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 …

Agricultural based activated carbons for the removal of dyes from aqueous solutions: a review

A Demirbas - Journal of hazardous materials, 2009 - Elsevier
This review evaluates a number of different agricultural waste adsorbents and types of dyes.
Certain wastewater containing different dye contaminants causes serious environmental …

Conversion of food waste to energy: A focus on sustainability and life cycle assessment

A Sridhar, A Kapoor, PS Kumar, M Ponnuchamy… - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
Rapid industrialization and population growth have resulted in the wastage of significant
quantity of food globally throughout the value chain right from harvesting to storage …

CO2-activated porous carbon derived from cattail biomass for removal of malachite green dye and application as supercapacitors

M Yu, Y Han, J Li, L Wang - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2017 - Elsevier
In this study, we developed a feasible and cost-effective method for obtaining porous carbon
from cattail biomass as a promising material to be applied in various applications. The …

Adsorption of basic dye on high-surface-area activated carbon prepared from coconut husk: Equilibrium, kinetic and thermodynamic studies

IAW Tan, AL Ahmad, BH Hameed - Journal of hazardous materials, 2008 - Elsevier
Adsorption isotherm and kinetics of methylene blue on activated carbon prepared from
coconut husk were determined from batch tests. The effects of contact time (1–30h), initial …

Preparation of activated carbons from walnut shells via vacuum chemical activation and their application for methylene blue removal

J Yang, K Qiu - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2010 - Elsevier
Activated carbons were prepared from walnut shells by vacuum chemical activation with zinc
chloride as the activation agent. To optimize the preparation method, the effects of the main …

Adsorption isotherms, kinetics, thermodynamics and desorption studies of 2, 4, 6-trichlorophenol on oil palm empty fruit bunch-based activated carbon

IAW Tan, AL Ahmad, BH Hameed - Journal of hazardous materials, 2009 - Elsevier
The adsorption characteristics of 2, 4, 6-trichlorophenol (TCP) on activated carbon prepared
from oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB) were evaluated. The effects of TCP initial …

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 …

Equilibrium modeling and kinetic studies on the adsorption of basic dye by a low-cost adsorbent: Coconut (Cocos nucifera) bunch waste

BH Hameed, DK Mahmoud, AL Ahmad - Journal of hazardous materials, 2008 - Elsevier
In this paper, the ability of coconut bunch waste (CBW), an agricultural waste available in
large quantity in Malaysia, to remove basic dye (methylene blue) from aqueous solution by …

The effects of a microwave heating method on the production of activated carbon from agricultural waste: A review

RH Hesas, WMAW Daud, JN Sahu… - Journal of Analytical and …, 2013 - Elsevier
A review of the effect of a microwave treatment on the production of activated carbon (AC)
from agricultural waste is presented in this study. Although the thermal heating method is …