Faculty Profile

Engr. Dr. Hafiz Muhammad Shahzad Munir
Assistant Professor
PhD Chemical Engineering, University of Engineering & Technology Lahore, Pakistan
Research Interests

  • Wastewater treatment
  • Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs)
  • Ozonation
  • Catalytic ozonation processes
  • Adsorption
  • Electrocoagulation process
  • Biomass and Energy

Biography

Engr. Dr. Hafiz Muhammad Shahzad Munir is from Liaquat Pur, Rahim Yar Khan. After completing his Higher Secondary School Certificate, he did his Bachelors in Chemical Engineering from the NFC Institute of Engineering and Technology Multan, Pakistan. He did his MS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Engineering & Technology Lahore, Pakistan. He earned his PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Engineering & Technology Lahore, Pakistan. Dr. Shahzad has over 6 years of research experience in the field of “Chemical Engineering. He worked as a research assistant (Chair on Gas Engineering) in Chemical Engineering Department UET Lahore, Pakistan. During this period, he worked on SNGPL Projects (Energy and Biomass projects). He also worked as a Research Coordinator in Association for Academic Quality (AFAQ), Lahore, Pakistan. He has worked on many collaborative projects in scale-up for industrial applications. Besides, Dr. Shahzad published over 10 peer-reviewed Research papers (ISI Indexed) with high impact factors in years 2019-2020.

Engr. Dr. Hafiz Muhammad Shahzad Munir joined the Department of Chemical Engineering, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology (KFUEIT) Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan in September 2020 as a Lecturer Chemical Engineering. He has established various labs at the Department of Chemical Engineering; being a Certified Safety Officer in line with NEBOSH, he ensures that safe practices are followed at the Chemical Engineering Labs. He is actively involved in the teaching and research at various academic department_id of KFUEIT, Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan.

Engr. Dr. Hafiz Muhammad Shahzad Munir is fond of playing games like cricket, volleyball and reading books

 

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Awards and Honors

  • HEC INDIGENOUS PHD FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

Publications

  • Munir, Hafiz Muhammad Shahzad, Nadeem Feroze, Amir Ikhlaq, Mohsin Kazmi, Farhan Javed, and Hina Mukhtar. "Removal of colour and COD from paper and pulp industry wastewater by ozone and combined ozone/UV process." Desalination and Water Treatment 137 (2019): 154-161.
  • Ikhlaq, Amir, Hafiz Muhammad Shahzad Munir, Asifa Khan, Farhan Javed, and Khurram Saleem Joya. "Comparative study of catalytic ozonation and Fenton-like processes using iron-loaded rice husk ash as catalyst for the removal of methylene blue in wastewater." Ozone: Science & Engineering 41, no. 3 (2019): 250-260.
  • Mukhtar, Hina, Nadeem Feroze, Hafiz Muhammad Shahzad Munir, Farhan Javed, and Mohsin Kazmi. "Torrefaction process optimization of agriwaste for energy densification." Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects 42, no. 20 (2020): 2526-2544.
  • Ikhlaq, Amir, Farhan Javed, Hafiz Muhammad Shahzad Munir, Sadam Hussain, Khurram Saleem Joya, and Abdul Mannan Zafar. "Application of heterogeneous iron loaded zeolite A catalyst in photo-Fenton process for the removal of safranin in wastewater." Desalination and Water Treatment 148 (2019): 152-161.
  • Nazir, Shama, Amir Ikhlaq, Farhan Javed, Zunaira Asif, Hafiz Muhammad Shahzad Munir, and Samra Sajjad. "CATALYTIC OZONATION ON IRON-LOADED RICE HUSK ASH/PEANUT SHELL ASH FOR THE REMOVAL OF ERYTHROMYCIN IN WATER." Environmental Engineering & Management Journal (EEMJ) 19, no. 5 (2020).
  • Ikhlaq, Amir, Farhan Javed, Ayesha Niaz, Hafiz Muhammad Shahzad Munir, and Fei Qi. "Combined UV catalytic ozonation process on iron loaded peanut shell ash for the removal of methylene blue from aqueous solution (vol 200, pg 231, 2020)." DESALINATION AND WATER TREATMENT 201 (2020): 465-465.
  • Javed, Farhan, Nadeem Feroze, Naveed Ramzan, Amir Ikhlaq, Mohsin Kazmi, and Hafiz Muhammad Shahzad Munir. "Treatment of Reactive Red 241 dye by electro coagulation/biosorption coupled process in a new hybrid reactor." Desalination and Water Treatment 166 (2019): 83-91.
  • Ikhlaq, Amir, Mehwish Anis, Farhan Javed, Hafsa Ghani, Hafiz Muhammad Shahzad Munir, and Kashif Ijaz. "Catalytic ozonation for the treatment of municipal wastewater by iron loaded zeolite A." Desalin Water Treat 152 (2019): 108-115.
  • Javed, Farhan, Nadeem Feroze, Amir Ikhlaq, Mohsin Kazmi, Syed Waqas Ahmad, and Hafiz Muhammad Shahzad Munir. "Biosorption potential of Sapindus mukorossi dead leaves as a novel biosorbent for the treatment of Reactive Red 241 in aqueous solution." Desalin Water Treat 137 (2019): 345-357.
  • Noreen, Noshaba, Mohsin Kazmi, Nadeem Feroze, Farhan Javed, Haji Ghulam Qutab, and Hafiz Muhammad Shahzad Munir. "Treatment of methylene blue in aqueous solution by electrocoagulation/micro-crystalline cellulosic adsorption combined process." DESALINATION AND WATER TREATMENT 203 (2020): 379-387.
  • Ikhlaq, Amir, Tooba Aslam, Abdul Manan Zafar, Farhan Javed, and Hafiz Muhammad Shahzad Munir. "Combined ozonation and adsorption system for the removal of heavy metals from municipal wastewater: effect of COD removal." DESALINATION AND WATER TREATMENT 159 (2019): 304-309.

Affiliations

  • Registered Engineer Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC)
  • Registration No.:         CHEM/10354