Muhammad Arsalan
@qu.edu.qa
Postdoc Fellow/Researcher
Qatar University
Dr. Muhammad Arsalan earned his M.Phil. from the University of Engineering and Technology and his PhD from Northwest University's School of Chemistry and Materials Science. He completed his first postdoc at Henan University of Technology and his second postdoc at Qatar University. Dr. Arsalan publishes more than 40 research articles and books in international journals. His H-index is 15, and his i10 index is 20. He is Top 2% scientist according To Stanford University list. His research focuses on electrochemical CO2 reduction, nanomaterial preparation for electrocatalytic water splitting, water remediation, electrochemical sensing, and so on. He has more than 14 years of research experience. He is a lecturer at Govt College Gulberg, Lahore, and later works as an assistant professor at UMT, Lahore. He is now a postdoctoral researcher at Qatar University.
EDUCATION
PhD in Anbnalytical Chemistry from Northwest University, 1st Postdoc from Henan Univesity of Technology and 2nd Postdoc from Qatar University.
RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS
Chemical Engineering, Electrochemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Chemistry
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Scholar Citations
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Scopus Publications
Adil Mehboob, Ayesha Sadiqa, Awais Ahmad, Aneela Anwar, Sidra Tabassum, Muhammad Arsalan, Mohamed A. Habila, Adnan Raza Altaf, Yonggang Yao, and Muftah H. El-Naas
Elsevier BV
Adil Mehboob, Ayesha Sadiqa, Awais Ahmad, Muhammad Rashid, Noha Said Bedowr, Azka Awais, Nafis Mahmud, Mohamed A. Habila, and Muhammad Arsalan
Elsevier BV
Yao Zhao, Baoji Miao, Muhammad Asif Nawaz, Qingsong Zhu, Qiuling Chen, Tomas Ramirez Reina, Jinbo Bai, Delong He, Mohammed A. Al-Tahan, and Muhammad Arsalan
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Muhammad Arsalan, Dina Ewis, Muneer M. Ba-Abbad, Mazen Khaled, Abdulkarem Amhamed, and Muftah H. El-Naas
Elsevier BV
Muhammad Arsalan, Nafis Mahmud, Dina Ewis, and Muftah H. El-Naas
Avestia Publishing
Muhammad Arsalan, Dina Ewis, Nafis Mahmud, Muneer M. Ba-Abbad, Mazen Khaled, and Muftah H. El-Naas
Elsevier BV
Dina Ewis, Muhammad Arsalan, Mazen Khaled, Deepak Pant, Muneer M. Ba-Abbad, Abdulkarem Amhamed, and Muftah H. El-Naas
Elsevier BV
Baoji Miao, Muhammad Arsalan, Amal BaQais, Vignesh Murugadoss, Imran Saddique, Mohammed A. Amin, Junna Ren, Azka Awais, Qingsong Zhu, Ben Bin Xu,et al.
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Muhammad Arsalan, Imram Saddique, Miao Baoji, Azka Awais, Ilyas Khan, Mohamed A. Shamseldin, and Sadok Mehrez
Frontiers Media SA
We aimed to synthesize sensitive electrochemical sensors for hydrogen peroxide sensing by using zinc oxide nanorods grown on a fluorine-doped tin oxide electrode by using the facial hydrothermal method. It was essential to keep the surface morphology of the material (nanorods structure); due to its large surface area, the concerned material has enhanced detection ability toward the analyte. The work presents a non-enzymatic H2O2 sensor using vertically grown zinc oxide nanorods on the electrode (FTO) surfaces with Cu nanoparticles deposited on zinc oxide nanorods to enhance the activity. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), energy-dispersive X-Ray (EDX), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and electrochemical methods were used to characterize copper–zinc oxide nanorods. In addition to the high surface area, the hexagonal Cu-ZnO nanorods exhibited enhanced electrochemical features of H2O2 oxidation. Nanorods made from Cu-ZnO exhibit highly efficient sensitivity of 3415 μAmM−1cm−2 low detection limits (LODs) of 0.16 μM and extremely wide linear ranges (0.001–11 mM). In addition, copper-zinc oxide nanorods demonstrated decent reproducibility, repeatability, stability, and selectivity after being used for H2O2 sensing in water samples with an RSD value of 3.83%. Cu nanoparticles decorated on ZnO nanorods demonstrate excellent potential for the detection of hydrogen peroxide, providing a new way to prepare hydrogen peroxide detecting devices.
Muhammad Arsalan, Imran Siddique, Azka Awais, Miao Baoji, Ilyas Khan, Mohamed Badran, and Abd Allah A. Mousa
Frontiers Media SA
The present study comprises the synthesis of a novel composite polyaniline-wheat husk (PANI-WH) and the adsorption of heavy metals (Cu, Pb, and Ni) by using this composite. Characterizations such as SEM of the composite were used to check the chemical composition, state (XPS), crystallographic nature (XRD), and functional groups (FT-IR) of the novel composite before and after the adsorption of heavy metals. The results indicate that the adsorption performance of the PANI-WH novel composite (on heavy metals) is good with excellent binding capacity of 155 mg g−1 for Ni, 95 mg g−1 for Cu, and 110 mg g−1 for Pb. The PANI-WH novel composite shows maximum adsorption at optimum conditions. The remediation capacity of heavy metals was observed up to 99% by using the PANI-WH composite. The present study also involves kinetic, thermodynamic, and isotherm studies, showing that the adsorption of heavy metals is increased by using the PANI-WH composite. The composite material used in this work comes from industrial/agricultural by-products which provide a twofold benefit of not only providing a means of treating water but also an effective method of utilization of these by-products, which otherwise form an additional waste stream. The PANI-WH shows good stability and reusability. In future, the PANI-WH composite can be used for the detection of other heavy metals.
Muhammad Rizwan Aslam, Muhammad Waris, Ihsan Muhammad, Maqbool Ahmed, Zahid Khan, Zobia Jabeen, Mohammad Yakoob Zehri, Muhammad Arsalan, Sidra Rehman, Abeer M. Alnasrawi,et al.
Informa UK Limited
ABSTRACT Lead (Pb) is a biologically non-essential element in the soil that brutally affects plants and other living organisms in soil; hence, its removal has become a worldwide concern. In this work, a multifunctional nanoscale zerovalent-iron assisted biochar (nFe°/BC) was used to minimize the Pb bioavailability in soil with aim of alleviating the Pb-induced toxicity in sunflower. Results revealed that nFe°/BC treatment had significantly improved plant growth (58%), chlorophyll contents (66%), intracellular permeability (60%), and ratio factor (93%), while decreasing the Pb uptake (78%) in plants. The Pb-immobilization and transformation mechanisms were proposed, suggesting that the presence of organic functional groups over the nFe°/BC surface might induce the complex formation with Pb by the ions exchange process in soil solution. The XPS analysis confirmed that surface-active components (Fe+, O2−, O*, C═O) were the key factor for high Pb-immobilization within soil matrix. In addition, 87% of stable Pb species, including PbCO3, PbO, Pb (OH)2, and Pb-O-Fe were found in the soil surface. Current findings have exposed the diverse functions of nFe°/BC on plant health and established a phenomenon that nFe°/BC application could improve the plant agronomic attributes by regulating the homeostasis of antioxidants and Pb uptake.
Ata Ur Rehman, Muhammad Zahir Shah, Shehla Rasheed, Wasim Afzal, Muhammad Arsalan, Habib Ur Rahman, Mati Ullah, Tianyu Zhao, Ihsan Ullah, Ala Ud Din,et al.
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Abstract Salt hydrates (MgSO4 and ZnSO4) impregnated in zeolites, offer a variety of improvements, mostly providing a large surface area for salt hydrates and water molecules. A composite of 5 and 10% of salt contents were prepared as heat storage materials. The study’s finding showed that dehydration enthalpy of MgSO4 (1817 J g−1) and ZnSO4 (1586 J g−1) were 10 and 15% improved than pure salt hydrates by making composites. During the hydration process of composites, the water sorption is 30–37% improved and further the increasing of salt contents in composites enhances more 10% increase in the water resorption. The cyclicability of MgSO4/zeolite and ZnSO4/zeolite were 45 and 51% improved than their corresponding pure salt hydrates. The effect of humidity on the water sorption result reveals that composites of MgSO4/zeolite and ZnSO4/zeolite at 75% relative humidity (RH), the mass of water are 51 and 40% increase than 55% RH.
Azka Awais, Muhammad Arsalan, Xiujuan Qiao, Wang Yahui, Qinglin Sheng, Tianli Yue, and Yaping He
Elsevier BV
Adnan Raza Altaf, Haipeng Teng, Maoshen Zheng, Imtiaz Ashraf, Muhammad Arsalan, Ata Ur Rehman, Liu Gang, Wang Pengjie, Ren Yongqiang, and Li Xiaoyu
Elsevier BV
Muhammad Arsalan, Xiujuan Qiao, Azka Awais, Yahui Wang, Shuying Yang, Qinglin Sheng, and Tianli Yue
Wiley
AbstractThe simple and effective method for the novel synthesis of Pt‐based nanoparticle was presented with high efficiency. The sensitive catalyst for the simultaneous detection of catechol and hydroquinone was prepared by depositing ternary metal complex on fluorine‐doped tin‐oxide (FTO). The composition and morphology of nanomaterials were characterized by TEM, HRTEM, XRD, XPS, and EDS (energy dispersive spectroscopy). The size of the Pt‐based nanomaterial was about 5±1 nm. The electrochemical performance of the modified catalyst was studied by CV, DPV, and EIS. The modified PtNiCu@FTO catalyst possessed good electro‐oxidation activity for hydroquinone and catechol and used for simultaneous detection of catechol and hydroquinone at scan rate of 20 mV s−1 (vs. Ag/AgCl). Detection responses were found in the ranges of 5–2900 μM for hydroquinone and 5–3000 μM for catechol. The detection limits (LOD) for HQ and CC were observed as 0.35 and 0.29 μM, respectively. The sensitivity of HQ and CC were 1515.55 and 1485 μA mM−1 cm−2, respectively. The prepared nanomaterial were effectively applied for the determination of CC and HQ in real samples.
Muhammad Arsalan, Noor-Ul-Ain Babar, Ayesha Sadiqa, Shakeela Mansha, Nadeem Baig, Laraib Nisar, Muhammad Naeem Ashiq, Tawfik A. Saleh, and Khurram Saleem Joya
Elsevier BV
Azka Awais, Muhammad Arsalan, Qinglin Sheng, and Tianli Yue
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
The non-enzymatic electrochemical sensing platform for hydrogen peroxide by using Pt-based nanoparticle was investigated. The characterization of PtNiCo-NPs was done by XRD, TEM, HRTEM, EDS, and XPS. A simple dropcasting technique was used to fabricate the nanomaterial on FTO electrode. The amperometric and cyclic voltammetric results illustrated that PtNiCo-NPs on FTO had excellent electrochemical performance over other mono or bimetallic materials. The catalytic performance for H_2O_2 sensing based on PtNiCo-NPs possessed a wide linear range from 5 μM to 16.5 mM with a low detection limit of 0.37 μM and a good sensitivity of 1374.4 μA mM–1 cm–2 at a scan rate of 20 mV s^–1( vs. Ag/AgCl). This work presents a new way to produce a ternary nanomaterial for H_2O_2 sensing with excellent electrochemical performance. In addition, the fabricated nanomaterial showed no interferences for common interfering agents, which indicates the high specificity of the sensor. The PtNiCo-NPs have excellent stability and good reproducibility in real samples.
Xiujuan Qiao, Muhammad Arsalan, Xin Ma, Yahui Wang, Shuying Yang, Yuan Wang, Qinglin Sheng, and Tianli Yue
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Azka Awais, Muhammad Arsalan, Qinglin Sheng, Jianbin Zheng, and Tianli Yue
Wiley
AbstractIn this work, we present a simple and efficient method for preparation of widely dispersed PtNiCo nanocatalyst on FTO without the use of any heavy complex structure. The proposed nanocatalyst enhances the chemical interaction of PtNiCo/FTO and increases its catalytic activity, which was used for electrochemical sensing of catechol and hydroquinone. The surface morphology was characterized by TEM, HRTEM, and XRD. The size of the PtNiCo/FTO octahedrons nanocatalyst was about 0.35–4 nm. Gradual increase of concentration exhibited linearity in oxidation peak response up to 1100 μM with a low detection limit of 0.79 μM for HQ and 1.05 μM for CC. The sensitivity is 1035 μAmM−1 cm−2 for catechol and 1197 μAmM−1 cm−2 for hydroquinone. The prepared nanomaterial/sensor applied to real water samples with good reproducibility (98–99 %).
Muhammad Arsalan, Azka Awais, Xiujuan Qiao, Qinglin Sheng, and Jiabin Zheng
Elsevier BV
Xiujuan Qiao, Yahui Wang, Muhammad Arsalan, Shuying Yang, Yuan Wang, Qinglin Sheng, and Tianli Yue
The Electrochemical Society
A simple and label-free aptasensor for rapid determination of ochratoxin A (OTA) has been proposed, which is based on the competitive strategies between single stranded DNA (ssDNA) and methylene blue (MB) on two-dimensional (2D) nitrogen-doped graphene (NGE) surfaces. Compared with the binding force of electrostatic attraction and weak π-π stacking between MB and NGE surfaces, the binding affinity of hydrogen bonding and stronger π-π stacking will contribute to the binding force between ssDNA nucleobases and graphene. As mentioned above, the combination of aptamer with OTA can release complementary DNA (cDNA) to detection system and the single stranded cDNA thus attaches to NGE surfaces through the binding force of hydrogen bonding and strong π-π stacking, causing MB to release from the NGE surfaces. The signal changes of MB could be used to determine OTA concentration. The sensing mechanism has been studied by UV and SWV. The electrochemical processes are characterized by SWV and EIS techniques with low detection-limit (0.71 fg·mL−1) and a wide linear range (1 fg·mL−1–0.1 μg·mL−1). The proposed label-free aptasensor will simplify the detection processes and boost their practical applications to timely prevent OTA exposure to human bodies.
Muhammad Arsalan, Azka Awais, Tingting Chen, Qinglin Sheng, and Jianbin Zheng
IWA Publishing
Abstract In this research, novel PANI/BN-based absorbent was prepared by bonding polyaniline and bentonite for water remediation and their structures were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The effect of pH, concentration of metal, and dosage amount on synthesized novel PANI/BN-based absorbent was investigated in detail. The result indicated that the PANI/BN-based absorbent has an excellent adsorption performance towards Cu, Pb, and Ni, and the highest binding capacity of 130 mg g−1 for Ni was obtained under normal conditions. The adsorption of PANI/BN absorbent was found to depend on pH when pH < 7.0, but the adsorption has been found independent from the ionic bond effect. The adsorption at optimum pH for Cu (pH 6) and Pb (pH 5) was observed as 85 mg g−1 and 105 mg g−1, respectively. The best results collected at those conditions of isotherm data and adsorption kinetics are represented by the Langmuir model and pseudo-second order equation, respectively. Thermodynamic results (ΔH > 0, ΔS > 0, ΔG < 0) showed that the adsorption process of Cu, Ni, and Pb is significantly increased by the synthesized novel PANI/BN-based absorbent.
Noor-Ul-Ain Babar, Khurram Saleem Joya, Muhammad Arsalan Tayyab, Muhammad Naeem Ashiq, and Manzar Sohail
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Arsenic is considered as a toxic heavy metal which is highly detrimental to ecological systems, and long-term exposure to it is highly dangerous to life as it can cause serious health effects. Timely detection of traces of active arsenic (As3+) is very crucial, and the development of simple, cost-effective methods is imperative to address the presence of arsenic in water and food chain. Herein, we present an extensive study on chemical-free electrogenerated nanotextured gold assemblage for the detection of ultralow levels of As3+ in water up to 0.08 ppb concentration. The gold nanotextured electrode (Au/GNE) is developed on simple Au foil via electrochemical oxidation–reduction sweeps in a metal-ion-free electrolyte solution. The ultrafine nanoscale morphological attributes of Au/GNE substrate are studied by scanning electron microscopy. Square wave anodic stripping voltammetry (ASV) response for different concentrations of arsenites is determined and directly correlated with As3+ detection regarding the type of electrolyte solution, deposition potential, and deposition time. The average of three standard curves are linear from 0.1 ppb up to 9 ppb (n = 15) with a linear regression coefficient R2 = 0.9932. Under optimized conditions, a superior sensitivity of 39.54 μA ppb–1 cm–2 is observed with a lower detection limit of 0.1 ppb (1.3 nM) (based on the visual analysis of calibration curve) and 0.08 ppb (1.06 nM) (based on the standard deviation of linear regression). Furthermore, the electrochemical Au/GNE is also applicable for arsenic detection in a complex system containing Cu2+, Ni2+, Fe2+, Pb2+, Hg2+, and other ions for the selective and sensitive analysis. Au/GNE substrate also possesses remarkable reproducibility and high stability for arsenic detection during repeated analysis and thus can be employed for prolonged applications and reiterating analyses. This electrochemically generated nanotextured electrode is also applicable for As3+ detection and analysis in a real water sample under optimized conditions. Therefore, fabrication conditions and analytical and electroanalytical performances justify that because of its low cost, easy preparation method and assembly, high reproducibility, and robustness, nanosensor Au/GNE can be scaled up for further applications.
Tingting Chen, Jinqiong Xu, Muhammad Arsalan, Qinglin Sheng, Jianbin Zheng, Wei Cao, and Tianli Yue
Elsevier BV