Energetic changes in the surface of activated carbons and relationship with Ni (II) adsorption from aqueous solution

P Rodríguez-Estupiñan, L Giraldo… - Applied Surface …, 2013 - Elsevier
This study investigated Ni (II) ion adsorption from aqueous solution on activated carbons
obtained by chemically modifying the surface with the oxidizing agents nitric acid and …

Surface chemistry effects in activated carbon adsorption of industrial pollutants

DRU Knappe - Interface Science and Technology, 2006 - Elsevier
Activated carbon adsorption processes are frequently identified as the best available
technology for the removal of industrial pollutants such as pesticides, chlorinated organic …

Impact of surface properties of granular activated carbon and preozonation on adsorption and desorption of natural organic matter

K Yapsaklı, F Çeçen, Ö Aktaş, ZS Can - Environmental engineering …, 2009 - liebertpub.com
Laboratory studies were performed with the surface water taken from the Ömerli Reservoir in
Istanbul. Adsorption and desorption of natural organic matter (NOM) were studied with four …

Adsorption mechanisms of metal cations from water on an oxidized carbon surface

C Moreno-Castilla, MA Álvarez-Merino… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2010 - Elsevier
Adsorption of Cr (III), Mn (II), Cu (II) and Zn (II) on an oxidized activated carbon cloth was
studied. Its surface chemistry was characterized by potentiometric titration. This technique …

Investigation of mesoporous graphitic carbon nitride as the adsorbent to remove Ni (II) ions

G Xin, Y Xia, Y Lv, L Liu, B Yu - Water Environment Research, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The mesoporous graphitic carbon nitride (mpg‐C3N4/r, r was defined as the initial
silica/dicyandiamide mass ratio) was successfully synthesized by heating the mixture of …

Preparation of activated carbons from unburnt coal in bottom ash with KOH activation for liquid-phase adsorption

FC Wu, PH Wu, RL Tseng, RS Juang - Journal of environmental …, 2010 - Elsevier
In this work, unburnt coal (UC) in bottom ash from coal-fired power plants was soaked in
KOH solution and activated for 1 h at 780° C. The yield of activated carbons varied from 47.8 …

Evaluation of Victorian low rank coal-based adsorbents for the removal of organic compounds from aqueous systems

MZ Othman, FA Roddick, MD Hobday - Water Research, 2000 - Elsevier
Three activated carbons and two chars made from low rank coal were evaluated in terms of
their ability to remove the organic compound 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) and natural organic …

On the reactive adsorption of ammonia on activated carbons modified by impregnation with inorganic compounds

TJ Bandosz, C Petit - Journal of colloid and interface science, 2009 - Elsevier
Ammonia adsorption was studied under dynamic conditions, at room temperature, on
activated carbons of different origins (coal-based, wood-based and coconut-shell-based …

Production of demineralised high quality hierarchical activated carbon from lignite and determination of adsorption performance using methylene blue and p …

RC Oglou, Y Gokce, E Yagmur, Z Aktas - Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the adsorption process, the surface area, pore and particle size distribution and the
chemical structure of the solid and the type of adsorbent are of vital importance. Activated …

Study of the modification mechanism of heavy metal ions adsorbed by biomass-activated carbon doped with a solid nitrogen source

W Zheng, S Chen, H Liu, Y Ma, W Xu - RSC advances, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
In this study, the N-doping of biomass-activated carbon with dicyandiamide was performed
via an ultrasonic method and a redox method. BET, SEM, EDS, FT-IR and XPS were used to …