Synthesis of biomass as heterogeneous catalyst for application in biodiesel production: State of the art and fundamental review

ZE Tang, S Lim, YL Pang, HC Ong, KT Lee - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2018 - Elsevier
Biodiesel is gaining attention as a remedy for the increasing demand of fossil fuels which is
depleting rapidly. Commercial homogeneous catalysts in the biodiesel production industry …

Preparation of activated carbons from date (Phoenix dactylifera L.) palm stones and application for wastewater treatments

MJ Ahmed - Process safety and environmental protection, 2016 - Elsevier
Adsorption on activated carbons from lignocellulosic biomass has been a cost-effective
technique for elimination of environmental pollution. Date stone can be considered as one of …

Effect of activating agents for producing activated carbon using a facile one-step synthesis with waste coffee grounds for symmetric supercapacitors

YH Chiu, LY Lin - Journal of the taiwan institute of chemical engineers, 2019 - Elsevier
Activated carbon with large surface area, high porosity and low-cost features is widely
applied as the energy storage material for supercapacitors. Activating agent is significant in …

Aloe vera Derived Activated High-Surface-Area Carbon for Flexible and High-Energy Supercapacitors

M Karnan, K Subramani, N Sudhan… - … applied materials & …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Materials which possess high specific capacitance in device configuration with low cost are
essential for viable application in supercapacitors. Herein, a flexible high-energy …

[PDF][PDF] Preparation and characterization of activated carbon from palm kernel shell by chemical activation

A SE, C Gimba, A Uzairu, Y Dallatu - Res. J. Chem. Sci, 2013 - isca.me
This work investigates the effect of change in temperature and time of activation on
physicochemical properties of activated carbon prepared from palm kernel shell by chemical …

Fluoride removal from aqueous solution onto activated carbon of Catha edulis through the adsorption treatment technology

J Fito, H Said, S Feleke, A Worku - Environmental Systems Research, 2019 - Springer
Background Nowadays freshwater quality deterioration and quantity depletion are rapidly
increasing across the globe. Especially fluoride polluted groundwater is causing a severe …

Preparation and Characterization of Activated Carbon Obtained from Plantain (Musa paradisiaca) Fruit Stem

OA Ekpete, AC Marcus, V Osi - Journal of Chemistry, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Carbonization of carbon obtained from plantain (Musa paradisiaca) stem was achieved at a
temperature of 400° C for one hour. The carbonized carbon was divided into two parts to be …

Effect of porosity enhancing agents on the electrochemical performance of high-energy ultracapacitor electrodes derived from peanut shell waste

NF Sylla, NM Ndiaye, BD Ngom, D Momodu… - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
In this study, the synthesis of porous activated carbon nanostructures from peanut (Arachis
hypogea) shell waste (PSW) was described using different porosity enhancing agents (PEA) …

Upcycling brewer's spent grain waste into activated carbon and carbon nanotubes for energy and other applications via two‐stage activation

AI Osman, E O'Connor, G McSpadden… - Journal of Chemical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract BACKGROUND Brewer's Spent Grain (BSG), a form of lignocellulosic biomass
more commonly known as barley waste was used to synthesize activated carbon (AC) and …

Microporous-activated carbons of type I adsorption isotherm derived from sugarcane bagasse impregnated with zinc chloride

A El Nemr, RM Aboughaly, A El Sikaily, MS Masoud… - Carbon Letters, 2022 - Springer
Sugarcane bagasse has been used as a substrate for the development of microporous nano-
activated carbons for the treatment and elimination of dissolved materials from aquatic …