AAFAQ AHMAD TANTRAY

About

Dr. Aafaq Ahmad Tantray is a Senior Researcher at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU), Oman, with expertise in Physical Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, and Green Chemistry. Previously, he served as a Visiting Professor in the Department of Chemistry, Physical Chemistry Division, at Sultan Qaboos University. Dr. Tantray’s research integrates experimental, spectroscopic, thermodynamic, volumetric, and computational approaches, with significant contributions in green extraction technologies, environmental remediation, catalysis, thermophysical studies, dye–solute interactions, self-assembly phenomena, and the development of environmentally benign solvent systems.

Employment

• Sultan Qaboos University Visiting faculty
  2024 - Present
• Sultan Qaboos University
• Sultan Qaboos University

Education

• Sultan Qaboos University post doctoral research associate
  2023 - 2024
• Savitribai Phule Pune University phd
  2016 - 2023
• Savitribai Phule Pune University phd
  2015 - 2023
• University of Pune M.phil
  2012 - 2015

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (20)

• Tailored ionic liquids for biphasic separation of caffeine and nicotine: Structure–property–performance relationships
  Journal of Molecular Liquids 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2025.129011
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• Exploring the influence of bio-related anions on cholinium and phosphonium ionic liquids: Synthesis, characterization, thermophysical properties and computational insights
  Journal of Molecular Liquids 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2025.127183
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• Exploring the interactions and aggregation of DTAB and SDS in choline-based ionic liquids: A combined experimental and computational study
  Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2024.135986
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• Diversity, stability, and selectivity for porphyrin-based composite materials
  Porphyrin Based Composites Materials and Applications 2025 DOI: 10.1002/9781394214440.ch21
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• Suppressing dye aggregation with ionic liquids: A spectroscopic study of rhodamine B in aqueous and organic media
  Journal of Molecular Liquids 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2025.128481
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• Tetrabutylphosphonium-Based Amino Acid Ionic Liquids: Synthesis, Properties, Catalytic Activity, in Silico Analysis, and Study of Biological Activity
  Chemistryselect 2025 DOI: 10.1002/slct.202405448
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• Intellectual property considerations for quinone-based materials
  Quinone Based Compounds in Drug Discovery Trends and Applications 2024 DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-443-24126-0.00016-0
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• Identification of potential antileishmanial derivatives of 2,3-dihydroquinazolin-4(1H)-one synthesized using AAIL catalyst and molecular docking studies
  Research on Chemical Intermediates 2024 DOI: 10.1007/s11164-023-05197-y
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• Exploring the Interactions and Aggregation of Dtab and Sds in Choline-Based Ionic Liquids: A Combined Experimental and Computational Study
  Ssrn 2024 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.4947839
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• Correction to: Identification of potential antileishmanial derivatives of 2,3-dihydroquinazolin-4(1H)-one synthesized using AAIL catalyst and molecular docking studies (Research on Chemical Intermediates, (2024), 50, 3, (1125-1145), 10.1007/s11164-023-05…
  Research on Chemical Intermediates 2024 DOI: 10.1007/s11164-024-05232-6
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