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Murtaza Sayed is affiliated with the University of Peshawar in Pakistan and works primarily in the field of Environmental Science. Their research focuses on several subfields, including Water Science and Technology, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, and Organic Chemistry.

The scientist's work has been published frequently in several venues, with notable recurring publication platforms such as Chemical Engineering Journal, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, Catalysis Surveys from Asia, and Water Practice & Technology.

Their research topics cover a range of areas within environmental science and advanced materials. These include:

  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Advanced oxidation water treatment
  • Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions
  • Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal
  • Environmental remediation with nanomaterials
  • Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
  • Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis

Murtaza Sayed has coauthored works with several frequent collaborators, including Faiza Rehman, Noor S. Shah, Jibran Iqbal, Ikhtiar Gul, and Javed Ali Khan.

Key recent papers authored or coauthored by the scientist include:

  • "Solar light induced photocatalytic activation of peroxymonosulfate by ultra-thin Ti3+ self-doped Fe2O3/TiO2 nanoflakes for the degradation of naphthalene," 2022, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • "Nano-zerovalent manganese/biochar composite for the adsorptive and oxidative removal of Congo-red dye from aqueous solutions," 2020, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • "Synthesis of nitrogen-doped Ceria nanoparticles in deep eutectic solvent for the degradation of sulfamethaxazole under solar irradiation and additional antibacterial activities," 2020, Chemical Engineering Journal

Best Publications

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

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

  • Solar light driven degradation of norfloxacin using as-synthesized Bi3+ and Fe2+ co-doped ZnO with the addition of HSO5−: Toxicities and degradation pathways investigation

    Noor S. Shah;Javed Ali Khan;Murtaza Sayed;Zia Ul Haq Khan

  • Hydroxyl and sulfate radical mediated degradation of ciprofloxacin using nano zerovalent manganese catalyzed S2O82

    Noor S. Shah;Javed Ali Khan;Murtaza Sayed;Zia Ul Haq Khan

  • Oxidative removal of brilliant green by UV/S2O82‒, UV/HSO5‒ and UV/H2O2 processes in aqueous media: A comparative study

    Faiza Rehman;Murtaza Sayed;Javed Ali Khan;Noor S. Shah

  • Nano-zerovalent manganese/biochar composite for the adsorptive and oxidative removal of Congo-red dye from aqueous solutions.

    Jibran Iqbal;Noor S. Shah;Murtaza Sayed;Nabeel Khan Niazi

  • Solar Light Responsive Poly(vinyl alcohol)-Assisted Hydrothermal Synthesis of Immobilized TiO2/Ti Film with the Addition of Peroxymonosulfate for Photocatalytic Degradation of Ciprofloxacin in Aqueous Media: A Mechanistic Approach

    Murtaza Sayed;Murtaza Sayed;Javed Ali Khan;Luqman Ali Shah;Noor S. Shah;Noor S. Shah

  • Greener synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles using Trianthema portulacastrum extract and evaluation of its photocatalytic and biological applications.

    Zia Ul Haq Khan;Zia Ul Haq Khan;Hafiz Masood Sadiq;Noor Samad Shah;Arif Ullah Khan

  • Superabsorbent polymer hydrogels with good thermal and mechanical properties for removal of selected heavy metal ions

    Luqman Ali Shah;Majid Khan;Rida Javed;Murtaza Sayed

  • Synergistic effects of activated carbon and nano-zerovalent copper on the performance of hydroxyapatite-alginate beads for the removal of As3+ from aqueous solution

    Jibran Iqbal;Noor S. Shah;Murtaza Sayed;Muhammad Imran

  • Carbamazepine degradation by UV and UV-assisted AOPs: Kinetics, mechanism and toxicity investigations

    Fayaz Ali;Javed Ali Khan;Noor S. Shah;Noor S. Shah;Murtaza Sayed

  • Synthesis of eosin modified TiO2 film with co-exposed {001} and {101} facets for photocatalytic degradation of para-aminobenzoic acid and solar H2 production

    Javed Ali Khan;Murtaza Sayed;Noor S. Shah;Sanaullah Khan

  • Degradation kinetics and mechanism of desethyl-atrazine and desisopropyl-atrazine in water with OH and SO4− based-AOPs

    Javed Ali Khan;Javed Ali Khan;Xuexiang He;Xuexiang He;Noor S. Shah;Noor S. Shah;Noor S. Shah;Murtaza Sayed

  • Degradation of quinolone antibiotic, norfloxacin, in aqueous solution using gamma-ray irradiation

    Murtaza Sayed;Murtaza Sayed;Javed Ali Khan;Luqman Ali Shah;Noor S. Shah;Noor S. Shah

  • Degradation of ciprofloxacin in water by advanced oxidation process: kinetics study, influencing parameters and degradation pathways

    Murtaza Sayed;M. Ismail;Sanaullah Khan;Safia Tabassum

  • Synergistic effects of H2O2 and S2O82− in the gamma radiation induced degradation of congo-red dye: Kinetics and toxicities evaluation

    Noor S. Shah;Javed Ali Khan;Murtaza Sayed;Zia Ul Haq Khan

  • Synthesis of sensitive hybrid polymer microgels for catalytic reduction of organic pollutants

    Luqman Ali Shah;Luqman Ali Shah;Abdul Haleem;Murtaza Sayed;Mohammad Siddiq

  • Efficient Photocatalytic Degradation of Norfloxacin in Aqueous Media by Hydrothermally Synthesized Immobilized TiO2/Ti Films with Exposed {001} Facets.

    Murtaza Sayed;Murtaza Sayed;Murtaza Sayed;Luqman Ali Shah;Javed Ali Khan;Noor S. Shah;Noor S. Shah

  • Advanced oxidation for the treatment of chlorpyrifos in aqueous solution.

    M. Ismail;Hasan M. Khan;Murtaza Sayed;William J. Cooper

  • Synthesis of nitrogen-doped Ceria nanoparticles in deep eutectic solvent for the degradation of sulfamethaxazole under solar irradiation and additional antibacterial activities

    Jibran Iqbal;Noor S. Shah;Murtaza Sayed;Javed Ali Khan

  • Nano zerovalent zinc catalyzed peroxymonosulfate based advanced oxidation technologies for treatment of chlorpyrifos in aqueous solution: A semi-pilot scale study

    Noor S. Shah;Javed Ali Khan;Murtaza Sayed;Zia Ul Haq Khan

  • Deep eutectic solvent-mediated synthesis of ceria nanoparticles with the enhanced yield for photocatalytic degradation of flumequine under UV-C

    Jibran Iqbal;Noor S. Shah;Murtaza Sayed;Nawshad Muhammad

  • Nano-zerovalent copper as a Fenton-like catalyst for the degradation of ciprofloxacin in aqueous solution

    Noor S. Shah;Javed Ali Khan;Murtaza Sayed;Jibran Iqbal

  • TiO2 nanotubes doped poly(vinylidene fluoride) polymer membranes (PVDF/TNT) for efficient photocatalytic degradation of brilliant green dye

    Luqman Ali Shah;Tabassum Malik;Mohammad Siddiq;Abdul Haleem

  • Solar light responsive bismuth doped titania with Ti3+ for efficient photocatalytic degradation of flumequine: Synergistic role of peroxymonosulfate

    Ikhtiar Gul;Murtaza Sayed;Noor S. Shah;Javed Ali Khan

Frequent Co-Authors

Noor S. Shah
Noor S. Shah COMSATS University Islamabad
Zia Ul Haq Khan
Zia Ul Haq Khan COMSATS University Islamabad
Jibran Iqbal
Jibran Iqbal Zayed University
Behzad Murtaza
Behzad Murtaza COMSATS University Islamabad
Dionysios D. Dionysiou
Dionysios D. Dionysiou University of Cincinnati
Kyriaki Polychronopoulou
Kyriaki Polychronopoulou Khalifa University
Munawar Iqbal
Munawar Iqbal University of Tabuk
Grzegorz Boczkaj
Grzegorz Boczkaj Gdańsk University of Technology
Nabeel Khan Niazi
Nabeel Khan Niazi University of Agriculture Faisalabad
Afzal Shah
Afzal Shah Quaid-i-Azam University

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