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MESSAGE FROM THE VICE CHANCELLORIt is indeed my great pleasure to contribute a message for the first News Letter of Department of Chemical Engineering of our University.

Department of Chemical Engineering, Dawood University of Engineering & Technology was established in 1964, graduating the first Batch of Chemical Engineers in 1968. Since then our graduates have excelled in the field both nationally and internationally.

I am very proud to see the Department of Chemical Engineering achieving a new paradigm. It has turned into one of the most vibrant Departments of our University buzzing with Academic and Researc activities. It is a very humbling experience to bring about the change in our University which is discernible to the outside world, specially our Alumni, who have expressed their warm feelings on many occasions and are pleased to witness the change.

The News Letter of Department of Chemical Engineering is a manifestation of the hard work put in by the team of the Department. I wish to congratulate all for this initiative and would like to see other Departments follow the lead.

Dr. Faizullah Abbasi

MESSAGE FROM CHAIRPERSONIt always provides immense pleasure to share activities and achievements of the department. I am pleased to share with you our first quarterly newsletter. In this newsletter, we made every effort to briefly highlight latest activities of the department. Our team consisted of faculty members and undergraduate students accomplished amazing work by organizing different activities including technical symposium, workshops, seminars, guest lectures and industrial visits. The formation of AIChE-DUET student chapter is the mark hall of this quarter, which is aimed to provide forum for providing opportunities to students to discover their latent acumen providing them a thoroughly fulfilling experience. Here I would also like to acknowledge the commitment, dedication and talent of the AIChE-DUET student chapter. The credit for the transformation in DUET goes to Dr. FaizullahAbbasi, Vice Chancellor. Dr Faizullah’s esteemed leadership brought extreme positive changes to the University. This predominantly includes Peace and Stability in Campus.

Organizing Symposium, Training Workshop on Research Methodology and publications of research articles in Web of Science cited impact factor as well as local journals during last quarter demonstrate the visible impact of the strengthening the academic front. Furthermore, the induction of new faculty members in faculty rank has almost transformed the faculty with postgraduate qualifications.

I hope and wish that these cohesive efforts insha Allah would be moving with determination and missionary approach to make this department one of the best in the country. Beside routine academic actives of conducting seminars, guest lectures and industrial visits, which have now become business as well, Insha’Allah in the year 2017 we will focus on developing research culture in the Department. This is only possible with the support of University Management, funding agencies and industry, especially our own alumni working in industry. In the end, I must acknowledge the support we received from Vice Chancellor Dr. FaizullahAbbasi, Pro Vice Chancellor Dr. Roshan Shah Rashidi and Academic Coordinator Dr. Dost Ali Khowaja.

Dr. Abdul Waheed Bhutto

Pattern in Chief:Dr. Faizullah Abbasi

Advisors: Dr.Haroon Jangda

Dr. Abdul Waheed Bhutto

Editor in Chief: Dr. Shaukat Mazari

Associate Editor:Engr. Sajid Raiz

Assistant Editors:

Syed Hassan Abbas

Yasir Maqsood

Sheryar Masood

Syed Asjad Fatmi

Saad Ahmed

Nimrah Butt

Unzila Siddique

Sheikh Saim

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Department of Chemical Engineering, Dawood University of Engineering and Technology arranged a symposium on 17th of September, 2016 at Pearl Continental Hotel Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. The symposium brought together academicians, professionals, engineers, researchers and students. The symposium consisted of four sessions, which included two technical sessions, inauguration of AIChE-DUET Student Chapter and Award Distribution Ceremony.

The symposium began with the arrival of the chief guest Dr. Jam Mehtab Hussain Dahar, Minister for Literacy and Education, Government of Sindh along with Prof. Dr. Faizullah Abbasi, Vice Chancellor of Dawood University of Engineering and Technology. Minister addressed the audience sharing his views regarding the importance of Higher Education and Engineering Universities. He added that it is very useful holding such technical symposiums for the growth of universities, technical institutions, faculty and students through state of the art knowledge dissemination. He end his speech with words of appreciation, support and encouragement for Dawood University of Engineering and Technology.

The first technical session started with the seating of Session Chairman Dr. Muhammad Tufail, Professor and Dean, Faculty of Chemical & Process Engineering, NED University, Karachi and Co-Chairman Engr. Akram Peracha, Managing Director United Energy. Other respected speakers were also present as distinguished guests on this momentous occasion. The session was conducted by various presenters.

Dr. M. Tayyab Javed, a prolific figure of chemical engineering in Pakistan is currently working with Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Science (PIEAS) as Head of Department. He provided with the update of coal technology and future aspect of Pakistan coal. Dr. Tayyab mentioned that Pakistan contains huge reserves of coal, spotlighting the opportunities in discipline and the research needs in combustion. He further added that Pakistan Coal Utilization and Research Forum (PKCURF) is facilitating ways forward in this field, providing opportunities to young researchers and filling the gaps of research requirements.

Dr. Muhammad Muddassir, General Manager, Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO), Karachi talked about the advancements and innovations in Nanotechnology. He

added about the research in polymer Nanocomposites focusing on their production, characterization and applications of them.

Engr. Saifullah Hussaini, General Manager Water and Process, Orient Energy Systems (Pvt) Limited graduated from Dawood College of Engineering and Technology, Karachi in the field of Chemical Engineering. Currently, he

is proprietor of Water Tech. Engineering for KURITA Water Industries of JAPAN in Pakistan. He briefed about the constantly growing demand for water in proportion to the supply available and emphasized on methods to minimize the water contamination. He provided with an overview of the technologies, which are widely used for the treatment of wastewater in chemical industry.

Engr. Shahid Rizvi owns Vista CropScience (Pvt) Ltd. He enticed aspiring chemical engineers by indicating the virtually limitless benefits in the field of engineering entrepreneurship. He emphasized that entrepreneurship solely

depends upon the creativity of an individual. He described an engineering entrepreneur as a metaphorical daredevil who believes in his unique ideas and then has the gall to practically work towards making it a reality. With a potentially risky outset to begin with entrepreneurship comes with its own set of obstacles and challenges. Anyone who delved into it must always anticipate the competition provided by other likeminded competitors. As a fast flowing, inter connected industry, timely supply of your product with consistent quality is necessary to keep up with the non-stop demands of consumers everywhere.

Final year students presented research projects as well.

The first project was presented by Mr. Talha Tariq on Biodiesel production from Jatropha Curcas: Design and Process Simulation. Presentation highlighted the demand, consumption and production of fuels in Pakistan. Furthermore, it focused on the subject title and relevance of the subject.

First technical session was concluded by Dr. Muhammad Tufail. He emphasized on the research of emerging technologies and adaptation to the core areas of chemical engineering. He added that our universities should focus on developing local technologies, which should be helpful in developing small and medium industries. He appreciated the efforts of Department of Chemical Engineering, Dawood University for organizing a relevant and timely symposium.

After lunch break, the second technical session began, which predominantly focused on the essence of chemical engineering and the opportunities it provides to the individuals brave enough to take this noble profession with vigour and fortitude. The session Chairman and Co-Chairman were Khalid Siraj Subhani, President Engro Corporation and Dr Muhammad Mudassir, GM SUPARCO respectively.

Engr. Ghulam Abbas Cyclewala, Chairman CHEMAGE, talked on awareness regarding the Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) in chemical process industry. From his experiences, Cyclewala quoted a numerous

examples to explain handling of chemicals and incidents.

Engr. Wajahat Hussain Saudi, proprietor of AZM Chemicals Ltd. discussed the prospects of field of Chemical Engineering in Pakistan. He provided an overview that every field has scope for engineers including process to production to design and

R&D industries. He added that due to a wider scope, chemical engineers can be very good entrepreneurs in different businesse related operations and process industry.

Dr. Rashida R. Zohra, Deputy Director ORIC, Jinnah University for Women, highlighted on entrepreneurship in Universities: The role of Innovation Summit. She stated that entrepreneurship is about having control over one's

density and hope that one can break down barriers. She added that entrepreneurial skill set is an invaluable one that allows individuals inside and outside an organisation to act as catalysts for progress. It is a skill set based on teamwork, creativity and the creation of financial stability. Speaker said that we require resources and energy for the formation of entrepreneurial environments, which will help to create cultures of innovation. She ended the up talk with motivational words of making brave decisions and being self-confident.

The second final year project was presented by Ms Ayla Sarfraz on Study of Design of CO2 and Nitrogen Removal Unit to Process 50 mm SFCD gas. She enlightend about fossil fuel emissions, consumption and production of natural gas,

primary energy apple in Pakistan and overview of their composition. She provided the details of why it is important to reduce Nitrogen and Carbon dioxide concentrations to the required specification. She briefed about their modified design for nitrogen rejection and the removal of CO2 from natural gas streams.

Third project by final year student Mr. Danyal Khan was presented on, Capacity Enhancement of Ammonia Production By optimizing the performance of Ammonia Convertor. Presentation mentioned the demand and consumption of

ammonia in Pakistan and its production facilities. The author provided with the details of design of the ammonia converter and the modelling of its conversion.

Second technical session ended up with keynote speech of Engr. Khalid Siraj Subhani, President, Engro Corporation. Mr. Subhani appreciated the organizing committee and department for arranging the symposium. He added that Engro Corp. has always been a luxury of inducting graduates of Dawood University.

Javeria Ahmed, Founder and President of AIChE-DUET Student's Chapter delivered a speech to mark a checkpoint in the short yet very progressive history of the student's society.

Vice Chancellor DUET, Prof. Dr. Faizullah Abbasi highlighted the needs of ways forward for Dawood University and appreciated the efforts of symposium organizing team. Chief Guest of the concluding session, former minister for education and present Minister for Food and Parliamentary Affairs, Government of Sindh

Symposium on“Expanding Frontiersand Advancing Environs in Chemical Engineering in Pakistan”

Mr. Nisar Ahmed Khuhro applauded the efforts of Dawood University of Engineering and Technology for holding such an informative and timely symposium. Minister added that Pakistan is struggling through technological needs and advancements, which should contribute in its energy, economy and infrastructure. He assured that Sindh government will be helping Dawood University in becoming a University of relevance. The Symposium concluded with the vote of thanks to the speakers and audience by Dr. Abdul Waheed Bhutto, Chairman, Department of Chemical Engineering, DUET, who also appreciated the elected members of the AICh-EDUET Student's Chapter.


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The oath ceremony commenced in the concluding session of the symposium, administered by Dr. Faizullah Abbasi, Vice Chancellor, Dawood University of Engineering and Technology for the working body members of AIChE-DUET Student Chapter for 2016-2017. All the elected executive members and Officers including the president and vice-president of the chapter were summoned to take the oath on-stage before they perform the official duties of the Chapter.

After the oath ceremony, Dr. Faizullah Abbasi, Vice Chancellor, Dawood University distributed the shields to office bearers and urged them to fulfil their duties with commitment and sincerity.


Oath Taking Ceremony of working body of AIChE-DUET Student Chapter for 2016-17


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Founding President AIChE-DUET Ms Javeria attended 2016 AIChE Annual Conference in San Francisco- United States. The meeting was held in Hilton San Francisco Union SquareParc 55 San Francisco onNovember 13-18, 2016.The AIChEAnnual Conference is the premier educational forum for chemical engineers interested in innovation and professional growth. Academic and industry experts covers wide range of topics relevant to cutting-edge research, new technologies, and emerging growth areas in chemical engineering. This is to add that she has been funded by American Institute of Chemical Engineers to attend this Annual Conference. This prestigious grant is rewarded to a few affiliate members yearly. The grant is known as AIChE International Student Chapter Leadership Development travel Grant, which covers airfares as well as onsite accommodation.

AIChE-DUET StudentChapter PresidentMs Javeria Ahmed attends2016 AIChE AnnualConference

Engr. Dr. Shaukat MazariDr. Shaukat Mazari has joined the department of Chemical Engineering. He holds a PhD degree in Chemical Engineering, majoring in Purification and Separation Processes. He earned the PhD degree from University of Malaya, which is one of the top universities of the world and ranks number 1 in Malaysia. Currently, he has more than 10 research papers published in The Science Citation Index (SCI)/Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) impact factor journals. His areas of research are carbon capture and renewable and sustainable energy.

Engr. Abdul Sattar JatoiHe has joined as a lecturer in Chemical Engineering Department. He is pursuing PhD from Chemical Engineering Department, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro. He received Masters degree from chemical engineering department in 2014 from Mehran UET Jamshoro and graduated from the same university in 2012. His master research work is related to numerical simulation of ethanol production. He has published more than 9 research papers in the field of modeling and simulation, emission reduction and biofuels production. He has also attended several national & international conferences.

Engr. Sajid RiazEngr. Sajid Riaz is working as a Lecturer at Department of Chemical Engineering, Dawood University of Engineering and Technology. He holds a Masters degree in Chemical and Energy Engineering from Otto Von Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany. During his post-graduation, his research work was dedicated to the experimental and statistical investigation of the Minimum Ignition Temperatures and Lower Explosible Limits of hybrid mixtures, which is considered to be a fairly complex phenomenon in process safety. Prior to higher studies, he also worked in a packaging industry that deals with BOPET manufacturing for one year as a Production Planning Engineer.

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Profiles of Office Bearerof AIChE-DUET Student Chapter

JAVERIA AHMED (President)Javeria Ahmed is a 2nd year

undergraduate student of chemical engineering at Dawood UET.

She is the founder of AIChE-DUET Students' Chapter. She is certified in

Project Management by University of Adelaide, Australia. She is currently enrolled in ELA951 SAChE Certificate Program Hazard Recognition by Safety & Chemical Engineering certificate from SAChE.

SHERYAR AHMAD (Vice President)Sheryar Ahmad is a 3rd year undergraduate student of chemical engineering at Dawood UET. Mr. Sheryar received training on Active

Citizen Leadership Program by British Council. He also has served as an event organizer at different organizations.

DANYAL KHAN (General Secretary)Danyal Khan is a final year undergraduate student of chemical engineering at Dawood UET. He recently has undertaken six week internship on "Textile

Wet Processing" at Archroma Pakistan Ltd. He also has participated in project exhibition at SENTEC'14 and Talent Expo Karachi.

YASIR MAQSOOD (Joint Secretary)Yasir Maqsood is a 2nd year undergraduate student of chemical engineering at Dawood UET. He has worked as an internee at lucky

cement Ltd. He is an international member of Society of International Education (SIE). He also holds a diploma in Information technology.

He is a certified graphic designer, web designer and office automation expert.

SYED HASSAN ABBAS (Information Secretary)

Syed Hassan Abbas is a 2nd year undergraduate student of chemical engineering at Dawood UET. He is a debater and good speaker; so far he

has won a number of competitions. He actively volunteers in social seminars and activities.

SANA MASOOD (Treasurer)Sana Masood is a 3rd year undergraduate student of chemical engineering at Dawood UET. She is currently working on a project "utilization

of solar energy in textile sector". She has good communication and management skills and she hosts events of the department.

BILAL ALI KHAN (Executive Member)Bilal Ali Khan is a final year undergraduate student of chemical engineering at Dawood UET. He has participated in the MOPRAD project, the

"MOL Fresh" program and various field related activities. He has received merit based scholarships. He has good reputation as an undergraduate researcher, as he presented his research work in two international conferences.

AMNA ANJUM (Executive Member)Amna Anjum, is a final year undergraduate student of chemical engineering at Dawood UET. She possess excellent communication and

project management skills, she has been an intern at Pakistan State Oil. She had also been awarded a merit based Scholarship by HBL.

SEHRISH MUMTAZ (Executive Member)Sehrish Mumtaz is a final year undergraduate student of chemical engineering at Dawood UET. She has volunteered in MOPRAD project and

a poster competition in 2014. She has also been awarded a merit scholarship and a laptop through PMNLS. She has interned at Pakistan Council for Scientific & Industrial Research.

WAQAR AHMED (Executive Member)Waqar Ahmed is a 3rd year undergraduate student of chemical engineering at Dawood UET. He is the vice president at Pakistan Business

Youth Entrepreneur Council. He was an ambassador at engineers summer camp held at NUST-PNEC as well.

MUHAMMAD AYAZ (Executive Member)Muhammad Ayaz is a 3rd year undergraduate student of chemical engineering at Dawood UET. Besides being the international member

of American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) he also possess membership at the Karachi Youth Support Network (KYSN)

AMRA FAROOQ (Executive Member)Amra Farooq is a 2nd year undergraduate student at Dawood UET. She has volunteered in various welfare events. She holds the membership of

Society of Biological Engineering.


Training Workshopon ResearchMethodology

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Department of Chemical Engineering, DUET and AIChE Students chapter mutually organized a training workshop of five weeks on the Research methodology for faculty members as well as senior students of University. The course advisors were Vice Chancellor Prof.

Dr. Faizullah Abbasi and Academic Coordinator Prof. Dr. Dost Ali Khowaja and the instructors included Prof. Dr. Haroon Jangda, Dr. Abdul Waheed Bhutto and Dr. Shaukat Mazari. The orientation session for the training workshop was held in seminar hall of the University on 24th October 2016, which was conducted by Dr. Shaukat Mazari. The event was graced by the presence of the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Dr. Faizullah Abbassi. The faculty members as well as students of Dawood University attended the orientation session. The course was successfully completed within the scheluded time. Highlights of the sessions are presented in the photographs.

International Conference on "Energy, Environment & Sustainable Development (EESD2016) was held in Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro, Sindh on 1st November, 2016. Four faculty members, Dr. Shaukat Mazari, Engr. Muhammad Azam Usto, Engr. Abdul Sattar Jatoi and

Engr. Sadia Athar were invited by Mehran University of Engineering and Technology to present their research in the conference. Bilal Ali Khan, student of final year (Chemical), executive member AIChE-DUET student Chapter also presented his research in the conference. Dr. Abdul Waheed Bhutto delivered a keynote speech on "Potential to utilize Lignocellulose Feedstock for the Production of Ethanol Fuel in Pakistan". Furthermore, Dr. Abdul Waheed Bhutto and Dr. Shaukat Mazari also chaired and Co-Chaired sessions respectively, focused on Biomass Resource Utilization”.

Faculty of Chemical Engineering Particapted in EESD 2016 Orginzed by MUET Jamshoro


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Department of Chemical Engineering, DUET Alumni of Batch 1982 visited the Department of Chemical Engineering on Saturday, October 29, 2016. The delegation included

Engr. Mustafa Kamal, Chief Engineer (UTY/ETP) Pak Arab Fertilizer, Engr. Muhammad Ali Ansari, Technology & Training Manager, Engro Polymer & Chemicals, Engr. Aqeel Khan, CEO BRZ Engineering, Engr. Qamar Haris Manzoor, CEO El-Paso Technology Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd. Engr. Zubair Ghani, Country Business Manager, China Energy Engineering Group (Harban Electric Power Design Institute Co. Ltd and Engr. Hassan Mumtaz, General Manager (Production), Fauji Fertilizer, Bin Qaim Limited. Dr Abdul Waheed Bhutto, Prof. Dr Haroon Jangda, Engr. Hanif Memon and Engr Sadia Athar from the department welcomed the delegate. Department Chairman, Dr. Abdul Waheed Bhutto delivered a detailed presentation on the current status of DUET and its transformation during the past three years. Chairperson delivered presentation on opportunities for collaboration for the development and further uplifting of the department. During the discussion the forum mutually come to an understanding on areas where industry can collaborate with department. These areas include provision of computers and software’s related to chemical engineering, repair and maintenance for existing laboratory equipment, proving cut models of different equipment’s for study purpose, access to latest technical manuals, magazines and journals to our students. Our alumni can also help students in recruitment & training of our students, provision of experts and topics for student projects, bringing on-board Alumni of DUET for academic and development programmes.

DUET Alumni Visitsthe Department

Dr. Abdul Waheed Bhutto was invited as a keynote speaker in 3rd Conference on Sustainability in Process Industry organized by University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar. Dr Bhutto delivered the keynote speech on Greener Energy: Issued and Challenges for Pakistan-Biomass Energy Prospective.He also chaired a technical session on Energy Engineering.

The faculty members, including chairman himself published research articles in Web of Science Cited impact factor as well as local journals. Dr. Abdul Waheed Bhutto Published a review article entitled, Extractive denitrogenation of fuel oils using ionic liquids: a review” in September, 2016 in RSC Advances. On other hand newly appointed Assistant Professor Dr. Shaukat Mazari published his work entitled, Modeling the effect of piperazine on CO2 loading in MDEA/PZ mixtures” in October 2016 in Fluid Phase equilibria. Engr. Abdul Sattar, Lecturer Department of Chemical Engineering also published three research papers in local journals under, X, Y and Z category.

Department of Chemical Engineering faculty publishes Research Papers

Chairman of the department Dr. A.W. Bhutto delivered a keynote speech in SPI-2016


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SEMINARSBY INTERNATIONALSPEAKERSTwo International speakers Prof. Dr. Abdul Aziz Abdul Raman and Dr. Archana Buthiyappan were invited to present updates in research in their respective area of research. The seminar began with the welcome address of Academic Coordinator DUET Prof. Dr. Dost Ali Khowaja.

Prof. Dr. Abdul Aziz Abdul Raman- Sharing Malaysia`s Experience in Greening Small & Medium Industries

Dr. Abdul Aziz Abdul Raman is currently working as a professor at the Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He holds several key administrative positions within and outside the University. He

is the chairman of Institute of Chemical Engineers (IChemE), Malaysia. In University of Malaya, he is the Deputy Dean of Faculty of Engineering, Director of Centre of Innovation and Commercialization (UMCIC) and Director of Community & Industry Relations Centre (Citra). He has published more than 200 research papers in journals and several conference proceedings. His research interests are in mixing in stirred vessels, cleaner production and advanced water treatment. He has supervised more than 80 PhD and Master Students. Prior to joining UM, Prof. Aziz worked in oil & gas and food industries. Prof. Aziz is actively involved in many consultancy projects, especially in the field of environment. He is both, a Professional and a Chartered Engineer. He is currently serving the Board of Engineers, Malaysia, as a member in the Training and Education committee.

In his talk, the speaker shared Malaysia`s experiences in greening small and medium industries. In the past three years, Malaysia has successfully reduced its carbon intensity by almost 40%. The success is mainly due to implementation of various policies and strategies. These include tax relieve, incentives, regulatory requirement and capacity building of the industries & the regulators. The talk also covered the systematic planning, execution and monitoring activities that are currently being practiced in Malaysia. Talk was beneficial for students as well faculty members in learning the smartness of industries by

assessing possible greening strategies for local consumption.

Prof. Aziz replied to several questions during the Q&A session. In the end of the session, Prof. Dr. Pir Roshan Shah, Pro Vice Chancellor, Dawood University of Engineering and Technology addressed the audience and thanked to visiting speakers for their generous visit and talk.

Dr. Archina Buthiyappan- Recent Advances and Prospects of Catalytic Advanced Oxidation Process in Treating Textile Effluents

Dr. Archana Buthiyappan is a recent Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She is working on wastewater treatment processes. She has several research

publications in impact factor journals.

She commenced her speech with the discussion of textile effluents. She added that industry generates substantial quantity of effluents, mainly comprised of carbonates, hydroxide, chloride, peroxide, acid, starch and etc. The main constraints experienced in effluent treatment are colour, dissolved solids, trace metals and low COD, which are treated by chemical and biological treatment processes. These treatment processes have some limitations. Whereas, advance treatment technologies are attractive. For instance, Advanced Oxidation Process (AOPS) to reduce pollutants and as well as provide scope for recovery of water and salt from effluents. According to her, further studies are required for the kinetics, reactor design and modelling of hybrid AOPS. She suggested that a better economic model should be developed to predict the cost of AOPSas the treatment cost varies with dyes and textile effluents. While moving forward, she discussed some emerging technologies such as Fenton Reaction, cavitation, tio2-catalyzed UV oxidation which treat many kinds of effluents.

Prof. Dr. Guangren Yu- Ionic Liquids and Their Applications in Gas Separation

Guangren Yu is a professor in the College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Engineering (BUCT). He received his BS, MS and Ph.D.degrees in Chemical Engineering from Shandong. Currently, he is researching on the

theory and applications of ionic liquids in fuel oil production, acid gases capture and QSPR.

The seminar was held on 4th November, 2016. He started with needs of separation and purification processes. He highlighted the properties and applications of ionic liquids keeping the applications and properties of other physical and chemical solvents in mind. He explained the methods of desulphurization such as Hydro desulphurization (HDS) and Extractive desulphurization using ionic liquids (ionic salts), which are ideal solvents to realize clean fuel oil. Prof. Yu added about the challenges that arise in using ionic liquids and as well as solutions to overcome the challenges.

Pro Vice-Chancellor DUET visits Chemical Engineering Department

The newly appointed Pro Vice Chancellor, DUET, Prof. Dr. Pir Roshan Din Shah Rashidi along with the Academic Coordinator, DUET, Prof. Dr. Dost Ali Khuwaja visited the Chemical Engineering Department on 3rd of October, 2016. A department faculty

meeting was held in this regard, which was chaired by Pro-Vice Chancellor. Chairman Chemical Engineering Department Dr. Abdul Waheed Bhutto and the faculty members of the department attended the meeting in which Pro-Vice Chancellor was briefed about the activities and progress of the department. He also inspected the laboratories and admired the maintenance of labs.

Guest Lecture on An outlook of Design Engineering in Industries”

Engr. Salman Khanzada, Process Engineer at Descon Engineering delivered a guest lecture on An Outlook of Design Engineering in Industries” on Friday, 7th October, 2016. The Guest Lecture was facilitated by Engr. Abdul Sattar Jatoi,

Lecturer, Department of Chemical Engineering, DUET. Officially event was organized by AIChE-DUET Chapter in collaboration with Department of Chemical Engineering, DUET. The lecture focused on the role of Design Engineering in Industries, diversity and the role of Chemical Engineering in the field of design engineering. Guest provided with the introduction of different design industries in Pakistan, including Descon and its sister companies. He shared his experiences on Plant Designing and the future of the field. In the end of the of the session Engr. Abdul Sattar Jatoi presented vote of thanks to Engr. Khanzada for his visit to the department. A souvenir was also presented to Engr. Salman Khanzada by AIChE-DUET students chapter, President Ms Javeria Ahmed.

Guest Lecture on Hydraulics Industrial Practices”

Department of Chemical Engineering and AIChE-DUET Chapter organized a guest lecture on Hydraulics Industrial Practices” on Friday, 21-10-2016 in main seminar hall of the University. SAZEC Engineering was the

invited company to share their experiences and personal learnings in the field of design engineering and to comment on the future of design engineering in Pakistan. SAZEC is a group of companies which provides engineering services to oil & gas production facilities, petroleum refining, gas processing, chemical, food and petrochemical and pharmaceutical industries. Engr. Muhammad Omer and Engr. Ahsan Abdul Ghani were resource persons of the event. Focus of the talk was on the applications of Aspen HYSYS in chemical engineering. Speakers also discussed about the opportunities of entrepreneurship in Design Engineering.

GUEST LECTURE Chemical Engineers in Sugar Industry”

Engr.Abid Mahmood KaimKhani, Deputy Plant Manager at Al-Noor Sugar Mills Limited MDF Board Division delivered a special lecture in the department on 14th October, 2016. The speaker

provided with a broader scope of Sugar Industry, Sugar manufacturing to Molasses to sugar distillery to sugarcane bagasse applications. Later, speaker was honoured with a souvenir, which was presented by Shehryar Ahmad, Vice President of AIChE-DUET students chapter.

Engr. Zulfiqar Ali Dhakan-SafetyManagement System

Engr. Zulfiqar Ali Dhakan is a Project Management Professional and QHSE, Global-GAP, HACCP & GMP Auditor and a Professional Trainer with experience in Developing &

Implementing, Policies, Plans and Procedures based upon Project Management Methodology. He is working as an Officer In-Charge of Process Engineering Pilot Plants, Occupational Health, Safety, Security and Surveillance Sections of PCSIR Labs. Complex- Karachi. He has more than 30 years of professional experience in Project Management & QHSE. The seminar was conducted on 4th November, 2016.

Engr. Zulfiqar initiated with the explanations, requirements and techniques of Safety Management System (SMS). He explored some objectives of SMS including employees` qualification and training, incident tracking & risk assessment and action item tracking. Moving towards the Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems (ohsmss). He highlighted the essential requirements, barriers and the cost effectiveness of ohsmss.

Engr. Saadia Athar- Incorporating Education, Leadership and Entrepreneurship: US Prospective eyed in Pakistan

Engr Saadia Athar Lecturer, Department of Chemical Engineering delivered a special lecture on "Incorporating Education, Leadership and Entrepreneurship: US Prospective eyed in Pakistan" in

the seminar hall 9th November 2016. She shared her learning experiences of US,as she recently participated in International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) focused on Education, Leadership and Entrepreneurship. She suggested that seeding and encouraging polishes skills of our students towards Entrepreneurship. Event was attended by Pro Vice Chancellor Dr. Pir Roshan Din Shah Rashdi who also delivered the concluding speech. In the end of the session, Pro-vice Chancellor Pir Roshan Din Shah, Academic Coordinator Dr. Dost Ali Khowaja, Chairman Department of Chemical engineering Department Dr. Abdul Waheed Bhutto presented a memento her as a vote of appreciation.

Engr. Ghulam Abbass Cyclewala- HSE Management and Organization

On 14thNovember 2016 Department of Chemical Engineering and AIChE-DUET Students Chapter

organized a seminar on, HSE Management and Organization. The invited speaker of the seminar was Engr. Ghulam Abbass Cyclewala, Chairman CHEMAGE. Seminar was conducted in main seminar Hall of the University. Engr.

Cyclewala is an alumni of the first Batch admitted in Dawood College then Dawood University now in 1964. Event was attended by dignitaries of University Pro Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Pir Roshan Din Shah Rashdi who also delivered the concluding speech and Academic Coordinator Prof. Dr. Dost Ali Khowaja, who welcomed the guest speaker, faculty members and students.


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GUEST LECTURES

Two International speakers Prof. Dr. Abdul Aziz Abdul Raman and Dr. Archana Buthiyappan were invited to present updates in research in their respective area of research. The seminar began with the welcome address of Academic Coordinator DUET Prof. Dr. Dost Ali Khowaja.

Prof. Dr. Abdul Aziz Abdul Raman- Sharing Malaysia`s Experience in Greening Small & Medium Industries

Dr. Abdul Aziz Abdul Raman is currently working as a professor at the Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He holds several key administrative positions within and outside the University. He

is the chairman of Institute of Chemical Engineers (IChemE), Malaysia. In University of Malaya, he is the Deputy Dean of Faculty of Engineering, Director of Centre of Innovation and Commercialization (UMCIC) and Director of Community & Industry Relations Centre (Citra). He has published more than 200 research papers in journals and several conference proceedings. His research interests are in mixing in stirred vessels, cleaner production and advanced water treatment. He has supervised more than 80 PhD and Master Students. Prior to joining UM, Prof. Aziz worked in oil & gas and food industries. Prof. Aziz is actively involved in many consultancy projects, especially in the field of environment. He is both, a Professional and a Chartered Engineer. He is currently serving the Board of Engineers, Malaysia, as a member in the Training and Education committee.

In his talk, the speaker shared Malaysia`s experiences in greening small and medium industries. In the past three years, Malaysia has successfully reduced its carbon intensity by almost 40%. The success is mainly due to implementation of various policies and strategies. These include tax relieve, incentives, regulatory requirement and capacity building of the industries & the regulators. The talk also covered the systematic planning, execution and monitoring activities that are currently being practiced in Malaysia. Talk was beneficial for students as well faculty members in learning the smartness of industries by

assessing possible greening strategies for local consumption.

Prof. Aziz replied to several questions during the Q&A session. In the end of the session, Prof. Dr. Pir Roshan Shah, Pro Vice Chancellor, Dawood University of Engineering and Technology addressed the audience and thanked to visiting speakers for their generous visit and talk.

Dr. Archina Buthiyappan- Recent Advances and Prospects of Catalytic Advanced Oxidation Process in Treating Textile Effluents

Dr. Archana Buthiyappan is a recent Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She is working on wastewater treatment processes. She has several research

publications in impact factor journals.

She commenced her speech with the discussion of textile effluents. She added that industry generates substantial quantity of effluents, mainly comprised of carbonates, hydroxide, chloride, peroxide, acid, starch and etc. The main constraints experienced in effluent treatment are colour, dissolved solids, trace metals and low COD, which are treated by chemical and biological treatment processes. These treatment processes have some limitations. Whereas, advance treatment technologies are attractive. For instance, Advanced Oxidation Process (AOPS) to reduce pollutants and as well as provide scope for recovery of water and salt from effluents. According to her, further studies are required for the kinetics, reactor design and modelling of hybrid AOPS. She suggested that a better economic model should be developed to predict the cost of AOPSas the treatment cost varies with dyes and textile effluents. While moving forward, she discussed some emerging technologies such as Fenton Reaction, cavitation, tio2-catalyzed UV oxidation which treat many kinds of effluents.

Prof. Dr. Guangren Yu- Ionic Liquids and Their Applications in Gas Separation

Guangren Yu is a professor in the College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Engineering (BUCT). He received his BS, MS and Ph.D.degrees in Chemical Engineering from Shandong. Currently, he is researching on the

theory and applications of ionic liquids in fuel oil production, acid gases capture and QSPR.

The seminar was held on 4th November, 2016. He started with needs of separation and purification processes. He highlighted the properties and applications of ionic liquids keeping the applications and properties of other physical and chemical solvents in mind. He explained the methods of desulphurization such as Hydro desulphurization (HDS) and Extractive desulphurization using ionic liquids (ionic salts), which are ideal solvents to realize clean fuel oil. Prof. Yu added about the challenges that arise in using ionic liquids and as well as solutions to overcome the challenges.

Pro Vice-Chancellor DUET visits Chemical Engineering Department

The newly appointed Pro Vice Chancellor, DUET, Prof. Dr. Pir Roshan Din Shah Rashidi along with the Academic Coordinator, DUET, Prof. Dr. Dost Ali Khuwaja visited the Chemical Engineering Department on 3rd of October, 2016. A department faculty

meeting was held in this regard, which was chaired by Pro-Vice Chancellor. Chairman Chemical Engineering Department Dr. Abdul Waheed Bhutto and the faculty members of the department attended the meeting in which Pro-Vice Chancellor was briefed about the activities and progress of the department. He also inspected the laboratories and admired the maintenance of labs.






















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Industrial Visits

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Department of Chemical Engineering along with AIChE-DUET has arranged several industrial visits for chemical engineering students. The more recent visits are Byco Refinery Limited, Yunus Textiles Limited, Pakistan Beverages Limited and Pakistan Cables Limited.


Engr. Abdul Sattar Jatoi Won Best Poster Prize in International Conference on Advanced Materials and Emerging TechnologiesEngr. Abdul SattarJatoi, Lecturer, Department of Chemical Engineering, DUET presented his research paper in International Conference on Advanced Materials and Emerging Technologies (ICAMET) 2016. Conference was organized by University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan, in collaboration with the University of the Punjab Lahore. The poster of Engr. Abdul Sattar won the prize of The Best Poster in the event.

Engr. Humair Baloch performed 'Umrah' Engr. Humair Baloch, Lecturer at Dept. of Chemical Engineering, DUET has performed 'Umrah'. Masha Allah and heartily congratulations to him from Dept. of Chemical Engineering, DUET. May Allahaccept all his ibadat and Umrah. Aameen

Engr Ziauddin Shaikh, Senior Process Safety Professional at Abu Dhabi Oil Refining Company delivered special lecture on “Introduction to Process Safety”.

Engr.Ziauddin Shaikh, Senior Process Safety Professional at Abu Dhabi Oil Refining Company delivered a special lecture on Monday, 28th November 2016 on “Introduction to Process Safety”. The lecture was organized by Department of Chemical Engineering. Engr Azmatullah from PPL also attended this special lecture.

Special session on Careers for a Chemical EngineerDepartment of Chemical Engineering organised a special session on Careers for a Chemical Engineer on Saturday, 26th November 2016 in the main auditorium of the University. In first session, Engr. Izhar Ahmed Manager Lubricants Manufacturing Terminal, Pakistan State Oil Company guided the audience about Carriers for Chemical Engineers, which was followed by a lecture on Preparation for Interviews, Guiding principles for a Chemical Engineer by

Engr. Abdul Qayoom Shaikh, Marketing ManagerEngro Polymer and Chemicals. Vice Chancellor DUET Dr. FaizullahAbbasi and Academic Coordinator Dr. Dost Ali Khowaja, also attended the session. Dr. FaizullahAbbasi appreciated the updates, knowledge and information provided by both guest speakers on careers for chemicals engineers. Dr. Abdul Waheed Bhutto, Dr. Haroon Jandga and Engr. Abdul Sattar were also present in the session. Dr. Abdul Waheed Bhutto delivered vote of thanks and presented mementos to both speakers.

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