Transcription of Activated Carbon: Fundamentals and New Applications
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Cover Story Activated Carbon: Fundamentals and New Applications Activated carbon sorbents are important tools in water purification and air-pollution control. This article provides information on the Fundamentals of this diverse sorbent and on new Applications for which it is being employed G. Cabot Ken Koehlert lobal sustain- Cabot Corp. ability trends are creating in- creased demand IN BRIEF for purification of air and Activated CARBON water, as well as more en- BASICS vironmentally friendly pro- cess alternatives. Activated RAW MATERIALS carbon (AC) sorbents play ACTIVATION PROCESSES important roles in applica- tions throughout the chemi- POST-PROCESSING. cal process industries (CPI). ADSORPTION These range from traditional 1,000 nm 100 nm Fundamentals Applications , such as mu- FIGURE 1.
applications, such as mu-nicipal water purification and fluegas treatment, to cutting-edge applications, such as ad-sorbed natural gas storage and double-layer capacitors. In this article we review the basics of ac-tivated carbon, as well as the link between activated carbon properties and adsorption performance. In addition, the article provides
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