overview Dr Maizatul Shima binti Shaharun was experienced Associate Professor with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry. Strong education professional skilled in heterogeneous and homogeneous catalysis.
selected publications academic article Advances in methanol synthesis via MOF-based catalysts: A comprehensive review and critical analysis. Inorganic Chemistry Communications. 176:114266. 2025 Dispersion and metal-support interactions due to Ag promotion leads to accelerate CO2 conversion to methanol over zeolite based Ag-Zn catalysts. Inorganic Chemistry Communications. 180:115018. 2025 Improvement of photo-electrocatalytic CO2 reduction on boron-doped-g-C3N4 supported with Fe-MOF (NH2-MIL-101). Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry. 469:116544. 2025 Photoelectrocatalytic CO2 Reduction Using g-C3N4 Hybrids: Review and Perspectives. Energy & Fuels. 39:11504-11535. 2025 Tailoring the photoelectrocatalytic properties of ZIF-90 functionalizing with ethylenediamine for CO2 reduction to methanol. Fuel. 402:135984. 2025 The role of single-atom catalysts in photocatalytic, electrocatalytic, and photoelectrocatalytic reduction of CO2 to methanol. Inorganic Chemistry Communications. 179:114740. 2025 Effects of Promoters on the Physicochemical Properties of Cobalt-Iron Catalysts Supported on Multiwalled-Carbon Nanotubes. Catalysis Letters. 154:245-258. 2024 Exploring the dynamic world of ternary deep eutectic solvents: Synthesis, characterization, and key properties unveiled. Heliyon. 10:e40521. 2024 High dispersion by Cd incorporation leads to accelerate methanol synthesis rate in CO2 hydrogenation over Cu-Zn/SiO2 catalysts. Heliyon. 10:e40545. 2024 RETRACTED: Wan Basri et al. A Sugarcane-Bagasse-Based Adsorbent Employed for Mitigating Eutrophication Threats and Producing Biodiesel Simultaneously. Processes 2019, 7, 572. Processes. 12:2013. 2024 ZIF-67 hybridization and boron doping to enhance the photo-electrocatalytic properties of g-C3N4. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 53:925-934. 2024 Adsorptive Elimination of Heavy Metals from Aqueous Solution Using Magnetic Chitosan/Cellulose-Fe(III) Composite as a Bio-Sorbent. Nanomaterials. 13:1595. 2023 Catalytic Performance of Bimetallic Cobalt–Nickel/Graphene Oxide for Carbon Dioxide Reforming of Methane. ChemEngineering. 7:107. 2023 Enhancing the photo-electrocatalytic properties of g-C3N4 by boron doping and ZIF-8 hybridization. Inorganic Chemistry Communications. 148:110235. 2023 Mechanistic behaviour of Chlorella vulgaris biofilm formation onto waste organic solid support used to treat palm kernel expeller in the recent Anthropocene. Environmental Research. 222:115352. 2023 Response surface methodology and artificial neural network for prediction and validation of bisphenol a adsorption onto zeolite imidazole framework. Groundwater for Sustainable Development. 21:100925. 2023 Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Extraction of Fatty Acids Compositions from Epiphyllum oxypetalum (DC.) Haw. Leaves Oil. MALAYSIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY. 25. 2023 Development of β-cyclodextrin crosslinked citric acid encapsulated in polypropylene membrane protected-μ-solid-phase extraction device for enhancing the separation and preconcentration of endocrine disruptor compounds. Chemosphere. 303:135075. 2022 Effect of Stirring Rate and Functionalization Method on the Synthesis of Spherical Silica Particles Encapsulated Amine Moieties. Materials Science Forum. 1076:163-169. 2022 Experimental and molecular modelling approach for rapid adsorption of Bisphenol A using Zr and Fe based metal–organic frameworks. Inorganic Chemistry Communications. 142:109604. 2022 Fixed-Bed Adsorption of Phenol onto Microporous Activated Carbon Set from Rice Husk Using Chemical Activation. Applied Sciences. 12:4354. 2022 Incorporated Metal–Organic Framework Hybrid Materials for Gas Separation, Catalysis and Wastewater Treatment. Processes. 10:2368. 2022 Ni-Based Catalyst for Carbon Dioxide Methanation: A Review on Performance and Progress. Catalysts. 12:469. 2022 Removal of Methyl Orange Using Hybrid Spherical Silica Adsorbents. Materials Science Forum. 1076:151-162. 2022 Structural and Magnetic Properties of Ni-doped Yttrium Iron Garnet (Y3Fe5-XNixO12) Nanopowders Synthesized by Self-Combustion Method. Materials Research. 25:e20210269. 2022 Yield Optimization for One Pot Synthesis of Cu, Mn based Metalloporphyrin. Journal of the chemical society of pakistan. 44:466-466. 2022 Green adsorption–desorption of mixed triclosan, triclocarban, 2-phenylphenol, bisphenol A and 4-tert-octylphenol using MXene encapsulated polypropylene membrane protected micro-solid-phase extraction device in amplifying the HPLC analysis. Microchemical Journal. 170:106695. 2021 Green methanol synthesis by catalytic CO2 hydrogenation, deciphering the role of metal-metal interaction. Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy. 21:100420. 2021 Photocatalytic Reduction of CO2 to Methanol Using a Copper-Zirconia Imidazolate Framework. Catalysts. 11:346. 2021 CO2 Conversion to Methanol over Novel Carbon Nanofiber-Based Cu/ZrO2 Catalysts—A Kinetics Study. Catalysts. 10:567. 2020 Carbon nanofibers as potential materials for catalysts support, a mini-review on recent advances and future perspective. Ceramics International. 46:18446-18452. 2020 Docking studies and molecular dynamics simulation of Ipomoea batatas L. leaves compounds as lipoxygenase (LOX) inhibitor. Journal of Pharmacy And Bioallied Sciences. 12:836. 2020 Effect of Catalyst Synthesis Parameters on the Performance of CO2 Hydrogenation to Methanol over SBA-15 Supported Cu/ZnO-Based Catalysts. Defect and Diffusion Forum. 400:159-169. 2020 Effect of reaction conditions on the activity of novel carbon nanofiber-based Cu/ZrO2 catalysts for CO2 hydrogenation to methanol. Comptes Rendus. Chimie. 23:57-61. 2020 Influence of Nickel Loading on Reduced Graphene Oxide-Based Nickel Catalysts for the Hydrogenation of Carbon Dioxide to Methane. Catalysts. 10:471. 2020 Photocatalytic reduction of CO2 to methanol over ZnFe2O4/TiO2 (p–n) heterojunctions under visible light irradiation. Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology. 95:2208-2221. 2020 Preface. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering. 965:011001. 2020 Preparation and characterization of rice husk adsorbents for phenol removal from aqueous systems. PLOS ONE. 15:e0243540. 2020 A Sugarcane-Bagasse-Based Adsorbent Employed for Mitigating Eutrophication Threats and Producing Biodiesel Simultaneously. Processes. 7:572. 2019 Comparative assessment of various extraction approaches for the isolation of essential oil from polygonum minus using ionic liquids. Journal of King Saud University - Science. 31:230-239. 2019 Green synthesis of copper nanoparticle using ionic liquid-based extraction from Polygonum minus and their applications. Environmental Technology. 40:3705-3712. 2019 Ionic liquid-based extraction and separation trends of bioactive compounds from plant biomass. Separation Science and Technology. 54:559-579. 2019 Recent developments on heterogeneous catalytic CO2 reduction to methanol. Journal of CO2 Utilization. 34:20-33. 2019 Revalorization of CO2 for methanol production via ZnO promoted carbon nanofibers based Cu-ZrO2 catalytic hydrogenation. Journal of Energy Chemistry. 39:68-76. 2019 Carbon nanofibers based copper/zirconia catalysts for carbon dioxide hydrogenation to methanol: Effect of copper concentration. Chemical Engineering Journal. 334:619-629. 2018 Catalytic Performance of Cu/ZnO/A12O3/ZrO2 for Slurry Methanol Synthesis from CO2 Hydrogenation: Effect of Cu/Zn Molar Ratio. Sains Malaysiana. 47:207-214. 2018 Effect of TiO<sub>2</sub> Incorporation on Separation Performance of Pure PES and PES/PVAc Blend Membranes. Materials Science Forum. 923:35-39. 2018 Effect of monometallic copper on zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 synthesized by hydrothermal method. Journal of Physics: Conference Series. 1123:012062. 2018 Photoreduction of Carbon Dioxide to Methanol over Copper Based Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework-8: A New Generation Photocatalyst. Catalysts. 8:581. 2018 Synthesis of nickel nanoparticle using ionic liquid based extract from Polygonum minus and their applications 2018 Visible light driven CO2 reduction to methanol by Cu-porphyrin impregnated mesoporous Ti-MCM-48. Journal of Molecular Liquids. 272:656-667. 2018 Carbon Dioxide Hydrogenation to Methanol over Cu/ZnO-SBA-15 Catalyst: Effect of Metal Loading. Defect and Diffusion Forum. 380:151-160. 2017 Carbon nanofiber-based copper/zirconia catalyst for hydrogenation of CO2 to methanol. Journal of CO2 Utilization. 21:145-155. 2017 Ionic liquid based ultrasonication-assisted extraction of essential oil from the leaves of Persicaria minor and conductor-like screening model for realistic solvents study. Chinese Journal of Chromatography. 35:656. 2017 Methanol production via CO<SUB align="right">2 hydrogenation reaction: effect of catalyst support. International Journal of Nanotechnology. 14:410. 2017 Prediction of CO2 gas permeability behavior of ionic liquid–polymer membranes (ILPM). Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 134. 2017 Study of surface defects and crystallinity of MWCNTs growth in FCCVD. Science and Engineering of Composite Materials. 24:845-851. 2017 Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using Ionic‐Liquid‐Based Microwave‐Assisted Extraction from Polygonum minus and Photodegradation of Methylene Blue. Journal of the Chinese Chemical Society. 64:1164-1171. 2017 Comparative Studies of Pristine and Functionalized CNFs Surface Properties and their Performance in Iron Distribution. Procedia Engineering. 148:136-145. 2016 Effect of CVD Process Temperature on Activation Energy and Structural Growth of MWCNTs. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A. 47:1413-1424. 2016 Effect of Ethylene Flow Rate and CVD Process Time on Diameter Distribution of MWCNTs. Materials and Manufacturing Processes. 31:1537-1542. 2016 Effect of Ferrocene Catalyst and Hydrogen Feed on Microstructures of Vertically Aligned MWCNTs. Key Engineering Materials. 701:8-12. 2016 Influence of niobium on carbon nanofibres based Cu/ZrO 2 catalysts for liquid phase hydrogenation of CO 2 to methanol. Catalysis Today. 259:303-311. 2016 Morphological analysis of Polyethersulfone/polyvinyl Acetate blend membrane synthesized at various polymer concentrations. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science. 36:012015. 2016 Parametric study on vapor-solid-solid growth mechanism of multiwalled carbon nanotubes. Materials Chemistry and Physics. 176:32-43. 2016 Polysulfone/poly(ether sulfone) blended membranes for CO2 separation. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 133:app.42946. 2016 Study of Annealing Conditions on Particle Size of Nickel Ferrite Nanoparticles Synthesized by Wet Chemical Route. Synthesis and Reactivity in Inorganic, Metal-Organic, and Nano-Metal Chemistry. 46:405-408. 2016 Surface modification of carbon nanofibers by HNO3 treatment. Ceramics International. 42:966-970. 2016 Synthesis of ZnFe2O4 Using sol-gel Method: Effect of Different Calcination Parameters. Procedia Engineering. 148:787-794. 2016 Effect of fixed carbon molecular sieve (CMS) loading and various di-ethanolamine (DEA) concentrations on the performance of a mixed matrix membrane for CO2/CH4 separation. RSC Advances. 5:60814-60822. 2015 Mixed matrix membrane performance enhancement using alkanolamine solution. Journal of Membrane Science. 483:84-93. 2015 Optimum temperature on structural growth of multiwalled carbon nanotubes with low activation energy. Diamond and Related Materials. 58:129-138. 2015 Performance Enhancement of Mixed Matrix Membranes through the Incorporation of Alkanolamines for CO2/CH4 Separation. ASEAN Journal of Chemical Engineering. 14:28. 2015 Synthesis and Characterization of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes Using Ferrocene and Aluminum Oxide/Iron Nitrate Catalysts. Analytical Letters. 48:340-348. 2015 Synthesis, characterization and activity pattern of carbon nanofibers based copper/zirconia catalysts for carbon dioxide hydrogenation to methanol: Influence of calcination temperature. Journal of Power Sources. 274:619-628. 2015 The Influence of Mn, Zr and Pb Promoters on the Performance of Cu/ZnO/SBA-15 Catalyst for Hydrogenation of CO<sub>2</sub> to Methanol. Defect and Diffusion Forum. 365:178-182. 2015 Adsorptive Removal of Ni<sup>2+</sup> from Aqueous Solution onto Rice Husk-Based Activated Carbon. Applied Mechanics and Materials. 625:893-896. 2014 Adsorptive Removal of Pb(II) Ion from Aqueous Solution Using Rice Husk-Based Activated Carbon. Advanced Materials Research. 875-877:196-201. 2014 Effect of Mn and Pb Promoters on the Performance of Cu/ZnO-Catalyst in CO<sub>2</sub> Hydrogenation to Methanol. Applied Mechanics and Materials. 625:289-292. 2014 Effect of ferrocene concentration on the quality of multiwalled CNTs grown by floating catalytic chemical vapor deposition technique. Main Group Chemistry. 13:251-259. 2014 Preparation and Characterization of Rice Husk Ash for Adsorption of Phenol from Aqueous Solutions. Applied Mechanics and Materials. 625:498-502. 2014 Removal of Amines from Wastewater Using Membrane Separation Processes. Applied Mechanics and Materials. 625:639-643. 2014 Synthesis, Characterization and Activity Pattern of Carbon Nanofibres Based Cu-ZrO<sub>2</sub> Catalyst in the Hydrogenation of Carbon Dioxide to Methanol. Advanced Materials Research. 925:349-353. 2014 Effects of Synthesis Conditions on the Textural and Morphological Properties of Mesoporous Silica (SBA-15). Applied Mechanics and Materials. 446-447:201-205. 2013 Homogeneous Deposition Precipitation Method for Synthesis of Carbon Nanofibre Based Cu-ZrO<sub>2</sub> Catalyst for Hydrogenation of CO<sub>2</sub> to Methanol. Applied Mechanics and Materials. 446-447:83-87. 2013 Properties of activated carbon prepared from rice husk with chemical activation. International Journal of Global Environmental Issues. 12:107. 2012 Comparison of Cobalt Based Catalysts Supported on MWCNT and SBA-15 Supporters for Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis by Using Autoclave Type Reactor. Advanced Materials Research. 364:70-75. 2011 Selectivity of Rhodium-catalyzed Hydroformylation of 1-Octene in a Thermomorphic Solvent System. Journal of Applied Sciences. 11:1157-1163. 2011 Characterization of Adsorbent Developed from Rice Husk: Effect of Surface Functional Group on Phenol Adsorption. Journal of Applied Sciences. 10:1060-1067. 2010 Corrigendum to “Solubility of carbon monoxide and hydrogen in propylene carbonate and thermomorphic multicomponent hydroformylation solvent” [Chem. Eng. Sci. 63 (2008) 3024–3035]. Chemical Engineering Science. 65:3903-3905. 2010 Hydroformylation of 1-octene using rhodium–phosphite catalyst in a thermomorphic solvent system. Chemical Engineering Science. 65:273-281. 2010 Ab initio energy calculations and macroscopic rate modeling of hydroformylation of higher alkenes by Rh‐based catalyst. AIChE Journal. 55:3221-3233. 2009 Solubility of carbon monoxide and hydrogen in propylene carbonate and thermomorphic multicomponent hydroformylation solvent. Chemical Engineering Science. 63:3024-3035. 2008 Development and performance prediction of polyethersulfone-carbon molecular sieve mixed matrix membrane for co2/ch4 separation Effect of ph on flux and rejection for diglycolamine and triethanolamine chapter Advances in Biochemical Conversion of Natural Gas. Green Energy and Technology. 121-136. 2024 Adsorptive Removal of Bisphenol A Using Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework (ZIF-8). Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Fundamental and Applied Sciences. 117-129. 2021 Synthesis and Characterization of Nickel–Cobalt Oxide (NiCo2O4) for Promising Supercapacitor Material. Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Fundamental and Applied Sciences. 315-326. 2021 Synthesis and Characterization of Nickel–Magnesium Catalyst Supported on Reduced Graphene Oxide. Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Fundamental and Applied Sciences. 225-237. 2021 Role of ionic liquids in eliminating interfacial defects in mixed matrix membranes. Interfaces in Particle and Fibre Reinforced Composites. 269-309. 2020 conference paper Heat transfer characteristics of NiO nanofluid in heat exchanger. INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY (ISGST2019). 030023. 2020 High saturation superparamagnetic properties of low-temperature sintering of nickel oxide. INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY (ISGST2019). 030024. 2020 The winglet design for blended wing body (BWB-UAV) using computational fluid dynamic (CFD) approach. INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY (ISGST2019). 030025. 2020 Development of the carbon nanofibers (CNFs) supported iron catalyst via deposition precipitation method. INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY (ISGST2019). 2018 Synthesis and characterization of thermally stable zirconia based mesoporous nanosilica with metalloporphyrin encapsulation. INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY (ISGST2019). 2017 Comparison of preparation techniques for CoFeNb/CNTs catalyst. INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY (ISGST2019). 2016 Effect of zirconia on the physicochemical properties of copper (II) imidazolate frameworks. INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY (ISGST2019). 2016 Effective CO2 adsorption on pristine and chemically functionalized MWCNTs. INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY (ISGST2019). 050025. 2016 Hydrogenation of CO2 to methanol using copper/zinc oxide-based catalyst: Effect of active metal ratio. INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY (ISGST2019). 2016 Modeling of CO2 solubility in pyridinium-based ionic liquids using UNIQUAC. INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY (ISGST2019). 2016 Morphology and performance of Cu/ZnO based catalyst: Comparison between Al2O3 and SiC support. INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY (ISGST2019). 2016 Pretreatment of carbon nanotubes: Effects on its properties and catalytic performances. INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY (ISGST2019). 2016 Effect of process temperature on morphology of CNTs grown in a vertically fluidized bed reactor with Fe2O3/Al2O3 catalyst. INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY (ISGST2019). 020045. 2015 The role of support morphology on the performance of Cu/ZnO-catalyst for hydrogenation of CO2 to methanol. INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY (ISGST2019). 020001. 2015 Sorption of phenol from aqueous solutions using acid-treated rice husk. Management of Natural Resources, Sustainable Development and Ecological Hazards III. 1177-1188. 2013 Adsorptive removal of Zn(II) ion from aqueous solution using rice husk-based activated carbon. INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY (ISGST2019). 2012 Effect of zirconia on the physicochemical properties of Cu∕ZnO∕Al[sub 2]O[sub 3] catalyst. INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY (ISGST2019). 2012 Nanofiltration of rhodium tris(triphenylphosphine) catalyst in ethyl acetate solution. INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY (ISGST2019). 2012 Oxidative desulfurization of dibenzothiophene from model oil using ionic liquids as extracting agent. INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY (ISGST2019). 2012
education and training Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering 2009 M.Sc. in Chemical Process Technology with Distinction, University of Durham 2000 B.Sc. in Chemistry, University of Liverpool 1998