School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Faculty Musharib Khan

Musharib Khan

Assistant Professor
Summary

Dr. Musharib Khan has been serving as an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Environmental Sciences and Engineering (IESE), School of Civil and Environmental Engineering (SCEE), NUST, Islamabad, since 2021. He teaches undergraduate and postgraduate courses, including Solid & Hazardous Waste Management, Environmental Impact Assessment, Introduction to Environmental Engineering, and Thermodynamics. His research group, comprising PhD, MS, and undergraduate students, focuses on waste management and valorization, as well as water and wastewater treatment. He has secured project funding from various organizations, including the Pakistan Engineering Council and the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics. Dr. Khan has authored and co-authored a number of research articles published in peer-reviewed scientific journals and has presented his work at various national and international conferences. In addition to his academic responsibilities, he provides consultancy and advisory services in areas such as process design, socio-economic assessments, waste analysis and characterization studies (WACS), environmental impact assessments (EIA), and life cycle assessments (LCA). He is also currently serving as the Director of the Local Quality Enhancement Cell (LQEC) and the Focal Person for Industrial Collaboration at SCEE (IESE), NUST.

Academic Background
PhD (Environmental Engineering) Hong Kong University of Science and Technology February 12, 2016 - June 18, 2020
Honours and Awards
Gold Medal in BSc June 30, 2011
Gold Medal in MSc November 30, 2013
Publications
Uncovering public knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards solid waste management: interlinkages, predictive insights, and the role of operational entities in Wah Cantt, Pakistan January 13, 2026 Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management - Pages 18
Two-dimensional MXene and molybdenum disulphide for the removal of hexavalent chromium from water: A comparative study October 01, 2024 Desalination and Water Treatment - Volume 320, Article Number 100693
Magnetically recyclable nanophotocatalysts in photocatalysis-involving processes for organic pollutant removal from wastewater: current status and perspectives March 14, 2024 Environmental Science: Nano - Pages 1-33
Pearson Correlation Analysis Between Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Socioeconomic Factors Across Nations' Income Groups December 15, 2023 Chemical Engineering Transactions - Volume 106, Pages 181-186
Performance and cost-benefit analysis of anaerobic moving bed biofilm reactor for pretreatment of textile wastewater March 10, 2023 Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering - Pages 1-12
An integrated multi-objective optimisation framework for municipal solid waste management and emissions trading scheme March 07, 2023 Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy - Pages 1-15
Facilitating peroxymonosulfate activation for effective antibiotics degradation from drinking water by photoelectrocatalytic system using MoS2 embedded carbon substrate January 15, 2023 Chemical Engineering Journal - Volume 452, Part 4, Article Number 139591
Lanthanum carbonate nanoparticles confined within anion exchange resin for phosphate removal from river water: Batch and fixed-bed column study March 01, 2022 Process Safety and Environmental Protection - Volume 159, Pages 640-651
Role of surface functional groups of hydrogels in metal adsorption: From performance to mechanism April 15, 2021 Journal of Hazardous Materials - Volume 408, Article Number 124463
Critical review of photocatalytic disinfection of bacteria: from noble metals- and carbon nanomaterials-TiO2 composites to challenges of water characteristics and strategic solutions March 01, 2021 Science of The Total Environment - Volume 758, Article Number 143953
Visible–light–driven magnetically recyclable terephthalic acid functionalized g−C3N4/TiO2 heterojunction nanophotocatalyst for enhanced degradation of PPCPs August 05, 2020 Applied Catalysis B: Environmental - Volume 270, Article Number 118898
Elucidating the predominant role of crystal disorders in hierarchical photocatalysts governing their charge carrier separation and associated activity in photocatalytic water treatment August 01, 2020 Journal of Colloid and Interface Science - Volume 573, Pages 336-347
Recent developments and challenges in practical application of visible–light–driven TiO2–based heterojunctions for PPCP degradation: A critical review March 01, 2020 Water Research - Volume 170, Article Number 115356
Unravelling mechanistic reasons for differences in performance of different Ti- and Bi-based magnetic photocatalysts in photocatalytic degradation of PPCPs October 10, 2019 Science of The Total Environment - Volume 686, Pages 878-887
Visible-light-driven photocatalytic removal of PPCPs using magnetically separable bismuth oxybromo-iodide solid solutions: Mechanisms, pathways, and reusability in real sewage June 01, 2019 Separation and Purification Technology - Volume 216, Pages 102-114
Visible-light-driven N-TiO2@SiO2@Fe3O4 magnetic nanophotocatalysts: Synthesis, characterization, and photocatalytic degradation of PPCPs May 15, 2019 Journal of Hazardous Materials - Volume 370, Pages 108-116
Magnetically separable BiOBr/Fe3O4@SiO2 for visible-light-driven photocatalytic degradation of ibuprofen: Mechanistic investigation and prototype development March 05, 2019 Journal of Hazardous Materials - Volume 365, Pages 733-743
Development of g-C3N4/TiO2/Fe3O4@SiO2 heterojunction via sol-gel route: A magnetically recyclable direct contact Z-scheme nanophotocatalyst for enhanced photocatalytic removal of ibuprofen from real sewage effluent under visible light December 01, 2018 Chemical Engineering Journal - Volume 353, Pages 645-656
High charge transfer response of g-C3N4/Ag/AgCl/BiVO4 microstructure for the selective photocatalytic reduction of CO2 to CH4 under alkali activation October 01, 2018 Journal of Catalysis - Volume 366, Pages 28-36
Removal of ionizable aromatic pollutants from contaminated water using nano γ-Fe2O3 based magnetic cationic hydrogel: Sorptive performance, magnetic separation and reusability January 15, 2017 Journal of Hazardous Materials - Volume 322, Part A, Pages 195-204
Application of Magnetic Hydrogel for Anionic Pollutants Removal from Wastewater with Adsorbent Regeneration and Reuse January 01, 2017 Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste - Volume 21, Issue 1, Pages 1-9
A holistic review of hydrogel applications in the adsorptive removal of aqueous pollutants: Recent progress, challenges, and perspectives December 01, 2016 Water Research - Volume 106, Pages 259-271
Role of Secondary Sludge in the Removal of Phytosterols during Secondary Wastewater Treatment May 01, 2015 Journal of Environmental Engineering - Volume 141, Issue 5, Pages 1-9
Conferences
Comprehensive Assessment of Conventional Practices and Sustainable Pathways for Solid Waste Management: Integrating Perspectives, Practices and Environmental Impact February 26, 2025 - February 27, 2025 SHOAIB MUHAMMAD, TAIMUR MAZHAR SHEIKH, Musharib Khan, 5th RASTA-PIDE CONFERENCE
Environmental Life Cycle Assessment of Plastic Waste Management Options February 25, 2025 - February 26, 2025 Sumair Gomez, Musharib Khan, 1st International Conference on Climate Change Environment and Sustainability (I3CES)
Research Assistant Hong Kong University of Science and Technology February 01, 2019 - November 30, 2019
Visiting Lecturer Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan September 01, 2011 - January 31, 2014