Activated Carbon from Biomass Sustainable Sources

Biomass wastes are abundant around us. They are renewable and inexpensive. Product manufacturing from renewable resources has caught increasing interest recently. Activated carbon preparation from biomass resources, including various trees, leaves, plant roots, fruit peels, and grasses, is a good example. In this paper, an overview of activated carbon production from biomass resources will be given. The first part will be on the processing technologies. The second part will focus on the carbon activation methods. The third part will introduce the biomass resources. The fourth part will be on surface modification of activated carbon through the addition of various components. Finally, the development of product applications will be discussed with an emphasis on adsorption, filtration, water purification, energy conversions, and energy storage.

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Biomass wastes are abundant and inexpensive, leading to increasing interest in manufacturing products from renewable resources such as activated carbon. The overview of activated carbon production from biomass resources includes processing technologies, carbon activation methods, biomass resources, surface modification, and product applications focusing on adsorption, filtration, water purification, energy conversions, and energy storage.