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Name: Dr. Mahtab Ahmad
Designation: Associate Professor
Department: Environmental Sciences


Qualifications:
Ph.D.  Agricultural Chemistry, 2013, Kangwon National University, Republic of Korea

M.Phil.  Environmental Sciences, 2008, University of the Punjab, Lahore – Pakistan

M.Sc. Applied Environmental Sciences, 2001, University of the Punjab, Lahore – Pakistan

M.Sc. Chemistry (Analytical), 1999, Bahauddin Zakarya University, Multan – Pakistan



Phone: +92-51 9064-4103
Email: mahmad@qau.edu.pk
Status: On Job
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Research Interests Publications Conferences Research Projects

  •  Environmental chemistry
  •  Production and application of biochar from agricultural and solid waste materials
  •  Carbon sequestration and climate change mitigation
  •  Environment friendly utilization of waste resources
  •  Remediation of contaminated soils and waters
  •  Revitalization of abandoned soils
  •  Wastewater treatment
  •  Waste management

Environmental Waste Management Group

Established in 2017

Group Leader: Dr. Mahtab Ahmad

Completed Research:

  • Synthesis of slow release fertilizer and its application in soil for plant productivity 
  • Designing and optimization of a cost-effective pyrolyzer for biochar and bio-oil production from biowaste
  •  Removal of lead (Pb) and cadmium (Cd) from water by modified biochars derived from peanut shells 
  • Effect of orange peel derived biochar on herbicides mobility in agricultural soil 
  • Enhanced removal of chromium(VI) from tannery industry wastewater and soil remediation with biochar 
  • Adsorption of moxifloxacin and ofloxacin from water using biochars produced from different feedstock 
  • Carbon negative potential of biochar derived from solid waste in saline soil
  •  Potential of saw dust- and rice husk-derived biochars on leaching behavior of arsenic in contaminated soil 
  • Nitrates and phosphates removal from water by biochar and its application to soil as fertilizer
  • Revitalization of saline soil with acidic biochar derived from municipal solid waste 



Cumulative Impact Factor (2019): 240.084

Scopus h-index: 31

Google Scholar h-index: 39

1.  Amin, M., Ahmad, M*., Farooqi, A., Hussain, Q., Ahmad, M., Al-Wabel, M. I., Saleem, H. (2020) Arsenic release in contaminated soil amended with unmodified and modified biochars derived from sawdust and rice husk. Journal of Soils and Sediments 20:3358-3367 (2019 Impact Factor: 2.763)

2.   Batool, S., Idrees, M., Ahmad, M., Hussain, Q., Ahmad, M*., Iqbal, A., Kong, J. (2020) Design and characterization of biomass template/tin oxide nanocomposite for enhanced adsorption of 2,4-dichlorophenol. Environmental Research 181:108955 (2019 Impact Factor: 5.715)

3.  Rashid, J., Azam, R., Kumar, R., Ahmad, M., Rehman, A., Barakat, M. A. (2019) Sulfonated polyether sulfone reinforced multiwall carbon nanotubes composite for the removal of lead in wastewater. Applied Nanoscience 9:1695-1705 (2019 Impact Factor: 2.880)

4.   Ahmad, M., Ahmad, M., Usman, A.R.A., Al-Faraj, A.S., Abduljabbar, A., Ok, Y.S., Al-Wabel, M.I. (2019) Date palm waste-derived biochar composites with silica and zeolite: synthesis, characterization and implication for carbon stability and recalcitrant potential. Environmental Geochemistry and Health 41:1687-1704 (2019 Impact Factor: 3.472)

5.   El-Naggar, A., Lee, S.S., Rinklebe, J., Farooq M., Song, H., Sarmah, A.K., Zimmerman, A.R., Ahmad, M., Shaheen, S.M., Ok, Y.S. (2019) Biochar application to low fertility soils: A review of current status, and future prospects. Geoderma 337:536-554 (2019 Impact Factor: 4.848)

6.  Batool, S., Idrees, M., Al-Wabel, M.I., Ahmad, M., Hina, K., Ullah, H., Cui, L., Hussain, Q. (2019) Sorption of Cr(III) from aqueous media via naturally functionalized microporous biochar: Mechanistic study. Microchemical Journal 144:242-253 (2019 Impact Factor: 3.594)

7. Al-Wabel, M.I., Rafique, M.I., Ahmad, M., Ahmad, M., Usman, A.R.A. (2019) Pyrolytic and hydrothermal carbonization of date palm leaflets: Characteristics and ecotoxicological effects on seed germination of lettuce. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences 26:665-672 (2019 Impact Factor: 2.802)

8.   Idrees, M., Batool, S., Ullah, H., Hussain, Q., Al-Wabel, M.I., Ahmad, M., Hussain, A., Riaz, M., Ok, Y.S., Kong, J. (2018) Adsorption and thermodynamic mechanisms of manganese removal from aqueous media by biowaste-derived biochars. Journal of Molecular Liquids 266:373-380 (2019 Impact Factor: 5.065)

9.    Vithanage, M., Bandara, T., Al-Wabel, M.I., Abduljabbar, A., Usman, A.R.A., Ahmad, M., Ok, Y.S. (2018) Soil enzyme activities in waste biochar amended multi-metal contaminated soil: Effect of different pyrolysis temperatures and application rates. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis 49:635-643 (2019 Impact Factor: 0.767)

10. Kumarathilaka, P., Ahmad, M., Herath, I., Mahatantila, K., Athapattu, B.C.L., Rinklebe, J., Ok, Y.S., Usman, A., Al-Wabel, M.I., Abduljabbar, A., Vithanage, M. (2018) Influence of bioenergy waste biochar on proton- and ligand-promoted release of Pb and Cu in a shooting range soil. Science of the Total Environment 625:547-554 (2019 Impact Factor: 6.551)

11. Ahmad, M., Ahmad, M., Usman, A.R.A., Al-Faraj, A.S., Ok, Y.S., Hussain, Q., Abduljabbar, A., Al-Wabel, M.I. (2018) An efficient phosphorus scavenging from aqueous solution using magnesiothermally modified bio-calcite. Environmental Technology 39:1638-1649 (2019 Impact Factor: 2.213)

12. Ahmad, M., Usman, A.R.A., Al-Faraj, A.S., Ahmad, M., Sallam, A., Al-Wabel, M.I. (2018) Phosphorus-loaded biochar changes soil heavy metals availability and uptake potential of maize (Zea mays L.) plants. Chemosphere 194:327-339 (2019 Impact Factor: 5.778)

13. Al-Wabel, M., Hussain, Q., Usman, A.R.A., Ahmad, M., Abduljabbar, A., Abdulazeem, S., Ok, Y.S. (2018) Impact of biochar properties on soil conditions and agricultural sustainability: A review. Land Degradation & Development 29:2124-2161 (2019 Impact Factor: 3.775)

14.  Ahmad, M., Ahmad, M., Usman, A.R.A., Al-Faraj, A.S., Abduljabbar, A.S., Al-Wabel, M.I. (2018) Biochar composites with nano zerovalent iron and eggshell powder for nitrate removal from aqueous solution with coexisting chloride ions. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 25:25757-25771 (2019 Impact Factor: 3.056)

15. Ahmad, M., Ahmad, M., El-Naggar, A.H., Usman, A.R.A., Abduljabbar, A., Vithanage, M., Elfaki, J., Al-Faraj, A. and Al-Wabel, M.I. (2018) Aging effect of organic and inorganic fertilizers on phosphorus fractionation in a calcareous sandy loam soil. Pedosphere 28:873-883 (2019 Impact Factor: 3.736)

16. Karunanithi, R., Ok, Y.S., Dharmarajan, R., Ahmad, M., Seshadri, B., Bolan, N., Naidu, R. (2017). Sorption, kinetics and thermodynamics of phosphate sorption onto soybean stover derived biochar. Environmental Technology & Innovation 8:113-125 (2019 Impact Factor: 3.356)

17.  Hussain, A., Al-Barakah, F.N., Al-Sewailem, M., El-Saeid, M.H., Waqar, M., Ahmad, M. (2017) Oxidative photodegradation of pyrene and fluoranthene by Fe-based and Zn-based Fenton reagents. Sustainability 2017, 9, 870; DOI:10.3390/su9050870 (2019 Impact Factor: 2.576)

18.  Vithanage, M., Seneviratne, M., Ahmad, M., Sarkar, B., Ok, Y.S. (2017) Contrasting effects of engineered carbon nanotubes on plants: a review. Environmental Geochemistry and Health 39:1421-1439 (2019 Impact Factor: 3.472)

19. Al-Wabel, M.I., Sallam, A.E.S., Usman, A.R.A., Ahmad, M., El-Naggar, A.H., El-Saeid, M.H., Al-Faraj, A., El-Enazi, K., Al-Romian, F.A. (2017) Trace metal levels, sources, and ecological risk assessment in a densely agricultural area from Saudi Arabia. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 189:252-272 (2019 Impact Factor: 1.903)

20. Ahmad, M., Lee S.S., Lee, S.E., Al-Wabel, M.I., Tsang, D.C.W., Ok, Y.S. (2017) Biochar-induced changes in soil properties affected immobilization/mobilization of metals/metalloids in contaminated soils. Journal of Soils and Sediments 17:717-730 (2019 Impact Factor: 2.763)

21. Herath, I., Iqbal, M.C.M., Al-Wabel, M.I., Abduljabbar, A., Ahmad, M., Usman, A.R.A., Ok, Y.S. and Vithanage, M. (2017) Bioenergy-derived waste biochar for reducing mobility, bioavailability, and phytotoxicity of chromium in anthropized tannery soil. Journal of Soils and Sediments 17:731-740 (2019 Impact Factor: 2.763)

22.  Usman, A., Sallam, A., Zhang, M., Vithanage, M., Ahmad, M., Al-Faraj, A., Ok, Y.S., Abduljabbar, A., Al-Wabel, M. (2016) Sorption process of date palm biochar for aqueous Cd (II) removal: efficiency and mechanisms. Water Air and Soil Pollution 227:449-464 (2019 impact factor: 1.900)

23.  Idrees, M., Batool, S., Hussain, Q., Ullah, H., Al-Wabel, M.I., Ahmad, M., Kong, J. (2016) High efficiency remediation of cadmium (Cd2+) from aqueous solution using poultry manure- and farmyard manure-derived biochars. Separation Science and Technology 51:2307-2317(2019 Impact Factor: 1.718)

24. Al-Wabel, M.I., El-Saeid, M.H., Usman, A.R.A., Al-Turki, A.M., Ahmad, M., Hassanin, A.S., El-Naggar, A.H., Al-Enazi, K.K.H. (2016) Identification, quantification and toxicity of PCDDs and PCDFs in soils from industrial areas in the central and eastern regions of Saudi Arabia. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 96:622-669 (2019 impact factor: 1.657)

25.  Herath, I., Kumarathilaka, P., Al-Wabel, M.I., Abduljabbar, A., Ahmad, M., Usman, A.R.A. and Vithanage, M. (2016) Mechanistic modelling of glyphosate interaction with rice husk derived engineered biochar. Microporous & Mesoporous Materials  225:280-288 (2019 Impact Factor: 4.551)

26.   El-Naggar, A.H., Alzhrani, A.K.R., Ahmad, M., Usman, A.R.A., Mohan, D., Ok, Y.S. and Al-Wabel, M.I. (2016) Preparation of activated and non-activated carbon from conocarpus pruning waste as low cost adsorbent for heavy metal ions removal from aqueous solution. BioResources 11:1092-1107 (2019 Impact Factor: 1.409)

27.  Ahmad, M., Ok, Y.S., Kim, B.Y., Ahn, J.H., Lee, Y.H., Zhang, M., Moon, D.H., Al-Wabel, M.I., Lee, S.S. (2016) Impact of soybean stover- and pine needles-derived biochars on Pb and As mobility, microbial community, and carbon stability in a contaminated agricultural soil. Journal of Environmental Management 166:131-139 (2019 Impact Factor: 5.647)

28.  Ahmad, M., Ok, Y.S., Rajapaksha, A.U., Lim, J.E., Kim, B.Y., Lee, Y.H., Al-Wabel, M.I., Lee, S.E., Lee, S.S. (2016). Lead and copper immobilization in a shooting range soil using soybean stover- and pineneedle-derived biochars: chemical, microbial and spectroscopic assessments. Journal of Hazardous Materials 301:179-186 (2019 Impact Factor: 9.038)

29.  Mayakaduwa, S.S., Kumarathilaka, P., Herath, I., Ahmad, M., Al-Wabel, M.I., Ok, Y.S., Vithanage, M. (2016). Equilibrium and kinetic mechanisms of woody biochar on aqueous glyphosate removal. Chemosphere 144:2516-2521 (2019 Impact Factor: 5.778)

30.  Usman, A.R.A., Al-Wabel, M.I., Ok, Y.S., Al-Harbi, A., Wahb-Allah, M.A., El-Naggar, A.H., Ahmad, M. and Al-Omran, A. (2016). Conocarpus biochar induced changes in soil nutrients availability and tomato growth under saline irrigation system. Pedosphere 26:27-38 (2019 Impact Factor: 3.736)

31.  Usman, A.R.A., Ahmad, M., El-Mahrouky, M., Al-Omran, A., Ok, Y.S., Sallam, A.S., El-Naggar, A.H., Al-Wabel, M.I. (2015). Chemically modified biochar produced from Conocarpus waste increases NO3 removal from aqueous solutions. Environmental Geochemistry and Health 38:511-521 (2019 Impact Factor: 3.472)

32.  Usman, A.R.A., Abduljabbar, A., Vithanage, M., Ok, Y.S., Ahmad, M., Ahmad, M., Elfaki, J., Abdulazeem, S.S., Al-Wabel, M.I. (2015). Biochar production from date palm waste: Charring temperature induced changes in carbon stability and surface chemistry. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis 115:392-400 (2019 Impact Factor: 3.905)

33.  Zhang, M., Ahmad, M., Al-Wabel, M.I., Vithanage, M., Rajapaksha, A.U., Kim, H.S., Lee, S.S. and Ok, Y.S. (2015) Adsorptive removal of trichloroethylene in water by crop residue biochars pyrolyzed at contrasting temperatures: Continuous fixed-bed experimentsJournal of Chemistry Article ID 647072 (2019 Impact Factor: 1.790)

34.   El-Najjar, A.H., Usman, A.R.A., Al-Omran, A., Ok, Y.S., Ahmad, M., Al-Wabel, M.I. (2015) Carbon mineralization and nutrients availability in calcareous sandy soils amended with woody waste biochar. Chemosphere 138:67-73 (2019 Impact Factor: 5.778)

35.  Rajapaksha, A.U., Ahmad, M., Vithanage, m., Kim, K.R., Chang, J.Y., Lee, S.S. and Ok, Y.S. (2015) The role of biochar, natural iron oxides, and nanomaterials as soil amendments for immobilizing metals in shooting range soil. Environmental Geochemistry and Health 37:931-942. (2019 Impact Factor: 3.472)

36.  Rajapaksha, A.U., Vithanage, M., Ahmad, M., Seo, D.C., Cho, J.S., Lee, S.E., Lee, S.S. and Ok, Y.S. (2015) Enhanced sulfamethazine removal by steam activated invasive-plant-derived biochar. Journal of Hazardous Materials 290:43-50 (2019 Impact Factor: 9.038)

37. Vithanage, M., Rajapaksha, A.U., Ahmad, M., Uchimiya, M., Dou, X., Alessi, D.S. and Ok, Y.S. (2015) Mechanisms of antimony adsorption onto soybean stover-derived biochar in aqueous solutions. Journal of Environmental Management 151:443-449 (2019 Impact Factor: 5.647)

38.  Rajapaksha, A.U., Vithanage, M., Zhang, M., Ahmad, M., Mohan, D., Chang, S.X. and Ok, Y.S. (2014) Pyrolysis conditions affected sulfamethazine sorption by tea waste biochars. Bioresource Technology 166:303-308 (2019 Impact Factor: 7.539)

39.  Zhang, M., Ahmad, M., Lee, S.S., Xu, L.H., Ok, Y.S. (2014) Sorption of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons to lignin: effect of chemical hydrophobicity and temperature. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 93:84-88 (2019 Impact Factor: 1.657)

40.  Ahmad, M., Vithanage, M., Kim, K., Cho, J.S., Lee, Y.H., Joo, Y.K., Lee, S.S. and Ok, Y.S. (2014) Inhibitory effect of veterinary antibiotics on denitrification in groundwater: A microcosm approach. The Scientific World Journal 2014:7 pages, article ID879831

41.  Ahmad, M., Rajapaksha, A.U., Lim, J.E., Zhang, M., Bolan, N., Mohan, D., Vithanage, M., Lee, S.S. and Ok, Y.S. (2014) Biochar as a sorbent for contaminant management in soil and water: a review. Chemosphere 99:19-33 (2019 Impact Factor: 5.778)

42.  Ahmad, M., Lee, S.S., Lim, J.E., Lee, S.E., Cho, J.S., Moon, D.H., Hashimoto, Y. and Ok, Y.S. (2014) Speciation and phytoavailability of lead and antimony in a small arms range soil amended with mussel shell, cow bone and biochar: EXAFS spectroscopy and chemical extractionsChemosphere 95:433-441. (2019 Impact Factor: 5.778)

43.  Ahmad, M., Moon, D.H., Lee, S.S., Vithanage, M., Koutsospyros, A. and Ok, Y.S. (2014) Production and use of biochar from buffalo-weed (Ambrosia trifida) for trichloroethylene removal from water. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology 89:150-157 (2019 Impact Factor: 2.750)

44.  Almaroi, Y.A., Usman, A.R.A., Ahmad, M., Lee, S.S., Moon, D.H., Ok, Y.S. (2014) Effects of biochar, cow bone and eggshell on Pb availability to maize in contaminated soil irrigated with saline water. Environmental Earth Sciences 71:1289-1296 (2019 Impact Factor: 2.180)

45. Saifullah, Sarwar, N., Bibi, S., Ahmad, M., Ok, Y.S. (2014) Effectiveness of zinc application to minimize cadmium toxicity and accumulation in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Environmental Earth Sciences 71:1663-1672 (2019 Impact Factor: 2.180)

46. Ahmad, M., Lee, S.S., Rajapaksha, A.U., Vithanage, M., Zhang, M. and Ok, Y.S. (2013) Trichloroethylene adsorption by pine needle biochars produced at various pyrolytic temperatures. Bioresource Technology 143:615-622 (2019 Impact Factor: 7.539)

47.  Moon, D.H., Park, J.W., Chang, Y.Y., Ok, Y.S., Lee, S.S., Ahmad, M., Koutsospyros, A., Park, J.H. and Baek, K. (2013) Immobilization of lead in contaminated firing range soil using biochar. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 20:8464-8471. (2019 Impact Factor: 3.056)

48. Ahmad, M., Lee, S.S., Oh, S.E., Mohan, D., Moon, D.H., Lee, Y.H. and Ok, Y.S. (2013) Modeling adsorption kinetics of trichloroethylene onto biochars derived from soyben stover and peanut shell wastes. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 20:8364-8373. (2019 Impact Factor: 3.056)

49.  Yang, J.E., Skogley, E.O., Ahmad, M. and Ok, Y.S. (2013) Carbonaceous resin capsule for vapor-phase monitoring of volatile hydrocarbons in soil: partitioning and kinetic model verification. Environmental Geochemistry and Health 35:715-725. (2019 Impact Factor: 3.472)

50.  Usman, A.R.A., Almaroai, Y., Ahmad, M., Vithanage, M. and Ok, Y.S. (2013) Toxicity of synthetic chelators and heavy metal availability in poultry manure amended Pb and As contaminated agricultural soil. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 262:1022-1030. (2019 Impact Factor: 9.038)

51. Ahmad, M., Moon, D.H., Wazne, M. and Ok, Y.S. (2013) Effects of natural and calcined oyster shells on antimony solubility in shooting range soil. Journal of the Korean Society for Applied Biological Chemistry 56:461-464. (2019 Impact Factor: 1.838)

52. Abd El-Azeem, S.A.M., Ahmad, M., Usman, A.R.A., Kim, K.R., Oh, S.E., Lee, S.S. and Ok, Y.S. (2013) Changes of biochemical properties and heavy metal availability in soil treated with natural liming materials. Environmental Earth Sciences 70:3411-3420. (2019 Impact Factor: 2.180)

53. Lim, J.E., Ahmad, M., Lee, S.S., Shope, C.L., Hashimoto, Y., Kim, K.R., Usman, A.R.A., Yang, J.E. and Ok, Y.S. (2013) Effects of lime-based waste materials on immobilization and phytoavailability of Cd and Pb in contaminated soil. CLEAN - Soil, Air, Water 41:1235-1241. (2019 Impact Factor: 1.603)

54.  Almaroai, Y.A., Usman, A.R.A., Ahmad, M., Kim, K.R., Vithanage, M. and Ok, Y.S. (2013) Role of chelating agents on release kinetics of metals and their uptake by maize from chromated copper arsenate-contaminated soil. Environmental Technology 34:747-755. (2019 Impact Factor: 2.213)

55.  Lim, J.E., Ahmad, M., Usman, A.R.A., Lee, S.S., Jeon, W.T., Oh, S.E., Yang, J.E. and Ok, Y.S. (2013) Effects of natural and calcined poultry waste on Cd, Pb and As mobility in contaminated soil. Environmental Earth Sciences 69:11-20. (2019 Impact Factor: 2.180)

56.  Almaroai, Y.A., Usman, A.R.A., Ahmad, M., Kim, K.R., Lee, S.S. and Ok, Y.S. (2012) Effects of synthetic chelators and low molecular weight organic acids on chromium, copper, and arsenic uptake and translocation in maize (Zea mays L.). Soil Science 177:655-663. (2019 Impact Factor: 1.122)

57. Ahmad, M., Moon, D.H., Lim, K.J., Shope, C.L., Lee, S.S., Usman, A.R.A., Kim, K.R., Park, J.H., Hur, S.O., Yang, J.E. and Ok, Y.S. (2012) An assessment of the utilization of waste resources for the immobilization of Pb and Cu in the soil from a Korean military shooting range. Environmental Earth Sciences 67:1023-1031. (2019 Impact Factor: 2.180)

58.  Ahmad, M., Lee, S.S., Dou, X., Mohan, D., Sung, J.K., Yang, J.E. and Ok, Y.S. (2012) Effects of pyrolysis temperature on soybean stover- and peanut shell-derived biochar properties and TCE adsorption in water. Bioresource Technology 118:536-544. (2019 Impact Factor: 7.539)

59.  Ahmad, M., Lee, S.S., Yang, J.E., Ro, H.M., Lee, Y.H. and Ok, Y.S. (2012) Effects of soil dilution and amendments (mussel shell, cow bone, and biochar) on Pb availability and phytotoxicity in military shooting range soil. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 79:225-231. (2019 Impact Factor: 4.872)

60.  Ahmad, M., Hashimoto, Y., Moon, D.H., Lee, S.S. and Ok, Y.S. (2012) Immobilization of lead in a Korean military shooting range soil using eggshell waste: an integrated mechanistic approach. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 209-210:392-401. (2019 Impact Factor: 9.038)

61.  Ahmad, M., Usman, A.R.A., Lee, S.S., Kim, S.C., Joo, J.H., Yang, J.E. and Ok, Y.S. (2012) Eggshell and coral wastes as low cost sorbents for the removal of Pb2+, Cd2+ and Cu2+ from aqueous solutions. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. 18:198-204. (2019 Impact Factor: 5.278)

62. Ok, Y.S., Oh, S.E., Ahmad, M., Hyun, S., Kim, K.R., Moon, D.H., Lee, S.S., Lim, K.J., Jeon, W.T. and Yang, J.E. (2010) Effects of natural and calcined oyster shells on Cd and Pb immobilization in contaminated soils. Environmental Earth Sciences. 61:1301-1308. (2019 Impact Factor: 2.180)

63. Ahmad, M., Tariq, M., Shafiq, T., Nasir, A. (2009) Coagulation/adsorption combined treatment of slaughterhouse wastewater. Desalination and Water Treatment. 12:270-275. (2019 Impact Factor: 0.854)

64. Ahmad, M., Tariq, M., Shafiq, T. (2007) Temporal evaluation of effluent treatment plant (ETP) and treatment of sludge produced by ETP. Journal of the Chemical Society of Pakistan. 29:211-216. (2019 Impact Factor: 0.300)

65. Ahmad, M., Usman, M., Nasir, A., Shafiq, T. (2006) Dispersion gradient of free fall dust and heavy metal elements concentration in dust along a main road. Journal of the Chemical Society of Pakistan. 28:567-575. (2019 Impact Factor: 0.300)

  1. 1st International Conference on “Soil and Crop Health in Changing Climate”. MNS-University of Agriculture, Multan – Pakistan (November 28 – 29, 2018)
  2. Asia-Pacific Environment Forum 2018, Chuncheon, Korea (October 15 – 18, 2018)
  3. CLEAR 2014, 2nd International Conference on Contaminated Land, Ecological Assessment and Remediation, Chuncheon, Korea(October 5-8, 2014)
  4. 1st International Conference on Contaminated Land, Ecological Assessment and Remediation. Hangzhou, China (Nov 4 – 8, 2012)
  5. The 4th IBI Biochar Congress in Beijing, China (Sep 16 – 20, 2012)
  6. 2012 International Forum on Green Technology and Phytoremediation for Contaminated Sites at Taipei, Taiwan (Jun 25, 2012)
  7. 2011 International Symposium on Biochar for Climate Change Mitigation & Soil and Environmental Management at Kangwon National University, Republic of Korea (Dec 8 – 9, 2011)
  8. 2011 International Symposium & Annual Meeting of the KSABC at Jeju, Republic of Korea (Oct 20 – 22, 2011)
  9. KSEA’s 30th Anniversary International Symposium on Environment and Food Safety for the Future Generation at Jeju, Republic of Korea (Jul 7 – 9, 2011)
  10. 2011Annual Meeting of the Korean Society of Soil Science and Fertilizer at Moju, Republic of Korea (May 19 – 20, 2011)
  11. 2010 SETAC Asia/Pacific Meeting at Guangzhou, China (Jun 4 – 7, 2010)
  12. 7th International AFAS Joint Symposium between Korea and Japan. Current Status and Perspectives of Agriculture, Forestry, and Animal Sciences in 2010 at Chuncheon, Republic of Korea (Nov 11, 2010).
  13. 2010 Annual Meeting of the Korean Society of Soil Science and Fertilizer at Hongcheon, Republic of Korea (May 6 – 7, 2010)
  14. The 9th International Conference of the East and Southeast Asia Federation of Soil Science Societies at Seoul, Republic of Korea (Oct 27, 2009)
  15. 6th International and 16th National Conference of Chemistry at Bahuddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan (Apr 4 – 6, 2006)


Role

Title

Duration

Amount

Funding agency

Principal Investigator

Soil water conservation and enhanced crop productivity under deficit irrigation

system

09 months

2000 USD

Eco-Peace Leadership Center, Kangwon National University, Korea

Assistant Project Director

Establishment of University Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology

60 months

3.418 M USD

Higher Education Commission of Pakistan

 

Co-Researcher

International Research Group of conversion of bio-waste into biochar: production, application and social implication

 

12 months

400,000 USD

King Saud University, Saudi Arabia

Co-Researcher

International Research Group of application influence of biochar produced from different sources on dynamics of CO2-C efflux, physical and biochemical properties of sandy calcareous soils

12 months

400,000 USD

King Saud University, Saudi Arabia


Supervised Thesis Research:

1.  MPhil; Synthesis of slow release fertilizer and its application in soil for plant productivity (2017 – 2019)

2.    MPhil; Designing and optimization of a cost-effective pyrolyzer for biochar and bio-oil production from biowaste (2017 – 2019)

3.  MPhil; Removal of lead (Pb) and cadmium (Cd) from water by modified biochars derived from peanut shells (2017 – 2019)

4.     MPhil; Effect of orange peel derived biochar on herbicides mobility in agricultural soil (2017-2019)

5.     MPhil; Enhanced removal of chromium(VI) from tannery industry wastewater and soil remediation with biochar (2017-2019)

6.     MPhil; Adsorption of moxifloxacin and ofloxacin from water using biochars produced from different feedstock (2016-2019)

7.   MPhil; Carbon negative potential of biochar derived from solid waste in saline soil (2016 – 2018)

8.   MPhil; Potential of saw dust- and rice husk-derived biochars on leaching behavior of arsenic in contaminated soil (2016 – 2018)

9.   MPhil; Nitrates and phosphates removal from water by biochar and its application to soil as fertilizer (2016 – 2018)

10. MPhil; Revitalization of saline soil with acidic biochar derived from municipal solid waste (2016 – 2018)

11. MPhil; Quality assessment of some raw eaten vegetables through study of associated microbial pathogens (2013 – 2014)

12.  MPhil; Biosorption of metals by Saccharomyces cerevisiae (2006 – 2008)

13.  MPhil; Biosorption of metals by Aspergillus orhizae (2006 – 2008)

14. MPhil; Synthesis of activated carbon from coal by thermal activation and its application on wastewater treatment (2007 – 2008)

15.  MPhil; Production of activated carbon from saw dust and its application on wastewater treatment (2007 – 2008)

16. MSc; Evaluating PAHs emission during biochar production via pyrolysis of biomass and PAHs catalytic oxidation by Pd/Al2O3 catalyst (2015 – 2017)

17.  MSc; Residuals of veterinary antibiotics in animal wastes and the effect of application of biochar for their retention onto soil (2015 – 2016)

18.  MSc; Residuals of veterinary antibiotics in animal wastes and the effect of application of biochar for their retention onto soil (2015 – 2016)

19. MSc; Extraction of fatty material from sludge of food industry and its characterization (2005 – 2007)



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