Abstract Ammonium (NH 4+) and ammonia (NH 3) are notorious hard-to-treat pollutants,
leading to serious deterioration of aquatic ecosystems and significant risks to human health …

Ammonium is an important nutrient in primary production; however, high ammonium loads
can cause eutrophication of natural waterways, contributing to undesirable changes in water …

This study assesses the performance of optimized acacia wood-based activated carbon
(AWAC) as an adsorbent for methylene blue (MB) dye removal in aqueous solution. AWAC …

Sustainability in waste and wastewater treatment is currently drawing extensive attention.
This study employed magnesium-oxides-modified biochar (Mg-biochar) yielded from wood …

In this study, marble waste and calcium-rich sepiolite were employed as Ca and Mg sources,
and the agricultural waste was used as carbon source to synthesize two modified-biochar …

The technology of producing porous biochar adsorbent using eggshell membranes is
presented. The adsorption of methylene blue on biochar (CESM-KH) was carried out in a …

Currently, comparisons between biochar and activated carbon in terms of performance,
environmental impacts as well as financial implications are limited. In this study, biochar …

World orange production is estimated at 60 million tons per annum, while the annual
production of orange peel waste is 32 million tons. According to available data, the …

Simultaneous ammonium and phosphate removal characteristics and mechanism, as well
as the major influencing factors, such as pH, temperature and co-existing ions, onto NaOH …

Water pollution is a grave concern in the 21st century. The challenge is to devise techniques
to treat water that are facile, does not involve toxic resources or by-products, and are not …