What is Activated Carbon?
Activated carbon is a special type of carbon. Due to its large surface area and pore structure, it is used for many industrial and commercial applications. Activated carbon can be produced from natural or synthetic sources.
The production of activated carbon is a three-stage process. The first stage is the preparation of the raw materials. In this stage, the raw materials are ground, heated and treated with chemical reagents. The second stage is the formation of activated carbon. In this phase, the raw materials are heated in a special oven and converted into activated carbon using a special high-temperature process. The final stage is the processing of the activated carbon. The activated carbon is made porous and prepared for use in this phase.
Activated carbon is used for many industrial applications. For example, it is used in drinking water treatment. Activated carbon is a filtration agent used to remove impurities from water. It is also used for aeration systems. Activated carbon filters are used to clean the air and remove chemical impurities. Activated carbon is also used to purify chemicals used in industrial processes.
Other uses of activated carbon include many areas such as the purification of cigarette smoke, the pharmaceutical industry, the food industry, odor removal, wastewater treatment, gold refining and the purification of radioactive waste in nuclear power plants.
Activated carbon is therefore a special type of carbon that is used in many applications thanks to its large surface area and pore structure. It's produced in a three-stage process and can be obtained from natural or synthetic sources. There are almost 2000 applications for activated carbon, from drinking water treatment to ventilation systems, from the food industry to ore recovery in metal mines and gold refining.
TYPES OF ACTIVATED CARBON
- GRANULATED ACTIVATED CARBON (GAC)
- POWDERED ACTIVATED CARBON (PAC)
- PELLETIZED ACTIVATED CARBON (CYLINDRICAL)