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Specialty Activated Carbon

Ecologix provides several additional special grades of activated carbon for those special applications where either standard or our impregnated carbon products are not sufficient.

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Specialty activated carbon

Spherical coal-based carbon

Product unit descriptionProduct range available
Size (mm)1–4
ShapeSpherical
Iodine (mg/g) minimum800 / 850 / 900 / 950 / 1000 / 1050 / 1100
CCL4/CTC (%) minimum50 / 55 / 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 / 80
Apparent density (g/cc)0.40–0.54
Hardness (%) minimum92 / 93 / 94 / 95
Moisture (%) maximum2
pH7

Pelletized coconut-shell carbon

Product unit descriptionProduct range available
Particle size (diameter) (mm)4
Particle size (length) (mm)4
Mean particle diameter (mm)4.7
Iodine (mg/g) minimum1150
CCL4/CTC (%) minimum60
Surface area (m²/g) minimum1150
Density (lbs/cu. ft.)28–29
Hardness (%) minimum97
Moisture (%) maximum3

NaOH-impregnated coconut shell for vapor phase

Specification4x8 virgin coconut 60 CTC base carbon
Iodine1150
Hardness98
Moisture3%
Ash3%
NaOH impregnated5%
Minimum H₂S capacity, gH₂S/cc0.10
Moisture after impregnation12%–15%

KOH-impregnated coconut shell for vapor phase

SpecificationValue
Particle distribution+6: 5% max
6x12: 90% min
-12: 5% max
Bulk density0.50–0.54 ASTM-D-2854
Hardness99+% ASTM-D-3862
Moisture as packed4% max. ASTM-D-2867
Ash3% ASTM-D-2863
Ignition temperature400 C ASTM-D-3466
PlateletMaximum 7%

Gold and precious-metal recovery carbon

Product unit descriptionProduct range available
Particle distribution+6: 5% max
6x12: 90% min
-12: 5% max
Bulk density0.50–0.54 ASTM-D-2854
Hardness99+% ASTM-D-3862
Moisture as packed4% max. ASTM-D-2867
Ash3% ASTM-D-2863
Ignition temperature400 C ASTM-D-3466
PlateletMaximum 7%