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2. Activated carbon - Wikipedia

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   Activated carbon. Activated carbon, also called activated charcoal, is a form of carbon commonly used to filter contaminants from water and air, among many other uses. It is processed (activated) to have small, low-volume pores that greatly increase the surface area [1] [2] available for adsorption or chemical reactions [3] that can be thought of as a microscopic "sponge" structure (adsorption ...

3. Carbon filtering - Wikipedia

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   Carbon filtering is commonly used for water purification, air filtering and industrial gas processing, for example the removal of siloxanes and hydrogen sulfide from biogas. It is also used in a number of other applications, including respirator masks, the purification of sugarcane , some methods of coffee decaffeination , and in the recovery ...

4. Powdered activated carbon treatment - Wikipedia

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   Powdered Activated Carbon Treatment (PACT) is a wastewater technology in which powdered activated carbon [1] [2] is added to an anaerobic or aerobic treatment system. [3] The carbon in the biological treatment process adsorbs recalcitrant compounds that are not readily biodegradable, thereby reducing the chemical oxygen demand of the wastewater and removing toxins. [4]

5. Portable water purification - Wikipedia

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   They are also called point-of-use water treatment systems and field water disinfection techniques. Techniques include heat (including boiling), filtration, activated charcoal adsorption, chemical disinfection (e.g. chlorination , iodine, ozonation , etc.), ultraviolet purification (including sodis ), distillation (including solar distillation ...

6. Water filter - Wikipedia

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   Among the methods of filtration, notable examples are sedimentation, used to separate hard and suspended solids from water [2] and activated charcoal treatment, where, typically, boiled water is poured through a piece of cloth to trap undesired residuals. [3]

7. Activated charcoal benefits explained: Does it actually ... - AOL

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   Activated charcoal, also known as activated carbon, has been used medically to detoxify patients for almost 200 years. It’s produced by subjecting sources of carbon such as bamboo, coconut husk ...