The exponential expansion of population and industry leads to the contamination of freshwater resources, and the actual effluent in real-world scenarios comprises many pollutants. Hence, it is necessary to research the simultaneous elimination of pollutants and find an appropriate adsorbent with economic viability. Here the tire pyrolyzed carbon (TPC) was chemically activated with KOH at 950 °C. Multiple physical and chemical characterization methods, including XRD, FTIR, BET, XPS, zeta-potential, and point of zero charge, were used to analyze the activated tire carbons. Tire-activated carbon with high surface 660 m