Occurrence of contaminants in drinking water sources and the potential of biochar for water quality improvement: A review

KN Palansooriya, Y Yang, YF Tsang… - Critical Reviews in …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
In this work, the occurrence of contaminants in drinking water sources was described in
relation to their treatment options based on both conventional (eg, coagulation-flocculation …

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 …

Phenol adsorption on high microporous activated carbons prepared from oily sludge: equilibrium, kinetic and thermodynamic studies

N Mojoudi, N Mirghaffari, M Soleimani… - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
The purpose of this study was the preparation, characterization and application of high-
performance activated carbons (ACs) derived from oily sludge through chemical activation …

Effective removal of methylene blue from aqueous solutions using magnetic loaded activated carbon as novel adsorbent

E Altıntıg, H Altundag, M Tuzen, A Sarı - Chemical Engineering Research …, 2017 - Elsevier
In this study, magnetic characteristic was added to activated carbon (AC) obtained by ZnCl 2
activation of acorn shell. The produced magnetic AC (Fe-AC) was used effectively for the …

Current understanding in conversion and application of tea waste biomass: A review

S Guo, MK Awasthi, Y Wang, P Xu - Bioresource Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Along with the increasing consumption of tea and its extracts, the amount of tea waste grows
rapidly, which not only results in huge biomass loss, but also increases environmental …

Preparation and characterization of super activated carbon produced from gulfweed by KOH activation

S Li, K Han, J Li, M Li, C Lu - Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 2017 - Elsevier
In this study, gulfweed was used as precursor material for the preparation of super activated
carbon (SAC) by chemical activation method with KOH. An L 16 (4 3)(four three-level factors) …

Green synthesis of reduced graphene oxide and their use on column adsorption of phenol from olive mill wastewater

I Haydari, K Aziz, S Kaya, T Daştan, N Ouazzani… - Process Safety and …, 2023 - Elsevier
A novel reduced graphene oxide (RGO) synthesis using Verbena officinalis as a green,
reducing agent was out-reaching. RGO was encapsulated in sodium alginate (SA) by cross …

Highly effective adsorption of synthetic phenol effluent by a novel activated carbon prepared from fruit wastes of the Ceiba speciosa forest species

DSP Franco, J Georgin, MS Netto, D Allasia… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Fruit wastes of the Ceiba speciosa forest species were employed as raw material for
preparing activated carbon towards removing phenol from water. Concave cavities spread …

An overview and evaluation of highly porous adsorbent materials for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and phenols removal from wastewater

ZU Zango, NS Sambudi, K Jumbri, A Ramli… - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and phenolic compounds had been widely
recognized as priority organic pollutants in wastewater with toxic effects on both plants and …

Optimization of preparation technology for modified coal fly ash and its adsorption properties for Cd2+

X Huang, H Zhao, X Hu, F Liu, L Wang, X Zhao… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
This work focused on preparation a novel adsorbent from coal fly ash (CFA) and solid alkali
(NaOH) by low temperature roasting method. The modification parameters (mass ratio …