Cellulose is a biodegradable, renewable, non-meltable polymer which is insoluble in most
solvents due to hydrogen bonding and crystallinity. Natural cellulose shows lower …

Adsorption of phenol and its derivatives on activated carbons is considered based on
numerous papers related to this issue. Special attention is paid to the effects of carbon …

Functional microporous conducting carbon with a high surface area of about 1230 m2 g− 1
is synthesized by single-step pyrolysis of dead plant leaves (dry waste, ground powder) …

Abstract Two-dimensional (2D) porous carbon AC-SPN-3 possessing of amazing high
micropore volume ratio of 83% and large surface area of about 1069 m2 g− 1 is high-yield …

The presented study describes the temperature as well as pH dependence of phenol
adsorption (and adsorption kinetics) on four carbons with different chemical compositions of …

Production of granular activated carbon by chemical activation has been attempted
employing walnut shells as the raw material. The thermal characteristics of walnut shell were …

A waste-treats-waste approach has been used for the removal of two common pollutants,
namely p-nitrophenol and/or Fe (III) from aqueous solution. Polyethyleneterephthalate (PET) …

In the post-COVID scenario, the annual increase in plastic waste has taken an upsurge due
to the disposal of plastic masks, gloves and other protective equipment. To reduce the …

Oxygen augmented carbon adsorbent has been developed using polyethylene
terephthalate (PET) waste by first carbonizing at different temperatures (500–800° C) and …

The term'plastic'includes various materials (PP, PE, PET, PVC, and more), but most of them,
but most of them take very long period of time to decompose and continue to cause harm to …