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Low cost adsorbents for the removal of organic pollutants from wastewater.

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The conversion of waste products into effective adsorbents and their application for water treatment and the possible mechanism of adsorption on these adsorbent has been included in this article.
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This article is published in Journal of Environmental Management.The article was published on 2012-12-30. It has received 1080 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Waste disposal & Wastewater.

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Dye and its removal from aqueous solution by adsorption: A review

TL;DR: An extensive list of various adsorbents such as natural materials, waste materials from industry, agricultural by-products, and biomass based activated carbon in the removal of various dyes has been compiled here.
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Photocatalytic organic pollutants degradation in metal–organic frameworks

TL;DR: In this paper, a review of the application of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) in photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants is presented, where the reported examples are collected and analyzed; and the reaction mechanism, the influence of various factors on the catalytic performance, involved challenges, and the prospect are discussed and estimated.
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Characteristics and adsorption capacities of low-cost sorbents for wastewater treatment: A review

TL;DR: In this article, low-cost byproducts from agricultural, household and industrial sectors have been recognized as a sustainable solution for wastewater treatment, which allow achieving the removal of pollutants from wastewater and at the same time to contribute to the waste minimization, recovery and reuse.
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Processing methods, characteristics and adsorption behavior of tire derived carbons: a review.

TL;DR: This review highlights the use of waste-tires derived carbon to remove various types of pollutants like heavy metals, dye, pesticides and others from aqueous media.
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Activated carbon from lignocellulosics precursors: a review of the synthesis methods, characterization techniques and applications.

TL;DR: In this paper, a summary of the use of lignocellulosic-based precursors to obtain activated carbon is provided, including physicochemical, micro/nanostructural, surface chemistry, textural and adsorption capacity features.
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Principles of Adsorption and Adsorption Processes

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present correlation, analysis, and prediction of adsorption equilibria, including correlation, correlation, and analysis of adorption Equilibria.
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Application of biosorption for the removal of organic pollutants: a review

TL;DR: In this article, a review examines a wide variety of microorganisms (fungi, yeasts, bacteria, etc.), which are capable of uptake of organic pollutants, discusses various mechanisms involved in biosorption, discusses the effects of various parameters such as pH, temperature, concentrations of organic pollutant, other ions, and biomass in solution, pretreatment method, etc.
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Activated Carbon Adsorption

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a detailed characterization of the carbon-oxygen surface groups and their properties on the surface of a solid surface of an activated carbon and its surface structure.
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