Faculty Profile

Dr Iqbal Ahmed Siddiquey

Professor & Head

Contact Information

  • Office Address: Professor & Head Institute of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
  • Phone: +8801732222182
  • Email: iqbal-che@sust.edu, iqbal_siddiquey@yahoo.com

Education

  • Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D.) in Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Utsunomiya University, Japan, 2008.
  • Master of Science (M. Sc.) in Physical Chemistry, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh, 1998.
  • Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Chemistry, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh, 1997.

Research Interests

  • Surface analysis of functionalized nanoparticles.
  • Photocatalytic treatment of industrial pollutants
  • Electrocatalysis

Journal Publish

  • 1. P-doped TiO2-MWCNTs nanocomposite thin films with enhanced photocatalytic activity under visible light exposure
  • 2. Engineering tunable conductivity, pn junction and light-harvesting semi-conductivity of graphene oxide by fixing reduction mood only
  • 3. A highly efficient and stable photocatalyst; N-doped ZnO/CNT composite thin film synthesized via simple sol-gel drop coating method
  • 4. An Electrochemical Approach to As (V) Determination via an Interaction with Alizarin Red S in Aqueous Medium
  • 5. Catalytic activation and deactivation of Pt-Pd film immobilized on Nafion surface in attaining decomposition of hydrogen peroxide
  • 6. Electrocatalytic Oxidation of 4‐Aminophenol Molecules at the Surface of an FeS2/Carbon Nanotube Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode in Aqueous Medium
  • 7. Fabrication of a 3,4‐Diaminotoluene Sensor Based on a TiO2 ‐Al2O3Nanocomposite Synthesized by a Fast and Facile Microwave Irradiation Method
  • 8. An experimental and theoretical study of the effect of Ce doping in ZnO/CNT composite thin film with enhanced visible light photo-catalysis International Journal of Hydrogen Energy , 36 (44)(2019) 20068-20078 Md.Elias, Md. Nizam Uddin, Md. Asjad Hossain, Joyanta Kumar Saha, Iqbal Ahmed Siddiquey, Dali Rani Sarker ,Zidnia Rahman Diba, Jamal Uddin, M. Humayun Rashid Choudhury, Shakhawat H.Firoz
  • 9. Influence of halides, oxides and sodium dodecyl sulfate on Decomposition of Hydrogen Peroxide at Pt-Pd/Nafion surface, American Journal of Chemistry,9(4) 2019, 115-122 M. M. Alam, M. Humayun Kabir, M. Ahsan, S.M. Borhan Uddin, I.A. Siddiquey, M. A. Hasnat
  • 10. A fast and facile microwave irradiation method for the synthesis of ZnO@ ZrO2 core-shell nanocomposites and the investigation of their optical properties
  • 11. Synthesis of Fe‑ or Ag‑doped TiO2–MWCNT nanocomposite thin films and their visible‑light‑induced catalysis of dye degradation and antibacterial activity, Research on Chemical Intermediates, January 2018 Md. Asjad Hossain, • Md. Elias,• Dali Rani Sarker, Zidnia Rahman Diba, Jannatul Morshed Mithun,• Md Abul Kalam Azad, Iqbal Ahmed Siddiquey, Mohammed M. Rahman,• Jamal Uddin, Md. Nizam Uddin
  • 12. Efficient hydroquinone sensor based on zinc, strontium and nickel based ternary metal oxide (TMO) composites by differential pulse voltammetry Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 256 (2018) 383-392 Jahir Ahmed, Mohammed M. Rahman, Iqbal A. Siddiquey, Abdullah M. Asiri, Mohammad A. Hasnat
  • 13. Fabrication of hydrazine sensor based on silica-coated Fe2O3 magnetic nanoparticles prepared by a rapid microwave irradiation method Journal of Alloys and Compounds 698 (2017) 921-929 Hashi Akhter, Jannatul Murshed, Md. A. Rashed , Yoshifumi Oshima, Yuki Nagao, Mohammed M. Rahman, Abdullah M. Asiri, M.A. Hasnat,Md. Nizam Uddin, Iqbal Ahmed Siddiquey
  • 14. Conductometric Studies Of Kinetics Of Ionic Reaction Between Ag+ And ClIn Aqueous Solution International Journal of Scientific & Technology Research 6(1):52-56 • January 2017 Rezwan Miah, Debashis Sen, Azizur Rahman, Iqbal Ahmed Siddiquey, Md Mahbubul Alam
  • 15. Synthesis of ZnOAl2O3 core-shell nanocomposite materials by fast and facile microwave irradiation method and investigation of their optical properties Advanced Powder Technology, 28(10) (2017) 2678-2686 Md. Obaidullah, Takeshi Furusawa, Iqbal Ahmed Siddiquey, Masahide Sato, Noboru Suzuki
  • 16. Efficient Bisphenol-A detection based on the ternary metal oxide (TMO) composite by electrochemical approaches Electrochimica Acta 246 (2017) 597–605 Jahir Ahmed, Mohammed M. Rahman, Iqbal A. Siddiquey, Abdullah M. Asiri, Mohammad A. Hasnat
  • 17. Development of 4-methoxyphenol chemical sensor based on NiS2 –CNT nanocomposites, Mohammed M. Rahman, Jahir Ahmed, Abdullah M. Asiri, Iqbal A. Siddiquey, Mohammad A. Hasnat, Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers, Article in Press Doi:10.1016/j.jtice.2016.04.009
  • 18. Amine modified tannin gel for adsorptive removal of Brilliant Green dye, Nahida Akter, Md. Asjad Hossain, M. Jobaer Hassan, M. K. Amin, M. Elias,, Mohammed M. Rahman, Abdullah M. Asiri, Iqbal A. Siddiquey, Mohammad A. Hasnat, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 4 (2016) 1231–1241.
  • 19. Development of ultra-sensitive hydrazine sensor based on facile CoS2-CNT nanocomposites Mohammed M. Rahman, Jahir Ahmed, Abdullah M. Asiri, Iqbal Ahmed Siddiquey, Mohammad A Hasnat RSC Adv. 6 (2016) 90470
  • 20. Electrochemical and spectroscopic insights of interactions between alizarin red s and arsenite ions RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 93162 Nahida Tanjila, Asif Rayhan, Md. Saiful Alam, Iqbal A Siddiquey, Mohammad A. Hasnat
  • 21. Spectroscopic Characterization of Croconate Bridging Complex: Conversion of Rhodizonate (C6O6 2-) to Croconate Bridging Ligand in a Pyridine Modified Large Macrocyclic Metal Arrangements Journal of Bangladesh Academy of Sciences, 40(2) 2016 Md Mahbubul Alam, Ramkrishna Saha, Md Rezwan Miah, Belal Ahmed, Iqbal Ahmed Siddiquey
  • 22. Aggregated Pt–Pd nanoparticles on Nafion membrane for impulsive decomposition of hydrogen peroxide, Mohammad A Hasnat, Mohammed M. Rahman, S M Burhanuddin, M H Rahman, Iqbal Ahmed Siddiquey, Abdullah M Asiri, Md. Saiful Alam, RSC Adv., 2015, 5, 46295
  • 23. Photocatalytic and antibacterial activity of B/N/Ag co-doped CNT–TiO2 composite films, Md. Nizam Uddin , Md. Saidul Islam, Md. Motiur Rahaman Mazumder, Md. Asjad Hossain, Md. Elias, Iqbal Ahmed Siddiquey, Md. Abu Bin Hasan Susan, Dilip Kumar Saha, Mohammed M. Rahman, Abdullah M. Asiri, Shinya Hayami, Journal of Inclusion Phenomena and Macrocyclic Chemistry, 82(1) (2015) 229-234
  • 24. Optimization, Kinetic and thermodynamic studies for removal of Brilliant Red (X–3B) using Tannin gel, M. Maria Rahman, Nahida Akter, Mohammad Razaul Karim, N. Ahmad, Mohammed M Rahman, I.A. Siddiquey, N.M. Bahadur, M.A. Hasnat, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2 (2014) 76–83.
  • 25. A facile approach to fabrication of novel CeO2–TiO2 core–shell nanocomposite leads to excellent UV-shielding ability and lower catalytic activity, Newaz Mohammed Bahadur, Fumio Kurayama, Takeshi Furusawa, Masahide Sato, Iqbal Ahmed Siddiquey, Md. Mufazzal Hossain, Noboru Suzuki, J Nanopart Res (2013) 15:1390
  • 26. Synthesis, and characterization, of a thiocyanate bridged dinuclear Cu (II) complex containing macrocyclic ligand derived from pyridine-2,6-dicarboxaldehyde and 1,2-bis(2-aminoethoxy) ethane, Md. Mahbubul Alam, Faisal Ahmed, Rockshana Begum, S. M. Mizanur Rahman, Iqbal Ahmed Siddiquey, Mohammad Razaul Karim and Islam S M Saiful Journal of Bangladesh Academy of Sciences, 36(1) (2012) 89-96.
  • 27. Sonochemical synthesis, photocatalytic activity and optical properties of silica coated ZnO nanoparticles, Iqbal Ahmed Siddiquey, Takeshi Furusawa, Masahide Sato, Newaz Mohammed Bahadur, Md. Mahbubul Alam, Noboru Suzuki, Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 19 (2012) 750–755.
  • 28. Spectroscopic characterization of croconate bridging complex: change of rhodizonate (C6O62-) bridging ligand inserted into a pyridine modified large macrocyclic metal arrangements Journal of Bangladesh Academy of Sciences, 36( ) 89-96, 2012 Md. Mahbubul Alam, Ramkrishna Saha, Md. Rezwan Miah, Belal Ahmed, Iqbal Ahmed Siddiquey
  • 29. Silica coating of Copper Nanoparticles by a Fast and Facile Microwave Method, Newaz Mohammed Bahadur, Hironori Takaokae, Takeshi Furusawa, Fumio Kurayama, Masahide Sato, Iqbal Ahmed Siddiquey, Noboru Suzuki, Journal of the Japan Society of Powder and Powder Metallurgy, 58 (2011) 591- 597.
  • 30. Adsorption and UV-Visible Light Induced Degradation of Methylene Blue over ZnO Nano-Particles, Muhammad Amirul Islam, Iqbal Ahmed Siddiquey, Md. Azizur Rahman, Md. Mahbubul Alam, Saiful S.M. Islam, Mohammad A. Hasnat, Internatinal Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering, Volume 9, S8, (2011)
  • 31. Rapid one-step synthesis, characterization and functionalization of silica coated gold nanoparticles, Newaz Mohammed Bahadur, Shun Watanabe, Takeshi Furusawa, Masahide Sato, Fumio Kurayama, Iqbal Ahmed Siddiquey, Yoshio Kobayashi, Noboru Suzuki, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, Volume 392 (1) (2011) 137-144.
  • 32. A rapid method for the preparation of silica-coated ZrO2 nanoparticles by microwave irradiation, Iqbal Ahmed Siddiquey, Takeshi Furusawa, Masahide Sato, Newaz Mohammed Bahadur, Md. Nizam Uddin, Noboru Suzuki, Ceramics International, 37(6) (2011) 1755-1760.
  • 33. Fabrication of silica coated Al2O3 nanoparticles via a fast and facile route utilizing microwave irradiation, Iqbal Ahmed Siddiquey, Takeshi Furusawa, Masahide Sato, Newaz Mohammed Bahadur, Noboru Suzuki, Materials Chemistry and Physics, 130 (1-2) (2011) 583-586.
  • 34. Fast and facile synthesis of silica coated silver nanoparticles by microwave irradiation, Newaz Mohammed Bahadur, Takeshi Furusawa, Masahide Sato, Fumio Kurayama, Iqbal Ahmed Siddiquey, Noboru Suzuki, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 355(2) (2011) 312-320.
  • 35. 1H-1, 2, 3-triazole, a promising precursor for chemical vapor deposition of hydrogenated carbon nitride, Md. Nizam Uddin, Iqbal Ahmed Siddiquey, Md. Jahurul Islam, Osama A Fouad, Masamitsu Nagano, Journal of Crystal Growth, 311 (2009) 3528–3532.
  • 36. Silica coating of CeO2 nanoparticles by a fast microwave irradiation method, Iqbal Ahmed Siddiquey, Takeshi Furusawa, Yu-ichiro Hoshi, Emi Ukaji, Fumio Kurayama, Masahide Sato, Noboru Suzuki, Applied Surface Science, 255 (5-1) (2008) 2419-2424.
  • 37. Microwave-assisted silica coating and photocatalytic activities of ZnO nanoparticles, Iqbal Ahmed Siddiquey, Takeshi Furusawa, Masahide Sato, Noboru Suzuki, Materials Research Bulletin, 43 (12) (2008) 3416-3424.
  • 38. Control of photocatalytic activity of TiO2 nanoparticles by silica coating with Polydiethoxysiloxane, Iqbal Ahmed Siddiquey, Takeshi Furusawa, Masahide Sato, Kozue Honda, Noboru Suzuki, Dyes and Pigments, 76 (2008) 754-759.
  • 39. The effects of organic surface treatment by methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane on the photostability of TiO2, Iqbal Ahmed Siddiquey, Emi Ukaji, Takeshi Furusawa, Masahide Sato, Noboru Suzuki, Material Chemistry and Physics, 105 (2-3) (2007) 162-168.
  • 40. Surface modification of TiO2 particles by silanol-terminated poly(dimethyl)siloxane and their photocatalytic properties, Iqbal Ahmed Siddiquey, Takeshi Furusawa, Masahide Sato, Noboru Suzuki, Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, 16 (6) (2007) 626-631.
  • 41. Degradation of Procion MX-5B (CI Reactive Red 2) by heterogeneous and Homogeneous catalytic processes, M. M. Rahman, M. A. Hasnat, I. A. Siddiquey, S. M. Islam, International Journal of Scientific Research, 17(2007) 69-74.
  • 42. Physico-chemical study of aqueous solutions of electrolytes in mixed solvents, Monimul Huque, Iqbal Ahmed Siddiquey, Md. Nizam Uddin, Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics, 38 (2006) 1474–1478.
  • 43. Comparative photocatalytic studies of degradation of a cationic and an anionic dye, M.A. Hasnat, I.A Siddiquey and A. Nuruddin, Dyes and Pigments, 66 (2005) 185-188.
  • 44. Photodegradation of malachite green in the aqueous medium, M A Hasnat, I A Siddiquey, Islam S M Saiful, Indian Journal of Chemistry, Section A, 42A (2003) 1865-1867.
  • 45. Surface modification of the ZnO nanoparticles with ?-aminopropyltriethoxysilane and study of their photocatalytic activity, optical properties and antibacterial activities, Nurun Nahar Rabin, Jannatul Morshed, Hashi Akhter, Md. Saidul Islam, Md. Asjad Ho
  • 46. Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of Ce-Doped ZnO/CNT Composite with Enhanced Photo-catalytic Activity Ceramic International, in press Md. Elias, Md. Khairul Amin, Shakhawat H. Firoz, Md. Asjad Hossain , Sonia Akter, Md. Awlad Hossain , Md. Nizam Uddin , Iqbal Ahmed Siddiquey
  • 47. Microwave assisted sol gel synthesis of Fe2O3@TiO2 core–shell nanocomposite for the enhanced photocatalytic activity under visible light and the investigation of their optical properties

Awards & Recognition

  • JASSO post doctoral fellowship at the Utsunomiya University, Japan.
  • VBL (Venture Business Laboratory) Fellowship for Post doctoral study at the Utsunomiya University, Japan.
  • Japanese Government (Monbusho) Scholarship for Ph.D study at the Utsunomiya University, Japan.
  • VBL (Venture Business Laboratory) Young Scholarship at the Utsunomiya University, Japan.
  • Vice-Chancellor award (Book Prize) for outstanding results in B.Sc. and M.Sc. Examination, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Teaching

  • Chemical Kinetics
  • Thermodynamics
  • Chemical Spectroscopy
  • Surface Spectroscopy