Engr. Muhammad Tahir Fazal

Lecturer

MSc. Chemical Engineering, COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus, Pakistan

Research Interests

1. Wastewater Treatment
2. Bio-Energy
3. Biotechnology
   • Adsorption
   • Photocatalysis
   • Microbial Fuel Cells
   • Microalgae Cultivation
   • Biofuels

Biography

Engr. Muhmmad Tahir Fazal did his Bachelors in Chemical Engineering from the COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), Lahore Campus, Pakistan. After completing his B.Sc. Chemical Engineering, he worked as a Trainee Engineer at Packages Limited Lahore, Pakistan. He did his M.Sc. Chemical Engineering from the Department of Chemical Engineering, COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus, Pakistan. The title of his Master Thesis was “The Development of Bio-Electrochemical (BES) System for Biogas Synthesis Using Chicken Droppings’’. He has already published one research article in peer reviewed journal (FUEL) on the basis of his Master’s Thesis work. He has also awarded with the prize on his MS thesis based-research proposal by Directorate General Monitoring & Evaluation, Planning & Development Department, and Government of the Punjab.

He currently enrolled in Doctorate of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering at CUI, Lahore Campus, Pakistan. He has worked as Research Assistant on various projects in COMSATS. He also established a Biorefinery Engineering and Microfluidic (BEAM) Research Lab at the Department of Chemical Engineering, CUI Lahore Campus. He is carrying out his Ph.D. on the title of “Bioremediation of Textile Wastewater Employing Macroalgae Biosorption and Microalgae Cultivation’’ at the Biorefinery Engineering and Microfluidic (BEAM) Research Group. During his Ph.D. the projects on “Macroalgae and Coal-based Biochar as Bioresource for Treatment of Industrial Wastewater’’ and “Integrating Adsorption and Photocatalysis: A cost effective Strategy for Textile Wastewater Treatment using Hybrid Biochar-TiO₂ Composite” were completed in BEAM Lab, CUI Lahore Campus, Pakistan. He has also assisted research works on the “Synthesis of Biodiesel from various Feedstock’s such as Oleic acid, Jatropha seeds, Chicken Fats” and published one research article in peer reviewed journal. He has also presented his Ph.D. research work at different International Conferences i.e. "Modern Trends in Chemistry and Energy Technologies (MTC&ET 2018), Pakistan, 1st International Conference on Water Resources and Sustainability (ICWRS 2018), China, and 2nd International Conference of Energy System for Sustainable Developments (ESSD 2018), Pakistan. Prestigious NRPU Project (4547) of HEC, Pakistan, funded these participations.

Engr. Muhammad Tahir Fazal joined the Department of Chemical Engineering, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology (KFUEIT) Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan in September 2019 as a Lecturer Environmental Engineering. Since Fall 2019 semester, he is actively involved in the teaching and research at various academic department_id of KFUEIT, Rahim Yar Khan.

Awards and Honors

• Punjab Workers Welfare Board funded BSc and MSc in Chemical Engineering studies in 2008-2014
• Scholarship of Directorate General Monitoring & Evaluation, P & D Dept., Govt. of Punjab to complete MS research work at CUI, Lahore Campus, Pakistan in 2014
• Scholarship of HEC-NRPU to study Ph.D. at CUI, Lahore, Pakistan in 2015

Publications

• Hafeez, Ainy, Zufishan Shamair, Nasir Shezad, Fahed Javed, Tahir Fazal, Saif ur Rehman, Aqeel Ahmed Bazmi, and Fahad Rehman. "Solar Powered Decentralized Water Systems: A Cleaner Solution of the Industrial Wastewater Treatment and Clean Drinking Water Supply Challenges." Journal of Cleaner Production 289 (2021/03/20/ 2021): 125717.
• Hafeez, Ainy, Nasir Shezad, Fahed Javed, Tahir Fazal, Muhammad Saif ur Rehman, and Fahad Rehman. "Developing Multiplexed Plasma Micro-Reactor for Ozone Intensification and Wastewater Treatment." Chemical Engineering and Processing - Process Intensification 162 (2021/05/01/ 2021): 108337.
• Hafeez, Ainy, Nasir Shezad, Fahed Javed, Tahir Fazal, Muhammad Saif ur Rehman, and Fahad Rehman. "Synergetic Effect of Packed-Bed Corona-Dbd Plasma Micro-Reactor and Photocatalysis for Organic Pollutant Degradation." Separation and Purification Technology 269 (2021/08/15/ 2021): 118728.
• Fazal, Tahir, Muhammad Saif Ur Rehman, Fahed Javed, Mueed Akhtar, Azeem Mushtaq, Ainy Hafeez, Aamir Alaud Din, et al. "Integrating Bioremediation of Textile Wastewater with Biodiesel Production Using Microalgae (Chlorella Vulgaris)." Chemosphere 281 (2021/10/01/ 2021): 130758.

Affiliations

• Registered Engineer Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC)
• Registration No.: CHEM/10699
• Member of BEAM research group, CUI, Lahore, Pakistan