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)
We will be dealing with charcoal so most work is documented on Activated Charcoal

OSE Work

Based of this and other research
- Open Source Fixed Bed Activated Carbon Filter
- Open Source Fluidized Bed Activated Carbon Filter
Use in Bioreactors , Anerobic Digesters , WWT , and PBRs as a high surface area additive for aiding sludge / biofilm development
Use in chemical reactors, and in Fluidized Bed Reactors
Can it replace Zeolite in applications where carbon is of no isse (granted out that may leave out most reactions...)
- On a side note Metal Sputtering etc may "seal" the carbon off effectively?
Use as enhanced Biochar