Dr. Waqas Ahmad
Ph.D , University of Peshawar (2013) in Fuel Chemistry, Applied Chemistry
Research Interest: Petroleum & Coal processing and upgradation, Catalytic Oxidative desulfurization, Catalytic cracking of hydrocarbons, Lube oil processing, Environmental Catalysis, Waste Polymers Processing, Polymer Composites/Materials/ Catalysts synthesis and Characterization, Wastewater Treatment.
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DR. WAQAS AHMAD
Assistant Professor (Fuel/Applied Chemistry)
Institute of Chemical Sciences, University of Peshawar, Pakistan.
Off. 091-9216652 Cell No. 0092-3018993414 waqasahmad@uop.edu.pk
Research Experience
Petroleum & coal processing and upgrading, catalytic oxidative desulfurization, catalytic cracking of hydrocarbons, lubricating oil processing. Water and air pollution
Ph.D: (2013) Fuel Chemistry
Institute of Chemical Science University of Peshawar, Pakistan/ Department of Chemical and Material Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. Research project “Study on cost effective methods for desulfurization of kerosene, diesel and commercial furnace oil”.
SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS
· Participant of the seminar “Trends In Desalination Of Water” held in University of Engineering and Technology Peshawar, 6-8 June 8, 2005
· One day seminar on Current status of pollution in the province under the project “Revise environmental profile of NWFP, on Tuesday June 20, 2006 at community Centre, Hassan Gari, Organized by EPA-NWFP and Govt. of NWFP.
· A refresher course of “An Introduction to Bioinorganic and medicinal chemistry of metals” taught by Dr Mohammad Mahrroof Tahir, Associate professor, Department of Chemistry, St. Cloud University, Minnesota, USA. May 23 to June 1, 2006.
· “Ninth symposium on Analytical and Environmental Chemistry” Jointly organized by Institute of Chemical Sciences university of Peshawar and National centre of excellence in Analytical Chemistry, University of Sindh, Jamshoro at Bara Gali Campus ,University of Peshawar, 24 to 26 July, 2006.
· 2nd National Conference on Fuel and Environment organized by Institute of Chemical Sciences university of Peshawar, at Baragali Summer Campus, 23 to 27 July, 2010.
· National Symposium on Kinetics and Catalysis (KC-2011). Organized by National Centre of Excellence in Physical Chemistry, University of Peshawar, September 26-28, 2011, at Baragali summer camp.
· 7th Chemistry Conference 2015 on Chemistry in Engineering & Life Sciences, at PINSTECH Islamabad, 24-26 November 2015 (50 Years Commemoration of PINSTECH).
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
1. Ahmad, Waqas; Jabbar, Bushra; Ahmad, Imtiaz; Mohamed Jan, Badrul; Stylianakis, Minas M.; Kenanakis, George; Ikram, Rabia. 2021. "Highly Sensitive Humidity Sensors Based on Polyethylene Oxide/CuO/Multi Walled Carbon Nanotubes Composite Nanofibers" Materials 14, no. 4: 1037. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14041037
2. Yaseen, Muhammad, Muhammad Usman Farooq, Waqas Ahmad, and Fazle Subhan. "Fabrication of rGO-CuO and/or Ag2O Nanoparticles Incorporated Polyvinyl Acetate Based Mixed Matrix Membranes for the Removal of Cr6+ from Anti-corrosive Paint Industrial Wastewater." Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering (2021): 105151.
3. Ahmad, W., Ur Rahman, A., Ahmad, I., Yaseen, M., Mohamed Jan, B., Stylianakis, M. M., ... & Ikram, R. Oxidative Desulfurization of Petroleum Distillate Fractions Using Manganese Dioxide Supported on Magnetic Reduced Graphene Oxide as Catalyst. Nanomaterials, 2021, 11(1), 203.
4. Yaseen, M., Ullah, S., Ahmad, W., Subhan, S., & Subhan, F. (2021). Fabrication of Zn and Mn loaded activated carbon derived from corn cobs for the adsorptive desulfurization of model and real fuel oils. Fuel, 284, 2021, 119102.
5. Ahmad, W., Qaiser, S., Ullah, R., Mohamed Jan, B., Karakassides, M. A., Salmas, C. E., ... & Ikram, R. (2020). Utilization of Tires Waste-Derived Magnetic-Activated Carbon for the Removal of Hexavalent Chromium from Wastewater. Materials 2021, 14, 34.
6. Ikram, R., Mohamed Jan, B., Atif Pervez, S., Papadakis, V. M., Ahmad, W., Bushra, R., ... & Rana, M. (2020). Recent Advancements of N-Doped Graphene for Rechargeable Batteries: A Review. Crystals, 10(12), 1080.
7. Ahmad, W., Ahmad, I., Ahmad, I., Yaseen, M., Muhammad, N., & Salman, M. (2020). Desulfurization and de-ashing of low-rank coal by catalytic oxidation using Sn as catalyst loaded in different forms. International Journal of Coal Preparation and Utilization, 1-17.
8. Ikram, R., Jan, B. M., & Ahmad, W. (2020). Advances in synthesis of graphene derivatives using industrial wastes precursors; prospects and challenges. Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 9, 6, 15924-15951
9. Ul Haq, I., Ahmad, W., Ahmad, I., & Yaseen, M. (2020). Photocatalytic oxidative degradation of hydrocarbon pollutants in refinery wastewater using TiO2 as catalyst. Water Environment Research, 92(12), 2086-2094.
10. R. Ullah, W. Ahmad, I. Ahmad, M. Khan, M. Iqbal Khattak and F. Hussain, Adsorption and recovery of hexavalent chromium from tannery wastewater over magnetic max phase composite, Separation Science and Technology, 2020, 1-14.
11. S. Ullah, S. Hussain, W. Ahmad, H. Khan, K. I. Khan, S. U. Khan and S. Khan, Desulfurization of model oil through adsorption over activated charcoal and bentonite clay composites, Chemical Engineering & Technology, 2020, 43, 564-573.
12. Ikram, R., Jan, B. M., & Ahmad, W. (2020). An overview of industrial scalable production of graphene oxide and analytical approaches for synthesis and characterization. Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 9(5), 11587-11610.
13. M. Zeeshan, W. Ahmad, F. Hussain, W. Ahamd, M. Numan, M. Shah and I. Ahmad, Phytostabalization of the heavy metals in the soil with biochar applications, the impact on chlorophyll, carotene, soil fertility and tomato crop yield, Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020, 255, 120318.
14. S. M. Sohail, I. Ahmad, H. Khan and W. Ahmad, Influence of surfactants on dispersity of Pakistani crude oils for resource recovery and residue reduction during distillation, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2019, 7, 102952.
15. M. Ilyas, W. Ahmad, H. Khan, S. Yousaf, M. Yasir and A. Khan, Environmental and health impacts of industrial wastewater effluents in Pakistan: a review, Reviews on environmental health, 2019, 34, 171-186.
16. F. Hussain, W. Ahmad, I. Ahmad and S. Guo, Enhanced and Facile Desulfurization of Commercial Oil Using Air-Assisted Performic Acid Oxidation System, Environmental Engineering Science, 2019, 36, 1404-1411.
17. W. Ahmad, I. Ahmad, R. Ahmad, Z. Ullah and M. Ibrahim, Desulfurization of Lakhra coal by combined leaching and catalytic oxidation techniques, International Journal of Coal Preparation and Utilization, 2019, 1-17.
Research Projects
- Deep desulfurization of coal; removal of organic sulfur by oxidation followed by extraction (0.5 Million PKR) Funded by HEC under SRG program. 2015-2016. (Completed)
- Desulfurization and demineralization of Hangu Coal by slurry phase mild air oxidation assisted by flotation technique, Funded by Higher Education Department Khyber Pakhtunkhwa under Higher Education Endowment Fund (HEREF) Program (0.816 Million PKR), 2018.
- Treatment of Oily wastewater by simultaneous Catalytic Photochemical Oxidation and Adsorption Techniques, (6.4 Million PKR) Funded by HEC under NRPU program. 2019.