U.S.-Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Energy
Faculty Rabia Liaquat

Rabia Liaquat

HOD Department of Energy Systems Engineering
  • US-Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Energy
  • 5190855293
Summary

Academic Background
PhD (Bioenergy) Quaid-i-Azam University September 19, 2012 - January 12, 2016
Honours and Awards
Applied research Grant USAID and FFCL funded Applied research Project Valorization of biomass for biomethne production through anaerobic digestion technology: Green energy recovery from waste
Publications
Synergistic transformation: Kinetic and thermodynamic evaluation of co-pyrolysis for low-rank bituminous coal and polyurethane foam waste April 01, 2024 Zaid Mohammad Banyhani, Waqar Ul Habib Khan, Hala H. Abd El-Gawad, Dr. Mustafa Anwar, Dr. Asif Hussain Khoja, Dr. Muhammad Hassan, Dr. Rabia Liaquat, Zeinhom M. El-Bahy, Process Safety and Environmental Protection - Volume 184, Pages 907-921
Self-cleaning study of SiO2 modified TiO2 nanofibrous thin films prepared via electrospinning for application in solar cells January 15, 2024 Izzah Batool, Nadia Shahzad, Roha Shehzad, Aamir Naseem Satti, Rabia Liaquat, Adeel Waqas, Muhammad Imran Shahzad, Solar Energy - Volume 268, Article Number 112271
Effect of surfactants on the stability and thermophysical properties of Al2O3+TiO2 hybrid nanofluids December 01, 2023 Abdul Rehman, Sana Yaqub, Majid Ali, Hassan Nazir, Nadia Shahzad, Sehar Shakir, Rabia Liaquat, Zafar Said, Journal of Molecular Liquids - Volume 391, Part B, Article Number 123350
Recent advances in biological hydrogen production from algal biomass: A comprehensive review October 15, 2023 Rabia Liaquat, Fuel - Volume 350, Article Number 128816
Model-based optimal and robust control of renewable hydrogen gas production in a fed-batch microbial electrolysis cell September 15, 2023 Muhammad Zia Ur Rahman, Mohsin Rizwan, Rabia Liaquat, Victor Leiva, Muhammad Muddasar, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy - Volume 48, Issue 79, Pages 30685-30701
Thermocatalytic partial oxidation of methane to syngas (H2, CO) production using Ni/La2O3 modified biomass fly ash supported catalyst September 01, 2023 Amin Ul Hasanat, Asif Hussain Khoja, Nida Naeem, Abdulaziz Al-Anazi, Rabia Liaquat, Bilal Alam Khan, Israf Ud Din, Results in Engineering - Volume 19, Article Number 10133
Coaxial microbial electrolysis cell for cost-effective bioenergy production and wastewater treatment of potato industry effluent September 01, 2023 Muhammad Muddasar , Rabia Liaquat, Muhammad Zia Ur Rahman, Asif Hussain Khoja, Ayesha Aslam, Abdul Basit, Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology - Volume 98, Issue 9, Pages 2203-2213
Synthesis of novel biodegradable starch-PMA and Ag@starch-PMA polymer composite for boosting charge separation ability and superior photocatalytic performance July 24, 2023 Muhammad Amjad, Ayesha Mohyuddin, Mohsin Javed, Shahid Iqbal, Rabia Liaquat, Mohammed T. Alotaibi, Wajad Ulfat, Randa A. Althobiti, Eman Alzahrani , Abd-ElAziem Farouk, Murefah Mana Al-Anazy, Eslam B. Elkaeed, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics - Volume 34, Issue 21, Article Number 1577
Thermal steam methane reforming over bimetal‑loaded hemp‑derived activated carbon‑based catalyst for hydrogen production December 23, 2022 Rashid Minhas, Asif Hussain Khoja, Nida Naeem, Mustafa Anwar, Sehar Shakir, Rabia Liaquat , Israf Ud Din , Research on Chemical Intermediates - Pages 1-23
A Robust Controller of a Reactor Electromicrobial System Based on a Structured Fractional Transformation for Renewable Energy December 12, 2022 Muhammad Zia Ur Rahman, Rabia Liaquat, Mohsin Rizwan, Carlos Martin-Barreiro, Víctor Leiva, Fractal and Fractional - Volume 6, Issue 12, Article Number 736
Investigation of combustion performance of tannery sewage sludge using thermokinetic analysis and prediction by artificial neural network December 01, 2022 Arslan Khan, Imtiaz Ali, Wasif Farooq, Salman Raza Naqvi, Muhammad Taqi Mehran, Ameen Shahid, Rabia Liaquat, Muhammad Waqas Anjum, Muhammad Naqvi, Case Studies in Thermal Engineering - Volume 40, Article Number 102586
Potential of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria to mitigate chromium contamination November 01, 2022 Zain Mushtaq a, Mehwish Liaquat, Anum Nazir, Rabia Liaquat, Hira Iftikhar, Waheed Anwar, Nizwa Itrat, Environmental Technology and Innovation - Volume 28, Article Number 102826
Recent progress in microalgae-derived biochar for the treatment of textile industry wastewater November 01, 2022 Abdul Ahad Khan, Jawad Gul, Salman Raza Naqvi, Imtiaz Ali, Wasif Farooq, Rabia Liaquat, Hamad AlMohamadi, Libor Štěpanec, Dagmar Juchelková, Chemosphere - Volume 306, Article Number 135565
Methane decomposition for hydrogen production: A comprehensive review on catalyst selection and reactor systems October 01, 2022 Jehangeer Raza, Asif Hussain Khoja, Mustafa Anwar, Faisal Saleem, Salman Raza Naqvi, Rabia Liaquat , Muhammad Hassan , Rahat Javaid, Umair Yaqub Qazi, Brock Lumbers, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews - Volume 168, Article Number 112774
Techno-economic and GHG mitigation analyses based on regional and seasonal variations of non-concentrating solar thermal collectors in textile sector of Pakistan September 01, 2022 Elia Nauroz Ali , Rabia Liaquat, Majid Ali , Adeel Waqas , Nadia Shahzad, Renewable Energy Focus - Volume:42, Page:165-177
Carbonyl functional group assisted crystallization of mixed tin–lead narrow bandgap perovskite absorber in ambient conditions August 16, 2022 Abdul Sattar, Nadia Shahzad, Muhammad Ali Tariq, Tanzeela Yousaf, Muhammad Salik Qureshi, Muhammad Imran Shahzad, Rabia Liaquat, Majid Ali, Applied Physics Letters - Volume 121, Issue 7, Article Number 073901
Investigating the characterisation, kinetic mechanism, and thermodynamic behaviour of coal-biomass blends in co-pyrolysis process July 01, 2022 Hamad Gohar, Asif Hussain Khoja, Abeera Ayaz Ansari, Salman Raza Naqvi, Rabia Liaquat , Muhammad Hassan , Khalil Hasni, Umair Yaqoob Qazi, Imtiaz Ali, Process Safety and Environmental Protection - Volume 163, Pages 645-658
Thermokinetics synergistic effects on co-pyrolysis of coal and rice husk blends for bioenergy production June 15, 2022 Maham Tauseef, Abeera Ayaz Ansari, Asif Hussain Khoja, Salman Raza Naqvi, Rabia Liaquat , William Nimmo, Syed Sheraz Daood, Fuel - Volume 318, Article Number 123685
Praseodymium-doped Sr2TiFeO6-δ double perovskite as a bi-functional electrocatalyst for hydrogen production through water splitting June 01, 2022 Qassam Sarmad, Uneeb Masood Khan, Mutawara Mahmood Baig, Muhammad Hassan, Faaz Ahmed Butt, Asif Hussain, Rabia Liaquat, Zuhair Subhani Khan, Mustafa Anwar, Muhammed Ali S.A., Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering - Volume 10, Issue 3, Article Number 107609
Mixotrophic cultivation of microalgae for carotenoid production May 27, 2022 Fakhra Liaqat, Mahammed Ilyas Khazi, Ali Bahadar , Lu He, Ayesha Aslam, Rabia liaquat , Spiros N. Agathos, Jian Li, Reviews in Aquaculture - Pages 1-27
Real-time artificial intelligence based health monitoring, diagnosing and environmental control system for COVID-19 patients May 23, 2022 Muhammad Zia Ur Rahman, Ali Hassan Raza, Abeer Abdulaziz AlSanad, Muhammad Azeem Akbar, Rabia Liaquat, Muhammad Tanveer Riaz, Lulwah AlSuwaidan, Abdulaziz Al-Alshaikh, Hatoon S Alsagri, Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering - Volume 19, Issue 8, Pages 7586-7605
Performance efficiency comparison of microbial electrolysis cells for sustainable production of biohydrogen—A comprehensive review April 01, 2022 Muhammad Mudassar, Rabia Liaquat , Ayesha Aslam , Muhammad Zia Ur Rehman , Ali Abdullah, Asif Hussain , Kainaat Latif, Ali Bahadar, International Journal of Energy Research - Volume 46, Issue 5, Pages 5625-5645
Partial oxidation of methane over biomass fly ash (BFA)-supported Ni/CaO catalyst for hydrogen-rich syngas production March 12, 2022 Nida Naeem, Asif Hussain Khoja, Faaz Ahmed Butt, Muhammad Arfan, Rabia Liaquat , Amin Ul Hasnat, Research on Chemical Intermediates - Pages 1-28
Biological carbon capture, growth kinetics and biomass composition of novel microalgal species February 21, 2022 Tahreem Assad Khan, Rabia Liaquat, Zeshan, Asif Hussain Khoja, Atia Bano, Bioresource Technology Reports - Volume 17, Article Number 100982
Synthesis of bimetallic Co-Ni/ZnO nanoprisms (ZnO-NPr) for hydrogen-rich syngas production via partial oxidation of methane December 01, 2021 Ahad Hussain Javed, Nadia Shahzad, Faaz Ahmed Butt, M. Abdullah Khan, Nida Naeem, Rabia Liaquat , Asif Hussain Khoja, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering - Volume 9, Issue 6, Article Number 106887
Partial oxidation of methane over CeO2 loaded hydrotalcite (MgNiAl) catalyst for the production of hydrogen rich syngas (H2, CO) October 26, 2021 Anees ul Hasnain , Asif Hussain Khoja, Faaz Ahmed Butt, Mariam Ayesha, Faisal Saleem, Muhammad Taqi Mehran, Rabia Liaquat , Majid Ali, Zaki IsmailZaki, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy - Volume 46, Issue 74, Pages 36663-36677
Methane decomposition for hydrogen production over biomass fly ash-based CeO2 nanowires promoted cobalt catalyst October 01, 2021 Jehangeer Raza, Asif Hussain Khoja , Salman Raza Naqvi, Muhammad Taqi Mehran, Sehar Shakir, Rabia Liaquat, Muhammad Tahir, Ghulam Ali, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering - Volume 9, Issue 5, Article Number 105816
Challenges and opportunities in biomass ash management and its utilization in novel applications October 01, 2021 Muhammad Assad Munawar , Asif Hussain Khoja , Salman Raza Naqvi, Taqi Mehran, Muhammad Hassan, Rabia Liaquat, Usama Fida Dawood , Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews - Volume 150, Article Number 111451
Designing of homemade soiling station to explore soiling loss effects on PV modules September 01, 2021 Naveed Hussain, Nadia Shahzad, Tanzeela Yousaf, Adeel Waqas, Ahad Hussain Javed, Sheheryar Khan, Majid Ali, Rabia Liaquat, Solar Energy - Vol. 225, PP. 624–633
Evaluating the use of unassimilated bio-anode with different exposed surface areas for bioenergy production using solar-powered microbial electrolysis cell August 06, 2021 Muhammad Muddasar, Rabia Liaquat, Ali Abdullah , Asif Hussain, Nadia Shahzad , Naseem iqbal, Muhammad Ishtiaq Ali, Azhar Uddin , Sami Ullah, International Journal of Energy Research - Page 1-13
A comparison of energy policies of Pakistan and their impact on bioenergy development August 01, 2021 Zulfiqar Ali , Rabia Liaquat, Asif Hussain Khoja , Umair Safdar, Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments - Volume 46, Article Number 101246
Techno‑economic modeling of biomass gasification plants for small industries in Pakistan July 29, 2021 Muhammad Ali Qamar, Adeel Javed, Rabia Liaquat, Muhammad Hassan, Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery - Pages 1-11
Enhanced Methane Production from Anaerobic Co-digestion of wheat straw rice straw and sugarcane bagasse: A Kinetic Analysis June 30, 2021 Sadia Meraj, Rabia Liaquat, Salman Raza Naqvi, Zeshan Sheikh, Atoofa Zainab, Asif Hussain Khoja, Dagmar Juchelkova, Abdulaziz Atabani, Applied Sciences - Volume 11(13), Article Number 6069
Algae as an attractive source for cosmetics to counter environmental stress June 10, 2021 Ayesha Aslam, Ali Bahadur , Rabia Liaquat , Muhammad Saleem, Adeel Waqas , Mohammed Zwawi, Science of the Total Environment - Volume 772, Article Number 144905
Performance Analysis of TiO2-Modified Co/MgAl2O4 Catalyst for Dry Reforming of Methane in a Fixed Bed Reactor for Syngas (H2, CO) Production June 07, 2021 Arslan Mazhar, Asif Hussain Khoja , Abul Kalam Azad, Faisal Mushtaq, Salman Raza Naqvi, Sehar Shakir, Muhammad Hassan, Rabia Liaquat, Mustafa Anwar, Energies - Volume 14(11), Article Number 3347
Photo-electrochemical water splitting through graphene-based ZnS composites for H2 production May 15, 2021 Ahmed Hassan , Rabia Liaquat, Naseem Iqbal, Ghulam Ali, Xue Fan, Zelong Hu, Mustafa Anwar, Awais Ahmad, Journal of Electroanalytical chemistry - Volume 889, Article Number 115223
Synthesis and characterization of biomass-derived surface-modified activated carbon for enhance CO2 adsorption April 01, 2021 Azeem Sarwar, Majid Ali, Asif Hussain Khoja, Azra Nawar, Adeel Waqas, Rabia Liaquat, Salman Raza Naqvi, Muhammad Asjid, Journal of CO2 Utilization - Volume 46, Article Number 101476
Biomass ash characterization, fusion analysis and its application in catalytic decomposition of methane February 01, 2021 Muhammad Assad Munawar , Asif Hussain Khoja , Muhammad Hassan , Rabia Liaquat, Salman Raza Naqvi, Muhammad Taqi Mehran , Ali Abduallah , Faisal Saleem , Fuel - Volume 285, Article Number 119107
Investigating the potential of locally sourced wastewater as a feedstock of microbial desalination cell (MDC) for bioenergy production September 01, 2020 Rabia Liaquat , Tariq Mehmood, Asif Hussain Khoja , Naseem Iqbal , Haider ejaz , Sadia Mumtaz, Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering - Pages 1-12
Effect of alkaline and alkaline-photocatalytic pretreatment on characteristics and biogas production of rice straw August 01, 2020 Mariam Sabeeh, Zeshan, Rabia Liaquat , Ayesha Maryam, Bioresource Technology - Volume 309, Article Number 123449
Enhanced biogas production at mesophilic and thermophilic temperatures from a slaughterhouse waste with zeolite as ammonia adsorbent July 06, 2020 Bushra Fatima, Rabia Liaquat , Uzma Farooq, Uzma Farooq, Asif Jamal , Asif Jamal , Ishtiaq Ali, Ishtiaq Ali, F-J Liu, F-J Liu, H. He, H. He, H. Guo, M. Urynowicz, M. Urynowicz, Z. Huang, Z. Huang, International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology - Pages 1-10
Copper and calcium based metal organic framework catalyst for biodiesel production from waste cooking oil: process optimization study July 01, 2020 Unza Jamil, Asif Hussain Khoja, Rabia Liaquat, Salman Raza Naqvi, Wan Nor Nadyaini Wan Omar, Nor Aishah Saidina Amin, Energy Conversion and Management - Volume 215, Article Number 112934
Techno‑spatial assessment of waste cooking oil for biodiesel production in Pakistan April 07, 2020 Muhammad Ali Qamar, Rabia Liaquat , Unza Jamil1, Rida Mansoor, Sidra Azam, SN Applied Sciences - Volume 2, Article Number 901
Catalytic Efficiency of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans for Bioleaching Copper from Chalcocite Containing Sulfide Ore from Reko Diq Deposits February 13, 2020 Muhammad Ali Furqan, Uzma Farooq, Rabia Liaquat , Huda Ahmed Alghamdi, Bashir Ahmad, Zahid Qureshi, Asif Jamal, Isfahan Tauseef, Syed Kashif Haleem, Inayat ullah, Muhammad Ishtiaq Ali, Polish Journal of Environmental Studies - Volume 29, No. 2, Pages 1593-1600
Major barriers to the diffusion of bio-digestion technology in Pakistan An innovation system perspective October 25, 2019 Atoofa Zainab, Rabia Liaquat, Saadia Meraj, International Journal of Energy Sector Management - Pages 1-14
Study on Natural Organic Materials as Biofilm Carriers for the Optimization of Anaerobic Digestion February 23, 2019 Atoofa Zainab, Saadia Meraj, Rabia Liaquat, Waste and Biomass Valorization - Pages 1-11
Applications of materials as additives in anaerobic digestion technology December 01, 2018 Sania Arif, Rabia Liaquat, Manal Adil, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews - Volume 97, Pages 354-366
Relationship between microbial community, operational factors and ammonia inhibition resilience in anaerobic digesters at low and moderate ammonia background concentrations September 25, 2018 Y. Lu, Rabia Liaquat, S. Astals, P.D. Jensen, D.J. Batstone, S. Tait, New Biotechnology - NULL
Electrochemical integration of algal biodiesel production and yeast based fermentation for power production July 01, 2017 Haider Ejaz, Haider Ejaz, Anam Qadir, Anam Qadir, Ehsan Ali, Ehsan Ali, Rabia Liaquat, Journal of Biotech Research - Volume 8, Pages 48-57
Production and characterization of α-amylase from indigenously isolated bacterial strains treating organic waste in anaerobic digester December 01, 2015 Rabia Liaquat , Sidra kaleem, Aqeela Azeem, Asif Jamal, Ishtiaq Ali, Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences - Volume 52(4), Pages 895-903
Inhibition resilience of microbes in pig effluent lagoons November 11, 2015 Rabia Liaquat , S. Astals , P. D. Jensen, D. J. Batstone, S. Tait, Production of Animal Science - Volume 55(12), Article Number 1462
Antimicrobial potential of leaf and fruit extracts and oils of wild and cultivated edible olive January 02, 2014 Altaf Hussain , Iqbal Ahmed Qarshi, Rabia Liaquat , Saeed Akhtar, Irum Aziz, Ikram Ullah, Zabta Khan Shinwari, Pakistan Journal of Botany - Volume 46(4), Pages 1463-1468
Conferences
Optimization of industrial hybrid renewable energy system using HOMER May 06, 2023 - May 07, 2023 Muhammad Haseeb Khalid, Sehar Shakir, Adeel Waqas, Rabia Liaquat, Abdul Kashif Janjua, 2023 International Conference on Emerging Power Technologies, ICEPT 2023
Biogenic hydrogen production from potato peel by mesophilic dark fermentation April 24, 2019 - April 25, 2019 Rida Mansoor , M.Ali Qamar, Rabia Liaquat, 3rd international conference Empowering nation through Science
Photo catalytic Degradation of organic dyes by semiconducting metal sulphide nanoparticles of Copper and Zinc through single source precursor August 15, 2018 - August 16, 2018 Unza Jamil , Rida Mansoor, Bushra Batool, Rabia Liaquat, 1st international workshop on Energy Materials and Nanotechnology
An Analysis of Bio-Energy Technology in Pakistan using Technological Innovation System (TIS) Approach March 26, 2018 - March 29, 2018 Rabia Liaquat, UK PK Joint Workshop on Fuels and Energy Systems