Review on the physicochemical treatments of rice husk for production of advanced materials

N Soltani, A Bahrami, MI Pech-Canul… - Chemical engineering …, 2015 - Elsevier
Recently, much attention has been focused on the utilization of plant biomass to produce
engineering materials, encompassing the technological/scientific aspects as well as the …

Carbon-based nanomaterials/allotropes: A glimpse of their synthesis, properties and some applications

S Nasir, MZ Hussein, Z Zainal, NA Yusof - Materials, 2018 - mdpi.com
Carbon in its single entity and various forms has been used in technology and human life for
many centuries. Since prehistoric times, carbon-based materials such as graphite, charcoal …

Transformation of vegetable waste into value added products::(A) the upgrading concept;(B) practical implementations

G Laufenberg, B Kunz, M Nystroem - Bioresource technology, 2003 - Elsevier
Waste can contain many reusable substances of high value. Depending on there being an
adequate technology this residual matter can be converted into commercial products either …

[BOOK][B] Handbook of surface and colloid chemistry

KS Birdi - 2008 - taylorfrancis.com
The third edition of this besteller covers the latest advancements in this rapidly growing field.
Focusing on analyses and critical evaluation of the subject, this new edition reviews the …

Removal of heavy metal from industrial wastewater using chitosan coated oil palm shell charcoal

N Saifuddin M, P Kumaran - Electronic journal of Biotechnology, 2005 - SciELO Chile
This research focuses on understanding biosorption process and develo** a cost effective
technology for treatment of heavy metals-contaminated industrial wastewater. A new …

Preparation of titanium dioxide photocatalyst loaded onto activated carbon support using chemical vapor deposition: A review paper

GL Puma, A Bono, D Krishnaiah, JG Collin - Journal of hazardous Materials, 2008 - Elsevier
Various methods to prepare and characterize TiO2 photocatalyst loaded onto activated
carbon (AC) support have been developed over the last decade. This photocatalyst has …

Novel activation process for preparing highly microporous and mesoporous activated carbons

Z Hu, MP Srinivasan, Y Ni - Carbon, 2001 - Elsevier
An improved ZnCl2-chemical activation method is proposed to produce highly porous
activated carbons. The novel process can produce either microporous carbons or …

Preparation of high-surface-area activated carbons from coconut shell

Z Hu, MP Srinivasan - Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 1999 - Elsevier
High-surface-area activated carbons were prepared by chemical activation of coconut shell
with KOH as active agent. The influence of activation parameters on the final products was …

Mesoporous high-surface-area activated carbon

Z Hu, MP Srinivasan - Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 2001 - Elsevier
Coconut shells and palm seeds have been used as raw materials to obtain activated
carbons with high surface area by simultaneous treatment with zinc chloride and carbon …

Activation of palm shells by phosphoric acid impregnation for high yielding activated carbon

WC Lim, C Srinivasakannan… - Journal of analytical and …, 2010 - Elsevier
A compilation of the yield of activated carbons corresponding to good textural characteristics
(BET surface area> 1000m2/g) derived from palm shells, irrespective of the activation …