| Research Group Title |
Environmental Analytical Chemistry of Nanomaterials Research Group (EACNRG) |
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| Area of Research |
Desalination, Aflatoxin, Plastic Waste Removal, Water purification, Directional Freezing, Exploration of Therapeutic Potential of Plants. |
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| Theme of Research / Goals |
Biochar, ZnO loaded biochar, Water Conservation and Purification, Dyes Degradation, Heavy Metals Removal, Bimetallic MOFs and their Environmental Remediation Applications |
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| Faculty Members |
Prof. Dr. Jamil Anwar, Dr. Hamid Raza and Shah Muhammad Haroon |
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| Collaborating UMT Departments |
Department of Life Sciences, Department of Physics, School of Food and Agricultural Sciences |
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| Collaborating National Institutes |
Department of Chemistry, UET, Lahore. School of Chemistry, Punjab University, Lahore. National Center of Physics, Islamabad. Lahore University of Modern Sciences, Lahore. |
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| Collaborating International Institutes |
University of Zaragoza, Spain. Hanyang University, ERICA Campus, South Korea. Department of Chemistry, Taif University, Saudi Arabia. Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Kind Saud University, Saudi Arabia. Selcuk University, Turkey. Istinye University, Turkey. Chemistry Department, Loughborough University, UK. |
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| Names of Active Senior Students |
Sajid Hussain, Aliza, Yashfa, Rimsha, Ghazala Yaseen |
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| Short Description of the Research Theme |
This research theme involves the synthesis and characterization of new inorganic materials such as porous materials, and the investigation of their catalytic properties in various chemical reactions such as hydrogenation, oxidation, and carbon dioxide conversion. The group could also focus on the development of new composites synthesized through green chemistry route and exploration of therapeutic potential of natural plants. |
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| SDGs Covered |
Life on Land (SDG #15), Good Health and Well Being (SDG #03), Clean Water and Sanitation (SDG #06), Climate Action (SDG #13) |
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| List of 5 Relevant Publications |
Dar, Amara, et al. "Mitigating Carbon Dioxide in Atmosphere by Utilizing Biochar as a Fertilizer; A Step Towards Sustainable Agriculture." Polish Journal of Environmental Studies 34.1 (2025).
Anwar, Jamil, et al. "Study of Ionic Migration in Sea Water through Directional Freezing." Journal of the Chemical Society of Pakistan 46.5 (2024).
Microbial Contamination in Drinking Water of Saggiyan-Lahore, Pakistan, Int. J. Econ. Environ. Geol., Vol.12(1), 76-80,2021.
Khan, Rimsha, and Jamil Anwar. "A Novel Method to Assay Aspirin in Pharmaceutical Formulations by Smartphone Camera-Based Image Scanning Densitometry." Journal of the Turkish Chemical Society Section A: Chemistry 11.1: 71-82.
Synthesis of a 2D copper(II)-carboxylate framework having ultrafast adsorption of organic dyes, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, Volume 602, 43-54, 2021. DOI
Catalytic reduction of nitroarenes by palladium nanoparticles decorated silica@poly(chitosan-N-isopropylacrylamide-methacrylic acid) hybrid microgels: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 275(1) DOI |
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