Valorizing Macadamia Nut Waste into Activated Carbon for Paracetamol Adsorption: Kinetic, Isotherm, and Mechanistic Investigations
The efficacy of activated carbon derived from macadamia nuts (ACM) in removing paracetamol from aqueous solutions was evaluated. The adsorbent was characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, point-of-zero-charge analysis, and thermogravimetric analysis/derivative thermogravimetry. Adsorption kinetics fo...