Research At COMSATS

Applied and Analytical Chemistry

Dr. Khizar Hussain Shah Shah

	Designation:	Assistant Professor
	Email:	khizarshah@cuiatd.edu.pk
	Phone No. :	03335755466
	Role:	Faculty
	Research Interests:	Adsorption, Ion Exchange, Water Cleaning, charahcterization and adsorption propeties of oxides and mixed oxides, clays and minerals

Projects

Synthesis, Characterization And Sorption Properties Of Nanoparticles Supported Natural Clays For Water Decontamination

Publications/Papers

2023

Journal

Shabnam Shahida,Dr. Shabnam Shahida,K.H. Shah "XAD-4 resin impregnated with oxytetracycline for the online preconcentration of zirconium (IV) from environmental and geological samples" , Inorganic and Nano-Metal Chemistry , 2023

2022

Journal

Sheraz Iqbal ,Tauqir A. Sherazi,M.Bilal,K.H. Shah,Tahir Rasheed ,Muhammad Bilal "Biomass-derived Nitrogen-rich porous carbon composite for supercapacitor application" , Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics ,Volume 33 ,Page 14793-14804 , 2022

K.H. Shah "Optimization, characterization and adsorption properties of natural calcite for toxic As(III) removal from aqueous solutions" , Water SA ,Volume 48 ,Issue 3 ,Page 295–303 , 2022

K.H. Shah "Synthesis and kinetic modeling of manganese carbonate precipitated from manganese sulfate solution" , CHEMICAL ENGINEERING COMMUNICATIONS ,Volume 209 ,Issue 1 ,Page 96–107 , 2022

Dr. Shahid Iqbal,K.H. Shah "Removal of hexavalent chromium ions using micellar modified adsorbent: isothermal and kinetic investigations" , RSC Advances ,Volume 12 ,Issue 37 ,Page 23898-23911 , 2022

Aneeqa Batool,Tauqir A. Sherazi,K.H. Shah,Sajid Hussain,Z.Hussain,Syed Ali Raza Naqvi "L-Histidine immobilized Montmorillonite for As(ⅠⅠⅠ) adsorption and statistical verification of data by PDF, AICcorrected and AADR models" , Applied Water Science ,Volume 12 ,Page 258 , 2022

2021

Journal

K.H. Shah "Hydrometallurgical leaching and Kinetic modeling of low grade manganese ore with banana peel in sulfuric acid" , International Journal of Minerals, Metallurgy and Materials. ,Volume 28 ,Issue 2 ,Page 193-200 , 2021

J.A.Shah,Tayyab Ashfaq,M. S. Khan,N. Riaz,K.H. Shah,Muhammad Arshad,Dr. S. Shah,B.Amin,Muhammad Arfan,Yongqing Zhang,M.Bilal "Melia azedarach Activated Carbon and its novel TiO2 Nanocomposite for Chemisorption and Photodecoloration of Reactive Orange 16: Isotherm and Kinetic Modeling" , Current Analytical Chemistry ,Volume 17 ,Issue 1 ,Page 107 - 119 , 2021

K.H. Shah "Biomonitoring of Toxic Metals in Feathers of Birds from North‑Eastern Pakistan" , Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology ,Volume 106 ,Page 805–811 , 2021

K.H. Shah "Liquid-liquid extraction of Nd+3 and Eu+3 from aqueous medium using oxytetracycline in dichloromethane" , Radiochimica Acta ,Volume 109 ,Issue 6 ,Page 445-452 , 2021

K.H. Shah "Qualitative and quantitative analysis of steatite using calibration-free laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy in conjunction with x-ray fluorescence spectroscopy and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy" , Applied Optics ,Volume 60 ,Issue 17 ,Page 5110-5116 , 2021

K.H. Shah,U.Farooq,M. Fahad,S. Ali,A. Batool,I. Shah,A. Shahzad "Potential of natural ferruginous manganese (NFM) ore as a natural adsorbent for As(III) removal at low concentration" , International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry ,Volume 2021 ,Page 1969379 , 2021

2020

Journal

Rabil Razzaq,K.H. Shah,Muhammad Fahad,Abdul Naeem,Tauqir A. Sherazi "Adsorption potential of macroporous Amberlyst-15 for Cd(II) removal from aqueous solutions" , Materials Research Express ,Volume 7 ,Page 025509 , 2020

K.H. Shah "Modeling, Thermodynamic Study and Sorption Mechanism of Cadmium Ions onto Isopropyl Alcohol Mediated Tin Dioxide Nanoparticles" , Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials. ,Volume 30 ,Page 1197–1205 , 2020

K.H. Shah "Synergistic extraction of Eu(III) and Nd(III) from aqueous medium using a mixture of sulfasalazine and 1,10‑phenanthroline" , Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry ,Volume 324 ,Issue 2 ,Page 1215–1223 , 2020

K.H. Shah,Tauqir A. Sherazi "Adsorption of Bacteria by highly efficient, economic and biodegradable magnetic coated Chitosan adsorbent." , Journal of Solution Chemistry ,Volume 49 ,Issue 11 ,Page 1304–1318 , 2020

K.H. Shah "Plasma Diagnostic by Optical Emission Spectroscopy on Dolomite and Cross-Validation Using Scanning Electron Microscopy Coupled with Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy and Electron Probe Micro-Analysis" , Plasma Physics Reports ,Volume 46 ,Issue 3 ,Page 283–292 , 2020

K.H. Shah "Determination of base metals and gold in Pb-Sb sulfosalt mineral boulangerite using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy and inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry" , Laser Physics ,Volume 30 ,Issue 9 ,Page 095701 , 2020

K.H. Shah "Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Amoxicillin Loaded Hybrid Material Composite Spheres Against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus" , Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology ,Volume 22 ,Issue 5 ,Page , 678-688 , 2020

2019

Journal

Muhammad Waseem,K.H. Shah,Faheem Shah,Rafaqat A. Khan,Asad M. Khan,A.R. Khan,Shahid Ali "Native and magnetic oxide nanoparticles (Fe3O4) impregnated Bentonite clays as economic adsorbents for Cr(III) removal" , Journal of Solution Chemistry, ,Volume 48 ,Page 1640–1656 , 2019

K.H. Shah "Phase diagram and surface adsorption behavior of benzyl dimethyl hexadecyl ammonium bromide in a binary surfactant-water system" , Journal of Molecular Liquids, 25 April ,Volume 285 ,Page 403-407 , 2019

K.H. Shah "Sorption of Cd2+ ions onto Daphne alpinamediated titanium dioxide nanoparticles" , Materials Research Express ,Volume 6 ,Issue 8 ,Page 085089 , 2019

K.H. Shah "Modeling, Thermodynamic Study and Sorption Mechanism of Cadmium Ions onto Isopropyl Alcohol Mediated Tin Dioxide Nanoparticles," , Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials (2, July) , 2019

Wajid Rehman,Muhammad Waseem,Khawaja Ansar Yasin,Saira Arif,Muhammad Shaheen Shah Adil, Inam Ullah,K.H. Shah,Sirajul Haq "Sorption of Cd2+ ions onto Daphne alpina mediated titanium dioxide nanoparticles" , Materials Research Express , 2019

K.H. Shah,Muhammad Ayub,Muhammad Fahad,M.Bilal,Ahmed Zafar Amin,Z.Hussain "Natural dolomite as a low-cost adsorbent for efficient removal of As(III) from aqueous solutions" , Mater. Res. Express ,Volume 6 ,Issue 8 ,Page 1-15 , 2019

K.H. Shah,M. Fahad "Quantitative elemental analysis of high silica bauxite using calibration-free laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy" , Applied Optics ,Volume 58 ,Issue 27 ,Page 7588 , 2019

K.H. Shah,M. Fahad "Natural ferruginous manganese ore as a potential low-cost adsorbent for Congo red dye removal from aqueous solution" , Materials Research Express ,Volume 6 ,Issue 2019 ,Page 125515 , 2019

K.H. Shah,M. Fahad "Native and Magnetic Oxide Nanoparticles ( Fe3O4) Impregnated Bentonite Clays as Economic Adsorbents for Cr(III) Removal" , Journal of Solution Chemistry ,Volume 2019 ,Issue 48 ,Page 1640 , 2019

2018

Journal

K.H. Shah, Syed Mustafa,Muhammad Waseem,M Hamayun,M Sayed,Faheem Shah,A.R. Khan,Wajid Rehman "Counter-Ion Effect on the Thermodynamics of Cr(III) Exchange by Macroporous Amberlyst-15" , Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie ,Volume 232 ,Page 37–49 , 2018

Mahfooz ur Rehman,Wajid Rehman,Muhammad Waseem,K.H. Shah,Sirajul Haq "Adsorption of Pb2+ ions on novel ternary nanocomposite of tin, iron and titania" , Mater. Res. Express ,Volume 5 ,Issue 2 ,Page 025512 , 2018

Muhammad Hamayun,Shah Zareen,Sonia Sherazi ,Abdul Naeem,Muhammad Saeed,K.H. Shah "Adsorption of a Highly Toxic Aromatic Pollutant From Aqueous Solution Using Low Cost Activated Carbon: Equilibrium, Kinetic and Thermodynamic Aspects." , Chiang Mai Journal of Science ,Volume 45 ,Issue 3 ,Page 1471-1485 , 2018

K.H. Shah,Shahid Ali,Faheem Shah,Muhammad Waseem,Bushra Ismail,Rafaqat A. Khan,Asad M. Khan,A.R. Khan "Magnetic oxide nanoparticles (Fe3O4) impregnated bentonite clay as a potential adsorbent for Cr(III) adsorption" , Mater. Res. Express ,Volume 5 ,Issue 9 ,Page 096102 , 2018

M Najeeb,M Iqbal Zaman,A Niaz,M Nawaz,M Bilal,K.H. Shah "A simple colorimetric method for the detection of Mn2+ based on the catalytic oxidation ability of silver nanoparticles" , Mater. Res. Express ,Volume 5 ,Issue 12 , 2018

K.H. Shah "2-formyl-3,6-bis(hydroxymethyl)phenyl benzoate in Electrochemical Dry Cell" , Open Chemistry, 2, October ,Volume 16 ,Issue 1 ,Page 912–917 , 2018

K.H. Shah "Elemental analysis of limestone by laser induced breakdown spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy and electron probe microanalysis" , Laser Physics, 21, September ,Volume 28 ,Issue 12 ,Page 125701 , 2018

K.H. Shah "Solanum xanthocarpum Plant as a Potential Low Cost Adsorbent for the Removal of Methylene Blue from Aqueous Solutions" , Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy, 5, October ,Volume 38 ,Issue 1 ,Page S166-S 175 , 2018

2017

Journal

Faheem Shah,Naeemullah,Tasneem Gul Kazi,Rafaqat A. Khan,Murtaza Sayed,Hassan Imran Afridi,K.H. Shah,Jan Nisar "Preconcentration of cadmium and manganese in biological samples based on a novel restricted access sorbents" , Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry ,Volume 48 ,Page 180-185 , 2017

K.H. Shah,Syed Mustafa,Muhammad Waseem,Muhammad Hamayun,Faheem Shah,Wajid Rehman,A.R. Khan "Competitive exchange of Cr (III) sorption on macroporous Amberlyst.15 (H)" , Materials Research Express ,Volume 4 ,Issue 1 , 2017

M Waseem,S T Muntha,M Nawaz,W Rehman,K.H. Shah "Effect of heat treatment on the efficient adsorption of Cd2+ ions by nanosized SiO2, TiO2 and their composite" , Materials Research Express ,Volume 4 ,Issue 1 ,Page 015017 , 2017

A. Naeem,M. Hamayun,S. L. Badshah,M. Farooq,M. Fida,A.Mahmood,Y. N. Mabkhot,K.H. Shah,M. Muska "Comparative sorption studies of chromate by nano-and-micro sized Fe2O3 particles" , Open Chemistry ,Volume 15 ,Page 147–155 , 2017

Khalid Mehmood,Muhammad Waseem,Wajid Rehman,Mohsan Nawaz,K.H. Shah,Muhammad Shakeel "Adsorption of methyl orange from aqueous solution by polymer of intrinsic microporosity: Isotherms and kinetics studies" , Journal Chemical Society of Pakistan ,Volume 39 ,Issue 03 ,Page 337 , 2017

Conference

Farhan Khan,Kiran Shehzadi,A. Zaidi,K.H. Shah,S. M. Bukhari "Synthesis of New Isatin Derivatives in Search of Antibacterial Molecules" , 9th Chemistry Conference 2017 on Chemistry in Engineering and Life Sciences at Chemistry Division, PINSTECH, Islamabad , 2017

2016

Journal

K.H. Shah "Adsorption of Cd ions on plant mediated SnO2 nanoparticles" , Mater. Res. Express ,Volume 3 ,Page 105019 , 2016

Conference

Farhan Khan,S. M. Bukhari,A. Zaidi,K.H. Shah,Basit Niaz,Fatima Aslam "Synthesis and characterization of substituted hydrazones from 4-hydroxycoumarin" , 2nd Multi-Disciplinary Students Research Conference (MDSRC – 2016)Office of Research, Innovation and Commercialization (ORIC), held in University of Wah, Wah Cantt., Pakistan (20.12.2016 to 21.12.2016). , 2016

2014

Journal

K.H. Shah "Ion Exchange Removal of Chromium (III) from Tannery Wastes by Using a Strong Acid Cation Exchange Resin Amberlite IR-120 H+ and its Hybrids" , J Chem Soc Pak , 2014

K.H. Shah "Selective Sorption of Chromium from Tannery Wastes by Hybrid Cation Exchange Resin." , Asian Journal of Chemistry ,Volume 26 ,Page 4351 , 2014

2013

Journal

K.H. Shah "Formation of complexes on the surface of mixed oxides. A comparative sorption study" , Separation and Purification Technology , 2013

K.H. Shah "Effect of Temperature and Electrolyte Concentration on the Surface Charge Properties of Fe(OH)3" , J.Chem.Soc.Pak. , 2013

K.H. Shah "Mechanism of Cd (II) sorption on silica synthesized by sol–gel method" , Chemical Engineering Journal , 2013

2012

Journal

K.H. Shah "Chromium (III) removal by microporous ion exchanger Amberlite.120 (Na+): kinetic, equilibrium and thermodynamic studies" , Journal of the Iranian Chemical Society , 2012

K.H. Shah "Adsorption Kinetics of Protons by α-Aluminium Hydroxide" , Journal of the Chemical Society of Pakistan; , 2012

2011

Journal

K.H. Shah "Cd2+sorption characteristics of iron coated silica" , Desalination , 2011

K.H. Shah "Modeling of Cd(II) Sorption on Mixed Oxide" , J.Chem.Soc.Pak , 2011

K.H. Shah "Co-Ion Effect on Cr3+ Sorption by Amberlyst-15(H+)" , Water, Air, & Soil Pollution , 2011

K.H. Shah "Kinetic and thermodynamic study of Cd(II), Co(II) and Zn(II) adsorption from aqueous solution by NiO" , Chemical Engineering Journal , 2011

2010

Journal

K.H. Shah "Effect of Temperature on Cd2＋ Sorption by Mixed Oxides of Iron and Silicon" , Chin. J. Chem. , 2010

K.H. Shah "Selective sorption of cadmium by mixed oxides of iron and silicon" , Chemical Engineering Journal , 2010

K.H. Shah "Cd2+ ions removal by silica, iron hydroxide and their equimolar mixed oxide from aqueous solution" , Desalination , 2010

K.H. Shah "Counter-ion effect on the kinetics of chromium (III) sorption by Amberlyst.15 in H+, Li+, Na+, Ca++, Al+++ forms" , Desalination , 2010

K.H. Shah "Kinetics of Chromium Ion Removal from Tannery Wastes Using Amberlite IRA-400 Cl− and its Hybrids" , Water, Air, & Soil Pollution , 2010

K.H. Shah "Kinetic and Equilibrium Studies of Chromium(III) Removal by Macroporous Ion Exchanger Amberlyst-15 (H＋)" , Chinese J Chem , 2010

2009

Journal

K.H. Shah "Removal of Co2+ ions from aqueous solution by cation exchange sorption onto NiO" , Journal of Hazardous Materials , 2009

2008

Journal

K.H. Shah "Chromium (III) removal by weak acid exchanger Amberlite IRC-50 (Na)" , Journal of Hazardous Materials , 2008