Nationality: Pakistan
E-mail: khanzaheenullah@qdu.edu.cn; zaheenkhan110@gmail.com
Research Interest:
Synthesis of Nanomaterials (Graphene, MOFs and Carbon materials), Capacitive Deionization, Water Desalination, Membrane Separations, Nitrate Reduction, CO2 Reduction
Professional experience
· 09/2023 – present Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of materials for energy and environment, Qingdao University, China
· 09/2021 – 08/2023 Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen, China.
· 01/2020 – 06/2021 Research Fellow, Institute of Advance Study, Shenzhen University, Guangzhou, P. R. China.
Education
· PhD: 21/09/2015 – 25/09/2019 School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, China
· MPhil: 15/02/2013 – 09/09/2015 Institute of Chemical Sciences, Gomal University D.I khan, KPK, Pakistan
· M.Sc: 15/09/2009 – 31/12/2011 Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology, Bannu, KPK, Pakistan
· B.Sc: 05/09/2007 – 01/09/2009 Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology, Bannu, KPK, Pakistan
Selected Publications:
1. Zaheen Ullah Khan, Tingting Yan, Liyi Shi, and Dengsong Zhang. "Improved capacitive deionization by using 3D intercalated graphene sheet–sphere nanocomposite architectures." Environmental Science: Nano 5, no. 4 (2018): 980-991.
2. Zaheen Ullah Khan, Tingting Yan, Jinlong Han, Liyi Shi and Dengsong Zhang, Capacitive Deionization of Saline water by using Graphene Nanospheres Decorated N-doped Layered Mesoporous Carbon Frameworks, Environmental Science: Nano, 2019.
3. Zaheen Ullah Khan, Wasid Ullah Khan, Bakhtar Ullah, Wajid Ali, Bilal Ahmad, Wajid Ali, Pow-Seng Yap.“Graphene oxide/PVC composite papers functionalized with pPhenylenediamine as high-performance sorbent for the removal of heavy metal ions” Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2021 xxx (xxxx) 105916.
4. Zaheen Ullah Khan, Ayesha Kausar, Dengsong Zhang, Liyi Shi, Hidayat Ullah, and Wasid Ullah Khan. "Buckypaper of polyvinyl chloride/p‐phenylenediamine modified graphite and PVC/graphite via resin infiltration technique." Polymer Composites.0272-8397.
5. Zaheen Ullah Khan, Feng, B., & Khan, W. U. (2023). 3D graphene-supported N-doped hierarchically porous carbon for capacitive deionization of saline water. Environmental Science: Nano, 10(4), 1163-1176.
6. Zaheen Ullah Khan, Moronshing, M., Shestakova, M., Al-Othman, A., Sillanpää, M., Zhan, Z., ... & Lei, Y. (2023). Electro-deionization (EDI) technology for enhanced water treatment and desalination: A review. Desalination, 548, 116254.
7. Wajid Ali, Hameed Ullah, Amir Zada, Wisal Muhammad, Sharaft Ali, Shabana Shaheen, Zaheen Ullah Khan, Hazrat Bilal, Pow-Seng Yap, Science of The Total Environment, 746(1), 2020, 141291.
8. Zaheen Ullah Khan, Ayesha Kausar, Hidayat Ullah, Amin Badshah, and Wasid U. Khan. "A review of graphene oxide, graphene buckypaper, and polymer/graphene composites: Properties and fabrication techniques." Journal of plastic film & sheeting 32, no. 4 (2016): 336-379.
9. Zaheen Ullah Khan, Ayesha Kausar, and Hidayat Ullah. "A review on composite papers of graphene oxide, carbon nanotube, polymer/GO, and polymer/CNT: Processing strategies, properties, and relevance." Polymer-Plastics Technology and Engineering 55, no. 6 (2016): 559-581.
10. Zeb, Shah, Saira Naz, Zaheen Ullah Khan, Waheed Ullah Khan, Muhammad Imran, Ahmed Uddin, Riming Hu, Muhammad Umair, Xuchuan Jiang, and Yongxiang Gao. "Shape Controlled Synthesis and Crystal Facet Dependent Gas Sensitivity of Tungsten Oxide." Surfaces and Interfaces (2024): 105182.
11. Muhammad, Imran, Jaffer Saddique, Chengzhang Wu, Muneeb ur Rahman, Zaheen Ullah Khan, Wajid Ali, and Rong Zhang. "Nitrogen-Doped Graphene-Supported Nickel Nanoparticles Reveal Low Dehydrogenation Temperature and Long Cyclic Life of Magnesium Hydrides." ACS omega 9, no. 17 (2024): 19261-19271..
Prizes and Awards
1. Chinese Government Scholarship for International Students 2015-2019.
2. Chinese Government China Scholarship Council Outstanding Student Scholarship in the year of 2018.
3. Outstanding Student of the year (2018) in Shanghai University.
4. Individual Talent Award in Shanghai University (2019).
5. Best project Award “Shanghai University fifth Kechuang Cup graduate student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition”.
6. Outstanding Student Award (Gold Medalist) in M.S 2015, Gomal University, Pakistan.
7. Best Student Award (Silver Medalist) in M.Sc 2011, University of Science & Technology Bannu, Pakistan.
