Activated-Carbon

Activated Carbon is a porus form of carbon which is manufactured from various carbonaceous raw materials like Pine wood ,Coconut shell , Coal, Eucalyptus, Peat , Saw dust , Rice husk , Lignite etc. It is preapered through Carbonisation & Activation of Organic substance. During Carbonisation most of non-carbon elements, Hydrogen, Oxygen are first removed in Gaseous form & it developes the internal pores and thenafter it is Activated through Chemical Activation or Steam Activation. In Activation process , it increases the numbers & dimensions of Pores & hence it has large internal surface area. Due to well- developed pore structure and huge internal Surface Area , Activated Carbon has an excellent adsorbent capacity in both form Powder Activated Carbon and Granular Activated Carbon. Activated carbon boasts an impressive pore structure that causes it to have a very high surface area on which to capture and hold materials, and can be produced from a number of carbon-rich organic materials. The ability to adsorb components from a liquid or gas lends itself to thousands of applications across a multitude of industries, so much so, in fact, that it would likely be easier to list applications in which activated carbon is not used.