Carbolite.

Carbolite is a brand of activated carbon.

It is special activated carbon (charcoal = activated carbon).

It can be produced from any plant organic matter rich in carbon:

• wood,
• bark,
• wood pulp,
• coconut hulls,
• peanut shells,
• olive pits,
• or coal,
• peat,
• lignite,
• etc.

Here are the 2 steps that allow the production of real activated carbon:

• 1st stage, calcination:
  • calcination step or carbonization (or pyrolysis), high temperature, of constituent materials.

• 2nd step, activation:
  • increase the adsorption capacity,
    remove tar that clogs pores by two separate processes:

1. Physical activation.
New combustion with thermal shock (at 900 to 1000 ° C).

• • Performed in a stream of air and water vapor,
  • pressure injection (controlled oxidation process),
  • creation of millions of microscopic cells on the surface of the coal,
  • increased surface area and its adsorption power.

This process produces a coal with narrow pores.

2. Chemical activation.
With phosphoric acid between 400 ° C and 500 ° C.

This process produces a larger pore carbon.

The pore diameter depends on the raw material used:

• very dense coconut and wood shells produce micropores (<2 nm),
• medium to white wood produce mesopores (between 2 and 50 nm),  or macro pores (> 50 nm).

Charcoal made in all countries that have wood resources (wood, nut shells, bark, twigs and leaves, …).

Properties.

The surface developed by activated carbon is enormous:

• one gram of activated carbon has a specific surface of between 400 and 2,500 m².

It is hydrophobic.

The adsorption of gases requires pores of 1 to 2 nm.

To adsorb in liquids, pores of 2 to 10 nm are sufficient.

Activated charcoal powder (like charcoal) is very messy.

Uses.

Sanitary applications.

Decontamination of drinking water and air
Activated carbon retains a large number of organic compounds, such as pesticides.

This usage is 20% of the global market.

Examples:

• Cartridges for gas masks.
• Cigarette filters.
• Cartridge filters:
  • ventilation systems in closed circuit (eg kitchen),
  • filtration of organic pollutants (aquariums),
  • purification (drug treatments).

Chemical applications.

Widely used in many chemical applications:

• Removal of chlorine in water:
  • potable water,
  • food liquids (beer, soft drinks, etc.).
• Chlorine from chlorinated oxidants:
  • chlorine = Cl2,
  • hypochlorous acid = HClO,
  • hypochlorite = NaClO [ClO-] is reduced to chlorides [Cl-] by a catalytic action.

Liquid effluent treatment:

• Remove the pigments from the grape skin and color the juice.
• Discolor the sugar.
• Remove the caffeine from the coffee.
• Store hydrogen (nano fibers of activated carbon or carbon derivatives).
• Catalytic support for metals:
  • platinum on activated carbon,
  • nickel on activated carbon.
• Eliminate the hydrocarbons.

Industry.

• Gold mining ores (fixation on activated carbon).
• Hydrogen storage (activated carbon nano fibers or derivatives of coal).
• Brushes (rubbing) in generators and motors (use of increasingly rare).
• Compose the super capacitors.

Medicine.

• Poisoning by absorption of toxic substances.
• Food poisoning by virus or bacteria (salmonella, staphylococcus, listeria, etc.).
• Antidote in case of intoxication by drugs, narcotics, alkaloids, agricultural chemicals (organic phosphorus …), heavy metals, detergents, organic solvents.
  • Recommended in antidepressant intoxications, such as:
    • tricyclic antidepressants,
    • chloroquine,
    • paraquat,
    • barbiturates,
    • colchicine,
    • phenothiazines,
    • benzodiazepines,
    • digitalis,
    • salicylates,
    • beta-blockers,
    • meprobamate,
    • theophylline,
    • carbamazepine,
    • paracetamol,
    • etc.

Gastroenterology.

• Digestive purification.
  • Lowering of total cholesterol and LDL2 levels.
• Diarrhea.
  • Activated charcoal is a constipating anti diarrhea. Active against the following symptoms:
    • heartburn,
    • flatulence,
    • gastroenteritis,
    • gastralgia,
    • intestinal infection,
    • constipation,
    • gurgling,
    • intestinal fermentation.
  • Used as a poultice against poisonous bites (snake venom, bee stings, spider or sea anemone bites).
• Charcoal from Belloc (pharmacies and organic food stores).
  • In the event of intoxication, prompt medical advice remains essential.
  • Activated charcoal has no taste, odor or unpleasant effect.
  • Used in the absence of active peptic ulcer or intestinal obstruction.
  • There are few contraindications, except those related to diarrhea medications.
  • Very well tolerated, even at high doses. Rapid and very effective adsorption upon ingestion.
  • Activated carbon is incompatible with drug treatments (adsorbs active molecules). Postpone the taking of activated charcoal by 2 or 3 hours with the taking of other drugs.
  • Unactivated charcoal does not interact with any concomitant medication.
• Incompatible with the contraceptive pill in women.
• Recyclable by incineration or by land amendment.
  regenerations:
  • by steam treatment (900 ° C),
  • acidic or alkaline washes (5 to 15% loss).

Benefits summary:

• actively filters out micro contaminants,
• absorbs organic and inorganic elements,
• reduces chloramines (chlorine odor),
• purifies water from most residual pollution,
• clarifies the waters (clear and crystalline),
• decreases the ammonium level,
• captures many heavy metals,
• purifies,
• disinfected,
• compatible with most disinfectants,
• practical storage and packaging.

Used in synergy with the following equipment:

• Aguapure brand water refiners,
• Cintropur brand liquid filters,
• Cintropur UV ultraviolet water sterilizers.

Compatible with most other brands of equipment for processing liquids.