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Personal profile
Personal profile
Imran Khan has been working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry, Sultan Qaboos University since 2016. Earlier, from 2012 to 2016 worked as FCT Postdoctoral Fellow in the research group of Prof João A.P. Coutinho who runs the group famed as Process and Product Applied Thermodynamics (PATh), Dept. of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, Portugal.
Dr. Khan is currently working on the project "Development of a Sustainable Technology for the Extraction of Pesticides from Contaminated Surface Water by using Surface Active Ionic Liquid". Also working on project "Design and Implications of a Sustainable Technology for Corrosion using Bio-based Ionic Liquids as Inhibitors for Different Metallic Materials".
Research work mostly focused on thermodynamic and physicochemical properties of a novel class of ionic liquids and liquid mixtures. And designing ionic liquids (IL) for, extraction of value-added components, separation, materials development, environmental remediation, micellization, enhanced oil recovery, and corrosion. Also, focus on polymer-Ionic Liquid Interaction for the application in drug delivery. We also perform systematic theoretical and computational studies to understand the interaction at the molecular level.
Also, Dr. Khan was the principal investigator of a Exploratory Research and Development Projects, Funded by FCT, Portugal (http://www.fct.pt/index.phtml.en), Development of a sustainable technology for the extraction and purification of chlorophylls from biomass in year 2014.
Dr. Khan published more than 50 scientific papers in international peer reviewed journals, one edited book, and nine book chapters, and has an h-index of 20. Dr Khan, also presented many scientific research paper in various International Conferences. Dr. Khan, is also member of various scientific chemical society.
Teaching
Physical Chemistry
Research interests
My research is focused on thermodynamic and physicochemical properties of novel class of ionic liquids and liquid mixture. Current research interests are designing ionic liquids (IL) for extraction of value added component, separation, materials development, environmental remediation, micellization, enhanced oil recovery, corrosion. Also focus on polymer-Ionic Liquid Interaction for the application in drug delivery. We also perform systematic theoretical and computational study to understand the interaction at the molecular level.
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Development of a Sustainable Technology for the Extraction of Pesticides from Contaminated Surface Water by using Surface Active Ionic Liquid
4/1/22 → 3/31/24
Project: External Grants
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Ionic liquids/Surfactant Mixtures as New Alternatives in Enhanced Oil Recovery
1/1/19 → 12/31/20
Project: Internal Grants (IG)
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Cellulose an ageless renewable green nanomaterial for medical applications: An overview of ionic liquids in extraction, separation and dissolution of cellulose
Bhat, A. H., Khan, I., Usmani, M. A., Umapathi, R. & Al-Kindy, S. M. Z., May 15 2019, In: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 129, p. 750-777 28 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
92 Citations (Scopus) -
Structural insights into the effect of cholinium-based ionic liquids on the critical micellization temperature of aqueous triblock copolymers
Khan, I., Umapathi, R., Neves, M. C., Coutinho, J. A. P. & Venkatesu, P., Mar 28 2016, In: Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 18, 12, p. 8342-8351 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
33 Citations (Scopus) -
Interaction studies of cholinium-based ionic liquids with calf thymus DNA: Spectrophotometric and computational methods
Haque, A., Khan, I., Hassan, S. I. & Khan, M. S., Jul 1 2017, In: Journal of Molecular Liquids. 237, p. 201-207 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
23 Citations (Scopus) -
Probing the interactions between ionic liquids and water: Experimental and quantum chemical approach
Khan, I., Kurnia, K. A., Mutelet, F., Pinho, S. P. & Coutinho, J. A. P., Feb 20 2014, In: Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 118, 7, p. 1848-1860 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access101 Citations (Scopus) -
Effect of the cation on the interactions between alkyl methyl imidazolium chloride ionic liquids and water
Khan, I., Taha, M., Ribeiro-Claro, P., Pinho, S. P. & Coutinho, J. A. P., Sept 4 2014, In: Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 118, 35, p. 10503-10514 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
53 Citations (Scopus)
Press/Media
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Careers for the politically conscious
9/20/23 → 9/21/23
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Sultan Qaboos University Reports Findings in Carbon Nanotubes (Theoretical insights and implications of pH-dependent drug delivery systems using silica and carbon nanotube)
Tariq Ghulam, Imran Khan & Imran Khan
9/7/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Top news of the day: Don’t over-interpret new map, China tells India; Karnataka’s Gruha Lakshmi scheme launched in Mysuru, and more
8/30/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media