Activated carbon (also called active carbon, activated charcoal, or activated coal) is a form of carbon that has been processed to make it extremely porous and thus to have a very large surface area available for adsorption and chemical reactions. It is usually derived from charcoal. Activated carbon is valuable for a variety of applications.
applications :
1. water purification
2. air purification
3. gold purification and recovery
4. petro chemical
5. solvent recovery
6. pharmaceutical
7. electrical
8. food and beverage