Activated carbon from biomass precursors using phosphoric acid: A review

I Neme, G Gonfa, C Masi - Heliyon, 2022 - cell.com
Low-cost and renewable adsorbent activated carbon from lignocellulosic biomass is a focus
of worldwide concern due to its readily available waste disposal problems in the …

Greywater characteristics, impacts, treatment, and reclamation using adsorption processes towards the circular economy

M Khajvand, AK Mostafazadeh, P Drogui… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
The gap between water demand and available water supply led to wastewater treatment,
particularly greywater. Due to specific characteristics of grey wastewater, treatment and …

Thermal degradation characteristics and gasification kinetics of camel manure using thermogravimetric analysis

P Parthasarathy, A Fernandez, T Al-Ansari… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, the sustainable valorisation of camel manure has been studied using
thermogravimetric analysis. The gasification tests were performed from ambient conditions …

[HTML][HTML] Detection and attribution of changes in cultivated land use ecological efficiency: A case study on Yangtze River Economic Belt, China

Y Yin, X Hou, J Liu, X Zhou, D Zhang - Ecological Indicators, 2022 - Elsevier
Improving the cultivated land use ecological efficiency (CLUE) to obtain greater agricultural
output at a lower environmental cost, is an important part of effective management of land …

Towards the formulation of rural sewage discharge standards in China

YD Xie, QH Zhang, M Dzakpasu, YC Zheng… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
In China, most rural areas lack specific sewage discharge standards. Even though China
governments proposed a series of local standards, the most of the existing China's rural …

Production of activated carbon from cocoa pods: Investigating benefits and environmental impacts through analytical chemistry techniques and life cycle assessment

RFT Tiegam, DRT Tchuifon, R Santagata… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
Activated carbons currently represent a feasible adsorbent substrate for the removal of
organic and inorganic compounds from solutions, due to their large specific surface area …

Exploring environmental efficiency and total factor productivity of cultivated land use in China

H Han, X Zhang - Science of the Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
During cultivated land use, nonseparable relationships exist between certain inputs and
outputs. This study explored the influence of the nonseparable characteristics of input and …

Electronic structure modulation of CoSe2 nanowire arrays by tin doping toward efficient hydrogen evolution

C Liu, Y Hu, F Liu, H Liu, X Xu, Y Xue, J Zhang… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The development of highly active, durable and earth-abundant electrocatalysts toward
hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is of great significance for promoting hydrogen energy …

Two step synthesis of TiO2–Co3O4 composite for efficient oxygen evolution reaction

U Aftab, A Tahira, A Gradone, V Morandi… - International journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
For an active hydrogen gas generation through water dissociation, the sluggish oxygen
evolution reaction (OER) kinetics due to large overpotential is a main hindrance. Herein, a …

Improved grey water footprint model of noncarcinogenic heavy metals in mine wastewater

F Yan, Q Kang, S Wang, S Wu, B Qian - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
This study focuses on developing an improved grey water footprint (GWF) to evaluate the
pollution of noncarcinogenic heavy metals (NHMs) in mine wastewater. The conventional …