[HTML][HTML] Potential of activated carbon from various sources as a low-cost adsorbent to remove heavy metals and synthetic dyes

YAB Neolaka, AAP Riwu, UO Aigbe, KE Ukhurebor… - Results in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Pollutants in water or wastewater raise grave public health problems. This review provides a
concise summary of the potential applications of activated carbon derived from various …

Guidelines for the use and interpretation of adsorption isotherm models: A review

MA Al-Ghouti, DA Da'ana - Journal of hazardous materials, 2020 - Elsevier
Adsorption process is considered as one of the most used separation and purification
processes, in which adsorption occurs by the formation of the physical or chemical bonds …

Activated carbon derived from waste orange and lemon peels for the adsorption of methyl orange and methylene blue dyes from wastewater

D Ramutshatsha-Makhwedzha, A Mavhungu… - Heliyon, 2022 - cell.com
The study of adsorbent behaviour in laboratory conditions helps to predict the adsorption
process in a large industrial scale. In this study, orange and lemon peels-derived activated …

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 derived from carbon residue from biomass gasification and its application for dye adsorption: kinetics, isotherms and thermodynamic studies

T Maneerung, J Liew, Y Dai, S Kawi, C Chong… - Bioresource …, 2016 - Elsevier
In this work, activated carbon (AC) as an effective and low-cost adsorbent was successfully
prepared from carbon residue (or char, one of the by-products from woody biomass …

Facile synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles loaded activated carbon as an eco-friendly adsorbent for ultra-removal of malachite green from water

E Altıntıg, M Yenigun, A Sarı, H Altundag… - … Technology & Innovation, 2021 - Elsevier
Green synthesis ultrasonic method is reported for the preparation of zinc oxide nanoparticles
loaded on activated carbon (AC) derived from coffee waste. The zinc modified AC was used …

Activated carbons—preparation, characterization and their application in CO2 capture: A review

J Serafin, B Dziejarski - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2024 - Springer
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 …

Adsorption of methylene blue dye from aqueous solutions onto walnut shells powder: equilibrium and kinetic studies

Y Miyah, A Lahrichi, M Idrissi, A Khalil, F Zerrouq - Surfaces and Interfaces, 2018 - Elsevier
The efficiency of walnut shells powder as a low-cost adsorbent for removing a cationic dye
methylene blue (MB) from aqueous solution has been investigated by using batch mode …

Honeycomb-like cork activated carbon with ultra-high adsorption capacity for anionic, cationic and mixed dye: Preparation, performance and mechanism

Q Wang, C Luo, Z Lai, S Chen, D He, J Mu - Bioresource Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Herein, the cork activated carbon (CAC) with excellent adsorption performance for cationic
dye, anionic dye, and mixed dye was obtained by a two-step pyrolysis method. The CAC …

Characterization of char from biomass gasification and its similarities with activated carbon in adsorption applications

V Benedetti, F Patuzzi, M Baratieri - Applied Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
This study points out the similarities between gasification char and activated carbon and
reviews its successful applications in the field of adsorption. Since only few data on char …