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:
- increase the adsorption capacity,
1. Physical activation.
New combustion with thermal shock (at 900 to 1000 ° C).
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- 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.
- Recommended in antidepressant intoxications, such as:
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).
- Activated charcoal is a constipating anti diarrhea. Active against the following symptoms:
- 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.