Summary
Dr. Waheed is actively engaged in research in the field of electromicrobiology. This interdisciplinary field integrates electrochemistry, microbiology, and materials science to drive sustainable developments in electronics, energy, health, climate, and environmental sectors.
Academic Background
PhD
(Environmental and Energy Engineering) Kyungpook National University
September 01, 2014 - February 23, 2018
Honours and Awards
Publications
Unveiling the potential of polyaniline/Fe-MIL-88B–NH2 MOF composite as an anode for efficient bioelectricity generation
May 01, 2026
Materials Chemistry and Physics - Volume: 355, Article Number: 132225
Smart MOF-integrated biopolymeric hydrogel systems as a novel strategy for sustained anticancer drug delivery.
April 01, 2026
Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology - Volume 118, Article Number 108049
Bimetallic nickel–iron metal organic frameworks for enhanced bioenergy generation in bioelectrochemical system
April 01, 2026
Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering - Volume:14, Issue:2, Article Number 121306
Enhanced non-enzymatic electrochemical glucose sensing through synergistic effect of Fe-based metal-organic framework and copper decorated carbon nanotubes
March 15, 2026
Chemical Engineering Science - Volume 323, Article Number 123278
Electrocatalytic activity of MoP/CNTs nanohybrid for water splitting: a step towards improved HER kinetics
February 12, 2026
Nanoscale Advances - Volume:8, Issue: 07, Pages:2291-2305
Multifunctional bio-composite hydrogels: PolyAMPs-tuned hydroxyapatite-PVA/gelatin systems development and characterization.
February 01, 2026
Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy - Volume 49, Article Number 102316
Comprehensive insights into advanced predictive modeling for low density polyethylene (LDPE) pyrolysis: Experimental kinetics and reaction mechanism
January 15, 2026
Journal of Environmental Management - Volume 398, Article Number 128469
Effect of anodic effluent recirculation and microalgal inoculum concentration on the performance of photosynthetic microbial fuel cells for brewery wastewater treatment
November 01, 2025
Environmental Technology & Innovation - Volume:40, Article Number 104457
Structural, magnetic, dielectric, and photocatalytic properties of ZnO/MgFe2O4 nanocomposite for low-frequency electronic and sustainable water treatment applications
November 01, 2025
Results in Physics - Volume:78, Article Number 108480
Understanding the Electrocatalytic Interface: A Review of Advances in CO2ER Mechanisms and Materials
October 02, 2025
Energy and Fuels - Pages 1-33
Enhanced drug-loading potential through silver and strontium doping in iron oxide nanoparticles for drug delivery applications
July 14, 2025
Journal of Materials Research - Volume:40, Issue:13, Page:2016-2025
Anode substrate tailoring in fed-batch photosynthetic microbial desalination cell for industrial and domestic wastewater treatment
July 01, 2025
International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology - Pages:16
Investigating the influence of tank material and residual chlorine on the proliferation of bacterial biofilm growth in the drinking water storage systems
April 01, 2025
Journal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for Development - Volume:15, Issue:4, Pages 305-321
Assessment of textile sludge pyrolysis behaviour through advance predictive models for bioenergy production
April 01, 2025
Case Studies in Thermal Engineering - Volume 73, Article Number 106698
Impact of polypyrrole/MXene modified anode on bioelectricity generation in microbial fuel cells
February 13, 2025
Journal of Applied Electrochemistry - Pages 1-11
High-performance cauliflower-like Er2O3/NiO nanocomposite derived from Er-Ni-MOF for energy conversion and storage applications
February 01, 2025
Journal of Energy Storage - Volume:108, Article Number: 115222
Cysteine-Grafted Cu MOF/ZnO/PANI Nanocomposite for Nonenzymatic Electrochemical Sensing of Dopamine
December 03, 2024
ACS Omega - Volume:9, Issue:50, Pages 49545-49556
Two-dimensional MXene and molybdenum disulphide for the removal of hexavalent chromium from water: A comparative study
October 01, 2024
Desalination and Water Treatment - Volume 320, Article Number 100693
Tailored Flower-Like Ni-Fe-MOF-Derived oxide Composites: Highly active and durable electrocatalysts for overall water splitting
September 15, 2024
Fuel - Volume:372, Article Number:132112
Mitigation of uranium toxicity in rice by Sphingopyxis sp. YF1: Evidence from growth, ultrastructure, subcellular distribution, and physiological characteristics
September 01, 2024
Plant Physiology and Biochemistry - Volume 214, Article Number 108958
Extracellular electron transfer-coupled heavy metal reduction in biogeobattery: Perspectives and challenges
May 01, 2024
Journal of Cleaner Production - Volume 452, Article Number 142142
An electrochemical sensor based on copper oxide nanoparticles loaded on a mesoporous MCM-41 for non-enzymatic detection of glucose
April 01, 2024
Ceramics International - Volume: 50, Issue: 7, Part B, Pages: 12614-12620
Green synthesized silver nanoparticles using Rhazya stricta extract for delivery of HDAC inhibitor panobinostat in MDA- MB-231 breast cancer cell line
March 01, 2024
Nanomedicine Journal - Volume 10(2), Pages 187-195
Enhanced Electrocatalytic Performance of Erbium-Incorporated Nickel-Based Metal–Organic Frameworks for Water Splitting
March 01, 2024
Energy Fuels - Vol:38, Isseu: 6, Pages:5397-5406
Whitlockite -A study on the effect of reaction parameters on morphology in one-solvent system.
February 15, 2024
Materials Chemistry and Physics - Volume 314, Article Number: 128932
Electrochemical Characterization of Two Gut Microbial Strains Cooperatively Promoting Multiple Sclerosis Pathogenesis
January 25, 2024
Microorganisms - Volume 12, Issue 2, Article Number 257
Optimized electrocatalytic degradation of ciprofloxacin using Co3O4 coated stainless steel electrodes
January 20, 2024
Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects - Volume 681, Article Number 132738
The promising frontier for next-generation energy storage and clean energy production: A review on synthesis and applications of MXenes
January 01, 2024
Materials Science for Energy Technologies - Volume 7, Pages 180-194
Performance comparison of a photosynthetic and mechanically aerated microbial fuel cell for wastewater treatment and bioenergy generation using different anolytes
December 01, 2023
Journal of Water Process Engineering - Volume 56, Article Number 104358
The synergistic triad of graphene quantum dots, polymer, and ferrites for the photodegradation of dyes in aqueous solution
November 06, 2023
Heliyon - Volume 9, Issue 11, Article Number e21739
Wood as a green and sustainable alternative for environmentally friendly & flexible electronic devices
September 01, 2023
Chemosphere - Volume 336, Article Number 139213
Novel cytotoxicity study of strontium (Sr) doped iron oxide (Fe3O4) nanoparticles aided with ibuprofen for drug delivery applications
July 04, 2023
Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology - Pages 1-17
Drug efficiency monitoring using biofilm/electrode interfacial electron transfer associated with pathogen metabolisms
June 20, 2023
Material-Microbes Interactions: Environmental Biotechnological Perspective - Chapter 15, Pages 369-385
Nonthermal plasma catalysis using ferrites as an efficient catalyst for toluene degradation
June 01, 2023
Research on Chemical Intermediates - Volume 49, Pages 2399-2415
Antibacterial Properties of Two-Dimensional Nanomaterials
April 29, 2023
Book on Two-Dimensional Materials for Environmental Applications - 1st Edition, Chapter 5, Pages 137-160
Comprehensive insights into sustainable conversion of agricultural and food waste into microbial protein for animal feed production
April 15, 2023
Reviews in Environmental Science and Biotechnology - Pages 1-36
Feasibility Study of Anaerobic Baffled Reactor Coupled with Anaerobic Filter Followed by Membrane Filtration for Wastewater Treatment
January 08, 2023
Membranes - Volume 13(1), Article Number 79
Emerging Methods in Biosensing of Immunoglobin G—A Review
January 06, 2023
Sensors - Volume 23(2), Article Number 676
Architecting data-driven microbial electrochemistry from scratch
November 11, 2022
Patterns - Volume 3, Issue 11, Article Number 100637
Multivariate landscapes constructed by Bayesian estimation over five hundred microbial electrochemical time profiles
November 11, 2022
Patterns - Volume 3, Issue 11, Article Number 100610
Biowaste Materials for Advanced Biodegradable Packaging Technology
October 12, 2022
Handbook of Biodegradable Materials - Chapter 1, Pages 1-37
Design and Configuration of Microbial Fuel Cells
October 06, 2022
Book on Microbial Fuel Cells for Environmental Remediation - 1st Edition, Chapter 3, Pages 25-39
Diagnostic and Therapeutic Potential of Circulating-Free DNA and Cell-Free RNA in Cancer Management
August 22, 2022
Biomedicines - Volume 10, Issue 8, Article Number 2047
Efficient post-plasma catalytic degradation of toluene via series of Co–Cu/TiO2 catalysts
August 10, 2022
Research on Chemical Intermediates - Pages 1-22
Methane dry reforming with CO2 over ceria supported Ni catalyst prepared by reverse microemulsion synthesis
June 01, 2022
Fuel - Volume:317
Current Production Capability of Drug-Resistant Pathogen Enables Its Rapid Label-Free Detection Applicable to Wastewater-Based Epidemiology
February 20, 2022
Microorganisms - Volume 10(2), Article Number 472
Advances in the synthesis and application of anti-fouling membranes using two-dimensional nanomaterials
August 09, 2021
Membranes - Volume 11, Issue 8, Article Number 605
MXene-coated biochar as potential biocathode for improved microbial electrosynthesis system
June 15, 2021
Science of the Total Environment - Volume 773, Article Number 145677
Biogenesis of Outer Membrane Vesicles Concentrates the Unsaturated Fatty Acid of Phosphatidylinositol in Capnocytophaga ochracea
May 21, 2021
Frontiers in Microbiology - Volume 12, Article Number 682685
Enhanced product selectivity in the microbial electrosynthesis of butyrate using a nickel ferrite-coated biocathode
May 01, 2021
Environmental Research - Volume 196, Article Number 110907
Nickel ferrite/MXene-coated carbon felt anodes for enhanced microbial fuel cell performance
April 01, 2021
Chemosphere - Volume 268, Article Number 128784
Carbamazepine biodegradation and volatile fatty acids production by selectively enriched sulfate-reducing bacteria and fermentative acidogenic bacteria
March 01, 2021
Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology - Volume 96, Issue 3, Pages 592-602
Pathogens electrogenicity as a tool for in-situ metabolic activity monitoring and drug assessment in biofilms
February 19, 2021
iScience - Volume 24, Issue 2, Article Number 102068
Bioelectrochemical Systems: Principles and Applications
February 03, 2021
Book on Bioelectrochemical Systems: Vol.1 Principles and Processes - Chapter 1, Pages1-33
MnCo2O4 coated carbon felt anode for enhanced microbial fuel cell performance
February 01, 2021
Chemosphere - Volume 265, Article Number 129098
Selectively enriched mixed sulfate-reducing bacteria for acrylamide biodegradation
December 01, 2020
International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology - Volume 17, Issue 12, Pages 4693-4702
Microbial current production from Streptococcus mutans correlates with biofilm metabolic activity
August 15, 2020
Biosensors and Bioelectronics - Volume 162, Article Number 112236
Mechanism of Anaerobic Microbial Corrosion Suppression by Mild Negative Cathodic Polarization on Carbon Steel
July 15, 2020
Environmental Science and Technology Letters - Volume 7, Issue 9, Pages 690-694
Metabolic current production by an oral biofilm pathogen corynebacterium matruchotii
July 09, 2020
Molecules - Volume 25, Issue 14, Article Number 3141
A human pathogen Capnocytophaga ochracea exhibits current producing capability
April 21, 2020
Electrochemistry - Volume 88, Issue 3, Pages 224-229
A novel MXene-coated biocathode for enhanced microbial electrosynthesis performance
February 01, 2020
Chemical Engineering Journal - Volume 381, Article Number 122687
Investigating the role of anodic potential in the biodegradation of carbamazepine in bioelectrochemical systems
October 20, 2019
Science of the Total Environment - Volume 688, Pages 56-64
Electrochemical techniques and applications to characterize single- and multicellular electric microbial functions
September 19, 2019
Book on Bioelectrochemical Interface Engineering - Chapter 3, Pages 37-53
Isolation and characterization of human gut bacteria capable of extracellular electron transport by electrochemical techniques
January 15, 2019
Frontiers in Microbiology - Volume 10, Article Number 3267
Biosynthesized Iron Sulfide Nanocluster Enhanced Anodic Current Generation by Sulfate Reducing Bacteria in Microbial Fuel Cells
December 10, 2018
ChemElectroChem - Volume 5, Issue 24, Pages 4015-4020
Photodegradation of microcystin-LR using graphene-TiO2/sodium alginate aerogels
November 01, 2018
Carbohydrate Polymers - Volume 199, Pages 109-118
Heterostructural TiO2/Ti3C2Tx (MXene) for photocatalytic degradation of antiepileptic drug carbamazepine
October 01, 2018
Chemical Engineering Journal - Volume 349, Pages 748-755
Sulfate-reducing mixed communities with the ability to generate bioelectricity and degrade textile diazo dye in microbial fuel cells
June 15, 2018
Journal of Hazardous Materials - Volume 352, Pages 70-79
Biodegradation of the sulfonamide antibiotic sulfamethoxazole by sulfamethoxazole acclimatized cultures in microbial fuel cells
June 15, 2018
Science of the Total Environment - Volume 627, Pages 1058-1065
Amino-functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes for removal of cesium from aqueous solution
May 01, 2018
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry - Volume 316, Issue 2, Pages 691-701
Rice straw-based biochar beads for the removal of radioactive strontium from aqueous solution
February 15, 2018
Science of the Total Environment - Volume 615, Pages 698-707
Mercuric ion capturing by recoverable titanium carbide magnetic nanocomposite
February 15, 2018
Journal of Hazardous Materials - Volume 344, Pages 811-818
Mixed sulfate-reducing bacteria-enriched microbial fuel cells for the treatment of wastewater containing copper
December 01, 2017
Chemosphere - Volume 189, Pages 134-142
Two-Dimensional Ti3C2Tx MXene Nanosheets for Efficient Copper Removal from Water
October 27, 2017
ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering - Volume 5, Issue 12, Pages 11481-11488
Chlorinated phenol treatment and in situ hydrogen peroxide production in a sulfate-reducing bacteria enriched bioelectrochemical system
June 15, 2017
Water Research - Volume 117, Pages 198-206
One-step hydrothermal synthesis of porous 3D reduced graphene oxide/TiO2 aerogel for carbamazepine photodegradation in aqueous solution
April 01, 2017
Applied Catalysis B: Environmental - Volume 203, Pages 85-95
Stabilization of Pickering emulsion with surface-modified titanium dioxide for enhanced photocatalytic degradation of Direct Red 80
March 15, 2017
Catalysis Today - Volume 282, Pages 38-47
Heavy metals removal by EDTA-functionalized chitosan graphene oxide nanocomposites
February 02, 2017
RSC Advances - Volume 7, Issue 16, Pages 9764-9771
Effect of wastewater containing multi-walled carbon nanotubes on dual-chamber microbial fuel cell performance
September 19, 2016
RSC Advances - Volume 6, Issue 94, Pages 91314-91319
Simultaneous electricity production and Direct Red 80 degradation using a dual chamber microbial fuel cell
April 20, 2016
Desalination and Water Treatment - Volume 57, Issue 19, Pages 9051-9059
Conversion of orange peel waste biomass to bioelectricity using a mediator-less microbial fuel cell
March 15, 2016
Science of the Total Environment - Volume 547, Pages 197-205
Sustainable electricity generation by biodegradation of low-cost lemon peel biomass in a dual chamber microbial fuel cell
January 01, 2016
International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation - Volume 106, Pages 75-79
Effect of toluene, an immiscible pollutant, on the photocatalytic degradation of azo dye
October 25, 2015
Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry - Volume 30, Pages 10-13
Microbial community structure in a dual chamber microbial fuel cell fed with brewery waste for azo dye degradation and electricity generation
September 01, 2015
Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Volume 22, Issue 17, Pages 13477-13485
Conferences
Keynote Speaker: Wonders of electricity producing bugs
March 08, 2023 - March 09, 2023
Waheed Miran,
2023 International Conference on Energy, Power, Environment, Control, and Computing
JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship
National Institute for Materials Science
November 30, 2019 - October 02, 2021
Postdoctoral Researcher
National Institute for Materials Science
March 01, 2018 - November 29, 2019
Process Support Manager
Lotte Chemicals
September 01, 2009 - August 10, 2012