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 …

Valorisation of nuts biowaste: Prospects in sustainable bio (nano) catalysts and environmental applications

Y Orooji, N Han, Z Nezafat, N Shafiei, Z Shen… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
The nutrient resources make up a significant portion of wastes from all around the world.
According to several recent studies, nuts and their residues are regarded as valuable …

Adsorption isotherms and kinetic modeling of methylene blue dye onto a carbonaceous hydrochar adsorbent derived from coffee husk waste

TH Tran, AH Le, TH Pham, DT Nguyen… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, activated carbon in the form of carbonaceous hydrochar adsorbents with highly
functionalized surface-active sites were produced from coffee husk waste via hydrothermal …

Recent advances in engineered biochar productions and applications

B Wang, B Gao, J Fang - Critical reviews in environmental science …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Biochar is mainly used as a soil amendment and for carbon sequestration; while other
applications such as environmental remediation may be equally important. Recently …

A comprehensive review on physical activation of biochar for energy and environmental applications

B Sajjadi, WY Chen, NO Egiebor - Reviews in Chemical Engineering, 2019 - degruyter.com
Biochar is a solid by-product of thermochemical conversion of biomass to bio-oil and
syngas. It has a carbonaceous skeleton, a small amount of heteroatom functional groups …

Recent development in the production of activated carbon electrodes from agricultural waste biomass for supercapacitors: A review

AM Abioye, FN Ani - Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, 2015 - Elsevier
An overview of the recent development in the production of activated carbon electrodes from
agricultural waste biomass for application in supercapacitors is presented. The use of …

A review of recent advancements in utilization of biomass and industrial wastes into engineered biochar

G Kwon, A Bhatnagar, H Wang, EE Kwon… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
For past few years, biochar has gained a great deal of attention for its versatile utility in
agricultural and environmental applications. The diverse functionality and environmental …

An overview of the modification methods of activated carbon for its water treatment applications

A Bhatnagar, W Hogland, M Marques… - Chemical Engineering …, 2013 - Elsevier
Activated carbon has been recognized as one of the oldest and widely used adsorbent for
the water and wastewater treatment for removing organic and inorganic pollutants. The …

Removal of organic pollutants from aqueous solution using agricultural wastes: a review

Y Zhou, L Zhang, Z Cheng - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2015 - Elsevier
Among various wastewater treatment techniques, adsorption is supposed as one of the best
methods due to its inexpensiveness, universal nature and ease of operation. Then, the use …

Mesoporous high-surface-area activated carbon from biomass waste via microwave-assisted-H3PO4 activation for methylene blue dye adsorption: An optimized …

AH Jawad, NN Abd Malek, T Khadiran… - Diamond and Related …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, rubber seed pericarp (RSP) biomass wastes (specific surface area= 0.79 m 2/g)
were converted into mesoporous high-surface-area activated carbon (RSP-AC)(specific …