Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) waste to carbon materials: Theory, methods and applications

S Sharifian, N Asasian-Kolur - Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 2022 - Elsevier
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET polymer) is the main ingredient in clear bottles containing
water and other liquids such as hand sanitizers. Due to the increasing use of these …

Structural engineering of pitch-based porous carbon and its application in supercapacitors: A review

Y Yang, Z Li, J Zhao, S Qu - Journal of Energy Storage, 2023 - Elsevier
The fabrication of pitch-based porous carbon (PBPC) electrodes is a win-win strategy for the
utilization of coal tar pitch (CTP) and the development of supercapacitors. In recent years …

Preparation of activated carbon from black wattle bark waste and its application for phenol adsorption

SF Lütke, AV Igansi, L Pegoraro, GL Dotto… - Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Black wattle bark waste is generated in large amounts by tannin extraction industries, which
leads to an environmental problem. In literature there are few reports about reusing this …

Magnetic particles modification of coconut shell-derived activated carbon and biochar for effective removal of phenol from water

Z Hao, C Wang, Z Yan, H Jiang, H Xu - Chemosphere, 2018 - Elsevier
The separation and recovery of pollutant-loaded magnetic carbon materials from organic
contaminated environment is recently concerned, but the change of sorption ability and …

Functionalization of activated carbons by HNO3 treatment: Influence of phosphorus surface groups

JJ Ternero-Hidalgo, JM Rosas, J Palomo… - Carbon, 2016 - Elsevier
Influence of phosphorus on functionalization of activated carbons with nitric acid has been
reviewed in this study. Results indicate that during treatment with nitric acid, phosphorus …

Removal of methylene blue from aqueous solution using agricultural residue walnut shell: equilibrium, kinetic, and thermodynamic studies

R Tang, C Dai, C Li, W Liu, S Gao… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Walnut shell (WS), as an economic and environmental‐friendly adsorbent, was utilized to
remove methylene blue (MB) from aqueous solutions. The effects of WS particle size …

Synthesis and characterization of microporous activated carbon from coffee grounds using potassium hydroxides

H Laksaci, A Khelifi, M Trari, A Addoun - Journal of cleaner production, 2017 - Elsevier
In this study, new activated carbons (ACs) from coffee grounds were synthesized using
different impregnation ratios of KOH. The obtained materials were characterized by the …

Amination of activated carbon for enhancing phenol adsorption: Effect of nitrogen-containing functional groups

G Yang, H Chen, H Qin, Y Feng - Applied Surface Science, 2014 - Elsevier
To study the contribution of different nitrogen-containing functional groups to enhancement
of phenol adsorption, the aminated activated carbons (AC) were characterized by N2 …

Metal–organic framework MIL‐125 (Ti) for efficient adsorptive removal of Rhodamine B from aqueous solution

H Guo, F Lin, J Chen, F Li… - Applied Organometallic …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
A metal–organic framework material, MIL‐125 (Ti), was solvothermally prepared and
characterized using X‐ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform …

Nitrogen-doped reduced graphene oxide as electrode material for high rate supercapacitors

A Śliwak, B Grzyb, N Díez, G Gryglewicz - Applied Surface Science, 2017 - Elsevier
Nitrogen-doped reduced graphene oxides (N-rGOs) have been synthesized at various
temperatures by a facile hydrothermal route involving the doping of an aqueous graphene …