Dr. Adnan Khan
Ph.D , Brazil in Inorganic Chemistry
Research Interest: Biopolymers � chitosan chemically modification to facilitate the removal of cations, dyes and pesticides from ecosystem. Preparation of chitosan based material for controlled drug release. Preparation of chitosan based membrane for wound healing and burns.
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NAME : Adnan Khan
Postal address: Institute of Chemical Sciences
University of Peshawar
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan
E-mail : adnanics@yahoo.com
Telephone : +92300 9890269
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
Ph.D
Institute of Chemistry University of Campinas, Sao Paulo-Brazil (UNICAMP)
Ph.D. RESEARCH PROJECT
The Potentiality of the Reagent Glycidylmethacrylate Immobilized on Biopolymer Chitosan for Cations removal
SUPERVISING BY
Prof. Dr. Claudio Airoldi Professor in the Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
M.Phil.
Institute of Chemical Sciences University of Peshawar, Pakistan
ACHIEVEMENT
? 1. Received award of subsistence Allowance to Un-employed 1st Class Graduate from Higher Education Commission of Pakistan under “Support of Scientific Talent” in 2004.
?2. Received fellowship from TWAS (The academy of sciences for the developing world) and CNPq (Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development) in 2008 for a period of 4 years.
RESEARCH PROJECT
Worked on project finance by Directorate of Science and Technology KPK Pakistan (DOST) entitled: Preparation of chitosan beads, microspheres and nanoparticles for controlled drug release.
RESEARCH ARTICLES
1. Adnan Khan, Syed Badshah, Claudio Airoldi, Biosorption of some toxic metal ions by chitosan modified with glycidylmethacrylate and diethylenetriamine, Chem. Eng. J. (2011), 171, 159–166.
2. Adnan Khan, Syed Badshah, Claudio Airoldi, Dithiocarbamated chitosan as a potent biopolymer for toxic cation remediation, Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, (2011), 87, 88-95.
3. Adnan Khan, Fazal wahid, Imdadullah Mohammadzai, Nauman Ali, Ziarat Shah, Removal of heavy metals by phytoextraction using Salvadora persica. Journal of Science and Technology, (2011), 35, 11-22.
4. Muhammad Rahima, Imdad Ullah, Adnan Khan, Mas Rosemal Hakim Mas Haris, Nisar Ahmad, “Spatial Distribution and Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals from Drinking Water in District Shangla”, Sci. Int (Lahore), 26(4),( 2014), 1625-1630.
5. Sefath Ullah Khan, Farman Ullah Khan, Ihsan Ullah Khanb, Nawshad Muhammad, Syed Badshahd, Adnan Khan, Asim Ullah, Amir Sada Khan, Hazrat Bilal, Asma Nasrullah Desalination and Water Treatment, (2014) 1–11.
6. Adnan Khan, Sajjad Hussain, Saima Gul, Sabir Khan, Habib ur Rehman, Mohammad Ishaq, Fazal Akbar Jan, Zia Ud Din, Removal of Cr(VI) from aqueous solution using brick kiln chimney waste as adsorbent. Desalination and Water Treatment, 53(2015), 373-381.
7. Adnan Khan, Fazal wahid, Imdadullah Mohammadzai, Nauman Ali, Syed Badshah, Claudio Airoldi, Single step modification of chitosan for toxic cations remediation from aqueous solution, Desalination and Water treatment, 2013 56 (2015) 1099–1109.
8. Adnan Khan, Syed Badshah, Claudio Airoldi, Environmental benign modified biodegradable polymer for heavy metal sorption. Polymer Bulletin Polym. Bull. (2015) 72, 353–370.
9. Muhammad Rahim, Imdad Ullah, Adnan Khan and Mas Rosemal Hakim Mas Haris, Health Risk from Heavy Metals via Consumption of Food Crops in the Vicinity of District Shangla, J. Chem. Soc. Pak., Vol. 38, 2016, 177.
10. Hamayun Khan, Abdul Kabir Khalil, Adnan Khan, Khalid Saeed and Nauman Ali, “Photocatalytic Degradation of Bromophenol Blue in Aqueous Medium Using Chitosan Conjugated Magnetic Nanoparticles" Korean J. Chem. Eng., (2016), 33, 2802-2807.
11. Adnan Khan, Sajjad Hussain, Zia Ullah, Saima Gul, Rozina Khattak, Nida Kazmi, Fozia Rehman, Sabir Khan, Khalid Ahmad, Mohammad Imad, “Adsorption Characteristics of Magnesium-Modified Bentonite Clay with Respect to Acid Blue 129 in Aqueous Media” Pol. J. Environ. Stud. (2016), 25 , 1-7.
12. Adnan Khan, Fazal Wahid, Imdad Ullah Mohammadzai, Nauman Ali, Ziarat Shah, Removal of toxic metals with activated carbon prepared from Salvadora persica. Arabian Chemistry Journal, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 31 July, 2013, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.arabjc.2013.07.054.