Olive stones have been widely used as a renewable energy biowaste source. As they are
rich in elemental carbon (40–45 wt%), much research focussed on effectively converting …

Chitosan and its modifications have received great attention over the past few decades due
to its outstanding adsorption behavior toward various toxic heavy metals from aqueous …

In the current study, activated carbon (AC) was prepared from date palm using single step
activation using boric acid as an activating agent. The synthesized AC was incorporated with …

Recent decade has seen enormous interest in developing cost effective, simple and greener
method of utilizing naturally abundant and renewable resources to mitigate the concerns …

One of the most serious environmental problems is the existence of hazardous and toxic
pollutants in industrial wastewaters. The major hindrance is the simultaneous existence of …

Many of the basic dyes are non-degradable and toxic pollutants in textile industrial
wastewater. Methylene blue (MB) is a cationic dye that exists at a large scale in the textile …

A majority of water pollution or contamination occurs through the discharge of effluents from
industries. Wastewater treatment is crucial to protect our water sources from harmful …

This research aims to treat toxic methylene blue (MB) dye from contaminated water due to its
harmful effects on human health and the environment. For this purpose, xanthan gum-based …

The present study reports the preparation of an activated carbon produced from buriti shells
(AC b) using ZnCl 2 as activating agent and its ability to remove methylene blue dye (MB) …

In recent years, response surface methodology (RSM) has been used for modelling and
optimising a variety of water and wastewater treatment processes. RSM is a collection of …