<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Mestre, Ana S</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pires, Ricardo a.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Aroso, Ivo</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Fernandes, Emanuel M</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pinto, Moisés L</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Reis, Rui L</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Andrade, Marta a.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pires, João</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Silva, Susana P</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Carvalho, Ana P</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Activated carbons prepared from industrial pre-treated cork: Sustainable adsorbents for pharmaceutical compounds removal</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Chemical Engineering Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">activated carbon</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">chemical and steam activation</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">industrial expanded corkboard</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kinetic and equilibrium adsorption studies</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmaceutical compounds removal</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2014</style></year></dates><publisher><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Elsevier B.V.</style></publisher><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">253</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">408-417</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Industrial pre-treated cork – granules of expanded corkboard, prepared from renewable biomass – was used for the first time as precursor for the preparation of eco-friendly activated carbons by chemical (K2CO3 and KOH) and physical (steam) activation. Samples with different textural (microporosity/ micro + mesoporosity) and surface chemistry (acidic/basic) were obtained. In the best compromise between porosity development/preparation yield, apparent surface areas P900m2 g?1 were attained. Selected samples were assayed as adsorbents for the removal of pharmaceutical compounds (ibuprofen, paracetamol, acetylsalicylic acid, clofibric acid, caffeine and iopamidol). Kinetic results show that the steam activated carbon removes all the pharmaceutical compounds under study with removal efficien- cies between 40% and 90%. Ibuprofen equilibrium adsorption isotherms showed that sample chemically activated with KOH at 800 ?C presents higher adsorption capacity (174.4 mg g?1) and affinity for this target molecule than the steam activated and commercial samples. The overall results reveal that the lab-made carbons have adequate properties for pharmaceutical compounds removal, the results compar- ing favourably to those obtained with samples commercialized for water treatment purposes</style></abstract></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pintor, Ariana M A</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ferreira, Catarina I A</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pereira, Joana C</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Correia, Patrícia</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Silva, Susana P</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Vilar, Vítor J P</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Botelho, Cidália M S</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Boaventura, Rui A R</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Use of cork powder and granules for the adsorption of pollutants: a review.</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Water research</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">activated carbon</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Adsorption</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Cork granules</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">cork powder</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Heavy metals</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pollutants</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2012</style></year></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">46</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">3152-3166</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Cork powder and granules are the major subproducts of the cork industry, one of the leading economic activities in Portugal and other Mediterranean countries. Many applications have been envisaged for this product, from cork stoppers passing through the incorporation in agglomerates and briquettes to the use as an adsorbent in the treatment of gaseous emissions, waters and wastewaters. This paper aims at reviewing the state of the art on the properties of cork and cork powder and their application in adsorption technologies. Cork biomass has been used on its original form as biosorbent for heavy metals and oils, and is also a precursor of activated carbons for the removal of emerging organic pollutants in water and VOCs in the gas phase. Through this literature review, different potential lines of research not yet explored can be more easily identified.</style></abstract><accession-num><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">22534120</style></accession-num></record></records></xml>