Activated Carbon

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Activated Carbon
MEEN 3344
By Favio Rodriguez
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What is Activated Carbon?

• Activated carbon is a material derived mostly
  from charcoal that has been treated with oxygen
  creating many tiny pores between the carbon
  atoms.
• Production of activated carbon comes from
  different carbonaceous materials like coal, wood,
  coconut shells, etc.
• Two types of activated carbon production are
  physical reactivation and chemical activation.

Zoomed images of Carbon Surface and Pores (zoom
increases left to right)
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Different Types of Activated Carbon Properties
http//www.carbochem.com/activatedcarbon101.htmlT
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Applications

• Water treatment
• Air treatment
• Gas purification
• Gold purification
• Metal extraction
• Medicine
• Sewage treatment
• Gas masks
• Filter masks

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Contaminants Removed by Activate Carbon from
Water
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References

• http//www.carbochem.com/activatedcarbon101.htmlT
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• http//www.howstuffworks.com/framed.htm?parentque
  stion209.htmurlhttp//www.ext.nodak.edu/extpubs/
  h2oqual/watsys/ae1029w.htm
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Activated_carbon
• http//www.cee.vt.edu/ewr/environmental/teach/wtpr
  imer/carbon/sketcarb.html

Carbonized coconut
Activated coconut