Faculty Profiles -University of Gujrat

Dr. Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz

Designation : Assistant Professor
Specialization : Food Chemistry

Office Number : +(92) 3334337560

Biography

• Assistant Professor (BPS-19) in Chemistry with specialization of Analytical Chemistry • Over eighteen (>18) years teaching and research experience. • One (1) year international research experience as post doctoral researcher at University Putra Malaysia. • Published one hundred and five (105) research articles in highly esteemed/reputed scientific journals • Impact factor ~300. • HEC funded NRPU Research Projects in credit (02), One as PI and one as co-PI • Published seven (07) book chapters with world’s well-known book publishers i.e., Springer, Wiley and Elsevier. • Supervised the thesis research work of five (5) PhD (03 as Supervisor and 02 as co-supervisor) and twenty nine (29) MPhil research students. • Participated/presented/organized numerous national and international scientific events • Got multiple trainings at national levels with two international trainings • Pioneer UOG faculty team members • Administrative Experience (~2.5 Years)

Brief statement of Research Interest

- Analytical Chemistry
- Process/Method Development and Optimization
- Functional Foods/ Neutraceutical Chemistry and Phytochemistry
- Renewable Energy
- Bioelctroanalytical chemistry
- Metabolomics
- Bio-process Technology
- Green Chemistry
- Nano-technology

Education

Post Doctorate, Other
PhD,Goverment College University , Lahore
M.Phil,Goverment College University , Lahore
M.Sc,University of Agricultural Faisalabad
B.Sc,University of Punjab
F.Sc,Gujranwala Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education
Matric,Gujranwala Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education

Honors and Awards

Research Publication Award 2018 Research Publication Award 2018 by University of Gujrat, For Publishing Research Articles in High Impact Journals
Research Publication Award 2017 Research Publication Award 2017 by University of Gujrat, For Publishing Research Articles in High Impact Journals
Fully funded training in Netherland Selected by CRDF Global US for fully funded training workshop in Netherland in 2018
Research Publication Award 2019 Research Publication Award 2019 by University of Gujrat, For Publishing Research Articles in High Impact Journals
Post Doctoral Fellowship University Putra Malaysia
NRPU Research Award (4.272400 Million) Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan

Memberships

Member Universal Society of Food and Nutrition International Membership started from 25/02/2021 with the objective: Research and development in the field of Food Science & Technology
Member Chinese Chemical Society International Membership started from 24/02/2021
Member Board of Studies Department of Biochemistry, University of Okara
Member Board of Studies Department of Chemistry, University of Gujrat
Member Board of Studies University of Lahore, Sarghoda Campus
Coordinator Jabir Bin Hayyan Chemist Society University of Gujrat
Member Board of Faculty University of Gujrat
Member Board of Faculty University of Sialkot
Member Admission Committee Department of Chemistry, University of Gujrat
Member Unfair Means Committee University of Gujrat

Supervisions

Student Name	Degree	Title	Status / Completed Year
Uroosa Saeed	MS	Investigation of active microbial communities for bio-electrochemical application N.A.	2024
Haseeb Ashraf	MS	Modification of microbial fuel cell electrodes with mxene based materials for wastewater treatment and power production N.A	2024
Ammal Ali	MS	Enhancing the performance of microbial fuel cells (mfcs)with conductive nanocomposites N.A	2024
Saira liaqat	MS	Synthesis and analytical charactrization of metal-organic frameworks (mofs) for application in bioelectrochemical cells N.A	2024
Romila Munawar	MS	Impact of mixed microbial culture on microbial fuel cell performance with modified electrode N.A	2024
Memona Sadiqa	MS	Development of oxide based coating materials for microbial fuel cell electrodes to enhance their performance characteristics N.A	2024
Zoha Sarwar	MS	Surface modification of microbial fuel cell electrodes to enhance its performance characteristics. N.A	2023
Muneeba Arshad	MS	Wastewater treatment in microbial fuel cell and impact of treated water on phytotoxicity N.A	2023
Hajra Zafar	MS	Investigation; bioelectricity generation; rice straw; substrate; microbial fuel cell. N.A	2022
Faiz Miran	Ph.D	Leather tanneries wastewater treatment and simultaneous bioelectricity generation using mixed sulfate reducing bacteria in microbial fuel cells Microbial fuel cell (MFC) is emerging as a potential technology for extracting energy from wastes/wastewaters while achieving their treatment. The major hindrance in MFC commercialization is lower power generation due to the sluggish transfer of electrons from biocatalyst (bacteria) to the anode surface and inefficient microbial consortia for treating real complex wastewaters. To overcome these concerns, different strategies were developed. In one of the study, behavioral and/or biochemical traits of acclimatized culture which stimulate biodegradation of organic chemicals was utilized, where much better MFC performance achieved in comparison to non-acclimatized cultures. A maximum power density of 223 ± 11 and 143 ± 6 mW/m2 was achieved with tannery wastewater (1,000 mg/L COD) as electron donors’ source with acclimatized and non-acclimatized cultures, respectively. A significant reduction in power generation in the absence of nutrients revealed their importance for electroactive bacteria. In terms of treatment efficiency, acclimatized culture MFC resulted in ~1.5-fold higher COD removal than non-acclimatized culture MFC. Further, a reduction of 13% COD removal was observed in an open circuit in comparison to MFC mode suggests wastewater degradation was enhanced with extracellular electron transfer. In the modified CF electrode with SRB, a considerable improvement in the bioelectrochemical operation was further observed; where the power density (309 ± 13 mW/m2) was 1.86 times higher compared to bare CF with SRB (166 ± 11 mW/m2), suggesting better bioelectrochemical performance of a SRB-enriched Fe3O4@CF anode in the MFC. This superior activity can be assigned to the lower charge transfer resistance, higher conductance and increased numbers of catalytic sites of the Fe3O4@CF electrode. SRB enriched Fe3O4@CF anode also assist in enhancing the MFC performance in terms of COD removal (>75%), indicating efficient biodegradability of tannery wastewater and higher electron transfer rate from SRB to conductive anode. These findings demonstrate that a combination of the favorable properties of nanocomposites such as Fe3O4@CF anodes and efficient microbes for treating complex wastes can encourage new directions for renewable energy-related applications. Further, a binder-free cerium oxide (CeO2) anode was also developed by modifying carbon felt (CF) via facile hydrothermal method and mixed SRB was utilized as a biocatalyst. Characterization analysis demonstrated the successful synthesis of CeO2 nanoparticles and rougher electrode surface area after modification which enhances the bacterial attachment and ultimately improved electron transfer. The modified CF with CeO2 and presence of SRB resulted in higher power density (436 mW/m2), which was 3.2 times higher than that of CF anode and non-acclimatized initial inoculum. Efficient COD and sulfate removal in the presence of modified electrode further confirmed the significance of CeO2@CF. Microbial community analysis revealed the presence of electroactive SRB at the genus level (>50%) which signified that SRB were enriched and attached to the electrode surface. These findings demonstrate that a combination of the favorable properties of nanocomposites such as CeO2@CF anodes and efficient microbes for treating complex wastes can encourage new directions for renewable energy-related applications.	2022
Zain-ul-Aabideen	Ph.D	Anti-obesity attributes and metabolite profiling to identify active constituents of promising medicinal flora from Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Pakistan N.A	2021
Muhammad Nadeem	Ph.D	Phytochemical profiling and anti-diabetic potential of selected medicinal plants from Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Pakistan N.A	2021
Samia Arshad	MS	Optimization of Vitex negunda leave extract for anti-obesity effect, bioactive identification and their molecule docking studies N.A	2021
Khansa	MS	Optimized production of nano-biocatalyst for renewable energy application N.A	2021
Syda Zarnab	MS	Impact of pre-treatment schemes on bioelectricity generation from wheat straw biomass in microbial fuel cells. N.A	2021
Anum Shahzadi	MS	Lipase immobilized nano-moities as heterogeneous catalyst for fatty acid methyl ester production. N.A	2021
Abeera Touqeer	MS	Evaluation of optimized Calotropis procera leaves extract as potent enzyme inhibitor, metabolite profiling and molecular docking insight N.A	2021
Muhammad Arshad	Ph.D	Comparison of metabolite profiles and biological activities of Cycas revoluta and Cycas circinalis leaf extracts from Pakistan N.A	2020
Bisma Mudassar	MS	Optimized extraction and evaluation of Azadirachta indica leaves for antioxidant and antidiabetic potential N.A	2020
Syed Ali Raza	Ph.D	Comparative metabolite profiling and biological activities of Conocarpus lancifolius and Conocarpus erectus leaf extracts from Pakistan N.A	2020
Hina Gondal	MS	RSM based optimization of ultra-sonication assisted extraction for anti-oxidant and anti-obesity attributes of Butea monosperma N.A	2020
Tooba Touqeer	MS	Developing nano bio-catalyst for biodiesel production using waste cooking oil as feed stock N.A	2019
Anam Zulfiqar	MS	Biodiesel production from nano-biocatalytic transesterification of Jatropha seed oil; process optimization and characterization N.A	2019
Anam Fatima	MS	Optimized biodiesel production through nano-biocatalytic transesterification of Eruca sativa seed oil N.A	2019
Rimsha Zulfiqar	MS	Effect of additives on exhaust emission characteristics of waste frying oil based biodiesel and its blends on combustion N.A	2019
Umme Farwa Zulafqar Ali	MS	Impact of additives on gaseous exhaust emissions resulted from combustion of Jatropha seed oil based biodiesel and its blends N.A	2019
Fatima Shafiq	MS	Biodiesel from different feed stock oils: optimized production using multiple catalytic routes N.A	2018
Saqib Sohail	MS	Algal oil based biodiesel production, optimization and characterization N.A	2018
Muhammad Umar Farooq	MS	Phytochemical characterization and anti-hyperglycemic potential of selected plants N.A	2018
Muhammad Kafeel Anjum	MS	Optimized production, characterization of waste cooking oil based biodiesel and purification of its residual glycerol N.A	2018
Fiaz Miran	MS	Optimization of reaction parameters for the production of biodegradable resins and their characterization N.A	2014
Saad Afzal	MS	Optimized production of biodiesel as green fuel and its exhaust emission profile N.A	2014

Service Activity

Incharge Sports Board, University of Gujrat
Head of Department
Member Unfair Means Committee, UOG
Member Board of Faculty, UOG
Member Board of Studies, Department of Chemistry, UOG
Incharge Laboratory
Incharge Chemicals and Glasswares
Member Admission Committee
Exam Superintendent

Journal Publications

1. Haseeb Ashraf , Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz , Haamid Jamil, Hamid Muktar, Waheed Miran , Muhammad Tayyab Akhtar and Faisal Wali “CoFe2O4/Nb2C-MXene- Modified Anode Improved the Performance Characteristics of a Microbial Fuel Cell in Terms of Bioelectricity Generation and Water Treatment.” Catalysts, November 2024 DOI:
2. Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz, Hamid Mukhtar, Waheed Miran, Abdulrahman H Alessa, Aashir Waleed, Zoha Sarwar, Haseeb Ashraf “Impact of CeO2 modified cathode and PANI modified anode on tannery wastewater fed microbial fuel cell performance” Saudi Journal Of Biological Sciences, August 2024 DOI:
3. Nadia Noreen Akhter , Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz , Muhammad Tayyab Akhtar “Dodonaea viscosa; Enzyme Inhibitory Potential Towards Obesity/Diabetes Management and UHPLC-QTOF-MS/MS Based Metabolite Profiling” Iranian Journal Of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering-International English Edition, June 2024 DOI:
4. Muhammad Asam Raza , Umme Farwa , Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz , Javeria Kainat , Areej Sabir and Abdullah G. Al-Sehemi “Green synthesis of gold and silver nanoparticles as antidiabetic and anticancerous agents” Green Chemistry Letters And Reviews, November 2023 DOI:
5. Umme Farwa, Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz , Waheed Miran , Hamid Mukhtar , Muhammad Asam Raza, Romila Munawar “Impact of nutrients and catholyte buffer on bioelectricity generation in microbial fuel cell treating municipal wastewater” Iranian Journal Of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering-International English Edition, September 2023 DOI:
6. Muhammad Asam Raza, Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz, Seyhan Öztürk, Muhammad Latif , Aisha , Adnan Ashraf, Necmi Dege, Onur Erman Dogan, Erbil Agar, Shafiq Ur Rehman, Awal Noor “Experimental and Theoretical Biological Probing of Schiff Bases as Esterase Inhibitors: Structural, Spectral and Molecular Insights” Molecules, August 2023 DOI:
7. Mohammad Aatif , Muhammad Asam Raza, Mohamed El Oirdi, Mohd Farhan , Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz, Muhammad Hamayun, Adnan Ashraf and Ghazala Muteeb “Bioassay-Guided Alkaloids Isolation from Camellia sinensis and Colchicum luteum: In Silico and In Vitro Evaluations for Protease Inhibition” Molecules, March 2023 DOI:
8. Anam Amin Shami, Muhammad Tayyab Akhtar , Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz, Hamid Mukhtar , Amna Tahir, Syed Shahzad-ul-Hussan, Safee Ullah Chaudhary , Bushra Muneer, Hafsa Iftikhar and Marios Neophytou “NMR-Based Metabolomics: A New Paradigm to Unravel Defense-Related Metabolites in Insect-Resistant Cotton Variety through Different Multivariate Data Analysis Approaches” Molecules, February 2023 DOI:
9. Hamid Mukhtar, Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz, Salvatore Massa “Waste to Energy: Biomass-Based Energy Systems” Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, August 2022 DOI:
10. Muhammad Uzair Javed, Hamid Mukhtar, Muhammad Tahir Hayat, Umer Rashid, Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz, Chawalit Ngamcharussrivichai “Sustainable processing of algal biomass for a comprehensive biorefinery.” Journal Of Biotechnology, June 2022 DOI:
11. Zain Ul Aabideen, Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz, Muhammad Tayyab Akhtar, Muhammad Asam Raza, Hamid Mukhtar, Ahmad Irfan, Syed Ali Raza, Muhammad Nadeem, Yee Soon Ling “Anti-obesity effect and UHPLC-QTOF-MS/MS based metabolite profiling of Solanum nigrum leaf extract.” Journal Of Biotechnology, April 2022 DOI:
12. M Atif, M Naeem, RA Karim, F Ameen, MW Mumtaz “Surface modification and characterization of waste derived carbon particles to reinforce photo-cured shape memory composites.” Rsc Advances, February 2022 DOI:
13. Aroosh Shabbir, Hamid Mukhtar, Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz, Umer Rashid, Ghulam Abbas, Bryan R. Moser, Ali Alsalme, Tooba Touqeer, Chawalit Ngamcharussrivichai “Lewatit-immobilized lipase from Bacillus pumilus as a new catalyst for biodiesel production from tallow: Response surface optimization, fuel properties and exhaust emissions.” Process Safety And Environmental Protection, February 2022 DOI:
14. Faiz Miran · Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz “Complex waste acclimatized mixed culture enhances bioelectricity generation and tannery wastewater treatment in microbial fuel cells ” Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, January 2022 DOI:
15. Faiz Miran , Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz , Hamid Mukhtar and Sadia Akram “Iron Oxide–Modified Carbon Electrode and Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria for Simultaneous Enhanced Electricity Generation and Tannery Wastewater Treatment” Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, December 2021 DOI:
16. Syed Ali Raza , Maqsood Ahmad , Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz , Sadia Bashir4 & Ayoub Rashid Ch “n vitropharmacological attributes and metabolite’s fingerprinting of Conocarpus lancifolius” Boletin Latinoamericano Y Del Caribe De Plantas Medicinales Y Aromaticas, November 2021 DOI:
17. Anam Shahzadi, Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz, Hamid Mukhtar, Sadia Akram, Tooba Touqeer, Vasudeo Zambare, Lew Christopher “Evaluation of a New Cerium Oxide-Bismuth Oxide-Based Nanobiocomposite as a Biocatalyst for Biodiesel Production” Processes, November 2021 DOI:
18. A Irfan, M Imran, MW Mumtaz, MA Raza Basra “Molecular Docking and Computational Exploration of Isolated Drugs from Daphne Species Against COVID-19.” Iranian Journal Of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering-International English Edition, October 2021 DOI:
19. Ahmad Irfan, Muhammad Imran, Renjith Thomas , Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz, Asma Tufail Shah, Muhammad Abdul Qayyum, Mohamed Hussien, Sami Ullah, Mohammed A. Assiri& Abdullah G. Al-Sehemi “Investigating the bulk level optoelectronic characteristics of 10-(1, 3-dithiol-2-Ylidene) Anthracene based light harvesters. ” Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds, October 2021 DOI:
20. Ahmad Irfan, Muhammad Imran, Abdullah G. Al-Sehemi, Asma Tufail Shah, Mohamed Hussien, Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz “Exploration of electronic properties, radical scavenging activity and QSAR of oxadiazole derivatives by molecular docking and first-principles approaches.” Saudi Journal Of Biological Sciences, August 2021 DOI:
21. Muhammad Tayyab Akhtar, Muneeba Samar, Anam Amin Shami, Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz, Hamid Mukhtar, Amna Tahir, Syed Shahzad-ul-Hussan, Safee Ullah Chaudhary and Ubedullah Kaka “1H-NMR-based metabolomics: an integrated approach for the detection of the adulteration in chicken, chevon, beef and donkey meat.” Molecules, June 2021 DOI:
22. Zain Ul Aabideen, Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz, Muhammad Tayyab Akhtar, Muhammad Asam Raza, Hamid Mukhtar, Ahmad Irfan, Syed Ali Raza, Tooba Touqeer , Muhammad Nadeem, Nazamid Saari “Cassia fistula leaves; UHPLC-QTOF-MS/MS based metabolite profiling and molecular docking insights to explore bioactives role towards inhibition of pancreatic lipase” Plants-Basel, June 2021 DOI:
23. Asma Nosheen, Razia Iqbal, Tahir Iqbal, Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz and Hamid Mukhtar “Molecular characterization of bacterial strains isolated from pesticides contaminated soils of district Gujrat, Pakistan” Pakistan Journal Of Botany, April 2021 DOI:
24. M. Danish, N. Jabeen, M. A. Raza, M. W. Mumtaz, and M. N. Tahir “3-Methyl-2-(phenylsulfonamido)butanoic acid and its metal complexes: synthesis, crystal Structure, antimicrobial, and enzyme inhibition activity” Russian Journal Of General Chemistry, March 2021 DOI:
25. Jan Nisar ,Farooq Anwar , Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz , Ghulam Ali , Nafees Ur Rehman & Raqeeb Ullah “Optimized transesterification of used frying oils: production and characterization of biodiesel” International Journal Of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, March 2021 DOI:
26. Ikram ul Haq, Kinza Qaisar, Ali Nawaz , Fatima Akram , Hamid Mukhtar, Xin Zohu, Yong Xu, Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz, Umer Rashid, Wan Azlina Wan Ab Karim Ghani and Thomas Shean Yaw Choong “Advances in Valorization of Lignocellulosic Biomass towards Energy Generation” Catalysts, February 2021 DOI:
27. S. Sharif, S. Zaheer, M. W. Mumtaz, O. Sahin, S. Ahmad, S. Zulfiqar, A. Adnan, and I. U. Khan “Synthesis, Crystal Structures of Gadolinium(III) and Erbium(III) Complexes Derived from Pyridine-2,6-Dicarboxylic Acid and Fluorescent Sensing of Picric Acid” Russian Journal Of Coordination Chemistry, February 2021 DOI:
28. Jawayria Najeeb, Sadia Akram, Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz, Muhammad Danish, Ahmad Irfan, Tooba Touqeer, Umer Rashid , Wan Azlina Wan Ab Karim Ghani and Thomas Shean Yaw Choong “Nanobiocatalysts for Biodiesel Synthesis through Transesterification—A Review” Catalysts, January 2021 DOI:
29. Anam Zulfiqar, Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz, Hamid Mukhtar, Jawayria Najeeb, Ahmad Irfan, Sadia Akram, Tooba Touqeer, Ghulam Nabi “Lipase-PDA-TiO2 NPs: An emphatic nano-biocatalyst for optimized biodiesel production from Jatropha curcas oil” Renewable Energy, January 2021 DOI:
30. Ahmad Irfan, Muhammad Imran, Renjith Thomas, Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz, Muhammad Asim Raza Basra, Sami Ullah, Mohammed A. Assiri & Abdullah G. Al-Sehemi “An exploration of the optoelectronic nature of 4, 4-difluoro-8-(C4H3X)-4-bora-3a, 4a-diaza-s-indacene (X= O, S, Se) (BODIPY) systems.” Journal Of Computational Electronics, November 2020 DOI:
31. Zain Ul Aabideen, Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz, Muhammad Tayyab Akhtar, Hamid Mukhtar, Syed Ali Raza, Tooba Touqeer and Nazamid Saari “Anti-Obesity Attributes; UHPLC-QTOF-MS/MS-Based Metabolite Profiling and Molecular Docking Insights of Taraxacum officinale.” Molecules, October 2020 DOI:
32. Saqib Sohail, Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz, Hamid Mukhtar , Tooba Touqeer, Muhammad Kafeel Anjum, Umer Rashid , Wan Azlina Wan Ab Karim Ghani and Thomas Shean Yaw Choong “Spirogyra Oil-Based Biodiesel: Response Surface Optimization of Chemical and Enzymatic Transesterification and Exhaust Emission Behavior.” Catalysts, October 2020 DOI:
33. Ahmad Irfan, Muhammad Imran, Renjith Thomas, Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz, Muhammad Asim Raza Basra, Sami Ullah, Mohammed A. Assiri, Abdullah G. Al-Sehemi “An exploration of the optoelectronic nature of 4, 4-difluoro-8-(C 4 H 3 X)-4-bora-3 a, 4 a-diaza-s-indacene (X= O, S, Se)(BODIPY) systems” Journal Of Computational Electronics, October 2020 DOI:
34. Ahmad Irfan , Muhammad Imran , Renjith Thomas , Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz , Muhammad Asim Raza Basra , Sami Ullah , Abdullah G. Al-Sehemi & Mohammed A. Assiri “Hole transport nature exploration of 4, 4-Difluoro-8-(C4H3X)-4-bora-3 a, 4 a-diaza-s-indacene (X= O, S, Se)(BODIPY) systems” Molecular Simulation, September 2020 DOI:
35. Muhammad Arshad, Ayoub R Chaudhary, Muhammad W Mumtaz, Syed A Raza, Maqsood Ahmad, Hamid Mukhtar, Rashida Bashir “Polyphenol fingerprinting and hypoglycemic attributes of optimized Cycascircinalis leaf extracts.” Journal Of The Science Of Food And Agriculture, September 2020 DOI:
36. Syed Ali Raza, Ayoub Rashid Chaudhary, Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz , Ahmad Adnan , Hamid Mukhtar , Muhammad Tayyab Akhtar “Metabolite profiling and antidiabetic attributes of ultrasonicated leaf extracts of Conocarpus lancifolius” Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine, June 2020 DOI:
37. Muhammad Nadeem, Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz, Muhammad Danish, Umer Rashid, Hamid Mukhtar, Ahmad Irfan, Farooq Anwar, and Nazamid Saari “UHPLC-QTOF-MS/MS metabolites profiling and antioxidant/antidiabetic attributes of Cuscutareflexagrown on Casearia tomentosa: exploring phytochemicals role via molecular docking” International Journal Of Food Properties, June 2020 DOI:
38. Fatima Shafiq, Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz, Hamid Mukhtar, Tooba Touqeer, Syed Ali Raza, Umer Rashid , Imededdine Arbi Nehdi and Thomas Shean Yaw Choong “Response Surface Methodology Approach for Optimized Biodiesel Production from Waste Chicken Fat Oil.” Catalysts, June 2020 DOI:
39. Muhammad Nadeem, Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz, Muhammad Danish, Umer Rashid, Hamid Mukhtar, Ahmad Irfan “Antidiabetic functionality of Vitex negundo L. leaves based on UHPLC-QTOFMS/ MS based bioactives profiling and molecular docking insights” Industrial Crops And Products, May 2020 DOI:
40. Muhammad Umar Farooq, Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz, Hamid Mukhtar, Umer Rashid, Muhammad Tayyab Akhtar, Syed Ali Raza & Muhammad Nadeem “UHPLC-QTOF-MS/MS based phytochemical characterization and anti-hyperglycemic prospective of hydro-ethanolic leaf extract of Butea monosperma.” Scientific Reports, February 2020 DOI:
41. Anam Fatima, Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz, Hamid Mukhtar , Sadia Akram, Tooba Touqeer, Umer Rashid , Muhammad Raza Ul Mustafa , Imededdine Arbi Nehdi and Mohd Izham Saiman “Synthesis of lipase immobilized CeO2 nanorods as heterogeneous nano-biocatalyst for optimized biodiesel production from Eruca sativa seed oil.” Catalysts, February 2020 DOI:
42. Tooba Touqeer, Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz , Hamid Mukhtar , Ahmad Irfan, Sadia Akram, Aroosh Shabbir, Umer Rashid, Imededdine Arbi Nehdi and Thomas Shean Yaw Choong “Fe3O4-PDA-Lipase as Surface Functionalized Nano Biocatalyst for Biodiesel Production from Waste Cooking Oil: Process Optimization and Characterization.” Energies, December 2019 DOI:
43. Ali Nawaz, Hamid Mukhtar, Ikram ul Haq , Zainab Mazhar and Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz “Laccase: An Environmental Benign Pretreatment Agent for Efficient Bioconversion of Lignocellulosic Residues to Bioethanol.” Current Organic Chemistry, October 2019 DOI:
44. James William, Peter John, Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz, Ayoub Rashid Ch, Ahmad Adnan, Hamid Mukhtar, Shahzad Sharif, Syed Ali Raza and Muhammad Tayyab Akhtar “Antioxidant activity, a-glucosidase inhibition and phytochemical profiling of Hyophorbelagenicaulis leaf extracts” Peerj, June 2019 DOI:
45. AHMAD IRFAN, ABDULLAH G AL-SEHEMI , MOHAMMED A ASSIRI and MUHAMMAD WASEEM MUMTAZ “Exploring the electronic, optical and charge transfer properties of acene-based organic semiconductor materials.” Bulletin Of Materials Science, May 2019 DOI:
46. Sadia Akram, Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz , Muhammad Danish, Hamid Mukhtar , Ahmad Irfan, Syed Ali Raza , Zhen Wang , Muhammad Arshad “Impact of cerium oxide and cerium composite oxide as nano additives on the gaseous exhaust emission profile of waste cooking oil based biodiesel at full engine load conditions.” Renewable Energy, May 2019 DOI:
47. Muhammad Arshad , Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz , Ayoub Rashid Chaudhary , Umer Rashid , Mukhtar Ali , Hamid Mukhtar , Ahmad Adnan , Syed Ali Raza “Metabolite profiling of Cycas revoluta leaf extract and docking studies on alpha-glucosidase inhibitory molecular targets by phytochemicals.” Pakistan Journal Of Pharmaceutical Sciences, March 2019 DOI:
48. Hamid Mukhtar , Aminah Suhail Qureshi , Farooq Anwar , Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz & Monica Marcu “Nigella sativa L. seed and seed oil: potential sources of high-value components for development of functional foods and nutraceuticals/pharmaceuticals,” Journal Of Essential Oil Research, January 2019 DOI:
49. James William, Peter John , Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz, Ayoub Rashid Ch, Ahmad Adnan, Hamid Mukhtar , Shahzad Sharif , Syed Ali Raza “Antioxidant activity, Hypoglycemic potential and metabolite profiling of Hyophorbeindicaleaf extract.” Pakistan Journal Of Pharmaceutical Sciences, November 2018 DOI:
50. Ahmad Irfan, Aijaz Rasool Chaudhary, Shabbir Muhammad, Abdullah G. Al-Sehemi, Hu Bo, Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz, Muhammad Abdul Qayyum “Tuning the optoelectronic and charge transport properties of 2,5-di(pyrimidin-5-yl)thieno[3,2-b]thiophene by oligocene end cores substitution.” Results In Physics, October 2018 DOI:
51. Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz, Mizher Hezam Al-Zuaidy, Azizah Abdul Hamid, Muhammad Danish, Muhammad Tayyab Akhtar, and Hamid Mukhtar “Metabolite profiling and inhibitory properties of leaf extracts of Ficusbenjaminatowards alpha-glucosidase and alpha-amylase.” International Journal Of Food Properties, July 2018 DOI:
52. Mizher Hezam AL-Zuaidy, Amin Ismail, Suhaila Mohamed, Ahmad Faizal Abdul Razis, Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz, Azizah Abdul Hamid “Antioxidant Effect, Glucose Uptake Activity in Cell Lines and Cytotoxic Potential of MelicopeLunu-AnkendaLeaf Extract.” Journal Of Herbal Medicine, June 2018 DOI:
53. Hamid Mukhtar, Syed Muhammad Suliman, Aroosh Shabbir, Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz, Umer Rashid and Sawsan Abdulaziz Rahimuddin “Evaluating the Potential of Oleaginous Yeasts as Feedstock for Biodiesel Production.” Protein And Peptide Letters, May 2018 DOI:
54. Syed Ali Raza, Ayoub Rashid Chaudhary, Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz, Abdul Ghaffar, Ahmad Adnan and Abdul Waheed “Antihyperglycemic effect of Conocarpus erectus leaf extract in alloxan induced diabetic mice.” Pakistan Journal Of Pharmaceutical Sciences, March 2018 DOI:
55. Saad Afzal, Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz, Umer Rashid, Muhammad Danish, Muhammad Asam Raza, Ahtasham Raza, Hamid Mukhtar & Saud Ibrahim Al-Resayes “Exhaust emission profiling of fatty acid methyl esters and NOx control studies using selective synthetic and natural additives” Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, January 2018 DOI:
56. Najla Gooda Sahib Jambocus , Amin Ismail , Alfi Khatib , Fawzi Mahomoodally , Nazamid Saari, Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz and Azizah Abdul Hamid “Morindacitrifolia L. leaf extract prevent weight gain in Sprague-Dawley rats fed a high fat diet.” Food & Nutrition Research, July 2017 DOI:
57. Mizher Hezam AL-Zuaidy, Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz, Azizah Abdul Hamid, Amin Ismail, Suhaila Mohamed and Ahmad Faizal Abdul Razis “Biochemical characterization and 1H NMR based metabolomics revealed Melicopelunu-ankenda leaf extract a potent anti-diabetic agent in Rats.” Bmc Complementary And Alternative Medicine, July 2017 DOI:
58. Faiz Miran, Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz, Hamid Mukhtar, Muhammad Danish “Value-added use of Residual Glycerol from Biodiesel Production Process via the Optimized Synthesis of Alkyd Resins.” Process Safety And Environmental Protection, June 2017 DOI:
59. Mehrban Ashiq, Muhammad Danish, Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz, Sajjad Rafique and Tanveer Hussain “Physico-Chemical and Toxicological Properties of Para-Anisidine based Sulfonamides: Theoretical Approach and Experimental Justification..” Journal Of The Chemical Society Of Pakistan, February 2017 DOI:
60. Hafeedza Abdul Rahman, Najla Gooda Sahib, Nazamid Saari, Faridah Abas, Amin Ismail, Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz, Azizah Abdul Hamid “Anti-obesity effect of ethanolic extract from Cosmos caudatusKunth leaf in lean rats fed a high fat diet.” Bmc Complementary And Alternative Medicine, February 2017 DOI:
61. Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz, Azizah Abdul Hamid, Muhammad Tayyab Akhtar, Farooq Anwar, Umer Rashid and Mizher Hezam AL-Zuaidy “An overview of recent developments in metabolomics and proteomics – phytotherapic research perspectives,” Frontiers In Life Science, February 2017 DOI:
62. Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz, Muhammad Danish, Muhammad Asam Raza, Hamid Mukhtar, Muhammad Arshad, Saad Afzal, Muhammad Zubair, Syed Ali Raza “Particulate matter assessment at selected points in ambient air of district Sialkot, Pakistan.” Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, February 2017 DOI:
63. Hafeedza Abdul Rahman, Nazamid Saari, Faridah Abas, Amin Ismail, Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz , and Azizah Abdul Hamid “Anti-obesity and antioxidant activities of selected medicinal plants and phytochemical profiling of bioactive compounds,” International Journal Of Food Properties, October 2016 DOI:
64. Mizher Hezam AL-Zuaidy, Azizah Abdul Hamid, Amin Ismail, Suhaila Mohamed, Ahmad Faizal Abdul Razis, Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz, Syafiq Zikri Salleh “Potent Antidiabetic Activity and Metabolite Profiling of MelicopeLunu-ankenda Leaves.” Journal Of Food Science, April 2016 DOI:
65. Muhammad Asam Raza, Farwa Anwar, Durre Shahwar , Abdul Majeed , Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz , Muhammad Danish , Muhammad Faizan Nazar , Irum Perveen and Salah Ud-Din Khan “Antioxidant and antiacetylcholine esterase potential of aerial parts of Conocarpus erectus, Ficusvariegata and Ficusmaclellandii.” Pakistan Journal Of Pharmaceutical Sciences, March 2016 DOI:
66. Hamid Mukhtar, Samreen Khursheed, Ikram-ul-Haq, Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz, Umer Rashid, Saud Ibrahim Al-Resayes “Optimization of Lipase Biosynthesis from Rhizopusoryzae for Biodiesel Production Using Multiple Oils.” Chemical Engineering & Technology, March 2016 DOI:
67. Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz , Hamid Mukhtar, Usman Ali Dilawer , Syed Makhdoom Hussain , Majid Hussain, Munawar Iqbal , Ahmad Adnan , Jan Nisar “Biocatalytic transesterification of Eruca sativa oil for the production of biodiesel.” Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, January 2016 DOI:
68. Muhammad Imran, Muhammad Arshad, Azeem Khalid, Sabir Hussain, Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz, David E Crowley “Decolourization of reactive black-5 by shewanella sp. in the presence of metal ions and salts.” Water Environment Research, July 2015 DOI:
69. Majid Hussain, Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz, Syed Makhdoom Hussain , Muhammad Nadeem Abbas, Shahid Mehmood and Muhammad Imran “Comparative physico-chemical characterization and spatial distribution of pollutants in rural and urban drains water” Soil & Environment, May 2015 DOI:
70. M. W. Mumtaz, A. Adnan, H. Mukhtar, M. Danish, M. A. Raza “Determination of toxic metals in water of Lahore canal by atomic absorption spectroscopy.” Journal Of Water Chemistry And Technology, May 2015 DOI:
71. Mumtaz, Muhammad Waseem; Raza, Muhammad Asam; Hussain, Syed Makhdoom; Imran, Muhammad; Abbas, Muhammad Nadeem; Ahmed, Zohaib; Hussain, Majid “Characterization of Drain Surface Water: Environmental Profile, Degradation Level and Geo-statistic Monitoring” Pakistan Journal of Analytical & Environmental Chemistry, January 2015 DOI:
72. Shahid Mahmood Shahid Mahmood, M. W. Mumtaz, Amina Khatoon Amina Khatoon, Majid Hussain Majid Hussain, M. N. Abbas “Assessment of Nickel and Chromium Concentrations in Black Kite (Milvus migrans) Tissues” Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research Series B: Biological Sciences, October 2014 DOI:
73. Rashida Bashir, Quratulain Syed, Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz, Farooq Anwar, Nazamid Saari, and Ahmad Adnan “Growth Kinetics, Purification and characterization of Alpha Amylase produced from Bacillus Licheniformis DSM-1969using lignocellulosic banana waste as an elicitor” Bioresources, September 2014 DOI:
74. Shahid Mahmood , Nadia Iram , Muhammad Nadeem Abbas , Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz, Razia Iqbal and Majid Hussain “Bioaccumulated Toxic and Heavy Metals in Human Blood Samples from Central Punjab, Pakistan” Pakistan Journal of Life and Social Science, April 2014 DOI:
75. Muhammad Nadeem Zafar, Abdul Wahid, Muhammad Afzal Ghauri, Muhammad Zubair, Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz, Farooq Anwar and Muhammad Danish “Trichoderma Harzianum: A Green Sorbent for PB(II) Uptake from Aqueous Solutions” Toxicological And Environmental Chemistry, May 2013 DOI:
76. Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz , Ahmad Adnan , Zahid Mahmood, Hamid Mukhtar, Muhammad Faheem Malik, Fahim Ashraf Qureshi , and Ahtisham Raza “Biodiesel from Waste Cooking Oil: Optimization of Production and Monitoring of Exhaust Emission Levels from its Combustion in a Diesel Engine.” International Journal Of Green Energy, September 2012 DOI:
77. Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz, Ahmad Adnan, Farooq Anwar, Hamid Mukhtar, Muhammad Asam Raza, Farooq Ahmad and Umer Rashid “Response Surface Methodology: An Emphatic Tool for Optimized Biodiesel Production Using Rice bran and Sunflower Oils” Energies, September 2012 DOI:
78. Muhammad Saqib, Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz, Asif Mahmood, and Muhammad Imran Abdullah “Optimized Biodiesel Production and Environmental Assessment of Produced Biodiesel.” Biotechnology And Bioprocess Engineering, June 2012 DOI:
79. MUHAMMAD WASEEM MUMTAZ , AHMAD ADNAN , ZAHED MAHMOOD , HAMID MUKHTAR , MUHAMMAD DANISH AND ZAHOOR AHMAD “Biodiesel Production using Eruca sativa Oil: Optimization and Characterization.” Pakistan Journal Of Botany, April 2012 DOI:
80. Muhammad Wajid Tahir, Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz, Shanza Tauseef, Muqadas Sajjad, Awais Nazeer, Nazish Farheen & Muddsar Iqbal “Monitoring of Cotton Dust and Health Risk Assessment in Small Scale Weaving Industry.” Environmental Monitoring And Assessment, September 2011 DOI:
81. M. Waseem Mumtaz · Ahmad Adnan · Hamid Mukhtar · Khalid Nawaz · Ahtisham Raza · Zahoor Ahmad “Estimation of bacteriological levels in surface water samples to evaluate their contamination profile.” Environmental Monitoring And Assessment, March 2010 DOI:
82. JAVED IQBAL, M. WASEEM MUMTAZ , HAMID MUKHTAR , TAHIR IQBAL , SHAHID MAHMOOD AND ABDUL RAZAQ “Partical size distribution analysis and physico-chemical characterization of water samples from River Chenab at Marala Head Works” Pakistan Journal Of Botany, January 2010 DOI:
83. Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz · Muhammad Hanif · Hamid Mukhtar · Zahoor Ahmed · Sumaira Usman “Evaluation of Pollution Load of Lahore Canal by Quantificationof various pollutants through physico-chemical characterization” Environmental Monitoring And Assessment, July 2009 DOI:
84. M. KHALID SHABBIR, RAZIYA NADEEM , HAMID MUKHTAR, FAROOQ ANWAR AND MUHAMMAD W. MUMTAZ “Physico-chemical analysis and determination of various chemical constituents of Essential oil in Rosa Centifolia.” Pakistan Journal Of Botany, July 2009 DOI:

Research Projects

Date	Title	Agency/Organization	Amount	Status
2022-03-07	Development of Oxide based Efficient and Inexpensive Coating Materials for Electrodes of Bioelectrochemical Systems to Enhance their Performance Regarding Simultaneous Wastewater Treatment and Bioelectricity Generation (Principal Investigator)	HEC (Higher Education Commission Pakistan)	4272400	On going
2015-12-04	Value -Addition in Biodiesel Technology to Make it Sustainable and Cost Effective Using Novel Approaches (Co Principal Investigator)	HEC (Higher Education Commission Pakistan)	3236473	Completed
2012-12-07	Synthesis and Analytical Characterization of vegetable oils based green Epoxy Resins (IPFP) ( CO-Principal Investigator)	HEC (Higher Education Commission Pakistan)	500000	Completed

Creative Accomplishments

Presentation in 6th International Conference on Emerging Trends in Bioinformatics & Biosciences (ICETBB-2024), dated 12-14 september, 2024, Hazara University Mansehra, Pakistan ( )
Presentation in 8th International and 17th National Conference titled Advances in Plant Science in the Era of Climate Change, dated 26-28 October, 2022, GC University Lahore & University of Punjab, Lahore ( )
Presentation in international conference titled ( )
Presentation in international conference titled Energy, Power, Environment, Control and Computing dated 19 - 20, February, 2025, UOG, Pakistan ( )
Presentation in international conference titled Biosciences-2018, dated 09-11 May, 2018, GC University Lahore ( )
Presentation in International conference titled Plants: Their Chemical and Biological Applications for Today and Tomorrow, dated 12-14th March, 2017, UOG ( )
Presentation in International conference titled Research Advancements in Chemistry, ICRA-C 2024, dated 21 -22 August, 2024, SNS-NUST, Pakistan. ( )
Presentation in international conference titled Solid Waste Technology and Management, dated 11 – 14th March, 2018, Widener University USA ( )
Presentation in national conference titled ( )
Presentation in national symposium titled Emerging Trends in the Extraction of Plant Bioactives for Nutra-pharmaceutical Development, dated 01-02, November, 2017, University of Sargodha ( )

Selected Professional Presentations

Presentation in international virtual conference titled Applied Chemical and Biological Sciences dated 25 - 26 February, 2025, GCUF, Pakistan ( Selected Professional Presentations )