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Microwave-assisted preparation and adsorption performance of activated carbon from biodiesel industry solid reside: influence of operational parameters.
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Preparation of activated carbon has been attempted using KOH as activating agent by microwave heating from biodiesel industry solid residue, oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFBAC), and the significance of chemical impregnation ratio (IR), microwave power and activation time on the properties ofactivated carbon were investigated.About:
This article is published in Bioresource Technology.The article was published on 2012-01-01. It has received 132 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Activated carbon & Adsorption.read more
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An overview of the modification methods of activated carbon for its water treatment applications
TL;DR: In this paper, the potential of surface modified activated carbons towards water treatment has been discussed and a review article is aimed at providing precise information on efforts made by various researchers in the field of surface modification of activated carbon for water pollution control.
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Recent development in the production of activated carbon electrodes from agricultural waste biomass for supercapacitors: A review
TL;DR: An overview of the recent development in the production of activated carbon electrodes from agricultural waste biomass for application in supercapacitors is presented in this article, where the effects of activating methods (physical, chemical and microwave-induced) and conditions on the properties of activated carbons are reviewed.
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Recent advances in applications of activated carbon from biowaste for wastewater treatment: a short review.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors summarized recent development and findings on application of activated carbon synthesized from biowaste in wastewater treatment and tabulated the adsorption efficiencies of newly developed activated carbons in treatment of different pollutants (including dyes, metal ions, pharmaceutical and personal care products, organic pollutants).
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Potential of activated carbon from waste rubber tire for the adsorption of phenolics: Effect of pre-treatment conditions
TL;DR: The outcomes support the feasibility of preparing high quality activated carbon from waste rubber tire by microwave assisted chemical activation and physical heating respectively.
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Characteristics and Applications of Biochar for Environmental Remediation: A Review
TL;DR: Biochar is a stabilized, recalcitrant organic carbon compound, created when biomass is heated to temperatures usually between 300 and 1000°C, under low (preferably zero) oxygen concentrations as mentioned in this paper.
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The constitution and fundamental properties of solids and liquids. part i. solids.
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Insights into the modeling of adsorption isotherm systems
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a review of the state-of-the-art in isotherm modeling, its fundamental characteristics and mathematical derivations, as well as the key advance of the error functions, its utilization principles together with the comparisons of linearized and nonlinearized isotherms models have been highlighted and discussed.
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