CHAPTER 2 Industrial Applications of Activated Carbon MUHAMMAD SAJID( 0000-0001-9471-8395) a,b a Faculty of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Yibin University, Yibin 644000, Sichuan, China; b Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Gujrat, Gujrat 50700, Pakistan Email: engr.sajid80@gmail.com 2.1 Introduction Activated carbon (AC) is a versatile material which is generally prepared from sustainable carbon resources and is sometimes referred to as activated charcoal, activated coal, biochar, and active carbon. It can be prepared through thermochemical treatment of carbonaceous feedstock such as bio- mass, coal, coke, biosolids, and various forestry wastes as shown in Figure 2.1. 1 Among these available carbon resources, lignocellulosic biomass (agricultural wastes and forestry residues) and biosolids are promising due to their abundant availability, low-cost index, and non-food nature. 2,3 Add- itionally, the industrial use of these waste materials is an engineering so- lution that helps to maintain sustainable waste management of these waste materials. The AC prepared from various feedstocks has been used for numerous industrial- and bench-scale applications for a long time. 4 AC infused with carbon moieties is more adaptable, and can produce a network with various organic and inorganic species. This behaviour of the produced AC is utilized in various applications involving adsorption and absorption phenomena. 5 Activated Carbon: Progress and Applications Edited by Chandrabhan Verma and Mumtaz A. Quraishi r The Royal Society of Chemistry 2023 Published by the Royal Society of Chemistry, www.rsc.org 23