{"id":189,"date":"2021-05-16T15:08:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-16T15:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/micbacindia.com\/blog\/?p=189"},"modified":"2021-05-17T15:10:53","modified_gmt":"2021-05-17T15:10:53","slug":"get-an-insight-about-activated-carbon-and-its-utility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/micbacindia.com\/blog\/get-an-insight-about-activated-carbon-and-its-utility\/","title":{"rendered":"Get an Insight about Activated Carbon and Its Utility"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Active carbon, popularly known as activated carbon or activated\ncharcoal, is processed carbon that helps in adsorbing organics, odors, tannins\nand toxins from water. Different materials are used for producing activated\ncharcoal of which coal is common. This processed carbon is available in diverse\nsize, shape and form and also has their own disadvantages and advantages. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>VARIETIES OF ACTIVATED CARBON<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Lignite<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/micbacindia.com\/\">active carbon<\/a> is produced from peat and wood and is light and soft. It has large pores which make it suitable for adsorption of large organic molecules and other types of contaminants. Lignite is highly effective but, using it is a little difficult because, being a soft material,it takes longer time to rinse. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Coconut<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This activated charcoal is made from coconut tree and has\nsmall pores. It is dense as well as hard, and therefore, it is ideal for\nremoval of high or small energy organic molecules. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Bituminous<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This activated carbon is made from coal and has medium\npores. It is soft but dense and comes with diverse types of pore sizes making\nit suitable for removing contaminants of different shapes and sizes.Bituminous\nis hard, easily usable and affordableand does not create much dust. This\nprocessed carbon is commonly used for aquariums. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>PROCESS OF CREATING GRANULAR ACTIVE CARBON<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Pulverization<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In this stage, the base product coal is crushed into fine\npowder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Agglomeration<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In this, the powdered carbon is reformed, under pressure,\ninto briquettes.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Crushing <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Then the briquettes are broken to get the required particle\nsize. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Baking <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>They are then baked at a temperature as high as 800<sup>0<\/sup>F\nfor removing VOCs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Activation<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The carbon is then thermally activated by exposing it to a\ntemperature of around 1900<sup>0<\/sup>F. Activation takes place in a controlled\natmosphere by using salts, acid, stem or oxygen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Screened <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The final product, active carbon, is separated according to\ntheir use, shape and size. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>USE OF ACTIVATED CHARCOAL IN AQUARIUM <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Activated carbon is highly effective in improving quality of water by removing several items like contaminates, organics, colors, odors and toxins. Bu the use of carbon the water becomes pure. However, there are certain drawbacks of using active carbon on aquarium. Firstly, carbon adsorbs certain beneficial elements like medications, amino acids and iodine, together with impurities. Again, carbon can release various organics and phosphate back in water, especially when it is not acid washed.  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