• A facile energy-efficient approach to prepare super oil-sorbent thin films 

      Saleem, Junaid; Baig, Moghal Zubair Khalid; Luyt, Adriaan S.; Shakoor, Rana Abdul; Hafeez, Ahsan; ... more authors ( Elsevier Ltd , 2023 , Article)
      Oil spills on water surface and shoreline have caused significant water pollution, and one of the ways to deal with them is to use oil sorbents. An effective sorbent provides high oil uptake and retention values, high ...
    • Free-standing polypropylene porous thin films using energy efficient coating technique 

      Saleem, Junaid; Baig, Moghal Zubair Khalid; Luyt, Adriaan S.; Shakoor, Rana Abdul; Zekri, Atef; ... more authors ( Elsevier Ltd , 2023 , Article)
      Amongst various techniques to prepare thin films, spin coating takes less time to make thin films, is less energy-intensive, is easier to use, and provides reproducible results quickly. It is observed that such a user-friendly ...
    • Up-cycling plastic waste into swellable super-sorbents 

      Saleem, Junaid; Moghal, Zubair Khalid Baig; McKay, Gordon ( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)
      Environmental pollution caused by plastic waste and oil spills has emerged as a major concern in recent years. Consequently, there has been a growing interest in exploring innovative solutions to address these challenges. ...