- TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells
- Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
- Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
- Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors
- Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions
- Copper-based nanomaterials and applications
- Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
- Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions
- ZnO doping and properties
- Transition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials
- Collagen: Extraction and Characterization
- Magnetic Properties and Synthesis of Ferrites
- Silk-based biomaterials and applications
- Advanced oxidation water treatment
- Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions
- Vanadium and Halogenation Chemistry
- Enzyme-mediated dye degradation
- Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
- Laser-Ablation Synthesis of Nanoparticles
- Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry
- Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis
- Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis
- Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis
- Mesoporous Materials and Catalysis
University of Sialkot
2022-2025
Bacha Khan University
2014-2022
University of Peshawar
2013-2015
Abstract The semiconductor metal oxides based photocatalysis is one of the efficient techniques used for eradication pollutants from wastewater. plants mediated biosynthesis have got much interest due to environmentally friendly and cost‐effective nature. This article reports Calotropis gigantea ZnO Ag@ZnO as effective catalysts degradation rhodamine B (RhB) dye. After characterization with advanced techniques, biosynthesized were tested photocatalysts on RhB dye under irradiation. catalytic...
Abstract Nanosized, magnetically separable bismuth ferrite (BFO) nanoparticles, pertaining a crystallite size in the range of 14–15 nm were prepared via facile sol-gel technique. The product was characterized by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy. explored for photocatalytic mineralization rhodamine B (RB) dye aqueous medium. effect different investigational parameters such as amount photocatalyst, initial concentration irradiation...
Abstract We herein report the synthesis of zinc oxide and evaluation its catalytic performance for degradation Rhodamine B dye in aqueous medium. Sodium hydroxide acetate dihydrate were used as precursor materials catalyst. X-ray difractometry, Fourier transform infer red spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, thermogravimetric surface area analyses characterization techniques. Catalytic prepared was evaluated taking place according to Eley-Rideal mechanism which states that oxygen...
Abstract The study deals with the green and eco-friendly synthesis characterization of cobalt oxide nanoparticles using leaf extract Citrus medica plant. crystalline nature functional groups analysis Nps was confirmed by X-ray diffraction diffused reflectance infra-red spectroscopy respectively. band gap calculated Tauc plot. Scanning microscope carried out to get an insight structural morphology catalyst. catalyst found be very active for degradation methyl orange dye a small amount (0.006...
The oxidation of benzyl alcohol in the liquid phase was studied over manganese oxide catalyst using molecular oxygen as an oxidant. Manganese prepared by a mechanochemical process solid state and characterized chemical physical techniques. catalytic performance explored carrying out at 323–373 K temperature 34–101 kPa partial pressure oxygen. Benzaldehyde benzoic acid were identified reaction products. Typical batch reactor kinetic data obtained fitted to Langmuir–Hinshelwood, Eley–Rideal,...
Different nanostructured semiconducting ZnO photoanodes were prepared by Hydrothermal (HT), Co-precipitation (CoP) and Chemical Bath Deposition (CBD) methods for their use in the Dye Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSCs) present study. Additionally, different nanocomposites synthesized mixing Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs), Graphene Oxide (GO) combination with nanostructures. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) revealed various morphologies of nanostructures such as nanoflowers, nanorods, rhombohedral,...
Abstract 0.1 % Pd/ZrO 2 was synthesized and characterized by various physicochemical techniques successfully used as catalyst for solvent free oxidation of toluene in the presence molecular oxygen using batch reactor. The catalytic performance explored terms effect loading, reaction time, temperature partial pressure on conditions. found a stable under Used exhibited same efficiency fresh similar Reaction taking place according to Langmuir-Hinshelwood type mechanism.
Two types of mixed-valence manganese oxides were synthesised by a mechano-chemical process in the solid phase chemical reaction manganese(II) chloride and potassium permanganate at room temperature. The prepared catalysts characterised surface area pore size, particle XRD analyses, SEM analyses oxygen content measurements. These used as for oxidation benzyl alcohol cyclohexanol presence solvent also solvent-free conditions using molecular oxidant. reactions heterogeneous nature where...
In the current study, Tin oxide (SnO2), silver-Tin (Ag-SnO2), and Ag-Bi-SnO2 nanoparticles (NPs) were successfully synthesized using methanolic seeds extracts of Caesalpinia bonduc (C.bonduc) plants. The NPs characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM), Surface area analysis (SAA), energy dispersive (EDX) analysis, Fourier transmission infrared (FTIR). surface the photocatalyst was found Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) technique, its to be 210, 235 238 m2/g for...
Abstract The photocatalytic degradation of organic dyes has emerged as an efficient approach for wastewater treatment. In this study, Fe-ZnO nanocomposites (NCPs) were synthesized using extracts from the Caesalpinia bonduc seeds, a renewable and eco-friendly source. NCPs found to exhibit remarkable activity towards methyl orange (MO) dye, commonly used textile dye. Characterization techniques, including X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Transmission (TEM),...