Research & Innovation
Advancing environmental sustainability through cutting-edge research in biotechnology, wastewater treatment, and resource recovery
Research Areas of Interest
Environmental Biotechnology
Exploring microbial processes for bioproduct generation from wastewater and waste valorization.
Water & Wastewater Treatment
Advanced technologies including membrane bioreactors, biofilm reactors, and electrochemical systems.
Resource Recovery
Recovering value-added products like bioplastics, proteins, and bioenergy from waste streams.
Life Cycle Assessment
Assessing environmental impacts of emerging technologies for sustainability benchmarking.
Sustainable Aquaculture
Developing protein-rich microbial feed from treated wastewater to promote circular food systems.
3D Microfluidics & Simulation
Simulating porous media and fluid dynamics using microfluidic devices and imaging tools.
Featured Research Projects
Sustainable Aquaculture Feed via Wastewater Biomass
Post-doc at HBKU: Developed aquaculture feed from microbial biomass using PNSB. Focused on protein recovery, LCA, and pilot-scale production.
3D Microfluidics Using MV-LSFM
Research at Texas A&M Qatar: Modeled groundwater flow and contaminant tracking in microfluidics using advanced volumetric imaging.
Membrane Tech for Biomass & 5-ALA
Post-doc at HBKU: Separation and extraction of valuable microbial products via membrane-based systems for sustainable agriculture.
PHA Production from Wastewater
PhD Project at HBKU: Used PSBR biofilm photobioreactors to recover bioplastics (PHAs) from petrochemical effluents in Qatar.
Research Publications
Dive into peer-reviewed journal articles, case studies, and conference papers highlighting breakthroughs in sustainable engineering, environmental biotechnology, and wastewater innovation.
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
164
Total Citations
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Effects of temperature on biofilm formation and resource recovery during anoxyphototrophic treatment of fuel-synthesis wastewater
Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, 2024
Impact Factor: 2.4 View ArticleLight intensity effects on bioproduct recovery from fuel synthesis wastewater using purple phototrophic bacteria in a hybrid biofilm-suspended growth system
Biotechnology Reports, 2024
Cite Score: 14.1 View ArticleEvaluating bioproducts production in a purple phototrophic biofilm photobioreactor: Fuel-synthesis wastewater vs. simple substrates
Bioresource Technology Reports, 2024
Cite Score: 7.2 View ArticleResource recovery through bioremediation of Fuel-synthesis wastewater in a Biofilm photobioreactor using Purple non-sulfur bacteria
Chemical Engineering Journal Advances, 2024
Impact Factor: 5.5 View ArticlePhotobioreactor design for polyhydroxyalkanoates production using anoxygenic photoheterotrophs: a review
Fermentation, 2023
Impact Factor: 3.3 View ArticleEffect of nutrients deficiency on biofilm formation and single cell protein production with a purple non-sulphur bacteria enriched culture
Biofilm, 2022
Impact Factor: 5.9 View ArticleNitrogen influence on suspended vs. biofilm growth and resource recovery potential of purple non-sulfur bacteria treating fuel synthesis wastewater
Biochemical Engineering Journal, 2023
Impact Factor: 3.7 View ArticleEcological Impact Analysis of Building Using Life Cycle Assessment Approach: A Case Study of An Institutional Building in Pakistan
Webology, 2022
Impact Factor: NA View ArticleExploring potable groundwater sources surrounding Manchar lake
Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering & Technology, 2021
Impact Factor: 0.6 View ArticleUse of rice husk ash as cementitious material in concrete
Engineering, Technology & Applied Science Research, 2019
Impact Factor: NA View ArticleHealth risk assessment for emissions from Jamsboro thermal power station using AERMOD dispersion model
Journal of Industrial Pollution Control, 2018
Impact Factor: 1.30 View ArticleConference Papers & Proceedings
Fuel-synthesis wastewater treatment and purple non-sulfur bacteria biomass and pigments production: Effect of vitamin concentration
Shaikh, S. et al. (2022) – International Conference on Sustainable Processes and Clean Energy Transition, Malaysia
View ProceedingsAn integrated approach for treatment and biomass resource recovery from juice industry wastewater using purple non-sulfur bacteria
Rashid, N., Shaikh, S. et al. (2022) – International Conference on Sustainable Processes and Clean Energy Transition, Malaysia
View ProceedingsInfluence of nitrogen on simultaneous treatment of fuel synthesis wastewater and PNSB biofilm formation for resource recovery
Shaikh, S. et al. (2022) – 9th International Conference on Sustainable Solid Waste Management, Greece
View PaperSimultaneous treatment of fruit juice industry wastewater and single-cell protein synthesis using purple non-sulfur bacteria
Rashid, N., Shaikh, S. et al. (2022) – 9th International Conference on Sustainable Solid Waste Management, Greece
View PaperWater Quality Analysis of Private Filter Plants of Latifabad Hyderabad
Shaikh, S. et al. (2019) – 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Development in Civil Engineering, Pakistan
View ProceedingsAn assessment of health & safety measures at construction sites: A case study of Hyderabad
Shaikh, S., Panhwar, S. (2019) – 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Development in Civil Engineering, Pakistan
View ProceedingsAnalysis of Water Quality of Muet Water Treatment & Distribution System by Taking into Account Seasonal Variations
Imran, U. et al. (2017) – 1st Young Researchers National Conference on Water and Environment, Pakistan
View PaperTreatment of Domestic Wastewater by Sustainable Microbial Fuel Cells having an inexpensive, Reliable and Recyclable Anodes
Sifat, I. et al. (2017) – 1st Young Researchers National Conference on Water and Environment, Pakistan
View PaperMelanoidins Removal from Bio-digested Spent Wash using fly ash
Ahmed, S. et al. (2017) – 1st Young Researchers National Conference on Water and Environment, Pakistan
View PaperConference Presentations
Oral Presentations
CHISA 2022 – Prague
PNSB-based biofilm wastewater treatment
CHISA 2022 – Prague
Juice industry biomass recovery
WasteEng 2022 – Denmark
Micro-aerobic wastewater treatment using PNSB
SEE 2022 – Albania
Nutrient deficiency & SCP via PNSB
Poster Presentations
Corfu Conference – Greece
SCP synthesis using PNSB from juice industry wastewater
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