Sehar Tasleem

Research Fellow specializing in hydrogen energy, green energy materials, and photocatalysis for solar-to-fuel applications. Focused on advancing sustainable energy solutions through innovative research and interdisciplinary collaboration

• Research hydrogen energy, green materials, and photocatalytic processes for solar-to-fuel technologies.
• Lead projects with academic and industry teams to optimize photocatalytic materials for sustainable energy.
• Deliver lectures on renewable energy technologies to undergraduate students.

• Higher Education Commission, Pakistan partial funding scholarship for PhD, 2021
• Alumni award, PhD, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 2022
• Publication award, PhD, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 2022
• Best Post-graduate Student Award, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 2022

• 1st place in 21st Industrial Art & Technology Exhibition at State level, September 2019, Green 2D MXene photocatalyst for CO2 Conversion to Solar Methanol, Gold Award
• 2nd place in 21st Industrial Art & Technology Exhibition at State level, September 2019, Hybrid Solar System for Water Treatment and Hydrogen Production, Silver Award
• Silver award in Pecipita’ 19 under Higher education Malaysia, September 2019, Conversion of Carbon dioxide to Sustainable Green Fuels using Photoreactor Solar Systems
• 2nd place in 22nd Industrial Art & Technology Exhibition at State level, December 2020, Smart 2D Nano-catalysts for Carbon Dioxide Conversion to Green Methanol, Silver Award
• 3rd place in 22nd Industrial Art & Technology Exhibition at State level, December 2020, Perovskite Based Hybrid Scheme for Hydrogen Production and Wastewater Degradation, Bronze Award
• Bronze Award in 22nd Industrial Art & Technology Exhibition at State level, December 2020, Hybrid Nano-clay Photoreactor Solar System for CO2 Conversion to Methane
• Silver Award in 23rd Industrial Art & Technology Exhibition at State level, March 2022, Novel 2D MAX Hybrid Photocatalytic H2 Production and Wastewater Degradation

• Sehar Tasleem, Edreese Housni Alsharaeh, Role of green, yellow, blue, white and gold hydrogen in fuelling the path to net zero and sustainable future- A review, Energy Conversion and Management, Volume 326, 15 February 2025, 119500.
• Sehar Tasleem, Taghreed Shafaut, Edreese Housni Alsharaeh, Advances in etching approaches for synthesis of MAX derived V2CTx MXene and application of V2CTx for green hydrogen production, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Volume 96, 27 December 2024, Pages 512-532.
• Sehar Tasleem, Chandra Sekhar Bongu, Mohan Raj Krishnan, Edreese Housni Alsharaeh, Navigating the hydrogen prospect: A comprehensive review of sustainable source-based production technologies, transport solutions, advanced storage mechanisms, and CCUS integration, Journal of Energy Chemistry, Volume 97, October 2024, Pages 166-215.
• Riyadh Ramadhan Ikreedeegh, Sehar Tasleem, Md Arif Hossen, Facile fabrication of binary g-C3N4/NH2-MIL-125 (Ti) MOF nanocomposite with Z-scheme heterojunction for efficient photocatalytic H2 production and CO2 reduction under visible light, Fuel, Volume 360, 15 March 2024, 130561.
• .Chandra Sekhar Bongu, Sehar Tasleem, Mohan Raj Krishnan, Edreese H Alsharaeh, Graphene-Based 2D Materials for Rechargeable Batteries, Hydrogen Production and Storage-A Critical Review, Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 2024, 8, 4039-4070
• Sehar Tasleem, Muhammad Tahir, Constructing MAX dispersed Ni2P/TiO2 nanocomposite with investigating influential effect of parameters through design expert and kinetic study for photocatalytic H2 evolution, Advanced Powder Technology, Volume 34, Issue 7, July 2023, 104074.
• Sehar Tasleem, Muhammad Tahir, Constructing Exfoliated, Ti3C2Tx MXene-Dispersed, LaCoO3 and pC3N4-Based Nanocomposites with In Situ Grown Titania through Etching/Oxidation for Stimulating Solar H2 Production, Energy & Fuels.
• Chen, Jing, Reza Abazari, Kayode Adesina Adegoke, Nobanathi Wendy Maxakato, Olugbenga Solomon Bello, Muhammad Tahir, Sehar Tasleem, Soheila Sanati, Alexander M. Kirillov, Yingtang Zhou, Metal–organic frameworks and derived materials as photocatalysts for water splitting and carbon dioxide reduction., Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 469, 2022, 214664
• Tahir, Muhammad, Azmat Ali Khan, Sehar Tasleem, Rehan Mansoor, Areen Sherryna, Beenish Tahir, Recent advances in titanium carbide MXene–based nanotextures with influential effect of synthesis parameters for solar CO2 reduction and H2 production: A critical review., Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2022
• Sehar Tasleem, Muhammad Tahir, Zaki Yamani Zakaria, Z- scheme Ag-NPs-embedded LaCoO3 dispersed pCN heterojunction with higher kinetic rate for stimulating photocatalytic solar H2 production., Energy Conversion and Management, 2022, 115787
• Tahir, Muhammad, Areen Sherryna, Rehan Mansoor, Azmat Ali Khan, Sehar Tasleem, Beenish Tahir, Titanium Carbide MXene Nanostructures as Catalysts and Cocatalysts for Photocatalytic Fuel Production: A Review., ACS Applied Nano Materials, 5, 1, 2022, 18-54
• Sehar Tasleem, Muhammad Tahir, Investigating the performance of liquid and gas phase photoreactors for dynamic H2 production over bimetallic TiO2 and Ni2P dispersed MAX Ti3AlC2 monolithic nanocomposite under UV and visible light., Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 9, 4, 2021, 105351
• Sehar Tasleem, Muhammad Tahir, Synergistically improved charge separation in bimetallic Co–La modified 3D g-C3N4 for enhanced photocatalytic H2 production under UV–visible light., International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 46, 40, 2021, 20995-21012
• Sehar Tasleem, Muhammad Tahir, Constructing LaxCoyO3 Perovskite Anchored 3D g-C3N4 Hollow Tube Heterojunction with Proficient Interface Charge Separation for Stimulating Photocatalytic H2 Production., Energy & Fuels, 35, 11, 2021, 9727-9746
• Sehar Tasleem, Muhammad Tahir, Wesam Alsayeh Khalifa, Current trends in structural development and modification strategies for metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) towards photocatalytic H2 production: a review., International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 46, 27, 2021, 14148-14189
• Madi, Mohamed, Muhammad Tahir, Sehar Tasleem, Advances in structural modification of perovskite semiconductors for visible light assisted photocatalytic CO2 reduction to renewable solar fuels: A review., Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 9, 5, 2021, 106264
• Tahir, Muhammad, Azmat Ali Khan, Sehar Tasleem, Rehan Mansoor, Wei Keen Fan, Titanium carbide (Ti3C2) MXene as a promising co-catalyst for photocatalytic CO2 conversion to energy-efficient fuels: a review., Energy & Fuels, 35, 13, 2021, 10374-10404
• Irshad, Muhammad Atif, Rab Nawaz, Muhammad Zia ur Rehman, Muhammad Adrees, Muhammad Rizwan, Shafaqat Ali, Sajjad Ahmad, Sehar Tasleem, Synthesis, characterization and advanced sustainable applications of titanium dioxide nanoparticles: A review., Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 212, 2021, 111978
• Sehar Tasleem, Muhammad Tahir, Zaki Yamani Zakaria, Fabricating structured 2D Ti3AlC2 MAX dispersed TiO2 heterostructure with Ni2P as a cocatalyst for efficient photocatalytic H2 production., Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 842, 2020, 155752
• Sehar Tasleem, Muhammad Tahir, Recent progress in structural development and band engineering of perovskites materials for photocatalytic solar hydrogen production: A review., International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 45, 38, 2020, 19078-19111
• Sehar Tasleem, Muhammad Tahir, Current trends in strategies to improve photocatalytic performance of perovskites materials for solar to hydrogen production., Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 132, 2020, 110073
• Tahir, Muhammad, Sehar Tasleem, Beenish Tahir, Recent development in band engineering of binary semiconductor materials for solar driven photocatalytic hydrogen production., International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 45, 32, 2020, 15985-16038
• Umer, Muhammad, Muhammad Tahir, Muhammad Usman Azam, Sehar Tasleem, Tariq Abbas, Ayyaz Muhammad, Synergistic effects of single/multi-walls carbon nanotubes in TiO2 and process optimization using response surface methodology for photo-catalytic H2 evolution., Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 7, 5, 2019, 103361