A review on activated carbon modifications for the treatment of wastewater containing anionic dyes

K Azam, N Shezad, I Shafiq, P Akhter, F Akhtar, F Jamil… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Polluted water resources, particularly those polluted with industrial effluents' dyes, are
carcinogenic and hence pose a severe threat to sustainable and longstanding worldwide …

An overview of the modification methods of activated carbon for its water treatment applications

A Bhatnagar, W Hogland, M Marques… - Chemical Engineering …, 2013 - Elsevier
Activated carbon has been recognized as one of the oldest and widely used adsorbent for
the water and wastewater treatment for removing organic and inorganic pollutants. The …

Facile synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles loaded activated carbon as an eco-friendly adsorbent for ultra-removal of malachite green from water

E Altıntıg, M Yenigun, A Sarı, H Altundag… - … Technology & Innovation, 2021 - Elsevier
Green synthesis ultrasonic method is reported for the preparation of zinc oxide nanoparticles
loaded on activated carbon (AC) derived from coffee waste. The zinc modified AC was used …

Sorption of pollutants by porous carbon, carbon nanotubes and fullerene-an overview

VK Gupta, TA Saleh - Environmental science and pollution research, 2013 - Springer
The quality of water is continuously deteriorating due to its increasing toxic threat to humans
and the environment. It is imperative to perform treatment of wastewater in order to remove …

Unraveling the multifaceted mechanisms and untapped potential of activated carbon in remediation of emerging pollutants: A comprehensive review and critical …

A Thakur, A Kumar - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
The rapid global expansion of industrialization has resulted in the discharge of a diverse
range of hazardous contaminants into the ecosystem, leading to extensive environmental …

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 …

Hydrochar and pyrochar for sorption of pollutants in wastewater and exhaust gas: A critical review

Z Liu, Z Wang, H Chen, T Cai, Z Liu - Environmental Pollution, 2021 - Elsevier
Pollutants in wastewater and exhaust gas bring out serious concerns to public health and
the environment. Biochar can be developed as a sustainable adsorbent originating from …

A review: Potential and challenges of biologically activated carbon to remove natural organic matter in drinking water purification process

SM Korotta-Gamage, A Sathasivan - Chemosphere, 2017 - Elsevier
The use of biologically activated carbon (BAC) in drinking water purification is reviewed. In
the past BAC is seen mostly as a polishing treatment. However, BAC has the potential to …

Surface characterization of rice husk bio-char produced by liquefaction and application for cationic dye (Malachite green) adsorption

L Leng, X Yuan, G Zeng, J Shao, X Chen, Z Wu… - Fuel, 2015 - Elsevier
The byproduct (bio-char) from liquefaction of rice husk with water, water/ethanol (V/V, 5: 5),
or ethanol as the solvent at 260–340° C was characterized in terms of its elemental …

Towards advanced aqueous dye removal processes: a short review on the versatile role of activated carbon

G Mezohegyi, FP van der Zee, J Font, A Fortuny… - Journal of environmental …, 2012 - Elsevier
During the last decade, several physico-chemical and biological techniques have been
developed to remove colour from textile wastewaters. Some of these techniques rely on and …