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Abstract
Abstract Waste newspaper causes contamination to the environment. Conversion of waste newspaper into activated carbon is a potential strategy due to its high carbon content. This paper aims to summarize recent advances in the production of activated carbons from waste newspaper and their applications in adsorption and wastewater treatment. The physicochemical properties from the use of different chemical activators with special emphasize on sodium salts to facilitate the adsorption of water pollutants were compared. The high BET surface and cost effectiveness allow the waste newspaper-based activated carbon as an economical alternative to be mass-produced for wastewater treatment.
期刊介绍:
Nordic Pulp & Paper Research Journal (NPPRJ) is a peer-reviewed, international scientific journal covering to-date science and technology research in the areas of wood-based biomass:
Pulp and paper: products and processes
Wood constituents: characterization and nanotechnologies
Bio-refining, recovery and energy issues
Utilization of side-streams from pulping processes
Novel fibre-based, sustainable and smart materials.
The editors and the publisher are committed to high quality standards and rapid handling of the peer review and publication processes.
Topics
Cutting-edge topics such as, but not limited to, the following:
Biorefining, energy issues
Wood fibre characterization and nanotechnology
Side-streams and new products from wood pulping processes
Mechanical pulping
Chemical pulping, recovery and bleaching
Paper technology
Paper chemistry and physics
Coating
Paper-ink-interactions
Recycling
Environmental issues.