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=Useful Links=
=Useful Links=
*Wikihow on how to activate with citric acid or calcium chloride - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Activated_carbon#Production]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Activated_carbon Wikipedia Page on Activated Carbon]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Activated_carbon Wikipedia Page on Activated Carbon]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNKeps6pIao Video by the Youtube Channel "Cody's Lab" on using the steam method to produce Activated Carbon]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNKeps6pIao Video by the Youtube Channel "Cody's Lab" on using the steam method to produce Activated Carbon]

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Basics

  • Any form of high purity elemental carbon processed to have high porosity
  • Used as a more efficient/dense chemical filter/reactor compared to standard carbon sources such as charcoal
  • Can be produced by high temperatures, medium temperatures and steam, or chemicals
  • Made with Calcium Chloride - [1]
  • Source material is usually charred wood (charcoal) or some form of coal (coke or raw coal)
  • Main uses include Water Purification Medium, Ingested Poision Treatment, Chemical Reactant, Air Purification Medium, Air Filter Mask Medium, and Industrial Carbocatalysists

See Also

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