A review on activated carbon modifications for the treatment of wastewater containing anionic dyes

K Azam, N Shezad, I Shafiq, P Akhter, F Akhtar, F Jamil… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Polluted water resources, particularly those polluted with industrial effluents' dyes, are
carcinogenic and hence pose a severe threat to sustainable and longstanding worldwide …

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 …

Agricultural bio-waste materials as potential sustainable precursors used for activated carbon production: A review

MA Yahya, Z Al-Qodah, CWZ Ngah - Renewable and sustainable energy …, 2015 - Elsevier
A review on the preparation of the activated carbon from agricultural waste material is
presented. The physical properties such as proximate and ultimate analysis of agricultural …

Mesoporous activated coconut shell-derived hydrochar prepared via hydrothermal carbonization-NaOH activation for methylene blue adsorption

MA Islam, MJ Ahmed, WA Khanday, M Asif… - Journal of environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
Mesoporous activated carbon was prepared using a hydrochar derived from coconut shell
waste through hydrothermal carbonization and NaOH chemical activation process …

Delonix regia biochar potential in removing phenol from industrial wastewater

EC Emenike, S Ogunniyi, JO Ighalo, KO Iwuozor… - Bioresource Technology …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study investigated the ability of biochar from the agricultural waste, Delonix regia pod,
to adsorb phenol from an aqueous solution. The biochar was obtained by the carbonization …

Thermokinetic and TG/DSC-FTIR study of pea waste biomass pyrolysis

E Müsellim, MH Tahir, MS Ahmad, S Ceylan - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
In this study agricultural waste biomass pea residue was investigated for its potential to be
used in pyrolysis for production of bioenergy. Experiments were carried out in a TG/DSC …

NaOH-activated carbon of high surface area produced from guava seeds as a high-efficiency adsorbent for amoxicillin removal: Kinetic, isotherm and thermodynamic …

O Pezoti, AL Cazetta, KC Bedin, LS Souza… - Chemical Engineering …, 2016 - Elsevier
We report the preparation and characterization of NaOH-activated carbon of high surface
area produced from guava seeds (AC–GS) and its application for amoxicillin (AMX) …

An overview of activated carbons utilization for the post-combustion carbon dioxide capture

NA Rashidi, S Yusup - Journal of CO2 utilization, 2016 - Elsevier
The increase of carbon dioxide (CO 2) concentration in the ambient air has become the key
factor in the pace of temperature rise, and accordingly, is a primary contributor towards …

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 …

NaOH-activated carbon of high surface area produced from coconut shell: Kinetics and equilibrium studies from the methylene blue adsorption

AL Cazetta, AMM Vargas, EM Nogami… - Chemical Engineering …, 2011 - Elsevier
Activated carbons (ACs) of coconut shell produced by NaOH activation at impregnation
ratios of NaOH: char (w/w) equal to 1: 1 (AC-1), 2: 1 (AC-2) and 3: 1 (AC-3) were prepared …