Jiangxi Eastern Dragon Charcoal Industry Co. Ltd and Fujian Yuanli Activated Carbon Co. Ltd are the biggest manufacturers of wood activated carbon in China with the technology from Institute of Chemical Industry of Forest Products CAF and National Engineering &Technology Research Center of Forest Chemical Industry. Eastern Dragon Charcoal Industry Co. Ltd has its own scientific research team with 2 laboratories and 4 rotaries which are 42 meters length. The main products for Eastern Dragon Charcoal Industry Co. Ltd are the activated carbon with phosphoric acid method, zinc chloride method and steam method. The highest methylene blue can be 300mg/g.
Technical specifications of coconut shell based activated carbons:
Specification | activated carbon |
Material category | Coconut shell |
Iodine(mg/g) | ≥800-1100 |
Mesh | 6*12/8*30(pass 90%) |
Attrition lost(%) | 1-2 |
Bulk density (g/cm3) | 0.35-0.55 |
Hardness(%) | 95-98 |
CTC adsorption(%) | ≥60 |
Specific surface area (g/m2) | 1000 |
Moisture(%) | ≤10 |
Ash(%) | ≤3 |
PH | 4-9 |
Coconut shell activated carbon made from 100% pure coconut shell, which is widely used in:
1. in effluent treatment plant to reduce BOD / COD/ color from industrial waste water.
2. removes chlorine & organic impurities from drinking water
3. as adsorbent of poisonous gases in gas masks for industrial.
4. adsorb moisture from compressed air in paint shops
5. dechlorination of waters in swimming pool and soft drink plant
6. remove oil from hot condensate
7. process of gold recovery
8. Used to manufacture catalyst
9. Removal of dissolved organic impurities
10. Breweries and distilleries
11. Catalyst carrier in petroleum refineries
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