Activated Carbon from Sugarcane Bagasse: A Low-Cost Approach towards Cr(VI) Removal from Wastewater
Abstract
:1. Introduction
“Von dem metallischen Chrom wird noch keine Anwendung gemacht; um so wichtiger aber sind durch ihre technischen Anwendungen mehrere seiner Verbindungen geworden. Auf den Organismus wirken sie als Gifte, indessen hat man sie noch nicht als Arzneimittel anzuwenden versucht.”
“Metallic chromium is not yet used, but several of its compounds have become all the more important through their technical applications. They act as poisons on the organism, but no attempt has yet been made to use them as medicines.”
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Material | Pretreatment |
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SCB | None (raw SCB after washing and drying, no further pretreatment) |
SB1 | 3M H2SO4 |
SB2 | 30% H3PO4 |
SB3 | 30% ZnCl2 |
SB4 | 30% HNO3 |
SB5 | 3M HCl |
SB6 | 1M NaOH |
SB7 | 1M KOH |
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Ahmed, R.; Block, I.; Otte, F.; Günter, C.; Duarte-Rodrigues, A.; Hesemann, P.; Banerji, A.; Taubert, A. Activated Carbon from Sugarcane Bagasse: A Low-Cost Approach towards Cr(VI) Removal from Wastewater. Chemistry 2023, 5, 1124-1137. https://doi.org/10.3390/chemistry5020077
Ahmed R, Block I, Otte F, Günter C, Duarte-Rodrigues A, Hesemann P, Banerji A, Taubert A. Activated Carbon from Sugarcane Bagasse: A Low-Cost Approach towards Cr(VI) Removal from Wastewater. Chemistry. 2023; 5(2):1124-1137. https://doi.org/10.3390/chemistry5020077
Chicago/Turabian StyleAhmed, Rana, Inga Block, Fabian Otte, Christina Günter, Alysson Duarte-Rodrigues, Peter Hesemann, Amitabh Banerji, and Andreas Taubert. 2023. "Activated Carbon from Sugarcane Bagasse: A Low-Cost Approach towards Cr(VI) Removal from Wastewater" Chemistry 5, no. 2: 1124-1137. https://doi.org/10.3390/chemistry5020077