Sorption of polluting metal ions on a palm tree frond sawdust studied by the means of modified carbon paste electrodes

Valorization of lignocellulosic biomass into sustainable materials for adsorption and photocatalytic applications in water and air remediation

“…Numerous sources of lignocellulosic biomass can be used to produce activated carbon with a high adsorption capacity, such as durian shells (Chandra et al 2007 ), coconut shells (Li et al 2008 ), and food waste (Kosheleva et al 2019 ). Palm kernel shell (Sumathi et al 2009 ), rice husk (Dahlan et al 2006 ; Heo and Park 2015 ), pistachio-nut shell (Yang and Lua 2003 ), olive pits (Djellabi et al 2019a , b , c , d ), date stones (Khelaifia et al 2016 ), palm tree (Nouacer et al 2015 ), and wood (Danish and Ahmad 2018 , Musa et al 2019 ). Activated carbon derived from lignocellulosic biomass is used in a broad range of applications for both industrial and residential uses, including wastewater treatment (Thompson et al 2016 ; Wong et al 2018 ), air pollution treatment(Devinny et al 2017 ), petroleum refining (Cagnon et al 2009 ), storage (Zieliński et al 2005 ), and catalysis (Tsai et al 1998 ).…”

“…By 2060, international energy agencies anticipated that the world's need for bioenergy would multiplied (Brahma et al 2022), suggesting a need to switch to renewable feedstock for heat generation, chemicals, fuels, and electricity, such as lignocellulosic biomass, is gaining more and more attention (Djellabi et al 2022). Lignocellulosic biomass is a carbonrich material that can be employed in the sustainable route for bioenergy production and high-value products as well as multifunctional materials for environmental remediation (Bhatnagar et al 2015;Nouacer et al 2015;Khelaifia et al 2016;Wang et al 2021).…”

Treatment of Wastewater by Material Based on Dates Rods

“…The date rods waste can be an alternative and favorable adsorbent material for pollutants since it is abundantly available in Algeria and can be considered as cost effective sorbent. To our knowledge, minor works were carried on date rods to remove pollutants from contaminated solutions [5][6][7].The authors indicated that date rods have the average composition of most of lignocellulosic precursors [6]. A proximate analysis of this material has shown the following composition (Ash 5%, Moisture 3%, Volatile matter 67.24% and fixed carbon 24.76%).…”

“…The date rods waste can be an alternative and favorable adsorbent material for pollutants since it is abundantly available in Algeria and can be considered as cost effective sorbent. To our knowledge, minor works were carried on date rods to remove pollutants from contaminated solutions [5][6][7].…”