Water and Wastewater Lab​

Lab PI/ Incharge

– Dr. Sher Jamal Khan

– Email: [email protected]

– Contact: 051-90854353

 Lab Demonstrator

– Mr. Awais Javaid

– Email: [email protected]

– Contact: 05190854280

Introduction

Water & Wastewater Treatment are the essential focus areas in Environmental Engineering. Water has been extensively used in different activities and then wasted. There is very little consideration regarding treatment and reuse of this water. Our lab has been established with the aim to study different technologies for Water & Wastewater treatment and propose for the better option. After enough research on MBRs, we were able to establish an MBR plant here at NUST for domestic Wastewater Treatment. Research students study different techniques like Membrane Bioreactor, Anaerobic Digestion, and Membrane Distillation etc.

Equipment List

Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer
Muffle Furnace
Centrifuge
COD Reactor
Distillation Apparatus
Kjeldahl Apparatus
Oven
Available Parameters:
Ammonium
Chemical Oxygen Demand
Chlorides
Dissolved Oxygen
Electrical Conductivity
Nitrate
Nitrite
Oil and Grease
Ortho-Phosphate
pH
Residual Chlorine
Sludge Volume Index
Sulfate
Total Alkalinity
Total Dissolved Solids
Total Hardness
Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen
Total Phophorus
Total Solids
Total Suspended Solids
Turbidity

Completed/Current Research Activities

Membrane Bioreactor for Domestic Wastewater Treatment
Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket Reactor for Textile Wastewater Treatment
Performance evaluation of Anaerobic MBR using FO Concentrate
Biofouling reduction in Electrocoagulation integrated MBR using Quorum Quenching technique
Bio-solar Reactor for Pond water Treatment
Membrane Distillation for Desalination of Brackish water
Capacitive Deionization for Desalination of Brackish Ground water
Arsenic & Hardness Removal by Ion-Exchange Membrane
Development of Titania nano particle tape for decontamination of shopping cart handles
Development of Titania coatings to enhance corrosion resistance.