The immoderate amount of phenol found in the water reservoir, ie, river and municipal drain,
has served as one major contributor to the scarcity of potable water worldwide. Many …

Adsorption is one of the oldest and extensively studied techniques for water and wastewater
treatment. As a surface phenomenon, adsorption efficiency relies heavily on the surface …

Sustainable materials are urgently desired for treatment of radioactive cesium (Cs)
contaminated water to safe-guard the public health. Apart from the synthetic ligand-based …

In this study, cost-effective cellulosic biomass based activated wood charcoal was
developed from Japanese Sugi tree (Cryptomeria japonica) by concentrated nitric acid …

Hydrogels are a kind of three dimensional polymeric network system which has a significant
amount of water imbibing capacity despite being soluble in it. Because of the potential …

Carbon fiber reinforcements with an excellent mechanical performance to weight ratio are
primarily preferred for advanced composite applications. The poor interfacial adhesion …

Carbon materials for electrodes of capacitive deionization (CDI) process are reviewed.
Electrochemical cells are briefly explained by classifying into conventional, membrane and …

Removal of noxious materials such as heavy metal ions (which are hazardous above certain
ppm concentration) from wastewater is one of the biggest environmental challenges that …

In this article, the technical feasibility of various low-cost adsorbents for heavy metal removal
from contaminated water has been reviewed. Instead of using commercial activated carbon …

Nitric acid (HNO 3) modification of activated carbon (AC) prepared from waste tea with the
assistance of microwave activation was studied. Unmodified and modified AC samples were …