Hanna Research Group

Environmental Interfacial Chemistry

Muhammad USMAN

muhammad.usman@ensc-rennes.fr

| École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Rennes
As an interdisciplinary researcher, I focus on the interface between environmental chemistry, environmental mineralogy, and environmental remediation for the cleanup of soil and water contaminants. My research particularly focuses on the synthesis and applications of magnetic materials for adsorption and advanced oxidation processes such as Fenton and persulfate oxidation. Currently, my research is dedicated to studying the fate, analyses, and remediation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as forever chemicals” in contaminated soils. This project has been sponsored by ADEME (The French Agency for Ecological Transition): https://www.ademe.fr/

Use of iron-bearing waste materials in laundry wastewater treatment

Yara Arbid, Muhammad Usman, N. Tan Luong, Baptiste Mathon, Bruno Cedat, Jean-François Boily, Khalil Hanna
(2024)
Journal of Water Process Engineering
57
104717

Efficient PFAS removal from contaminated soils through combined washing and adsorption in soil effluents

Muhammad Usman, Aaifa Chaudhary, Khalil Hanna
(2024)
Journal of Hazardous Materials
476
135118

Heavy-Metal Ions Control on PFAS Adsorption on Goethite in Aquatic Systems

Chaudhary Aaifa, Usman Muhammad, Cheng Wei, Haderlein Stefan, Boily Jean-François, Hanna Khalil
(2024)
Environmental Science & Technology
58
20235–20244

Carbonaceous materials for adsorptive removal of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and regeneration of spent adsorbents

Aaifa Chaudhary, Muhammad Usman, Stefan Haderlein, Khalil Hanna
(2024)
Journal of Water Process Engineering
68
106498

Europe: hold industry accountable for forever chemicals

Muhammad Usman, Khalil Hanna
(2023)
Nature
618
457

Retention and transport of PFOA and its fluorinated substitute, GenX, through water-saturated soil columns

Guanhong Liu, Muhammad Usman, Tao Luo, Pierre-François Biard, Kuangfei Lin, H. Chris Greenwell, Khalil Hanna
(2023)
Environmental Pollution
337
122530

Chemical oxidation of hexachlorocyclohexanes (HCHs) in contaminated soils

Usman M, Tascone O, Faure P, Hanna K
(2014)
Science of the Total Environment
476
434–439

Sorption of nalidixic acid onto micrometric and nanometric magnetites: Experimental study and modeling

Usman Muhammad, Martin Sébastien, Cimetiere Nicolas, Giraudet Sylvain, Chatain Vincent, Hanna Khalil
(2014)
Applied surface science
299
136–145

Fenton oxidation to remediate PAHs in contaminated soils: a critical review of major limitations and counter-strategies

Usman Muhammad, Hanna Khalil, Haderlein Stefan
(2016)
Science of the Total Environment
569
179–190

Magnetite and green rust: synthesis, properties, and environmental applications of mixed-valent iron minerals

Usman Muhammad, Byrne JM, Chaudhary A, Orsetti S, Hanna Khalil, Ruby C, Kappler A, Haderlein SB
(2018)
Chemical reviews
118
3251–3304

Application of chemical oxidation to remediate HCH-contaminated soil under batch and flow through conditions

Usman Muhammad, Tascone Oriane, Rybnikova Victoria, Faure Pierre, Hanna Khalil
(2017)
Environmental Science and Pollution Research
24
14748–14757

Effect of thermal pre-treatment on the availability of PAHs for successive chemical oxidation in contaminated soils.

M. Usman A. Chaudhary C. Biache K. Hanna P. Faure
(2016)
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int.
23
1371–1380

Remediation of an aged PCP-contaminated soil by chemical oxidation under flow-through conditions

Rybnikova V, Singhal Naresh, Hanna K
(2017)
Chemical Engineering Journal
314
202–211

Remediation of oil-contaminated harbor sediments by chemical oxidation

Usman M, Hanna K, Faure P
(2018)
Science of the Total Environment
634
1100–1107

Existence of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater: implications for its environmental transmission in developing communities

Usman Muhammad, Farooq Muhammad, Hanna Khalil
(2020)
Environ. Sci. Technol.
54
7758–7759

Ferrate(VI) based chemical oxidation for the remediation of aged PCB contaminated soil: comparison with conventional oxidants and study of limiting factors

Monfort Olivier, Usman Muhammad, Soutrel Isabelle, Hanna Khalil
(2019)
Chemical Engineering Journal
355
109–117

Ferrate (VI) oxidation of pentachlorophenol in water and soil

Monfort Olivier, Usman Muhammad, Hanna Khalil
(2020)
Chemosphere
253
126550

Enhancement of pentachlorophenol removal in a historically contaminated soil by adding ascorbic acid to h2o2/magnetite system

Usman Muhammad, Monfort Olivier, Haderlein Stefan, Hanna Khalil
(2021)
Catalysts
11
331

Dual functional materials capable of integrating adsorption and Fenton-based oxidation processes for highly efficient removal of pharmaceutical contaminants

Usman Muhammad, Monfort Olivier, Gowrisankaran Sridhar, Hameed Bassim H, Hanna Khalil, Al-Abri Mohammed
(2023)
Journal of Water Process Engineering
52
103566

Fenton oxidation for soil remediation: A critical review of observations in historically contaminated soils

Usman Muhammad, Jellali Salah, Anastopoulos Ioannis, Charabi Yassine, Hameed Bassim H, Hanna Khalil
(2022)
Journal of Hazardous Materials
424
127670

Interactions of synthetic Fe(II)-Fe(III) green rusts with pentachlorophenol under various experimental conditions.

T. Kone, Khalil Hanna, M. Usman
(2011)
Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Removal of PCBs in contaminated soils by means of chemical reduction and advanced oxidation processes

Victoria Rybnikova, Muhammad Usman, Khalil Hanna
(2016)
Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Environmental side effects of the injudicious use of antimicrobials in the era of COVID-19

Muhammad Usman Iftikhar, Muhammad Umar Farooq, Khalil Hanna
(2020)
Science of the Total Environment
745
141053

Sorption of nalidixic acid onto micrometric and nanometric magnetites: experimental study and modeling

Muhammad Usman, Sébastien Martin, Nicolas Cimetiere, Sylvain Giraudet, Vincent Chatain, Khalil Hanna
(2014)
Applied Surface Science

Interactions of synthetic Fe (II)--Fe (III) green rusts with pentachlorophenol under various experimental conditions

Kone T, Hanna Khalil, Usman M
(2011)
Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects
385
152–158

Fe-II-induced mineralogical transformation of goethite into magnetite

Hanna Khalil, Usman Muhammad, Abdelmoula Mustapha, Faure Pierre, Ruby Christian
(2011)
242

Synthesis and transformation of iron-based layered double hydroxides

Ruby Christian, Usman Muhammad, Naille Sebastien, Hanna Khalil, Carteret Cédric, Mullet Martine, François Michel, Abdelmoula Mustapha
(2010)
Applied clay science
48
195–202

Formation of green rust via mineralogical transformation of ferric oxides (ferrihydrite, goethite and hematite)

Usman M, Hanna Khalil, Abdelmoula Mustapha, Zegeye Asfaw, Faure Pierre, Ruby Christian
(2012)
Applied Clay Science
64
38–43

Remediation of PAH-contaminated soils by magnetite catalyzed Fenton-like oxidation

Usman M, Faure P, Ruby C, Hanna Khalil
(2012)
Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
117
10–17

Application of magnetite catalyzed chemical oxidation (Fenton-like and persulfate) for the remediation of oil hydrocarbon contamination

Usman M, Faure Pierre, Hanna Khalil, Abdelmoula Mustapha, Ruby C
(2012)
Fuel
96
270–276

Magnetite formation via Fe-II induced mineralogical transformations of ferric oxyhydroxides

Usman M, Hanna K, Abdelmoula M, Ruby C
(2010)
74
A1067–A1067

FeII induced mineralogical transformations of ferric oxyhydroxides into magnetite of variable stoichiometry and morphology

Usman Muhammad, Abdelmoula Mustapha, Hanna Khalil, Grégoire Brian, Faure Pierre, Ruby Christian
(2012)
Journal of Solid State Chemistry
194
328–335

Application of magnetite-activated persulfate oxidation for the degradation of PAHs in contaminated soils

Usman M, Faure P, Ruby C, Hanna Khalil
(2012)
Chemosphere
87
234–240

Treatment of hydrocarbon contamination under flow through conditions by using magnetite catalyzed chemical oxidation

Usman M, Faure Pierre, Lorgeoux C, Ruby Christian, Hanna Khalil
(2013)
Environmental Science and Pollution Research
20
22–30

Sorption of nalidixic acid onto sediments under batch and dynamic flow conditions

Clervil E, Usman M, Emmanuel E, Chatain V, Hanna Khalil
(2013)
Chemical Geology
335
63–74

Transformation of various kinds of goethite into magnetite: Effect of chemical and surface properties

Usman M, Abdelmoula Mustapha, Faure Pierre, Ruby Christian, Hanna Khalil
(2013)
Geoderma
197
9–16

Sorption and transport of aqueous FeII in a goethite-coated sand column under anoxic conditions

Hanna Khalil, Usman Muhammad, Chatain Vincent
(2013)
Applied geochemistry
35
255–263