The use of microorganisms to regenerate activated carbon (AC), bio-generation, can avert
costly and logistically challenging ex-situ steam regeneration of carbon normally required to …

Immobilized microbial cells have been used extensively in various industrial and scientific
endeavours. However, immobilized cells have not been used widely for environmental …

Activated Carbon Surfaces in Environmental Remediation provides a comprehensive
summary of the environmental applications of activated carbons. In order to understand the …

Due to their excellent adsorbent properties, porous carbonaceous materials are employed in
separation applications, especially in the purification of polluted liquid and gaseous streams …

Bioregeneration is defined as the renewal of the adsorptive capacity of activated carbon by
microorganisms for further adsorption. Bioregeneration of activated carbon increases the …

Several carbamate and organophosphate compounds are used to control a wide variety of
insect pests, weeds, and disease-transmitting vectors. These chemicals were introduced to …

Nitroaromatic compounds are abundantly present in nature, but are in most cases highly
toxic to living organisms. Several microorganisms, however, are capable of mineralizing or …

Alumina pillared montmorillonite (AIPMt) and mesoporous alumina aluminum phosphates
(AAPs) were contacted with aqueous, 2, 4-dichlorophenol, 2, 4, 6-trichlorophenol and …

Granular activated carbon (GAC) filters can be used to reduce emissions of organic
micropollutants via municipal wastewater, but it is still uncertain to which extent biological …

Scanning electron microscopy, confocal scanning laser microscopy, and fatty acid methyl
ester profiles were used to study the development, organization, and structure of aerobic …