College of Design and Built Environment
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Faculty Research Profile Bulletin
Name:
Muhammad S. Vohra |
Rank:
Professor |
Specialization:
☐ | Structural Engineering | ☐ | Transportation Engineering |
☐ | Construction Materials | ☐ | Water Resources Engineering |
☐ | Geotechnical Engineering | ☒ | Environmental Engineering |
PhD:
Institution: | University of Maryland at College Park, U.S.A. |
Year: | 1998 |
Dissertation Title: | Adsorption and photocatalysis of Pb(II)-Ligand complexes in TiO2 Suspensions |
Selected Research Projects: Titles Only
Sponsored Research Projects
KACST Funded
[1] ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS: EVALUATION & GUIDELINES, KACST, Project # AR 25-78, Principal Investigator, 2007-2009.
[2] Production of granular activated carbon from date palm tree branches, KACST, Project # AR 26-23, Principal Investigator, 2007-2009.
[3] Removal of Hazardous Air Pollutants Using Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) Produced from Saudi Date Fruit Pits, KACST, Project # NSTIP 11-ENV1654-04, Principal Investigator, 2012-2014.
[4] Use of Solar Radiation Energized ‘TiO2-Photocatalysis and Photo-Fenton’ Advanced Oxidation Processes for the Removal of Some Critical Industrial Wastewater Pollutants: A Case Study for Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiA, KACST, Project # NSTIP 11-WAT1624-04, Principal Investigator, 2012-2014.
[5] FROM WASTE TO WEALTH: Production of activated carbon from heavy Oil Fly Ash waste byproduct FROM SAUDI ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS, KACST, Project # NSTIP 11-ENV2142-04, Principal Investigator, 2013-2015.
KFUPM & SABIC Funded
[1] TREATMENT OF PRETREATED PETROLEUM REFINERY WASTEWATER USING TiO2 ASSISTED ADVANCED REDOX TECHNOLOGY, SABIC, Project # SAB 050022, Principal Investigator, 2005-2007.
[2] REMOVAL OF THIOCYANATE FROM SIMULATED INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER USING PHOTOTALYSIS: EFFECT OF CO-POLLUTANTS, KFUPM, Project # FT 090009, Principal Investigator, 2009-2011.
[3] CompetitIve TiO2 mediated photocatalytic treatment of wastewater contaminated with selenite, selenate, and thiocyanate, Project # SAB 111005, Principal Investigator, KFUPM, 2012-2013.
[4] Competitive Removal of Selenocyanate (SeCN-) from Synthetic Wastewater Using UV Lamp and Solar Radiation Energized TiO2 Photocatalysis: Effect of Co-pollutants Thiocyanate, Cyanide, and Ammonia, Project # SAB 141004, Principal Investigator, KFUPM, 2014-2016.
[5] Removal of toxic gaseous pollutants using activated carbon from date-palm agricultural waste, Project # SP 161012, Principal Investigator, KFUPM, 2017- 2020.
[6] production of activated carbon from olive tree branches and its application for adsorption based water treatment, Project # SB 191028, Principal Investigator, KFUPM, 2020-2022.
Selected Patents: Titles Only
P1] Patent Issued by USPTO: Serial # US 8,992,670 B1, Inventor – Vohra, M.S., Title: USE OF GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBON (GAC) PRODUCED FROM DATE PALM PITS FOR THE REMOVAL OF GAS PHASE VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND (VOC) BENZENE AS A MODEL VOC POLLUTANT FROM CONTINUOUS FLOW GAS STREAMS. March 31st, 2015. [P2] Patent Issued by USPTO: Serial # US 9,162,902 B2, Inventors – Vohra, M.S., and Labaran, B.A., Title: REMOVAL OF AQUEOUS PHASE SELENITE AND SELENATE USING ARTIFICIAL AND SOLAR RADIATION ENERGIZED PHOTOCATALYSIS. October 20th, 2015. [P3] Patent Issued by USPTO: Serial # US 9,499,414 B1, Inventor – Vohra, M.S., Title: METHOD OF DYE REMOVAL FROM WASTEWATER. Nov. 22nd, 2016. [P4] Patent Issued by USPTO: Serial # US 9,833,735 B2, Inventors – Vohra, M.S., and Labaran, B.A., Title: METHOD FOR REMOVAL OF SULFUR-BASED GAS. Dec. 5th, 2017. [P5] Patent Issued by USPTO: Serial # US 9,873,624 B2, Inventor – Vohra, M.S., Title: METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SELENOCYANATE REMOVAL FROM CONTAMINATED AQUEOUS MEDIA. Jan 23rd, 2018. |
Research Publications:
Scopus Link: | Vohra, Muhammad Shariq - Author details - Scopus Preview |
Google Scholar Link: | Muhammad Shariq Vohra - Google Scholar |
Selected Graduate Thesis Supervised: Titles Only
Ph.D. Dissertation Supervision
A. As Advisor
[1] “Treatment of Mixed Synthetic Wastewater Streams Containing Selenium Based Species and Co-pollutants: Degradation Mechanisms, Reaction Pathways, and Kinetic & Mechanistic Modeling”, Bashir A. Labaran, 2015-2017 (Completed, May 2017).
[2] “Hybrid Electrocoagulation/Adsorption System for the Treatment of Synthetic Industrial Wastewater”, Waleed K. Al-Nowaiser, April 2021-to date [In progress].
Research Interests (as per CEE Strategic Research Goals): Select all that apply
☐ | Develop Structural Health Monitoring Systems | ☐ | Renewable Energy |
☐ | Rehabilitation Materials and Techniques | ☒ | Sustainable Environment |
☐ | Carbon Utilization | ☐ | Climate Change Adaptation |
Cycling of Waste Materials | Automation / Process Intensification | ||
Develop Smart and Sustainable Materials | Novel Physical-Chemical Processes | ||
Novel Modeling / Testing Methods | Exposure and Risk Analysis | ||
Natural Resources Management | Smart Mobility Systems | ||
Other(s) – please specify: Novel Adsorbents, Electrocoagulation, Photocatalysis, Air Pollution Control, etc. |