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 …

Comparative study of different activation treatments for the preparation of activated carbon: a mini-review

MI Din, S Ashraf, A Intisar - Science progress, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
In this review, various methods of preparation of activated carbon from agricultural and
commercial waste material are reviewed. In addition, we also discuss various activation …

Studies on the adsorption of dyes, Methylene blue, Safranin T, and Malachite green onto Polystyrene foam

W Li, Z **e, S Xue, H Ye, M Liu, W Shi, Y Liu - Separation and purification …, 2021 - Elsevier
Many researchers focus on the conversion of waste into reusable materials in recent years.
In this study, waste expanded polystyrene foam (WEPS) and 1, 2, 4-benzenetricarboxylic …

Insights into the mechanism of cationic dye adsorption on activated charcoal: The importance of π–π interactions

HN Tran, YF Wang, SJ You, HP Chao - Process Safety and Environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
The mechanism and capacity of methylene green (MG5) adsorption onto commercial
activated-charcoal (CAC, Norit RB4C) were investigated in batch experiments. The …

Fast and efficient adsorption of methylene green 5 on activated carbon prepared from new chemical activation method

HN Tran, SJ You, HP Chao - Journal of environmental management, 2017 - Elsevier
Activated carbon (AC) was synthesized from golden shower (GS) through a new chemical
activation process. The three-stage process comprised (1) hydrothermal carbonization of GS …

Fabrication of polyaniline/poly (vinyl alcohol)/montmorillonite hybrid aerogels toward efficient adsorption of organic dye pollutants

W Lyu, J Li, M Trchová, G Wang, Y Liao, P Bober… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Fabrication of adsorbents with excellent adsorption capacity, outstanding stability, easy
separation ability, excellent recyclability and widely generality for organic dyes removal from …

Removal of noxious Cr (VI) ions using single-walled carbon nanotubes and multi-walled carbon nanotubes

MH Dehghani, MM Taher, AK Bajpai, B Heibati… - Chemical Engineering …, 2015 - Elsevier
The adsorption capacity of two efficient adsorbents namely MWCNTs and SWCNTs for the
rapid removal of noxious Cr (VI) ion from the polluted aqueous source was well studied and …

Evaluation of natural and cationic surfactant modified pumice for congo red removal in batch mode: Kinetic, equilibrium, and thermodynamic studies

H Shayesteh, A Rahbar-Kelishami… - Journal of Molecular …, 2016 - Elsevier
Present study focused on the adsorption of congo red onto natural pumice (NP) and
cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide modified pumice (SMP) from aqueous solution in batch …

Chitosan–clay composites for wastewater treatment: a state-of-the-art review

S Biswas, J Fatema, T Debnath, TU Rashid - ACS ES&T Water, 2021 - ACS Publications
In recent decades, increased domestic and industrial activities have led to the release of
various pollutants into the aquatic environment. A robust and eco-friendly technique for …

Process optimization and enhancement of pesticide adsorption by porous adsorbents by regression analysis and parametric modelling

MH Dehghani, AH Hassani, RR Karri, B Younesi… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
In the present study, the adsorptive removal of organophosphate diazinon pesticide using
porous pumice adsorbent was experimentally investigated in a batch system, modelled and …