There is an increased global demand for activated carbon (AC) in application of water
treatment and purification. Water pollutants that have exhibited a greater removal efficiency …

The provision of clean water is still a major challenge in developing parts of the world, as
emphasized by the United Nation Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 6), and has …

Herein, tropical fruit biomass wastes including durian seeds (DS) and rambutan peels (RP)
were used as sustainable precursors for preparing activated carbon (DSRPAC) using …

Emerging contaminants (ECs) are increasingly being detected in drinking water, posing
numerous public health concerns. Granular activated carbon (GAC) offers good prospects …

Humic acid (HA), the most highly prevalent type of natural organic matter (NOM), plays an
effective role in the generation of disinfectant byproducts such as trihalomethanes and …

Energy and the environment has long been a topic of concern. Activated carbon (AC) is a
widely used high-performance industrial material. Agricultural and forestry waste (AFW) is a …

Reducing CO2 emissions is urgently needed to slow down the impacts of climate change.
CO2 capture using an amine solution has been developed and implemented at pilot and …

Global agricultural by‐products usually go to waste, especially in developing countries
where agricultural products are usually exported as raw products. Such waste streams, once …

Despite its widespread use in many industrial applications, phenol is a hazardous pollutant
that needs proper treatment before its discharge into the environment. Herein, a new …

In this work, results from characterization of handwashing wastewater from selected stations
in Kampala City, Uganda, revealed that handwashing wastewater did not meet permissible …