Chitosan/waste coffee-grounds composite: An efficient and eco-friendly adsorbent for removal of pharmaceutical contaminants from water.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2018.02.018
Abstract: Waste coffee-grounds (WCG), a poorly explored source of biocompounds, were combined with chitosan (Cs) and poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) in order to obtain composites. Overall, WCG showed a good interaction with the polymeric matrix and good… read more here.
Keywords: removal; adsorption; waste coffee; coffee grounds ... See more keywords
Effect of activating agents for producing activated carbon using a facile one-step synthesis with waste coffee grounds for symmetric supercapacitors
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jtice.2019.04.050
Abstract: Abstract Activated carbon with large surface area, high porosity and low-cost features is widely applied as the energy storage material for supercapacitors. Activating agent is significant in activation process since the active sites amount and… read more here.
Keywords: waste coffee; activated carbon; activating agents; carbon ... See more keywords
Preparation of efficient photothermal materials from waste coffee grounds for solar evaporation and water purification
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-69778-2
Abstract: Effective water use is currently a critical global challenge needed to prevent water shortages and has attracted significant research attention. The realization of solar-driven water evaporation by using effective converters has attracted considerable attention in… read more here.
Keywords: water; evaporation; coffee grounds; waste coffee ... See more keywords
Quantifying surface morphology of manufactured activated carbon and the waste coffee grounds using the Getis-Ord-Gi* statistic and Ripley’s K function
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-87249-0
Abstract: Activated carbon can be manufactured from waste coffee grounds via physical and/or chemical activation processes. However, challenges remain to quantify the differences in surface morphology between manufactured activated carbon granules and the waste coffee grounds.… read more here.
Keywords: manufactured activated; coffee grounds; waste coffee; surface morphology ... See more keywords
Waste-Coffee-Derived Activated Carbon as Efficient Adsorbent for Water Treatment
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DOI: 10.3390/ma15238684
Abstract: Activated carbon prepared from waste coffee was utilized as a potential low-cost adsorbent to remove Rhodamine B from aqueous solution. A series of physical characterizations verify that the obtained activated carbon possesses a layered and… read more here.
Keywords: coffee derived; carbon; derived activated; activated carbon ... See more keywords