Activated carbon from biomass waste precursors: Factors affecting production and adsorption mechanism

M Gayathiri, T Pulingam, KT Lee, K Sudesh - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The use of activated carbon is evidenced by the increased scope of carbon-based
applications in various industrial applications including pharmaceutical antidotes …

[HTML][HTML] Potential of activated carbon from various sources as a low-cost adsorbent to remove heavy metals and synthetic dyes

YAB Neolaka, AAP Riwu, UO Aigbe, KE Ukhurebor… - Results in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Pollutants in water or wastewater raise grave public health problems. This review provides a
concise summary of the potential applications of activated carbon derived from various …

A review on utilization of wood biomass as a sustainable precursor for activated carbon production and application

M Danish, T Ahmad - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Activated carbon has been an ideal material for the separation of a variety of chemical
pollutants. Its extensive use is limited due to the cost of production, which has triggered the …

Activated carbon from lignocellulosics precursors: A review of the synthesis methods, characterization techniques and applications

P González-García - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Activated carbon is a porous material that has been in many important ages of the human
history. Lignocellulosic precursors and biomass sources have become important materials …

Heavy metal removal from wastewater using various adsorbents: a review

Renu, M Agarwal, K Singh - Journal of Water Reuse and …, 2017 - iwaponline.com
Heavy metals are discharged into water from various industries. They can be toxic or
carcinogenic in nature and can cause severe problems for humans and aquatic ecosystems …

Recent advances in biomass based activated carbon for carbon dioxide capture–A review

NZM Azmi, A Buthiyappan, AAA Raman… - Journal of Industrial and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Various conventional adsorbents such as metal–organic framework (MOF), zeolites,
commercial activated carbon, activated alumina, and metal oxides are being used to capture …

Adsorption of Cr (VI) from aqueous solution by adsorbent prepared from paper mill sludge: Kinetics and thermodynamics studies

F Gorzin, MM Bahri Rasht Abadi - Adsorption Science & …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
In the present work, a new low-cost activated carbon was prepared from paper mill sludge in
order to remove Cr (VI) ions from aqueous solution. The effects of adsorbent dosage, pH …

Structural changes and electrochemical properties of lacquer wood activated carbon prepared by phosphoric acid-chemical activation for supercapacitor applications

SC Hu, J Cheng, WP Wang, GT Sun, LL Hu, MQ Zhu… - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Lacquer wood (LW) goes through one-step and two-step H 3 PO 4 activation process to
prepare activated carbons (ACs) at different temperature, and its performance was …

Adsorption of hexavalent chromium by activated carbon obtained from a waste lignocellulosic material (Ziziphus jujuba cores): Kinetic, equilibrium, and …

R Labied, O Benturki… - Adsorption Science …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
In aqueous solutions, hexavalent chromium Cr (VI) was successfully removed by activated
carbon “Z. jujuba rubidium carbonate-activated carbon” obtained from waste lignocellulosic …

Adsorption of lead, copper and zinc in a multi-metal aqueous solution by waste rubber tires for the design of single batch adsorber

F Cherono, N Mburu, B Kakoi - Heliyon, 2021 - cell.com
Heavy metal pollution has emerged as one of the most serious environmental challenges
facing the world today. The removal of heavy metals from the effluent is of special …