Preparation of activated carbon from biomass and its' applications in water and gas purification, a review

MS Reza, CS Yun, S Afroze… - Arab Journal of Basic …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Without pure water, it is impossible to survive for any living beings. The ratio of freshwater on
our planet is very poor and the demand is increasing with time for the growing population …

Supported and unsupported nanomaterials for water and soil remediation: are they a useful solution for worldwide pollution?

J Trujillo-Reyes, JR Peralta-Videa… - Journal of hazardous …, 2014 - Elsevier
Remediation technologies for wastes generated by industrial processes include
coagulation, reverse osmosis, electrochemistry, photoelectrochemistry, advanced oxidation …

Kinetics, thermodynamics and equilibrium evaluation of direct yellow 12 removal by adsorption onto silver nanoparticles loaded activated carbon

M Ghaedi, B Sadeghian, AA Pebdani, R Sahraei… - Chemical Engineering …, 2012 - Elsevier
The efficiency and performance of silver nanoparticles loaded activated carbon (SNP-AC),
as a new adsorbent, for the adsorptive removal of direct yellow 12 (DY12) from aqueous …

Enhanced chromium (VI) removal using activated carbon modified by zero valent iron and silver bimetallic nanoparticles

B Kakavandi, RR Kalantary, M Farzadkia… - Journal of environmental …, 2014 - Springer
Recently, adsorption process has been introduced as a favorable and effective technique for
the removal of metal ions from aqueous solutions. In the present study, bimetallic …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-walled carbon nanotubes modified with iron oxide and silver nanoparticles (MWCNT-Fe3O4/Ag) as a novel adsorbent for determining PAEs in …

M Moazzen, AM Khaneghah, N Shariatifar… - Arabian Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
The synthesis of compounds with an excellent adsorption capability plays an essential role
to remove contaminants such as phthalic acid esters (PAEs) with potential carcinogenic …

Development of nanoparticles loaded composites from agricultural wastes for cationic dye removal from aqueous solution–A review

AA Oyekanmi, MM Hanafiah, TT Dele-Afolabi… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The removal of dyes from wastewater streams prior to discharge via adsorption remains a
cost effective and efficient pathway towards water and environmental security. The …

Green synthesis of an activated carbon-supported Ag and ZnO nanocomposite for photocatalytic degradation and its antibacterial activities

A Taha, M Ben Aissa, E Da'na - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
In this study Ag nanoparticles (AgNPs), ZnO nanoparticles (ZnONPs), and Ag/ZnO
nanocomposites were greenly synthesized and loaded on activated carbon via three …

Effective removal of hazardous pollutants from water and deactivation of water-borne pathogens using multifunctional synthetic adsorbent materials: a review

U Baig, M Faizan, M Sajid - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
The hazardous contaminants/pollutants such as toxic metal ions and dyes are major cause
to toxicity of water since the industrial developments have been come into consideration …

[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive review on activated carbon from pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass: An application for energy and the environment

RK Mishra, B Singh, B Acharya - Carbon Resources Conversion, 2024 - Elsevier
Activated carbon (AC) possesses several versatile properties that make it a valuable
material, including a higher surface area, high adsorption capacity, microporous structure …

Nanoparticles: Synthesis and applications

NH Nam, NH Luong - Materials for biomedical engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
This chapter focuses on the synthesis, functionalization, and applications of metallic,
semiconductor, magnetic, and multifunctional nanoparticles. Synthesis methods such as …