Effect of electrochemical treatments on the surface chemistry of activated carbon

R Berenguer, JP Marco-Lozar, C Quijada… - Carbon, 2009 - Elsevier
The effect of the electrochemical treatment (galvanostatic electrolysis in a filter-press
electrochemical cell) on the surface chemistry and porous structure of a granular activated …

A comparison between oxidation of activated carbon by electrochemical and chemical treatments

R Berenguer, JP Marco-Lozar, C Quijada… - Carbon, 2012 - Elsevier
The anodic oxidation of a granular activated carbon (GAC) in NaCl solution has been
studied. The influence of the electrocatalyst-anode material, applied current and time of …

Cyclic voltammetric studies of chemically and electrochemically generated oxygen species on activated carbons

A Świa̧tkowski, M Pakuła, S Biniak - Electrochimica acta, 1997 - Elsevier
Activated carbons are commonly used as electrode materials in numerous applications. In
this work the cathodic reduction of oxygen species formed on a carbon surface during …

Tailoring the surface chemistry of activated carbon cloth by electrochemical methods

Z Tabti, R Ruiz-Rosas, C Quijada… - … Applied Materials & …, 2014 - ACS Publications
This paper presents a systematic study of the effect of the electrochemical treatment
(galvanostatic electrolysis in a filter-press electrochemical cell) on the surface chemistry and …

Electrochemical regeneration and porosity recovery of phenol-saturated granular activated carbon in an alkaline medium

R Berenguer, JP Marco-Lozar, C Quijada… - Carbon, 2010 - Elsevier
The electrochemical regeneration of phenol-saturated activated carbon has been carried out
in a filter-press electrochemical cell. The feasibility of the electrochemical regeneration has …

Behavior of activated carbon cloths used as electrode in electrochemical processes

M Gineys, R Benoit, N Cohaut, F Béguin… - Chemical Engineering …, 2017 - Elsevier
The effects of polarization on the nanotexture and the surface chemistry of an activated
carbon cloth were investigated. Electrochemical modification was performed in a sodium …

Role of different nitrogen functionalities on the electrochemical performance of activated carbons

T Cordero-Lanzac, JM Rosas, FJ García-Mateos… - Carbon, 2018 - Elsevier
Different oxidation, reduction and thermal methods are used for selectively obtaining each of
the most common surface nitrogen groups (almost isolated) on the surface of a phosphorus …

Catalytic properties of nitrogen‐containing carbons

HP Boehm - Carbon materials for catalysis, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
It is an interesting property of carbon materials, in particular those with a high surface area,
that they can catalyze oxidation reactions with elementary oxygen (see Chapter 6). It is also …

Electrochemical studies of the interaction between a modified activated carbon surface and heavy metal ions

M Walczyk, A Świątkowski, M Pakuła… - Journal of applied …, 2005 - Springer
Cyclic voltammetric studies of the influence of surface chemistry on the electrochemical
behaviour of powdered activated carbon electrodes (PACE) in the presence of selected …

Granular activated carbon: importance of surface properties in the adsorption of naturally occurring organics

G Newcombe, R Hayes, M Drikas - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 1993 - Elsevier
The presence of dissolved organic matter (humic material in particular) in source water
decreases the effectiveness of granular activated carbon filters in the treatment of drinking …