Dr. Abdul Razzaq
Tenured Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
Area of Interest: Dye sensitized solar cells, Quantum dots sensitized solar cells, Photocatalysis for environmental remediation and solar fuels generation, hybrid anodes for MFC.
Tel # (Off): 111-001-007   (123)
HEC approved PhD Supervisor

Dr Abdul Razzaq completed his BSc in Chemical Engineering from ICET, University of the Punjab, Lahore in year 2005. After his BSc completion he worked as a shift engineer in polyester and food industries. In 2008, he won the HEC scholarship for MS Engineering in South Korean Universities and obtained his MS from KAIST in year 2010. Upon compleetion of MS, he worked as a Research Associate in Department of Polymer Engineering, University of the Punjab, Lahore followed by Lecturer in SCME, NUST, Islambad. He joined Chemical Engineering Department, COMSATS, Lahore in year 2012 as a Lecturer and then left for PhD in 2013. At present he is serving the same department after completion of PhD from DGIST, SOuth Korea.

Publications:

Journal Papers:
1. Ayesha Komal, Amna Kasuri, Muhammad Yasin, Asim Laeeq Khan, Abdul Razzaq, Hamad Alhmohamadi, Faheem Hasan Akhtar, Arsalan Ahmad Raja, R. Nawaz, Emilia Abdulmalek, Mazhar Amjad Gilani (2024), "Enhancing Butanol Separation Efficiency in Pervaporation with ZIF-8 Porous Liquid Infused Mixed Matrix Membranes", Chemical Engineering Research and Design, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cherd.2024.04.044, Impact Factor: 3.9    (External URL)
2. Ijlal Idrees, Abdul Razzaq, Muhammad Zafar, Adeel Umer, Faiza Mustafa, Fahad Rehman , Woo Young Kim (2024), "Silver (Ag) doped graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) photocatalyst for enhanced degradation of Ciprofloxacin (CIP) under visible light irradiation", Arabian Journal of Chemistry , pp: 105615, Vol: 17, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arabjc.2024.105615, Impact Factor: 6.0   
3. Syed Ahmed Shah Bukhari, Muhammad Zafar, Fatima Mazhar, Ashfaq Ahmed, Tahir Fazal, Fahad Rehman, Abdul Razzaq, Woo Young Kim (2023), "Development of nickel doped graphitic carbon nitride (GCN) photocatalyst for enhanced degradation of textile pollutant under visible light irradiation", Journal of Saudi Chemical Society, pp: 101801, Vol: 28, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jscs.2023.101801, Impact Factor: 5.6    (External URL)
4. Naila Amin, Zakir Khan, Abdul Razzaq, Moinuddin Ghauri, Shahzad Khurram, Abrar Inayat, Mujtaba Jaffery, Zeeshan Hameed (2023), "Municipal solid waste air gasification using waste marble powder as a catalyst for syngas production", Journal of the Energy Institute, pp: 101496, Vol: 113, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joei.2023.101496, Impact Factor: 5.7    (External URL)
5. Aiman Fatima, Syed Sheraz Daood, Shafia Inaam, Zaeem Bin Babar, Ashfaq Ahmed, Muhammad Zafar, Tahir Maqsood Qaisrani, Abdul Razzaq, Muhammad Usman Rashid, Sunhyung Kim, and Young-Kwon Park (2022), "Investigation on the Beneficiation of Fluorite-ore using a mixture of Oleic acid and Palmitic acid via Froth Flotation", Environmental Engineering Research    (External URL)
6. Shahzad Ali, Abdul Razzaq, Hwapyong Kim, Su-IlIn (2022), "Activity, selectivity, and stability of earth-abundant CuO/Cu2O/Cu0-based photocatalysts toward CO2 reduction", Chemical Engineering Journal, pp: 131579, Vol: 429, Issue: 1, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2021.131579, Impact Factor: 13.273   
7. Muhammad Saeed, Muhammad Zafar, Abdul Razzaq, Shenawar Ali Khan, Zakir Khan, and Woo Young Kim (2022), "Visible-Light-Active Zn–Fe Layered Double Hydroxide (LDH) for the Photocatalytic Conversion of Rice Husk Extract to Value-Added Products", Applied Sciences    (External URL)
8. Maira Asif, Muhammad Zafar, Parveen Akhter, Murid Hussain, Adeel Umer, Abdul Razzaq, Woo-Young Kim (2021), "Effect of Urea Addition on Anatase Phase Enrichment and Nitrogen Doping of TiO2 for Photocatalytic Abatement of Methylene Blue", Applied Sciences, pp: 8264, Vol: 11, Issue: 17, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/app11178264   
9. Muhammad Suleman, Muhammad Zafar, Ashfaq Ahmed, Muhammad Usman Rashid, Sadiq Hussain, Abdul Razzaq, Nur Atikah Mohidem,Tahir Fazal, Bilal Haider and Young-Kwon Park (2021), "Castor Leaves-Based Biochar for Adsorption of Safranin from Textile Wastewater", Sustainability, pp: 6926, Vol: 13, Issue: 12, Impact Factor: 2.576    (External URL)
10. Farooq Khan Niazi, Malik Adeel Umer, Ashfaq Ahmed, Muhammad Arslan Hafeez, Zafar Khan, Muhammad Shoaib Butt, Abdul Razzaq, Xian Luo, Young-Kwon Park (2021), "Nanoporous Alumina Membranes for Sugar Industry: An Investigation of Sintering Parameters Influence on Ultrafiltration Performance", Sustainability, pp: 7593, Vol: 13, Issue: 14, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/su13147593   
11. Ashfaq Ahmed, Muhammad S. Abu Bakar, Abdul Razzaq, Syarif Hidayat, Farrukh Jamil, Muhammad Nadeem Amin, Rahayu S. Sukri, Noor S. Shah and Young-Kwon Park (2021), "Characterization and Thermal Behavior Study of Biomass from Invasive Acacia mangium Species in Brunei Preceding Thermochemical Conversion", Sustainability, Vol: 13, Issue: 9, Impact Factor: 2.576    (External URL)
12. Maryam Saghir, Malik Adeel Umer, Ashfaq Ahmed, Nasbah Bint Monir, Umair Manzoor, Abdul Razzaq, Luo Xian, Khwaja Mohammad, Muhammad Shahid, Young-KwonPark (2021), "Effect of high energy ball milling and low temperature densification of plate-like alumina powder", Journal of Powder Technology, pp: 84-89, Vol: 383, Impact Factor: 4.142    (External URL)
13. Hong Soo Kim, Hansaem Choi, Monica Claire Flores, Abdul Razzaq, Young Seob Gwak, Danbi Ahn, Mi Seon Kim, Ogan Gurel, Bong Hyo Lee and Su-Il In (2020), "Noble metal sensitized invasive porous bioelectrodes: advanced medical device for enhanced neuronal activity and chronic alcohol treatment", RSC Advances, pp: 43514-43522, Vol: 10, Impact Factor: 3.119    (External URL)
14. AuthorAisha Abdullah, Ashfaq Ahmed, Parveen Akhter, Abdul Razzaq, Murid Hussain, Nazia Hossain, Muhammad Saifullah Abu Bakar, Shahzad Khurram, Khaliq Majeed, Young-Kwon Park (2020), "Potential for sustainable utilisation of agricultural residues for bioenergy production in Pakistan: An overview", Journal of Cleaner Production, Impact Factor: 7.246    (External URL)
15. Aisha Abdullah, Ashfaq Ahmed, Parveen Akhter, Abdul Razzaq, Muhammad Zafar, Murid Hussain, Nasir Shahzad, Khaliq Majeed, Shahzad Khurrum, Muhammad Saifullah Abu Bakar & Young-Kwon Park (2020), "Bioenergy potential and thermochemical characterization of lignocellulosic biomass residues available in Pakistan", Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, Vol: 37, Issue: 10, Impact Factor: 2.690    (External URL)
16. Nasir Shehzad, Muhammad Zafar, Muhammad Ashfaq, Abdul Razzaq, Parveen Akhter, Nabeel Ahmad, Ainy Hafeez, Kshaf Azam, Murid Hussain, and Woo Young Kim (2020), "Development of AgFeO2/rGO/TiO2 Ternary Composite Photocatalysts for Enhanced Photocatalytic Dye Decolorization", Crystals, pp: 923, Vol: 10, Issue: 10, Impact Factor: 2.404    (External URL)
17. Kshaf Azam. Rizwan Raza, Nasir Shezad, Maira Shabir, Wenshu Yang, Nabeel Ahmad, Iqrash Shafiq, Parveen Akhter. Abdul Razzaq, Murid Hussain (2020), "Development of recoverable magnetic mesoporous carbon adsorbent for removal of methyl blue and methyl orange from wastewater", Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, Vol: 8, Issue: 5, Impact Factor: 4.30    (External URL)
18. Shahid H.Ansari, Ashfaq Ahmed. Abdul Razzaq, Diane Hildebrandt, Xinying Liu, Young-KwonPark, (2020), "Incorporation of solar-thermal energy into a gasification process to co-produce bio-fertilizer and power", Environmental Pollution, Vol: 266, Issue: 3, Impact Factor: 6.792    (External URL)
19. Tahir Fazal, Abdul Razzaq, Fahed Javed. Ainy Hafeez, Naim Rashid, Ume Salma Amjad, Muhammad Saif Ur Rehman, Abrar Faisal (2020), "Integrating adsorption and photocatalysis: A cost effective strategy for textile wastewater treatment using hybrid biochar-TiO2 composite", Journal of Hazardous Materials, Vol: 398, Issue: 5, Impact Factor: 9.038    (External URL)
20. Abdul Razzaq, Shahzad Ali, Muhammad Asif and Su-Il In (2020), "Layered Double Hydroxide (LDH) Based Photocatalysts: An Outstanding Strategy for Efficient Photocatalytic CO2 Conversion", Catalysts, pp: 1185, Vol: 10, Issue: 10, Impact Factor: 3.520    (External URL)
21. Shahzad Ali, Junho Lee, Hwapyong Kim, Yunju Hwang, Abdul Razzaq, Jin-Woo Jung, Chang-Hee Choc, Su-Il In (2020), "Sustained, photocatalytic CO2 reduction to CH4 in a continuous flow reactor by earth-abundant materials: Reduced titania-Cu2O Z-scheme heterostructures", Applied Catalysis B: Enviornmental, Vol: 279, Impact Factor: 16.683    (External URL)
22. Muhammad Atif Irshad, Rab Nawaz, Muhammad Zia ur Rehman, Muhammad Imran, Jamil Ahmad, Sajjad Ahmad, Aqil Inam, Abdul Razzaq, Muhammad Rizwan, Shafaqat Ali, (2020), "Synthesis and characterization of titanium dioxide nanoparticles by chemical and green methods and their antifungal activities against wheat rust", Chemosphere, Vol: 258, Impact Factor: 5.778    (External URL)
23. Viona Wongso, Chew Jing Chen, Abdul Razzaq, Norashikin Ahmad Kamal, Nonni Soraya Sambudi (2019), "Hybrid kaolin/TiO2 composite: Effect of urea addition towards an efficient photocatalyst for dye abatement under visible light irradiation", Applied Clay Science, pp: 105158, Vol: 180, Issue: 1, Impact Factor: 4.180    (External URL)
24. Shahzad Ali, Abdul Razzaq, Su-Il In (2019), "Development of graphene based photocatalysts for CO2 reduction to C1 chemicals: A brief overview", Catalysis Today, pp: 38-45, Vol: 335, Issue: 1, Impact Factor: 5.825    (External URL)
25. Tareq Manzoor, Tariq Javed, Ghulam Mustafa, Habib Ullah Manzoor Ahmed, Abdul Razzaq (2019), "Facile synthesis of CuxZn1-xFe2O4 nanoparticles and their thermo-physical properties evaluation", Applied Physics A, pp: 626, Vol: 125, Impact Factor: 1.810    (External URL)
26. Shahzad Ali, Monica Claire Flores, Abdul Razzaq, Saurav Sorcar, Chaitanya B. Hiragond, Hye Rim Kim, Young Ho Park, Yunju Hwang, Hong Soo Kim, Hwapyong Kim, Eun Hee Gong, Junho Lee, Dongyun Kim and Su-Il In (2019), "Gas Phase Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction, “A Brief Overview for Benchmarking”", Catalysts, pp: 727, Vol: 9, Issue: 9, Impact Factor: 3.520    (External URL)
27. Iqrash Shafiq, Murid Hussain, Nasir Shehzad, Ibrahim M.Maafa, Parveen Akhter, Um-e-salma Amjad, Sumeer Shafique, Abdul Razzaq, Wenshu Yang, Muhammad Tahir, Nunzio Russo (2019), "The effect of crystal facets and induced porosity on the performance of monoclinic BiVO4 for the enhanced visible-light driven photocatalytic abatement of methylene blue", Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, pp: 103265, Vol: 7, Issue: 4, Impact Factor: 4.30    (External URL)
28. Abdul Razzaq and Su-Il In (2019), "TiO2 Based Nanostructures for Photocatalytic CO2 Conversion to Valuable Chemicals", Micromachines, pp: 326,1-25, Vol: 10, Issue: 5, Impact Factor: 2.523    (External URL)
29. Sung Hyun Lee, Kyeong-Seok Lee , Saurav Sorcar , Abdul Razzaq , Maan-Gee Lee and Su-Il In (2019), "Novel Porous Brain Electrodes for Augmented Local Field Potential Signal Detection", Materials, pp: 1-8, Vol: 12, Issue: 542, Impact Factor: 3.057    (External URL)
30. Muhammad Zubair, HyeRim-Kim, Abdul Razzaq, Craig A.Grimes, Su-il In (2018), "Solar spectrum photocatalytic conversion of CO2 to CH4 utilizing TiO2 nanotube arrays embedded with graphene quantum dots", Journal of CO2 Utilization, pp: 70-79, Vol: 26, Impact Factor: 5.993    (External URL)
31. Sung Hyun Lee, Kyeong-Seok Lee, Saurav Sorcar, Abdul Razzaq, Craig A.Grimes, Su-Il In (2018), "Wastewater treatment and electricity generation from a sunlight-powered single chamber microbial fuel cell", Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, pp: 432-440, Vol: 358, Impact Factor: 3.306    (External URL)
32. Muhammad Zubair, Abdul Razzaq, Craig A. Grimes, Su-Il In (2017), "Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS)-ZnO: A noble metal-free hybrid Z-scheme photocatalyst for enhanced solar-spectrum photocatalytic conversion of CO2 to CH4", Journal of CO2 Utilization, pp: 301-311, Vol: 20, Impact Factor: 5.993    (External URL)
33. Abdul Razzaq, Apurba Sinhamahapatra, Tong-Hyung Kang, Craig A. Grimes, Jong-Sung Yu and Su-Il In (2017), "Efficient solar light photoreduction of CO2 to hydrocarbon fuels via magnesiothermally reduced TiO2 photocatalyst", Applied Catalysis B: Enviornmental, pp: 28-35, Vol: 215, Impact Factor: 16.683    (External URL)
34. Bo Ram Lee, Hye-Rim Kim, Eun-Sook Choi, Jung-Hoon Cho, Nam-Jun Kim, Jung-Hee Kim, Kyeong-Min Lee, Abdul Razzaq, Hansaem Choi, Yunju Hwang, Craig A. Grimes, Bong-Hyo Lee, Eunjoo Kim & Su-Il In (2017), "Enhanced Therapeutic Treatment of Colorectal Cancer Using Surface-Modified Nanoporous Acupuncture Needles", Scientific Reports, pp: 1-9, Vol: 7, Issue: 12900, Impact Factor: 4.011    (External URL)
35. Saurav Sorcar, Abdul Razzaq, Haining Tian, Craig A. Grimes, Su-Il In (2017), "Facile electrochemical synthesis of anatase nano-architectured titanium dioxide films with reversible superhydrophilic behavior", Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, pp: 203-211, Vol: 46, Impact Factor: 5.278    (External URL)
36. Hye Rim Kim, Abdul Razzaq, Craig A. Grimes, Su-Il In (2017), "Heterojunction p-n-p Cu2O/S-TiO2/CuO: Synthesis and application to photocatalytic conversion of CO2 to methane", Journal of CO2 Utilization, pp: 91-96, Vol: 20, Impact Factor: 5.993    (External URL)
37. Hyeon-Woo Kim, Kyeong-Seok Lee, Abdul Razzaq, Sung Hyun Lee, Craig A. Grimes,and Su-Il In (2017), "Photocoupled Bioanode: A New Approach for Improved Microbial Fuel Cell Performance", Energy Technology, pp: 1-7, Vol: 5, Impact Factor: 3.163    (External URL)
38. Abdul Razzaq, Craig A. Grimes and Su-Il In (2016), "Facile fabrication of a noble metal-free photocatalyst: TiO2 nanotube arrays covered with reduced graphene oxide ", Carbon, pp: 537-544, Vol: 98, Impact Factor: 8.821    (External URL)
39. Su-ll In, Young S. Gwak, Hye Rim Kim, Abdul Razzaq, Kyeong-Seok Lee, Hee Young Kim, SuChan Chang, Bong Hyo Lee, Craig A. Grimes and Chae Ha Yang (2016), "Hierarchical Micro/Nano-Porous Acupuncture Needles Offering Enhanced Therapeutic Properties", Scientific Reports, pp: 34061, Vol: 6, Impact Factor: 4.011    (External URL)
40. Seung-Min Park, Abdul Razzaq, Young Ho Park, Saurav Sorcar, Yiseul Park, Craig A. Grimes, and Su-Il In (2016), "Hybrid CuxO-TiO2 Heterostructured Composites for PhotocatalyticCO2 Reduction into Methane Using Solar Irradiation: Sunlight into Fuel", ACS Omega, pp: 868-875, Vol: 1, Impact Factor: 2.87    (External URL)
41. Kidon Kim, Abdul Razzaq, Saurav Sorcar, Yiseul Park, Craig A. Grimes and Su-Il In (2016), "Hybrid mesoporous Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS)–TiO2 photocatalyst for efficient photocatalytic conversion of CO2 into CH4 under solar irradiation", RSC Advances, pp: 38964-38971, Vol: 6, Impact Factor: 3.119    (External URL)
42. Sreenivasan Koliyat Parayil, Abdul Razzaq, and Su-Il In (2015), "Formation of Titania-Silica Mixed Oxides in Solvent Mixtures and Their Influences for the Photocatalytic CO2 Conversion to Hydrocarbon", Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, pp: 7285-7292, Vol: 15, Issue: 9, Impact Factor: 1.354    (External URL)
43. Sreenivasan Koliyat Parayil*, Abdul Razzaq*, Seung-Min Park, Hye Rim Kim,Craig A. Grimes, Su-Il In (2015), "Photocatalytic conversion of CO2 to hydrocarbon fuel using carbon and nitrogen co-doped sodium titanate nanotubes", Appplied Catalysis A: General, pp: 205-213, Vol: 498, Impact Factor: 5.006    (External URL)
44. Abdul Razzaq, Jun Young Lee, Bhaskar Bhattacharya and Jung-Ki Park (2014), "Surface treatment properties of CdS quantum dot-sensitized solar cells", Applied Nanoscience, pp: 745-752, Vol: 4, Impact Factor: 2.951    (External URL)
45. Minju Kim*, Abdul Razzaq*,Young Kwang Kim, Soonhyun Kim and Su-Il In (2014), "Synthesis and characterization of platinum modified TiO2-embedded carbon nanofibers for solar hydrogen generation", RSC Advances, pp: 51286-51293, Vol: 4, Impact Factor: 2.880    (External URL)
46. Hye Rim Kim, Abdul Razzaq, Hyo Jung Heo and Su-Il In (2013), "Photocatalytic conversion of CO2 into hydrocarbon fuels with standard titania (Degussa P25) using newly installed experimental setup ", Rapid Communication in Photoscience, pp: 64-66, Vol: 2, Issue: 2    (External URL)

Qualification

Ph.D. Energy Systems Engineering
Daegu Gyeonkbeok Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), South Korea
Mar 2013 to Feb 2017
   
MS Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), South Korea
Sep 2008 to Aug 2010
   
MS Total Quality Management
IQTM, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
Sep 2006 to Aug 2008
   
B.Sc. Chemical Engineering
University of the Punjab, Pakistan
Jan 2001 to Mar 2005
   

Experience

Lecturer
School of Chemical and Materials Engineering, NUST.
Feb 2011 to Aug 2012
   
Researcher
Department of Polymer Engineering, University of the Punjab
Sep 2010 to Feb 2011
   

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