Introduction

The Environmental Materials and Emissions Control (EMEC) Research Group, founded in 2020 and led by Dr. Waqas Qamar Zaman, is dedicated to developing and applying materials for controlling emissions in environmental matrices. Our group is committed to providing innovative solutions for reducing emissions from various sources and improving environmental quality. To achieve this, we employ advanced materials synthesis, characterization, and testing techniques to design and evaluate effective materials for environmental remediation. Ultimately, our goal is to contribute to a cleaner and more sustainable environment by mitigating emissions and protecting natural resources through cutting-edge research and development.

Research Areas

• Synthesis and application of 2D materials
• Electrocatalytic processes
• Waste valorization
• Heterogeneous catalysis

PhD students

• Shumaila Pervez (Research in progress) Catalytic co-pyrolysis of rice straw and waste tires and its techno-economic feasibility for Pakistan.
• Babar Abbas (Course Work in progress) CO₂ capturing.
• Bilal Asif (Course Work in progress) CO₂ conversion.

MS Students –Completed

• Sonia Abid Bhatti (2021)– Evaluation of Antimicrobial Effects of Different Plants
• Muhammad Jawad (2021)– Optimized Electrocatalytic Degradation of Ciprofloxacin using Co₃O₄ Coated Stainless Steel Electrodes
• Muhammad Hammad Azeez (2021)– Optimized Production of Xanthan Gum from Bakery Waste Leftover.
• Amir Younas (2022) – Effectiveness of Polyurethane Foam Coated Chitosan/MXene Nanoparticles as Low Cost Adsorbent for Heavy Metal Removal
• Saba Ahmed (2022) – Design, Validation and Analysis of Wastewater Treatment Technologies using GPS-X Modelling and Simulation Program.

MS Students -In Progress

• Asif Iqbal – Catalytic Co-pyrolysis of Wheat Straw and Waste Tyre focusing on liquid yield
• Aqsa – Evaluation of Calcium and Zinc Ferrite Composites for Photocatalytic Degradation of Dyes.
• Zainab – Assessment of hydel energy potential of northern Pakistan using GIS techniques.
• Asma – Comparative study of MXene and MoS2 as adsorbents for Cr removal from water.

UG Projects- Completed

• Solar Assisted Waste Compaction Bin (2022), Ahsan Ul Masood Jamali, Muhammad Ahmed Mansha, Muhammad Shawal Hussain Shah
• Pilot-Scale Design Of An Anaerobic Bioreactor Landfill (2021), Mobin Ud Din, Syeda Tayyba Fatima, Syed Muhammad Jaffar Abbas, Muhammad Ans Butt.
• Simultaneous Hydrogen Production and Desalination Via Microbial Electrolysis (2020), Kissa Zahra, Sabeeh Ahmed Saeed, Abdul Rehman, Talha Tanvir Virk.

Research Project Details

1. Project Title: Catalytic Converter Euro 3 / 4 Class (Automobile Emission Control Technology)
   Funding Agency:​ NCPC, Pakistan
   Amounting​ PKR 0.2M
   Principal Investigator: ​Dr. Waqas Qamar Zaman