Activated Charcoal Added Services for Product Augmentation

Published: 02nd November 2011
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The huge demand for activated charcoal across a wide range of industry sectors have encouraged manufacturers to come up with products that are augmented with added services. These services may range from offering customized features as per the needs of individual users to reactivation and change-out services. The reason for this adds-on lie in the fact that the requirements is different in different sectors where the activated charcoal is used- for example different variety is needed for medical sector, for water purification, for doing away with odors etc. In this article, I would describe only the most popular services due to space constraints.


Isotherm Prediction Models

Most of the competent suppliers use this model to determine the effectiveness of activated carbon/charcoal on certain constituents. Hence, you can get to know better as to which type and how much quality of the product would be required to fulfill your specific need. While critics of this model claim that it is more of a theoretical model, it goes without saying that at least this method help you as a consumer to determine whether using carbon is a safe bet/alternative. The testing model is based upon a data base that is tested on hundreds of isotherms on various compounds.


Custom Washing, Grinding and Screening

As has been mentioned before, various suppliers today offer customized options, as per your specifications, when it comes to activated charcoal products. Most of the vendors today are equipped with the right coconut shell plant wherein this active carbon product is grinded and screened activated carbon to any size particle, according to your needs. A special type of laser analytical equipment is available with most of these manufacturers to effectively control the particle distribution in active charcoal. Washing involves special care taken to treat the carbon in acid to decrease the amount of water soluble and acid soluble ash.


Custom Impregnations

While standard impregnations of this carbon products is offered by most suppliers, very few are competent enough to offer customized services. Custom options involve insertion of the accurate dose of silver for bacterial effects, caustic for H2S adsorption, and other impregnations that increase the effectiveness of ammonia, mercury, etc.


Turnkey Product Development

This service is very important especially you have emergency requirements. Make sure that the supplier you are ordering your activated charcoal products have in-house testing/consulting, engineer and provide CAD drawings for filter housing, and out-source materials. This is important if you need products that can be used with immediate effect. Check out if your activated carbon supplier is efficient to arrange domestic or international production and oversee projects, if necessary, as these are added advantages, you can avail as per your needs.


Other services include providing a high quality custom reactivated carbon or other carbon disposal options, if you wish to get the very best from your activated charcoal supplier.



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