A review on activated carbon modifications for the treatment of wastewater containing anionic dyes

K Azam, N Shezad, I Shafiq, P Akhter, F Akhtar, F Jamil… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Polluted water resources, particularly those polluted with industrial effluents' dyes, are
carcinogenic and hence pose a severe threat to sustainable and longstanding worldwide …

Biomass-derived activated carbon nanocomposites for cleaner production: a review on aspects of photocatalytic pollutant degradation

K Rasouli, J Rasouli, MS Mohtaram, S Sabbaghi… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nowadays, water contamination resulting from the disposal of industrial and urban waste
poses a significant threat to marine life and human. Hence, providing an effective treatment …

Agricultural bio-waste materials as potential sustainable precursors used for activated carbon production: A review

MA Yahya, Z Al-Qodah, CWZ Ngah - Renewable and sustainable energy …, 2015 - Elsevier
A review on the preparation of the activated carbon from agricultural waste material is
presented. The physical properties such as proximate and ultimate analysis of agricultural …

Efficiency of sawdust as low‐cost adsorbent for dyes removal

R Chikri, N Elhadiri, M Benchanaa… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, the removal of dyes from wastewater has attracted considerable attention
due to their harmful effects to ecosystem and human health. Adsorption as a facile and …

Adsorption of quinolone, tetracycline, and penicillin antibiotics from aqueous solution using activated carbons

MJ Ahmed - Environmental toxicology and pharmacology, 2017 - Elsevier
Antibiotics, an important type of pharmaceutical pollutant, have attracted many researchers
to the study of their removal from aqueous solutions. Activated carbon (AC) has been widely …

Adsorption of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs from aqueous solution using activated carbons

MJ Ahmed - Journal of environmental management, 2017 - Elsevier
Pharmaceutical pollutants are of significant effect on the environment, so that their
treatments have been addressed in many studies. Activated carbon (AC) adsorbent shows …

A review on recent technological advancement in the activated carbon production from oil palm wastes

NA Rashidi, S Yusup - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2017 - Elsevier
The activated carbon is acknowledged as a promising adsorbent to be applied in various
applications due to its low cost, well-developed pore structures, and high adsorption …

Preparation of carbon molecular sieve from lignocellulosic biomass: A review

AR Mohamed, M Mohammadi, GN Darzi - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2010 - Elsevier
A literature review on preparation of carbon molecular sieve (CMS) from lignocellulosic
biomass is presented. The effect of various operation parameters such as pyrolytic …

Preparation of activated carbons from date (Phoenix dactylifera L.) palm stones and application for wastewater treatments

MJ Ahmed - Process safety and environmental protection, 2016 - Elsevier
Adsorption on activated carbons from lignocellulosic biomass has been a cost-effective
technique for elimination of environmental pollution. Date stone can be considered as one of …

Catalytic hydrothermal carbonization treatment of biomass for enhanced activated carbon: a review

K MacDermid-Watts, R Pradhan, A Dutta - Waste and Biomass …, 2021 - Springer
Biomass for activated carbon production has had been gaining interest in a wide variety of
applications such as water filtration, gas adsorption, and electrochemical devices as a …