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2956
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Pakistan Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Pakistan Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Pakistan Leader Award

Overview

Munawar Iqbal is affiliated with the University of Tabuk in Saudi Arabia, focusing primarily on the field of Materials Science with a strong emphasis on Materials Chemistry. Their research spans several interconnected subfields including Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Water Science and Technology.

The key topics explored in their work include:

  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal
  • Multiferroics and related materials
  • Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions
  • Magnetic Properties and Synthesis of Ferrites
  • Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
  • TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells

Munawar Iqbal has published extensively in various scientific journals. Their frequent publication venues include:

  • Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie (60 publications)
  • Polish Journal of Environmental Studies (29 publications)
  • Arabian Journal of Chemistry (23 publications)
  • Journal of Materials Research and Technology (20 publications)
  • Ceramics International (18 publications)

Their recent published papers demonstrate the breadth of their research interests and include:

  • Microalgae an ecofriendly and sustainable wastewater treatment option: Biomass application in biofuel and bio-fertilizer production. A review, 2020, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • Efficient removal of dyes using carboxymethyl cellulose/alginate/polyvinyl alcohol/rice husk composite: Adsorption/desorption, kinetics and recycling studies, 2020, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
  • Chitosan, starch, polyaniline and polypyrrole biocomposite with sugarcane bagasse for the efficient removal of Acid Black dye, 2020, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
  • Skin cancer detection from dermoscopic images using deep learning and fuzzy k-means clustering, 2021, Microscopy Research and Technique
  • The adsorption of Cr(VI) from water samples using graphene oxide-magnetic (GO-Fe3O4) synthesized from natural cellulose-based graphite (kusambi wood or Schleichera oleosa): Study of kinetics, isotherms and thermodynamics, 2020, Journal of Materials Research and Technology

Munawar Iqbal collaborates frequently with several researchers. Their most frequent co-authors include:

  • Arif Nazir
  • Norah Alwadai
  • Ismat Bibi
  • Farzana Majid
  • Shagufta Kamal

Best Publications

  • Dyes adsorption using clay and modified clay: A review

    Abida Kausar;Munawar Iqbal;Anum Javed;Kiran Aftab

  • Vibrio fischeri bioluminescence inhibition assay for ecotoxicity assessment: A review.

    Mazhar Abbas;Muhammad Adil;Syed Ehtisham-ul-Haque;Bushra Munir

  • Vicia faba bioassay for environmental toxicity monitoring: A review

    Munawar Iqbal

  • The utilization of leaf-based adsorbents for dyes removal: A review

    Laura Bulgariu;Leticia Belén Escudero;Olugbenga Solomon Bello;Munawar Iqbal

  • Biodiesel Production from Waste Cooking Oil: an Efficient Technique to Convert Waste into Biodiesel

    Sahar;Sana Sadaf;Javed Iqbal;Inam Ullah

  • Green synthesis of iron oxide nanoparticles using pomegranate seeds extract and photocatalytic activity evaluation for the degradation of textile dye

    Ismat Bibi;Nosheen Nazar;Sadia Ata;Misbah Sultan

  • Enhanced biodiesel production from Jatropha oil using calcined waste animal bones as catalyst

    Jan Nisar;Rameez Razaq;Muhammad Farooq;Munawar Iqbal;Munawar Iqbal

  • Effective adsorptive removal of azo dyes over spherical ZnO nanoparticles

    Muhammad Nadeem Zafar;Qamar Dar;Faisal Nawaz;Muhammad Naveed Zafar

  • Biopolymers composites with peanut hull waste biomass and application for Crystal Violet adsorption.

    Noor Tahir;Haq Nawaz Bhatti;Munawar Iqbal;Saima Noreen

  • Mango stone biocomposite preparation and application for crystal violet adsorption: A mechanistic study

    Sidra Shoukat;Haq Nawaz Bhatti;Munawar Iqbal;Saima Noreen

  • Green and eco-friendly synthesis of cobalt-oxide nanoparticle: Characterization and photo-catalytic activity

    Ismat Bibi;Nosheen Nazar;Munawar Iqbal;Shagufta Kamal

  • Efficient removal of dyes using carboxymethyl cellulose/alginate/polyvinyl alcohol/rice husk composite: Adsorption/desorption, kinetics and recycling studies

    Haq N. Bhatti;Yusra Safa;Sobhy M. Yakout;Omar H. Shair

  • Biosorption of chromium onto native and immobilized sugarcane bagasse waste biomass

    Ihsan Ullah;Raziya Nadeem;Munawar Iqbal;Qaisar Manzoor

  • Organic acids pretreatment effect on Rosa bourbonia phyto-biomass for removal of Pb(II) and Cu(II) from aqueous media.

    Qaisar Manzoor;Raziya Nadeem;Munawar Iqbal;Rashid Saeed

  • Eriobotrya japonica seed biocomposite efficiency for copper adsorption: Isotherms, kinetics, thermodynamic and desorption studies.

    Mehwish Mushtaq;Haq Nawaz Bhatti;Munawar Iqbal;Saima Noreen

  • Solar Red and Brittle Blue direct dyes adsorption onto Eucalyptus angophoroides bark: Equilibrium, kinetics and thermodynamic studies

    M. Asif Tahir;Haq Nawaz Bhatti;Munawar Iqbal

  • Chitosan, starch, polyaniline and polypyrrole biocomposite with sugarcane bagasse for the efficient removal of Acid Black dye

    Saima Noreen;Haq Nawaz Bhatti;Munawar Iqbal;Fida Hussain

  • The adsorption of Cr(VI) from water samples using graphene oxide-magnetic (GO-Fe3O4) synthesized from natural cellulose-based graphite (kusambi wood or Schleichera oleosa): Study of kinetics, isotherms and thermodynamics

    Yantus A.B. Neolaka;Yosep Lawa;Johnson N. Naat;Arsel A.P. Riwu

  • Microalgae biosorption, bioaccumulation and biodegradation efficiency for the remediation of wastewater and carbon dioxide mitigation: Prospects, challenges and opportunities

    Shazia Mustafa;Haq Nawaz Bhatti;Munazza Maqbool;Munawar Iqbal

  • Response surface methodology application in optimization of cadmium adsorption by shoe waste: A good option of waste mitigation by waste

    Munawar Iqbal;Nida Iqbal;Ijaz Ahmad Bhatti;Naseer Ahmad

  • Gamma radiation/H2O2 treatment of a nonylphenol ethoxylates: Degradation, cytotoxicity, and mutagenicity evaluation.

    Munawar Iqbal;Ijaz Ahmad Bhatti

Frequent Co-Authors

Haq Nawaz Bhatti
Haq Nawaz Bhatti University of Agriculture Faisalabad
Ijaz Ahmad Bhatti
Ijaz Ahmad Bhatti University of Agriculture Faisalabad
Afzal Shah
Afzal Shah Quaid-i-Azam University
Yassine Slimani
Yassine Slimani Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
Zahoor H. Farooqi
Zahoor H. Farooqi University of the Punjab
Murtaza Sayed
Murtaza Sayed University of Peshawar
Zushu Hu
Zushu Hu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Muhammad Ashraf
Muhammad Ashraf University of Agriculture Faisalabad
Muhammad Rizwan
Muhammad Rizwan Government College University, Faisalabad

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