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 …

In the last few decades, pharmaceuticals, credited with saving millions of lives, have
emerged as a new class of environmental contaminant. These compounds can have both …

Ibuprofen (IBP) is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug released into the environment
through hospital and medical effluents, pharmaceutical wastewater and veterinary use. The …

Pharmaceutical products are used tremendously worldwide and subsequently released into
wastewater even at very low concentration caused serious environmental problem due to …

The main objective of this study was to conduct an exhaustive review of the literature on the
presence of pharmaceutical-derived compounds in water and on their removal. The most …

This article reports on the synthesis and characterization of porous nitrogen-doped carbons
synthesized by carbonization of coconut shell followed by urea modification and K 2 CO 3 …

Activated carbons from Brazil nutshells were produced by ZnCl 2-activation at different
biomass: ZnCl 2 ratios of 1.0: 1.0 and 1.0: 1.5 at 600° C and the samples were denominated …

Presence of pharmaceutically active compounds (PACs) as emerging contaminants in water
is a major concern. Recent reports have confirmed the presence of PACs in natural and …

During the past few years, there has been growing concern about the presence of various
pharmaceutically active compounds (PhACs) in water systems. Although their …

Drugs contamination to wastewater from health care facilities and the pharma industry is a
growing problem attracting scientific solution and engineering treatments. This study was …