FACULTY PROFILE

Dr. Asma Nasrullah

Lecturer


Department:
Chemistry

Email:
chemistry@sbbwu.edu.pk

Name

Dr. Asma Nasrullah (Gold Medalist, MSc Chemistry)

Personal

Email:           (1) dr.asmanasrullah@sbbwu.edu.pk

                      (2) advent_chmeist@yhoo.com

Phone#:                (+92) 91 9224706

Address:  Department of Chemistry, Shaheed Benazir

 Bhutto Women University Larama, Peshawar.

Experience

  • Lecturer at the Department of Chemistry, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University, Larama, Peshawar, Pakistan, (02 November 2022 – Continue)
  • IPFP fellow at the Department of Chemistry, University of science and Technology, Bannu (01 March 2022- 01 November 2022).
  • Graduate Research Assistant (GRA) at the Department of Fundamental and Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi, PETRONAS, Malaysia (01 April 2015- 06 June 2019).  

Lecturer at the Department of Chemistry, University of science and Technology, Bannu (01 May 2011- 31 April 2012)

Qualification

Ph.D (Physical Chemistry), Department of Fundamental and Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi, PETRONAS, Malaysia 2019 (First class).
M.Phil (Physical Chemistry Chemistry), Department of Chemistry, University of science and Technology, Bannu, 2014 (First class).
M.Sc (Physical Chemistry Chemistry), Department of Chemistry, University of science and Technology, Bannu, 2010 (First class).
B.Sc (Chemistry, Human Anatomy & Physiology, Microbiology), University of Karachi, Pakistan 2007 (First Class).
FSc, BISE Karachi 2005 (First Class).
SSC, BISE Karachi 2005 (First Class)

Honor and Awards

  • Gold Medalist in MSc Chemistry

Graduate Research Assistant at Department of Fundamental and Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi, PETRONAS, Malaysia.

Memberships

Nil

Graduate Students Postdocs Undergraduate Students Honor Students

Co-Supervisor of M.Phil (03) Scholar to accomplish research and Thesis writing.

Service Activity

Nil

Brief Statement of Research Interest

  • Synthesis and physicochemical properties of ionic liquids (ILs)
  • Biomass conversion to useful chemicals using ILs as a catalyst
  • Clay and activated carbon beads and membrane for wastewater treatment
  • Deep Eutectic Solvents for wastewater treatment

Publications

  • Ullah, Nasim, Zarshad Ali, Amir Sada Khan, Bushra Adalat, Asma Nasrullah, and Sher Bahadar Khan. "Preparation and dye adsorption properties of activated carbon/clay/sodium alginate composite hydrogel membranes." RSC advances 14, no. 1 (2024): 211-221. (IF= 3.2).
  • Almas, Muzdalfa, Amir Sada Khan, Asma Nasrullah, Israf Ud Din, Taghreed M. Fagieh, Esraa M. Bakhsh, Kalsoom Akhtar, Sher Bahadar Khan, Shahan Zeb Khan, and Abrar Inayat. "Substantial increase in adsorption efficiency of local clay-alginate beads toward methylene blue impregnated with SDS." Environmental Science and Pollution Research 30, no. 34 (2023): 81433-81449. (IF= 5.4).
  • Hydrophobic ammonium based ionic liquids for efficient extraction of textile dyes from aqueous media: Extraction study and antibacterial evaluation Journal of Molecular Liquids (Accepted, 2022) (IF= 6.633).
  • An Overview on Phytotoxic Perspective of Ionic Liquids and Deep Eutectic Solvents: The Role of Chemical Structure in the Phytotoxicity ChemBioEng Reviews  (2012): (Accepted) (IF= 6.2).
  • Ullah, Nasim, Zarshad Ali, Saadat Ullah, Amir Sada Khan, Bushra Adalat, Asma Nasrullah, Mustafa Alsaadi, and Zubair Ahmad. "Synthesis of activated carbon-surfactant modified montmorillonite clay-alginate composite membrane for methylene blue adsorption." Chemosphere 309 (2022): 136623. (IF=8.943).
  • Durrani, Wishal Zia, Asma Nasrullah, Amir Sada Khan, Taghreed M. Fagieh, Esraa M. Bakhsh, Kalsoom Akhtar, Sher Bahadar Khan, Israf Ud Din, Muhammad Azam Khan, and Awais Bokhari. "Adsorption efficiency of date palm based activated carbon-alginate membrane for methylene blue." Chemosphere (2022): 134793. 2021(IF=8.943).
  • Nasrullah, Asma, Amir Sada Khan, Shahan Zeb Khan, Abrar Inayat, Taghreed M. Fagieh, Esraa M. Bakhsh, Kalsoom Akhtar, Sher Bahadar Khan, and Israf Ud Din. "Kinetics and thermodynamic study of Calligonum polygonoides pyrolysis using model-free methods." Process Safety and Environmental Protection 160 (2022): 130-138 (IF= 7.926).
  • Nasrullah, Asma, Amir Sada Khan, A. H. Bhat, Israf Ud Din, Abrar Inayat, Nawshad Muhammad, Esraa M. Bakhsh, and Sher Bahadar Khan. "Effect of short time ball milling on physicochemical and adsorption performance of activated carbon prepared from mangosteen peel waste." Renewable Energy 168 (2021): 723-733 (IF= 8.634).
  • Amir Sada Khan, Noor Ul Alamin, Asma Nasrullah, Jibran Iqbal, Zahoor Ullah, Israf Ud Din, Nawshad Muhammad Activated carbon-alginate beads impregnated with surfactant as sustainable adsorbent for efficient removal of methylene blue." International Journal of Biological Macromolecule, 2021(IF= 8.025)
  • Khan, Amir Sada, Asma Nasrullah, Faizan Ullah, Nawshad Muhammad, Syeda Kubra, Israf Ud Din, and Zeeshan Mutahir. "Effect of imidazolium's ionic liquids with different anions and alkyl chain length on phytotoxicity and biochemical analysis of maize seedling." Journal of Molecular Liquids 321 (2021): 114491 (IF= 6.633).
  • Asma Nasrullah, Bahruddin Saad, A. H. Bhat, Amir Sada Khan, Mohammed Danish, Mohamed Hasnain Isa, and Abdul Naeem. "Mangosteen peel waste as a sustainable precursor for high surface area mesoporous activated carbon: Characterization and application for methylene blue removal." Journal of Cleaner Production 211 (2019): 1190-1200 (IF= 11.072).
  • Khan, Amir Sada, Zakaria Man, Mohamad Azmi Bustam, Asma Nasrullah, Zahoor Ullah, Ariyanti Sarwono, Faiz Ullah Shah, and Nawshad Muhammad. "Efficient conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to levulinic acid using acidic ionic liquids." Carbohydrate Polymers 181 (2018): 208-214 (IF= 10.723).

Ayesha Naseer, Almas Hamid, Moinuddin Ghauri, Asma Nasrullah, Jibran Iqbal, Noor Samad Shah, Sikander Rafiq, Masooma Irfan, Nawshad Muhammad "Lignin Hydroxyapatite Composite Beads for the Efficient Removal of Copper and Nickel Ions from Aqueous Solutions" Desalination

  • and Water Treatment, accepted (IF= 1.320).
  • Asma Nasrullah, A. H. Bhat, Abdul Naeem, Mohamed Hasnain Isa, and Mohammed Danish. "High surface area mesoporous activated carbon-alginate beads for efficient removal of methylene blue." International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 107 (2018): 1792-1799 (IF= 8.025).
  • Khan, Amir Sada, Asma Nasrullah, Zahoor Ullah, A. H. Bhat, Ouahid Ben Ghanem, Nawshad Muhammad, Mamoon Ur Rashid, and Zakaria Man. "Thermophysical properties and ecotoxicity of new nitrile functionalised protic ionic liquids." Journal of Molecular Liquids 249 (2018): 583-590 (IF= 6.633).
  • Khan, Amir Sada, Zakaria Man, Mohamad Azmi Bustam, Chong Fai Kait, Asma Nasrullah, Zahoor Ullah, Ariyanti Sarwono, Pervaiz Ahamd, and Nawshad Muhammad. "Dicationic ionic liquids as sustainable approach for direct conversion of cellulose to levulinic acid." Journal of Cleaner Production 170 (2018): 591-600 (IF= 11.072).
  • Khan, Amir Sada, Zakaria Man, Mohamad Azmi Bustam, Girma Gonfa, Fai Kait Chong, Zahoor Ullah, Asma Nasrullah, Ariyanti Sarwono, Pervaiz Ahmad, and Nawshad Muhammad. "Effect of structural variations on the thermophysical properties of protic ionic liquids: Insights from experimental and computational studies." Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data 62, no. 10 (2017): 2993-3003 (IF= 3.119).
  • Asma Nasrullah, A. H. Bhat, Mohamed Hasnain Isa, Mohammed Danish, Abdul Naeem, Nawshad Muhammad, and Taimur Khan. "Efficient removal of methylene blue dye using mangosteen peel waste: kinetics, isotherms and artificial neural network (ANN) modelling." Desalination and Water Treatment 86 (2017): 191-202 (IF= 1.32).

Khan, Amir Sada, Zakaria Man, Annie Arvina, Mohammad Azmi Bustam, Asma Nasrullah, Zahoor Ullah, Ariyanti Sarwono, and Nawshad Muhammad. "Dicationic imidazolium based ionic liquids: Synthesis and properties." Journal of Molecular

  • Liquids 227 (2017): 98-105 (IF= 6.633).
  • Asma Nasrullah, A. H. Bhat, and Mohamed Hasnain Isa. "Lignin: A sustainable biosorbent for heavy metal adsorption from wastewater, a review." In AIP Conference Proceedings, vol. 1787, no. 1, p. 040001. AIP Publishing, 2016.
  • Khan, Amir Sada, Zakaria Man, Mohammad Azmi Bustam, Chong Fai Kait, Zahoor Ullah, Asma Nasrullah, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Girma Gonfa, Pervaiz Ahmad, and Nawshad Muhammad. "Kinetics and thermodynamic parameters of ionic liquid pretreated rubber wood biomass." Journal of Molecular Liquids 223 (2016): 754-762 (IF= 6.633).
  • Asma Nasrullah, Hizbullah Khan, Amir Sada Khan, Nawshad Muhammad, Zakaria Man, Farman Ullah Khan, and Zahoor Ullah. "Calligonum polygonoides biomass as a low-cost adsorbent: surface characterization and methylene blue adsorption characteristics." Desalination and Water Treatment 57, no. 16 (2016): 7345-7357(IF= 1.32).
  • Khan, Sefath Ullah, Farman Ullah Khan, Ihsan Ullah Khan, Nawshad Muhammad, Syed Badshah, Adnan Khan, Asim Ullah, Amir Sada Khan, Hazrat Bilal, and Asma Nasrullah. "Biosorption of nickel (II) and copper (II) ions from aqueous solution using novel biomass derived from Nannorrhops ritchiana (Mazri Palm)." Desalination and Water Treatment 57, no. 9 (2016): 3964-3974 (IF= 1.320).
  • Khan, Amir Sada, Zakaria Man, Mohammad Azmi Bustam, Chong Fai Kait, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Nawshad Muhammad, Asma Nasrullah, Zahoor Ullah, and Pervaiz Ahmad. "Impact of ball-milling pretreatment on pyrolysis behavior and kinetics of crystalline cellulose." Waste and biomass valorization 7, no. 3 (2016): 571-58 (IF= 3.449).
  • Muhammad, Nawshad, Zakaria Man, MI Abdul Mutalib, Mohamad Azmi Bustam, Cecilia D. Wilfred, Amir Sada Khan, Zahoor Ullah, Girma Gonfa, and Asma Nasrullah. "Dissolution and separation of wood biopolymers using ionic liquids." ChemBioEng Reviews 2, no. 4 (2015): 257-278 (IF= 6.2).
  • Jamshaid, Anum, Jibran Iqbal, Almas Hamid, Moinuddin Ghauri, Nawshad Muhammad, Asma Nasrullah, Sikander Rafiq, and Noor Samad Shah. "Fabrication and Evaluation of Cellulose-Alginate-Hydroxyapatite Beads for the Removal of Heavy Metal Ions from Aqueous Solutions." Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie (IF= 2.408).

Amir Sada Khan, Bilal, Farman Ullah Khan, Syed Badshah, and Khan Malook, Asma Nasrullah and Ihsanullah. "Antiwear Properties of Benzoic Acid in Bitter Rapeseed Oil and Sesame Oil at Low and High Temperature." (IF= 1.52).

Research Grants and Contracts

  • Development of alginate composite beads for wastewater treatment (KEP-105-130-142), King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia.

Deep eutectic solvents and ionic liquids and their hydrophobic sponges for efficient extraction of dyes from aqueous media (IFPIP: 560-247-1443), King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia.

Other Research or Creative Accomplishments

        Hand on Instrumentations

  • TGA and DSC Analyzer
  • UV-Visible Spectrophotometer
  • Densitometer, Viscometer, Polarimeter
  • Conductometer, pH meter, Centrifuge
  • Differential Refractometer

FT-IR Spectrometer

Selected Professional Presentations

Nil