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    Production and performance of activated carbon from rice husks for removal of natural organic matter from water:
    (Elsevier, 2017-11-02) Menya, E.; Olupot, P.W.; Storz, H.; Lubwama, M.; Kiros, Y.
    Adsorption by activated carbon has great potential to improve natural organic matter (NOM) removal from water. However, the high production and regeneration costs limit its wide scale application. To address these limitations, research efforts have been focused on finding low-cost materials that can be transformed into activated carbon. Rice husk is one of such material of research focus, especially in developing countries, where over 96% of rice husks are generated globally. Although numerous investigations have been made concerning the production of activated carbon from rice husks, the existing scientific information still remains widely scattered in the literature. Furthermore, the scientific information regarding the performance of rice husk-activated carbon during NOM removal from water still remains poorly documented. This review article, therefore, provides ample information on efforts made by various researchers concerning the production of activated carbon from rice husks and its adsorption performance in relation to NOM removal from water. The properties and pretreatment of rice husks in relation to the production of activated carbon are discussed. Activation of rice husks by physical and chemical methods under numerous conditions is reviewed. Factors affecting NOM adsorption by activated carbon are briefly discussed. The adsorption performance of rice husk activated carbon is also reviewed with respect to NOM removal from water, and where possible compared with other source-derived activated carbons. The data from the literature revealed that NOM removal by rice husk activated carbon can be as effective as commercial activated carbon. Consequently, rice husk-activated carbon has the potential to serve as an alternative to commercial-activated carbon.