# Retraction: Conversion of carbon black recovered from waste tires into activated carbon via chemical/microwave methods for efficient removal of heavy metal ions from wastewater

## TL;DR

This retraction notice addresses a paper on converting waste tire carbon black into activated carbon for removing heavy metals from wastewater.

## Contribution

The paper is retracted, indicating the research or findings are no longer considered valid.

## Key findings

- The paper is retracted and should be considered invalid.
- No new scientific findings are presented in the retraction notice.

## Abstract

Retraction of ‘Conversion of carbon black recovered from waste tires into activated carbon via chemical/microwave methods for efficient removal of heavy metal ions from wastewater’ by M. M. El-Maadawy et al., RSC Adv., 2024, 14, 6324–6338, https://doi.org/10.1039/D4RA00172A.