Department:  Faculty of Sciences, Department of Chemistry

Position:  Lecturer

HEC Approved Supervisor:  NO

Research Intersts:  Synthesis of variety of multi responsive microgels having different morphology, crosslinking and composition. Modulation of phase transition temperature/pH of microgels. Application of multi-responsive microgels for targeted drug delivery, synthesis of nanoparticles, and catalysis of compounds. Exploring the mechanism and kinetics of various reactions catalyzed by nanoparticles by studying the effect of various factors on the rate constant of catalysis.

Publications:  

1. Khalid, M. U. , S. R. Khan, S. Jamil,, 2018, Morphologically Controlled Synthesis of Cubes like Tin Oxide Nanoparticles and Study of its Application as Photocatalyst for Congo Red Degradation and as Fuel Additive, Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials, 28, 168–176
2. Khan, S. R. , S. Jamil, S. Li, and A. Sultan, 2018, Acrylic acid and methacrylic acid based porous responsive microgels as catalyst for reduction of 4-nitrophenol, Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A, ,
3. Khan, S. R. , S. Jamil, S. Li, and A. Sultan, 2018, Acrylic acid and methacrylic acid based porous responsive microgels as catalyst for reduction of 4-nitrophenol, Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A, ,
4. Farooqi, Z. H. , S. R. Khan, and R. Begum, 2017, Temperature responsive hybrid microgels for catalytic applications, Materials Science and Technology, 33, 129-137
5. Janjua, M. . , S. Jamil, N. Jahan, S. R. Khan, and S. Mirza, 2017, Morphologically controlled synthesis of ferric oxide nano/micro particles and their catalytic application in dry & wet media: A new approach, Chemistry Central Journal, 11, 49-67
6. Jamil, S. , M. A. Janjua, S. R. Khan , and N. Jahan, 2017, Synthesis, characterization and catalytic application of polyhedron zinc oxide microparticles, Materials Research Express, 4, 015902
7. Jamil, S. , M. A. Janjua, S. R. Khan,, 2017, Synthesis of self assembled porous sea urchin-like morphology of Co3O4 nanoparticles and their catalytic and electrochemical applications, Australian Journal of Chemistry, 70, 908-916
8. Khan, S. R. , S. Jamil, M. A. Janjua, and R. A. Khera, 2017, Synthesis of ferric oxyhydroxide nanoparticles and ferric oxide nanorods by reflux assisted coprecipitation method and comparative study of their thermal properties, Materials Research Express, 4, 115019
9. Khan, S. R. , Z. H. Farooqi, W. u. Zaman, A. Ali, R. Begum, F. Kanwal, and M. Siddiq, 2016, Kinetics and mechanism of reduction of nitrobenzene catalyzed by silver-poly(N-isopropylacryalmide-co-allylacetic acid) hybrid microgels, Materials Chemistry and Physics, 171, 318-327
10. Farooqi, Z. H. , S. R. Khan, R. Begum, and A. Ijaz, 2016, Review on synthesis, properties, characterization and applications of responsive microgels fabricated with gold nanostructures, Reviews in Chemical Engineering, 32, 49–69
11. Begum, R. , Z. H. Farooqi , and S. R. Khan, 2016, Poly(N-isopropylacryl amide-co-acrylic acid) copolymer microgels for various applications, International Journal of Polymeric Materials and Polymeric Biomaterials, 65, 841–852
12. Farooqi, Z. H. , N. Tariq, R. Begum, S. R. Khan, Z. Iqbal, and A. Khan, 2015, Fabrication of silver nanoparticles in poly (N-isopropylacrylamide-co-allylacetic acid) microgels for catalytic reduction of nitroarenes, Turkish Journal of Chemistry, 39, 576-588
13. Farooqi, Z. H. , T. Sakhawat, S. R. Khan, F. Kanwal, and R. Begum, 2015, Synthesis, characterization and fabrication of copper nanoparticles in N-isopropylacrylamide based co-polymer microgels for degradation of p-nitrophenol, Material Science – Poland, 33, Material S
14. Farooqi, Z. H. , S. R. Khan, R. Begum, T. Hussain, and N. Batool, 2015, Effect of crosslinking density of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-acrylic acid) microgels on catalytic reduction of nitrobenzene, Walailak Journal of Science and Technology, 12, 1147-1156
15. Farooqi, Z. H. , T. Sakhawat, S. R. Khan, F. Kanwal, and R. Begum, 2015, Synthesis, characterization and fabrication of copper nanoparticles in N-isopropylacrylamide based co-polymer microgels for degradation of p-nitrophenol, Material Science – Poland, 33, 185-192
16. Farooqi, Z. H. , Z. Butt, R. Begum, and S. R. Khan, 2015, Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-methacrylic acid) microgel stabilized copper nanoparticles for catalytic reduction of nitrobenzene, Material Science – Poland, 33, 627-634
17. Farooqi, Z. H. , S. Iqbal, S. R. Khan, F. Kanwal, and R. Begum, 2014, Cobalt and nickel nanoparticles fabricated p(NIPAM-co-MAA) microgels for catalytic applications, e-Polymers, 14, 313-321
18. Zahoor , H. , S. R. Khan, T. Hussain, K. Ejaz, S. Majeed, R. Begum, M. Ajmal, F. Kanwal , and M. Siddiq, 2014, Effect of crosslinker feed content on catalaytic activity of silver nanoparticles fabricated in multiresponsive microgels, Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, 31, 1674-1680
19. Khan, S. R. , Z. H. Farooqi, M. Ajmal , and M. Siddiq, 2013, Synthesis, Characterization, and Silver Nanoparticles Fabrication in N-isopropylacrylamide-Based Polymer Microgels for Rapid Degradation of p-Nitrophenol, Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology , 34, 1324-1333

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