Activated carbon from biomass waste precursors: Factors affecting production and adsorption mechanism

M Gayathiri, T Pulingam, KT Lee, K Sudesh - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The use of activated carbon is evidenced by the increased scope of carbon-based
applications in various industrial applications including pharmaceutical antidotes …

Biomass/Biochar carbon materials for CO2 capture and sequestration by cyclic adsorption processes: A review and prospects for future directions

M Karimi, M Shirzad, JAC Silva, AE Rodrigues - Journal of CO2 Utilization, 2022 - Elsevier
The persistent enhancement of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere originated from
anthropogenic activities, especially CO 2, resulted in several serious global challenges. In …

[HTML][HTML] A review of the synthesis of activated carbon for biodiesel production: Precursor, preparation, and modification

SZ Naji, CT Tye - Energy Conversion and Management: X, 2022 - Elsevier
Activated carbon (AC) is a porous material with unique chemical and physical properties that
has been used widely in various applications. The production process of AC involves …

Cellulose: a review as natural, modified and activated carbon adsorbent

VK Gupta, PJM Carrott, R Singh, M Chaudhary… - Bioresource …, 2016 - Elsevier
Cellulose is a biodegradable, renewable, non-meltable polymer which is insoluble in most
solvents due to hydrogen bonding and crystallinity. Natural cellulose shows lower …

Thermochemical conversion of lignin to functional materials: a review and future directions

WJ Liu, H Jiang, HQ Yu - Green Chemistry, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Lignin valorization is considered an important part of the modern biorefinery scheme. The
unique structure and composition of lignin may offer many effective routes to produce …

Preparation of activated carbon from peanut shell with KOH activation and its application for H2S adsorption in confined space

S Wang, H Nam, H Nam - Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Hydrogen sulfide (H 2 S), as a major air pollutant, poses a serious threat to peoples
health, especially in confined spaces. In this study, a porous carbon filter was developed by …

Torrefaction and co-torrefaction characterization of hemicellulose, cellulose and lignin as well as torrefaction of some basic constituents in biomass

WH Chen, PC Kuo - Energy, 2011 - Elsevier
Torrefaction is a thermal pretreatment process for biomass where raw biomass is heated in
the temperatures of 200–300° C under an inert or nitrogen atmosphere. The main …

A comprehensive review on recently developed carbon based nanocomposites for capacitive deionization: from theory to practice

J Oladunni, JH Zain, A Hai, F Banat, G Bharath… - Separation and …, 2018 - Elsevier
A comprehensive review through few decades of capacitive deionization (CDI) ever since
discovery of Carbon aerogel, including a brief theory and factors influencing along with …

[HTML][HTML] Activated carbon as catalyst support: precursors, preparation, modification and characterization

M Iwanow, T Gärtner, V Sieber… - Beilstein Journal of …, 2020 - beilstein-journals.org
The preparation of activated carbon materials is discussed along selected examples of
precursor materials, of available production and modification methods and possible …

Lignin–from natural adsorbent to activated carbon: a review

PJM Carrott, MMLR Carrott - Bioresource technology, 2007 - Elsevier
The present review compiles the work done over the last few decades on the use of lignin
and lignin-based chars and activated carbons as adsorbents for the removal of substances …