Faculty Zeshan

Zeshan

HOD Department of Environmental Sciences
Summary

Dr Zeshan has been serving as a faculty member at IESE, NUST since 2015. Research interests of Dr Zeshan include wastewater treatment and solid waste management. Specific research areas include Biological wastewater treatment; Bioenergy production (biogas, biohydrogen & microbial fuel cell systems); Microalgae production for carbon utilization and resource recovery; Solid waste management (waste/biomass decomposition processes like anaerobic digestion, composting, landfilling); Design, operation and monitoring of related systems. He has worked on different externally funded research projects. He has been involved in project conceptualization, methodology development, investigation/execution, monitoring/supervision and administration. He has been part of different committees at department, university and national level to provide his technical inputs in the tasks related to academics. He started his career in the academia in 2013 as a full time Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad.

Academic Background
PhD (Environmental Engineering and Management) Asian Institute of Technology August 14, 2007 - December 18, 2012
Honours and Awards
Best Young Scientist Best Young Scientist Oral Presentation Award, awarded in Challenges in Environmental Science & Engineering (CESE 2013) Conference, 29 October-2 November, 2013, Daegu, November 01, 2013
Silver Medal Silver Medal awarded by University of Agriculture, Faisalabad for 2nd highest percentage in BSc. (Hons.) session 2001-2005 July 18, 2005
Publications
Performance evaluation of sponge anaerobic baffled reactor for municipal wastewater treatment February 08, 2025 Sustainability - Accepted
Socio-economic benefits and policy implications of generating sustainable energy from municipal solid waste in Pakistan February 08, 2025 Energy and Climate Change - Volume 5 , Article Number 100124
Effect of hydrothermal pretreatment on leachate fed Scenedesmus sp. biomass solubilization and biogas production February 08, 2025 Journal of Environmental Management - Volume:365,
Effect of hydraulic retention time on wastewater treatment and microalgal growth at low light intensity February 08, 2025 Algal Research - Volume:80, Article Number: 103545,
Hollow CoP/carbon as an efficient catalyst for the peroxymonosulfate activation derived from phytic acid assisted metal-organic framework February 08, 2025 Chemosphere - Volume 355, Article Number 141775
Mycorrhizosphere bacteria inhibit greenhouse gas emissions from microplastics contaminated soil by regulating soil enzyme activities and microbial community structure February 08, 2025 Journal of Environmental Management - Volume 356, Article Number 120673
Eco-friendly cultivation of microalgae using a horizontal twin layer system for treatment of real solid waste leachate February 08, 2025 Journal of Environmental Management - Volume 351, Article ID: 119847, Pages:14
Effect of catholyte on performance of photosynthetic microbial fuel cell for wastewater treatment and energy recovery February 08, 2025 Renewable Energy - Volume 221, Article Number 119810
Performance comparison of a photosynthetic and mechanically aerated microbial fuel cell for wastewater treatment and bioenergy generation using different anolytes February 08, 2025 Journal of Water Process Engineering - Volume 56, Article Number 104358
Hollow Fe0/graphitized carbon nanocubes derived from the metal-organic framework for enhanced activation of peroxymonosulfate February 08, 2025 Separation and Purification Technology - Volume 320, Article Number 124101
Antibiotics induced changes in nitrogen metabolism and antioxidative enzymes in mung bean (Vigna radiata) February 08, 2025 Science of the Total Environment - Volume 873, Article Number 162449
Functional annotation and comparative analysis of four Botrytis cinerea mitogenomes reported from Punjab, Pakistan February 08, 2025 Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences - Volume 30, Issue 4, Article Number 103605
Microalgal treatment of high-nutrient wastewater using twin layer cultivation system February 08, 2025 Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering - Volume 11, Issue 2, Article Number 109248
Municipal wastewater treatment with corrugated PVC carrier anaerobic baffled reactor February 08, 2025 Water Science and Technology - Volume 87, Issue 3, Pages 660-671
Mussel shell based CaO nano-catalyst doped with praseodymium to enhance biodiesel production from castor oil February 08, 2025 Fuel - Volume 330, Article Number 125480
Operation of microalgal horizontal twin layer system for treatment of real wastewater and production of lipids February 08, 2025 Journal of Water Process Engineering - Volume 48, Article Number 102932
Proximate and elemental analysis of solid recovered fuel, its comparison with existing fossil fuels in terms of physical characteristics and economic benefits February 08, 2025 Bioresource Technology Reports - Volume 18, Article Number 101049
Effect of low levels of oxytetracycline on anaerobic digestion of cattle manure February 08, 2025 Bioresource Technology - Volume 349, Article Number 126894
Biological carbon capture, growth kinetics and biomass composition of novel microalgal species February 08, 2025 Bioresource Technology Reports - Volume 17, Article Number 100982
Performance Evaluation of Integrated Anaerobic and Aerobic Reactors for Treatment of Real Textile Wastewater February 08, 2025 International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology - Pages 1-12
Growth kinetics of microalgae cultivated in different dilutions of fresh leachate for sustainable nutrient recovery and carbon fixation February 08, 2025 Biochemical Engineering Journal - Volume 178, Article Number 108299
Production of bioethanol and biogas from Spirodela polyrhiza in a biorefinery concept and output energy analysis of the process February 08, 2025 Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery - Pages 1-10
Computational Assessment of Botrytis cinerea Lipase for Biofuel Production February 08, 2025 Catalysts - Volume 11(11), Article Number 1319
Evaluating the performance of anaerobic moving bed bioreactor and upflow anaerobic hybrid reactor for treating textile desizing wastewater February 08, 2025 Biochemical Engineering Journal - Volume 174, Article Number 108123
Enhanced Methane Production from Anaerobic Co-digestion of wheat straw rice straw and sugarcane bagasse: A Kinetic Analysis February 08, 2025 Applied Sciences - Volume 11(13), Article Number 6069
Enhancing biogas production through co-digestion and thermal pretreatment of wheat straw and sunflower meal February 08, 2025 Renewable Energy - Volume 168, Pages 1-10
Enhancing methane production from dewatered waste activated sludge through alkaline and photocatalytic pretreatment February 08, 2025 Bioresource Technology - Volume 325, Article Number 124677
Application of material flow analysis for the assessment of current municipal solid waste management in Karachi, Pakistan February 08, 2025 Waste Management & Research - Pages 1-10
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 February 08, 2025 Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery - Pages 1-15
Effect of Solvents on Extraction of Bioactive Substances from CITRULLUS COLOCYNTHIS and Their Antioxidant, Antimicrobial and Antiglycation Activities February 08, 2025 Pharmaceutical Chemistry Journal - Volume 55(3), Pages 275-283
Effect of alkaline and alkaline-photocatalytic pretreatment on characteristics and biogas production of rice straw February 08, 2025 Bioresource Technology - Volume 309, Article Number 123449
Effect of substrate type and concentration on the performance of a double chamber microbial fuel cell February 08, 2025 Water Science and Technology - Volume: 81, Issue: 7, Pages: 1336-1344
Performance evaluation of anaerobic moving bed bioreactor (An-MBBR) for pretreatment of desizing wastewater February 08, 2025 Desalination and Water Treatment - Volume 181, Pages 123-130
Influence of Pseudomonas japonica and organic amendments on the growth and metal tolerance of Celosia argentea L. February 08, 2025 Environmental Science and Pollution Research - -
Effect of inoculum type and organic loading on biogas production of sunflower meal and wheat straw February 08, 2025 Sustainable Environment Research - Volume 29, Issue 4
Synergistic effect of alkaline pretreatment and magnetite nanoparticle application on biogas production from rice straw February 08, 2025 Bioresource Technology - Volume 275, Pages 288-296
Thermal and electrical management of photovoltaic panels using phase change materials - A review February 08, 2025 Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews - Volume 92, Pages 254-271
Combined application of biochar, compost, and bacterial consortia with Italian ryegrass enhanced phytoremediation of petroleum hydrocarbon contaminated soil February 08, 2025 Environmental and Experimental Botany - NULL
Effect of thermal pretreatment on chemical composition, physical structure and biogas production kinetics of wheat straw February 08, 2025 Journal of Environmental Management - NULL
Thermal management of conventional photovoltaic module using phase change materials?An experimental investigation February 08, 2025 Energy Exploration & Exploitation - Volume 37, Issue 5, Pages 1516-1540
Current Approaches for the Assessment of In Situ Remediation of Xenobiotics February 08, 2025 Xenobiotics in the Soil Environment - Chapter: 13, Pages: 171-196
Effect of Chelators and Substrates on Phytoremediation of Synthetic Leachate for Removal of Trace Elements February 08, 2025 Soil and Sediment Contamination - Volume: 26 Issue: 2 Pages: 220-233 Published: 2017
Photocatalytic degradation of textile dyes on Cu2O-CuO/TiO2 anatase powders February 08, 2025 Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering - Volume 4, Issue 2, Pages 2138-2146
Effect of mixing ratio of food waste and rice husk co-digestion and substrate to inoculum ratio on biogas production February 08, 2025 Bioresource Technology - Volume 190, Pages 451-457
High-solids anaerobic co-digestion of food waste and rice husk at different organic loading rates February 08, 2025 International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation - Volume 102, Pages 149-153
Evaluation of anaerobic digestate for greenhouse gas emissions at various stages of its management February 08, 2025 International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation - Volume 95, Pages 167-175
Effect of C/N ratio and ammonia-N accumulation in a pilot-scale thermophilic dry anaerobic digester February 08, 2025 Bioresource Technology - Volume 113, Pages 294-302, Special Issue SI
Conferences
Enhancing Fecal Sludge Biodegradation through Anaerobic Co-Digestion: Investigating the Impact of Co-Substrate September 09, 2024 - September 12, 2024 Nida Maqbool, Sher Jamal Khan, Kamran Manzoor, Rabia Liaquat, Zeshan, 16th International Conference on Sustainable Energy & Environmental Protection SEEP 2024
Assessment of Algae-assisted Microbial fuel Cell Performance for Wastewater Treatment and Energy Recovery Using Two Different Wastewaters as Catholyte September 12, 2022 - September 15, 2022 Zia Ullah, Zeshan, 14th International Conference on Sustainable Energy & Environmental Protection, (SEEP2022)
Assessment of the Performance of Microbial Fuel Cell for Wastewater Treatment and Energy Recovery August 17, 2022 - August 18, 2022 Zia Ullah, Zeshan, 2nd International Conference on Water, Energy, and Environment for Sustainability, (IC-WEES-2022)
Wastewater Treatment and Simultaneous Production of Biogas and Electricity Generation by Algae-assisted Microbial Feul Cell August 17, 2022 - August 18, 2022 Shanza Shabbir, Zeshan, 2nd International Conference on Water, Energy and Environment for Sustainability, (ICWEES2022)
Operation of Inclined Porous Substrate Bioreactor for Wastewater Treatment Using Microalgae and Sustainable Biodiesel-Lipid Production September 13, 2021 - September 16, 2021 Sahar Saleem, Zeshan, Rashid Iftikhar, Muhammad Arshad, Muhammad Hassan, 13th International Conference on Sustainable Energy & Environmental Protection, University of Natural Resources and Life Science
Analysis of Physico-chemical Characteristics of Rice Straw Pretreated with Sodium Hydroxide February 21, 2018 - February 23, 2018 Muhammad Junaiid Khalid, Zeshan, 2nd International Conference on Energy Systems for Sustainable Development, (ESSD 2018)
Hand Driven Energy Efficient Reactor for Biogas Production From Organic Solid Waste March 10, 2017 - March 11, 2017 Shiza Aslam, Rimsha Zafar, Nauman Akber, Zeshan Sheikh, First International Conference on Emerging Trends in Earth and Environmental Sciences
Effect of substrates on phytoremediation of trace metals from solid waste leachate February 22, 2017 - February 23, 2017 Ammara Batool, Zeshan, Muhammad Arshad, Sher Jamal Khan, International Conference on Bio Approaches for Environment and sustainability, NUST, Islamabad
Start-Up of Thermophilic Dry Anaerobic Digestion of Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste December 22, 2015 - December 23, 2015 Zeshan, C. Visvanathan, 2nd Conference on Emerging Materials and Processes (CEMP-2015), , SCME, NUST, Islamabad
Anaerobic Co-Digestion of Food Waste and Rice Husk: Effect of Co-Substrate Mixing Ratios and Substrate to Inoculum Ratio on Biogas Production October 12, 2014 - October 16, 2014 Zeshan, Sohail Yousaf, Muhammad Rizwan Haider, 7th Annual Conference on the Challenges in Environmental Science & Engineering (CESE 2014),Johor Bahru
Continuous high solids co-digestion of food waste and rice husk under mesophilic conditions at pilot scale October 12, 2014 - October 16, 2014 Maliha Jabeen, Zeshan, Sohail Yousaf, 7th Annual Conference on the Challenges in Environmental Science & Engineering (CESE 2014), Johor Bahru
Effect of organic loading rate on the performance of a pilot-scale thermophilic dry anaerobic digester under high recirculation rate October 29, 2013 - November 02, 2013 Zeshan, C. Visvanathan, 6th Annual Conference on the Challenges in Environmental Science & Engineering (CESE 2013), Daegu
Digestate management from perspectives of GHG emissions October 29, 2013 - November 02, 2013 Zeshan, C. Visvanathan, 6th Annual Conference on the Challenges in Environmental Science & Engineering (CESE 2013)
Dry anaerobic digestion of municipal solid waste: Potentials and problems April 26, 2012 - April 26, 2012 Zeshan, C. Visvanathan, 2nd International Conference on Anaerobic Digestion for Waste and Wastewater Treatment, Bangkok
Ammonia inhibition in dry thermophilic anaerobic digestion of organic fraction of municipal solid waste September 25, 2011 - September 30, 2011 Zeshan, C. Visvanathan, Presented in 4th International Conference on Challenges in Environmental Science and Engineering (CESE 2011), Tainan
CSR activities in Thailand August 19, 2010 - August 23, 2010 Zeshan, Sheelva Shakya, Young environmental leaders summit 2010
Professor Institute of Environmental Sciences and Engineering (IESE), SCEE, NUST August 13, 2024 - August 27, 2024
Associate Professor Institute of Environmental Sciences and Engineering (IESE), SCEE, NUST August 13, 2020 - August 12, 2024
Assistant Professor Institute of Environmental Sciences and Engineering (IESE), SCEE, NUST June 30, 2015 - August 12, 2020
Assistant Professor Department of Environmental Sciences (DES), Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad February 15, 2013 - February 15, 2015