Activated carbon has been widely used as adsorbents, catalyst support and energy storage
materials. Microwave heating is a promising technique for thermochemical treatment and …

Microwave-assisted pyrolysis is considered a promising technique for the thermochemical
conversion of solid waste such as sewage sludge to useful energy products, including bio …

Utilizing lignocellulosic biomass to derive carbonaceous materials have gained an upsurge
of interest owing to the inexhaustible availability of precursor. Meanwhile, the carbons …

In this work, Norway spruce bark was used as a precursor to prepare activated biochars
(BCs) via chemical activation with potassium hydroxide (KOH) as a chemical activator. A Box …

To achieve the main goal of net zero carbon emission, the shift from conventional fossil-
based energy/products to renewable and low carbon-based energy/products is necessary …

The discovery of carbon-based catalysts triggers a wealth of research towards metal-free
catalysis. Various low-cost and earth-abundant biomaterials have been investigated to …

A low-cost and well-developed type of activated carbon (AC) was synthesized from coconut
shell and municipal sludge via two-stage co-pyrolysis. It not only reused disposed sewage …

The volume of sludge is a growing problem worldwide due to the increase in the population
and the growing in industry and agriculture. Therefore, sludge management and disposal …

Some recent developments in the preparation of biomass carbon electrodes (CEs) using
various biomass residues for application in energy storage devices, such as batteries and …

Sulfonated activated carbon-based catalysts were prepared by microwaved-assisted
carbonization of phosphoric acid activated corncob followed by sulfonation using …