Production and applications of activated carbons as adsorbents from olive stones

J Saleem, UB Shahid, M Hijab, H Mackey… - Biomass Conversion and …, 2019 - Springer
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 …

Surfactants-based remediation as an effective approach for removal of environmental pollutants—A review

T Rasheed, S Shafi, M Bilal, T Hussain, F Sher… - Journal of Molecular …, 2020 - Elsevier
Deterioration of environmental quality and equilibrium by rampant industrial expansion,
accelerated urbanization and unchecked population growth has become a high-priority …

Enhanced dyes adsorption from wastewater via Fe3O4 nanoparticles functionalized activated carbon

X Liu, J Tian, Y Li, N Sun, S Mi, Y Xie, Z Chen - Journal of hazardous …, 2019 - Elsevier
Fe 3 O 4 nanoparticles functionalized activated carbon (Fe 3 O 4/AC) as an adsorbent was
prepared and used for fast and effectively removing rhodamine B (RhB) and methyl orange …

Adsorptive removal of bisphenol A (BPA) from aqueous solution: A review

A Bhatnagar, I Anastopoulos - Chemosphere, 2017 - Elsevier
Endocrine-disrupting compounds (EDCs) are an important class of emerging contaminants
that have been detected (and are still being detected) in aquatic environments such as …

A novel amphoteric β-cyclodextrin-based adsorbent for simultaneous removal of cationic/anionic dyes and bisphenol A

Y Zhou, Y Hu, W Huang, G Cheng, C Cui… - Chemical Engineering …, 2018 - Elsevier
The coexistence of anionic dye, cationic dye and endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in
dyeing wastewater has highlighted a great necessity to develop new and effective …

Micelles as soil and water decontamination agents

A Shah, S Shahzad, A Munir, MN Nadagouda… - Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Contaminated soil and water pose a serious threat to human health and ecosystem. For the
treatment of industrial effluents or minimizing their detrimental effects, preventive and …

N/S doped highly porous magnetic carbon aerogel derived from sugarcane bagasse cellulose for the removal of bisphenol‑A

T Ahamad, M Naushad, AN Alhabarah… - International journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this study, highly porous N/S doped magnetic carbon aerogel (N/S-MCA) was successfully
fabricated using sugarcane bagasse based cellulose and used for the removal of bisphenol …

Functionalization of walnut shell by grafting amine groups to enhance the adsorption of Congo red from water in batch and fixed-bed column modes

E Dovi, AA Aryee, AN Kani, FM Mpatani, J Li… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Several pollutants found in industrial wastewater, such as Congo red dyes (CR), have been
shown to be toxic to organisms. To protect human health and the environment, industrial …

Decontamination of bisphenol A and Congo red dye from solution by using CTAB functionalised walnut shell

E Dovi, AN Kani, AA Aryee, M Jie, J Li, Z Li… - … Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
In this research, the eco-friendly cationic surfactant modified walnut shell (WNS-CTAB) was
synthesised to enhance the uptake for bisphenol A (BPA) and Congo red (CR) from …

Simultaneous adsorption of Cd2+ and BPA on amphoteric surfactant activated montmorillonite

C Liu, P Wu, Y Zhu, L Tran - Chemosphere, 2016 - Elsevier
The study mainly investigated the simultaneous adsorption of bisphenol A (BPA) and Cd 2+
from aqueous solution on octadecane-betaine modified montmorillonite (BS-Mt). The …