What is Activated Carbon?
Carbon is an extremely porous material that attracts and holds a wide range of harmful contaminants. Activated carbon is carbon which has a slight electro-positive charge added to it, making it even more attractive to chemicals and impurities. As the water passes over the positively charged carbon surface, the negative ions of the contaminants are drawn to the surface of the carbon granules.
Carbon is an extremely porous material that attracts and holds a wide range of harmful contaminants. Activated carbon has a slight electro-positive charge which attracts chemicals and impurities. As the water passes over the positively charged carbon surface, the negative ions of the contaminants are bonded to the surface of the carbon granules.
Activated carbon is effective at removing gas molecules and odors. Activated carbon is the most common element in military gas masks. The most common method of activating carbon is a two-stage steaming process, which enlarges the carbon’s surface pore size. This in turn produces a more accessible internal surface area allowing for greater odor and gas adsorption.
