Activated carbon, also called activated charcoal, activated coal, or carbo activatus, is a form of carbon processed to have small, low-volume pores that increase the surface area available for adsorption or chemical reactions. Activated is sometimes substituted with active. Due to its high degree of microporosity, just one gram of activated carbon...
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A Filter Medium used to remove organic contaminants or residual medications from aquarium water. If used it must be renewed at regular intervals.
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(from the article `environmental works`) An effective method for removing dissolved organic substances that cause tastes, odours, or colours is adsorption by activated carbon. Adsorption is ...
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A highly adsorbent form of carbon used to remove odors and toxic substances from liquid or gaseous emissions.
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a solid adsorbent material that is used to remove organic pollutants from liquid or gas streams
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n] - powdered or granular carbon used for purifying by adsorption
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activated carbon, activated charcoal A highly porous form of carbon, typically from wood, lignite, coal, or coconut shells; widely used as a filtration medium; with the purpose of removing taste and odor from water by absorbing organic compounds.
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A highly adsorbent form of carbon used to remove odors and toxic substances from liquid or gaseous emissions. In waste treatment, it is used to remove dissolved organic matter from waste drinking water. It is also used in motor vehicle evaporative control systems.
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activated charcoal noun powdered or granular carbon used for purifying by adsorption; given orally (as a slurry) it is an antidote for some kinds of poisons
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A commonly used chemical filter media.
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a form of carbon having very fine pores: used chiefly for adsorbing gases or solutes, as in various filter systems for purification, deodorization, and decolorization. Also called
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