Why Activated Carbon is a growing industry and a weapon against environmental degradation and pollution?
Activated Carbon is any product with high carbon content with millions of pores making its surface area bigger than a football field ( min you just a gram of carbon). It is made by the physical activation of steam or the chemical activation of dehydrating agents like phosphoric acid / KOH. Wood, Coal, Coconut shells, […]
Read moreGranular Activated Carbon vs Powdered Activated Carbon
While both Granular Activated Carbon and Powdered Activated Carbon are equally important, choosing the right particle size depends on various factors. Application Disposal Regeneration Efficiency Equipment / Reactors Handling Application & Efficiency For example when it comes to application : GAC is more widely used in Water filtration and PAC is used in food decolorisation […]
Read moreTOP WAYS TO IMPROVE AIR QUALITY AT HOME
Do you suffer from allergies or some type of respiratory condition? Does your home always seem to have stale air and bad odors? The air inside of your home could be the cause, enhancing your symptoms and making your home a less comfortable place to enjoy. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the majority of […]
Read moreACTIVATED CARBON FOR AIR PURIFIER
Air purifiers nowadays come with the latest technology to filter out pollutants from the indoor air. Indoor air pollution is a scary reality in today’s world with studies showing that the air inside an enclosed space such as a building, house or a car has a much higher concentration of air pollutants than the air […]
Read moreTop 5 Applications Of Powdered Activated Carbon
Powdered activated carbon is one of those compounds which is known for its versatility. There are a lot of different uses which it has to offer and it is important that you should be aware of what you can get by choosing to use activated carbon in the powdered form. Here, we are going […]
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Activated Carbon Beauty Hacks
Recently Ponds came up with this campaign where they were promoting skin care cream which was black in color for a cleaner skin. It was unusual because face creams are often associated with pinks and peaches, especially if it’s for women. Activated carbon was the main ingredient in it. So, what is this activated carbon […]
Read more5 HEALTHY USES OF ACTIVATED CHARCOAL
Activated charcoal is also known as activated carbon. It is a form of carbon that converted into low volume small pores that increase the surface area available for adsorption. Activated charcoal is negative charged ion that adsorbs toxin like a magnet that attracts heavy metals to purify the body. In this blog, we are going […]
Read moreEnriching your powdered activated carbon
Activated Carbon activated from wood based carbon consists of mineral content like Iron Oxide, Alkaline Earth , Silica, Calcium, Magnesium, Chlorides and sulphates. Obviously your customers in the Food and Pharma industry will face a big challenge if their presence is beyond acceptable limits. For example a high sulphated ash content in your carbon causes turbidity in the Pharma industry. Reducing the ash content […]
Read moreHow Activated Carbon is produced from a chunk of Wood pile
The discarded wood pallets in shipping industries generated a massive industrial wooden waste. In a developed country like Hong Kong, 347 tons of domestic, commercial and industrial wood waste is generated every day (Ref: Hong Kong Environmental protection department,2005). One of the ways to use this wooden waste is to produce activated carbon out of […]
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