Activated carbon refers to a wide range of carbonised materials of high degree of porosity
and high surface area. Activated carbon has many applications in the environment and …

Biochar is considered to be the cost-effective, environmentally-friendly and sustainable
sorbent that has an extraordinary potential to efficiently remove toxic elements, including …

As a staple food for much of the world, rice production is widespread. However, it also
results in the generation of large quantities of non-food biomass, primarily in the form of …

In this paper, we provide a comprehensive review of the latest research trends in terms of
the preparation, and characteristics of activated carbons regarding CO2 adsorption …

The use of biochar has been suggested as a means of remediating contaminated soil and
water. The practical applications of conventional biochar for contaminant immobilization and …

Plant straw resources are rich, and the annual yield of crop straw is large. To reduce
environmental pollution caused by the burning of plant straw and realize maximum resource …

Low-cost and renewable adsorbent activated carbon from lignocellulosic biomass is a focus
of worldwide concern due to its readily available waste disposal problems in the …

Biochar, a pyrogenic black carbon is derived by pyrolysis of carbon-rich biomass in an
oxygen-limited environment. The physico-chemical characteristics of biochar strongly impact …

Tyre pyrolysis char (TPC), produced when manufacturing pyrolysis oil from waste tyre, was
used as raw material to prepare activated carbons (ACs) by KOH activation. KOH to TPC …

The preparation of activated carbon materials is discussed along selected examples of
precursor materials, of available production and modification methods and possible …