Decontamination of textile wastewater via TiO2/activated carbon composite

materials

K.Y. Foo, B.H. Hameed *

School of Chemical Engineering, Engineering Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 14300 Nibong Tebal,
Penang, Malaysia

Advances in Colloid and Interface Science 159 (2010) 130–143

* Corresponding author. Tel.: +60 604 5996422

abstract
Water scarcity and pollution rank equal to climate change as the most urgent
environmental turmoil for the 21st century. To date, the percolation of textile effluents
into the waterways and aquifer systems, remain an intricate conundrum abroad the
nations. With the renaissance of activated carbon, there has been a steadily growing
interest in the research field. Recently, the adoption of titanium dioxide, a prestigious
advanced photo-catalyst which formulates the new growing branch of activated carbon
composites for enhancement of adsorption rate and discoloration capacity, has attracted
stern consideration and supports worldwide. Confirming the assertion, this paper presents
a state of art review of titanium dioxide/activated carbon composites technology, its
fundamental background studies, and environmental implications. Moreover, its major
challenges together with the future expectation are summarized and discussed.
Conclusively, the expanding of activated carbons composites material represents a
potentially viable and powerful tool, leading to the plausible improvement of
environmental conservation.

Keywords: Activated carbon, Adsorption, Composites, Textile, Titanium dioxide

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