Research At COMSATS

Environmental Monitoring and Remediation

Dr. Asam Shad

	Designation:	Assistant Professor
	Email:	[email protected]
	Phone No. :	034176100341
	Role:	Faculty
	Research Interests:	<p> Advanced Oxidation Processes</p>

Academics/ Degrees

· PhD (Environmental Sciences), 2020, Nanjing University China

· MS (Water Sanitation Health and Development, 2012, CUI

· MSc (Chemistry), 2008, Hazara University

Publications/Papers

2025

Journal

Asam Shad,Z. A. Bhatti "Developing a Model for Sulfadiazine Degradation in Water Using UV Alone, Cl Alone, UV/Cl, and Cl/O3: A Case Study of Real Water Matrix" , Chemical Papers, Springer Nature , 2025

2024

Journal

Wenqian Cao ,Asam Shad "Adsorption and migration behaviors of heavy metals (As, Cd, and Cr) in single and binary systems in typical Chinese soils" , Science of Total Environment, August 2024 , 2024

Asam Shad "Deciphering the degradation of sulfonamides by UV/Chlorination in Aqueous Solution: Reaction Kinetics, Reaction Pathways and Toxicological Evolution" , ERC ,Volume 6 ,Issue 9 ,Page 095017 , 2024

2023

Journal

Boyingl Liu,Asam Shad "Insights into oxidation of pentachlorophenol (PCP) by low-dose ferrate (VI) catalyzed with α-Fe2O3 nanoparticles" , Journal of Hazardous Materials (Elsevier) ,Volume 458 ,Page 131983 , 2023

Jibran Iqbal,Asam Shad "Bimetallic Bi/Cu0-catalyzed persulfate-based advanced oxidation processes towards clofibric acid degradation in wastewater" , December , 2023 , water resource industry (journal) , 2023

Asim Yaqub,Z. A. Bhatti,Asam Shad,Dr. S. Shah "reactive blue-2 dye in aqueous solution by electrocoagulation process using aluminum and steel electrodes" , Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances February 2023 ,Volume 9 ,Page 100248 , 2023

Conference

Asam Shad,Asim Yaqub "Unraveling the effect of chlorination on degradation of pharmaceuticals and elimination from drinking water " , 2nd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ADVANCES IN CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING (ICACEE-2023) UET Texila Pakistan. (22-23 Feb) , 2023

2020

Journal

Yumeng Qi ,Asam Shad "Mixed Oxidation of Aqueous Nonylphenol and Triclosan by Thermally Activated Persulfate: Reaction Kinetics and Formation of Co-oligomerization Products" , Chemical Engineering journal, 2020 , 2020

Asam Shad "Degradation of sulfadimethoxine in phosphate buffer solution by UV alone, UV/PMS and UV/H2O2: Kinetics, degradation products, and reaction pathways" , Chemical Engineering Journal, 31 May 2020 , 2020

Xiaoxue Pan ,Asam Shad "Alumina-mediated photocatalytic degradation of hexachlorobenzene in aqueous system: Kinetics and mechanism" , Chemosphere, May 2020 , 2020

Zunyao wang,Asam Shad "Photodegradation of polychlorinated diphenyl sulﬁdes (PCDPSs) under simulated solar light irradiation: Kinetics, mechanism, and density functional theory calculations" , Journal of Hazardous Material, May 2020 , 2020

2019

Journal

Afzal Ahmed Dar,Asam Shad "A combined experimental and computational study on the oxidative degradation of bromophenols by Fe(VI) and the formation of self-coupling products" , Environmental Pollution, 24 November 2019 , 2019

Zunyao Wang,Asam Shad "Visible light and fulvic acid assisted generation of Mn(III) to oxidize bisphenol A: The effect of tetrabromobisphenol A" , Water Research, 5 November 2019 , 2019

Mirza Muhammad Faran Ashraf Baig ,Asam Shad "DNA scaffold nanoparticles coated with HPMC/EC for oral delivery" , International Journal of Pharmaceutics, March, 2019 , 2019

2018

Journal

Afzal Ahmed Dar,Asam Shad "Ozonation of pentabromophenol in aqueous basic medium: Kinetics, pathways, mechanism, dimerization and toxicity assessment" , Chemosphere, 21 December , 2020 , 2018

Asam Shad "Understanding the ozonated degradation of sulfadimethoxine, exploration of reaction site, and classification of degradation products" , Chemosphere, 17th august 2018 , 2018

2014

Journal

Asam Shad "Lack of Community Participation in Drinking Water Supply Project and its Impact on Health and Services Provided to Flood Affected People" , Journal of Environment and Eart Science, 2014 , 2014

Awards/ Appreciations

Fully funded scholarship awarded for doctoral studies by Chinese government in Nanjing University.
Fully funded scholarship for MS studies awarded by Comsats University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus.