High adsorption capacity of phenol and methylene blue using activated carbon derived from lignocellulosic agriculture wastes.

ABSTRACT: The resources of clean water worldwide are very limited, and climate change is already affecting the available supplies. Therefore, developing a low-cost, highly efficient, and recyclable adsorbent to upgrade water quality has become an essential task. Herein, we report the fabrication of activated carbon (AC) adsorbents derived from lignocellulosic wastes. Both physical and chemical activation were investigated to modify the surface texture properties. The results indicated that increasing the activation temperature, whether physically or chemically, increases the specific surface area (S_BET). On the contrary, increasing the amount of the chemical activating agent significantly decreases the S_BET values. The S_BET of 1771, 2120, and 2490 m² g

SUBMITTER: El-Bery HM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8971380 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature