Dr. Kalsoom Akhtar
kalsoom1967@gmail.com, kkhalid@nibge.org
Deputy Chief Scientist
Work Phone: +92 41 9201316-20 Ext 3254
Fax Phone: +92 41 9201472
Cell/Direct Phone: +92 3236694481 |
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Qualifications
- PhD (Chemistry) University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan (2008)
- M.Sc (Chemistry) Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad (1989)
- B.Sc. (Chem., Bot., Zool.) University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan (1986)
Research Interests
- Microbiological bioaccumulation of heavy metals/radionuclides for development of bioseparation and bioremediation processes for industrial effluents.
- Bioleaching of precious/heavy metals from low grade ores.
- Biosolubilization and bioliquefaction of fossil fuels, especially coal.
Selected Publications
- Zafar H., Nadeem R., Gill R., Saeed R., Iqbal T. and Akhtar K. 2014. Exclusion of Zn (II) from aqueous solution using corncob (Zea mays stalk) after chemical modifications with inorganic acids and bases. Desalination and Water Treatment 52, 5605–5610
- Khaliq S., Ghauri M. A. and Akhtar K. 2014. Characterization of mutations in regulatory genes of Tyl cluster leading to over expression of tylosin in mutant γ-1 of Streptomyces fradiae NRRL-2702. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 98, 785-793.
- Aftab K., Akhtar K. and Jabbar A. 2014. Batch and column study for Pb-II remediation from industrial ef?uents using glutaraldehyde–alginate–fungi biocomposites. Ecological Engineering, 73, 319-325
- Aftab K., Akhtar K. and Anjum F. 2015. Removal and recovery of lead (Pb+2) from industrial effluent using indigenous and tailor made Aureobasidiumsp. RBSS-303. Water Science and Technology,71:1 139-48
- Haider R., Ghauri M. A. and Akhtar K. 2015. Isolation of coal degrading fungus from drilled core coal sample and effect of prior fungal pretreatment on chemical attributes of extracted humic acid.Geomicrobiology Journal, 32:944-953
- Ghani M. J., Rajoka M. I., and Akhtar K. (2015). Investigations in fungal solubilization of coal: Mechanisms and significance. Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering 20: 634-642
- Iram, A., Akhtar, K., Ghauri, M. A., (2017). Coal methanogenesis: A review on the need of complex microbial consortia and culture conditions for the effective bioconversion of coal into methane. Annals of Microbiology 67:275-286
- KiranAftab, KalsoomAkhtar, Razia Noreen, FaizaNazir and UmmeKalsoom (2017). Comparative efcacy of locally isolated fungal strains for Pb(II) removal and recovery from water. Chemistry Central Journal 11:133 doi.org/10.1186/s13065-017-0363-4
- Ø Muhammad Moman Khan, Ejazul Islam, SamraIrem, KalsoomAkhtar, Muhammad Yasin Ashraf, JavedIqbal, Dan Liu. (2018). Pb-induced Phytotoxicity in Para Grass (Brachiariamutica) and Castorbean (Ricinuscommunis L.): Antioxidant and Ultrastructural Studies. Chemosphere. 200:257-265
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