Activated Carbon: Research, Papers and Researchers

01Research activity

Activated Carbon research by ScholarsColab researchers

What researchers combine with Activated Carbon

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Recent focus (2023 onwards): adsorption, synthesis, photocatalytic, anionic, dyes, composite.

02Researchers

PhD researchers working on Activated Carbon

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Noureddine BarkaSultan Moulay Slimane University9 papers on this topic · 496 citationsTop 2% scientist · Environmental SciencesProf. Popoola Lekan TaofeekDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Lead City University, Nigeria3 papers on this topic · 187 citationsMoses EMETEREBowen University3 papers on this topic · 42 citationsBalendu Shekher GiriSustainability Cluster, SOAE, UPES Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248007, India2 papers on this topic · 154 citationsMohamed El-SakhawyProfessor, National Research Centre, Egypt1 paper on this topic · 30 citationsHossein BabazadehProfessor, Department of Water Science and Engineering, Science and Research Branch, IAU1 paper on this topic · 6 citationsDr. Suresh PratapG.L. Bajaj Institute of Technology and Management1 paper on this topic · 2 citationsDr.K.UmapathiKalaignar karunanidhi Institute of Technology1 paper on this topic · 0 citationsDr Muhammad AtifUniversity of Education Pakistan1 paper on this topic · 0 citationsAbdul GaniGalgotias University1 paper on this topic · 0 citations

03Papers

Research papers on Activated Carbon

1. Highly efficient activated carbon from Glebionis coronaria L. biomass: optimization of preparation conditions and heavy metals removal using experimental design approach2016115 citationsJournal of Environmental Chemical EngineeringNoureddine Barka
2. Application of Taguchi design approach to parametric optimization of adsorption of crystal violet dye by activated carbon from poultry litter202198 citationsScientific AfricanProf. Popoola Lekan Taofeek
3. Adsorption of hexavalent chromium from aqueous solution by activated carbon prepared from almond shell: kinetics, equilibrium and thermodynamics study201891 citationsJournal of Water Supply: Research and Technology - AQUABalendu Shekher Giri
4. Activated carbon from Diplotaxis Harra biomass: Optimization of preparation conditions and heavy metal removal201688 citationsJournal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical EngineersNoureddine Barka
5. Experimental design for the optimization of preparation conditions of highly efficient activated carbon from Glebionis coronaria L. and heavy metals removal ability201676 citationsProcess Safety and Environmental ProtectionNoureddine Barka
6. Treatment of brewery wastewater effluent using activated carbon prepared from coconut shell201271 citationsProf. Popoola Lekan Taofeek
7. Statistical optimization of activated carbon from Thapsia transtagana stems and dyes removal efficiency using central composite design201968 citationsJournal of Science: Advanced Materials and DevicesNoureddine Barka
8. Performance of a biofilter with compost and activated carbon based packing material for gas-phase toluene removal under extremely high loading rates201963 citationsBioresource TechnologyBalendu Shekher Giri
9. Determination of optimum conditions for the production of activated carbon derived from separate varieties of coconut shells201742 citationsInternational Journal of Chemical EngineeringMoses EMETERE
10. Synthesis, characterization, and photocatalytic degradation of anionic dyes using a novel ZnO/activated carbon composite202341 citationsWatershed Ecology and the EnvironmentNoureddine Barka
11. Box–Behnken design for understanding of adsorption behaviors of cationic and anionic dyes by activated carbon202132 citationsDesalination and Water TreatmentNoureddine Barka
12. Boosting the adsorption capacity and photocatalytic activity of activated carbon by graphene quantum dots and titanium dioxide202330 citationsDiamond and Related MaterialsMohamed El-Sakhawy
13. Experimental, DFT and MD simulation combined studies for the competitive adsorption of anionic and cationic dyes on activated carbon in an aqueous medium202427 citationsJournal of Molecular StructureNoureddine Barka
14. Decantamination of textile wastewater by powdered activated carbon200626 citationsJournal of Applied SciencesNoureddine Barka
15. Activated carbon from Thapsia transtagana stems: central composite design (CCD) optimization of the preparation conditions and efficient dyes removal201923 citationsDesalination and Water TreatmentNoureddine Barka
16. Adsorptive efficiency of hull-based activated carbon toward copper ions (Cu2+) removal from aqueous solution: kinetics, modelling and statistical analysis202318 citationsDiamond and Related MaterialsProf. Popoola Lekan Taofeek
17. Rice husk and activated carbon-silica as potential bioadsorbents for wastewater purification20216 citationsCaspian Journal of Environmental SciencesHossein Babazadeh
18. Mechanical performance and predictive tribological modeling of Al7075 composites reinforced with rice hull activated carbon20252 citationsScientific ReportsDr. Suresh Pratap
19. Efficacy of chitosan based activated carbon for mercury removal from wastewater through adsorption kinetic and thermodynamic studies for environmental sustainability20250 citationsInternational Journal of Chemical Reactor EngineeringDr.K.Umapathi
20. Thermo-chemical strategies to prepare biowaste derived activated carbon as metal adsorbent20240 citationsAdsorptionDr Muhammad Atif
21. Production of Activated Carbon from Cow and Goat Bones for the Treatment of Distillery Wastewater20250 citationsMaterials Science ForumMoses EMETERE
22. Role of chemical equilibrium on the performance of an activated carbon–methanol adsorption refrigeration tube20210 citationsMoses EMETERE
23. Single-Step Green Method of Synthesis of Activated Carbon from Lignocellulosic Biomass Waste of Jacaranda mimosifolia for Sustainable Water Purification.20250 citationsNature Environment and Pollution TechnologyAbdul Gani

04Journals

Journals that publish Activated Carbon research

Where our researchers published their papers on this topic, with each journal’s indexing.

*Impact factor and quartile calculated from OpenAlex open data where available; official Journal Impact Factors are published by Clarivate. Indexing from the SCIE, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI, Scopus and JCR 2024 lists. Find the right journal for your own paper →

05Top 2% scientists

World’s Top 2% scientists in Environmental Sciences

The Stanford/Elsevier World’s Top 2% Scientists list ranks researchers by a composite citation indicator. Environmental Sciences is the research subfield closest to Activated Carbon in that list; 2,938 researchers from 86 countries are listed in it.

Source: Elsevier Data Repository, Ioannidis et al., 2026 edition, citations to the end of 2025 (career-long ranking). ScholarsColab is not affiliated with Stanford University or Elsevier, and the researchers listed are not ScholarsColab mentors unless marked so above.

06Related topics

Topics related to Activated Carbon

Topics that share the most papers with Activated Carbon in our researchers’ work:

• Adsorption95 papers · 28 researchers
• Experimental Design11 papers · 5 researchers
• Biomass90 papers · 45 researchers
• Aqueous Solution55 papers · 16 researchers

07Questions

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