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Microwave-assisted activated carbon from cocoa shell as adsorbent for removal of sodium diclofenac and nimesulide from aqueous effluents

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Microwave-induced chemical activation process was used to prepare an activated carbon from cocoa shell for efficient removal of two anti-inflammatories, sodium diclofenac (DFC) and nimesulide (NM), from aqueous solutions.
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This article is published in Journal of Hazardous Materials.The article was published on 2015-05-30. It has received 275 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Adsorption & Activated carbon.

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Insight into the adsorption kinetics models for the removal of contaminants from aqueous solutions

TL;DR: A review of common kinetic models for liquid adsorption can be found in this paper, where the authors discuss their origins, features, modified versions, applicability, and applicability with regard to liquid adaption modeling for both batch and dynamic systems.
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Removal of emerging contaminants from the environment by adsorption

TL;DR: Adsorption is a promising method worldwide for EC removal since it is low initial cost for implementation, highly-efficient and has simple operating design.
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Activated carbon derived from carbon residue from biomass gasification and its application for dye adsorption: Kinetics, isotherms and thermodynamic studies

TL;DR: In this work, activated carbon (AC) as an effective and low-cost adsorbent was successfully prepared from carbon residue (or char, one of the by-products from woody biomass gasification) via physical activation.
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Removal of colorants from wastewater: A review on sources and treatment strategies

TL;DR: In this article, a review of recent technologies for the removal of dyes from wastewater are discussed briefly, including coagulation, membrane treatment, advanced oxidation process, biological treatment and adsorption, their performance, features, advantages and disadvantages have been highlighted.
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Adsorptive removal of diclofenac sodium from water with Zr-based metal–organic frameworks

TL;DR: In this paper, the adsorptive removal of diclofenac sodium (DCF), one of the most frequently detected pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs), was studied for the first time with metalorganic frameworks (MOFs).
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Adsorption characteristics of selected hydrophilic and hydrophobic micropollutants in water using activated carbon.

TL;DR: The results obtained in this study can be applied to optimize the adsorption capacities of micropollutants using activated carbon in water treatment process.
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Adsorption of selected endocrine disrupting compounds and pharmaceuticals on activated biochars

TL;DR: N- biochar had a highest adsorption capacity of all chemicals, suggesting that N-biochar derived from loblolly pine chip is a promising sorbent for agricultural and environmental applications.
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Preparation of activated carbons from rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum) peel by microwave-induced KOH activation for acid yellow 17 dye adsorption

TL;DR: In this paper, a novel agricultural waste, rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum) peel was used as the precursor for preparation of activated carbon by chemical assisted KOH activation.
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The effects of a microwave heating method on the production of activated carbon from agricultural waste: A review

TL;DR: A review of the effect of a microwave treatment on the production of activated carbon (AC) from agricultural waste is presented in this paper, where two different methods of producing AC were compared, and the effects of these parameters on the physical and chemical properties of AC, such as the pore structure, the adsorption capacity, the carbon yield and the surface functional groups were discussed.
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Removal of remazol black b textile dye from aqueous solution by adsorption

TL;DR: In this article, Brazilian pine-fruit shells ( Araucaria angustifolia ) in natural form and as activated carbon were tested as adsorbents for the removal of remazol black B (RB) textile dye from aqueous effluents.
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