Adsorption has gained much attention as one of the efficient approaches to remediate the
contaminants in wastewater. Herein, this critical review focuses on the preparation …

Increased energy consumption stimulates the development of various energy types. As a
result, the storage of these different types of energy becomes a key issue. Supercapacitors …

Various agricultural wastes such as Rice husk, wheat bran, coconut coir pith, wheat husk,
tea waste, and teff husk have received attention to the remediation of toxic pollutants due to …

Adsorption is one of the oldest and extensively studied techniques for water and wastewater
treatment. As a surface phenomenon, adsorption efficiency relies heavily on the surface …

The choice of activating agent for the thermochemical production of high-grade activated
carbon (AC) from agricultural residues and wastes, such as feedstock, requires innovative …

Utilizing waste plastic to produce carbon catalysts is one way to recycle waste plastic.
Carbon catalysts derived from low-density polyethylene (LDPE)(LDPE-C catalyst) and …

Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) are promising alternatives to lithium-ion batteries as green
energy storage devices because of their similar working principles and the abundance of …

This study examined the influence of CO 2 activation on pore characteristics and crystalline
structures in the preparation of activated hard carbons (ACs). Changes in pore …

In the present study, biomass-based lignin was extracted from industrial waste black liquor
and the extracted lignin was characterized by means of attenuated total reflectance-Fourier …

From the environmental point of view, there is high demand for the preparation of polymeric
materials for various applications from renewable and/or waste sources. New lignin-based …