Carbon Activated Powder

Product Class     Food & Beverages

Properties

An amorphous form of carbon characterized by high adsorptivity for many gases, vapors, and colloidal solids. The carbon is obtained by the destructive distillation of wood, nutshells, animall bones, or other carbonaceous material. The internal surface area of activated carbon averages approximately 10,000 square feet per gram. It is not effective in removing ethylene.

Hazard

Hazardous Substance. Refer to manufacturer MSDS. Available upon request.

Use

Decolorizing of sugar, water and air purification, solvent recovery, waste treatment, removal of sulfur dioxide from stack gases and "clean" rooms, deodorant, removal of jet fumes from airports, catalyst for natural-gas purification, brewing, chromium electroplating, air-conditioning.