Activated carbon from biomass waste precursors: Factors affecting production and adsorption mechanism

M Gayathiri, T Pulingam, KT Lee, K Sudesh - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The use of activated carbon is evidenced by the increased scope of carbon-based
applications in various industrial applications including pharmaceutical antidotes …

A review on utilization of wood biomass as a sustainable precursor for activated carbon production and application

M Danish, T Ahmad - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Activated carbon has been an ideal material for the separation of a variety of chemical
pollutants. Its extensive use is limited due to the cost of production, which has triggered the …

Activated carbon from lignocellulosics precursors: A review of the synthesis methods, characterization techniques and applications

P González-García - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Activated carbon is a porous material that has been in many important ages of the human
history. Lignocellulosic precursors and biomass sources have become important materials …

Preparation of activated carbon from biomass and its' applications in water and gas purification, a review

MS Reza, CS Yun, S Afroze… - Arab Journal of Basic …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Without pure water, it is impossible to survive for any living beings. The ratio of freshwater on
our planet is very poor and the demand is increasing with time for the growing population …

High surface area mesoporous activated carbon from tomato processing solid waste by zinc chloride activation: process optimization, characterization and dyes …

H Sayğılı, F Güzel - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2016 - Elsevier
The aim of this study is to produce the activated carbon at optimum production conditions
from the tomato processing waste by ZnCl 2 activation. The influences of the production …

Preparation and characterization of activated carbons from Paulownia wood by chemical activation with H3PO4

S Yorgun, D Yıldız - Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers, 2015 - Elsevier
High-surface area activated carbons were prepared by chemical activation of Paulownia
(Paulownia elongata) wood with H 3 PO 4 as a chemical activating agent. The chemical …

Synthesis and characterization of activated carbon produced from kenaf core fiber using H3PO4 activation

MS Shamsuddin, NRN Yusoff, MA Sulaiman - Procedia Chemistry, 2016 - Elsevier
Kenaf core fiber (KF) which is an agricultural biomass was used to produce low-cost
activated carbon using acidic chemical activating agent. The aim of this study is to find out …

Mangosteen peel waste as a sustainable precursor for high surface area mesoporous activated carbon: Characterization and application for methylene blue removal

A Nasrullah, B Saad, AH Bhat, AS Khan… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2019 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was the production of high surface area activated carbon (AC) under
optimized synthesis conditions from Mangosteen Peels (MP) waste using a single step ZnCl …

Comparison of surface properties of wood biomass activated carbons and their application against rhodamine B and methylene blue dye

M Danish, T Ahmad, R Hashim, N Said, MN Akhtar… - Surfaces and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Chemical agents and activation atmosphere have a pretty good influence on the formation of
activated carbons, surface characteristic, and its adsorption properties. In this experiment …

Phosphorus-containing carbons: Preparation, properties and utilization

AM Puziy, OI Poddubnaya, B Gawdzik, JMD Tascón - Carbon, 2020 - Elsevier
Heteroatom doping of carbon materials modifies their chemical and electronic properties.
Phosphorus-containing carbon materials are reviewed by focusing on their preparation …