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 …

Production and performance of activated carbon from rice husks for removal of natural organic matter from water: a review

E Menya, PW Olupot, H Storz, M Lubwama… - … Research and Design, 2018 - Elsevier
Adsorption by activated carbon has great potential to improve natural organic matter (NOM)
removal from water. However, the high production and regeneration costs limit its wide scale …

Rice husk and its ash as low-cost adsorbents in water and wastewater treatment

M Ahmaruzzaman, VK Gupta - Industrial & Engineering Chemistry …, 2011 - ACS Publications
Rice husk, which is a relatively abundant and inexpensive material, is currently being
investigated as an adsorbent for the removal of various pollutants from water and …

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 …

Development of mesoporous structure and high adsorption capacity of biomass-based activated carbon by phosphoric acid and zinc chloride activation

TH Liou - Chemical engineering journal, 2010 - Elsevier
This paper reports the preparation of activated carbon from two different types of agricultural
biomass materials, sugar cane bagasse and sunflower seed hull, by phosphoric acid and …

Enhanced adsorption of cationic dyes using sulfonic acid modified activated carbon

M Goswami, P Phukan - Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2017 - Elsevier
Activated carbon (MTLAC) and sulfonic acid modified activated carbon (MTLAC-SA) were
prepared from a low cost agricultural waste material matured tea leaf (MTL). BET surface …

Adsorption isotherm, kinetic modeling and mechanism of 2, 4, 6-trichlorophenol on coconut husk-based activated carbon

BH Hameed, IAW Tan, AL Ahmad - Chemical engineering journal, 2008 - Elsevier
The adsorption characteristics of 2, 4, 6-trichlorophenol (TCP) on coconut husk-based
activated carbon prepared under optimized conditions were evaluated. Batch adsorption …

Electrochemical removal of phenol from oil refinery wastewater

O Abdelwahab, NK Amin, ESZ El-Ashtoukhy - Journal of hazardous …, 2009 - Elsevier
This study explores the possibility of using electrocoagulation to remove phenol from oil
refinery waste effluent using a cell with horizontally oriented aluminum cathode and a …

Carbon based adsorbents for the removal of U (VI) from aqueous medium: A state of the art review

SA Fahad, MS Nawab, MA Shaida, S Verma… - Journal of Water …, 2023 - Elsevier
Carbon-based adsorbents such as activated carbon, biochar, and graphene materials are
the most promising candidates for removing uranium from an aqueous solution. These …

Preparation of activated carbon derived from Jatropha curcas fruit shell by simple thermo-chemical activation and characterization of their physico-chemical properties

W Tongpoothorn, M Sriuttha, P Homchan… - … research and design, 2011 - Elsevier
High surface area activated carbons were prepared by simple thermo-chemical activation of
Jatropha curcas fruit shell with NaOH as a chemical activating agent. The effects of the …