Methods for preparation and activation of activated carbon: a review

Z Heidarinejad, MH Dehghani, M Heidari… - Environmental …, 2020 - Springer
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 …

Remediation of heavy metal polluted waters using activated carbon from lignocellulosic biomass: an update of recent trends

AT Hoang, S Kumar, E Lichtfouse, CK Cheng… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The use of a cheap and effective adsorption approach based on biomass-activated carbon
(AC) to remediate heavy metal contamination is clearly desirable for developing countries …

An overview of chromium removal techniques from tannery effluent

M Nur-E-Alam, MAS Mia, F Ahmad, MM Rahman - Applied Water Science, 2020 - Springer
Industrial activities that consume water generate wastewater as a by-product of processing
which introduces various contaminants such as heavy metals into the neighbouring water …

Current understanding in conversion and application of tea waste biomass: A review

S Guo, MK Awasthi, Y Wang, P Xu - Bioresource Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Along with the increasing consumption of tea and its extracts, the amount of tea waste grows
rapidly, which not only results in huge biomass loss, but also increases environmental …

High surface area mesoporous activated carbon from tomato processing solid waste by zinc chloride activation: process optimization, characterization and dyes …

H Sayğılı, F Güzel - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2016 - Elsevier
The aim of this study is to produce the activated carbon at optimum production conditions
from the tomato processing waste by ZnCl 2 activation. The influences of the production …

An overview of chlorophenols as contaminants and their removal from wastewater by adsorption: A review

ZN Garba, W Zhou, I Lawan, W Xiao, M Zhang… - Journal of environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this review article, a significant number of published articles (over three decades) were
consulted in order to provide comprehensive literature information about chlorophenols …

Preparation and characterization of activated carbon from grape stalk by zinc chloride activation

I Ozdemir, M Şahin, R Orhan, M Erdem - Fuel processing technology, 2014 - Elsevier
In this study, low cost activated carbon was prepared from the grape stalk by chemical
activation with ZnCl 2 in CO 2 atmosphere and its characteristics were determined …

Preparation, structural evaluation and adsorptive properties of activated carbon from agricultural waste biomass

E Köseoğlu, C Akmil-Başar - Advanced Powder Technology, 2015 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study is to produce the low-cost activated carbon from the orange peel,
known as a waste of fruit juice industry, by chemical activation using zinc chloride (ZnCl 2) …

Optimized preparation of activated carbon from coconut shell and municipal sludge

Q Liang, Y Liu, M Chen, L Ma, B Yang, L Li… - Materials Chemistry and …, 2020 - Elsevier
A low-cost and well-developed type of activated carbon (AC) was synthesized from coconut
shell and municipal sludge via two-stage co-pyrolysis. It not only reused disposed sewage …

Conversion of grape industrial processing waste to activated carbon sorbent and its performance in cationic and anionic dyes adsorption

H Sayğılı, F Güzel, Y Önal - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2015 - Elsevier
Grape processing industry waste was used as a novel precursor for the production of a low-
cost activated carbon with zinc chloride chemical activation. The effects of the production …