Recent advances in applications of activated carbon from biowaste for wastewater treatment: a short review

S Wong, N Ngadi, IM Inuwa, O Hassan - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2018 - Elsevier
Rapid population growth and the resultant pollution of freshwater sources are expected to
create water stress conditions on the world in the near future. Adsorption technique is a …

Comprehensive review on synthesis and application of activated carbon from agricultural residues for the remediation of venomous pollutants in wastewater

M Lewoyehu - Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 2021 - Elsevier
Various agricultural wastes such as Rice husk, wheat bran, coconut coir pith, wheat husk,
tea waste, and teff husk have received attention to the remediation of toxic pollutants due to …

[HTML][HTML] Adsorption of cationic methylene blue dye using microwave-assisted activated carbon derived from acacia wood: optimization and batch studies

MFM Yusop, MA Ahmad, NA Rosli… - Arabian Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study assesses the performance of optimized acacia wood-based activated carbon
(AWAC) as an adsorbent for methylene blue (MB) dye removal in aqueous solution. AWAC …

A review of chemicals to produce activated carbon from agricultural waste biomass

KS Ukanwa, K Patchigolla, R Sakrabani, E Anthony… - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
The choice of activating agent for the thermochemical production of high-grade activated
carbon (AC) from agricultural residues and wastes, such as feedstock, requires innovative …

Utilization of shell-based agricultural waste adsorbents for removing dyes: A review

JOP Nayagam, K Prasanna - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Dye existence in the water body adversely impacts the habitat and the quality of the aquatic
system. Considering different physical and chemical methods, adsorption is a propitious …

Silver nanoparticles in the water environment in Malaysia: inspection, characterization, removal, modeling, and future perspective

A Syafiuddin, S Salmiati, T Hadibarata, ABH Kueh… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
The current status of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) in the water environment in Malaysia was
examined and reported. For inspection, two rivers and two sewage treatment plants (STPs) …

Multivariable optimization with desirability function for carbon porosity and methylene blue adsorption by watermelon rind activated carbon prepared by microwave assisted H3 …

AH Jawad, UK Sahu, MS Mastuli, ZA ALOthman… - Biomass Conversion …, 2024 - Springer
In this study, the Box-Behnken design (BBD) with a desirability function was applied to
optimize microwave activation conditions for conversion of watermelon rind (WMR) into …

Evaluation of Cationic Methylene Blue Dye Removal by High Surface Area Mesoporous Activated Carbon Derived from Ulva lactuca

A El Nemr, AGM Shoaib, A El Sikaily… - Environmental …, 2021 - Springer
Mesoporous nano-activated carbon was prepared from green algae Ulva lactuca using zinc
chloride impregnation as the activation process. The obtained activated carbon was tested …

Açaí waste beneficing by gasification process and its employment in the treatment of synthetic and raw textile wastewater

TS Pessoa, LE de Lima Ferreira, MP da Silva… - Journal of cleaner …, 2019 - Elsevier
Aiming to add value to the waste from açaí processing industry, it was used as biomass for
energy production. Waste from the açai processing industry, for added value concerns, was …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of temperature on the chemical compositions and microstructural changes of ash formed from palm kernel shell

PP Ikubanni, M Oki, AA Adeleke, AA Adediran… - Results in …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study investigated the characteristics of raw palm kernel shell (raw PKS) and the
influence of temperature variation on palm kernel shell ash (PKSA). The PKSA was obtained …