Low-cost by-products from agricultural, household and industrial sectors have been
recognized as a sustainable solution for wastewater treatment. They allow achieving the …

Many emerging pollutants (also known as micro-pollutants) including pesticides,
pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs), and endocrine disrupting chemicals …

In this work, the adsorption of 2, 4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2, 4-D) on activated carbon
derived from date stones (DSAC) was studied with respect to pH and initial 2, 4-D …

Concern about environmental protection has increased over the years from a global
viewpoint. To date, the percolation of pesticide waste into the groundwater tables and …

In this review article, the use of various low-cost adsorbents for the removal of pesticides
from water and wastewater has been reviewed. Pesticides may appear as pollutants in …

Activated carbon was prepared from banana stalk by potassium hydroxide (KOH) and
carbon dioxide (CO2) activation and its ability to remove the pesticides, 2, 4 …

The Langmuir isotherm equation has been widely used in adsorption process for decades.
This note analyzed application constrain of the Langmuir isotherm equation. In a strict …

Adsorption of pesticides ametryn, aldicarb, dinoseb and diuron from aqueous solution onto
high specific area activated carbon-cloth was studied. Kinetics of adsorption was followed by …

The effects of functional groups on the adsorption efficiency of nitrate and nitrite from water
by carbon cloth were investigated. The carbon cloth was treated by sulfuric acid and used for …

Palm oil fronds were used to prepare activated carbon using the physiochemical activation
method, which consisted of potassium hydroxide (KOH) treatment and carbon dioxide (CO …