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Activated CharcoalActivated
Production It can generally be produced in two different processes: Chemical activation: Mostly acids are mixed with the source material in order to cauterize the fine pores. This technique can be problematic because, for example, zinc trace residues may remain in the endproduct. Steam activation: The carbonised material is mixed with vapours and|or gases at high temperature to activate it. The source material can be several carbonic materials, e.g. nutshells, wood, coal. Saturated active carbon can be regenerated by heating. Properties Activated carbon may have a surface area in excess of 500 m²/g, with 1000 m²/gram being readily achievable. A tennis court is about 260 m². Under an electron microscope, the structure of activated carbon looks a little like ribbons of paper which have been crumpled together, intermingled with wood chips. There are a great number of nooks and crannies, and many areas where flat surfaces of graphite-like material run parallel to each other, separated by only a few nanometers or so. These micropores provide superb conditions for adsorption to occur, since adsorbing material can interact with many surfaces simultaneously. Tests of adsorption behaviour are usually done with nitrogen gas at 77 K under high vacuum, but in everyday terms activated carbon is perfectly capable of producing the equivalent, by adsorption from its environment, liquid water from steam at 100 °C and a pressure of 1/10,000 of an atmosphere. Carbon aerogels, while more expensive, have even higher surface, and find use similar to activated carbon in special applications. Chemically, activated carbon binds materials by Van der Waals force, specifically London dispersion force. Applications Activated carbon is used in metal extraction (e.g. gold), water purification (especially in home aquariums), medicine, wastewater treatment, filters
Environmental applications Carbon absorption has numerous applications in removing pollutants from air or water streams both in the field and in industrial processes such as: Spill cleanup Groundwater remediation Drinking water filtration Volatile organic compound capture from painting, dry cleaning and other processes Medical applications Activated carbon is used to treat poisonings and overdoses by oral ingestion. It prevents absorption of the poison by the stomach. In other cases of suspected poisoning, medical personnel administer activated carbon on the scene, and the stomach is pumped at the hospital. The typical adult dosage is 25-50 grams. Pediatric dosages are 12.5-25 grams. Incorrect application to children (e.g., to the lungs) will usually result in a fatality if immediately unchecked. For pre-hospital use, it comes in plastic tubes or bottles, commonly 12.5 or 25 grams, pre-mixed with water. The trade names include InstaChar, SuperChar, Actidose, and Liqui-Char, but it is commonly called simply Activated Charcoal. Activated Charcoal does NOT bind well to: 1) Lithium, strong acids and bases, metals and other inorganic minerals (examples of these are sodium, iron, lead, arsenic, iodine, fluorine, and boric acid) 2) Alcohol (such as ethanol, methanol, isopropyl alcohol, glycols, and acetone) 3) Ammonia Other useful herb information: Valerian | Activated Charcoal | Muira Puama | Hydrangea | Barberry | Cascara Sagrada | Aloe Page Content: activated charcoal filter , activated charcoal tablet , activated charcoal bulk , activated charcoal powder , make activated charcoal . |
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