usinga Central Composite Design (CCD). International Journal of Environmental Science and Development (IJESD).6(2): 122-127 ISSN: 2010-0264. 30. Hira Waheed , Imran Hashmi, Sher Jamal Khan, Sang Ryoung Kim, Muhammad Arshad, HabibNasir. (2015) Microbial population dynamics and profiling of quorum sensing agents in membrane bioreactor. International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation. doi:10.1016/j.ibiod.2015.12.014. 31. Sajida Rashid, Luiza. C. Campos, Jong, K. Kim, Qizhi Zhou, Imran Hashmi. (2015) Optimization of TTHMs and their precursors’ removal by granulated activated carbon (GAC) and sand dual media by response surface methodology (RSM). Water Science and Technology: Water Supply.DOI: 10.2166/ws.2015.175 32. Izhar Hussain Shah, Ghulam Murtaza Mastoi, Raza Hussain Shah, Zameer Ali Palh , Khalid Hussain Lashari, Muhammad Amin Qureshi and Amber Shah (2015). Prediction of running emission factors from passenger vehicles in an urban area using International Vehicle Emissions Model as a computational tool. Journal of Multidisciplinary Scientific Research 3(5), 17-21. (ISSN 2307-6976) 33. Abbas. J. M. F. Khokhar, M. Arshad: Monitoring Formaldehyde Concentration Over Islamabad Using Ground Based And Satellite Observations. Submitted to Journal of Space technology JST Vol.5 Issue No.1 ISSN 2077-3099 (HEC recognized for “Y” category), 2015. 34. Khan W. R. M. F. Khokhar, S. Munawwar, Yasmin N., M.N. Rajpar, Q. Panhawar: Assessing the context of REDD+ in Murree hills forest of Pakistan. Advances in Environmental Biology, 9(6) Special 2015, Pages: 15-20, ISSN-1995-0756, 2015 35. Nusrat Shaheen , Muhammad Anwar Baig , Muhammad Ahsan Mahboob , Saeed Akbar and Muhammad Fahim Khokar (2015). Application of Remote Sensing Technologies to detect the vegetation changes during past two decades in Islamabad, Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences Volume 4, Number 3. 2305-9249 ISSN (P): 2305-9494 Publisher: Centre of Excellence for Scientific & Research Journalism. 36. Muhammad Zeeshan, N. T. Kim Oanh (2015). Relationship of MISR component AODs with black carbon and other ground monitored particulate matter composition, Atmospheric Pollution Research, 6(1): 62-69. 37. Saira, Khalid. and Imran, Hashmi (2015) Biotreatment of chlorpyrifos in a bench scale bioreactor using Psychrobacteralimentarius T14. Environmental Technology, 37(3):316-25. 38. Ch. Tahir Mehmood, Ishtiaq A. Qazi, Muhammad Anwar Baig, Muhammad Arshad & Abdul Quddos (2015) Enhanced photodegradation of titania loaded polyethylene films in a humid environment. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ibiod.2015.12.005.
Publications in Year 20141. Latif W, Qazi IA, Hashmi I, Arshad M, Nasir H, Habib A. 2014. A novel method for preparation of pure and iron doped Titania nanotube coated wood surfaces to disinfect airborne bacterial species Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus. Env Sci Eng, 31:681-688.
2. Gadelha, G., Nawaz, M.S., Wang, R., Tang, C.Y., Jamal Khan, S. and Hankins, N.P. (2014) “Assessment of Micellar Draw Solutions for use in Forward Osmosis Membrane Bioreactors”, Desalination, 354 (97-106). IF: 3.960
3. Maqbool, T., Jamal Khan, S., Lee, C.H. (2014) “Effects of filtration modes on membrane fouling behavior and treatment in submerged membrane bioreactor”, Bioresource Technology, 172 (391-395). IF: 5.039
4. Y. Jamal et al., 2014 In-situ processing of Nannochloropsis oculata algal biomass using a mixed-bed ion-exchange resin as a heterogeneous catalyst. Asia Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering.
5. Jamal Khan, S., Ahmad, A., Nawaz, S., Hankins, N. (2014) “Membrane Fouling and Performance Evaluation of Conventional MBR, moving biofilm MBR and oxic/anoxic MBR”, Water Science and Technology, 69 (1403-1409). IF 1.212
6. Haleem N, Arshad M, Shahid M, Tahir MA. 2014. Synthesis of carboxymethyl cellulose from waste of cotton ginning industry. Carbohyd Polym, 113:249–255.
7. Shahid M, Austruy A, Echevarria G, Arshad M, Sanaullah M, Aslam M, Nadeem M, Nasim W, Dumat C. 2014. EDTA-enhanced phytoremediation of heavy metals: A review. Soil Sediment Contam, 23:389–416
8. Ullah S, Arshad M. 2014. Exposure-response of Triticum aestivum to Titanium dioxide nanoparticles application: Seedling Vigor Index and micronuclei formation. Sci Vision, 20:57-61
9. Asma, Saeed and Imran, Hashmi. (2014) Evaluation of anthropogenic effects on water quality and bacterial diversity in Rawal Lake, Islamabad Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 186(5):2785-2793.ISSN: 0167-6369 (print version): 1573-2959 (electronic version): Impact factor: 1.436
10. Hassan Younas., Ishtiaq A. Qazi., Imran Hashmi., Muhammad, Ali Awan., Asif, Mahmood. and Hafiz Adil Qayuum (2014) Visible light photocatalytic water disinfection and its kinetics using Titania nanoparticles, Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 21:740-752, ISSN: 0944-1344: Impact factor: 2.618, DOI 10.1007/s11356-013-1980-7
11. Zahra., Imran, Hashmi., Nadia, Akhtar. (2014) Occupational Health and Safety Issues in the Marble Industry and their Potential Measures, International Journal of Scientific and Engineering Research. 5(2). ISSN: 2229-5518: Impact factor: 1.4
12. R. Rafique, M. Arshad, M. F. Khokhar, I. A. Qazi, A. Hamza, N. Virk. Growth Response of Wheat to Titania Nanoparticles Application, NUST Journal of Engineering Sciences (NJES), 7 (1), (2014).
13. Ghalib Hasnain, Zahiruddin Khan(2014) “Treatment of High Turbidity Water through Plain & Coagulated Up-Flow Roughing Filter” Desalination and Water Treatment 52: 1035 – 1043
14. Sara, Qaiser., Imran, Hashmi and Habib, Nasir. (2014) Chlorination at treatment plant and drinking water quality: a case study of different sectors of Islamabad, Pakistan. Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering. 39(7): 5665-5675. ISSN: 1319-8025: Impact factor: 0.224
15. Khattak P., M. F. Khokhar, N. Yasmin: Spatio – Temporal Analyses of atmospheric sulfur dioxide column densities over Pakistan by using SCIAMACHY data, Volume 14, No. 7, December 2014, Pages 1883-1896 ISSN: 1680-8584 print / 2075-1410 online, doi:10.4210/aaqr.2013.12.0357, 2014,(IF=2.66)
16. Khattak P., M. F. Khokhar, S. Khan: Trans-boundary SO2 Pollution detected over Pakistan from satellite Observation during 2004-2012, Aerosol and Air Quality Research, Volume 14, No. 6, October 2014, Pages 1543-1557 ISSN: 1680-8584 print / 2071-1409 online, 2014 (IF=2.66)
17. Hamid Iqbal, M. A. Baig., Usman Hanif and M. Usman Ali. (2014) Impact of initial moisture content and waste composition of municipal solid waste on leachate. (Journal of Environmental Technology Accepted)
Publications in Year 20131. Y. Jamal et al., 2013 Sorption Kinetics, Thermodynamics, and Regeneration for Lipid Feedstock Deacidification Using a Mixed Bed Ion Exchange Resin. Journal of Food Process Engineering 37, 27–32. 2. Nawaz, S., Gadelha, G., Jamal Khan, S., Hankins, N. (2013) “Microbial Toxicity Effects of Reverse Transported Draw Solute in the Forward Osmosis Membrane Bioreactor (FO-MBR)”, Journal of Membrane Science, 429 (323-329) IF: 4.908 3. Jamal Khan, S., Ilyas, S., and Zohaib-Ur-Rehman (2013) “Impact of nitrogen loading rates on treatment performance of domestic wastewater and fouling propensity in submerged membrane bioreactor (MBR)”, Bioresource Technology, 141 (46-49) IF: 5.039 4. Jamal Khan, S., Ali, S., Visvanathan, C., and Pillay, V.L. (2013) “Membrane fouling characterization in membrane based septic tank”, Desalination and Water Treatment, 51 (6415-6419) IF 0.852 5. M. Ihsan Danish, Ishtiaq A. Qazi, Akif Zeb, Amir Habib, M. Ali Awan, and Zahiruddin Khan. Arsenic removal from aqueous solution using pure and metal doped Titania Nanoparticles coated on glass beads: Adsorption and Column studies, Journal of Nanomaterials, 2013, Article ID 873694, 17 pages, 2013. DOI:10.1155/2013/873694 (I.F. 1.64) 6. Saman, K., Ishtiaq, A. Q., Hashmi, I., Muhammad, A. A. and Sadaf, Z. Z. (2013) Synthesis of silver doped titanium TiO2 powder-coated surfaces and its ability to inactivate Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Bacillus subtilis Journal of Nanomaterials. http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jnm/aip/531010/ ISSN: 1687-4110: Impact factor: 1.376 http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jnm/2013/531010/ 7. Sher, J. K., Fozia, P., Aman, A., Hashmi, I. and Nicholas, H. (2013) Performance Evaluation and Bacterial Characterization of Membrane Bioreactors, Bioresource Technology. 141: 2-7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016j.biortech.2013.01.140, ISSN: 0960-8524: Impact factor: 4.980 8. Hira Amjad., Imran, Hashmi., Muhammad Saif Ur Rehman., M. Ali Awan., Sajeela Ghaffar. and ZahiruddinKhan. (2013) Cancer and non-cancer risk assessment of trihalomethanes in urban drinking water supplies of Pakistan Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 91: 25–31, ISSN: 0147-6513: Impact factor: 2.294 9. Hira, Waheed., Imran, Hashmi., Abdul, Khaliq, Naveed. and Sher, Jamal, Khan. (2013) Molecular detection of microbial community of a nitrifying-denitifying activated sludge system International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation. 85:527-532. ISSN: 0964-8305: Impact factor: 2.074 10. Sara Ishaque., Zainab Nisar., Sabah Iqbal., Manan Abbas. and Imran, Hashmi (2013). “Physicochemical and Bacteriological Analysis of Water used for Drinking Purposes within a Residential University” NUST Journal of Engineering Sciences (NJES) . volume 4 issue 1. http://www.njes.nust.edu.pk/Volume4.aspx (Ms. Ref. No.: NJES12050107) 11. Rafique A, Awan MA, Wasti A, Qazi IA, Arshad M. 2013. Removal of fluoride from drinking water using modified immobilized activated alumina. J Chem, 2013, 7 pages, ID 386476,http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/386476. 12. Imtiaz J, Hashmi I, Saeed A, Qazi IA, Arshad M. 2013. Development of PCR protocol for detection of Escherichia coli in drinking water. WIT T Ecol Environ, 171:225-234. 13. Farooq S, Hashmi I, Arshad M, Qazi IA. 2013. Acetanilide herbicide degradation using indigenous soil microorganisms. WIT T Built Environ, 134:685-690. 14. Bashir, S. Baig, M. A., Ashraf, M Anwar,M. M. Bhalli, M. N. and Munawar, S. (2013) Risk assessment of soil erosion in Rawal watershed using geoinformatics techniques. Science international 25 (3) 583 – 588. 15. Muhammad Ali Awan, S. Hassan Ahmed, M. Rizwan Aslam, Ishtiaq A. Qazi, M. Anwar Baig. (2013) Determination of Heavy Metals in Ambient Air Particulate Matter Using Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy. Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, July 2013, Volume 38, Issue 7, pp 16551661 16. Ali, M., & Qazi, I. A. (2013). Effects of substrate-potential on the growth of diamond films through hot-filament chemical vapour deposition. International Journal of Surface Science and Engineering, 7(2), 171-180. 17. Ali, Mubarak, Mustafa Ürgen, and Ishtiaq A. Qazi. “Deposition of diamond onto a titanium substrate using a molybdenum intermediate layer.” Chemical Vapor Deposition 19.7-8-9 (2013): 284-289. 18. Nawaz, S. and Jamal Khan, S. (2013) “Effect of HRT on SBR Performance for Treatability of Combined Domestic and Textile Wastewaters”, Journal of the Chemical Society of Pakistan, 35 (527-532). IF 0.612 19. Muhammad Ahmed, Zahiruddin Khan, Sher Jamal Khan, M. MasoomPahore and Erum Aamir “Role of HRT in Biological Treatment of combined industrial and municipal wastewater” International Journal of Current Engineering and Technology, 3(3): 766-774. 20. Zahiruddin Khan, SajidRiaz and Ishtiaq A Qazi (2013) “Comparing Plain and coagulated horizontal flow roughing filtration for high turbidity waters” Journal of Water Science & Technology, 13(2): 413-419.
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Introduction
The group started working in 2014 under the supervision of Dr. Muhammad Zeeshan Ali Khan. Starting with Air pollution management related topics, it has evolved over time and currently works in following research domains.
Research Areas
- Catalytic Pyrolysis
- Renewable Energy Resources
- Air pollution Management
- Indoor Air Quality, Thermal Comfort and HVAC
PhD students – Completed
- Shoaib Raza Khan (Research in progress) Catalytic co-pyrolysis of rice straw and waste tires and its techno-economic feasibility for Pakistan.
PhD students
- Ayesha Asif (Research in progress) Thermal comfort and indoor air quality, monitoring and simulation.
- Arooba Waqar (Research in progress) Design of optimum MSW recycling, treatment and disposal scheme and identification of implementation barriers for integrated MSW management.
- Bilal Asif (Course work in Progress)
MS Students –Completed
- Huma Naeem Abbasi (2023) – Assessment of Wind-biomass hybrid energy potential, site suitability analysis for utility scale wind-biomass based powerplant and technoeconomic feasibility analysis for Pakistan
- Waliha Noor us Subha (2023) – Technoeconomic analysis of Solar Net metering in Islamabad considering the policy factors
- Javeedullah Hamad (2022) – Solar energy resource mapping, site suitability and technoeconomic feasibility analysis for utility scale photovoltaic power plant in Afghanistan
- Sumaiya Hussain (2022) – Synthesis of Mg-Fe-CNTs composite for removal of persistent organic pollutants from wastewater
- Usama Jamil (2022) – Removal of Chromium (VI) from aqueous solution using Activated Carbon derived from Co Pyrolysis Char of Biomass
- Sara Saeed (2022)– Use of Activated char as pyrolysis catalyst for to maximize long chain HCs for jet fuel.
- Ali Shah Jatala (2022) – Assessment of hydel energy potential of northern Pakistan using GIS techniques.
- Salsabeel Fatima (2022) – Assessment of biomass energy potential, site suitability analysis for utility scale biomass based powerplant and technoeconomic feasibility analysis for Pakistan.
- Absar Ahmed Bhatti (2021) – Catalytic Co-pyrolysis of Wheat Straw and Waste Tyre focusing on liquid yield
- Momina Ahmad (2021)– Solar resource potential assessment of Pakistan
- Hammad Qadeer (2021)– Developing Emission Inventory of Passenger Cars of Islamabad
- Ahsen Masood (2021)– Catalytic co-pyrolysis of waste tires and Rice straw with a focus on liquid yield.
- Ahmad Hassan (2021)– Microbiological assessment of indoor air quality of hospitals with different types of HVAC systems
- Bilal Asif (2019) Effect of oxygen storage component (CeO2) on catalytic properties and performance of Co3O4/TiO2 for three-way catalytic activity under real engine operating conditions
- Bushra Muneer (2019) Catalytic and non-catalytic co-pyrolysis of corn stalk and polystyrene with a focus on liquid yield and quality
- Hera Iftikhar (2019) Ex-situ co-pyrolysis of sugarcane bagasse and Polystyrene using dual catalytic beds of Metal oxide and HZSM-5
- Madiha Razzaq (2019) Investigating the use of metal assisted HZSM-5 catalyst for upgrading of liquid yield in co-pyrolysis of Wheat Straw and Polystyrene
- Rabab Rabbani (2019) Assessment of wind resource potential and power production for selected sites in Pakistan
- Muhammad Jahanzaib (2018) Development of driving cycle for the estimation of vehicular exhaust emissions and fuel consumption of Islamabad
- Ramisha Azhar (2018) Crop Residue Open Field Burning: Emission Inventory for Pakistan
- Syed Asfand Yar Shah (2017) Co-pyrolysis of cotton stalks and waste tires in fixed bed reactor
- Ayesha Asif (2017) Assessment of Ventilation System, Comfort Level and Microbial Air Quality of Academic and Hospital Buildings
- Muhammad Usman (2016) Efficiencies and emissions comparison and optimization of commercially available domestic LPG cook stoves in Pakistan
- Waleed Ahmed (2016) Development and performance evaluation of non-noble metal based catalytic converter.
- Furqan Sabir (2016) Effects of wash coat on performance of no noble metal based catalytic converter.
- Ehsan Ullah (2016) Effects of catalyst loading and particle size on performance of no noble metal based catalytic converter.
- Laeeq Mazhar (2016) High Performing Visible Light Active Ag3PO4/TiO2 Catalyst Anchord on Alumina Beads for Phenol Degradation
- Muhammad Zohaib Farooq (2016) Co-pyrolysis of wheat straw and waste tires in fixed-bed reactor
- Naveed Ahmad (2016) Co-pyrolysis of sugarcane bagasse and scrap tire in fixed-bed reactor
- Shoaib Raza Khan (2016) Thermal Management of Catalytic converter to reduce Cold start emissions from IC. Engine
- Syed Izhar Hussain Shah (2015) Analysis and Estimation of Vehicular Fleet Emissions in the Islamabad City
MS Students -In Progress
- Muhammad Asim– Source apportionment of ambient particulate matter in Islamabad
- Rana Noman Saleem – Agricultural biomass as a sustainable and renewable energy source: A life cycle assessment
- Sara Iqbal – In-situ generation of H2O2 using Mg-Zn-CNTs composite for degradation and mineralization of persistent organic pollutant in wastewater.
- Syed Shoaib Mahmood Gilani – Biofloc technology modification and adaptation in consonance of indigenous conditions
- Atiya Fehmi – Techno-enviro-economic study of utilizing crop residue for electricity generation
- Sana Zarwania – Development of crop residue open burning emission inventory and assessing the use of crop residue for energy.
- Engr. Muhammad Abdul Basit – Techno-economic analysis and potential assessment of hybridizing Floating photovoltaic with Hydel Power Generation
UG Projects- Completed
- Preparation of Green Briquettes from Crop Residues to Provide a Sustainable Alternative to Conventional Solid Fuels (2022), Maryam Zahid, Ainah Mughal, Haseeb Tariq
- NUST H-12 Campus solarization; a technoeconomic analysis (2021), Hamna Shahid, Zain Sajid, Haseeb Khan
- Development of indoor air filter for VOCs removal (2020), Dania Khan, Warda Waseem, Moazzam Ali, Sabih ul Hasan
- Design and Fabrication of Solar-Thermal Water Purification System (2019), Zimaar Fahad Aziz, Sumaiya Hussain, Suleman Sikandar
- Design and Fabrication of Solar-Electric Hybrid Space Heating System (2018), Momina Ahmad, Mehwish Akhtar, Saad-ul-khaf
- Development of agricultural residue biofuel pellets and subsequent design of a Green cook Stove (2017), Nismah Rizwan, Sara Noor Ehsan, Zahid Hussain
- Design of a Solar Recharge Cook stove (2016), Syed Haider, Mehrnoosh Khan, Najla Shafqat, Zara Azhar Khan
- Measuring and Mapping Traffic Noise Level of Islamabad City (2015), Muhammad Ali, Subhan Sajid, Muhammad Hamza Baig, Rana Muhammad Ali Washakh.
Research Projects
1. Project Title: Satellite Remote Sensing of PM2.5 and Selected PM Components in Islamabad, Pakistan
Funding Agency: TWAS, Italy
Amounting US $ 5000
Principal Investigator: Dr. Zeeshan Ali Khan
2. Project Title: Source apportionment of ambient particulate matter in central Pakistan
Funding Agency: HEC Pakistan
Amounting PKR 11.08 millions
Principal Investigator: Dr. Zeeshan Ali Khan
3. Project Title: Optimization of operational parameters in Biofloc Technology
Funding Agency: National Cleaner Production Center Foundation
Amounting PKR PKR 180,000
Principal Investigator: Dr. Zeeshan Ali Khan
Publications in Year 2019
1. Iqbal, A., Mushtaq, M. U., Khan, A. H. A., Nawaz, I., Yousaf, S., Zeshan & Iqbal, M. (2019). Influence of Pseudomonas japonica and organic amendments on the growth and metal tolerance of Celosia argentea L. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 1-15.
2. Rajput, A.A., Zeshan. (2019). Effect of inoculum type and organic loading on biogas production of sunflower meal and wheat straw, Sustainable Environment Research, 29:4, 1-10.
3. Khalid, M.J., Zeshan, Waqas, A. and Nawaz I. (2019). Synergistic Effect of Alkaline Pretreatment and Magnetite Nanoparticle Application on Biogas Production from Rice Straw. Bioresource Technology, 275, 288-296.
4. Razzaq, M., Zeeshan, M., Qaisar, S., Iftikhar, H., & Muneer, B. (2019). Investigating use of metal-modified HZSM-5 catalyst to upgrade liquid yield in co-pyrolysis of wheat straw and polystyrene. Fuel, 257, 116119. (IF 5.12)
5. Muneer, B., Zeeshan, M., Qaisar, S., Razzaq, M., & Iftikhar, H. (2019). Influence of in-situ and ex-situ HZSM-5 catalyst on co-pyrolysis of corn stalk and polystyrene with a focus on liquid yield and quality. Journal of Cleaner Production, 237, 117762. (IF 6.395)
6. Iftikhar, H., Zeeshan, M., Iqbal, S., Muneer, B., & Razzaq, M. (2019). Co-pyrolysis of Sugarcane Bagasse and Polystyrene with ex-situ catalytic bed of Metal Oxides/HZSM-5 with focus on liquid yield. Bioresource Technology, 121647 (IF 6.669)
7. Asif, A., Zeeshan, M., & Jahanzaib, M. (2019). Assessment of indoor and outdoor microbial air quality of cafeterias of an educational institute. Atmospheric Pollution Research, 10(2), 531-536 (IF 2.15)
8. Muhammad Adnan, Sher Jamal Khan, Kamran Manzoor, Nicholas P. Hankins (2019) “Performance Evaluation of Fertilizer Draw Solutions for Forward Osmosis Membrane Bioreactor treating Domestic Wastewater”, Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 127, 133-140. IF 3.441
9. Zunaira Habib, Sher Jamal Khan, Nasir Mehmood Ahmad, Hafiz Muhammad Aamir Shahzad, Yousuf Jamal, Imran Hashmi (2019) “Anti-bacterial Behavior of Surface Modified Composite Polyamide Nanofiltration (NF) Membrane by Immobilizing Ag doped TiO2 Nanoparticles”, Environmental Technology, In Press, Available online 23 May 2019. https://doi.org/10.1080/09593330.2019.1617355. IF 1.666
10. Alia Aslam, Sher Jamal Khan, Hafiz Muhammad Aamir Shahzad (2019) “Impact of sludge recirculation ratios on the performance of anaerobic membrane bioreactor for wastewater treatment”, Bioresource Technology, 288. 121473. IF 6.669
11. Rabia Shoukat, Sher Jamal Khan, Yousuf Jamal (2019) “Hybrid anaerobic-aerobic biological treatment for real textile wastewater”, Journal of Water Process Engineering, 29, 100804. IF 3.173
12. S. Jamal Khan, Ghalib Hasnain, Hasan Fareed, Roger Ben Aim (2019) “Evaluation of treatment performance of a full-scale membrane bioreactor (MBR) plant from unsteady to steady state condition”, Journal of Water Process Engineering, 30, 100379. IF 3.173
13. Muhammad Aamir Shahzad, Sher Jamal Khan, Muhammad Saboor Siddique (2019) “Draw solution recovery using direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD) from osmotic membrane bioreactor (Os-MBR)”, Journal of Water Process Engineering, 30, 100484. IF 3.173
14. Maham Khan, Sher Jamal Khan, Shadi W. Hasan (2019) “Quorum sensing control and wastewater treatment in quorum quenching/ submerged membrane electro-bioreactor (SMEBR(QQ)) hybrid system”, Biomass and Bioenergy, Accepted. IF 3.537
15. Muhammad SaqibNawaz, Fozia Parveen, Sher Jamal Khan, Nicholas P. Hankins (2019) “Impact of osmotic backwashing, particle size distribution and feed-side cross-flow velocity on flux in the forward osmosis membrane bioreactor (FO-MBR)”, Journal of Water Process Engineering, 31, 100861. IF 3.173
16. U. Qureshi, B. Imtiaz, Y. Jamal, 2019 Synthesizing PET and food waste into refuse plastic fuel (RPF): Optimization and kinetic modeling. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry. doi: 10.1007/s10973-019-08934-x
17. N. Maqbool, Z. Saleem, Y. Jamal, 2019 A Short Review on Reverse Osmosis Membranes: Fouling and Control. Open Access Journal of Waste Management & Xenobiotics 2(2) doi: 10.23880/oajwx-16000122
18. Maqbool, N., Khan, A., Malik, A. and Rasool, K. 2019. “Magnetic Nanoparticles for Chromium Removal from Industrial Wastewater.” 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Development in Civil Engineering, Pakistan (Accepted)
19. Rizwan Khan, Muhammad Ali Inam, Muhammad Akram, Ahmed Uddin, Sarfaraz Khan, Ick Tae Yeom: Effect of Dissolved Organic Matter on Agglomeration and Removal of CuO Nanoparticles by Coagulation. Processes. Processes 2019, 7(7), 455; https://doi.org/10.3390/pr7070455 (SCIE: 1.963)
20. Muhammad Ali Inam, Rizwan Khan, Muhammad Akram, Sarfaraz Khan, Ick Tae Yeom: Effect of Water Chemistry on Antimony Removal by Chemical Coagulation: Implications of ζ-Potential and Size of Precipitates. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 06/2019; 20(12):2945., DOI:10.3390/ijms20122945 (SCIE: 4.123)
21. Rizwan Khan, Muhammad Ali Inam, Saba Zam Zam, Muhammad Akram, Sookyo Shin, Ick Tae Yeom: Coagulation and Dissolution of CuO Nanoparticles in the Presence of Dissolved Organic Matter Under Different pH Values. Sustainability 05/2019; 11(10):2825., DOI:10.3390/su11102825 (SCIE: 2.075)
22. Muhammad Ali Inam, Rizwan Khan, Muhammad Akram, Sarfaraz Khan, Du Ri Park, Ick Tae Yeom: Interaction of Arsenic Species with Organic Ligands: Competitive Removal from Water by Coagulation-Flocculation-Sedimentation (C/F/S). Molecules 04/2019; 24(8):1619., DOI:10.3390/molecules24081619 (SCIE: 3.098)
23. Rizwan Khan, Muhammad Ali Inam, Sarfaraz Khan, Andrea Navarro Jiménez, Du Ri Park, Ick Tae Yeom: The Influence of Ionic and Nonionic Surfactants on the Colloidal Stability and Removal of CuO Nanoparticles from Water by Chemical Coagulation. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 04/2019; 16(7):1260., DOI:10.3390/ijerph16071260 (SCIE: 2.145)
24. Muhammad Ali Inam, Rizwan Khan, Du Park, Sarfaraz Khan, Ahmed Uddin, Ick Yeom: Complexation of Antimony with Natural Organic Matter: Performance Evaluation during Coagulation-Flocculation Process. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 03/2019; 16(7):1092., DOI:10.3390/ijerph16071092 (SCIE: 2.145)
25. Rizwan Khan, Muhammad Ali Inam, Sarfaraz Khan, Du Park, Ick Yeom: Interaction between Persistent Organic Pollutants and ZnO NPs in Synthetic and Natural Waters. Nanomaterials 03/2019; 9(3):472., DOI:10.3390/nano9030472 (SCIE: 3.504)
26. Rizwan Khan, Muhammad Ali Inam, Du Ri Park, Sarfaraz Khan, Muhammad Akram, Ick Tae Yeom: The Removal of CuO Nanoparticles from Water by Conventional Treatment C/F/S: The Effect of pH and Natural Organic Matter. Molecules 03/2019; 24(5):914., DOI:10.3390/molecules24050914 (SCIE: 3.098)
27. Waqas Qamar Zaman, Wei Sun, Muhammad Tariq, Zhenhua Zhou, Usman Farooq, Zain Abbas, Limei Cao, Ji Yang. Iridium Substitution in Nickel Cobaltite Renders High Mass Specific OER Activity and Durability in Acidic Media. Applied Catalysis B Volume 244, 5 May 2019, Pages 295-302.
28. Zain ul Abdeen, Mujeeb ur Rehman, “A numerical method for solving fractional differential equations, Engineering Computation, Vol. 36, No. 2, pp-551-568, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1108/EC-07-2018-0302
29. Hina K, Abbas M, Hussain Q, Arshad M, Ali S, Rizwan M. 2019. Investigation into arsenic retention in arid contaminated soils with biochar application. Arabian Journal of Geosciences. DOI: 10.1007/s12517-019-4865-3. IF 1.141
30. Iqbal A, Mukherjee M, Rashid J, Khan SA, Ali MA, Arshad M*. 2019. Development of plant-microbe phytoremediation system for petroleum hydrocarbon degradation: An insight from alk b gene expression and phytotoxicity analysis. Sci Total Environ. 671, 696-704. IF 5.589
31. Manzoor M, Gul I, Kallerhoff J, Arshad M*. 2019. Fungi-assisted phytoextraction of lead: tolerance, plant growth–promoting activities and phytoavailability. Environ Sci Pollut Res, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-05656-3. IF 2.914
32. Zahra Z, Maqbool T, Arshad M, Badshah MA, Choi HK, Hur J. 2019. Changes in fluorescent dissolved organic matter and their association with phytoavailable phosphorus in soil amended with TiO2 nanoparticles. Chemosphere 227, 17-25. IF 5.108
33. Rizwan M, Ali S, Ali B, Adrees M, Arshad M, Hussain A, Rehman MZ, Waris AA. 2019. Zinc and iron oxide nanoparticles improved the plant growth and reduced the oxidative stress and cadmium concentration in wheat. Chemosphere 214, 269-277. IF 5.108
34. Gul I, Manzoor M, Hashim N, Yaqoob K, Kallerhoff J, Arshad M*. 2019. Comparative effectiveness of organic and inorganic amendments on cadmium bioavailability and uptake by Pelargonium hortorum. J Soils Sediments. 19, 2346–2356. IF 2.669
35. Gul I, Manzoor M, Silvestre J, Rizwan M, Hina K, Kallerhoff J, Arshad M*. 2019. EDTA−Assisted phytoextraction of lead and cadmium by pelargonium cultivars grown on spiked soil. Int J Phytorem, 21, 101-110. IF 2.237
36. Zahra Z, Ali MA, Parveen A, Kim E, Khokhar MF, Baig S, Choi HK, Arshad M*. 2019. Exposure–response of wheat cultivars to TiO2 nanoparticles in contrasted soils. Soil Sediment Contam. 28, 184-199. IF 0. 992
37. Iqbal A, Arshad M*, Karthikiyan R, Gentry TJ, Rashid J, Ahmed I, Schwab AP. 2019. Diesel degrading bacterial endophytes with plant growth promoting potential isolated from a petroleum storage facility. 3 Biotech, 9(1).35. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s13205-018-1561-z. IF 1.786
38. Rizwan M, Ali S, Rehman MZ, Adrees M, Arshad M, Qayyum MF, Ali L, Hussain A, Chatha SAS, Imran M. 2019. Alleviation of cadmium accumulation in maize (Zea mays L.) by foliar spray of zinc oxide nanoparticles and biochar to contaminated soil. Environ Pollut, 248, 358-367. IF 5.714
39. Manzoor M, Abid R, Rathinasabapathi B, De Oliveira LM, da Silva E, Deng F, Rensing C, Arshad M, Gul I, Xiang P, Ma LQ. 2019. Metal tolerance of Arsenic-resistant bacteria and Their potential to promote plant growth in Pb-contaminated soil. Sci Total Environ, 660, 18-24. IF 5.589
40. Hina K, Kanwal SS, Arshad M, Gul I. 2019. Effect of cadmium (Cd) stress of spinach (Spinacea pleracea) and its retention kinetics in soil in response to organic amendments. Pak J Agric Sci. 56, 179-185. IF 0.618
41. S Kanwal, S Baig, I Hashmi, carbon storage and allocation pattern in plant biomass under drought stress and nitrogen supply in eucalyptus camaldulensis and populus deltoides, (2019) pakistan journal of botany 51 (5), 1605-1614
42. I Gul, M Manzoor, I Hashmi, MF Bhatti, J Kallerhoff, M Arshad, Plant uptake and leaching potential upon application of amendments in soils spiked with heavy metals (Cd and Pb) (2019) Journal of Environmental Management 249, 109408
43. S Perveen, I Hashmi, R Khan, Evaluation of genotoxicity and hematological effects in common carp (Cyprinus carpio) induced by disinfection by-products (2019) Journal of water and health 17 (5), 762-776
44. M Manzoor, I Gul, I Ahmed, M Zeeshan, I Hashmi, BAZ Amin, J Kallerhoff, Metal tolerant bacteria enhanced phytoextraction of lead by two accumulator ornamental species, (2019) Chemosphere 227, 561-569
45. M Khan, I Hashmi, Third Conference on Challenges and Possibilities for Environmental Sustainability with a Focus on Pakistan (2019)/The Effect of Pipe Material, Pipe Age, and Supply Patterns (2019) Lahore School of Economics
46. Jabeen, Z. MF. Khokhar. Extended database of SO2 column densities over Pakistan by exploiting satellite observations. Atmospheric Pollution Research, Feb 2019 (in press)
Publications in Year 2018
2. Khan, S. R., Zeeshan, M*., & Iqbal, S. (2018). Thermal management of newly developed non-noble metal-based catalytic converter to reduce cold start emissions of small internal combustion engine. Chemical Engineering Communications, 205(5), 680-688 (IF 1.29)
3. Aamir, E., Tariq, M., Khan, M. and Afzal, T. (2018). TREATMENT & RECYCLING OF GREY WATER FOR SUSTAINABLE WATER MANAGEMENT. In: 3rd International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering, Management & Sciences (ICETEMS-2018). [online] Peshawar: City University of Science & Information Technology (CUSIT), Peshawar – Pakistan, p.40. Available at: http://icetems.com/[Accessed 5 Dec. 2018].
4. Aamir, E., Hassan, I., (2018).”TREND ANALYSIS IN PRECIPITATION AT INDIVIDUAL AND REGIONAL LEVELS IN BALOCHISTAN, PAKISTAN” In: 1 IOP conference series :Materials Sciences and Engineering, volume 414,conference 1
5. Tariq, M., Aamir, E., et al (2018).”EXPLORING ADOPTION OF INTEGRATED BUILDING INFORMATION MODELLING AND VIRTUAL REALITY” In: Proc. of the 1st International Conference on Electrical, Communication and Computer Engineering (ICECCE).
6. Sher Jamal Khan, Muhammad Saboor Siddique, Hafiz Muhammad Aamir Shahzad (2018) “Performance Evaluation of Hybrid OMBR-MD Using Organic and Inorganic Draw Solutions”, Water Science & Technology, 78, 776-785. IF 1.247
7. Ammara Haider, Sher Jamal Khan, Muhammad Saqib Nawaz, Muhammad Usman Saleem (2018) “Effect of intermittent operation of lab scale upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor on textile wastewater treatment”, Desalination and Water Treatment, 136, 120-130. IF 1.631
8. J. W. Lee, S. J. Lee, Y. Jamal, Y. Yun, 2018 Partial slagging coal gasifier operational performance and product characteristics for energy sustainability in an integrated gasification combined cycle system. Journal of the Energy Institute doi: 10.1016/j.joei.2017.05.004
9. Rizwan Khan, Muhammad Ali Inam, Muhammad Mazhar Iqbal, Muhammad Shoaib, Du Ri Park, Kang Hoon Lee, Sookyo Shin, Sarfaraz Khan, Ick Tae Yeom: Removal of ZnO Nanoparticles from Natural Waters by Coagulation- Flocculation Process: Influence of Surfactant Type on Aggregation, Dissolution and Colloidal Stability. Sustainability 12/2018; 11(1):17., DOI:10.3390/su11010017(SCIE: 2.075)
10. Muhammad Ali Inam, Rizwan Khan, Du Ri Park, Babar Aijaz Ali, Ahmed Uddin, Ick Tae Yeom: Influence of pH and Contaminant Redox Form on the Competitive Removal of Arsenic and Antimony from Aqueous Media by Coagulation. Minerals 12/2018; 8(12):574., DOI:10.3390/min8120574 (SCIE: 1.835)
11. Rizwan Khan, Muhammad Ali Inam, Du Park, Saba Zam Zam, Sookyo Shin, Sarfaraz Khan, Muhammad Akram, Ick Tae Yeom: Influence of Organic Ligands on the Colloidal Stability and Removal of ZnO Nanoparticles from Synthetic Waters by Coagulation. Processes 09/2018; 6(9):170.,DOI:10.3390/pr6090170 (SCIE: 1.279)
12. Rizwan Khan, Muhammad Ali Inam, Du Ri Park, Saba Zam Zam, Ick Tae Yeom: Taguchi Orthogonal Array Dataset for the Effect of Water Chemistry on Aggregation of ZnO Nanoparticles. 06/2018; 3(2):21., DOI:10.3390/data3020021 (ESCI)
13. Rizwan Khan, Muhammad Ali Inam, Saba Zam, Du Park, Ick Yeom: Assessment of Key Environmental Factors Influencing the Sedimentation and Aggregation Behavior of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles in Aquatic Environment. Water 05/2018; 10(5):660., DOI:10.3390/w10050660 (SCIE: 2.069)
14. Muhammad Ali Inam, Rizwan Khan, Du Ri Park, Yong-Woo Lee, Ick Tae Yeom: Removal of Sb(III) and Sb(V) by Ferric Chloride Coagulation: Implications of Fe Solubility. Water 04/2018; 10(4):418., DOI:10.3390/w10040418 (SCIE: 2.069)
15. Waqas Qamar Zaman, Wei Sun, Zhen-hua Zhou, Yiyi Wu, Limei Cao, Ji Yang. Anchoring of Trace IrO2 on 1-D Co3O4 Nano-rods for Robust Electrocatalytic Water Splitting in an Acidic Environment. ACS Appl. Energy Mater.2018, 1, 6374−6380.
16. Zhenhua Zhou, Waqas Qamar Zaman, Wei Sun, Li-mei Cao, Muhammad Tariq and Ji Yang. Cultivating crystal lattice distortion in IrO2 via coupling with MnO2 to boost the oxygen evolution reaction with high intrinsic activity. Chem. Commun., 2018, 54, 4959-4962.
17. Muhammad Tariq, Waqas Qamar Zaman, Wei Sun, Zhenhua Zhou, Yiyi Wu, Li-mei Cao, and Ji Yang. Unraveling the Beneficial Electrochemistry of IrO2/MoO3 Hybrid as a Highly Stable and Efficient Oxygen Evolution Reaction Catalyst. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2018, 6, 4854 – 4862.
18. Nauman Anwar Baig, M. Anwar Baig, T. A. Baig, A. A. Baig and A.A. Baig (2018 ) Estimation of Phase Range, Doppler of Targets Using Maximum Likelihood Estimator. K. Arai et al (Eds) FTC, AISC 881, pp. 483-490. Doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02683-7_34
19. Muhammad Anwar Baig “Are we drinking Quality and Safe Water in Pakistan”. World Environment Day held on Saturday 23rd June -2018 Pakistan Engineering Congress 97-A/D-1, 4th Floor, PEC Building, Liberty Market, Gulberg-III Lahore-54660
20. R Khan, I Hashmi, H Nasir, S Rasheed, LC Campos, Incidence of chlorination by-products in an institutional drinking water distribution network, Islamabad, Pakistan, using response surface methodology (2018) Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development 8 (4), 740-751
21. S Khalid, JI Han, I Hashmi, G Hasnain, MA Ahmed, SJ Khan, M Arshad, Strengthening calcium alginate microspheres using polysulfone and its performance evaluation: Preparation, characterization and application for enhanced biodegradation (2018) Science of The Total Environment 631, 1046-1058
22. A Iqbal, M Arshad, I Hashmi, R Karthikeyan, TJ Gentry, AP Schwab, Biodegradation of phenol and benzene by endophytic bacterial strains isolated from refinery Wastewater-fed Cannabis sativa (2018) Environmental technology 39 (13), 1705-1714
23. S Pervez, SJ Khan, H Waheed, I Hashmi, CH Lee, Impact of quorum quenching bacteria on biofouling retardation in submerged membrane bioreactor (SMBR)(2018) Membrane Water Treatment 9 (4), 279-284
24. Y Xiao, H Waheed, K Xiao, I Hashmi, Y Zhou, In tandem effects of activated carbon and quorum quenching on fouling control and simultaneous removal of pharmaceutical compounds in membrane bioreactors (2018) Chemical Engineering Journal 341, 610-617
25. A Asif, M Zeeshan, I Hashmi, U Zahid, MF Bhatti, Microbial quality assessment of indoor air in a large hospital building during winter and spring seasons (2018) Building and Environment 135, 68-73
26. H Waheed, S Pervez, I Hashmi, SJ Khan, SR Kim, High-performing antifouling bacterial consortium for submerged membrane bioreactor treating synthetic wastewater (2018) International journal of environmental science and technology 15 (2), 395-404
27. Romana Khan, Imran Hashmi, Habib Nasir, Sajida Rasheed, Luiza C Campos (2018) Incidence of chlorination by-products in an institutional drinking water distribution network, Islamabad, Pakistan, using response surface methodology. Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development 8(4) 740-751. Impact factor: 0.785
28. Saimar Pervez, Sher Jamal Khan, Hira Waheed, Imran Hashmi, Chung-Hak Lee (2018) Impact of quorum quenching bacteria on biofouling retardation in submerged membrane bioreactor (SMBR), Membrane Water Treatment; 9(4);279-284. Impact Factor: 0.50
29. Saira Khalid, Jong-In Han, Imran Hashmi, Ghalib Hasnain, Muhammad Ajaz Ahmed, Sher Jamal Khan & Muhammad Arshad (2018) Strengthening calcium alginate microspheres using polysulfone and its performance evaluation: Preparation, characterisation and application for enhanced biodegradation of chlorpyrifos. Science of The Total Environment, 631: 1046-1058.
30. Ayesha Asif, Muhammad Zeeshan, Imran Hashmi, Uzma Zahid & Muhammad Faraz Bhatti (2018) Microbial quality assessment of indoor air in a large hospital building during winter and spring seasons. Building and Environment. 135: 68-73.
31. Zeb N, MF Khokhar, Pozzer A, Khan SA. Exploring the temporal trends and seasonal behaviour of tropospheric trace gases over Pakistan by exploiting satellite observations. Atmospheric Environment. 2018 Nov 2.Volume 198, 1 February 2019, Pages 279-290
32. Anwar MN, Fayyaz A, Sohail NF, Khokhar MF, Baqar M, Khan WD, Rasool K, Rehan M, Nizami AS. CO2 capture and storage: A way forward for sustainable environment. Journal of environmental management. 2018 Nov 15;226:131-44.
33. Murtaza R., M.F. Khokhar, N. Zeb, A. Noreen, KR Hakeem: Multi-Sensor Temporal Assessment of Tropospheric Nitrogen Dioxide Column Densities over Pakistan, Environ Sci Pollut Res, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-017-1176-7, 2018
34. Noreen, A., Khokhar, MF., Zeb, N.Yasmin N, Hakeem KR. Spatio-temporal assessment and seasonal variation of tropospheric ozone in Pakistan during the last decade. Environ Sci Pollut Res (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-017-1010-2, 2018
35. Rajput, A.A., Zeshan, Visvanathan, C. (2018). Effect of thermal pretreatment on chemical composition, physical structure and biogas production kinetics of wheat straw, Journal of Environmental Management, 221, 45-52.
36. Hussain, F., Hussain, I., Khan, A. H. A., Muhammad, Y. S., Iqbal, M., Soja, G., Reichenauer, T. G. Zeshan & Yousaf, S. (2018). Combined application of biochar, compost, and bacterial consortia with Italian ryegrass enhanced phytoremediation of petroleum hydrocarbon contaminated soil. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 153, 80-88.
37. Waqas, A., Ji, J., Bahadar, A., Xu, L., Zeshan, & Modjinou, M. (2018). Thermal management of conventional photovoltaic module using phase change materials – An experimental investigation. Energy Exploration & Exploitation, 0144598718795697.
38. Waqas, A., Ji, J., Xu, L., Ali, M., Zeshan & Alvi, J. (2018). Thermal and electrical management of photovoltaic panels using phase change materials–A review. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 92, 254-271.
39. Rafique R, Baek SH, Park CY, Chang S-J, Gul AR, Ha S, Nguyen TP, Oh H, Ham S, Arshad M, Lee H, Park TJ. 2018. Morphological evolution of upconversion nanoparticles and their biomedical signal generation. Scientific Rep, 8:17101, DOI:10.1038/s41598-018-35513-1. IF 4.011
40. Rehman S, Adil A, Shaikh AJ, Shah JA, Arshad M, Ali MA, Bilal M. 2018. Role of sorption energy and chemisorption in batch methylene blue and Cu2+ adsorption by novel thuja cone carbon in binary component system: linear and nonlinear modeling. Environ Sci Pollut Res, 25, 31579-31592. IF 2.914
41. Zahra Z, Kim SY, Kim HY, Lee H, Lee H, Jeon JY, Kim DM, Kim DM, Hong SJ, Cho BK, Lee H, Lee CG, Arshad M, Choi HK. 2018. Phycobiliproteins production enhancement and lipidomic alteration by titanium dioxide nanoparticles in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 culture. J Agric Food Chem. 66 (32), 8522–8529. IF 3.571
42. Rafique R, Zahra Z, Virk N, Shahid M, Pinelli E, Park TJ, Kallerhoff J, Arshad M*. 2018. Dose-dependent physiological responses of Triticum aestivum L. to soil applied TiO2 nanoparticles: Alterations in chlorophyll content, H2O2 production, and genotoxicity. Agric Ecosyst Environ. 255, 95–101. IF 3.954
43. Manzoor M, Gul I, Silvestre J, Kallerhoff J, Arshad M*. 2018. Screening of indigenous ornamental species from different plant families for Pb accumulation potential exposed to metal gradient in spiked soils. Soil Sediment Contam, 27, 439–453. IF 0.992
44. Rashid S, Arshad M, Siddiqa M, Ahmad R. 2018. Evaluation of DNA damage in traffic police wardens of Pakistan due to cadmium and zinc. Sci Total Environ. 630, 1360–1364. IF 5.589
45. Rafique R, Zahra Z, Virk N, Shahid M, Pinelli E, Kallerhoff J, Park TJ, Arshad M. 2018. Data on rhizosphere pH, phosphorus uptake and wheat growthresponsesuponTiO2 nanoparticles application. 2018. Data Brief. 17, 890–896.
46. Abbas T, Rizwan M, Ali S, Adrees M, Mahmood A, Zia-Ur-Rehman M, Ibrahim M, Arshad M, Qayyum MF. 2018. Biochar application increased the growth and yield and reduced cadmium in drought stressed wheat grown in an aged contaminated soil. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf. 148, 825-833. IF 4.527
47. Iqbal A, Arshad M, Hashmi H, Karthikeyan R, Gentry TJ, Schwab, AP. 2018. Biodegradation of phenol and benzene by endophytic bacterial strains isolated from refinery wastewater-fed Cannabis sativa. Environ Technol, 39, 1705-1714. IF 1.918
Publications in Year 2017
2. J. W. Lee, S. J. Lee, Y. Jamal, Y. Yun, 2017 Partial slagging coal gasifier operational performance and product characteristics for energy sustainability in an integrated gasification combined cycle system. Journal of the Energy Institute doi: 10.1016/j.joei.2017.05.004
Publications in Year 2016
Publications in Year 2015
1. Arshad M, Siddiqa M, Rashid S, Hashmi I, Awan MA, Ali MA. 2016. Biomonitoring of toxic effects of pesticides in occupationally exposed individuals. Saf Health Work. 10.1016/j.shaw.2015.11.001.
2. Sidra, Abbas., Imran, Hashmi., Muhammad, Saif-Ur Rehman,. Ishtiaq, A. Qazi., Mohammad, A. Awan and Habib, Nasir. (2015) Monitoring of chlorination disinfection by-products and their associated health risks in drinking water of Pakistan Journal of Water and Health. 13(1): 270-284. doi:10.2166/wh.2014.096ISSN: 1477-8920: Impact factor: 1.22
3. Arshad M, Merlina G, Uzu G, Sobanska S, SarretG, Dumat C, Silvestre J, Pinelli E, Kallerhoff J. 2015. Phytoavailability of lead altered by two Pelargonium cultivars grown on contrasting lead-spiked soils. J Soils Sediments, DOI:10.1007/s11368-015-1248-6, IF 2.139
4. Zahid MS, Iqbal A, Arshad M. 2015. Benzene degradation with bacterial strains isolated from rhizosphere of Cannabis sativabeing irrigated with petroleum refinery wastewater. Desalin Water Treat, DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2015.1086896, IF 1.173
5. Zahra Z, Arshad M, Rafique R, Mahmood A, Habib A, Qazi IA, Khan SA. 2015. Metallic Nanoparticle (TiO2and Fe3O4) application modifies rhizosphere phosphorus availability and uptake by Lactuca sativa. J Agric Food Chem. 63, 6876-82, IF 2.912
6. Hanif HU, Arshad M, Ali MA, Ahmed N, Qazi IA. 2015. Phytoavailability of phosphorus to Lactuca sativain response to soil applied TiO2nanoparticles. Pak J Agri Sci, 52, 177-182, IF 1.049
7. Zafar M, Arshad M, Khokhar MF. 2015. Assessment of particulate matter (PM10) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons levels at various sites in Faisalabad and their potential toxicity. Pak J Agri Sci, 52, 233-238, IF 1.049
8. Mehmood CT, Arshad M, Ashfaq T, Bilal M, Shafiq M, Hina K. 2015. Kinetics of adsorptive removal of Drimarene Brilliant Red from aqueous solution using untreated agricultural residues. Pak J Sci Ind Res Ser. A: Phys. Sci. V 59, in press.
9. Arshad M, Khalid R, Hina K, Ullah S, Ali MA. 2015. Cadmium removal by aquatic macrophyte (Nasturtium officinale) and potential for oil production from the biomass. Pak J Agri Agril Engg Vet Sci, 31, 1-13
10. Muhammad Daud, Zahiruddin Khan, Aisha Ashgar, M. Ihsan Danish, and Ishtiaq A. Qazi. Comparing and optimizing Nitrate adsorption from aqueous solution using Fe/Pt bimetallic nanoparticles and anion exchange resins, Journal of Nanotechnology, 2015
11. Aisha Asghar, Zahiruddin Khan, Nida Maqbool, Ishtiaq A. Qazi, and Muhammad Ali Awan Comparison of Adsorption Capability of Activated Carbon and Metal Doped TiO2 for Geosmin and 2-MIB Removal from Water, Journal of Nanomaterials, 2015, Article ID 479103, 11 pages, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/479103 (I.F. 1.64)
12. Mehmood CM, Qazi IA, Baig MA, Arshad M, Quddos A. 2015. Application of photodegraded polythene films for the treatment of Drimarene Brilliant Red (DBR) dye. Int Biodeter Biodegr, 102, 31-39, IF 2.131
13. Khokhar M. F., N. Fatima, N. Yasmin, S. Beirle, T. Wagner: “Detection of trends and seasonal variation in tropospheric Nitrogen Dioxide over Pakistan ” journal of aerosol and air quality research, Volume 15, No. 7, December 2015, Pages 2508-2524, doi: 10.4209/aaqr.2015.03.0157, 2015, (IF=2.39)
14. Khokhar M. F., T. Khalid, N. Yasmin. I. Desmedt: Spatio-Temporal analyses of formaldehyde over Pakistan by using SCIAMACHY and GOME-2 observations. Aerosol and Air Quality Research, Volume 15, No. 5, October 2015, Pages 1760-1773, 2015, (IF=2.39)
15. Abbas. J. M. F. Khokhar, M. Arshad: Monitoring Formaldehyde Concentration Over Islamabad Using Ground Based And Satellite Observations. Submitted to Journal of Space technology IST Vol.5 Issue No.1 ISSN 2077-3099 ( HEC recognized for “Y” category), ( in press) 2015.
16. Khan W. R. M. F. Khokhar, S. Munawwar, Yasmin N., M.N. Rajpar, Q. Panhawar: Assessing the context of REDD+ in Murree hills forest of Pakistan. Advances in Environmental Biology, 9(6) Special 2015, Pages: 15-20,ISSN-1995-0756, 2015
17. Shabbir, Y., M. F. Khokhar, R. Shaiganfar, T. Wagner: Spatial variance and assessment of nitrogen dioxide pollution in major cities of Pakistan along N5-highway”. Journal of environmental sciences. JES-D-15-00190R2,( accepted), 2015
18. Munawar Sana, Khokhar Fahim, Atif Salman. 2015. Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation implementation in northern Pakistan. International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation Journal. Vol (102) pages 316-323, 10.1016/j.ibiod.2015.02.027, 2015.
19. Hamid Iqbal & M. A. Baig (2015) Characterization of first flush in urban highway runoffs. Vol. 14, No 1, 45-50.
20. Iqbal, H., M. A. Baig, Usman Hanif, Usman Ali, S.M. and Flurry, M. (2015). “Leaching of Metals, Organic Carbon, and Nutrients from Municipal Waste under Semi-Arid Conditions. 9(1): 187-196
21. Izhar Hussain Shah and Muhammad Zeeshan (2015). Estimation of Light duty vehicle emissions in Islamabad and climate co-benefits of improved emission standards implementation. Atmospheric Environment. DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2015.12.012
22. Maqbool, T., Jamal Khan, S., Waheed, H., Lee, C.H., Hashmi, I., Iqbal, H. (2015) “Membrane biofouling retardation and improved sludge characteristics using quorum quenching bacteria in submerged membrane bioreactor”, Journal of Membrane Science, 483, 75-83.
23. Shahzad, M., Jamal Khan, S., Paul, P. (2015) “Influence of Temperature on the Performance of a Full-Scale Activated Sludge Process Operated at Varying Solids Retention Times Whilst Treating Municipal Sewage”, Water, 7, 855-867. IF.1.291
24. Imran, B., Jamal Khan, S., Qazi, I.A., Arshad, M. (2015) “Removal and recovery of sodium hydroxide (NaOH) from industrial wastewater by two-stage diffusion dialysis (DD) and electrodialysis (ED) processes”, Desalination and Water Treatment, Accepted. IF 0.987
25. Ahmad, F., Jamal Khan, S., Jamal, Y., Kamran, H., Ahsan, A., Ahmad, M., Khan, A. (2015) “Desalination of brackish water using capacitive deionization (CDI) technology”, Desalination and Water Treatment, Accepted. IF 0.987
26. Aftab, B., Jamal Khan, S., Maqbool, T., Hankins, N.P. (2015) “High strength domestic wastewater treatment with submerged forward osmosis membrane bioreactor”, Water Science and Technology, Accepted. IF 1.212
27. Saba, B., Zaman, B., Mahmood, T., Jamal Khan, S. (2015) “Treatment of Wastewater with a High C/N Ratio in Sequencing Batch Bioreactor (SBBR) containing Biocarriers”, Environmental Engineering and Management Journal, Accepted. IF 1.258.
28. A. Saeed, I. Hashmi, H.R. Habibi, L.Yu, and G. Achari. (2015) Photocatalytic Degradation of 2,4-D and Transition of endocrine Disruptive Activity Using Transcriptome Based Bioassay in Zebrafish Embryos.International Journal of Environmental Science and Development (IJESD).6(2): 128-132.
29. S. Rasheed, I. Hashmi, Q. Zhou, J. K. Kim, and L.C. Campos (2015) Combating Accidental Microbial Episodes by Back-Ground Chlorine Residuals in a scaled-up Distribution Network (Rig) Usinga Central Composite Design (CCD). International Journal of Environmental Science and Development (IJESD).6(2): 122-127 ISSN: 2010-0264.
30. Hira Waheed , Imran Hashmi, Sher Jamal Khan, Sang Ryoung Kim, Muhammad Arshad, HabibNasir. (2015) Microbial population dynamics and profiling of quorum sensing agents in membrane bioreactor. International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation. doi:10.1016/j.ibiod.2015.12.014.
31. Sajida Rashid, Luiza. C. Campos, Jong, K. Kim, Qizhi Zhou, Imran Hashmi. (2015) Optimization of TTHMs and their precursors’ removal by granulated activated carbon (GAC) and sand dual media by response surface methodology (RSM). Water Science and Technology: Water Supply.DOI: 10.2166/ws.2015.175
32. Izhar Hussain Shah, Ghulam Murtaza Mastoi, Raza Hussain Shah, Zameer Ali Palh , Khalid Hussain Lashari, Muhammad Amin Qureshi and Amber Shah (2015). Prediction of running emission factors from passenger vehicles in an urban area using International Vehicle Emissions Model as a computational tool. Journal of Multidisciplinary Scientific Research 3(5), 17-21. (ISSN 2307-6976)
33. Abbas. J. M. F. Khokhar, M. Arshad: Monitoring Formaldehyde Concentration Over Islamabad Using Ground Based And Satellite Observations. Submitted to Journal of Space technology JST Vol.5 Issue No.1 ISSN 2077-3099 (HEC recognized for “Y” category), 2015.
34. Khan W. R. M. F. Khokhar, S. Munawwar, Yasmin N., M.N. Rajpar, Q. Panhawar: Assessing the context of REDD+ in Murree hills forest of Pakistan. Advances in Environmental Biology, 9(6) Special 2015, Pages: 15-20, ISSN-1995-0756, 2015
35. Nusrat Shaheen , Muhammad Anwar Baig , Muhammad Ahsan Mahboob , Saeed Akbar and Muhammad Fahim Khokar (2015). Application of Remote Sensing Technologies to detect the vegetation changes during past two decades in Islamabad, Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences Volume 4, Number 3. 2305-9249 ISSN (P): 2305-9494 Publisher: Centre of Excellence for Scientific & Research Journalism.
36. Muhammad Zeeshan, N. T. Kim Oanh (2015). Relationship of MISR component AODs with black carbon and other ground monitored particulate matter composition, Atmospheric Pollution Research, 6(1): 62-69.
37. Saira, Khalid. and Imran, Hashmi (2015) Biotreatment of chlorpyrifos in a bench scale bioreactor using Psychrobacteralimentarius T14. Environmental Technology, 37(3):316-25.
Publications in Year 2014
Publications in Year 2013
1. Y. Jamal et al., 2013 Sorption Kinetics, Thermodynamics, and Regeneration for Lipid Feedstock Deacidification Using a Mixed Bed Ion Exchange Resin. Journal of Food Process Engineering 37, 27–32.
2. Nawaz, S., Gadelha, G., Jamal Khan, S., Hankins, N. (2013) “Microbial Toxicity Effects of Reverse Transported Draw Solute in the Forward Osmosis Membrane Bioreactor (FO-MBR)”, Journal of Membrane Science, 429 (323-329) IF: 4.908
3. Jamal Khan, S., Ilyas, S., and Zohaib-Ur-Rehman (2013) “Impact of nitrogen loading rates on treatment performance of domestic wastewater and fouling propensity in submerged membrane bioreactor (MBR)”, Bioresource Technology, 141 (46-49) IF: 5.039
4. Jamal Khan, S., Ali, S., Visvanathan, C., and Pillay, V.L. (2013) “Membrane fouling characterization in membrane based septic tank”, Desalination and Water Treatment, 51 (6415-6419) IF 0.852
5. M. Ihsan Danish, Ishtiaq A. Qazi, Akif Zeb, Amir Habib, M. Ali Awan, and Zahiruddin Khan. Arsenic removal from aqueous solution using pure and metal doped Titania Nanoparticles coated on glass beads: Adsorption and Column studies, Journal of Nanomaterials, 2013, Article ID 873694, 17 pages, 2013. DOI:10.1155/2013/873694 (I.F. 1.64)
6. Saman, K., Ishtiaq, A. Q., Hashmi, I., Muhammad, A. A. and Sadaf, Z. Z. (2013) Synthesis of silver doped titanium TiO2 powder-coated surfaces and its ability to inactivate Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Bacillus subtilis Journal of Nanomaterials. http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jnm/aip/531010/ ISSN: 1687-4110: Impact factor: 1.376 http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jnm/2013/531010/
7. Sher, J. K., Fozia, P., Aman, A., Hashmi, I. and Nicholas, H. (2013) Performance Evaluation and Bacterial Characterization of Membrane Bioreactors, Bioresource Technology. 141: 2-7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016j.biortech.2013.01.140, ISSN: 0960-8524: Impact factor: 4.980
8. Hira Amjad., Imran, Hashmi., Muhammad Saif Ur Rehman., M. Ali Awan., Sajeela Ghaffar. and ZahiruddinKhan. (2013) Cancer and non-cancer risk assessment of trihalomethanes in urban drinking water supplies of Pakistan Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 91: 25–31, ISSN: 0147-6513: Impact factor: 2.294
9. Hira, Waheed., Imran, Hashmi., Abdul, Khaliq, Naveed. and Sher, Jamal, Khan. (2013) Molecular detection of microbial community of a nitrifying-denitifying activated sludge system International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation. 85:527-532. ISSN: 0964-8305: Impact factor: 2.074
10. Sara Ishaque., Zainab Nisar., Sabah Iqbal., Manan Abbas. and Imran, Hashmi (2013). “Physicochemical and Bacteriological Analysis of Water used for Drinking Purposes within a Residential University” NUST Journal of Engineering Sciences (NJES) . volume 4 issue 1. http://www.njes.nust.edu.pk/Volume4.aspx (Ms. Ref. No.: NJES12050107)
11. Rafique A, Awan MA, Wasti A, Qazi IA, Arshad M. 2013. Removal of fluoride from drinking water using modified immobilized activated alumina. J Chem, 2013, 7 pages, ID 386476,http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/386476.
12. Imtiaz J, Hashmi I, Saeed A, Qazi IA, Arshad M. 2013. Development of PCR protocol for detection of Escherichia coli in drinking water. WIT T Ecol Environ, 171:225-234.
13. Farooq S, Hashmi I, Arshad M, Qazi IA. 2013. Acetanilide herbicide degradation using indigenous soil microorganisms. WIT T Built Environ, 134:685-690.
14. Bashir, S. Baig, M. A., Ashraf, M Anwar,M. M. Bhalli, M. N. and Munawar, S. (2013) Risk assessment of soil erosion in Rawal watershed using geoinformatics techniques. Science international 25 (3) 583 – 588.
15. Muhammad Ali Awan, S. Hassan Ahmed, M. Rizwan Aslam, Ishtiaq A. Qazi, M. Anwar Baig. (2013) Determination of Heavy Metals in Ambient Air Particulate Matter Using Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy. Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, July 2013, Volume 38, Issue 7, pp 16551661
16. Ali, M., & Qazi, I. A. (2013). Effects of substrate-potential on the growth of diamond films through hot-filament chemical vapour deposition. International Journal of Surface Science and Engineering, 7(2), 171-180.
17. Ali, Mubarak, Mustafa Ürgen, and Ishtiaq A. Qazi. “Deposition of diamond onto a titanium substrate using a molybdenum intermediate layer.” Chemical Vapor Deposition 19.7-8-9 (2013): 284-289.
18. Nawaz, S. and Jamal Khan, S. (2013) “Effect of HRT on SBR Performance for Treatability of Combined Domestic and Textile Wastewaters”, Journal of the Chemical Society of Pakistan, 35 (527-532). IF 0.612
19. Muhammad Ahmed, Zahiruddin Khan, Sher Jamal Khan, M. MasoomPahore and Erum Aamir “Role of HRT in Biological Treatment of combined industrial and municipal wastewater” International Journal of Current Engineering and Technology, 3(3): 766-774.
20. Zahiruddin Khan, SajidRiaz and Ishtiaq A Qazi (2013) “Comparing Plain and coagulated horizontal flow roughing filtration for high turbidity waters” Journal of Water Science & Technology, 13(2): 413-419.
Sr. # | Status | IP Title | IP Type | SDGs Alignment | Major Area | Inventor(s) | Application No. | Filing Date | Award Date | Concerning Office/ Registry |
1 | Filed | Water Disinfection Using Solar Thermal and Photovoltic Technologies | Utility Patent | 06 | Environmental Engineering | Dr. Ishtiaq Qazi, Dr. Anwar Baig and Dr. Muhammad Ali Awan | 396/2011 | 1-Jun-11 | PPO (IPO-Pakistan) | |
2 | Filed | Point-of-use Filter for the Removal of Arsenic from Drinking Water | Utility Patent | 06,13 | Environmental Engineering | Dr. Ishtiaq Ahmad Qazi, Dr. Muhammad Ali Awan and Mr. Akif Zeb | 1/2012 | 2-Jan-12 | PPO (IPO-Pakistan) | |
3 | Filed | Immobilization In Mortar Of Chromium Removed From Water Using Titania Nanoparticles | Utility Patent | 06,13,14 | Environmental Sciences | Ahmad Hasan , Dr. Ishtaq A. Qazi, Dr. Wasim Ikhlaq, Dr. Muhammad Arshad | 308/2015 | 27-May-15 | PPO (IPO-Pakistan) | |
4 | Awarded | Development of Pure and 1% Silver-Doped Titania (TiO2) Embedded Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Film Protector to Disinfect Bacterial Species on Mobile Phones | Utility Patent | 09 | Environmental Sciences | Fatima Shahid, Dr. Ishtiaq A. Qazi, Dr. Imran Hashmi, Dr. Muhammad Arshad | 309/2015 | 27-May-15 | 07-Aug-2019 | PPO (IPO-Pakistan) |
5 | Filed | Synthesis of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) from poultry Litter for removal of Heavy Materials from Wastewater | Utility Patent | 03,06,12,13,14 | Environmental Sciences | Dr. Muhammad Anwar Baig, Mr. Noor Haleem and Dr. Yusuf Jamal | 693/2018 | 9-Oct-18 | PPO (IPO-Pakistan) | |
6 | Pending Reply | Formic Acid synthesis from carbon conversion into Sodiam Formate | Utility Patent | 09,13 | Environmental Sciences | Dr. Yusuf Jamal, Noor Haleem and Muhammad Hanan Masood | 692/2018 | 9-Oct-18 | PPO (IPO-Pakistan) | |
7 | Filed | Sulfamethoxazole Degrading bacteria | Utility Patent | 13 | Environmental Microbiology | Maimoon Zafar, Dr. Imran Hashmi | 89/2019 | 13-Feb-19 | PPO (IPO-Pakistan) | |
8 | Filed | Sulfonamide degrading bacteria | Utility Patent | 13 | Environmental Microbiology | Maimoon, Dr. Imran Hashmi | 196/2019 | 1-Apr-19 | PPO (IPO-Pakistan) | |
9 | Pending Reply | Lambda cyhalothrin degrading microorganism | Utility Patent | 03,13 | Environmental Microbiology | Huma Farooq, Dr Imran Hashmi | 469/2019 | 1-Jul-19 | PPO (IPO-Pakistan) | |
10 | Pending Reply | A Solar (Thermal) – Electric Hybrid Space Heating System | Utility Patent | 07,09,12,13 | Environmental Engineering | Momina Ahmad, Dr. Muhammad Zeeshan Ali Khan, Mehwish Akhtar, Saad-ul-Khaf | 768/2019 | 15-Nov-19 | PPO (IPO-Pakistan) | |
22 | Pending Reply | Indoor Carbon Air Filter for the removal of VOCs | Utility Patent | 12 | Healthcare | Dr. Muhammad Zeeshan Ali Khan, Dania Khan, Warda Waseem, Sabih-Ul-Hassan, Moazzam Ali Sandhu | 232/2020 | 11-May-20 | PPO (IPO-Pakistan) |
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FUNDING
- Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC)
- Higher Education Commission (HEC)
- WaterAid, UK
- German Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)
- British Council, UK
- ICIMOD-Nepal
- Reso-Chem, Lahore, Pakistan.
- PHC-PERIDOT, France
- COMSTECH-TWAS, Italy
- Pakistan Science Foundation, Pakistan
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JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS IN COLLABORATION WITH INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITIES
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